Dramas i love
Hello, this is a list of all the dramas i love. Some are my favorites of all time and some are the ones i think that as an overall experience are a 7/10 to a 10/10. They are not in any particular order. I will point out the thing or the things that i liked the most about each one of them.
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1. Hospital Playlist
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Best things about it:
The interactions and dynamics between the doctors at the Hospital.
The different medical cases and how we saw so many perspectives.
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2. A Business Proposal
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Best things about it:
The very unique way of presenting already overdone cliches and stereotypes.
The romance.
The humor was actually very clever.
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3. Movie King and His Princess
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall plot and how it progressed.
The chemistry and the romance development of the main characters.
The story of a drama within a drama.
The very unique approach to the overdone amnesia plot.
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4. D.P
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
Best things about it:
The characters journeys through the story.
The acting.
The very realistic portrayal of the context it was representing.
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5. Dating Class
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
The unique overall storyline.
The main couple development and romance progression.
The pacing of each episode.
It tackled very heavy subjects but without changing the tone of the show drastically.
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6. F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers
Thai Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
The acting in both the comedic scenes and very dramatic moments.
The romance.
The most unique portrayal of the "Boys over flowers" franchise.
The cinematography was very unique.
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7. Find Me in Your Memory
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
Best things about it:
One of the best love stories ever told.
The drama felt realistic and nuanced.
The acting was fantastic, specially Moon Ga Young.
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8. First Love Story
Korean Drama - 2017, 6 episodes
Best things about it:
Its Loona, duh.
The very interesting and surprisingly nuanced relationships and character arcs.
The pacing of each episode.
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9. First Romance
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Best things about it:
The OST.
The chemistry between the main couple was very believable.
The story and development of the secondary couple was so interesting.
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10. Idol
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall plot was so fascinating and well executed.
Very raw portrayal of the idol industry.
The friendship between the main girls was so emotional and nuanced.
The acting.
The music.
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11. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
Fantastic storytelling with many details.
The acting.
The romance.
The relationship between the main characters: Moon Gang Tae, Moon Sang Tae, Ko Moon Young.
The portrayal and representation of different types of mental illness.
A very intriguing mystery.
Amazing cinematography.
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12. Untitled
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
Best things about it:
Amazing overall storyline.
Fantastic and layered main character.
Well crafted first love type romance between the leads.
Amazing acting and secondary plots.
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13. My First First Love
Korean Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
Best things about it (includes season 2):
Overall storyline; simple but so well crafted.
The very subtle acting.
The romance was so emotional and worth the wait.
The core friendship and the development.
The cinematography.
Each episode was so well paced even though they were all almost an hour long.
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14. My Runway
Korean Drama - 2016, 6 episodes
Best things about it:
Very intriguing overall plot of the swipe body trope.
The romance was actually really good.
Very well paced, it's an easy fun watch.
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15. Reply 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
Best things about it:
The very detailed and rich storylines of what we know as a slice of life type of drama.
The acting.
The relationship between the kids and the adults and all the different dynamics.
The romance between Deok Sun and Jung Hwang.
The portrayal of the 80's.
The emotional aspect and dramatic scenes.
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16. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Best things about it:
The very entertaining portrayal of a historic drama.
The romance between the main leads.
The cinematography.
The main storyline and it's portrayal of woman rights.
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17. Run On
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
Amazing overall storyline and it's uniqueness.
The acting.
The combination of a very unique type of humor and drama.
The main leads romance.
The secondary characters were very layered.
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18. Save Me
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall story of a cult and how it can influence people's lives.
The character writing, extremely complex people.
The cinematography.
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19. Sunbae, doe die lippenstift niet op
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
The development and progression of the main romance, one of the best i've ever seen.
The secondary stories are well crafted.
The music.
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20. Snowdrop
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall storyline and how detail it is.The acting is amazing, specially Jisoo and Jung Hae In.
Even though i wanted more romance, the nuance of the main relationship was so captivating.
The cinematography and art direction.
The writing.
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21. Why Did You Come to My House
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
Best things about it:
A simple yet so detailed overall plot of best friends turn lovers.
The music had such an important meaning and it translated to screen.
The chemistry between the leads.
The pacing was actually amazing, even for just 4 episodes.
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22. Squid Games
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
Best things about it:
The cinematography and world building
The overall plot
The characters arcs and nuances
The plot twist was actually very satisfying to me.
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23. Start-Up
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall plot was so creative and detailed
The cinematography and art direction
The relationship between Dal Mi and Jipieong (main female lead and "second lead")
The family disfunction of Dal Mi, her sister and her mother
The relationship between Jipieong and the grandma
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24. Thuis best
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall storyline
The world building and cinematography
The characters specially Eun Hyuk, Jisoo, Yuri, Eun Yoo, Jae Heon and Sang Wook.
The mistery and lowkey the romance lol
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25. Verleid
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall storyline and its details
The very dramatic tone
The second lead couple and their amazing chemistry/nuanced love
The relationship between the the main trio: Si Hyeon, Soo Ji and Se Joo.
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26. Ware Schoonheid
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
The humor was actually very clever and it came at the right time.
The emotional aspect of the show was so good.
The main relationship (Suho and Jugyung)
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27. Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Everything about this drama is a 10/10 so i don't need to list the best things. Maybe my favorite part is the journey and relationship between Heedo and Yoorim.
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28. Your House Helper
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall plot is so good.
The characters are so interesting, specially the main leads.
The romance was so well crafted and emotional.
It has Bona from WJSN.
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29. Youth of May
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall story and its details.
The characters and their arcs.
The emotional moments felt so sincere and somehow beautiful.
The romance was so emotional.
The acting was fantastic, specially Go Min Si.
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30. Shadow Beauty
Korean Drama - 2021, 13 episodes
Best things about it:
The overall plot is so sinister yet so emotional for some reason lol
The acting is brilliant
The progression of the characters is very fascinating
The cinematography and tone of the show is a 10/10. Fits the writing so much.
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31. Mr. Sunshine
Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
Best things about it:
The writing is probably one the best things ever done on television.
The cinematography is breathtaking.
Some performances are out of this world.
The historical aspect is actually so interesting, the politics feels so engaging.
The nuance romance, how it hits with very minimal skin ship.
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32. The Speed Going to You 493km
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Best things about it:
The story is so uplifting and interesting.
The romance is so well crafted and developed.
The emotional aspects hit so much.
The character of Yuk Junghwan is so interesting.
The sports are so well integrated in the story.
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33. Extracurricular
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
Best things about it:
The story itself is some of the most interesting i've seen.
The acting is so well done and nuance.
The characters are so real and interesting.
The topics it handles.
The cinematography is so captivating.
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34. Our Blues
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
Best things about it:
The fact that its about the daily lives of people but it has so much richness in every moment of it.
Every story is different but they all connect so well with one and other.
The acting, the music, the nuanced in all of that.
The cinematography and use of Jeju Island.
This drama is perfect actually.