Top Rated Dramas You Haven't Watched but Definitely Will

Tae Ho Apr 30, 2020
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  • Prison Playbook

    1. Prison Playbook

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.9
    6,204 points by 63 voters
    Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to sexually assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of the nation, ...more
  • My Mister

    2. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    4,962 points by 50 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
  • SKY Castle

    3. SKY Castle

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.7
    3,730 points by 38 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
  • The World of the Married

    4. The World of the Married

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.3
    3,540 points by 36 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
  • Someday or One Day

    5. Someday or One Day

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
    8.9
    3,215 points by 33 voters
    In 2019, 27-year-old Huang Yu Xuan yearns for her missing boyfriend Wang Quan Sheng, presumed dead for two years. On her birthday, she wishes to "see him." Meanwhile, in 1998, 17-year-old Chen ...more
  • Signal

    6. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.9
    3,213 points by 33 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
  • Chicago Typewriter

    7. Chicago Typewriter

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    3,187 points by 33 voters
    Set in the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the 21st century. Han Se Ju, a bestselling author in the present, struggles with writer’s block, while Yoo Jin O, a talented ghostwriter ...more
  • Itaewon Class

    8. Itaewon Class

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    3,020 points by 31 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
  • Crash Landing on You

    9. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    2,984 points by 31 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yun Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jeong Hyeok, who agrees to help her ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    10. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.8
    2,701 points by 28 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
  • Reply 1988

    11. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    9.0
    2,629 points by 27 voters
    Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok ...more
  • Extracurricular

    12. Extracurricular

    Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    8.3
    2,508 points by 26 voters
    Four high school students become entangled in crime to make money, facing escalating and unpredictable consequences. Ji Su turns from model student to criminal, dragging school bully Min Hui, cunning partner Gyu ...more
  • Just Between Lovers

    13. Just Between Lovers

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    2,405 points by 25 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
  • Hospital Playlist

    14. Hospital Playlist

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    9.0
    2,302 points by 24 voters
    The stories of people going through their days are seemingly ordinary but actually special at the hospital, a place known as the microcosm of life, where someone is being born and someone's ...more
  • It's Okay, That's Love

    15. It's Okay, That's Love

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.6
    2,293 points by 24 voters
    Despite being a bit of a prickly pear, Jang Jae Yeol has become famous for authoring mystery novels and for hosting a popular radio show. While sitting on a talk show panel ...more
  • Kingdom

    16. Kingdom

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.8
    2,069 points by 22 voters
    As the Joseon King succumbs to smallpox the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, which is the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, together with the the Chief ...more
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    17. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    2,021 points by 21 voters
    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes ...more
  • Search: WWW

    18. Search: WWW

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    1,999 points by 21 voters
    This drama delves into the challenges and triumphs of modern women who have chosen career over traditional family roles. Bae Ta Mi, a competitive director at a major web portal company in ...more
  • Six Flying Dragons

    19. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.7
    1,852 points by 19 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
  • Be Melodramatic

    20. Be Melodramatic

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    1,815 points by 19 voters
    Im Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung, and Hwang Han Joo are best friends who are 30-years-old. Hwang Han Joo is the head of a marketing team for a drama production company. She ...more
  • Life on Mars

    21. Life on Mars

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.7
    1,696 points by 18 voters
    As the leader of a crime investigation team, Han Tae Joo has propelled his career and risen through the ranks by trusting data over all else. One day, while investigating a serial ...more
  • 365: Repeat the Year

    22. 365: Repeat the Year

    Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    8.5
    1,508 points by 16 voters
    A story where ten people get the chance to go back in time by one year, but unexpectedly mysterious situations start to arise when their fates are changed and twisted in the ...more
  • Strangers from Hell

    23. Strangers from Hell

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    1,392 points by 15 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
  • Mother

    24. Mother

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.9
    1,340 points by 14 voters
    Realizing one of her students is being abused, school teacher and bird researcher Soo Jin impulsively kidnaps the girl and acts as a substitute mother in an attempt to take care of ...more
  • The Gifted

    25. The Gifted

    Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes
    8.5
    1,262 points by 13 voters
    Ritdha Wittayakom High School has a "Gifted Program." The program offers special classes to a handful of "special" students chosen by the school administration. Incredibly, Pang, a tenth-year student from the lowest ...more
  • Hospital Playlist Season 2

    26. Hospital Playlist Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    9.1
    1,044 points by 11 voters
    Everyday is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist. (Source: Netflix)
  • Pinocchio

    27. Pinocchio

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.3
    1,042 points by 11 voters
    The idealistic Choi In Ha has her work cut out for her when she becomes a broadcast reporter, especially when she suffers from a condition known as “Pinocchio syndrome,” which makes her ...more
  • Chocolate

    28. Chocolate

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    1,025 points by 11 voters
    The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon, though he dreamed of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him. Lee Kang is a neurosurgeon who ...more
  • Because This Is My First Life

    29. Because This Is My First Life

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.4
    1,017 points by 11 voters
    A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today. Nam Se Hui is a single man ...more
  • My Love from the Star

    30. My Love from the Star

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.5
    923 points by 10 voters
    Do Min Jun is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty. He possesses a near-perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing and speed. ...more
  • My Father Is Strange

    31. My Father Is Strange

    Korean Drama - 2017, 52 episodes
    8.5
    905 points by 10 voters
    This drama is about a family that lives on the outskirts of Seoul. Byun Han Soo is the father and His wife, Na Yeong Shil is a dedicated, responsible mother to his ...more
  • One Liter of Tears

    32. One Liter of Tears

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
    9.0
    856 points by 9 voters
    15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya is an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. ...more
  • Kingdom Season 2

    33. Kingdom Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
    8.9
    832 points by 9 voters
    Following the events in season one, waves of the undead threaten to reach the capital. In an attempt to save the people during the plague and regain his right to the throne, ...more
  • Hot Stove League

    34. Hot Stove League

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    817 points by 9 voters
    About the preparation period of a major league baseball team. The drama focuses on a loser team that prepares for an extraordinary season upon the arrival of their new general manager, and ...more
  • Hello Monster

    35. Hello Monster

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.4
    762 points by 8 voters
    Genius profiler Lee Hyun, returns home to Korea after something from a case he’s been sent triggers a memory he thought he’d lost forever. Unbeknownst to him, one of his team members, ...more
  • The Legend of the Blue Sea

    36. The Legend of the Blue Sea

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    747 points by 8 voters
    Shim Chung, a mermaid from the Joseon era, follows her true love, nobleman’s son Kim Ryung, to modern-day Seoul. Ryung’s doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae, is a skilled scam artist who becomes intrigued ...more
  • Vagabond

    37. Vagabond

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    644 points by 7 voters
    Cha Dal Gun, devastated by his nephew’s death in a mysterious plane crash, embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind a massive cover-up. Go Hae Ri, the eldest daughter of ...more
  • Ouroboros

    38. Ouroboros

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    8.5
    471 points by 5 voters
    Ryuzaki Ikuo and Danno Tatsuya, orphans from Mahoroba no Ie, witnessed the murder of a beloved staff member during their childhood, but their statements were suppressed by a corrupt officer. Fifteen years ...more
  • The Bridal Mask

    39. The Bridal Mask

    Korean Drama - 2012, 28 episodes
    8.5
    379 points by 4 voters
    Lee Kang 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, Kang ...more
  • Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    40. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.6
    371 points by 4 voters
    Jang Geu Rae, a former Go prodigy, struggles after his dream of becoming a professional player fails. Forced into an internship at the company One International, he meets fellow intern An Yeong ...more
  • The Hours of My Life

    41. The Hours of My Life

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    8.5
    364 points by 4 voters
    Sawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries ...more
  • Empress Ki

    42. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.6
    361 points by 4 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
  • Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom

    43. Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    360 points by 4 voters
    With graduation 10 days away, homeroom teacher Hiiragi gathers all 29 students of class 3-A and proclaims them as his hostages. His last lesson regards the death of a student that passed ...more
  • Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    44. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    294 points by 3 voters
    Kim Sin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died tragically. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 years, Kim ...more
  • Hanzawa Naoki

    45. Hanzawa Naoki

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
    8.6
    290 points by 3 voters
    An idealistic banker takes on corruption and wrongdoing at his large corporate bank. While forging ties with some unlikely allies, he must use his financial expertise, his instincts about human nature, and ...more
  • Black

    46. Black

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.0
    288 points by 3 voters
    Black is about a detective possessed by the Grim Reaper. Ha Ram can see shadows of death. These two struggle to save the lives of people, breaking the rules of heaven. (Source: ...more
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    47. Story of Yanxi Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.8
    276 points by 3 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
  • Children of Nobody

    48. Children of Nobody

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    8.6
    263 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
  • Gu Family Book

    49. Gu Family Book

    Korean Drama - 2013, 24 episodes
    8.3
    258 points by 3 voters
    Choi Kang Chi is a half-human and half-mythical-creature who was adopted by the lord of the Hundred Years Inn. He was the son of Gu Wol Ryung, the guardian spirit of Jiri ...more
  • Iljimae

    50. Iljimae

    Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes
    8.3
    191 points by 2 voters
    Set during the Joseon Dynasty, Yong acted as a hooligan in the marketplace by day, but at night, he was a thief who robbed corrupted government officials to give to the poor. ...more
  • Jewel in the Palace

    51. Jewel in the Palace

    Korean Drama - 2003, 54 episodes
    8.6
    171 points by 2 voters
    About 500 years ago during the time of Chosun Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Based on a true story about a legendary girl, Jang Geum, who ...more
  • Still, Life Goes On

    52. Still, Life Goes On

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
    8.4
    97 points by 1 voters
    Fukami Hiroki's younger sister was killed by a friend. Hiroki then meets the killer's sister, Toyama Futaba, 15 years after the incident. Both of their families have been burdened with grief, but ...more
  • Tonbi

    53. Tonbi

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
    8.4
    96 points by 1 voters
    Ichikawa Yasuo, who goes by the nickname Yasu, is a ‘dumb’ man unequalled anywhere in the world. He has not had schooling, is boorish and would immediately let his fists fly if ...more
  • Awl

    54. Awl

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    7.7
    95 points by 1 voters
    Soo In, a timid yet justice-driven man, leaves the military after becoming disillusioned with its declining standards. He later works as the head manager of a retail store, where he becomes outraged ...more
  • dele

    55. dele

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes
    8.3
    90 points by 1 voters
    Freelance programmer Sakagami Keishi is paralysed in the lower half of his body because of an unknown illness and uses a wheelchair. He sets up a company called dele. LIFE in partnership ...more
  • Saka no Tochu no Ie

    56. Saka no Tochu no Ie

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.2
    88 points by 1 voters
    Yamazaki Risako lives with her husband Yoichiro and 3-year-old daughter Ayaka. One day, she receives a notification from the court that she has been selected as an alternate member of the jury ...more

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