Wish Upon A Star

As of 4 Jun 2022, we have a total of 168 voters with 90 shows (dramas and movies), amassing a total of 556 votes. So an average of 3.3 shows per voter, though each voter can list up to 5 shows.

Top 20: The top 20 dramas, each with 9 votes or more are all Korean dramas, and account for 70% of all votes. The #1 is I Hear Your Voice (2013) with 39 votes, followed by Coffee Prince (2007) and Reply 1997 (2012) and with 36 votes each. Two shows previously not in the 20 Apr 2022 list made the Top 10: School 2013 (20 votes) and Master of Study (18 votes).

By Country: Korean dramas also dominate with 55 shows, followed by Japanese (22 shows), Chinese and Taiwanese (5 shows each), Hong Kong (2 shows), and Thai (1 show).

By Year: There are 42 shows from 2011-2013, 46 shows from the 2000s (2001-2010) and only 2 shows prior to 2001. The oldest drama in the list is HKdrama The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre (1986), followed by Jdrama Beach Boys (1997).

By number of votes: 30 shows have only 1 vote each, 17 (2 votes each), 7 (3 votes each), 7 (4 votes each), 29 (5 votes or more each).

Do also participate in the spin-off lists below for shows first aired in the 2000s and 1990s:
Old but Gold: Must Watch Dramas from the 2000s https://kisskh.at/list/1zEmx8V4
Old but Gold: Must Watch Dramas from the 1990s https://kisskh.at/list/LOPKNQD3

Deleted the following as they are aired after 2013:
1. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
2. Extraordinary You (2019)
3. Abyss (2019)
4. The Uncanny Counter (2020)

Deleted Jang Ok Jung (2013) as it is a drama in the 2010s, and not 2000s

i know what you mean.. i also have a few dramas that i am waiting for next season. let's hope there will be season 2 daylight for those dramas soon

Thanks! And yes, i clicked that before but no videos shown in the playlist. I think it is blocked in my area

yea, it seems unlikely that season 2 is happening due to plagiarism issues. i watched not knowing it covers just half of the full novel and those issues. But no regrets watching it. Actually, I'm more curious of the final ending for the second ML than the first ML, as besides more character growth and thus more attachment to the second ML, he also has a more complex character and thus it is less predictable on how his story will develop. Li Qin's role in Joy Of Life is 1-dimensional and more like a support role. Maybe her role in subsequent seasons of JOL will be more substantial. I have yet to watch The Wolf as i couldnt find it on Netflix nor YouTube :(

You may want to try The Last Breakthrough (2004). Also a TVB anniversary drama on medical professional volunteering as docs without borders, and see Kenneth Ma in his inaugural doc role, and as a pediatric doc as well, 17 years ago. The drama is available on TVB channel on YouTube.

my first drama with Zhao Li Ying as well, which i finished watching recently. i felt there wasnt much character development for her as the protagonist. The characters that impressed me are the second leads: especially Yan Xun

yes there is..

As a person who wont want to miss a really good drama, but neither do i want to spend time watching a drama that i wont end up enjoying, i started a forum on when to drop or hold a drama in Feb 2022 https://kisskh.at/discussions/general-asia-forum/70221-when-to-drop-or-hold-a-drama

I even wondered if there is an objective point to not hold and to just drop a drama, so that a good drama is given enough time to draw one in, and we do not end up missing a good drama? As dramas vary by number of episodes, perhaps an objective rule of thumb could be to watch at least 20% of a drama?

am i the only one who finds NIF's Lin Shu's aura in PA's YWY?

Did you realise who was the mysterious old man at the graveyard in episode 2? :)
Wei Ying and Jiang Cheng differ in their configuration (格局) and three fundamental views (三观) i.e. world view (世界观), values of worth (价值观) and philosophy on life (人生观). Wei Ying is for the world, while Jiang Cheng is only for the Jiang Clan, thus the eventual parting of ways even though they grew up together and both deeply still cared for each other and wished each other well, which is really such a pity.. sigh

Glad you completed this drama loving it! The prologue / first 2 episodes make a lot of sense now, looking back, right? :) I find JC the most tragic character - he lost his parents in a single day, and then his siblings in another single day, and finally parted ways with WY, with WY not knowing he was caught and lost his GC when he drew the Wen folks away from WY

thanks for sharing your view! where are you at now? i think i hv figured out after seeing yours :)

why no water and food was sent to the residents when the quarantine of the residents was extended indefinitely??

did i miss this or does anyone know?

Netflix travel reality x concept of bike touring around S Korea with two hosts sounds great and cool but the execution-editing is bad... really really really bad. Time is better spent watching Twogether, another Netflix travel reality.

it is not as daunting as the 50 episodes suggest.. less the opening and ending credits, it is just a 40-min run per episode.. go figure!

via this list, i was introduced and finished watching Dream High (2011) and found it a worthy and uplifting watch.. https://kisskh.at/profile/whatever_weus/review/207037

Introduced to this drama via the voting list (Old but Gold: Must Watch Dramas Aired in 2013 and Before https://kisskh.at/list/LAlaOn21).. Did i miss it or it was left untouched how Director Jung spotted Sam Dong?