My Top Dramas ❤️
There are dramas you like. Then there are those that consume you and bury themselves in you so deeply you'd do yourself a disservice to not recognize them as such. So here's to the lovechildren of my soul..
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1. Reply 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
Beautiful nostalgia. This retro slice-of-life masterpiece brings back memories of my simpler childhood and a time when people's hearts were bigger than their houses, and the term 'family' extended miles beyond blood.
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2. Hospital Playlist
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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3. Coffee Prince
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
An unprecedented take on the 'gender bender' genre, as characters, their emotions, their tribulations and their aspirations are portrayed with a rawness rivaling reality
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4. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
Seamlessly combines thriller and romance to give us a fast-paced, breathtaking tale of a shady errand boy whose life changes when his curiosity about a quirky rookie reporter gets the best of him.
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5. In Time With You
Taiwanese Drama - 2011, 13 episodes
A realistic and charming portrayal of two best friends slowly falling in love with each other, or rather realizing they may have been in love with each other all along.
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6. Reply 1997
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Falling in love, changing friendships, choosing a career – adolescence is a time of many firsts. But there’s no drama that has demonstrated that fact as humorously and touchingly as Reply 1997.
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7. (We Don't Know Much but) We Are a Family
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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8. Moving
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
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9. Queen for Seven Days
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
One of the finest sageuks of this generation and an underrated tale of star-crossed lovers that could leave Romeo and Juliet in the dust. Despite the riveting palace politics powering the plot, the show never ceases to come back to our main couple whose love for each other transcends time, distance, and even destiny.
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10. One Million Stars Falling from the Sky
Japanese Drama - 2002, 11 episodes
Dark, psychologically disturbing, yet just as deliciously addictive as its mysterious anti-hero. Kimura Takuya stars as the villain of his own tale of manipulation, love, and redemption. Not intended for the light-hearted or the mentally balanced.
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11. The Bridal Mask
Korean Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
Our protagonist leads a double life as a masked rebel, fighting against the very country he serves as a high-ranking, elite officer during the day. Suspenseful and exhilarating fall short of describing the craze-inducing masterpiece this is
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12. Stranger
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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13. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Undeniably the most endearing heroine on this list, Kim Bok Joo embarks on a hilarious journey of self-discovery, as she falls in love for the first time, accompanied by a loyal band of friends and family that you can't but grow to love as well.
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14. Familiar Wife
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
A sophisticated and heartrending take on marriage, love and fate. Brimming with intensely flawed yet true-to-life characters, who make mistakes and learn to redeem themselves.
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15. Alone In Love
Korean Drama - 2006, 16 episodes
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16. Because This is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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17. Imawa no Kuni no Arisu Season 1
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes