Wish Upon A Star

Tbh, for me, even awards will not accurately depict a drama’s worth. Notwithstanding, they can still be of some use for reference, and yes, potentially uncovering hidden gems that might have been overlooked

Thank you! Agree that every country has its own brilliant productions, benefitting viewers like us :)

Goblin is at 28th spot with two other dramas (My Name and One Spring Night) with 6 votes each https://kisskh.at/article/best-of-the-best-drama-edition#comment-11658215

Yea, older cdramas are usually not subbed nor are they widely accessible. Hopefully, in time to come, old classic cdramas can be remastered, subbed and made easily accessible for international viewers

Oh damn it. Hopefully, in time to come, old classic dramas can be remastered and subbed for wider distribution and viewership

Possible.. it could also be that cdramas hit more emotionally? Will see the poll results in a year’s time

Maybe can bookmark the pages? Or insert the MDL website URLs on our own profile page and save? I did the latter for this voting list on my profile page.

It is the BOTB - drama edition, so just one for all dramas on MDL. It is likely pointless to have BOTB - kdrama edition or cdrama edition or jdrama edition etc, as fanbase effect will still be present in whichever edition.

Neither am i in any fandom. Like ila, I just watch dramas and being into fandoms is the last thing I care.

Thanks for the headsup. I have checked Netflix but couldnt find it.. :(

1) If you are comparing the 30,000+ ratings for a popular drama on MDL site and the 1000 votes for this list, it is not an apple to apple comparison. For the MDL ratings, each user can rate a 10/10 for more than 1 drama. For this voting list, each user can only vote for one and only one drama.
2) Not sure what you meant by mixing dramas from different countries. My understanding is that MDL is a website for Asian dramas, thus besides K-drama, there're also C-dramas and J-dramas etc
3) I never mean that it's mandatory for each and everyone to watch C-drama, and it is just coincidental that the results of the voting have more ancient costume C-dramas dominating the top spots. I have no control on the voting results and i did not promote this voting list on any MDL drama pages.
4) I have also noted before that newer dramas tend to have higher ratings. In fact, back in March 2022, i have noted that MDL Top Ranked Dramas that aired in 2013 and before are rated not more than 8.6 (with the exception of "1 Litre no Namida (2005)" rated 9.0) and a drop of 0.3 points from the MDL Top 1 Drama in 2014. Details in my post 8 months ago: https://kisskh.at/list/LAlaOn21#comment-9179875
5) I am not a BL fan and i personally feel that TU is overhyped as a BL drama, and that censorship transcends the novel into a critical production, as the "soul" of this drama is not on their relationship, but the depiction of the ugliness of society - how general public surface judge and be swayed by evil intended elites - and the unwavering pure righteous resolute of the protagonist WWX to fight evil and help the weak to the extent of defying society rules. https://kisskh.at/profile/whatever_weus/review/191995

Thanks for checking TU out and trying to understand it. If you need clarification of TU (story, characters, dynamics, why etc), feel free to message me! I am also curious how the list will evolve over time! :)

Votes are refreshed approximately every 5 minutes.
Scroll to the bottom of the voting list, you will see that and when the list was last updated. I'm seeing "Last updated 50 minutes ago".

i share your view that there is more depth in the plot and characters of ancient costume Cdramas. I have not watched enough contemporary Cdramas to be able to say the same though. I enjoy K-Thrillers but over time, i do find repeated themes even in K-Thrillers.

Yea, I have watched EAW, but not the rest that you have in your earlier comment. I find EAW overrated.. more in my review: https://kisskh.at/profile/whatever_weus/review/231043

I was new to Kdrama and actually dont know many of the actors, but some names keep popping up in that forum that i chanced upon. So i reckoned a list made it easier. But you are right, we need to be kind. Will bear that in mind going forward.

Yeah, agree that MDL is still a very small community. I joined only last year, and if not for covid, i probably won't know about MDL at all. MDL is more a site to introduce global viewers to Asian dramas, so it only counts the views by MDL users. That feature will be good but it will be quite a job as dramas stream on more than one site and i do not know if various streaming platforms cross-share their views.

Thanks much for your explanation, and i will check out Mars! :)

Go Ahead is at 19th spot with 9 votes, together with Falling Into Your Smile and Reset
https://kisskh.at/article/best-of-the-best-drama-edition#comment-11658215

As with any hugely popular drama, there will be people who like it and people who don't, and it is the same for TU. I would add that TU is a controversial drama, not just between people who like it and people who don't, but also among people who like it. Some prefer the novel while some prefer the drama; Some complain about the censorship while some prefer the censorship etc. It is my current BOTB drama and i have had my share of unpleasant encounters when i commented that censorship transcends the novel into a critical production. i frankly don't know why when we enjoyed TU and would like more to enjoy it.

I don't consider myself a fan - i watched the drama only last year, going down the MDL Top Ranked list and knowing nothing at all about it nor any of the actors. At the start, it was confusing for me, but i won't say it is boring. And the protagonist WWX's pure righteous resolute to fight evil and help the weak to the extent of defying society rules and how general public surface judge and be swayed by evil intended elites resonated with and touched me so immensely.

I noted that you dropped TU at episode 13. If you are keen to give TU another try, drop me a message and i can guide you along. But if you are set that you are done with it, that's okay too. Ultimately, we are made up differently and certainly don't have to think alike nor agree.