My list of well deserved 10 STAR Dramas ✨

this is is a personal selection amongst the dramas I have scored 10 STARS (from my personal view),  please feel free to add more to it :)
lux73 Aug 22, 2023
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  • Healer

    1. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    1,378 points by 14 voters
    Seo Jung Hoo is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more
  • Alchemy of Souls

    2. Alchemy of Souls

    Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
    9.1
    1,274 points by 13 voters
    Set in a fictional country called Daeho that does not exist in history or on maps, it is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their twisted fates ...more
  • Nirvana in Fire

    3. Nirvana in Fire

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
    9.1
    1,082 points by 11 voters
    In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving ...more
  • Mr. Queen

    4. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    9.0
    968 points by 10 voters
    Jang Bong Hwan is a South Korean chef who has risen up the ranks to cook for the country’s top politicians in the Blue House’s presidential residences. After a serious accident, he ...more
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

    5. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes
    9.0
    891 points by 9 voters
    After a series of twists and turns, Cheng Shao Shang and Ling Bu Yi are engaged to be married by Imperial consent and decree. However, they still have many hurdles to overcome. ...more
  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    6. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.5
    673 points by 7 voters
    The series revolves around the narcissistic Lee Young Joon, the vice president of a company run by his family. He is very self-absorbed and thinks highly of himself, so much that he ...more
  • Joy of Life

    7. Joy of Life

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
    9.0
    592 points by 6 voters
    Fan Xian is born in the ancient empire of Southern Qing with memories of the 21st century. He lives in a rural town as the illegitimate son of the Minister of Finance, ...more
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    8. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
    9.0
    587 points by 6 voters
    Ling Bu Yi, the foster son of Emperor Wen and a talented & ruthless general of the Black Armour Army, was on a personal mission to uncover hidden truths about the past, ...more
  • Vincenzo

    9. Vincenzo

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.9
    583 points by 6 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
  • Weak Hero Class 1

    10. Weak Hero Class 1

    Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
    9.1
    581 points by 6 voters
    Yeon Shi Eun is a model student who ranks at the top of his high school. Physically, Yeon Shi Eun appears weak, but by using his wits and psychology, he fights against ...more
  • Kill Me, Heal Me

    11. Kill Me, Heal Me

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    8.7
    569 points by 6 voters
    A traumatic childhood experience leaves Cha Do Hyeon, suffering from memory loss and dissociation. The latter has resulted in the creation of seven distinct personalities. Wanting to regain control over his life, ...more
  • Till the End of the Moon

    12. Till the End of the Moon

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
    8.6
    499 points by 5 voters
    In an era when demons have dominion over cultivators and mortals, the cultivator elders believe it is imperative to send someone back in time to discover the origin of the demon lord ...more
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    13. Story of Yanxi Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.8
    477 points by 5 voters
    In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more
  • Crash Landing on You

    14. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    475 points by 5 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, who agrees to help her ...more
  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    15. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.9
    468 points by 5 voters
    Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, ...more
  • Hwarang

    16. Hwarang

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.0
    452 points by 5 voters
    The names of just a few Hwarangs are recorded in history. Not many people these days truly know about Hwarangs. How did they start? How did beautiful looking young men become at ...more
  • Eternal Love of Dream

    17. Eternal Love of Dream

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 56 episodes
    8.6
    450 points by 5 voters
    Queen of Qing Qiu, Bai Feng Jiu, is the only red nine-tailed fox in the world. One day, Feng Jiu is attacked by a savage beast while seeking cultivation in the mountains ...more
  • The Untamed

    18. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
    9.0
    393 points by 4 voters
    Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of ...more
  • The Rise of Phoenixes

    19. The Rise of Phoenixes

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.4
    391 points by 4 voters
    Feng Zhi Wei is the unfavored daughter of the Qiu Family, who has to flee due to unfortunate circumstances. Owing a favour to the 6th prince Ning Yi, Zhi Wei cross-dresses as ...more
  • Happiness

    20. Happiness

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.9
    385 points by 4 voters
    Yoon Sae Bom is a special agent with quick wits and reflexes and another special quality. She earns the opportunity to move into a new apartment set aside for civil servants in ...more
  • Prison Playbook

    21. Prison Playbook

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    9.0
    378 points by 4 voters
    Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to sexually assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of the nation, ...more
  • A League of Nobleman

    22. A League of Nobleman

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes
    8.3
    374 points by 4 voters
    Zhang Ping is an impoverished orphan who comes from a provincial part of the country. He came to Beijing in an attempt to take the civil service entrance examination but had to ...more
  • Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    23. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
    8.5
    366 points by 4 voters
    “The culprit who is posing as a royal official is not stealing wealth. He is stealing the hearts and minds of your people, Your Majesty.” There was a divisive figure in the ...more
  • The Sword and the Brocade

    24. The Sword and the Brocade

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 45 episodes
    8.3
    365 points by 4 voters
    Set during the Ming Dynasty, the story revolves around the romance between General Xu Ling Yi and the concubine's daughter Shi Yi Niang, that starts from an arranged marriage. Despite being born ...more
  • A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College

    25. A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
    8.0
    365 points by 4 voters
    Sang Qi, the only daughter of the Grand Marshal, aspires to fulfill her deceased brother's dream of studying at the Imperial College. Despite facing numerous hurdles, with persistence and determination, she becomes ...more
  • It's Okay, That's Love

    26. It's Okay, That's Love

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.6
    364 points by 4 voters
    Despite being a bit of a prickly pear, Jang Jae Yeol has become famous for authoring mystery novels and for hosting a popular radio show. While sitting on a talk show panel ...more
  • Legend of Fu Yao

    27. Legend of Fu Yao

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 66 episodes
    8.3
    354 points by 4 voters
    Adopted as an orphan, Fu Yao served as a slave for the Xuan Yuan sect in the Taiyuan Kingdom. After a series of tragedies, she journeyed across the lands, searching to lift ...more
  • Extraordinary Attorney Woo

    28. Extraordinary Attorney Woo

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.9
    286 points by 3 voters
    Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, 27-year-old Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from the prestigious Seoul National University for both college and law school due to her high ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    29. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    283 points by 3 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Doom at Your Service

    30. Doom at Your Service

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    282 points by 3 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
  • Winter Begonia

    31. Winter Begonia

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 49 episodes
    8.6
    281 points by 3 voters
    A story that revolves around a Peking opera performer and a wealthy businessman who are brought together by their love for Peking opera. Set in the 1930's, it follows Shang Xi Rui, ...more
  • Falling Into You

    32. Falling Into You

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 26 episodes
    8.5
    281 points by 3 voters
    All his life, Duan Yu Cheng has had only one dream: to become a world-class high jumper. Unfortunately, his height has made achieving this dream all but impossible. Or it would, if ...more
  • Sword Snow Stride

    33. Sword Snow Stride

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 38 episodes
    8.7
    280 points by 3 voters
    Xu Xiao is the King of China’s Northern Liang in an era of great upheaval. Steppe kingdoms have materialized with deadly intent, as rebellious uprisings threatened to destabilize the Southern realm. Against ...more
  • Arsenal Military Academy

    34. Arsenal Military Academy

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
    8.5
    280 points by 3 voters
    In the early years of the 20th century, Chinese military forces find themselves locked in a drawn-out, bloody conflict as they fight back again the Imperial Japanese army. The government drafts young ...more
  • Mad for Each Other

    35. Mad for Each Other

    Korean Drama - 2021, 13 episodes
    8.4
    279 points by 3 voters
    About two people with their own painful stories who go through a complicated process of hurting and healing while falling in love with each other. No Hwi Oh is a detective in ...more
  • Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu

    36. Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    7.5
    279 points by 3 voters
    It's Shouko Komi's first day at the prestigious Itan Private High School, and she has already risen to the status of the school's Madonna. With long black hair and a tall, graceful ...more
  • The Red Sleeve

    37. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
    8.8
    279 points by 3 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
  • Six Flying Dragons

    38. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.7
    278 points by 3 voters
    A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more
  • You're Beautiful

    39. You're Beautiful

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    8.0
    277 points by 3 voters
    The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had ...more
  • Fight Song

    40. Fight Song

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
    7.9
    277 points by 3 voters
    Kisara Hanae, a girl who retired from karate due to an accidental injury and was at the lowest point of her life. She meets Ashida Haruki, the songwriter of a song she ...more
  • Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

    41. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

    Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
    8.9
    277 points by 3 voters
    Jang Uk returns from death, and three years later, the story of the mages unfolds anew. Jang Uk becomes a hunter of the soul-shifters when a young woman, a prisoner in her ...more
  • A Familiar Stranger

    42. A Familiar Stranger

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
    8.3
    276 points by 3 voters
    Shen Qin, the Prime Minister's daughter, is due to be married to a powerful general, Xiao Han Sheng, but she is already in love with another man, Prince Ning. In a nefarious ...more
  • Animals

    43. Animals

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
    7.9
    275 points by 3 voters
    Shikamori Umi is an overwhelmed office worker. Her boss always pushes Umi to the limits saying that she is essential to the company, and makes her not able to get enough sleep ...more
  • Love Between Fairy and Devil

    44. Love Between Fairy and Devil

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
    8.8
    199 points by 2 voters
    According to legend, in order to obtain terrible power, Dongfang Qing Cang of the Moon Tribe became an emotionless monster. He killed his father, seized the position of Moon Supreme and led ...more
  • Love in the Moonlight

    45. Love in the Moonlight

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    192 points by 2 voters
    To protect herself and her family, Hong Ra On disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Crown ...more
  • Hikaru no Go

    46. Hikaru no Go

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
    8.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    On a hunt for treasure and extra cash, sixth-year primary school student Shi Guang discovered an old Go board in his grandfather’s house. Upon touching the Go board, he was possessed by ...more
  • Goblin

    47. Goblin

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kim Shin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died a tragic death. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 ...more
  • Someday or One Day

    48. Someday or One Day

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
    8.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    In 2019, 27-year-old Huang Yu Xuan yearns for her missing boyfriend Wang Quan Sheng, presumed dead for two years. On her birthday, she wishes to "see him." Meanwhile, in 1998, 17-year-old Chen ...more
  • Reborn Rich

    49. Reborn Rich

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Yoon Hyun Woo is a devoted, hard-working, and loyal secretary to the Soonyang chaebol family, which runs the lucrative Soonyang Group business empire, founded by Jin Yang Cheol. During a power struggle ...more
  • Not Me

    50. Not Me

    Thai Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Black and White are twins with a powerful connection. After their parents' separation, though, White’s father took him abroad, and their family effectively severed in two. It isn’t until fifteen years have ...more
  • Marry Me!

    51. Marry Me!

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    7.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    The story follows 28-year-old civil servant Akiyasu Shin as he's chosen to take part in a new government program under the so-called "NEET protection law". This project pairs government employees with NEETs ...more
  • First Love: Hatsukoi

    52. First Love: Hatsukoi

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
    8.7
    99 points by 1 voters
    In the late 90s, Yae and Harumichi met and fell in love. After graduating from high school, Yae went off to college in Tokyo, while Harumichi joined the Self-Defense forces as an ...more
  • Extraordinary You

    53. Extraordinary You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    99 points by 1 voters
    What would you do if you found out that you were, in fact, a character in a comic? And an extra character on top of that? Change the course of the story, ...more
  • Luoyang

    54. Luoyang

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 39 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    Gao Bing Zhu is a notorious deputy marshal who sits on the bottom rung of society. Suspected of a crime, he must confirm his innocence. While investigating, he meets a young man ...more
  • Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    55. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.6
    98 points by 1 voters
    Jang Geu Rae has played the game of Go since he was a child. When his plans of becoming a professional Go player fail, the down-and-out Geu Rae is forced to take ...more
  • Silent

    56. Silent

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes
    8.5
    98 points by 1 voters
    Tsumugi Aoba fell in love with So Sakura, who attended the same high school. They both shared an interest in music. Their relationship got deeper and deeper, but, suddenly, Sakura said goodbye ...more
  • Royal Feast

    57. Royal Feast

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
    7.8
    98 points by 1 voters
    Set during the Ming dynasty during the rule of the Yongle Emperor, it tells the story of a young girl named Yao Zi Jin, who entered the palace to become a maid ...more
  • Lost Romance

    58. Lost Romance

    Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    8.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    Zheng Xiao En works as an editor of romance novels at a publishing company, and secretly dreams about falling in love with a CEO. When she isn’t working, she spends her days ...more
  • Kingdom

    59. Kingdom

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.8
    97 points by 1 voters
    No sooner does the Joseon King succumb to smallpox, do the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, Chief State Councillor Cho ...more
  • Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo

    60. Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    8.4
    97 points by 1 voters
    Sakura Nanase is a 22-year-old rookie nurse. She met Doctor Tendo Kairi several years ago and fell in love with him. To meet him again, she studied hard and became a nurse. ...more
  • The Guest

    61. The Guest

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.7
    96 points by 1 voters
    Yoon Hwa Pyung, a young psychic born into a shaman family, learns about the powerful demon called "Son" (Guest). The demon has the power to control other demons and allows them to ...more
  • The Legend of the Blue Sea

    62. The Legend of the Blue Sea

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    96 points by 1 voters
    How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society? Shim Chung is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Ryung from the Joseon ...more
  • Asa ga Kita

    63. Asa ga Kita

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 156 episodes
    8.3
    96 points by 1 voters
    In the late Tokugawa Shogunate, Asa was born as the second daughter of a wealthy merchant in Kyoto, Japan. Later, in Osaka, Asa entered various business fields like coal mines, banks, life ...more
  • W

    64. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.5
    95 points by 1 voters
    Oh Sung Moo, the father of cardiothoracic surgeon Oh Yeon Joo, mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon Joo goes to his office looking, but a ...more
  • Joseon Attorney: A Morality

    65. Joseon Attorney: A Morality

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    7.9
    95 points by 1 voters
    Kang Han Su is a devious lawyer who meticulously plans his lawsuits and exploits the emotions of his clients for personal gain. However, as he unintentionally gains a reputation as a hero ...more
  • Renai Mangaka

    66. Renai Mangaka

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 11 episodes
    7.8
    94 points by 1 voters
    Karibe Seiichiro is a genius manga artist who is not good at socializing. He rarely goes out and has an unusual way of thinking. One day, Seiichiro meets his late-brother's former girlfriend ...more
  • The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

    67. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

    Chinese Movie - 2020
    8.5
    94 points by 1 voters
    When a demonic serpent reawakens, the Yin-Yang Masters must solve a murder mystery and protect their realms from a dark conspiracy at the royal court. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from the novel ...more
  • Okaeri Mone

    68. Okaeri Mone

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 120 episodes
    8.1
    93 points by 1 voters
    Momone Nagaura lives with her parents, grandfather and younger sister on an island in Kesennuma Bay, Miyagi Prefecture. In the spring of 2014, Momone Nagaura graduates from high school and moves to ...more
  • Shizuka-chan to Papa

    69. Shizuka-chan to Papa

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
    8.0
    92 points by 1 voters
    Shizuka lives with her deaf father, Junsuke, who owns a photo studio in a local shopping district. Her mother, also deaf, passed away when she was young, making Shizuka her father's communication ...more
  • Flower Boy Next Door

    70. Flower Boy Next Door

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    7.6
    89 points by 1 voters
    This is a drama about a girl, Go Dok Mi who is a shut-in Miss Lonelyhearts type, who spends her days spying on the man living in next building. She is caught ...more
  • Kono Hatsukoi wa Fiction desu

    71. Kono Hatsukoi wa Fiction desu

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
    7.6
    88 points by 1 voters
    A love story of a youth group of second-year high school students who are swayed by a 'mysterious, handsome transfer student' that no one has met because he was absent from the ...more

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