Dramas/Drama Specials completed in 2025

A bingeable, very entertaining medical drama with Ju Ji Hoon in one of his best roles so far, excellent team work and camaraderie among the leads, and an engaging, refreshingly unique plot.
The story balanced beautifully between comedy and drama, medical cases, hospital politics and character growth, while the team's bantering, bickering and support was a pleasure to watch.
Yoon Gyung Ho stole some spotlights with his quirky persona, his comic  and dramatic moments, as well as his exemplary character development.
Time well-spent.
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Pleasantly surprised by this fast-paced, beautiful adaptation of a webtoon.
With a balanced blend of action, comedy, coming-of-age and friendship elements, and some very interesting characters and subplots, this was not another typical school story with all the bullying, studying, competition and camaraderie cliches, but a unique, high octane watching experience.
Binge-able and very entertaining. Time well-spent.
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A unique time-travel story focused on family, friendship and twinkling youth.
Even though there were some pacing issues and plot flaws, its catchy music, the nostalgic retro vibes, the bittersweet subplots with their many heartwarming moments and, most of all, the great bromance, bonding and support between the leads made this drama an absorbing watching experience.
Time well-spent.
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A simple everyday life story, slow-paced and soothing, yet powerful and rich in emotions.
With breathtakingly beautiful landscapes, colorful costumes and, most of all, a fascinating depiction of Kazakhs' cultural heritage, this was a WONDERful watching experience.
Highly recommended!
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An entertaining legal drama, with beautifully written characters, thought-provoking stories/cases, a great teamwork and a greater sismance.
Well-balanced funny, touching and romantic moments, fast and smooth pacing, and some interestingly reserved performances made this drama a noteworthy addition to the law genre and a refreshingly enjoyable watching experience.
Time well-spent.
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Dark, violent and intense, this was an engaging cat and mouse story between a gangster and a lawyer.
With an unusual toxic bromance, some beautifully orchestrated mind-games and superb performances from Shin Ha Kyun and Kim Young Kwang, whose dynamics and interactions were always the spotlight, this drama is an entertaining addition to the noir genre.
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Dark, violent, frustrating just like its prequel, with great visuals and music, and exemplary acting from all those young actors.
Though some subplots felt underdeveloped and the pacing had some issues here and there, overall it was an entertaining, tense and binge-worthy watch.
Time well spent.
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Intense story, full of intrigues and manipulations. Though the pacing was borderline dull and heavy on the dialogues, the great performance from Sung Dong Il and Lee Je Hoon's silver hair made this drama quite enjoyable.
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Started with a bang, ended with a fizzle... and with lots of fireworks from Yoo Yeon Seok?in between.
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For a drama that's already 15 years old, this was a decent, enjoyable watch.
Of course all the usual clichés and repetitiveness were there, but done in an angst-free and cringe-free way.
Jung Gyu Woon and Uhm Tae Woong' characters and performances were definitely the highlight, though I wouldn't say so for both the FLs (who weren't the sharpest knives in the drawer), and seeing the young selves of some familiar faces (especially Kang So Ra and Go Jun) felt so nostalgic.
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An enjoyable romcom with an interesting reverse-roles premise and couples whose stories were a pleasure to watch.
It had some nice office team work, some healing and character development, but most of all it was focused on romance that, it my opinion, came too soon, too strong and too perfect for its own good: I'd like to watch more of the leads' bickering and bantering, more of the single family daily life, more of Byeol and Ji Yun's chemistry and interactions.
An entertaining and feel-good watch nonetheless.
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A fast-paced thriller based on corruption and justice, through investigative journalism.
The writing could have been more engaging, some characters better developed and less frustrating, but the dark humor, the witty dialogues and the chemistry between Kim Hye Soo and Jung Sung Il made this drama an interesting watch.
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It took me a few episodes to warm up to it, but I was pleasantly surprised by this unique, wacky zombie story that never took itself too seriously.
Fast-paced, entertaining and funny.
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With a great cast, production, storytelling and pacing, as well as an intriguing concept of three ill-fated interconnected stories (not always unpredictable), this was a bingeable, fast paced and entertaining watch with some very satisfying karmic justice.
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Just like its prequel, this was an intense, eerie and twisted thriller with many brutal and gory scenes, lots of disturbing and triggering themes, and some much needed answers and revelations.
Though the mystery and the plot were much less and the screentime too shorten for some characters, it still had a superb cinematography and some captivating performances, making it a challenging but rewarding watching experience.
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An easy watch with two cute couples, a predictable but toxic-free story with many convenient arcs and tropes, familiar clichés and cringe-worthy scenes.
Light, youthful but forgettable.
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The great camaraderie and bromance of its prequel was still there, but the spark was lost.
With some serious pacing issues, predictable  plot-twists and characters with potential that was wasted, this second season had some good moments, but wasn't as entertaining as the first.
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A unique concept with a nice camaraderie and teamwork, and a versatile Jung Kyung Ho doing the best he can with the script he has. Nothing groundbreaking, but a fun, easy watch nonetheless.
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An easy, light watch with some nice moments of refreshing absurdity, that would have been more enjoyable with a better writing, more character depth and development, less annoying subplots and cliches.
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A peculiar slice-of-life story, with some healing elements, a few social commentaries, some unanswered questions and an unordinary but pure Japanese story-telling and editing style.
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An entertaining and feel-good mixture of tradition and coming-of-age elements, full of music, dance and youth.
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A great cast and a promising story in an undeserving flat storytelling...
The romance plots felt perfunctory and the only really worth watching was the brothers' storyline and chemistry.
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Pleasantly surprised how much of an easy watch this 18 years old drama was.
With a family oriented story, two likeable non-toxic couples and a young & charming Kim Nam Gil, this was a nostalgic glimpse of the golden kdramas era.
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