Best kdramas on Reddit
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#1
Kdrama
5.0
(87)
"Dramas:
Big Mouth
The Judge from Hell"
"1. My Liberation Notes
2. Crash Landing on You
3. Hospital Playlist
4. Daily Dose of Sunshine
5. When the Phone Rings
6. Destined with You
7. Miss Night and Day
In that order"
"Flower of Evil!!!!! It has it all and is strong from start to finish"
"Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Goblin
Through the Darkness
Kingdom
The Guest
Light Shop
The Fiery Priest
Go Back Couple"
"For Historical:
- Iljimae
- Dong Yi
- Moon That Embraces The Sun
- Arang and the Magistrate
- The Red Sleeve
Modern:
- Shining Inheritance
- Marriage, Not Dating
- 49 Days
- God's Gift: 14 Days
- Welcome to Waikiki"
"Crash Landing On You
Alchemy Of Souls
Mr Sunshine
Hospital Playlist 1 and 2
My Mister
Mother
Flower Of Evil
Kingdom"
"Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, 2521, Crash Landing On You, Goblin, Uncanny Counter, Queen of Tears, Start-Up"
"Warrior Baek Dong Soo
Big
Princess Hours
You're Beautiful
49 Days
Cruel City
Gap Dong
City Hunter
Boys Over Flowers
Iljimae
W Two Worlds
I'm Not A Robot
The Princess's Man
Reunited Worlds
Are some of my favorites"
"Goblin, It’s Ok To Not Be Ok, Legend of the Blue Sea, Extraordinary Attorney Woo"
"I really enjoyed Moving and You Raise Me Up"
#2
N/A
4.8
(34)
"Crash landing on you."
"Flower Of Evil"
"Check out Vincenzo (2021)."
"Move to Heaven"
"Mr Sunshine"
"Beyond Evil"
"Alchemy of Souls"
"Reply 1984 has been my favorite so far!!"
"Prison Playbook: I watched the show after se 2 of Hospital Playlist."
"Also **Romance is a Bonus Book** if part of why you love Hospital Playlist is seeing people who love their careers."
#3
Crash Landing on You
4.9
(19)
"Got me into kdramas."
"Obvious answer lol."
"Got me into kdramas."
"Crash landing on you."
"**Crash Landing On You** - it was the first Kdrama I watched, and nothing else has beaten this for me."
"Crash landing on you, It is the first one and it is the one that made me fall in love with Korean TV series."
"The top 2: Crash Landing On You"
"Crash Landing On You"
"I mean it when i say crash landing on you will be the show that will have u HOOKED onto kdramas."
"Crash Landing On You - forbidden love story trope."
#4
Business Proposal
4.9
(7)
"My mom got started on Business Proposal - super cute fun show."
"My first kdrama was Business Proposal and after that, i got hooked TvT."
"- Business Proposal."
"1. Business Proposal"
"3. Business Proposal."
"Business Proposal"
#5
Alchemy of Souls
4.4
(7)
"Alchemy of Souls (counting both parts as 1 story)"
"**Alchemy of Souls** - It is the best fantasy kdrama out there with a decent romance in it."
"**Alchemy of Souls:** - I thought it was beautifully executed."
"ALCHEMY OF SOULS! But it’s long and a slow burn love haha."
"Fantasy action slow burn romance with comedy."
"Alchemy of souls. The kings affection. Kingdom."
#6
Call It Love
5.0
(5)
"Call it Love."
"Call it love."
"Call it love!"
"Call it love."
"Slow burn everything."
#7
Mr. Queen
4.8
(5)
"Just wish I could rewatch it again for the first time."
"1. Mr. Queen."
"The chemistry between the leads is fire."
"Mr. Queen is an unconventional and fun drama."
"Advanced level - Mr Queen (Netflix & Viki)."
#8
Descendants of the Sun
4.8
(5)
"Descendants of the sun."
"Descendants of the sun."
"Descendants of the Sun."
"I’m enjoying descendants of the sun right now."
#9
Vincenzo
4.8
(5)
"Vincenzo - it has everything, chemistry between leads, superb and unique supporting cast, romance, comedy, triller, twists, epic scenes, heart breaking moments."
"1. Vincenzo (Crime Thriller)"
"My favorite Korean show I’ve watched so far is Vincenzo though."
"More recent is Vincenzo."
#10
Hometown Cha Cha Cha
4.6
(5)
"Hometown Cha Cha Cha."
"3. Hometown Cha Cha Cha"
"Hometown cha cha ( a rom-com."
"You might enjoy No gain no love and Home town cha cha cha."
"Hometown Cha Cha Cha"
#11
Extraordinary You
5.0
(4)
"Extraordinary You - best follow up to true beauty imo."
"**Extraordinary You** - same director as True Beauty and really cute."
"Is amazing and I hope you love it!"
#12
Twinkling Watermelon
4.8
(4)
"Twinkling Watermelon is a great one for that"
"Probably Twinkling Watermelon and Perfect Marriage Revenge."
"I just finished Twinkling Watermelon and I'm going to recommend that to everyone."
"Twinkling Watermelon."
#13
Goblin
4.5
(4)
"**Goblin:** everything is so perfectly done."
"Goblin (romance)."
"Goblin."
"**Goblin** is great but it has very sad moments."
#14
Her Private Life
4.5
(4)
"I always say this one left me with a sugar overload, in a great way."
"Her Private Life"
"Her private life(not best but for me lol because of chemistry)"
#15
Flower of Evil
4.5
(4)
"That drama altered me and i cannot shut up about this masterpiece."
"Flower of Evil."
"Flower of evil"
"I recently watched flower of evil on prime, it was really good!!"
#16
King the Land
4.3
(4)
"2. King the Land"
"King the land."
"King the Land."
"King the Land."
#17
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
5.0
(3)
"Weightlifting fairy Kim bok Jo (college sports romcom)"
"Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo."
"A classic, romance comedy."
#18
Under the Queen's Umbrella
5.0
(3)
"I loved under the queens umbrella. It was amazing."
"A wonderful treatise on motherhood."
"Under The Queen’s Umbrella."
#19
My Mister
4.7
(3)
"Here are some of my top dramas in no order (but My Mister & Vincenzo are my number 1)."
"My Mister"
#20
Healer
4.7
(3)
"Healer"
"Apart from the ones mentioned by others would recommend: Healer."
"Well there is 2nd lead but that's a surprise."
#21
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
4.7
(3)
"Extraordinary Attorney Woo is pretty great."
"Extraordinary attorney woo."
#22
The Devil Judge
4.7
(3)
"I liked it better than FoE tbh."
"The Devil Judge"
"The devil judge"
#23
Bloodhounds
4.7
(3)
"Bloodhounds…unless you count a good old dose of bromance!"
"3. Bloodhounds (Action; Non Romance)"
"Bloodhounds."
#24
The Law Cafe
4.7
(3)
"It’s fantastic, very funny & has a mocumentary/talking to the camera element."
"The law cafe ( a legal rom-com."
"There’s a side character who may have feelings for one of them."
#25
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
4.3
(3)
"I love these movies/series so much."
"It's okay to not be okay"
#26
My Liberation Notes
4.3
(3)
"Top-tier underrated."
"If you like My Liberation Notes then you will appreciate Call It Love."
"The second one is very good too and I'd say it's 8/10."
#27
Crazy Love
4.3
(3)
"I highly, highly recommend Crazy Love, a severely underrated romcom."
"Crazy Love!"
"Crazy Love."
#28
Welcome to Waikiki
4.3
(3)
"Welcome to Waikiki"
"Welcome to Waikiki season 1 (silly humor +slight romance)"
"For comedy - Welcome to waikiki"
#29
Sh**ting Stars
4.3
(3)
"Shooting stars ( a rom-com."
"Sh**ting Stars"
"Sh**ting stars - loved the comedy scene in this show."
#30
Love to Hate You
4.3
(3)
"4. Love to Hate You"
"Love to hate you!"
#31
All of Us Are Dead
4.0
(3)
"All of us Are Dead."
"All of us are dead."
"All of Us are Dead - zombie outbreak at a high school."
#32
Touch Your Heart
4.0
(3)
"Touch Your Heart"
"Touch your Heart."
"Touch You Heart, Her Private Life, Forecasting Love and Weather."
#33
The Red Sleeve
4.0
(3)
"Based on true historical records."
"Red Sleeve, Kings Affection, Mr Queen."
"But be prepared for tears!"
#34
Marry My Husband
4.0
(3)
"Marry My Husband"
#35
Big Mouth
4.0
(3)
"Big mouth."
"Sounds like the logical next step."
"Big Mouth."
#36
It's Okay That's Love
4.0
(3)
"It's Okay That's Love"
"For mental health - it's ok, it's love + it's ok to not to be ok."
"It's okay that's love"
#37
Reply 1988
5.0
(2)
"Reply 1988."
#38
Soundtrack #1
5.0
(2)
"Both excellent."
"**Soundtrack #1**"
#39
The Worst of Evil
5.0
(2)
"Excellent crime action thriller."
"The Worst of Evil."
#40
Strong Girl Do Bong Soon
5.0
(2)
"You need to watch Strong Woman Da Bong Soon, it's all the fluff you wish for and more!"
"I would recommend: Strong girl do bong-soon."
#41
Stranger
5.0
(2)
"Best legal political thriller."
"Stranger."
#42
The Package
5.0
(2)
"**The Package**."
"**The Package**"
#43
Hyena
5.0
(2)
"*Hyena* is a legal drama, the FL is amazing."
"I will suggest you a few ones I believe would interest any gender."
#44
Hospital Playlist
5.0
(2)
"Hospital Playlist"
"Hospital playlist, crash landing on you, weightlifting fairy kim bok joo!"
#45
Mr. Sunshine
5.0
(2)
"Mr. Sunshine for me is top tier."
"Mr. Sunshine is one of the absolute best dramas!"
#46
Moving
5.0
(2)
"It's one of the best I have watched."
"(kinda superheroes story, excellent. It has also romance specially at the start) . Extremely Hooking."
#47
My Dearest
5.0
(2)
"My dearest, alchemy of souls : if you want to experience wholesomeness."
"My Dearest is a must-watch!"
#48
Crash Course in Romance
5.0
(2)
"Crash Course in Romance."
"Crash course in romance."
#49
Hot Stove League
5.0
(2)
"If you're into sports dramas, '*Hot Stove League*' is pretty awesome."
"It's about managing a baseball team. Think Moneyball, but in Korea. Excellent drama."
#50
Happiness
4.5
(2)
"Happiness."
#51
Our Beloved Summer
4.5
(2)
"Happy Endings: Our Beloved Summer is my favorite drama."
"Our beloved summer."
#52
The Glory
4.5
(2)
"( a revenge drama )"
"The glory - Not many people recommend this one but I think it's underrated and Kim too Jung is an amazing actress."
#53
Lovely Runner
4.5
(2)
"Lovely Runner - cute and funny but also has drama."
"Lovely Runner"
#54
Chicago Typewriter
4.5
(2)
"My favs are chicago typewriter ( this show holds close to my heart)."
"Chicago typewriter"
#55
Behind Your Touch
4.5
(2)
"Also for straight comedy you can’t beat Behind Your Touch."
"I rly liked Behind Your Touch on netflix."
#56
Misaeng
4.5
(2)
"The show is Misaeng."
"Misaeng."
#57
One Dollar Lawyer
4.5
(2)
"Personal favorite kdrama on Hulu."
"One Dollar Lawyer."
#58
See You in My 19th Life
4.5
(2)
"I've found See You in My 19th Life to be full of touching scenes."
"See you in my 19th life."
#59
Empress Ki
4.5
(2)
"This is my favorite kdrama."
"For historical - Empress Ki"
#60
When The Camellia Blooms
4.5
(2)
"When The Camellia Blooms - thriller/romcom with Gong Hyo Jin and Kang Ha Neul"
"My recent watch is 25 21. It was good."
#61
Start Up
4.5
(2)
"I really enjoyed Start Up & Today’s Webtoon"
#62
My Love from the Star
4.5
(2)
"My love from the star"
"I liked Strong Girl Bong Soon too."
#63
25 21
4.5
(2)
"Cried buckets."
"25 21 was really good I thought."
#64
My Demon
4.5
(2)
"I love the communication and chemistry between the couple."
"My Demon"
#65
Itaewon Class
4.5
(2)
"Itaewon class. It’s serious and there is barely romance..."
"I love these movies/series so much."
#66
Prison Playbook
4.5
(2)
"Prison Playbook is so good."
"Prison Playbook"
#67
The Good Bad Mother
4.5
(2)
"The Good Bad Mother"
"The good bad mother and Black Knight."
#68
Mr Queen
4.5
(2)
"I will suggest you a few ones I believe would interest any gender."
"Mr Queen"
#69
Lawless Lawyer
4.5
(2)
"Lawless Lawyer"
"Lawless Lawyer - a gangster-turned-lawyer teams up with a rookie attorney."
#70
My Roommate is a Gumiho
4.0
(2)
"My roommate is a guhimo."
"I was surprised to find these."
#71
Oh My Venus
4.0
(2)
"Oh My Venus"
"Oh my venus."
#72
Black Knight
4.0
(2)
"Black Knight."
"The good bad mother and Black Knight."
#73
Suspicious Partner
4.0
(2)
"Suspicious Partner"
"Suspicious partner."
#74
2521
4.0
(2)
"2521!"
"2521 baby."
#75
Doctor Slump
4.0
(2)
"I am currently watching Doctor Slump on Netflix and it's great!!!"
"Doctor slump."
#76
Love in the Moonlight
4.0
(2)
"Here are a few great historical K-dramas for you to start."
"If you want something that’s not too serious."
#77
Bring It On, Ghost
4.0
(2)
"It’s really a comedy, but it has some spooky ghosts in every episode."
"I thought it was pretty good."
#78
Our Blues
4.0
(2)
"Our Blues"
"Try Our Blues or My Liberation Notes if you haven't watched em yet."
#79
Revenant
4.0
(2)
"Supernatural thriller."
"I hate scary shows/movies and thought this was so good!"
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