1% of Anything is my favorite contract dating drama!

Creating Destiny with Eugene and Ki Tae Young. It's extra sweet since they actually ended up getting married in real life.

My favorite contract dating Korean drama is My Girlfriend is a Gumiho! <3

Goong will always be the sentimental favourite of mine.

It has its many flaws, but the chemistry between the leads and the love between thecouple just stole my breath away.

Hi guys, Kim Sam Soon is my favourite contract dating drama ever and is one of the first Kdramas i ever watched. I don't think i will ever forget the scenes in which Sam Soon danced to 'it's raining men' doing the crazy shimmy thing on the table in the noraebang and the stuffed pig she wins which haunts him and he kept trying to get rid of the whole drama but couldn't - my stomach hurt so much from laughing. I loved how she didn't change for him because she didn't need to and there was no big makeover. She was perfect exactly as she was. Kim Sam Soon is one of the best Korean drama heroines in my opinion and it will always be my favourite contract dating kdrama!

My Name is Kim Sam Soon is hands down my favorite one. I have a soft spot for this drama in general, because I had watched it back in 2005, while it was airing in Korea. This was my first time back in my motherland after leaving to study in the states in 2002, so it was definitely a memorable drama that contributed to my fun (and humid) summer all in all. I remember watching it from 7th episode onward (and had missed Sam Soon and Sam Shik's first kiss(?!?!?!!?!?!!!!!)) but then ended up rewatching the whole series a couple weeks later.

Definitely My Name is Kim Sam Soon!!
It was one of my earliest kdramas that got me
hooked officially :)

Goong!! It's what got me into majoring in film! :D

My current fave as of now, I have to say Wonderful Days. Maybe mostly because of the effect of the magical chemistry between LSJ and KHS. Those two burn with chemistry that makes my heart aches so bad and makes me want to kidnap them and drop them in a remote island so they could just concentrate in making "crater-dimpled babies" *grin*

And I like that the contract relationship come with all the baggage of their past relationship. This is the first time in my kdrama viewing experience where the contract relationship serve as a chance to heal the wounds instead of a nice plot point to bring the otp together.

Maybe I am just slayed by LSJ's dimples that even if he just stand there without uttering a word, I would still melt into a pile of goo, haha...

Mine would have to be My Name is Kim Sam Soon as well :)

Mine has to be My Girlfriend is a Gumiho:D The soundtrack of that drama is still on my top playlist and everything about that show was so cute!

Just to be a little different, my fav which has not been mentioned is NICE GUY with Song Jong Ki... Miss him wishing he comes back soon from Military duty!

Full house!!!! All time fav!!!

My favorite is My Name is Kim Sam Soon!

Hello,

My favorite was either Delightful Girl Chun Hyang, or First Shop of Coffee Prince (my first kdrama!).

Thank you!

My favourite contract drama is still "Full House" since the plot had a strong and pleasant flow, the writing felt genuine and of course the actors, who gave their everything in portraying a rich brat and a stubborn lady :)

Thank you so much for the giveaway!

I think my favorite drama involving contract dating would have to be My Name is Kim Sam Soon! I remember watching it on the azn channel (in the USA) back when it still existed. Good memories. :)

I really enjoyed "Lie to Me." The chemistry between the two leads was palpable.

king 2 hearts!!

Whoa I was so surprised to scroll down and see this book on here because I was looking at it on Amazon this morning. I guess that means Jenny Han is a dramabeans reader too!

My favorite contract drama is either my name is kim sam soon or coffee prince.

Mine would have to be Creating Destiny because I love Eugene and the fact that she ended up marrying her male lead in this makes the drama all the more enjoyable!

My Name is Kim Samsoon and Full House ♡

One of my favourite dramas is Goong, It also had a contract marriage in it. I also loved Sweet 18 because it was a classic and bit more traditional.

But between the two I still like Goong more. :D

oooh i would have to say my favorite contract-marriage/dating drama is 1% of anything... in retrospect, there was nothing very special about the drama but it was one of the first i've ever watched and definitely the first in which i fell in loooove with kang dong won.. i remember downloading all the episodes and burning it onto a cd (wow, that really says something about the time period hahah) so i could watch over and over again!

some awesome memories with this drama <3

I really enjoyed the 100 day contract in “My Girlfriend is a Gumiho”. They were so cute! ^-^

My favorite contract kdrama would have to be The Prime Minister and I. Haha! My best friend said that I was crazy watching that drama but I didn't care especially when they tried to shush each other with kisses. Lol! Those two scenes were the best!! ???

My Name is Kim Sam Soon was my first k drama so it holds a special place in my heart. I just love the characters, the music and it made me laugh.

thanks for the chance and intro to a new book I probably wouldn't have heard about.

my favorite contract kdrama is full house. like many its what really catapulted me into kdramas and the whole new world that came with it

It's interesting that most Korean dramas have common themes of either contract dating or a fatal illness that brings two star-crossed lovers together. Picking my favorite contract dating drama is also like asking me to pick out the best from a very mediocre bunch. Nonetheless, my favorite contract dating drama is 1% of Anything starring Kang Dong Won and Kim Jung Hwa. It is also the very first Korean drama that I watched and because it was such a fantastic show I continued to satisfy my insatiable craving for Korean dramas, which serve as an outlet for me to isolate myself from reality and embrace my never ending fantasies. 1% of Anything contained themes reflective of modern society: a passionate woman fulfilling her own dreams symbolizes how much women have progressed to gain this freedom. However, when Jung Hwa encounters Dong Won she slowly starts to lose her freedom. The fact that the two dated through a contract almost foreshadowed their future relationship to be a contract-like even though the legality part was taken away. The contract is a restriction on Jung Hwa's freedom to continue working where she wants and also shows how Dong Won is dominating the relationship as a stereotypical male. In today's world, relationships are established in a similar fashion. Although it seems like women have come a long way to reach this point, men still have absolute control. This drama compared to other contract dating dramas really struck me as realistic and because of that, I empathized with the characters much better and felt more connected. The conflicts felt real and much more personal and this allowed me to enjoy the drama to my heart's content.

My girlfriend is a gumiho

Goong!!

Full House, My door into the kdrama land

Probably Full House! It's one of the first dramas I ever watched so it's near and dear to my heart! But My Name is Kim Sam Soon is also SO good! I simply can't decide! Too many good dramas in the world!#dramaaddictproblems

I wish I could give an original answer, but mine is Full House as well. It was my first drama, so it'll always have a special place in my heart.

Full House definitely. It was the original!

Thank you.

Full House - introduces me to K-drama and Rain! :))))

I would have to pick...Que Sera Sera! It was such a unique drama aside from the typical love triangle. The drama had such an intense way of portraying the characters love for one another that it just stood out to me the most out of all the dramas. It made me want to root for the contract dating between the 2nd lead and main girl...half the time ^^ and then change back to the main lead. And to top it all, I absolutely loved the music used. You could tell it was well planned and intentional. It had its saddening and stalkerish moments for some of the characters but it somewhat had a happy ending.

Lie To Me with my favorite Kdrama love team Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwan.

Contract marriage/dating... one of my favorite genre despite being so cliche. I haven't posted in dramabeans for a while and only stayed silent reader, but heck, for a chance at a free book, my inner nerd is jumping all around in excitement, telling me to take the chance.
First of all... there's too many, and some of my personal favorites only include a small part of contract in it... but I guess I might have to digress. First of all, there is Sassy Girl ChunHyang. Well... there weren't a clear written like in Full House, but verbally, those two came to an agreement to fake their relationship. Then, there is Goong. Oh boy, was I crazy over that. Technically, no written contract, but verbal agreement, coming more from him. Heck, Shin was definitely one of those lead where you hated before you start to love, but again, that's just my opinion.
BUT, if I had to choose just one, hands down, the full blown contract drama that I love would be My Name is Kim Sam Soon. HOW can one not love that drama? It had the right amount of romance and comedy to hook one to the screen. I laughed, cried, and laugh some more at the hijinks that occurred.
Anyway, that's my entry, and good luck to all. *Been a while since I was able to get my hands on a new book. XD*

From this year, definitely the Prime Minister and I! Such a sweet story about love, marriage, and family.