K-DRAMA RATINGS
Want to check which drama you would include on your bucket list?
Here’s a quick guide to Korean dramas to add to your watch list. It won’t hurt you to read reviews, but if time is not a luxury on your end, then let the ratings guide you.
Some K-Dramas I skipped for the following reasons: too specific to its target audience, too predictable, and just plain bad.
So, if the drama you are looking for did not make this list, it means I gave up on it. Those “in progress” I intend to finish when time permits me.
But, I am usually forbearing. So, I try to cover as many K-Dramas as I can. Also, some dramas I can’t watch due to personal preference or unavailability of video streaming sources.
Bookmark this page as I would constantly update it. Also, the list follows KDRAMADIARY Calendar. December dramas of the previous year + November dramas of current year and all dramas that will end in the current year.
- *Pending denotes the review might proceed or be dropped while *In Progress will be belatedly reviewed
- This list will be constantly updated
2021 K-Dramas
- HAPPINESS: (Han Hyo Joo, Park Hyung Sik) – | REVIEW
- ONE ORDINARY DAY: (Kim Soo Hyun, Cha Seung Won) – | REVIEW
- NOW, WE ARE BREAKING UP: (Song Hye Kyo, Jang Ki Yong) – | REVIEW
- MELANCHOLIA: (Im Soo Jung, Lee Don Hyun) – | REVIEW
- IDOL: The Coup: (Ahn Hee Yeon, Kwak Si Yang, Kim Minkyu) – | REVIEW
- SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR JOY: (Ok Taecyeon, Kim Hye Yoon) – | REVIEW
- LET ME BE YOUR KNIGHT: (Jung In Sun, Lee Jun Young) – | REVIEW
- JIRISAN: (Gianna Jun, Ju Ji Hoon) – | REVIEW
- THE KING’S AFFECTION: (Park Eun Bin, Kim Rowoon) – | REVIEW
- INSPECTOR KOO: (Lee Young Ae, Kim Hye Jun) – | REVIEW
- REFLECTION OF YOU: (Go Hyun Jung, Shin Hyun Been) – REVIEW
- WORK NOW DRINK LATER: (Lee Sun Bin, Jung Eun Ji, Choi Siwon) – | REVIEW
- THE RED SLEEVE: (Lee Jun Ho, Lee Se Hee) – | REVIEW
- CHIMERA: (Park Hae Soo, Claudia Kim, Lee Hee Jun) – | REVIEW
- HELLBOUND: (Yoo Ah In, Kim Hyun Joo, Park Jeong Min, Won Jin Ah)
– | REVIEW
- SQUID GAME: (Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo) – | REVIEW
- HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA: (Shin Min Ah, Kim Seon Ho) –
| REVIEW - THE VEIL: (Namgoong Min, Kim Ji Eun) – | REVIEW
- ONE THE WOMAN: (Honey Lee, Lee Sang Yoon) – | REVIEW
- LOVERS OF THE RED SKY: (Kim Yoo Jung, Ahan Hyo Seop, Gong Myung, Kwak Si Yang) – | REVIEW
- HOSPITAL PLAYLIST 2: (Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyung Ho, Jeon Mi Do, Kim Dae Myung) – | REVIEW
- POLICE UNIVERSITY: (Cha Tae Hyun, Jung Jinyoung, Krystal Jung) – | REVIEW
- VOICE 4: (Song Seung Heon, Kang Han Na) – | REVIEW
- NEVERTHELESS: (Song Kang, Han So Hee) – | REVIEW
- KINGDOM: ASHIN OF THE NORTH: (Gianna Jun) – | REVIEW
- THE WITCH’s DINER: (Song Ji Hyo, Nam Ji Hyun, Chae Jong Hyeop) –
| REVIEW - MONTHLY MAGAZINE HOME: (Jung So Min, Kim Ji Seok) – | REVIEW
- YOU ARE MY SPRING: (Kim Dong Wook, Seo Hyun Jin) – | REVIEW
- CHECK OUT THE EVENT: (Bang Minah, Kwon Hwa Woon) – | REVIEW
- THE ROAD: Tragedy of One: (Ji Jin Hee, Yoon Se Ah, Kim Hye Eun) – | REVIEW
- D.P.: (Jung Hae In, Koo Kyo Hwan) – | REVIEW
- YOU RAISE ME UP: (Yoon Shi Yoon, Ahn Hee Won, Lee Ki Woong) – | REVIEW
- THE DEVIL JUDGE: (Ji Sung, Park Jinyoung) – | REVIEW
- HIGH CLASS: (Cho Yeo Jeong, Kim Jisoo, Ha Joon) – | REVIEW
- MOVE TO HEAVEN (Tang Jun Sang, Lee Je Hoon) – | REVIEW
- VINCENZO: (Song Joong Ki, Ok Taecyeon, Jeon Yeo Bin) – | REVIEW
- DARK HOLE: (Kim Ok Bin, Lee Joon Hyuk) –
| REVIEW - MOUSE: (Lee Seung Gi, Kyung Soo Jin, Lee He Joon, Park Joo Hyun) – | REVIEW
- NAVILLERA: (Song Kang, Park In Hwan) – | REVIEW
- HOW TO BE THIRTY: (Kang Min Hyuk, Jung In Sun) –
REVIEW - YOUTH OF MAY: (Lee Do Hyun, Go Min Si) – | REVIEW
- LAW SCHOOL: (Kim Myung Min, Kim Bum, Ryu Hye Young) – | REVIEW
- SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE: (Jang Nara, Jung Yong Hwa) – | REVIEW
- UNDERCOVER: (Ji Jin Hee, Kim Hyun Joo) – | REVIEW
- MAD FOR EACH OTHER: (Jung Woo, Oh Yeon Seo) – | REVIEW
- BOSSAM: STEAL THE FATE: (Jung Il Woo, Kwon Yuri) – | REVIEW
- MINE: (Lee Bo Young, Kim Seo Hyung) – REVIEW
- DOOM AT YOUR SERVICE: (Seo In Guk, Park Bo Young) – | REVIEW
- SO I MARRIED AN ANTI-FAN: (Choi Sooyoung, Choi Taejeoon) – | REVIEW
- IMITATION: (Lee Jun Young, Jung Ji So) – | REVIEW
- RACKET BOYS: (Tang Jun Sang, Kim Kang Hoon) – | REVIEW
- AT A DISTANCE, SPRING IS GREEN: (Park Jihoon, Kang Min Ah, Bae In Hyuk) – | REVIEW
- LAW SCHOOL: (Kim Myung Min, Kim Bum, Ryu Hye Young) – | REVIEW
- MY ROOMMATE IS A GUMIHO: (Lee Hyeri, Jang Ki Yong) – | REVIEW
- TAXI DRIVER: (Lee Je Hoon, Esom) – | REVIEW
- SHE WOULD NEVER KNOW: (Won Jin Ah, Kim Rowoon) – | REVIEW
- SISYPHUS THE MYTH: (Cho Seung Woo, Park Shin Hye) – | REVIEW
- RIVER WHERE THE MOON RISES: (Kim So Hyun, Na In Woo, Lee Ji Hoon) – | REVIEW
- HELLO, ME!: (Choi Kang Hee, Kim Young Kwang) – | REVIEW
- TIMES: (Lee Seo Jin, Lee Joo Young) – | REVIEW
- HUSH: (Hwang Jung Min, Im Yoona) – | REVIEW
- OH MY LADYLORD: (Lee Min Ki, Nana) – | REVIEW
- LUCA: THE BEGINNING: (Kim Rae Won, Lee Da Hee) – | REVIEW
- BEYOND EVIL: (Shin Ha Gyun, Yeo Jin Goo) – | REVIEW
- LOVE SCENE NUMBER: (Kim Bora) – | REVIEW
- ROYAL SECRET AGENT: (Kim Myung Soo, Kwon Nara, Lee Yi Kyung) – | REVIEW
- HOW TO BE THIRTY: (Jung In Sun, Kang Min Hyuk) – | REVIEW
- TRUE BEAUTY: ** (Moon Ga Young, Cha Eun Woo, Hwang In Yeop) – | REVIEW
- THE UNCANNY COUNTER: ** (Jo Byung Gyu, Yoo Jun Sang) – | REVIEW
- RUN ON: ** (Im Si Wan, Shin Se Kyung) – | REVIEW
- MR. QUEEN: ** (Shin Hye Sun, Kim Jung Hyun) – | REVIEW
*Tail-end 2020 K-Dramas
2020 K-Dramas
- FOREST (Park Hae Jin | Jo Bo Ah) –
- 365: REPEAT THE YEAR (Lee Joon Hyuk | Nam Ji Hyun) –
- THE GAME TOWARDS ZERO (Ok Taecyeon | Lee Yeon Hee) –
- DR. ROMANTIC 2 (Han Suk Kyu | Ahn Hyo Seop | Lee Sung Kyung –
- STOVE LEAGUE (Nam Goong Min | Park Eun Bin ) –
- A PIECE OF YOUR MIND (Jung Hae In | Chae Soo Bin) –
- THE CURSED (Uhm Ji Won | Jung Ji So | Sung Dong Il) –
- PSYCHOPATH DIARY (Yoon Shi Yoon | Jung In Sun –
- TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW ( Jang Hyuk | Choi Sooyoung Jin Seo Yun) –
- MEOW THE SECRET BOY (Kim Myung Soo | Shin Ye Eun | Seo Ji Hoon) –
- ITAEWON CLASS (Park Seo Joon | Kim Da Mi) –
- HYENA (Ju Ji Hoon | Kim Hye Su) –
- MONEY GAME (Go Soo | Lee Seung Min | Shim Eun Kyung) –
- MEMORIST (Yoo Seung Ho | Lee Se Young) –
- HI BYE, MAMA (Kim Tae Hee | Lee Kyu Hyun | Go Bo Gyul) –
- WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE (Seo Kang Jun | Park Min Young) – *In Progress
- HOSPITAL PLAYLIST (Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyung Ho, Kim Dae Myung, Jeon Mi Do) –
- THE WORLD OF THE MARRIED (Kim Hee-ae, Park Hae-joon, Han So-hee) – *Pending
- THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH (Lee Min Ho | Kim Go Eun | Woo Do Hwan) –
- FIX YOU (Shin Ha Kyun | Jung So Min) – *Pending
- SWEET MUNCHIES ( Jung Il Woo | Kang Ji Young | Lee Hak Joo) – *Pending
- DINNER MATE (Song Seung Heon | Seo Ji Hye) –
- GOOD CASTING (Choi Kang Hee | Lee Sang Yeob) –
- OH MY BABY (Jang Na Ra | Go Joon | Park Byung Eun | Jung Gun Joo –
- WHEN MY LOVE BLOOMS (Yoo Ji Tae, Lee Bo Young, Park Jinyoung, Jeon So Nee) –
- TEAM BULLDOG: OFF-DUTY INVESTIGATION (Cha Tae Hyun | Lee Sun Bin) –
2019 K-Dramas
- CRASH LANDING ON YOU ( Hyun Bin | Son Ye Jin) –
- CHOCOLATE (Yoon Kye Sang | Ha Ji Won | Jang Seung Jo) –
- VAGABOND (Lee Seung Gi | Bae Suzy) – *In Progress
- CATCH THE GHOST (Moon Geun Young | Kim Seon Ho) –
- MELTING ME SOFTLY (Ji Chang Wook | Won Jin Ah) –
- WATCHER (Han Suk Kyu | Seo Kang Joon | Kim Hyun Joo) –
- STRANGERS FROM HELL (Lee Dong Wook | Im Si Wan) –
- FLOWER CREW: JOSEON MARRIAGE AGENCY (Kim Min Jae | Gong Seung Yeon) –
- MY COUNTRY (Yang Se Jong | Woo Do Hwan) – *In Progress
- TALE OF NOKDU (Jang Dong Hyuk | Kim So Hyun) –
- ARTHDAL CHRONICLES 1 & 2 (Jang Dong Gun | Song Joong Ki | Kim Ok Bin | Kim Ji Won) –
- HOTEL DEL LUNA (Lee Ji Eun | Yeo Jin Goo) –
- CLASS OF LIES (Yoon Kyun Sang | Geum Sae Rok) –
- VOICE 3 (Lee Jin Wook | Lee Ha Na) –
- WELCOME TO WAIKIKI 2 (Lee Yi-kyung, Kim Seon-ho, Shin Hyun-soo, Moon Ga-young, Ahn So-hee. Kim Ye-won) –
- CHIEF OF STAFF 1 & 2 (Lee Jung Jae | Shin Min Ah –
- MY FIRST FIRST LOVE (Lee Jung Shin, Seo Ji Hoon | Lee Yeol Eum) –
- ANGEL’S LAST MISSION: LOVE (Shin Hye Sun | Kim Myung Soo) –
- LOVE AFFAIRS IN THE AFTERNOON (Park Ha Sun | Lee Sang Yeob) –
- I WANNA HEAR YOUR SONG (Yeon Woo Jin | Kim Se Jeong) –
- PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE 2 (Jung Jae Young | Jung Yu Mi) –
- WELCOME 2 LIFE (Rain | Lim Ji Yeon | Kwak Si Yang) –
- ROOKIE HISTORIAN GOO HAE RYUNG (Shin Se Kyung | Cha Eun Woo) –
- EXTRAORDINARY YOU (Kim Hye Joon | Kim Ro Woon | Lee Jae Wook) –
- DOCTOR JOHN (Ji Sung | Lee Se Young) –
- DOCTOR PRISONER (Nam Goong Min | Kwon A Ra) –
- ONE SPRING NIGHT (Han Ji Min | Jung Hae In) –
- THE SECRET LIFE OF MY SECRETARY (Kim Young Kwang | Jin Ki Joo) – *Pending
- BIG ISSUE (Han Ye Seul | Joo Jin Moo) –
- MY ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND (Bang Min Ah | Yeo Jin Goo) –
- NOKDU FLOWER (Jo Jung Suk | Yoon Shi Yoon | Han Ye Ri) –
- ABYSS (Park Bo Young | Ahn Hyo Seop) –
- HER PRIVATE LIFE (Park Min Young | Kim Jae Wook) –
- ROMANCE IS A BONUS BOOK (Lee Jong Suk | Lee Na Young) –
- THE CROWNED CLOWN (Yeo Jin Goo | Lee Se Young) –
- KINGDOM (Ju Ji Hoon | Bae Doo Na | Ryu Seung Ryeong) –
- ITEM (Ju Ji Hoon | Jin Se Yeon) –
- HAECHI (Jung Il Woo | Go Ara | Kwon Yul) –
- THE FIERY PRIEST (Kim Nam Gil | Lee Ha Nee) –
- TOUCH YOUR HEART (Lee Dong Wook | Yoo In Na) –
- CLEAN WITH PASSION FOR NOW (Yoon Kyun Sang | Kim Yoo Jung) –
2018 K-Dramas
- JUST DANCE (Jang Dong Yoon | Park Se Wan) –
- MY SECRET TERRIUS (So Ji Sub | Jung In Sun | Son Ho Jun) –
- HYMN OF DEATH *special drama (Lee Jong Suk | Shin Hye Sun) –
- WHERE STARS LAND (Lee Je Hoon | Chae Soo Bin) –
- HEART SURGEONS (Go Soo | Uhm Ji Joon | Seo Ji Hye) –
- TALE OF FAIRY (Moon Chae Won | Seo Ji Hoon | Yoon Hyun Min) –
- 100 DAYS MY PRINCE (Do Kyung Soo | Nam Ji Hyun | Kim Seon Ho) –
- THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES (Seo In Guk | Jung So Min) –
- ENCOUNTER (Song Hye Kyo | Park Bo Gum) –
- THE LAST EMPRESS (Jang Na Ra | Choi Jin Hyuk | Shin Sung Rok) –
- MEMORIES OF THE ALHAMBRA (Hyun Bin | Park Shin Hye) –
- THE GUEST (Kim Dong Wook | Kim Jae Wook | Jung Eun Chae) –
- THE BEAUTY INSIDE (Lee Min Ki | Seo Hyun Jin) –
- SKY CASTLE (Yum Jung-ah, Lee Tae-ran, Yoon Se-ah, Oh Na-ra, Kim Seo-hyung) –
- THE THIRD CHARM (Seo Kang Joon | Esom) –
- DEVILISH CHARM (Choi Jin Hyuk | Song Ha Yoon) –
- VOICE 2 (Lee Jin Hyuk | Lee Ha Na) –
- My ID IS GANGNAM BEAUTY (Im Soo Hyang | Cha Eun Woo) –
- MR. SUNSHINE (Lee Byung Hun | Kim Tae Ri | Yoo Yeon Seok) –
- FAMILIAR WIFE (Han Ji Min | Ji Sung) –
- WHAT’S WRONG WITH SECRETARY KIM? (Park Min Young | Park Seo Joon) –
- LET’S EAT 3 (Yoon Doo Joon | Baek Jin Hee) –
- GRAND PRINCE (Yoon Shi Yoon | Jin Se Yeon | Joo Sang Wook) –
- YOUR HONOR (Yoon Shi Yoon | Lee Yoo Young) –
- THIRTY BUT SEVENTEEN (Shin Hye Sun | Yang Se Jong) –
- COME AND HUG ME (Jang Ki Yong | Jin Ki Joo | Heo Joon Ho) –
- PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE (Jung Jae Young | Jung Yu Mi) –
- YOUR HOUSE HELPER (Ha Suk Jin | Bona) –
- ARE YOU HUMAN? (Seo Kang Joon | Gong Seung Yeon) –
- THE MIRACLE WE MET (Kim Myung Min | Kai | Kim Hyun Joo) –
- SUITS (Jang Dong Gun | Park Hyun Shik) –
- TEMPTED/THE GREAT SEDUCER (Woo Do Hwan | Moon Ga Young | Kim Min Jae) –
- SHOULD WE KISS FIRST? (Kam Woo Sung | Kim Sun Ah | Oh Ji Ho) – *Pending
- SWITCH CHANGE THE WORLD (Jang Geun Suk | Han Ye Ri) –
- LAWLESS LAWYER (Lee Joon Gi | Seo Ye Ji) –
- RETURN (Lee Jin Wook | Shin Sung Rok | Park Jin Hee) –
- MY MISTER (Lee Sun Gyun | Lee Ji Eun) –
- MOTHER (Lee Bo Young | Heo Yeol | Go Bo Gyul ) –
- LIFE ON MARS (Jung Kyung Ho | Park Sun Woong) –
- EVERGREEN (Kim So Eun | Lee Jong Hyun | Kang Tae Oh) –
- WELCOME TO WAIKIKI (Kim Jung Hyun | Lee Yi Kyung | Jung In Sun ) –
- SOMETHING IN THE RAIN (Son Ye Jin | Jung Hae In) –
- RICH MAN (Kim Jun Myeon | Ha Yeon Soo) –
- My FIRST LOVE (Lee Jung Shik | Seo Ji Hoon | Lee Yeol Eum –
- CROSS (Go Kyung Pyo | Jeon So Min) –
- RADIO ROMANCE (Yoon Doo Joon | Kim So Hyun) –
2017 K-Dramas
- GOOD MANAGER: (Namgoong Min, Nam Sang Mi) –
- REBEL: THIEF WHO STOLE THE PEOPLE: (Yoon Kyun Sang, Chae Soo Bin) –
- DEFENDANT: (Ji Sung, Uhm Ki Joon, Kwon Yuri) –
- SAIMDANG, LIGHT’S DIARY: (Lee Young Ae, Song Seung Heon) –
- INTROVERTED BOSS: (Yeon Woo Jin, Park Hye Soo) –
- TOMORROW WITH YOU: (Shin Min Ah, Lee Je Hoon) –
- VOICE: (Jang Hyuk, Lee Ha Na) –
- TUNNEL: (Choi Jin Hyuk, Lee Yoo Young, Yoon Hyun Min) –
- STRONG WOMAN DO BONG SOON: (Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Sik) –
- FIGHT FOR MY WAY: (Park Seo Joon, Kim Ji Won) –
- SCHOOL 2017: (Kim Sejeong, Kim Jung Hyun) –
- MYSTERY QUEEN: (Choi Kang Hee, Kwon Sang Woo) –
- QUEEN FOR SEVEN DAYS: (Park Min Young, Yeon Woo Jin) –
- THE BEST HIT: (Cha Tae Hyun, Yoon Shi Yoon) –
- THE GUARDIANS: (Kim Young Kwang, Lee Si Young) –
- THE KING LOVES: (Im Si Wan, Im Yoona, Hong Jong Hyun) –
- RULER MASTER of the MASK: (Yoo Seung Ho, Kim So Hyun) – *In Progress
- WHISPER: (Lee Bo Young, Lee Sang Yoon) – *In Progress
- MY SASSY GIRL: (Joo Won, Oh Yeon Seo) – *Pending
- SUSPICIOUS PARTNER: (Ji Chang Wook, Nam Ji Hyun) –
- REUNITED WORLDS: (Lee Yeon Hee, Yeo Jin Goo) –
- THE LIAR AND HIS LOVER: (Lee Hyun Woo, Joy) –
- CIRCLE: (Yeo Jin Goo, Kim Kang Woo) –
- BRIDE OF THE WATERGOD: (Nam Joo Hyuk, Shin Hye Sun) –
- CHICAGO TYPEWRITER: (Yoo Ah In, Lim Soo Jung, Go Kyung Pyo) –
- CRIMINAL MINDS: (Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won) –
- STRANGER: (Cho Seung Woo, Bae Doo Na) –
- MY SECRET ROMANCE: (Sung Hoon, Song Ji Eun) –
- DUEL: (Yang Se Jong, Jung Jae Young) –
- MAN TO MAN: (Park Hae Jin, Kim Min Jung, Park Sung Woong) –
- DESERVING of the NAME: (Kim A Joong, Kim Nam Gil) –
- WOMAN OF DIGNITY: (Kim Hee Sun, Kim Sun Ah) – *Pending
- WITCH AT COURT: (Jung Ryeo Won, Yoon Hyun Min) –
- JUGGLERS: (Baek Jin Hee, Choi Daniel) –
- MANHOLE: (Kim Jae Joong, Uee) –
- MAD DOG: (Yoo Ji Tae, Woo Do Hwan) –
- THE BLACK KNIGHT: (Kim Rae Won, Shin Se Kyung) –
- STRONGEST DELIVERYMAN: (Go Kyung Pyo, Chae Soo Bin) –
- SAVE ME: (Ok Taecyeon, Seo Ye Ji, Woo Do Hwan) –
- GO BACK COUPLE: (Jang Na Ra, Son Ho Joon) –
- TWO COPS: (Jo Jung Suk, Hyeri, Kim Seon Ho) – *In Progress
- HOSPITAL SHIP: (Ha Ji Won, Kang Min Hyuk) – *In Progress
- I’M NOT A ROBOT: (Yoo Seung Ho, Chae Soo Bin) –
- AGE OF YOUTH: (Han Ye Ri, Han Seung Yeon, Park Eun Bin, Ryu Hwa Young, Park Hye Soo) –
- FALSIFY: (Namgoong Min, Uhm Ji Won) – *In Progress
- TEMPERATURE of LOVE: (Yang Se Jong, Seo Hyun Jin) – *In Progress
- DOUBTFUL VICTORY: (Yoon Kyun Sang, Jung Hye Sung) –
- WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: (Lee Jong Suk, Bae Suzy) –
- JUDGE vs JUDGE: (Park Eun Bin, Yeon Woo Jin) –
- BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE: (Lee Min Ki, Jung So Min) –
- PRISON PLAYBOOK: (Jung Kyung Ho, Park Hae Soo) –
- A KOREAN ODYSSEY: (Lee Seung Gi, Oh Yeon Seo, Cha Seung Won) –
- THE PACKAGE: (Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Yeon Hee) –
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