Best Korean and Japanese dramas
Are you looking for the best Korean and Japanese dramas? Look no further. I have pretty much seen almost all the ones worth watching. I try to avoid shows with too much typical melodrama. The first three on my list are solid.
I have excluded Goblin (hated the main female) and It's Okay to Not Be Okay (too unrealistic, and the plot was too simple). Both Goblin and It's... are still very good (but not in the same bracket as the ones I have put here). Goblin has amazing OSTs. I have also excluded DOTS, Doctor Stranger, Pinocchio, W, and a whole bunch of other dramas that didn't make the cut (I still need to see the Reply series, though!).
Enjoy.
I have excluded Goblin (hated the main female) and It's Okay to Not Be Okay (too unrealistic, and the plot was too simple). Both Goblin and It's... are still very good (but not in the same bracket as the ones I have put here). Goblin has amazing OSTs. I have also excluded DOTS, Doctor Stranger, Pinocchio, W, and a whole bunch of other dramas that didn't make the cut (I still need to see the Reply series, though!).
Enjoy.
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- StarsYum Jung-ahJeong Jun-hoLee Tae-ranA satirical drama that closely looks at the materialistic desires of upper-class parents in South Korea and how they ruthlessly secure the successes of their families at the cost of destroying others' lives.
- StarsLee Je-hoonKim Hye-suCho Jin-woongA cold-case profiler in 2015 and a detective in 1989 work together to solve a series of related murders spanning three decades using a special walkie-talkie to communicate with each other.
- StarsCho Seung-wooBae DoonaLee Jun-hyukWith the help of a gutsy female detective, a prosecutor who has almost lost the ability to feel emotions tackles a strange murder case amid political corruption.
- CreatorHua TongStarsLee Joon-giIUKang Ha-neulHa-jin travels 1000 years back in time and lands in the era of Goryeo Dynasty as a young girl named Hae-soo. She, now trapped in another person's body, becomes involved in a power struggle against various vicious contenders to the throne.
- StarsHyun BinSon Ye-jinSeo Ji-hyeThe absolute top secret love story of a chaebol heiress who made an emergency landing in North Korea because of a paragliding accident and a North Korean special officer who falls in love with her and who is hiding and protecting her.
- StarsLee Byung-hunKim Tae-riYoo Yeon-seokA young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.
- StarsJu Ji-hoonBae DoonaKim SungkyuWhile strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.
- StarsErika SawajiriRyo NishikidoHiroko YakushimaruThe story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.
- CreatorShinobu KaitaniStarsErika TodaShôta MatsudaMichiko KichiseThe trusting and naive Nao suddenly finds herself participating in the mysterious Liar Game, a game in which players receive large sums of money and then have to deceive each other.Do not be put off by the low-budget cinematography or outrageous acting. This is all about the quality mind games. If you enjoyed Death Note (the anime), then you will like this. The games are so innovative.
