Favorite Dramas
not ranked, because how??
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1. Buitengewoon Jij
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
I haven't been able to stop thinking about this show since I watched it.
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2. Faith
Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
My first and forever favorite drama.
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3. Kobold
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
The only drama to have ever made me cry.
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4. KinnPorsche
Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
Everything about this drama is insane, including me while watching it.
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5. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Lee Sung-kyung and Nam Joo-hyuk are near unmatched in how endearing they are individually and as a couple.
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6. Angry Mom
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
I'M angry that a show with a name and premise that sounds so ridiculous is this incredibly good.
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7. Fight For My Way
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
I don't think I've ever seen a better friends-to-lovers story. Park Seo-joon's best role.
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8. W
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Non-stop twists. One of the most intricate dramas I've ever seen, plot-wise.
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9. Stars Falling From the Sky
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
I love Pal-gang as much as Pal-gang loves those kids.
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10. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
The relationship between the brothers really made the show for me, plus they really went off with the fairy tale aesthetic.
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11. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
Like falling in love for the first time.
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12. My Mister
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
I never expected to fall this hard for a show about a man's mid-life crisis. IU is haunting in this role; she'll stick with you.
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13. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
Best cdrama I've ever seen. Like a warm hug.
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14. Someday or One Day
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
One of the best time travel stories I've ever seen. Plus a great OST.
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15. Kleun Cheewit
Thai Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
Your drama wishes it could do enemies-to-lovers as well as Kleun Cheewit. My heart ached for them both.
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16. Xing Han Can Lan
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
I love a ride or die couple whose moral compasses are slightly off-center. (parts 1 & 2)
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17. Jin Xin Si Yu
Chinese Drama - 2021, 45 episodes
"Love didn't just happen to us. We built it slowly over the years, stone by stone."
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18. Cheese in the Trap
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Unsettling and then heart-breaking, in that order.
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19. I Hear Your Voice
Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
Don't question the legal stuff too much in this drama, just pay attention to one of my top all-time OTPs.
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20. Noodlanding op jou
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
I didn't expect this show to work for me, but it really did. Solid A/B couples, great ensemble, and just a little bittersweet.
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21. Lawless Attorney
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
The second leads NEARLY steal the show, which is saying something when your lead is Lee Joon-gi.
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22. Lost Romance
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
Possibly the best transmigration drama I've ever seen because (spoilers) the story doesn't end when the book does.
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23. While You Were Sleeping
Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
Strongest opening episode of any drama I've ever seen.
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24. Flower of Evil
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Not my usual genre but damn. Phenomenal performance from Lee Joon-gi.
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25. Suspicious Partner
Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
Ji Chang-wook had me swooning and immediately adding the rest of his filmography to my watchlist.
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26. Are You Human Too?
Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
Seo Kang-joon as a wide-eyed robot learning to be human is so endearing it makes up for all the corporate politicking.
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27. Bad Buddy
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Ohm and Nanon are so good in this. The rooftop scenes, y'all. THE ROOFTOP KISS.
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28. Kai Duan
Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
Manages to fit in emotional depth and a sweet romance while constantly ratcheting up the tension.
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29. Not Me
Thai Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
This drama has it all: Social commentary. Queer eco-terrorists. Unhinged behavior. And I don't just mean the arson.
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30. The Glory
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Comes with every single trigger warning and I don't know that I could ever rewatch it, but if you can stomach a disturbing revenge drama, this one's pretty great.
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31. Wat is er aan de hand met secretaresse Kim?
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Classic heightened romcom reality. Park Seo-joon commits to the bit.
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32. Zoeken: WWW
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
This was a wlw love triangle and I'm still confused why there were male love interests at all.
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33. Queen In Hyun's Man
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Simple, sweet, and a unique take on time travel.
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34. Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
Yang Mi is a literal goddess.
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35. Color Rush
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
Absolutely unhinged.
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36. 3 Will Be Free
Thai Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
A queer fever-dream, in the best way.
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37. Cang Lan Jue
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
Great character arcs for both FL & ML. Body swap device used sparingly but effectively; Dylan Wang should win awards.
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38. Love Sick
Thai Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
Somehow made me feel nostalgic the first time I watched it??
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39. Falling Into Your Smile
Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes
Loved the exploration of celebrity/fan culture, and it didn't hurt that the romance was adorable.
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40. School 2013
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
I already knew Lee Jong-suk was amazing but this is the drama that showed me Kim Woo-bin was something special as well, and put them together...wow.
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41. Terius Behind Me
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
The leads were great, but it was the ensemble that stole the show.
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42. Kotaro wa 1ri Kurashi
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
It takes a village to raise a child. And apparently sometimes a child to raise a village.
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43. Shanai Marijjihani
Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
So cute I started it for the 2nd time immediately after finishing it.
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44. Kieta Hatsukoi
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
"Real teenage boys wouldn't act like that." I DON'T CARE. They're adorable, oblivious idiots falling in love.
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45. Ouran High School Host Club
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
Special place in my heart for this absurd drama that is just as over-the-top as the anime version.