List of Korean Romance Fantasy Novels (In no particular order).

Some of the really good ones, imo.... more>>

There're multiple genres in here. Some of the novels are paywalled.

The first seven are my top 7. The rest are not in any particular order.

Changelog:
Aug 6, 2019 created; Dec 11, 2020 added #22, 23 <<less

All stuff I've read till the end and ranked by personal preference. The ones at the front are more accurate, the ones at the end are unsorted. ... more>>

My preference: Meandering slow-burn novels like Mao Ni's stuff get extra points. Harem/romance/face-slapping power fantasies get minus points. Completed novels get bonus points, and terrible endings get points knocked off. Also plus points for character building friends/family/enemies and down points for solo yolo.

English ones not included in rankings: Worm, Pact, Mother of Learning, The Perfect Run, Twig, Lightning is the Only Way, Master this Poor Disciple Died Again Today, Unable to Cultivate I can only Raise Soul Pets

MTL-only: Rebirth of the Noble Mage Behind the Scenes <<less

Novels with great fem protag that I would like to recommend~ for some of the JP ones that only have few chapters translated, I chose... more>> the ones that I have read further in the raw and found them to be great! <<less

Every time I visit the front page of NU and I see a long title for a JP WN, I know its story and characters are going to be shallow and a waste of my time . I've been sick of the infinite number of the "fantasy RPG" Japanese WNs out there and Chinese WNs that drag on for thousands of chapters. Korean novels tend to be better in that respect by having a unique story and being easy to read without seeing half the chapter used up to describe insignificant details. ... more>>

Yeah there's still some isekai novels here but at least it's going to have good progression and character growth. <<less

Genres included: Fantasy, Wuxia, Xianxia, Romance, Adventure, no Harem (unless it's not a major point of the novel), no BL/GL, no reverse-harem (again, unless it's... more>> not a major point of the novel), no Mary Sues, no draggy novels, no quick transmigration (I might do another list for this). Ranking may not be accurate as I can't exactly rank them. <<less

Stories in which female protagonists and others are hopefully not one-dimensional i.e. just ruthless, just silly, high-IQ/low-EQ. Side characters (mostly) have lives outside of the protagonist and/or male lead. Villains aren’t downright TSTL. ... more>>

Last three newly added: #9 | Don’t Touch Porcelain, #22 | Unconscious, #14 | I Am Average and Unremarkable

No. 1 - No. 32 | Incomplete Translations

No. 33+ | Complete Translations

Not in any particular order except for whether they’re complete or not. 

A huge thank you to all the translators who translated these gems and gave me the opportunity to enjoy them <<less

Completed series that are not a waste of time. Added benefit of binging and not waiting for updates. No need to be worried if the... more>> series will suddenly be dropped by the translator. Ranked by how much people will enjoy the series as a whole. No BL <<less

Ufufufu here's a list of possessive men drunk in their obsessive love~... more>>

Have fun reading! (PSS: This list may contain a bit SPOILERS as I take a few sentences from the novels to put them in the description. SOME of the novels here may be R-18! You have been warned~) <<less

[NOTE: A 2nd list has been created! You can check it out in my lists~]... more>>

No harem, no polygamy. Only 1 female lead. In this list, some may be a reverse-harem or a polyandry~

PSS: This list may contain a bit SPOILERS as I take a few sentences from the novels to put them in the description. Enjoy~ (I just noticed every ML in this list has big d*ck *cough*) <<less

In these novel Woman are equally as important and beautiful as their counterparts or maybe even more  

It's simply novels set in an noble/royal structure with an female MC that I enjoy. They may or may not be good people, but they... more>> are usually the reason I read these. Some have reincarnation, others not. <<less

This is all newly translated romance korean novel. Fantasy, Otome Game, Villianess Noble Lady. Yandere and Arrogant Male Lead. Weak Female MC. There is less... more>> K-Novel with strong FMC.  <<less

These are my favorite novels with transmigration, reincarnation and second chances as main themes*. I like slice of life, slow romance stories with good world-building... more>> and MCs who are calm, intelligent, not cruel and not too OP (if at all).  
I enjoyed reading the novels in this list but they may not be what I would typically like as mentioned above. Suggestions welcome. <<less

THIS HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED TO SHOUJO/JOSEI ONLY. I HAVE A SEPARATE LIST FOR BL LIGHT NOVELS... more>>

Collection of light novels with Male Yanderes who are crazy for the main character (Shoujo / Josei). 

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There is now a separate list for Male Yanderes in BL novels

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Currently in no order - WIP

Categories:

Male Yandere Male Lead - An important character (usually the ML) is yandere

Male Yandere Side Character - The yandere is only a supporting character and/or may only appear for a short part of the story. If the novel doesn't have a yandere tag at all then it probably means the yandere plays a very minor role.

Possessive Male Lead - Perhaps not quite a yandere but does show signs of possessiveness

Not Enough Chapters - Too early in the novel to tell / character hasn't demonstrated yandere traits yet but it's tagged under Male Yandere <<less

Still an incomplete list. These are Boy x Girl list (The list for LGBTQ+ stories is not yet up). The stories listed below, where the... more>> best of the best  for me which I have read of course. The stories may have one or more of the following: <<less

Novels of different genres that contain romance and that I enjoy/enjoyed ... more>>

P.s. I tried to keep completed ones at the top but they aren't listed by favorites  <<less

Bittersweet short stories with a whole host of tragedy and angst, but typically with a happy ending. ... more>>

In no particular order. <<less

List of all Korean otome fantasy novels which I found (sorted by rating).... more>>

Translated but unlisted on NU: The Evil Lady's Hero (3 ch; pocky's bookshelf), My Sister Picked up the Male Lead (4 chs; solace), Unripened (3 chs; solace), The Resetting Lady (3 chs; pocky's bookshelf), I am the Male Lead's Ex-Girlfriend (1 ch; royal scandal).

0 chapter doesn't mean it is really 0. you could check the discord of the group previously translating for more information (secret land castle, pocky's bookshelf, royal scandal).

title number #48 and up are new titles, still waiting for a few time for the global rating to settle before sorting it based on the rating. <<less

Sturgeon's law: 99% of everything is terrible.... more>>

I know many people say that there are no good novels on this site, and it oftens feels like the top lists are filled with overpowered MC's, undeveloped harems, 2D characters, and lacking plots.

There are some novels that stand out, however, whether that be for their plots, characters, or translations.

This is a list for my personal 1%. It is ranked in order. <<less

All the stories in this list is the stories who had been finished i read.

Ancient trope of transmigrated female leads. Can be a bit fantasy-ish in genre, or a bit further to revolutionary age. Magical. Josei. Please heed ratings,... more>> as this list also include smut (but good ones). <<less

These are all novels where the female lead gets to live her second life in her body by going back in time, not sure if... more>> you can call that reincarnation but that's how I see it :D <<less

This a list of my all-time favourite stories. Adding reviews in-progress. (May take over a long span of time.) Novels are sorted in descending worthwhileness.... more>> (Again from perspective.) <<less

Small list of the stories I've found to be compelling even if flawed due to at the very least getting the basics right if not excelling in one aspect. (world building, character growth, character development, action, humor, etc.)... more>>

Quoting a user from the discord: 
"The best stories with a super overpowered protagonist don't rely on combat to be the motivating force for plot progression. 
It's interpersonal relationships, it's a time limit on how long they have to reach a goal, it's severely limiting factor on their powers, any number of other things. 
Making a story about a super overpowered protagonist, and then making every single piece of conflict in the story based around fighting severely drags a story down."

I've omitted any stories hosted only on webnovel/Qidian.

Work in progress, in no particular order. <<less