Beanies, do you remember your earliest KDrama with a sci-fi or fantasy bend?
For me it was Queen In-hyun’s Man. (And I’m having a hard time recalling any dramas in that genre before QIHM. Was it the first? What started this trend?)
It doesn’t have to be a time-travel drama. Shows like Pinnochio, Circle, You From Another Star, Memories of Alhambra all count as SFF.
This is for research purposes, so I’d be very grateful for any morsels of wisdom on this!
Thanks guy. <3
My earliest was MLFAS but it was more of a rom com than a sci fi fantasy. Next came W which was a really interesting medium travel (space travel) if that’s what we can call it. But I didn’t come to like this genre till Circle which did a really good job of handling too many things in one show, someone could learn (ahem, TKEM).
Is drama like My Girlfriend is a Gumiho and 49 Days also count? I don’t remember which one I watched first, but my very first dip into fantasy genre is between those two titles.
If W (2016) qualifies then that was my 11th kdrama and earliest SFF.
In the summer of 2017 I watched JOSEON X-FILES (2010) as a summer rerun and if that qualifies that would be my second SFF.
Faith and Secret Garden were among the first dramas I’ve watched and they both have supernatural elements. I think the oldest drama I’ve seen with supernatural elements is Soulmate. (It’s also my favorite drama.)
Joseon X-files (2010) – Scifi sageuk.
It’s still on my top 10 dramas to this day.
Recaps here by Javabeans. She hardly recap sageuks but she is a scifi geek. http://www.dramabeans.com/tag/joseon-x-files/
Faith was probably my first.
And sci/fantasy has provide a ton of my favorites. QIHM, YFAS, Signal, Splash Splash Love, Bring It On Ghost & Master’s Sun are all firmly in my top 10, and I even enjoyed W, Alhambra & HdL more than is entirely respectable around here 🙂
Paroma
June 10, 2020 at 6:08 AM
Beanies, do you remember your earliest KDrama with a sci-fi or fantasy bend?
For me it was Queen In-hyun’s Man. (And I’m having a hard time recalling any dramas in that genre before QIHM. Was it the first? What started this trend?)
It doesn’t have to be a time-travel drama. Shows like Pinnochio, Circle, You From Another Star, Memories of Alhambra all count as SFF.
This is for research purposes, so I’d be very grateful for any morsels of wisdom on this!
Thanks guy. <3
wapz
June 10, 2020 at 6:43 AM
My earliest was MLFAS but it was more of a rom com than a sci fi fantasy. Next came W which was a really interesting medium travel (space travel) if that’s what we can call it. But I didn’t come to like this genre till Circle which did a really good job of handling too many things in one show, someone could learn (ahem, TKEM).
Lixie
June 10, 2020 at 6:53 AM
My second kdrama was 49 Days and the third was My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, I still like them very much, so yes I would recommend them.
Eazal
June 10, 2020 at 8:29 AM
I think MLFAS can be considered fantasy/sci-fi.
Well, I will consider it anything!!
It’s on my top ten list.
How much I missed those two!!
gadis
June 10, 2020 at 6:58 AM
Is drama like My Girlfriend is a Gumiho and 49 Days also count? I don’t remember which one I watched first, but my very first dip into fantasy genre is between those two titles.
bong-soo
June 10, 2020 at 7:15 AM
If W (2016) qualifies then that was my 11th kdrama and earliest SFF.
In the summer of 2017 I watched JOSEON X-FILES (2010) as a summer rerun and if that qualifies that would be my second SFF.
Eazal
June 10, 2020 at 8:27 AM
Rooftop Prince for me. I think it was the third or fourth drama I watched. Shortly after I watched Faith.
So, those two.
Eazal
June 10, 2020 at 8:29 AM
Wow, and Goblin? Is it a fantasy? I think so…
That was my first drama…
WishfulToki
June 10, 2020 at 11:57 AM
High five! Me too.
SnarkyJellyfish
June 10, 2020 at 8:36 AM
Faith and Secret Garden were among the first dramas I’ve watched and they both have supernatural elements. I think the oldest drama I’ve seen with supernatural elements is Soulmate. (It’s also my favorite drama.)
kiara
June 10, 2020 at 8:50 AM
Joseon X-files (2010) – Scifi sageuk.
It’s still on my top 10 dramas to this day.
Recaps here by Javabeans. She hardly recap sageuks but she is a scifi geek.
http://www.dramabeans.com/tag/joseon-x-files/
Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
June 10, 2020 at 10:27 AM
Faith was probably my first.
And sci/fantasy has provide a ton of my favorites. QIHM, YFAS, Signal, Splash Splash Love, Bring It On Ghost & Master’s Sun are all firmly in my top 10, and I even enjoyed W, Alhambra & HdL more than is entirely respectable around here 🙂
sirena
June 10, 2020 at 11:49 AM
I believe that my first fantasy drama was 49 Days.
saturtledaisy
June 10, 2020 at 3:57 PM
Secret Garden! My girlfriend is a gumiho.
Those are both more fantasy than scifi though i guess.
As for time travel… QIHM and Dr Jin but we dont talk about Dr Jin
saturtledaisy
June 10, 2020 at 3:59 PM
Oh and rooftop prince was also time travel. Man 2012 was the year of time travel I REALLY DIDNT NEED THIS TREND TO COME BACK
ship-happens
June 11, 2020 at 7:55 PM
Circle was my first love~ (I think). Either that or I watched W first…