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Underrated Dramas (Koreand and Chinese)
This is a growing, unordered list of shows that may or may not have been highly rated by the general public, but in my view are slightly—and in some cases significantly—underrated.
AsianDramaLover Feb 12, 2026
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![Because This Is My First Life]()
1. Because This Is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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![Encounter]()
2. Encounter
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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![Ever Night]()
3. Ever Night
Chinese Drama - 2018, 60 episodes
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![Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha]()
4. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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![Legend of Fu Yao]()
5. Legend of Fu Yao
Chinese Drama - 2018, 66 episodes
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![Love Next Door]()
6. Love Next Door
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
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![Love Scout]()
7. Love Scout
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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![Mr. Queen]()
8. Mr. Queen
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
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![My Country: The New Age]()
9. My Country: The New Age
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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![My Father Is Strange]()
10. My Father Is Strange
Korean Drama - 2017, 52 episodes
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![Our Beloved Summer]()
11. Our Beloved Summer
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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![Reply 1988]()
12. Reply 1988
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
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![Sword Snow Stride]()
13. Sword Snow Stride
Chinese Drama - 2021, 38 episodes
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![The Rise of Phoenixes]()
14. The Rise of Phoenixes
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
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![We Are All Trying Here]()
15. We Are All Trying Here
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
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![When the Camellia Blooms]()
16. When the Camellia Blooms
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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![Who Rules the World]()
17. Who Rules the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
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