Must See Makjang

Korean term for over the top or ridiculous subplots and coincidences that keep the viewers tuning in week after week. A drama doesn't have to be terrible or illogical to be makjang. Some makjang dramas are deabak.

purplenette Feb 10, 2015

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1. Bread, Love and Dreams

Korean Drama - 2010, 30 episodes

10
2. Royal Family

Korean Drama - 2011, 18 episodes

9.0
3. May Queen

Korean Drama - 2012, 38 episodes

8.0
4. Jang Bori Is Here

Korean Drama - 2014, 52 episodes

9.0
5. Cheongdam-dong Alice

Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes

9.0
6. History of the Salaryman

Korean Drama - 2012, 22 episodes

9.0
7. AD Genius Lee Tae Baek

Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes

9.0
8. Shining Inheritance

Korean Drama - 2009, 28 episodes

10
9. Man from the Equator

Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes

9.0
10. SKY Castle

Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes

9.5
11. The Penthouse: War in Life

Korean Drama - 2020, 21 episodes

9.0
12. The Penthouse Season 2: War in Life

Korean Drama - 2021, 13 episodes

6.0

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