2021: Outstanding K-Dramas Of The Year!

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**Outstanding Dramas = Rating must be 8 stars and/or more on MDL.

Red Raven Apr 22, 2021
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  • Vincenzo

    1. Vincenzo

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.9
    2,783 points by 28 voters
    At the age of eight, Park Joo Hyeong left for Italy after being adopted. Now an adult, he is known as Vincenzo Cassano and employed by a Mafia family as a consigliere. ...more
  • Mouse

    2. Mouse

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.8
    1,481 points by 15 voters
    A suspenseful story that asks the key question, “What if we could identify psychopaths in advance?” A crazed serial killer’s ruthless murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear, and chaos ...more
  • Taxi Driver

    3. Taxi Driver

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.8
    1,473 points by 15 voters
    Do Gi has lived more honestly than anyone else as an officer in the Special Forces. Yet, when a serial killer murders his mother, he spends his days in agony. While feeling ...more
  • Doom at Your Service

    4. Doom at Your Service

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    1,288 points by 13 voters
    Tak Dong Kyung has been working hard ever since her parents passed away. Her life seemed more stable after working as a web novel editor for 6 years, but then she gets ...more
  • Beyond Evil

    5. Beyond Evil

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    794 points by 8 voters
    Meet the two fearless men willing to go to extreme lengths in their pursuit of a serial killer that has shaken up their quiet city: Lee Dong Sik, a once capable detective, ...more
  • She Would Never Know

    6. She Would Never Know

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.0
    784 points by 8 voters
    Yoon Song Ah works as a marketer for a cosmetics brand. She enjoys her job and dreams of launching her own brand someday. Chae Hyun Seung is a fellow marketer who becomes ...more
  • Navillera

    7. Navillera

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.9
    587 points by 6 voters
    A 70-year-old man, Shim Deok Chul, decides to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a ballet dancer, despite his family’s objections. After retiring from his job and raising a family, he joins ...more
  • Move to Heaven

    8. Move to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    9.1
    499 points by 5 voters
    Han Geu Roo is an autistic 20-year-old. He works for his father’s business “Move To Heaven,” a company that specializes in crime scene cleanup, where they also collect and arrange items left ...more
  • Sell Your Haunted House

    9. Sell Your Haunted House

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.3
    490 points by 5 voters
    Ji Ah, a woman who has inherited exorcism abilities from her mother, is the owner of Daebak Realty, a company that specializes in selling haunted houses. Ji Ah looks perfect and is ...more
  • Law School

    10. Law School

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.6
    481 points by 5 voters
    A grim incident at a prestigious law school challenges the pursuit of justice through law. Yang Jong Hoon, a former elite prosecutor turned tough criminal law professor, pushes his students to excel. ...more
  • The Penthouse Season 2: War in Life

    11. The Penthouse Season 2: War in Life

    Korean Drama - 2021, 13 episodes
    8.7
    391 points by 4 voters
    After successfully framing Oh Yoon Hee, Cheon Seo Jin and Joo Dan Tae decide to get married. Their engagement party is interrupted by Oh Yoon Hee and Ha Yoon Cheol, who has ...more
  • Sisyphus: The Myth

    12. Sisyphus: The Myth

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.8
    385 points by 4 voters
    An unfathomable incident introduces a genius engineer to dangerous secrets of the world — and to a woman from the future who's come looking for him. Han Tae Sul, a co-founder of ...more
  • Youth of May

    13. Youth of May

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.7
    295 points by 3 voters
    Hee Tae, a top student at Seoul National University College of Medicine, becomes a local hero in Gwangju. His best friend Kyung Soo, a pro-democracy activist, persuades him to open an illegal ...more
  • The Penthouse Season 3: War in Life

    14. The Penthouse Season 3: War in Life

    Korean Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
    8.1
    195 points by 2 voters
    Su Ryeon finally takes revenge on the residents of Hera Palace. They lost all of their money by investing in Cheonsoo District, and even worse, they stand before the court for covering ...more
  • So I Married an Anti-Fan

    15. So I Married an Anti-Fan

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.9
    191 points by 2 voters
    Hoo Joon is a top star and Geun Young is a magazine reporter who both attend a club’s opening night. There, Young witnesses Joon's violent behavior and accidentally vomits on him. Young ...more
  • Nevertheless,

    16. Nevertheless,

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    7.4
    190 points by 2 voters
    Park Jae Eon finds dating a waste of time but likes to flirt. Even though he is friendly and cheerful towards all, he does not pursue others. Park Jae Eon is a ...more
  • Dear.M

    17. Dear.M

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.0
    187 points by 2 voters
    Campus life at Seoyeon University turns chaotic when an anonymous post by the enigmatic “M” stirs curiosity. Determined to solve the mystery, second-year student Ma Joo Ah teams up with her longtime ...more
  • Dark Hole

    18. Dark Hole

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    7.6
    182 points by 2 voters
    A group of survivors must fight for their lives against mutants created by mysterious dark smoke from a sinkhole. Lee Hwa Sun, a police detective, is thrown into chaos when she receives ...more
  • Moonshine

    19. Moonshine

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.7
    179 points by 2 voters
    An extended period of prohibition in the Joseon era proved that the restriction of alcohol was no match for human desire. Laws against imbibing, buying or making alcohol created different challenges for ...more
  • Snowdrop

    20. Snowdrop

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    178 points by 2 voters
    In 1987, a bloody man jumps into a women’s university dormitory in Seoul. Young Ro, a female university student who falls in love with him at first sight on a group blind ...more
  • The Sound of Magic

    21. The Sound of Magic

    Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
    8.2
    178 points by 2 voters
    High school student Yoon Ah Yi finances herself and her younger sister by working part-time jobs. She doesn't know where her parents are. Debt collectors drove her father away from home—and then ...more
  • School 2021

    22. School 2021

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.9
    175 points by 2 voters
    "School 2021" is the story of students attending a specialized high school and seeking their ambitions, rather than going off to college. It will delve into how these students learn about love, ...more
  • The King's Affection

    23. The King's Affection

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.3
    172 points by 2 voters
    Set during the Joseon Dynasty, the story follows twins born to the Crown Princess Consort, who orders the death of the daughter due to superstition. To save her, the baby girl is ...more
  • Jirisan

    24. Jirisan

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.1
    86 points by 1 voters
    Mount Jiri, one of Korea's revered peaks, has drawn visitors for centuries. Established in 1967, Jirisan National Park, the country's oldest and largest, is safeguarded by devoted rangers. Among them is the ...more
  • Lovers of the Red Sky

    25. Lovers of the Red Sky

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.2
    85 points by 1 voters
    During the Joseon Dynasty, Hong Chun Ki, a blind woman who miraculously gained sight, becomes a rare female painter and is accepted to the top art college. She meets Ha Ram, a ...more
  • The Red Sleeve

    26. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
    8.8
    79 points by 1 voters
    In 18th-century Korea, Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by his father's murder. He's set to inherit the throne once his cruel grandfather, the current king, passes away. Despite the emotional ...more
  • You Are My Spring

    27. You Are My Spring

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.0
    78 points by 1 voters
    When Kang Da Jeong finds a job at a five-star hotel, she rises to the manager position faster than any of her fellow employees who were hired at the same time as ...more
  • My Roommate Is a Gumiho

    28. My Roommate Is a Gumiho

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.3
    77 points by 1 voters
    Shin Woo Yeo is a handsome and smart writer, who is actually a 999-year-old nine-tailed fox. To become a human, he collects human energy in a bead. One day, the drunk friend ...more
  • Monthly Magazine Home

    29. Monthly Magazine Home

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.6
    76 points by 1 voters
    Na Young Won, a senior editor at Monthly House, has a thriving career but lives modestly in a rented home. Her life takes an unexpected turn when the magazine’s CEO, Yoo Ja ...more
  • The Witch's Diner

    30. The Witch's Diner

    Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    8.0
    75 points by 1 voters
    At 28, Jung Jin's perfect life crumbles as she loses her job, boyfriend, and direction. After a failed restaurant venture with her mother, Jin meets Cho Hui Ra, a sorceress who offers ...more
  • Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    31. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    74 points by 1 voters
    After a conflict with her boss, dentist Yoon Hye Jin escapes the city to a seaside village where she'd vacationed to before as a little girl. When she learns the village is ...more
  • Squid Game

    32. Squid Game

    Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
    8.4
    73 points by 1 voters
    After a failed business venture, the debt-ridden chauffeur Seong Gi Hun lives his life gambling away the money he mooches off his elderly mother while failing to provide for her and his ...more

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