[Wrap-up 2021] Day 21: A Drama That Surprised You

Saw this "End of the year drama challenge - 2021 edition" created by @anniedelavoye trending under "Feeds" section, and thought it will be good to make voting lists to collate the responses, which will make a nice wrap up of the year for MDL users.

This is the list for Day 21: A Drama That Surprised You.

Only one response (vote) per MDL user, per the challenge.

Will do a mini wrap-up based on the overall poll results on 7 Jan 2022, 2359H (GMT +8). So do participate in the poll before then.

To see the list for other days, refer to the Forum "End of the Year Drama Challenge - 2021 Edition" for links to lists for other days.

Edit: This Poll has closed as of 7 Jan 2022 , 2359H (GMT +8). A mini wrap-up will be done based on the overall poll results.

Wish Upon A Star Dec 21, 2021
25 Titles Loves
0% Watched
107 Voters Report
  • Racket Boys

    1. Racket Boys

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    2,200 points by 22 voters
    A story of a boys' badminton team at a middle school in Haenam as they grow, both as people and as players. Yoon Hyun Jong was once a very good badminton player, ...more
  • Happiness

    2. Happiness

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.9
    1,800 points by 18 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
  • Mr. Queen

    3. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    9.0
    1,600 points by 16 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
  • Mouse

    4. Mouse

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.8
    800 points by 8 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
  • Mad for Each Other

    5. Mad for Each Other

    Korean Drama - 2021, 13 episodes
    8.5
    600 points by 6 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
  • Work Later, Drink Now

    6. Work Later, Drink Now

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.4
    500 points by 5 voters
    Ahn So Hee, Han Ji Yeon, and Kang Ji Gu enjoy hanging out after work and drinking together. The three women are single and in their 30s. As for their jobs, So ...more
  • Word of Honor

    7. Word of Honor

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
    8.6
    500 points by 5 voters
    In order to leave the assassin organization The Window of Heaven, the leader Zhou Zi Shu performs an obligatory departure technique, leaving him with three years left to live. He disguises his ...more
  • Youth of May

    8. Youth of May

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.7
    400 points by 4 voters
    Hee Tae becomes the pride of Gwangju when he enters Seoul National University College of Medicine with top marks. His best friend Kyung Soo, an avid pro-democracy activist, insists that they open ...more
  • Love and Redemption

    9. Love and Redemption

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes
    8.7
    300 points by 3 voters
    A thousand years since the battle between the demons and heavens took place, the souls of the Star of Mosha and the God of War are sent to the mortal realm to ...more
  • Vincenzo

    10. Vincenzo

    Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
    8.9
    200 points by 2 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
  • Move to Heaven

    11. Move to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    9.1
    200 points by 2 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
  • Lost

    12. Lost

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    200 points by 2 voters
    At forty years old, Lee Boo Jeong has lost her way. She feels like she has reached the end of her potential and achieved absolutely nothing. Lee Kang Jae is twenty-seven, a ...more
  • The King in Love

    13. The King in Love

    Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
    7.7
    200 points by 2 voters
    Wang Won’s father is the king of Goryeo while his mother is the Yuan emperor’s daughter. He was born with many gifts as he has good looks, the wisdom of a snake, ...more
  • Joy of Life

    14. Joy of Life

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
    9.0
    100 points by 1 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
  • Bite Me

    15. Bite Me

    Thai Drama - 2021, 11 episodes
    6.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Chef Aue, runner-up to The Chef Master, can't win against the champion. As he tries to figure out what he's missing, he loses his focus on cooking. He never expected that the ...more
  • Hikaru no Go

    16. 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
  • Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy

    17. Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Set in the fictional land of Arthdal during ancient times (bronze age). Eun Seom was born with a fate to bring disaster to Arthdal, which leads him and his mother, who wants ...more
  • Definitely Not Today

    18. Definitely Not Today

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Mi Chong is a young man with crippling social anxiety. He is so unsatisfied with his miserable existence, which mainly involves staying at home all day, frozen with fear about social interaction, ...more
  • Plot Love

    19. Plot Love

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
    7.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    The clothing designer Su Bei, who was framed for plagiarism and was forcibly sent abroad after being resigned by many relatives, returned home gorgeously as a gold medal model agent after a ...more
  • Stand by Me

    20. Stand by Me

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    In the 9th Century Tang Dynasty-era China, the Emperor is locked in a deadly power struggle with a group of formidable eunuchs who wield enormous power at court. He strikes back by ...more
  • Live Up to Your Name

    21. Live Up to Your Name

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.2
    100 points by 1 voters
    Heo Im, who is born in a concubine family in the Joseon era and has very outstanding medical skills, is frustrated about his career as he fails to climb to higher positions ...more
  • In Family We Trust

    22. In Family We Trust

    Thai Drama - 2018, 18 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    This suspense drama revolves around the Jiraanans, a wealthy Thai-Chinese family that operates its own hotels in Bangkok and Pattaya. The drama follows the members of the family, which seem to enjoy ...more
  • Reflection of You

    23. Reflection of You

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    7.4
    100 points by 1 voters
    The story of love, betrayal, corruption, and revenge that takes place within the life of a woman who briefly leaves behind her picture-perfect lifestyle to give in to her desires, and another ...more
  • Love Crossed

    24. Love Crossed

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
    8.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Jiang Ke Le is having a terrible day: It’s New Year’s Eve, but her father, who is away on business calls her to say he won’t be back for another two to ...more
  • Shanai Marriage Honey

    25. Shanai Marriage Honey

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
    8.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Miura Manatsu is a young office worker who finds himself in a quandary: His mother is suffering from ill-health, and he believes that getting married will be a good way to bring ...more

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