#1
Misaeng: Incomplete Life
A former go prodigy with no college degree starts as an intern at a sprawling Korean trading conglomerate.
Watch on: Viki, Netflix
Editorial List
Best Asian Workplace Dramas
Office life, corporate ladders, and quiet ambition — Asia's sharpest workplace dramas.
This list is curated by the DramaSeek editorial desk and ranks 14 titles. Each entry below is a real, fully reviewed drama or film with its own dedicated page — synopsis, cast, ratings, and where-to-watch information. Inclusion isn't decided by audience rating alone: we factor in cultural footprint, craft, rewatchability, and contribution to the genre.
If you're new to the category, start at #1 and work your way down. If you're a returning fan, scan the list for titles you haven't yet caught. For broader recommendations beyond this list, see our long-form drama discovery handbook.
#2
We Married as a Job
A laid-off graduate becomes the contract wife of a single Tokyo IT engineer who pays her a salary for housekeeping.
Watch on: Viki, Netflix
#3
Search: WWW
Three women running rival Korean search portals navigate office politics and unconventional romances.
Watch on: Viki, Netflix
#4
Hanzawa Naoki
A Tokyo bank loan officer wronged by his bosses spends every episode hand-delivering a perfect counter-revenge.
Watch on: Viki
#5
Rich Man, Poor Woman
A genius tech CEO with no people skills hires a graduate desperate to be remembered by anyone at all.
Watch on: Viki
#6
Agency
The first female executive at Korea's top advertising agency claws her way through a male-dominated boardroom.
Watch on: Viki
#7
Business Proposal
A researcher fills in for a friend on a blind date — and accidentally ends up dating her own CEO.
Watch on: Netflix
#8
Romance Is a Bonus Book
A divorced single mother re-enters the workforce by lying her way into a publishing house run by her oldest friend.
Watch on: Netflix
#9
Hi Producer
A new cost-control engineer in a sprawling construction firm goes head-to-head with the country's most established contractors.
Watch on: Viki
#10
Best Choice Ever
A high-powered marketing executive is reassigned to manage the office shy guy from her past — and discovers he's no longer who she remembers.
Watch on: WeTV, Viki
#11
Forever Love
An ad agency producer and a CEO accidentally marry under very unusual circumstances.
Watch on: WeTV, Viki
#12
Only for Love
A junior reporter is reassigned to cover the country's prickliest investment-firm CEO.
Watch on: WeTV, Viki
#13
Best Choice Ever
A young hotelier with overbearing parents finally builds a life of her own.
Watch on: WeTV, Viki
#14
Forecasting Love and Weather
Inside Korea's national weather service, four meteorologists chase forecasts and feelings in roughly equal measure.
Watch on: Netflix
How we rank these titles
DramaSeek's editorial lists are not pure aggregations of user scores — those are useful but tend to flatten cultural context. We factor in the show's audience reception, its place within the genre's history, and how it stands up to a rewatch. We also weight more heavily for titles that are still legally streaming in major regions, since this is a where-to-watch guide first and an archive second.
The list above is updated as new titles enter the catalogue and as streaming-rights deals shift. Bookmark it and check back periodically for the current state of the field.