Top 17 Korea manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

17. Jeoldaegeomgam

After being given up on by his family because his dantian was destroyed, Soh Woonhwi was kidnapped by the Blood Cult and lived as a third-rate spy. One day, he died while being used to find a legendary sword immortal’s secret records. However, he returned to the day he was kidnapped ten years ago and obtained a mysterious ability that allowed him to hear the voice of swords.

Jeoldaegeomgam is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Absolute Sword Sense

16. Cheonhwaseogo Daegongja

The soul of the charming and imposing Martial Arts Alliance Leader, Hu-Gong, suddenly wakes up in the body of a young man.

That young man’s name is Beom-Hang. He’s the young master of the ‘Heavenly Grand Archive’, one of the three major archives of the Jianghu, yet he is a sorry excuse of a person.

To determine why his soul has swapped bodies, Hu-Gong begins to train Beom-Hang’s body. When the possessed young master of the Heavenly Grand Archive’s movements are totally different from how they used to be, it starts to attract the attention of the Jianghu...

Cheonhwaseogo Daegongja is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Heavenly Grand Archive's Young Master, Grand Duke of Cheonhwa Library

15. Killer Pedro

Rejuvenate the betrayed elderly killer! But... no one recognizes me?! “Then I’m the strongest!”

Killer Pedro is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Assassino Cruel, Killer Badro, Killer Baedro, Killer Peter, Killer Pietro

14. Jungle Juice

Su-Chan Jang is an extraordinary college student at the top of the social food chain. But underneath the perfect facade, he hides a pair of insect wings that suddenly grew when he used a mysterious bug spray called "Jungle Juice.” Su-Chan's life crumbles when he bares his wings to the world to save someone's life. When all hope seems lost, Su-Chan stumbles upon a hidden world of insect humans where everyone is accepted for what they are. But the law of the jungle governs this secret society and all must fend for themselves in order to survive.

Jungle Juice is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Jungle Juice

13. Baeksusekki

What’s better than a good meal? My name’s Jaeho and I love food. While some may call me a deadbEAT because I don’t have a job at the moment, I’m just your normal happy guy who loves eating and my girlfriend of 7 years… That is until I got a breakup text yesterday… Where did things go wrong? I keep trying to look back through the years, but I just can't figure it out...

Source: Webtoon

A DeadbEAT's Meal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Jobless Three Meals, 废柴的一日三餐,, 米蟲的一日三餐

12. Kim Bujang

Single father, company manager, and former black-ops member, Mr. Kim lived an ordinary life until his daughter, Minji, went missing. After discovering his daughter could be dead, Mr. Kim turns merciless and sets out for information. He will rescue his daughter by any means necessary, even if it means destroying everything and everyone standing in his path.

Source: Webtoon

Manager Kim is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Manajer Kim

11. Top Idol-ui Mangnae Member-ga Doeeotda

My Comeback as the Youngest Member is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Devenu membre d'un groupe de K-pop, ย้อนเวลามาเป็นมักเน่, 成为顶流男团的忙内, 穿越成為大勢偶像忙內團員

10. Seoul Station's Necromancer

20 years ago, Kang U-Jin was summoned to the planet Arpen for unknown reasons. Initially weak, he survived among the brutal monsters and finally grew into a "full-level necromancer."

All living beings of Arpen were terrified by his mere appearance, and the dead worshiped him. Those who pointed their swords at him, ignorant of the fraction, became cold corpses and soaked the earth with their blood. Those who aimed their swords at him would soon become corpses, soaking the ground with their blood.

20 years after he found himself in Arpen for the first time, a portal to Earth where he so wanted to return opens! But why is Gwacheon station filled with monsters?

"Were you bastards following me?!"

Seoul Station's Necromancer has finished publishing and it has 150 Chapters. It is also Known as: Seoul Station Necromancer, Seoul-yeog Necromancer

9. Solo Spell Caster

The ordinary salaryman Park Do-Hyuk, finally got the awakening he had always wished for in a life or death situation!
Unbelievably, the memories and experiences from the game he spent his entire life in his twenties playing became these powers of awakening!

What’s more, it was a 1 in a billion ‘Triple Awakening’!

The extraordinary player Park Do-Hyuk’s journey picks up now, as he aims to reach the world’s peak.

Solo Spell Caster is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Solo Spell Caster

8. Positively Yours

To Hee-won’s dismay, the BFF she crushed on and her other BFF are now dating! Seriously bummed, Hee-won decides to go wild just one time, and find solace with a handsome stranger. A very satisfying one night affair has now turned into more — she’s pregnant! Fate brings them together again, and now the regimented Doo-joon is determined to do the right thing and marry her. But they’re basically strangers! Except... their bodies have been very intimately acquainted. What’s this mother-to-be to do?

Positively Yours has finished publishing and it has 82 Chapters. It is also Known as: I have a baby

7. A Man of Virtue

What’s it like spending your whole life coming in second place? Ask Nam Jinwoo, he’s been living in the shadow of his rival, Ma Sangtae, his whole life. From high school to college, and now in the office. But passion is strange, it can start as envy or hate and turn into something… erotic. Now Jinwoo’s head is filled with the dirtiest and most erotic thoughts, none of which are in his control. More than anything, he wants them to stop. But the only way to stop them might just be the last thing he wants to do…

A Man of Virtue has finished publishing and it has 131 Chapters. It is also Known as: Mideog-ui Salam

6. Lord of Money

Cheon Joong Myung, the third son of the CEO of the fifth wealthiest corporation, Ji Gyoung Group. And his assistant working under him, Seong Chang Ook. While Seong Chang Ook tried to kill Cheon Joong Myung and cover it up as an accident, Seong Chang Ook was accidentally electrocuted along with his boss. That’s when they find themselves trapped in each other’s bodies… “You want me to become a playboy Conglomerate the world has never seen before?” “I’ll be opening the doors to hell if I do this.” This is the start of the endless march of Cheon Joong Myung, the Lord of Money.

Lord of Money is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Lord of Money

5. Dokkaebi's Night

“Choi Si Woo is always conscious about his weight.”

Until one night during his jog, he comes across an old man. In the blink of an eye, the old man covers Choi Si woo with the straw backpack he’s carrying.

After opening his eyes, Choi Si Woo then finds himself in an incredibly vast abandoned Hanok (Korean traditional house).

At the edge of the spacious courtyard, numerous black shadows surround them.

The old man spoke to Choi Si Woo, who is confused and has no idea what is going on.

Every 666 years, a festival is held to select the king of ghouls, and each ghoul family in this world possesses one ticket to participate.

Choi Si woo, a half-blood human-ogre, the last descendent of an extinct ogre’s blood, has no choice but to participate as the sole survivor endowed with ogre blood, Choi Si woo’s adventure as a half-man; half-ogre begins.”

Goblin's Night is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Goblin's Night, Goblin’s Night, Night of Goblins, Night of the Ogre, 鬼怪之夜

4. Sunjeong Villain

Dumped after confessing to her first crush of three years, Ro-Sa Park falls for her second when the nation’s favorite Superpowered Police Officer, Do-Ryeong Han, swoops in to save her as she’s plummeting from a toppling building. A few years later, a mysterious villain called Blackdog appears, but Do-Ryeong notices something is not quite right. Will the world’s worst villain ever win the heart of the strongest hero in the country?

Villain with a Crush has finished publishing and it has 124 Chapters. It is also Known as: Pure Love Villain, Pure Villain, Sunjeongbilleon, 純情反派, 纯情反派

3. Oneulbuteo Player

Hunters are sponsored by patrons. And the twelve most brilliant heroes established Eden, calling themselves gods. That's the time when I, Lee Joon-kyung lived. I lived the life of a cattle like any other ordinary man. One book I had was about a forgotten hero, a bibliography of a true hero. Athena, one of the twelve rulers of Eden, comes to me: 'Do you want to go to the past? More than 100 years ago? To the days when hunters appeared?' This one who sponsored the king supported me. I continue to walk similarly to the life in which the hero lived. I dream of a better future than the king. The power I have now, the hunter beyond the hunter. Being a player. 'I'm a player from today onwards.'

Source: MU

Player From Today Onwards is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Player Starting From Today, Starting today im a player

2. Bandeusi Happy Ending

Yeon-Woo's husband died the day they ended their sham marriage. Yeon-Woo, who is swept in sorrow, is given a chance to return 100 days back in time! As she struggles to prevent the death of her husband Seon-Jae, their 'real' marriage has only just begun. This is the story of a late budding romance, faced with danger and a life at stake.

"This time, I will make sure we have a happy ending!"

Happy Ending In Need has finished publishing and it has 112 Chapters. It is also Known as: Surely a Happy Ending, Must Have a Happy Ending

1. 100 Nyeon Mugeun Top Chef

The world’s greatest chef. First, second, third… and sixth life. The combined time I’ve spent on cooking is over 100 years.

“I can’t do this anymore.”

There is only one way to stop this endless reincarnation and regression. This time, I will definitely succeed.

100-Year-Old Top Chef has finished publishing and it has 70 Chapters. It is also Known as: 100 Nyeon Mugeun Top Chef