I've seen over 1,000 series+ Here are my personal favorites

The first jdrama I ever watched. 

Fun characters with psychological themes, unconventional romance, and cuddly dynamics

well duh

Thoughtful and nuanced take on how characters deal with trauma, death, and different forms of love. Messy flawed characters that find a way to survive their traumas in individual ways.

Friendship, trauma, and neglectful parents manifest into different styles of fighting. Each character's fighting style matches their individual mental state. 

Plus unbelievably good acting.

Complex characters, psychological themes, and an intense equal power level romance between charismatic leads.  

Seemingly simple cop drama that is elevated by creative cases and steller leads. Amazing acting from the ML and the partner dynamics are some of the best most equal and intense partnerships I've ever come across in fiction.

A love story that spans many years in the characters live with so many details and thought put into each character.

Fun, but grounded characters trying to go about their lives in 90s tokyo. Cool FL x smart younger ML.

A business drama that slowly reveals a beautiful romance between two charismatic leads. One of the best depictions of a couple I've ever watched. The chemistry never once slips and has one of my favorite endings to a romance drama ever. 

Super fun psychological thriller

Female centered friendship in the big city

This drama asks the question of whether we deserve to be sad or depressed? What makes our feelings valid and what makes us okay?

Super fun, creatively directed, well acted, and entertaining horror thriller. 

Amazing screenplay, well directed, and creative.

Beautiful, dark, with complex characters in a messy hurtful world.

Creatives cases, complex characters, tons of unexpected twists and turns that make it stand out amongst the many crime shows. 

Absolutely wild and crazy early 2000s drama, but that's exactly it's charm.

Fun creative characters, rr couple, and quick action.

Weird, crazy, fun dark romance with psychological themes.

It reminds me of Spirit (the horse movie) plus subcultures of china. Unique cultural experience, beautiful cinematography, and grounded characters. 

Absolute craziness, but I got weirdly invested. Flawed, crazy characters that go through major character growth plus an adorable smiley ML.

duh

Hilarious, dumb, and very rewatchable

Amazing directing, acting, and interesting takes on taboo topics.

One of the most realistic couples I've seen in fiction. Emotional intimacy, consistent communication, love languages, etc.

Sweet emotionally intimate friends to lover

Healthy, adorable, intimate, realistic, and equal level romance. They felt like a true couple through and through.

Dark, psychological, and twisted friendship.

Short, fun, sweet, and set a precedent for short dramas. 

Simply well made and creative

Angsty, melodramatic, psychological themes, and dark tones with romance in the center.

The best youth chinese drama I've seen. Great casting, dynamic characters, fun time period, and simply well made.

Realistic, grounded, and natural romantic development between flawed characters.

Fun, dark, intense, and cheesy in the best ways.

Amazing acting, pacing, directing, and made me think about what it meant to love someone. Completely changed my mind on hating second chance romances. 

one of my favorite friends to lovers stories. i loved how real and comfortable their friendship was.

one of the good old classics. one of the og noona romances

ahhhhhhh so fun

unconventional thriller in all the best ways

painnnn

messy, crazy, great chemistry 2010s kdramaland