Inspired by Curio’s amazing list and this topic on MyDramaList.com’s forum, this is for my own reference as well as a way to keep track of the historical dramas, which are getting more recognition and gaining popularity on big and small screens alike. Maybe I can challenge myself to watch as many sageuk dramas and movies too?

I’ve also added those featuring the period after Korean Empire, including creative works of Korea under colonial period, Korean War, and military rule, because my interest is growing on the history of that era. This page will be updated from time to time 🙂

(Last Update: 17/3/2023)

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Prehistoric

Fictional Prehistoric : 아스달 연대기 – Arthdal Chronicles (tvn, 2019);

Gojoseon

Proto-Three Kingdoms

Three Kingdoms (Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Gaya)

Year	Ruler	Drama/Movie
37 BC~	Jumong (Goguryeo)	주몽 – Jumong (MBC, 2006)
4-18 AD	Yuri, Daemusin (Goguryeo)	바람의 나라 – Kingdom of the Wind (KBS2, 2008)
18-44	Daemusin (Goguryeo)	자명고 – Princess Ja Myung Go (SBS, 2009) ❤
Early 1st c.	Kim Suro (Gaya)	김수로 – Kim Su Ro (MBC, 2010)
341-375	Gogugwon (Goguryeo), Geunchogo (Baekje)	근초고왕 – King Geunchogo (KBS1, 2010)
Late 4th c.	Gogugyang (Goguryeo)	태왕사신기 – The Legend (MBC, 2007)
Late 4th c.	Gogugyang (Goguryeo)	광개토대왕 – King Gwanggaeto the Great (KBS1, 2011)
501-523	Dongseong, Muryeong, Seong (Baekje)	제왕의 딸, 수백향 – King Daughter, Soo Baek Hyang (MBC, 2013) ❤
551~	Jinheung (Silla)	화랑 – Hwarang: the Poet Warrior Youth (KBS2, 2016)
Late 6th c.	Wideok, Hye, Beop (Baekje)	서동요 – Ballad of Suh Dong/ Seodongyo (SBS, 2005)
Late 6th c.	Jinpyeong (Silla)	선덕여왕 – Queen Seondeok (MBC, 2009)
561~	Pyeongwon, Yeongyang (Goguryeo), Jinpyeong (Silla)	달이 뜨는 강 – River Where the Moon Rises (KBS2, 2021) ❤
Late 6th c.	Pyeongwon (Goguryeo)	마이 온리 러브송 – My Only Love Song (Netflix, 2017) ❤
7th c.	Uija (Baekje),Yeongnyu (Goguryeo), Taejong Muyeol (Silla)	삼국기 – Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms (1992, KBS1)
598-666	Yeongyang, Yeongnyu, Bojang (Goguryeo)	연개소문 – Yeongaesomun (SBS, 2006)
Early 7th c.	Yeongnyu, Bojang (Goguryeo)	칼과 꽃 – Sword and Flower (KBS2, 2013)
7th c.	Mu, Uija (Baekje)	계백 – Gyebaek (MBC, 2011)
7th c.	Jinji – Taejong Muyeol (Silla)	대왕의 꿈 – The Great King’s Dream (KBS, 2012)
645	Bojang (Goguryeo)	안시성 – Ansi Fortress/The Great Battle (2018)
660	Bojang (Goguryeo), Uija (Baekje), Taejong Muyeol (Silla)	황산벌 – Hwangsanbeol/ Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003)
668	Bojang (Goguryeo), Uija (Baekje), Munmu (Silla)	평양성 – Pyeongyang Fortress/ Battlefield Heroes (2011)

Fictional Goguryeo: 드라마 화평공주 체중감량사* – Princess Hwapyung’s Weight Loss (KBS2, 2010);

North and South States (Balhae & Unified Silla)

Year	Ruler	Drama/Movie
645-719	Dae Jo Young (Balhae)	대조영 – Dae Jo Young (KBS1, 2006)
Late 8th c.	Heungdeok (Unified Silla)	해신 – God of the Sea (KBS2, 2004)

Later Three Kingdoms & Goryeo

Year	Ruler	Drama/Movie
870-936	Gyeon Hwon (Later Baekje),Gung-ye (Taebong), Taejo (Goryeo)	태조 왕건 – Emperor Wang Geon (KBS1, 2000)
941-969	Taejo, Hyejong, Jeongjong, Gwangjong (Goryeo)	달의 연인 – 보보경심: 려 – Moon Lovers/ Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (SBS, 2016) ❤
943-949	Taejo – Gwangjong (Goryeo)	빛나거나 미치거나 – Shine or Go Crazy (MBC, 2015)
943-975	Hyejong, Jeongjong, Gwangjong (Goryeo)	제국의 아침 – Dawn of the Empire (KBS1, 2002)
955-1031	Gwangjong – Hyeonjong (Goryeo)	춘추태후 – Empress Chunchu (KBS2, 2009)
1170-1219	Uijong – Huijong (Goryeo)	무인시대 – Age of Warriors (KBS1, 2003)
1215-1268	Gojong (Goryeo)	무신 – God of War (MBC, 2012)
1290s	Chungryeol – Chungseon (Goryeo)	왕은 사랑한다 – The King Loves (MBC, 2017)
1320-1370	Chungsuk – Gongmin (Goryeo)	기황후  – Empress Ki (MBC, 2013) ❤
1348-1374	Gongmin (Goryeo)	신돈 – Shin Don (MBC, 2005)
1375	Gongmin (Goryeo)	무사 – Musa/ The Warrior (2001)
1351-1379	Gongmin (Goryeo)	신의 – Faith (SBS, 2012) ❤
1351~	Gongmin (Goryeo)	쌍화점 – A Frozen Flower (2008)
1351-1392	Gongmin (Goryeo) – Taejo (Joseon)	개국 – Foundation of Joseon Dynasty (KBS, 1983)
1351-1392	Gongmin (Goryeo) – Taejo (Joseon)	대풍수 – The Great Seer (SBS, 2012)
1374-1398	Gongmin (Goryeo) – Taejong (Joseon)	정도전 – Jeong Do Jeon (KBS1, 2014)
1375-1410	U (Goryeo) – Taejong (Joseon)	육룡이 나르샤 – Six Flying Dragons (SBS, 2015-2016) ❤
1388~	U (Goryeo) – Taejong (Joseon)	태종 이방원 – Taejong Yi Bang Won/ The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won (KBS1, 2021-2022)
1388-1400	Chang (Goryeo) – Jeongjong (Joseon)	나의 나라 – My Country (JTBC, 2019)

Fictional Goryeo:

• 협녀, 칼의 기억 – Memories of the Sword (2015)
• 쓸쓸하고 찬란하神 – 도깨비 – Goblin/Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (tvN, 2016-2017)
• 호텔 델루나 – Hotel Del Luna (tvN, 2019)
• 불가살 – Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (tvN, 2021-2022)

Joseon & Korean Empire

Year	Ruler	Drama/Movie
1388-1422	Chang (Goryeo) – Sejong	용의 눈물 – Tears of the Dragon (KBS1, 1996)
1392-1393	Taejo	해적: 바다로 간 산적 – The Pirates (2014)
1392-1910	Taejo – Sunjong	조선왕조 오백년 – 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty (MBC, 1983)
1395	Taejo	해적: 도깨비의 깃발 – The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022)
1398	Taejo	순수의 시대 – Age of Innocence/ Empire of Lust (2015)
1400	Taejong	하녀들 – Maids (JTBC, 2015)
1400~	Taejong, Sejong	장영실 – Jang Yeong Sil (KBS1, 2016)
1409-1446	Taejong, Sejong	대왕세종 – The Great King Sejong (KBS1, 2008)
1409-1446	Taejong, Sejong	뿌리깊은 나무 – Tree With Deep Roots (SBS, 2011) ❤
1418	Taejong, Sejong	나는 왕이로소이다 – I am the King (2012)
1418-1446	Sejong	신기전 – The Divine Weapon (2008)
1436	Sejong	그녀들* – The Palace (KBS2, 2021) ❤
1442	Sejong	천문: 하늘에 묻는다 – Forbidden Dream (2019)
1443-1446	Sejong	나랏말싸미 – The King’s Letters (2019)
1450-1506	Munjong – Yeonsangun	한명회 – Han Myung Hoe (KBS2, 1994)
1452-1457	Danjong, Sejo	파천무 – Pacheonmu (KBS2, 1990)
1452-1468	Munjong, Danjong, Sejo	공주의 남자 – The Princess’ Man (KBS2, 2011) ❤
1452-1468	Munjong, Danjong, Sejo	관상 – The Face Reader (2013) ❤
1452-1506	Danjong – Yeonsangun	왕과 비 – King and Queen (KBS1, 1998)
1452-1506	Danjong – Yeonsangun	인수대비 – Queen Insu (jtbc, 2011)
1452-1506	Danjong – Yeonsangun	왕과 나 – The King and I (SBS, 2007)
1462	Sejo	광대들: 풍문조작단 – Jesters: The Game Changers (2019)
1469	Yejong	임금님의 사건수첩 – The King’s Case Notes (2017) ❤
1469~	Seongjong	불온* – Unrest/Rebellious (MBC, 2013)
1476-1506	Seongjong, Yeonsangun	장녹수 – Jang Nok Su (KBS2, 1995)
1482-1545	Seongjong, Yeonsangun, Jungjong	대장금 – Dae Jang Geum/ Jewel in the Palace (MBC, 2003)
1482- 1506	Seongjong, Yeonsangun	역적: 백성을 훔치 도적 – /Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People /Rebel Hong Gil Dong (MBC, 2017)
1499-1506	Yeonsangun, Jungjong	7일의 왕비 – Seven Day Queen/ Queen of Seven Days (KBS2, 2017)
1504-1506	Yeonsangun	왕의남자 – The King and the Clown (2005) ❤
1504-1506	Yeonsangun	간신 – The Treacherous (2015)
1506	Jungjong	전우치 – Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009) ❤
1506-1544	Jungjong	황진이 – Hwang Jin Yi (KBS2, 2006) ❤
1506-1544	Jungjong	황진이 – Hwang Jini (2007)
1506-1565	Jungjong, Injong, Myungjong	여인천하 – Women of the Palace (SBS, 2001)
1522-1562	Jungjong, Injong, Myungjong	임 꺽정 – Im Kkeok Jeong (SBS, 1996)
1522-1551	Jungjong, Injong, Myungjong	사임당, 빛의 일기 – Saimdang, Light’s Diary (SBS, 2017)
1527	Jungjong	물괴 – Monstrum (2018)
1540-1565	Jungjong	옥중화 – Okjunghwa/The Flower in Prison (MBC, 2016)
1544	Jungjong, Injong	천명 – Mandate of Heaven (KBS2, 2013) ❤
1550~	Myungjong	마녀보감 – Mirror of the Witch/Witch Exemplar (jtbc, 2016) ❤
1554-1598	Myungjong, Seonjo	불멸의 이순신 – The Immortal Yi Sun-shin (KBS1, 2004)
1559-1615	Myungjong, Seonjo, Gwanghaegun	허준 – Heo Joon (MBC, 1999)
1559-1615	Myungjong, Seonjo, Gwanghaegun	구암허준 – Gu Am Heo Joon (MBC, 2013)
1562~	Myungjong	조선생존기 – Joseon Survival (TV Chosun, 2019)
1569-1618	Seonjo, Gwanghaegun	천둥소리 – Roll of Thunder (KBS2, 2000)
1570-1598	Seonjo	구가의 서 – Gu Family Book (MBC, 2013)
1572	Seonjo	천군 – Heaven’s Soldiers (2005)
1575-1608	Seonjo	불의 여신, 정이 – Goddess of Fire, Jung-yi (MBC, 2013)
1583-1623	Seonjo, Gwanghaegun	서궁 – Western Palace (KBS2, 1995)
1589-1608	Seonjo, Gwanghaegun	왕의 얼굴 – King’s Face (KBS2, 2014)
1590s	Seonjo	구름을 벗어난 달처럼 – Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds/Blades of Blood (2010)
1591-1623	Seonjo, Gwanghaegun	왕의 여자 – King’s Woman (SBS, 2003)
1592	Seonjo	임진왜란 1592 – Imjin War 1592 (KBS1, 2016)
1592	Seonjo	대립군 – Warriors of the Dawn (2017) ❤
1592	Seonjo	명불허전 – Live Up to Your Name, Dr Heo (tvN,2017) ❤
1592	Seonjo	한산: 용릐 출현 – Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022)
1592-1607	Seonjo	징비록 – Jingbirok/Book of Corrections/Memoir of Imjin War (KBS1, 2015)
1597	Seonjo	명랑 – Myeongnang/ The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
1598	Seonjo	푸른 바다의 전설 – The Legend of the Blue Sea (SBS, 2016) ❤
1600s	Seonjo	청풍명월 – Sword in the Moon (2003)
1608-1645	Seonjo – Hyojong	화정 – Hwajung/ Splendid Politics (MBC, 2015) ❤
1600s	Gwanghaegun	조선 X 파일 기찰비록 – Joseon X-Files/ Secret Investigation Record (tvN, 2010)
1613	Gwanghaegun	간서치 열전* – The Tale of the Bookworm (KBS2, 2014) ❤
1615-1623	Gwanghaegun	조선로코 – 녹두전 – The Tale of Nokdu (KBS2, 2019) ❤
1616	Gwanghaegun	광해, 왕이 된 남자 – Masquerade/ Gwanghae: the Man Who Became King (2012) ❤
1619	Gwanghaegun	혈투 – The Showdown (2011)
1622-1623	Gwanghaegun	보쌈-운명을 훔치다 – Bossam: Steal the Fate (MBN, 2021) ❤
1623	Gwanghaegun, Injo	검객 – The Swordsman (2020)
1623-1649	Injo	일지매 – Iljimae (MBC, 1993)
1623-1649	Injo	일지매 – Iljimae (SBS, 2008)
1623-1649	Injo	돌아온 일지매 – Return of Iljimae (MBC, 2009)
1623-1649	Injo	탐나는도다 – Tamra the Island (MBC, 2009)
1623-1649	Injo	명가 – The Reputable Family (KBS1, 2010)
1636	Injo	삼총사 – Three Musketeers (tvn, 2014) ❤
1636	Injo	남한산성 – The Fortress/ Namhan Fortress (2017)
1636-1637	Injo	최종병기 활 – War of the Arrows (2011) ❤
1637	Injo	마귀* – The Devil Rider (KBS2, 2013)
1637-1649	Injo	궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전 – Cruel Palace: War of the Flowers (jtbc, 2013) ❤
1637~	Injo	최강칠우 – Strongest Chil Woo (KBS2, 2008)
1641	Injo	환향-쥐불놀이* – Return Home (KBS2, 2012)
1645~	Injo	추노 – Chuno/ The Slave Hunter (KBS2, 2010)
1645	Injo	올빼미 – The Night Owl (2022)
1649	Hyojong	봉이 김선달 – Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (2016)
1649~	Hyojong	대명 – Great Vocation (KBS1, 1981)
1659~	Hyeonjong	마의 – Horse Doctor (MBC, 2012)
1670-1701	Hyeonjong, Sukjong	장희빈 – Jang Hee Bin (SBS, 1995)
1680~	Sukjong	궁녀 – Shadows in the Palace (2007)
1674-1701	Sukjong	장옥정, 사랑에 살다 -Jang Ok Jung, Live In Love (SBS, 2013) ❤
1681-1701	Sukjong	장희빈 – Jang Hee Bin (KBS2, 2002)
1681-1724	Sukjong	동이 – Dong Yi (MBC, 2010)
1693-1728	Sukjong, Gyeongjong, Yeongjo	대박 – Daebak/Jackpot (SBS, 2016)
1674~	Sukjong	다모 – Damo (MBC, 2003)
1674~	Sukjong	장길산 – Jang Gil San (SBS, 2004)
1719-1728	Sukjong, Gyeongjong, Yeongjo	해치 – Haechi (SBS, 2019) ❤
1724	Yeongjo	1724 기방난동사건 – The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan (2008)
1724~	Yeongjo	대왕의 길 – Path to Great Dynasty (MBC, 1998)
1724~	Yeongjo	어사 박문수 – Inspector Park Moon Soo (MBC, 2002)
1728	Yeongjo	역모-발란의 시대 – The Age of Blood (2017)
1734	Yeongjo	소리꾼 – The Singer (2020)
1735-1762	Yeongjo	사도 – Sado/The Throne (2015) ❤
1742-1778	Yeongjo, Jeongjo	무사 백동수 – Warrior Baek Dong Soo (SBS, 2011)
1750~	Yeongjo	붉은 달* – Red Moon/Crimson Moon (KBS2, 2015)
1754-1762	Yeongjo	비밀의 문 – Secret Door (SBS, 2014) ❤
1762-1800	Yeongjo, Jeongjo	이산 – Yi San/ Lee San, Wind of the Palace (MBC, 2007)
1764-1800	Yeongjo, Jeongjo	옷소매 붉은 끝동 – The Red Sleeve (MBC) ❤
1776	Yeongjo, Jeongjo	바람과 함께 사라지다 – The Grand Heist/Gone with the Wind (2012)
1776	Jeongjo	역린 – The Fatal Encounter/King’s Wrath (2014)
1776~	Jeongjo	왕도 – The Royal Way (MBC, 1991)
1776~	Jeongjo	홍국영 – Hong Guk Young (MBC, 2001)
1776~	Jeongjo	바람의 화원 – Painter of the Wind (SBS, 2008) ❤
1776~	Jeongjo	미인도 – Portrait of a Beauty (2008)
1776~	Jeongjo	거상 김만덕 – Merchant Kim Man Deok (KBS1, 2010)
1776~	Jeongjo	소설 목민심서 – Novel Admonitions on Governing Officials (KBS2, 2000)
1776~	Jeongjo	성균관 스캔들 – Sungkyunkwan Scandal (KBS2, 2010) ❤
1793	Jeongjo	조선명탐정: 각시투구꽃의 비밀 – Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow (2011)
1795	Jeongjo	조선명탐정: 사라진 놉의 딸 – Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015)
1795	Jeongjo	조선명탐정: 흡혈괴마의 비밀 – Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)
1776~	Jeongjo	암행어사: 조선비밀수사단 – Royal Secret Agent (KBS2, 2020)
1800	Jeongjo	한성별곡-정 – Conspiracy in the Court/Seoul’s Sad Song (KBS2, 2007) ❤
1801-1816	Sunjo	자산어보 – The Book of Fish (2021)
1803-1840	Sunjo, Heonjong	상도 – Sangdo (MBC, 2001)
1808	Sunjo	혈의 누 – Blood Rain (2005)
1827~	Sunjo	구르미 그린 달빛 – Moonlight Drawn by Clouds/ Love in the Moonlight (KBS2, 2016)
1830-1843	Sunjo, Heonjong	명당 – Fengshui (2018)
1837-1900	Heonjong, Cheoljong, Gojong	태양인 이제마 – Man of the Sun, Lee Je Ma (KBS2, 2002)
1843-1897	Heonjong, Cheoljong, Gojong	취화선 – Chwihwaseon/ Painted Fire (2002)
1845~	Heonjong	탄생 – A Birth (2022)
1847	Heonjong	흥부: 글로 세상을 바꾼 자 – Heung-boo: The Revolutionist (2018)
1849-1866	Cheoljong, Gojong	바람과 구름과 비 – King Maker: The Change of Destiny (TV Chosun, 2020)
1850s	Cheoljong	짝패 – The Duo (MBC, 2011)
1850s	Cheoljong, Gojong	고산자, 대동여지도 – The Map Against the World (2016)
1850s	Cheoljong	장사의 신-객주 2015 – The God of Trade-Gaekju (KBS2, 2015-2016)
1851	Cheoljong	철인왕후 – Mr. Queen/ Queen Cheorin (tvn, 2020) ❤
1857-1898	Cheoljong, Gojong	풍운 – Poongwoon (KBS1, 1982)
1861-1898	Cheoljong, Gojong	명성황후 – Empress Myeongseong (KBS2, 2001)
1862	Cheoljong	군도: 민란의 시대 – Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)
1863-1895	Gojong	찬란한 여명 – Dazzling Dawn (KBS1, 1995)
1863~	Gojong	조선총잡이 – Joseon Gunman (KBS2, 2014)
1863~	Gojong	조선 과학수사대 별순검 – Chosun Police (MBC, 2005)
1863~	Gojong	별순검 시즌1 – Chosun Police Season 1 (MBC, 2007)
1863~	Gojong	별순검 시즌2 – Chosun Police Season 2 (MBC, 2008)
1863-1910	Gojong, Sunjong	독립문 – Dokripmun/ Independence Gate (KBS1, 1984)
1866~	Gojong	불꽃처럼 나비처럼 – The Sword with No Name (2009)
1867	Gojong	도리화가 – The Sound of A Flower (2015)
1871-1909	Gojong, Sunjong	미스터 션샤인 – Mr Sunshine (tvN, 2018) ❤
1876~	Gojong	제중원 – Jejoongwon (SBS, 2010)
1893-1896	Gojong	녹두꽃 – Nokdu Flower/ Mung Bean Flower (SBS, 2019)
1896	Gojong	가비 – Gabi (2012)
1896	Gojong	대장 김창수 – Man of Will (2017)
1910	Sunjong	그림자 살인 – Private Eye/ Shadow Murder (2009)

Fictional Joseon:

• 홍길동 – Hong Gil Dong (SBS, 1998)
• 대망 – Daemang/ Great Ambition (SBS, 2002)
• 형사 – Duelist (2005) ❤
• 음란서생 – Forbidden Quest (2005)
• 홍길동 – Hong Gil Dong (KBS2, 2008)
• 방자전 – The Servant (2010)
• 미련* –  Lingering Affection (KBS2, 2011)
• 강철본색* – The True Colours of Kang and Cheol (KBS2, 2012)
• 해를 품은 달 – The Moon Embracing the Sun (MBC, 2012) ❤
• 후궁: 왕의 첩 – The Concubine (2012)
• 아랑사또전 – Arang and the Magistrate (MBC, 2012) ❤
• 전우치 – Jeon Woo Chi (KBS2, 2012)
• 상놈탈출기* – Swine Escape/ Escaping Slavery (MBC, 2013)
• 곡비* – The Dirge Singer (KBS2, 2014) ❤
• 조선미녀 삼총사 – The Huntresses (2014)
• 야경꾼 일지 – The Night Watchman’s Journal (MBC, 2014)
• 상의원 – The Royal Tailor (2014)
• 형영당 일기* – Hyeongyeongdang’s Diary (MBC, 2014)
• 원녀일기* – Diary of a Resentful Woman (MBC, 2014)
• 밤을 걷는 선비 – Scholar Who Walks the Night (MBC, 2015)
• 조선마술사 – The Magician (2015)
• 엽기적인 그녀 – My Sassy Girl (SBS, 2017)
• 군주: 가면의 주인 – Ruler: Master of the Mask (MBC, 2017)
• 궁합 – The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018)
• 대군: 사랑을 그리다 – The Grand Prince (TV Chosun, 2018)
• 백일의 낭군님 – 100 Days My Prince (tvN, 2018)
• 창궐 – Rampant (2018)
• 여곡성 – The Wrath (2018)
• 왕이 된 남자 – The Man Who Became King/The Crowned Clown (tvn, 2019) ❤
• 킹덤 – Kingdom (NETFLIX, 2019~) ❤
• 신입사관 구해령 – Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (MBC, 2019)
• 기방도령 – Homme Fatale (2019)
• 꽃파당: 조선혼담공작소 – Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (JTBC, 2019)
• 간택 – 여인들의 전쟁 – Queen: Love and War/ Selection (TV Chosun, 2019)
• 홍천기 – Lovers of the Red Sky (SBS, 2021) ❤
• 연모 – The King’s Affection (KBS2, 2021) ❤
• 어사와 조이 – Inspector Joy (tvN, 2021)
• 꽃 피면 달 생각하고 – Moonshine (KBS2, 2021)
• 붉은 단심 – Bloody Heart (KBS2, 2022) ❤
• 조선 정신과 의사 유세풍 – Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist (tvN, 2022-2023)
• 슈룹 – Under the Queen’s Umbrella (tvN, 2022)
• 금혼령 – The Forbidden Marriage (MBC, 2022-2023)
• 청춘월담 – Our Blooming Youth (tvN, 2023)

Japanese Annexation & Provisional Government [1910–1945; 1919–1948]

Year	President	Drama/Movie
Early 20th c.		백범일지 – Journal of Baekbeom (MBC, 1989)
Early 20th c.		김구 – Kim Gu (KBS1, 1995)
1909-1910		영웅 – Hero (2022)
1910s~		자전차왕 엄복동 – The Cyclist King/ Race to Freedom: Uhm Bok Dong (2019)
1911-1969		최승희  – Choi Seung Hee (MBC, 1995)
1912~		덕혜옹주 – Princess Deokhye/ The Last Princess (2016)
1918-1972		야인시대 – Rustic Period (SBS, 2002)
1919~		항거:유관순 이야기 – A Resistance/ Yu Gwan Sun’s Story (2019)
1920s		밀정 – Secret Agent/ The Age of Shadows (2016)
1920s		모단걸* – Modern Girl (KBS2, 2020) ❤
1920s-1930s		각시탈 – Bridal Mask (KBS2, 2012) ❤
1920s-1930s		좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 – The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
1920		봉오동 전투 – The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019)
1921-1926		사의 찬미 – Hymn of Death (SBS, 2018)
1923-1926		박열 – Park Yeol/ Anarchist from Colony (2017) ❤
1925		대호 – The Tiger (2015)
1926		강덕순 애정 변천사* – Kang Deok-sun’s Love History (KBS2, 2017)
1928-1948		마이 웨이 – My Way (2011)
1930		원혼* – Vengeful Spirit (KBS2, 2014)
1930s		절정* – The Peak (MBC, 2011)
1931-1932		자유인 이회영 – Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe Young (KBS1, 2010)
1931-1933		이몽 – Different Dreams (MBC, 2019)
1930s		경성스캔들 – Capital Scandal (KBS2, 2007) ❤
1930s		이상 그 이상* – Lee Sang That Lee Sang (MBC, 2013)
1930s		감격시대: 투신의 탄생 – Inspiring Generation (KBS2, 2014)
1930s		아가씨 – Agasshi/ The Handmaiden (2016)
1930s		시카고타자기 – Chicago Typewriter (tvn, 2017) ❤
1930s-1940s		눈길 – Snowy Road (2015)
1930s-1940s		동주 – Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)
1930s-1940s		귀향 – The Spirits’ Homecoming (2016)
1930s-1950s		동양극장 – Orient Theater (KBS1, 2001)
1933		암살 – Assassination (2015) ❤
1937		모던 보이 – Modern Boy (2008)
1937		만나게 해, 주오* – Let Us Meet (KBS2, 2017)
1938		경성학교: 사라진 소녀들 – The Silenced/ Gyeongseong School: The Lost Girls (2015)
1940s		전쟁과 사랑 – War and Love (KBS2, 1995)

Independence, 1st & 2nd Republic [1948–1961] (Korean War 1950-1953)

Year	President	Drama/Movie
1930-1950	Syngman Rhee	서울 1945 – Seoul 1945 (KBS1, 2006)
1930s-1950s	Syngman Rhee	국희 – Kukhee (MBC, 1999)
1930-2004	Syngman Rhee – Roh Moo-hyun	영웅시대 – The Age of Heroes (MBC, 2004)
1933	Syngman Rhee	유령 – Phantom (2023)
1940s-1970s	Syngman Rhee – Park Chung-hee	불꽃 속으로 – Into the Flames (TV Chosun, 2014)
1940s	Syngman Rhee	말모이 – MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission (2019)
1943	Syngman Rhee	해어화 – Haeeohwa/ Love, Lies (2016)
1943-1953	Syngman Rhee	여명의 눈동자 – Eyes of Dawn (MBC, 1991)
1945	Syngman Rhee	석조저택 살인사건 – The Tooth and the Nail (2017)
1945	Syngman Rhee	군함도 – The Battleship Island (2017)
1945-1960	Syngman Rhee	제1공화국 – The First Republic (MBC, 1981)
1945-1987	Syngman Rhee – Chun Doo-hwan	삼김사대 – Samgimshidae (SBS, 1998)
1950s	Syngman Rhee	경숙이 경숙 아버지 – Kyung-sook’s Father (KBS2, 2009)
1950s	Syngman Rhee	하늘재 살인사건* – Haneuljae’s Murder (MBC, 2013)
1950s	Syngman Rhee	손님 – Guest/ The Piper (2015)
1950s	Syngman Rhee	서부전선 – Western Front/ The Long Way Home (2015)
1950s	Syngman Rhee	오빠생각 – A Melody to Remember (2016)
1950	Syngman Rhee	작은 연못 – A Little Pond (2009)
1950	Syngman Rhee	인천상륙작전 – Operation Chromite (2016)
1950	Syngman Rhee	장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들 – The Battle of Jangsari (2019)
1950-1951	Syngman Rhee	로드 넘버원 – Road Number One (MBC, 2010)
1950-1953	Syngman Rhee	태국기 – Taegukgi (2004)
1950-1953	Syngman Rhee	웰컴 투 동막골 – Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) ❤
1950-1953	Syngman Rhee	포화 속으로 – 71: Into the Fire (2010)
1950-1953	Syngman Rhee	전우 – Comrades (KBS1, 2010)
1951~	Syngman Rhee	국제시장 – Ode to My Father (2015)
1951	Syngman Rhee	스윙키즈 – Swing Kids (2018)
1953	Syngman Rhee	고지전 – The Front Line (2011)
1952-1970	Syngman Rhee – Park Chung-hee	순금의 땅 – Gold Land (KBS2, 2014)
1957-1963	Syngman Rhee – Park Chung-hee	제2공화국 – The Second Republic (MBC, 1989)
1950s-1970s	Syngman Rhee – Park Chung-hee	삼생이 – TV Novel Samsaengi (KBS2, 2013)
1950s-1970s	Syngman Rhee – Park Chung-hee	은희 – TV Novel Eunhee (KBS2, 2013)

3rd Republic – 6th Republic [1961–Today]

Year	President	Drama/Movie
1958-1972	Syngman Rhee – Park Chung-hee	제3공화국 – The Third Republic (MBC, 1993)
1960s	Yun Bo-seon – Park Chung-hee	패션 70’s – Fashion 70s (SBS, 2005)
1960s-1970s	Yun Bo-seon – Park Chung-hee	복희 누나 – TV Novel Dear My Sister (KBS2, 2011)
1960-2002	Yun Bo-seon – Kim Dae-jung	에덴의 동쪽 – East of Eden (KBS2, 2011)
1961-1982	Yun Bo-seon – Chun Doo-hwan	제4공화국 – The Fourth Republic (MBC, 1995)
1961 – 1988	Yun Bo-seon – Chun Doo-hwan	킹메이커 – Kingmaker (2022)
1968-1971	Park Chung-hee	실미도 – Silmido (2003)
1969	Park Chung-hee	그해, 여름 – Once in a Summer (2006)
1970s-1980s	Park Chung-hee – Chun Doo-hwan	사랑아 사랑아 – Love, My Love (KBS2, 2012)
1970s-1980s	Park Chung-hee – Chun Doo-hwan	빛과 그림자 – Lights and Shadows (MBC, 2011)
1970s-1990s	Park Chung-hee – Kim Young-sam	모래시계 – Sandglass (SBS, 1995)
1970s-1990s	Park Chung-hee – Kim Young-sam	쎄시봉 – C’est si bon (2015)
1970-2010	Park Chung-hee – Lee Myung-bak	자이언트 – Giant (SBS, 2010)
1970s-1990s	Park Chung-hee – Kim Young-sam	끝없는 사랑 – Endless Love (SBS, 2014)
1970s	Park Chung-hee	마약왕 – The Drug King (2018)
1971	Park Chung-hee	님은 먼곳에 – Sunny/My Dear is Far Away (2008)
1972	Park Chung-hee	알 포인트 – R-Point (2004)
1972-1994	Park Chung-hee – Roh Tae-woo	나의 독재자 – My Dictator (2014)
1977-1979	Park Chung-hee	코리아게이트 – Korea Gate (SBS, 1995)
1978	Park Chung-hee	국비수사 – The Classified File (2015) ❤
1979	Park Chung-hee	란제리 소녀시대 – Girls’ Generation 1979/Lingerie Girls’ Generation (KBS2, 2017)
1979	Park Chung-hee	남산의 부장들 – The Man Standing Next (2020)
1979-1997	Choi Kyu-hah – Kim Young-sam	제5공화국 – The Fifth Republic (MBC, 2005)
1979~2017	Choi Kyu-hah	빙구* – Ice Mound (MBC, 2017) ❤
1980s	Chun Doo-hwan	인간시장 – Human Market (MBC, 1988)
1980s	Chun Doo-hwan	헌트 – Hunt (2022)
1980s-1990s	Chun Doo-hwan	오아시스 – Oasis (KBS2, 2023)
1980s-2011	Chun Doo-hwan	써니 – Sunny (2011) ❤
1980~	Chun Doo-hwan	꽃잎 – A Petal (1996)
1980-1999	Chun Doo-hwan	박하사탕 – Peppermint Candy (1999)
1980-2006	Chun Doo-hwan	오래된 정원 – The Old Garden (2016)
1980	Chun Doo-hwan	화려한 휴가 – A Splendid Holiday/May 18 (2007)
1980-2006	Chun Doo-hwan	26년 – 26 Years (2012)
1980	Chun Doo-hwan	택시운전사 – A Taxi Driver (2017)
1980	Chun Doo-hwan	오월의 청춘 – Youth of May (KBS2, 2021)
1982	Chun Doo-hwan	피끓는 청춘 – Hot Young Bloods/ Blood Boiling Youth (2014)
1983~2015	Chun Doo-hwan	시간이탈자 – Time Renegades (2016)
1985- 1986	Chun Doo-hwan	이웃사촌 – Best Friends (2020)
1985~1987	Chun Doo-hwan	빨간 선생님* – The Red Teacher (KBS2, 2016)
1985~2015	Chun Doo-hwan	당신, 거기 있어줄래요 – Will You Be There (2016) ❤
1986~2016	Chun Doo-hwan	시그널 – Signal (tvn, 2016) ❤
1986~2017	Chun Doo-hwan	터널 – Tunnel (OCN, 2017)
1987	Chun Doo-hwan	1987 – 1987: When the Day Comes (2018)
1988-1995	Chun Doo-hwan	응답하라 1988 – Reply 1988/ Answer Me 1988 (tvn, 2015) ❤
1988	Chun Doo-hwan	서울대작전 – Seoul Vibe (NETFLIX, 2022)
1989	Roh Tae-woo	수사부반장-왕조현을 지켜라!*- Save Wang Jo Hyun! (MBC, 2013)
1990s	Roh Tae-woo – Kim Dae-jung	2014 인간시장 – New Human Market (SBS, 2004)
1990s-2000s	Roh Tae-woo – Roh Moo-hyun	황금의 제국 – Empire of Gold (SBS, 2013)

Other Sources: here here here here

My personal favourites are marked with ❤

Titles marked with asterisks(*) are parts of Drama Special (KBS) or Drama Festival (MBC)