Fckin Powerful Acting That Brings You Shivers: Drama Edition

Tae Ho Aug 10, 2020
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  • Save Me

    1. Save Me

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    2,174 points by 22 voters
    Following the failure of her father's business, Sang Mi and her family move to Muji-gun, where they have no friends or relatives. There she meets four young men, Han Sang Hwan, Seok ...more
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    2. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    1,280 points by 13 voters
    A TV series centered around the unfolding relationship between free and unpredictable yet dangerous Kim Moo Young, who is called a "monster". He is the first assistant in a Korean beer brewery ...more
  • SKY Castle

    3. SKY Castle

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.7
    1,272 points by 13 voters
    Han Seo Jin, Noh Seung Hye, Jin Jin Hee, and Lee Myung Joo all live with their families in SKY Castle, a luxury private neighborhood hosting wealthy doctors and professors. All of ...more
  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    4. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.7
    1,267 points by 13 voters
    A traumatic childhood experience leaves Cha Do Hyeon suffering from memory loss and dissociation. The latter has resulted in the creation of seven distinct personalities. Wanting to regain control over his life, ...more
  • Signal

    5. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    1,168 points by 12 voters
    Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    6. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.8
    1,083 points by 11 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Voice

    7. Voice

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    980 points by 10 voters
    Popular detective Moo Jin Hyuk who is filled with guilt for his wife’s death, works with professional voice profiler Kang Kwon Joo, whose father is killed, to solve a different crime, chasing ...more
  • Flower of Evil

    8. Flower of Evil

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    9.1
    970 points by 10 voters
    Although Baek Hui Seong is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life and a successful career. He is a loving husband and a doting ...more
  • Strangers from Hell

    9. Strangers from Hell

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    883 points by 9 voters
    Yun Jong U is a young guy in his 20s who moves from the countryside to Seoul after his college friend, Jae Ho, offers him a job. While looking for a place ...more
  • My Country: The New Age

    10. My Country: The New Age

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    788 points by 8 voters
    Set during the transition from the Goryeo to the Joseon period, two friends become enemies due to differing views on "my country." Seo Hwi, a skilled warrior and son of a renowned ...more
  • The World of the Married

    11. The World of the Married

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    786 points by 8 voters
    Everything seems perfect in the life of the successful family doctor and associate director, Ji Sun Woo. She lives happily in Gosan with her handsome husband Lee Tae Oh, whom she financially ...more
  • Empress Ki

    12. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.6
    683 points by 7 voters
    Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more
  • Bridal Mask

    13. Bridal Mask

    Korean Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
    8.5
    595 points by 6 voters
    Lee Gang To is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother's disapproval of his work and his own brother's antagonistic history with the Japanese, Gang ...more
  • Are You Human?

    14. Are You Human?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
    8.2
    592 points by 6 voters
    The drama tells of an android called Nam Sin III, who must pretend to be the son of a rich family when the real Nam Sin falls into a coma. Nam Sin's ...more
  • The Crowned Clown

    15. The Crowned Clown

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    592 points by 6 voters
    Amid political chaos and threats against King Lee Hun, a clown named Ha Sun, who closely resembles the king, is brought into the palace as his double. Orphaned during an epidemic and ...more
  • Six Flying Dragons

    16. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.7
    578 points by 6 voters
    A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more
  • Hi Bye, Mama!

    17. Hi Bye, Mama!

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.5
    577 points by 6 voters
    It's the story of a mother who died and begins a 49-day long project of reincarnation, and a husband who has barely begun to live a new life after overcoming the pain ...more
  • My Mister

    18. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    497 points by 5 voters
    Park Dong Hun is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yun Hui. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hun and Gi ...more
  • The King 2 Hearts

    19. The King 2 Hearts

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.2
    487 points by 5 voters
    Kim Hang A is a legendary top female instructor working for North Korea’s elite special forces unit. With stamina, training tactics, and strength in all areas, she is the perfect female soldier; ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    20. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    485 points by 5 voters
    In the heart of Seoul stands a mysterious, ancient hotel, managed by the greedy and resentful Jang Man Wol, who has spent a thousand years running it. Bound by a deity to ...more
  • Hyena

    21. Hyena

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    476 points by 5 voters
    It deals with very competitive, private lawyers who only work for the richest 1% of society. Lawyer Jung Geum Ja crosses the boundaries of law and lawlessness, justice and injustice, ethics and ...more
  • The Untamed

    22. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
    9.0
    398 points by 4 voters
    Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of ...more
  • Rain or Shine

    23. Rain or Shine

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    293 points by 3 voters
    A tragic accident kills 48 people, leaving the survivors and those connected to the event forever changed. Lee Gang Du, once a hopeful soccer player, now struggles with physical and emotional pain ...more
  • Doctor Prisoner

    24. Doctor Prisoner

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    291 points by 3 voters
    An ace emergency care doctor loses his license after being scapegoated in a malpractice case caused by the hospital director. Determined to get revenge, he becomes a prison internist, aiming to befriend ...more
  • Scarlet Heart

    25. Scarlet Heart

    Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes
    8.4
    291 points by 3 voters
    A car accident sends Zhang Xiao back in time into the body of one of her previous reincarnations, a 16-year-old aristocratic Manchu girl, Maertai Ruoxi, who lived during the Qing Dynasty. Despite ...more
  • Another Miss Oh

    26. Another Miss Oh

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.1
    288 points by 3 voters
    Two women, both named O Hae Yeong, find themselves constantly mixed up in each other’s lives because of their shared name. From confusion over boys and grades in high school to ending ...more
  • Good Manager

    27. Good Manager

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.5
    288 points by 3 voters
    Can corporate politics turn a bad person into a good person? Kim Sung Ryong is a skilled accountant who works for gangsters. He makes his way into a company called TQ Group ...more
  • Duel

    28. Duel

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.4
    283 points by 3 voters
    Jang Deuk Cheon, a hardened detective cop whose daughter is kidnapped, begins a chase against great odds to solve the mystery of his situation and find his child before it is too ...more
  • Children of Nobody

    29. Children of Nobody

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.6
    282 points by 3 voters
    Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since she is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life ...more
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    30. Story of Yanxi Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.7
    194 points by 2 voters
    In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more
  • The Rise of Phoenixes

    31. The Rise of Phoenixes

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.4
    193 points by 2 voters
    Feng Zhi Wei is the unfavored daughter of the Qiu Family, who has to flee due to unfortunate circumstances. Owing a favour to the 6th prince Ning Yi, Zhi Wei cross-dresses as ...more
  • Secret Love

    32. Secret Love

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    8.3
    193 points by 2 voters
    A man who does not believe in love falls for a woman who has been hurt by it. Min Hyeok is wealthy, with everything but a good personality. He’s been enraged and ...more
  • The Guest

    33. The Guest

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.7
    188 points by 2 voters
    Yun Hwa Pyeong, a young psychic born into a shaman family, learns about the powerful demon called "Son" (Guest). The demon has the power to control other demons and allows them to ...more
  • Tree with Deep Roots

    34. Tree with Deep Roots

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    8.3
    185 points by 2 voters
    Early in his reign, King Se Jong accidentally causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Tae Jong. Two young ...more
  • Couple on the Backtrack

    35. Couple on the Backtrack

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    38-year-old married couple, Choi Ban Do and Ma Jin Joo, were in love when they got married but now, hate each other and regret marrying at such a young age. Choi Ban ...more
  • Stranger

    36. Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    99 points by 1 voters
    Hwang Si Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. He becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but ...more
  • VIP

    37. VIP

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    7.9
    99 points by 1 voters
    The story seeks to find an answer in the secretive relationships we hold in today’s society. Jeong Seon is a competent and successful career woman who works as a deputy manager at ...more
  • Nirvana in Fire

    38. Nirvana in Fire

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
    9.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving ...more
  • Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin

    39. Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 50 episodes
    8.6
    97 points by 1 voters
    Xiao Ping Zhang and Xiao Ping Jing are the talented sons of Xiao Ting Sheng, the Prince of Changlin and general of the Liang dynasty’s most powerful army. Ping Zhang is the ...more
  • Love in Between

    40. Love in Between

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 43 episodes
    7.8
    96 points by 1 voters
    Zuo Qing Ci, a Marquis's son posing as a physician, seeks the elusive Mountain River Painting scroll for the Imperial Courts. He encounters Fei Kou Er, a mysterious bandit with a hidden ...more
  • The Rebel

    41. The Rebel

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
    8.5
    94 points by 1 voters
    In the Joseon Dynasty, Hong Gil Dong, a hero to the people and enemy to the elite, faces King Yeonsangun, who is despised by his subjects despite his royal lineage. Born a ...more
  • Scent of a Woman

    42. Scent of a Woman

    Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
    8.0
    94 points by 1 voters
    A romantic comedy about a non-married, low ranking office worker who is given numbered days to live. Lee Yeon Jae is given the grim prognosis that she only has a short time ...more
  • Misty

    43. Misty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    93 points by 1 voters
    Go Hye Ran is an ambitious anchorwoman for the popular news show, News 9. She is passionate about her job and doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. One day, she ...more
  • Warrior Baek Dong Soo

    44. Warrior Baek Dong Soo

    Korean Drama - 2011, 29 episodes
    8.1
    93 points by 1 voters
    Set in the Joseon Dynasty during King Jeong Jo's reign, the story is centered around the events involving Crown Prince Sa Do's conspiracy. Warrior Baek Dong Su was a real-life legend who ...more
  • Itaewon Class

    45. Itaewon Class

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    92 points by 1 voters
    Park Saeroyi's life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a bully and his father is killed in an accident. Following his father's steps, he opens ...more
  • Hwang Jin Yi

    46. Hwang Jin Yi

    Korean Drama - 2006, 24 episodes
    7.9
    91 points by 1 voters
    This story is about the life of Joseon dancer, musician and poet, Hwang Jin Yi, who seeks perfection in her art relentlessly and the hardship facing women due to their lowly social ...more
  • Children of a Lesser God

    47. Children of a Lesser God

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    87 points by 1 voters
    Chun Jae In is an elite detective with a genius IQ, who guided by only facts, logic, and numbers. Meanwhile, Kim Dan is a rookie detective who has the ability to see ...more
  • Time Between Dog and Wolf

    48. Time Between Dog and Wolf

    Korean Drama - 2007, 16 episodes
    8.1
    86 points by 1 voters
    After his mother is brutally murdered in front of him by the Thai criminal syndicate Cheongbang, Lee Soo Hyun is adopted into NIS agent Kang Jung Ho's family. Together with Kang Min ...more

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