End of the Year Drama Challenge - 2021 Edition

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[New Day, New List] This is the list for Day 14: A Writer or Director Who Caught Your Attention

Remaining nominations have 1-3 vote(s) each. | Click the hyperlink in the Quote for the full list.

• The 2021 top 5 dramas in this poll are all highly rated dramas with rating of at least 8.4, and constitute more than 77% of all votes for this poll.
• While Korean dramas dominate the list, Thai BL drama "Bad Buddy" topped the list with more than 30% of all votes. Are viewers these days more attracted to BL dramas?
• Chinese dramas nominated for this poll are "Joy Of Life (2019)" and "Doulou Continent" with 3 and 2 votes respectively. Both dramas are adapted from novels.

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[New Day, New List] This is the list for Day 16: Best Actress of 2021

Remaining nominations have 1-7 vote(s) each. | Click the hyperlink in the Quote for the full list.

• The above top 5 list for this poll constitutes almost 70% of all votes for this poll.
• Topping this poll are South Korean actresses Shin Hye Sun and Han So Hee with more than 23% and 19% of all votes for this poll respectively.
• Chinese actress Bai Lu is placed 3rd with more than 7% of all votes, and has a record of 4 dramas in 2021.
• The top 4 actresses in this poll are also among the top 7 actresses in the "Favourite Actress Discovered In 2021", namely: Shin Hye Sun (1st, 2nd), Han So Hee (2nd, 4th), Bai Lu (3rd, 7th), Jeon Yeo Been (4th, 1st).

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[New Day, New List] This is the list for Day 18: Favourite Antagonist of 2021

Remaining nominations have 1-3 vote(s) each | Click the hyperlink in the Quote for the full list.

• The top 5 dramas for this poll are all highly rated dramas with rating of at least 8.5, and constitute a staggering 86% of all votes for this poll.
• 1st placed Korean drama "Vincenzo" sweeps the top spot hands down with 45% of all votes for this poll, with 2nd placed Korean drama "My Name" trailing behind with 14% votes.
• As a drama that seeks to punish evil through evil’s methods, "Vincenzo" has many antagonists working for the Babel Group. Is your favourite antagonist only the main villian Jang Han-seok or this favourite anatagonist is actually Choi Myung-hee or Han Seung-hyuk?
• Chinese dramas "Ancient Love Poetry" and "Under The Power" are both 5th placed with 5% votes each.
• Separately, evil protagonists, while not the norm, have become more common these days, as dramas such as "Vincenzo" and "Mouse" seek to explain and humanise the behaviours of rogue lawyer or psychopathic serial killer to deeply explore morality issues. Is there any evil protagonist you hate to love?

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[New Day, New List] This is the list for Day 20: A Drama That made You Cry

Remaining nominations have 1-4 vote(s) each | Click the hyperlink in the Quote for the full list.

• The 2021 top 5 dramas in this polls are all highly rated dramas with rating of at least 8.7.
• One Chinese drama "One And Only" make this list at 3rd spot, together with Korean drama "Vincenzo".
• Both "A Drama That Make You Laugh/Cry" polls received roughly the same number of nominations and votes.
• But dramas listed in "A Drama That Made You Laugh" are rated 8.3-9.0, while dramas listed in "A Drama That Made You Cry" are rated 8.7-9.2.
• Does that mean funny dramas are generally rated lower than melodramas, as funny dramas are not perceived as serious, quality productions?

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[New Day, New List] This is the list for Day 22: A Drama That Was Too Short

Remaining nominations have 1-2 vote(s) each | Click the hyperlink in the Quote for the full list.

1. The top 5 dramas in this poll are all highly rated dramas with rating of at least 8.3, and constitute almost 70% of all votes for this poll.
2. Topping this list is Korean drama "Happiness (2021) with the longest total runtime of 780 minutes.
3. Amidst the Korean drama-dominated list is the 5th placed Filipino BL drama "Game Boys" with the shortest total runtime of 286 minutes.
4. A drama with a long total runtime can still be deemed as too short if a drama is exceptional phenomenal that have viewers wanting for more. Likewise, a drama with a short total runtime can still be deemed as too long if a drama is plot-less and downright boring that just shuts viewers off.

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[New Day, New List] This is the list for Xmas Eve - Day 24: Favourite Costumes of 2021

Remaining nominations have 1 vote each | Click the hyperlink in the Quote for the full list

• The 2021 top 5 dramas in this poll are all highly rated dramas with rating of at least 8.1, and constitute a sweeping 89% of all votes for this poll.
• It is natural to think that period dramas with elaborate custom-made period costumes will dominate this list, compared to modern dramas.
• Surprisingly, topping the list is modern romance Korean drama "Dali And The Cocky Prince" with a whopping 15 votes or 24% of all votes for this poll, instead of a period/costume drama.
• Next placed 2021 dramas are 4 Chinese dramas, with 3 period dramas, 1 modern fantasy drama and 1 modern romance drama.
• Period Chinese drama "The Rebel Princess" and modern fantasy Chinese drama "Rattan" are both placed 2nd with 6 votes each (10% votes each), less than half the votes of 1st placed modern Korean drama.
• More popular and higher rated period Chinese dramas "The Long Ballad" and "Word Of Honor" are both 5th placed with 3 votes each.
• Does this indicate that Korean dramas are generally more popular and well received than Chinese dramas, and that costumes do not play a major part in the popularity and rating of a drama?

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[New Day, New List] Happy Boxing Day! This is the list for Boxing Day - Day 26: Most Disappointing Drama of 2021

Next placed are "Vincenzo (2021)" and "Hospital Playlist 2 (2021)" with 6 votes and 4 votes respectively | Remaining nominations have 1-3 vote(s) each | Click the hyperlink in the Quote for the full list

• The top 5 dramas in this poll are mostly rated below 7.8, with the exception of "Doom At Your Service" which is rated 8.4.
• But 6th and 7th placed "Vincenzo (2021)" and "Hospital Playlist 2 (2021)" are highly rated dramas at 9.0 and 9.1 respectively.
• Is this indicating that a drama is rated vastly differently by different viewers, and to critical viewers, higher expectations usually come with larger disappointments?

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[New Day, New List] This is the list for Day 28: Best Produced Drama Of 2021

Remaining nominations have 1-5 vote(s) each | Click the hyperlink in the Quote for the full list

• The top 5 dramas in this poll are all very highly rated Korean dramas with rating of at least 8.8, and constitute almost 70% of all votes for this poll.
• Of note, 1st placed Korean drama "Racket Boys" is also 1st placed in "A 2021 Drama That Deserves A Shoutout" and "Favourite Drama Of 2021" making it a very well-deserved win.