My Favorite Dramas
Just my favorites.
Yay lists \(^-^)/
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Some other lists I plan to make: hate to love, pretend relationship trope, second lead syndrome, GL, Cinderella stories/rich man & poor woman, favorites by genre, favorite kisses/sex scenes/chemistry, favorite beginnings & endings, favorite K, C, P, J, T…
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1. F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers
Thai Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Best show ever maybe??? Definitely the bar for how much new adaptations can grow a story. I'm salty about tros... This helped me work to mend my broken Reylo heart TT
F4’s acting, plot, character and relationship development, production design, cinematography, symbology, and overall thematic mythopoetry are all so impressively controlled and wielded that I usually end up crying multiple times every episode. And to my nerdy delight, the creators seem to be striving for optimum emotional resonance by meticulously embedding as much symbolism as possible into every aspect of this masterpiece. ??
And I literally cannot believe how feminist and overtly anti-patriarchal it is! With only one episode left, I am so freaking excited for this redemption-filled happily ever after that I can’t even be upset it is coming to an end… well ok I’m a bit sad lmao
Most importantly, this beautiful adaption of the Hana Yori Dango shows the power iterative storytelling has to evolve our myths to illustrate the potential growth of our society✨___________
I came back post-finale to add that F4 ended wonderfully, filling me with joy and hope. I'm never moving on. What a blessing of a show. A new standard.
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2. Crash Landing on You
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Wonderfully meta, very freaking funny, and their chemistry!! I recommend it to newcomers looking to start checking out Asian dramas. My mom quickly lost her apprehension and became so invested that I was blessed with adorable late-night texts updating me on her accelerating progress. Made me giddy.
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3. Love Between Fairy and Devil
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
Gourmet Xianxia, yin and yang, enemies-to-lovers gloriousness
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4. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
My first dramaaaa uwu I was obsessed from the first scene! Wish I'd fallen in love with dramas sooner... They're such an endless source of amazing romance stories, which are my absolute favorite!
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5. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
The Pride and Prejudice vibes omygoddjsfsksjfjs
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6. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes
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7. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
My 2nd drama. Starts SO strong and the convoluted mystery plot gets a little ehhh by the end, but I truly adore this love story and both the leads so much. It's a comfort rewatcher for me.
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8. Meteor Garden
Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes
Precious pineapple head! This adaptation hooked me on Hana yori Dango. Thank you to the lovely Reylos I followed down the Star Wars to Asian drama pipeline.
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9. Ashes of Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
Oh the angst! My first Xianxia✨ I'm obsessed.
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10. Semantic Error
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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11. Lovely Runner
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
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12. Flower of Evil
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Feelings!
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13. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Love them.
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14. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
Cinnamon roll sunshine wonderful cutieeee gaaa Mom, I love him! And his beautiful prickly pear tsundere too
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15. A Business Proposal
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Pterodactyl screech!! Gaaa this was adorable
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16. Falling into Your Smile
Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes
Xu Kai has quickly become one of my new favorites
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17. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
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18. The Day of Becoming You
Chinese Drama - 2021, 26 episodes
Body swap is one of my favorite tropes?
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19. The Legend of the Blue Sea
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
I definitely have a thing for Lee Min-ho & also MERMAIDS!! Loved this one, it had a great start but my memory of the ending's a little murky... Tho it is one of my earliest dramas, I might need a rewatch.
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20. Her Private Life
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Cut me deep!
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21. Wonderland of Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
Romeo and Juliet but they're sword-wielding badasses who lead opposing armies and get a fn happy ending! AS. THEY. SHOULD. And gaaaa how great is Xu Kai??
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23. Coffee Prince
Korean Drama - 2007, 17 episodes
Gong Yoooooooo
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24. Queen of Tears
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
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25. Healer
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
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26. Descendants of the Sun
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
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27. Who Rules the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
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28. Love to Hate You
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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29. One Spring Night
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
Love him. One of my first dramas.
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30. Something in the Rain
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
I seriously love this guy... Had me immediately watching this back-to-back with One Spring Night at the beginning of my fall down the drama rabbit hole
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31. Alchemy of Souls
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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32. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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33. Fight for My Way
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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34. Because This Is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Relatable
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35. Mr. Bad
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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36. The Princess and the Werewolf
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
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37. My School President
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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38. Bad Buddy
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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39. My Lovely Liar
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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40. Destined with You
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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41. Love O2O
Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes
One of my very first dramas (●'◡'●) Thank you Netflix recommendations!
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42. Imawa no Kuni no Alice
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
? https://twitter.com/CarleighAnneArt/status/1361887719350222849?s=20&t=DljtwVwUHv09m0PrMT6qDQ
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43. Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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44. Boys Over Flowers
Korean Drama - 2009, 25 episodes
Campy goodness with my boyfriend Lee Min-ho✨ This was my 2nd HYD adaptation that I instantly sought out after binge-consuming 2018's Meteor Garden in just a few days lmao gaaa I love this story
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45. Hana Yori Dango
Japanese Drama - 2005, 9 episodes
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46. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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47. Flower Boy Next Door
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
This made my agoraphobic ass feel so hopeful TT
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48. Sh**ting Stars
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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49. So I Married an Anti-Fan
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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50. Strong Girl Namsoon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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51. Love in Contract
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Fanfic-ish (affectionately) -- what a tropey snack with a sappy HEA. Yum. The 2nd half's a little on the slow, fluffy side, but kept me invested with super likeable main characters, especially Park Min-young, whom I've had a crush on since What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, which was one of my very first dramas.
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52. Love Is for Suckers
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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53. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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54. The Heirs
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
My guy again ><
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55. A Shop for Killers
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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56. Sweet Home
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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57. Squid Game
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
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58. The Rational Life
Chinese Drama - 2021, 35 episodes
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59. She and Her Perfect Husband
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
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60. Witch's Romance
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
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61. Doctor Slump
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
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62. A Romance of the Little Forest
Chinese Drama - 2022, 35 episodes
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63. Blueming
Korean Drama - 2022, 11 episodes
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64. Wedding Impossible
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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65. Only for Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
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66. Nevertheless,
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
One of my first dramas. Came out right around when I started watching them. It petered out a bit but this one really had me hooked.
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67. Murphy's Law of Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 19 episodes
Another I'm soft for because it was one of the first I saw, was from the 'More Like This' Netflix recommendation section when I first got into dramas.
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68. Triad Princess
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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69. Where Your Eyes Linger
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes