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My TOP 3 Korean Novelas!  

My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (top left); Rooftop Prince (top right); Princess Hours (bottom)

My Girlfriend is a Gumiho is definitely not one of your typical "Boy meets Girl" kind of drama. Cha Dae-woong is a normal college student, with ambitions of becoming an action star. Until one day, he accidentally releases a gumiho , a legendary fox with nine tails who was sealed inside a painting by Samshin Grandmother. Fleeing the scene, Dae-woong suffers a life-threatening fall and is only saved by the gumiho giving him her "fox bead" . When Dae-woong awakes and meets a mysterious pretty girl, he initially treats her as eccentric or mentally ill, before finally understanding that she is a gumiho in human form. According to myth, gumihos eat men's livers, so Dae-woong is scared , and the gumiho takes advantage of his fear by sticking by his side. He names her "Mi-ho."  Mi-ho wants nothing more than to become human, so they strike a deal: she'll lend him her mystical fox bead so that with his increased speed and strength, he'll be able to do difficult stunts, and in exchange he'll help her become human. As time passes, they get to know each other better and Dae-woong is charmed by how Mi-ho looks at the world with childlike wonder. 

Rooftop Prince is about a a prince from an ancient era called Joseon was transported to the present to find out the truth about the crime of his wife (the crown princess) that occurred in his era. They believe that the people during the Joseon era were all reincarnated to the present times so whatever happened in the past will also happen in the present. With this in mind, they started to find out the cause of the crown princess' death and as the story goes by,the prince fell in love with a woman called Park-ha which was the little sister of the crown princess during the Joseon Era.     

Princess Hours focuses on the life of a commoner Chae-kyeong and the crown prince of Korea, Shin. The series starts off with the news that Shin's father, Emperor Lee Hyeon of Korea, is seriously ill. There is a grim outlook on the King's health, driving the imperial family to find Shin a suitable consort that will allow him to ascend to the throne if the situation requires. Despite being in love with the ambitious and talented ballerina Hyo-rin (whom he initially proposed to and was rejected), Prince Shin eventually marries a commoner to whom he was betrothed by his grandfather, the late Emperor Seongjo, in an agreement with the girl's grandfather. His new wife is the headstrong yet lovable Chae-kyeong, and despite initially feeling nothing for each other, love eventually blossoms between the couple. 

The common thing about these three was that they all shows a lot about the country, Korea. The culture of Korea is very evident. You can see and know a lot about their food, practices, clothing, myths and folktales and even their history. I would definitely suggest you to watch these three dramas. They were able to merge their old culture to the popular culture of their society today,which somehow made it interesting. Happy watching asianovela peeps! =D