Joseon K-dramas/movies not based on real kings

These dramas and movies are set during the Joseon dynasty, but they either don't mention a Joseon king, or the king they mention is fictional.

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1. Under the Queen’s Umbrella

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

Set in a fictional period within the Joseon period.
2. Kingdom

Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

Set at the start of the 17th century, three years after the end of the Imjin War, Kingdom takes place in a fictional, medieval-inspired Joseon.
3. Kingdom: Season 2

Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
4. Kingdom: Asin

Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode
5. Flowers that Bloom at Night

Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

9.5

Fictional king.
6. Moon Embracing the Sun

Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

Fictional king.
7. Golden Spirit: Joseon Marriage Prohibition

Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

8.5

Fictional king.
8. 100 Days My Prince

Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

8.5

Fictional king
9. Gu Family Book

Korean Drama - 2013, 24 episodes

No king, also historical fantasy
10. The King's Affection

Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

8.5

Fictional king
11. Park's Contract Marriage Story

Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

Set during the 19th century
12. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes

8.5

The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century.
Fictional king.
13. Lovers of the Red Sky

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

8.0

It has the tag: Joseon dynasty, but according to Wikipedia it is set during the fictional Dan dynasty.
It's a historical fantasy drama.
14. Red Heart

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

Fictional king
15. Rooftop Prince

Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

8.0

Fiction
16. Flower Scholars Love Story

Korean Drama - 2023, 18 episodes

Fiction
17. Sleep Memo

Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
18. New Secret Royal Inspector

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

9.0

No name for the king, but set towards the end of the Joseon dynasty.
19. The Crown Prince Has Disappeared

Korean Drama - 2024, 20 episodes

8.5
20. Captivating the King

Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
21. Joseon Psychiatrist Yoo Se Poong

Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

9.0
22. Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2

Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

8.0
23. The Emperor: Owner of the Mask

Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes

Names of the royal family are similar to certain kings/princes, but they don't align with each other or with the story.
24. Arang and the Magistrate

Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

Based on a folklore.
A supernatural historical drama.
25. Queen: Love And War

Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

9.0
26. Sending Me to You

Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
27. Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency

Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
28. The Scholar Who Walks the Night

Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
29. When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

7.5
30. My Sassy Girl

Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes

8.0
31. Damo

Korean Drama - 2003, 14 episodes
32. The Return of Iljimae

Korean Drama - 2009, 24 episodes

(a few of the supporting cast are based on real historical people, check Wikipedia)
33. Secret Investigation Record

Korean Drama - 2010, 12 episodes

"Secret Investigation Record is based on cases detailed in the Annals of Joseon History with a bizarre twist."
34. Three Hundred Years Old 20 Students

Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes

Time-travel, historical fantasy
35. Night Watchman's Journal

Korean Drama - 2014, 24 episodes

Supernatural
36. Tinted With You

Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

Time-travel historical fantasy
37. Tinted With You (Movie)

Korean Movie - 2022
38. Yaksha

Korean Drama - 2010, 12 episodes
39. Love in Spring

Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
40. Ryu Sun Bi's Wedding Ceremony

Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
41. Nobleman Ryu's Wedding

Korean Movie - 2021
42. The Merchant: Gaekju 2015

Korean Drama - 2015, 41 episodes

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43. Legend of Hyang Dan

Korean Drama - 2007, 2 episodes

Based on the classic Korean story Chunhyangga.
44. Time Slip Dr. Jin

Korean Drama - 2012, 22 episodes
45. Orange Marmalade

Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
46. Byul Soon Geom

Korean Drama - 2007, 20 episodes
47. Byul Soon Geom 2

Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes
48. Byul Soon Geom 3

Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
49. The Great Ambition

Korean Drama - 2002, 26 episodes
50. Chosun Police

Korean Drama - 2005, 8 episodes
51. Yushimcho

Korean Drama - 1991, 84 episodes
52. Flower Ring

Korean Drama - 1985, 164 episodes

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"This drama unravels the changes Koreans experienced during the "period of enlightenment" late in the Joseon Dynasty, based on historical evidence."
53. Silver Knife

Korean Drama - 1982, 25 episodes

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54. Gyodong Manim

Korean Drama - 1981, 180 episodes

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55. Land

Korean Drama - 1979, 48 episodes

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56. Lament of the Mandarin Duck

Korean Drama - 1979, 124 episodes

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57. Fifteen Nights

Korean Drama - 1978, 97 episodes

Joseon, 1861.
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58. The Merchant

Korean Drama - 1976, 90 episodes

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59. Tenacity

Korean Drama - 1975, 143 episodes

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60. Yeonhwa

Korean Drama - 1973, 192 episodes

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61. Bang Ja Chronicles

Korean Drama - 2011, 4 episodes

About the Korean folklore Chunhyang.
62. The Servant

Korean Movie - 2010

About the Korean folklore Chunhyang.
63. Chunhyang

Korean Movie - 2000
64. The Great Tale of Chunhyang

Korean Special - 1979, 3 episodes
65. Chunhyang

Korean Movie - 1955
66. Hanyang Gibang Chunhyang Story

Korean Movie - 2015
67. The Story Of Chunhyang

Korean Special - 1994, 2 episodes
68. The Story Of Chunhyang

Korean Movie - 1971
69. The Story of Chunhyang

Korean Movie - 1923
70. Youth Chunhyang

Korean Drama - 2021, 1 episode
71. The Story of Chunhyang

Korean Special - 1988, 1 episode
72. Chun Hyang

Korean Movie - 1968
73. The Love Story Of Chun Hyang

Korean Movie - 1961
74. The Story Of Chun-Hyang

Korean Movie - 1958
75. The Story of Chun Hyang

Korean Movie - 1935
76. Seong Chun Hyang

Korean Movie - 1987
77. Delightful Girl, Choon Hyang

Korean Drama - 2005, 17 episodes
78. Seong Chun Hyang

Korean Movie - 1976
79. The Story of the Hanyang Gibang House

Korean Movie - 2015
80. Seong Chun-hyang

Korean Movie - 1961
81. Medical Gibang Cinema

Korean Drama - 2007, 10 episodes
82. Hwang Jin Yi

Korean Drama - 1982, 32 episodes
83. The Legendary Courtesan Hwang Jin Yi

Korean Movie - 2007
84. Hwang Jin Yi

Korean Movie - 1986
85. Hwang Jini

Korean Movie - 2015

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