8 binge-worthy Kim Young Dae K-dramas on Amazon Prime Video & other OTT platforms that you can’t stop watching — No Gain No Love, The Penthouse (2024)

At age 28, Kim Young Dae has steadily established himself as a bankable lead actor in the K-drama world. His impressive filmography includes popular dramas like Extraordinary You, The Penthouse: War in Life and Shooting Stars, to name a few. He currently stars opposite Shin Min Ah in No Gain No Love, a quintessential rom-com series that has emerged as the surprise hit of 2024. If you’re a Kim Young Dae fan, here’s a list of his best works…

Here are 8 binge-worthy Kim Young Dae K-dramas on Amazon Prime Video & other OTT platforms that you can’t stop watching:

1. No Gain No Love – Amazon Prime Video

No Gain No Love is a workplace rom-com K-drama in which Kim Young Dae plays a righteous convenience store worker who enters a contractual marriage with a calculative woman. The latter enters the fake relationship for fear of missing out on a promotion. Eventually, the quirky pair genuinely falls in love. No Gain No Love also stars Kim Young Dae, Lee Sang Yi and Han Ji Hyun.

2. Perfect Family – Viki

Perfect Family is an ongoing family mystery series that follows a seemingly perfect and happy family who begin to suspect each other when their daughter gets entangled in her close friend’s (played by Kim Young Dae) murder. Perfect Family also stars Park Ju Hyun, Yoon Se Ah and Kim Byung Chul.

3. The Penthouse: War in Life – Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Viki

The Penthouse: War in Life is an intense family thriller series around wealthy families residing at Hera Palace. The overprotective mothers stop at nothing and rely on twisted methods to help their kids — who study at Cheong-ah Arts School — succeed. The Penthouse spans three seasons and only stars Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yeon, Eugene, Um Ki Joon, Yoon Jong Hoon and Park Eun Seok.

4. Extraordinary You – ZEE5, Viki

Extraordinary You is a fantasy rom-com series that is centered on a Seuli High School student, who realises that she’s only a supporting character inside Secret, a manhwa (Korean comic), with an ill fate. To change her destiny and find her one true love, she encounters another nameless student. However, an epic love triangle emerges with the addition of another student she’s engaged to. But changing one’s fate comes with a huge price. Kim Young Dae also plays a Seuli High School student, the main character in Secret. Extraordinary You also stars Kim Hye Yoon, Rowoon, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Na Eun, Jung Gun Joo and Lee Tae Ri.

5. Shooting Stars – Netflix, Viki

Shooting Stars is a refreshing workplace rom-com K-drama that tells the love story between a Hallyu star (played by Kim Young Dae) and the highly-skilled PR leader of the former management agency Star Force Entertainment. Their bickering love-hate equation stems from the fact that they were university mates. Shooting Stars also stars Lee Sung Kyung, Yoon Jong Hoon, Kim Yoon Hye, Lee Jung Shin and Park So Jin.

6. Moon in the Day – Viki

Moon in the Day is a fantasy romance series across two timelines. In the past, a Daegaya noble family’s sole survivor sought revenge against an elite Silla aristocrat (played by Kim Young Dae) for losing her loved ones. The aristocrat is betrayed and killed by his lover. He now seeks revenge in the present by claiming the body of an insecure Hallyu star (also played by Kim Young Dae). On the other hand, the survivor reincarnates as a firefighter-turned-bodyguard with no recollection of her past life. Moon in the Day also stars Pyo Ye Jin, On Joo Wan, Jung Woong In and Lee Geung Young.

7. The Forbidden Marriage – Amazon Prime Video

The Forbidden Marriage is a rom-com saeguk (historical drama) set in the Joseon Era and follows the King (played by Kim Young Dae), who issues a marriage ban after his crown princess’ death. He encounters a scammer who claims the late crown princess’ spirit can possess her. The Forbidden Marriage also stars Park Ju Hyun and Kim Woo Seok.

8. Cheat on Me If You Can – Viki

Cheat on Me If You Can is a comedy romance mystery thriller that follows an acclaimed murder mystery novelist who has an affinity for killing unfaithful male characters in her books and her husband, a divorce lawyer passionate about his job.He’s made a promise in writing to his wife: “If you cheat, you die.” Kim Young Dae plays an NIS (National Intelligence Service) agent disguised as a part-time convenience store worker. Cheat on Me If You Can also stars Cho Yeo Jeong, Go Jun, Yeonwoo and Kim Ye Won.