Best Asian Drama 2023
- China, Hong Kong, Japan, Philipines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and all other available Asian Dramas only on MDL!
- The Drama needs to be released and finished airing in 2023. It can also be added to this list if it starts in 2022 but finishes airing in 2023.
- 10 votes per user (or less).
- The average MDL rating does not matter as long as you like it.
- Best 2023 Kdrama Version link: Best KDrama 2023
- Best 2023 CDrama Version link: Best CDrama 2023
- For more 2023 Voting lists check this link: More 2023 Voting Lists
- Comment/reply with your opinions at the bottom.
- Voting Ends on 17th February 2024.
Thanks for Voting.
Meela Dec 17, 2023
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![Hidden Love]()
Sang Zhi falls in love with Duan Jia Xu, the boy who often comes to her house to play games in her older brother's room. He is five years older than her. ...more -
![Twinkling Watermelon]()
In 2023, Eun Gyeol is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) high-school student, but he has a passion for music. During the day, he is a studious model pupil, but at night, ...more -
![Moving]()
Kim Bong Seok, Jang Hui Su, and Lee Gang Hun, seemingly typical high school students, bear extraordinary inherited powers. Bong Seok can fly, Hui Su possesses exceptional athleticism and rapid injury recovery, ...more -
![Meet Yourself]()
Xu Hong Dou is a woman who has worked in the hotel industry for most of her adult life. She is every inch the big-city woman, but her life hits a sudden ...more -
![Revenant]()
When the door to another world opens, demons exist there. Ku San Young is possessed by one of those demons. Yeom Hae Sang can see the demon which has possessed Ku San ...more -
![Till the End of the Moon]()
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 -
![My Dearest]()
A love-story between a noblewoman and a mysterious man who shows up in her hometown set in the 1600s during the Qing invasion. Yu Gil Chae is a pretty, bubbly, and a ...more -
![Mysterious Lotus Casebook]()
Ten years ago, Li Xiang Yi, the master of the Sigu Sect, dominated with his superior swordsmanship and was a symbol of light in the martial arts world. However, he suddenly disappeared ...more -
![The Worst of Evil]()
Set in Seoul in the 1990s, a former DJ starts selling a new powerful drug nicknamed "Gangnam Crystal" in city nightclubs after mastering a gangster organization. Since the police know little about ...more -
![A Journey to Love]()
Female assassin Ren Ru Yi, the former left envoy of the Scarlet Guards, becomes a member of the Wu's State's escort delegation to save the King of Wu who has been taken ...more -
![King the Land]()
Heir Goo Won, known for his brilliance and charm, despises fake smiles but is captivated by Cheon Sa Rang’s genuine one. As they bond over their shared desire for true happiness, Goo ...more -
![The Good Bad Mother]()
Young Soon is a single mother and pig farmer who raised her son Kang Ho alone. Despite her love for him, her strict parenting caused Kang Ho to view her as a ...more -
![When I Fly Towards You]()
In the early autumn of 2012, Yucai High School welcomes a cheerful transfer student named Su Zai Zai. On the first day of school, Su Zai Zai encounters the aloof and cool ...more -
![The Eighth Sense]()
Ji Hyun, a new student from a peaceful rural town, struggles to adjust to the bustling city life of Seoul. While at university, he meets Jae Won, who has just completed military ...more -
![Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938]()
An unexpected case leads Lee Yeon back in time to 1938, where he reencounters Ryu Hong Joo. Once a guardian spirit of the mountain in the west, she's now the owner of ...more -
![My Journey to You]()
The series tells the story of Yun Wei Shan, a spy longing for freedom, who infiltrates the Gong residence to complete a mission. In the eerie and treacherous Gong residence, she encounters ...more -
![Taxi Driver Season 2]()
Despite disbanding after Do Gi's successful revenge, the Rainbow Deluxe Taxi crew, including Seong Cheol, Go Eun, Gyeong Gu, and Jin Eon, can't resist the call to reunite with their former leader. ...more -
![The Starry Love]()
The queen of the human tribe gave birth to twin girls. Respected by the entire tribe, the older sister Qing Kui, who is gentle and kind, is betrothed to the heavenly prince. ...more -
![Love to Hate You]()
Yeo Mi Ran works as a novice lawyer at Gilmu Law Firm, a company that primarily serves the entertainment industry. She has no interest in pursuing a romantic relationship and detests losing ...more -
![My Dearest Part 2]()
Jang Hyun is living without purpose or desire. He's a cold-hearted man who loves no one until he gets introduced to love after meeting Gil Chae. She is charming and admired by ...more -
![Lost You Forever]()
The world of Dahuang was once divided into three kingdoms: Xiyan, Chenrong, and Haoling. Xiyan and Chenrong were at war, and General Chi Chen led the forces of Chenrong. At the last ...more -
![The Longest Promise]()
From the Kong Sang Continent comes the tumultuous love affair between Princess Zhu Yan of the Chi Yi Tribe and the Royal Prince Shi Ying. The framing of the queen results in ...more -
![Only Friends]()
Mew, Ray, Boston and Namchueam—a group of business students running a hostel together—blur the lines between friendship and romance. Mew has been focusing on his studies, setting aside no time for sex ...more -
![Story of Kunning Palace]()
Jiang Xue Ning’s obsession with becoming empress strains her friendship with Yan Lin and leads to the arrest of Official Zhang Zhe. After a brief reign, guilt takes hold as rebels, led ...more -
![A League of Nobleman]()
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 -
![Death's Game]()
After struggling for seven years without securing a stable job, Choi Yi Jae becomes engulfed in despair and hopelessness. Believing that ending his life would be the solution, Yi Jae is met ...more -
![I Am Nobody]()
Zhang Chu Lan, an ordinary young man, gets entangled in an unprecedented world of "Outsiders" when his grandfather's body mysteriously disappears. Facing unexpected pursuit from the Sinister Pleasure, a relentless organization, and ...more -
![Oh No! Here Comes Trouble]()
Pu Yi Yong is a typical high school student. When he unexpectedly gains superpowers after waking up from a bus accident, his previously uneventful life is suddenly not so ordinary anymore. (Source: ...more -
![Perfect Marriage Revenge]()
Han I Ju, a painter adopted by Han Jin Ung and Lee Jeong Hye, has always been neglected by her family, including her younger sister, Han Yu Ra. Married to Yoo Se ...more -
![Destined with You]()
Lee Hong Jo is the lowest grade civil servant. She always does her best at work, even though she suffers from many civil complaints. In her personal life, she is used to ...more -
![A Time Called You]()
Han Jun Hee's boyfriend Koo Yeon Jun died one year ago. She still hasn't gotten over his death and misses him a lot. One day, she somehow travels back in time to ...more -
![My School President]()
Student body president Tinn has a secret crush on Gun, the head of the music club and lead singer of the middling band Chinzhilla. The son of the principal, Tinn is instructed ...more -
![Crash Course in Romance]()
After retiring from her career as a national athlete, Nam Haeng Sun now owns a humble side dish store. Her cheerful personality and boundless energy catch the attention of Choi Chi Yeol, ...more -
![Our Dating Sim]()
A story about what happens when two men who have been friends since school days meet again at work and create a dating simulation game. (Source: Korean = movie.daum.net || Translation = ...more -
![Vigilante]()
When Kim Ji Yong was a child, his mother was beaten to death in the street. The culprit only received three and a half years in prison. Kim Ji Yong—now an adult—sees ...more -
![The Glory Part 2]()
Moon Dong Eun's silent fury against those students that horrifically abused her during her high school years continues to burn inside of her. She meticulously executes her plan to inflict ultimate pain ...more -
![Daily Dose of Sunshine]()
Jung Da Eun works as a nurse. She is transferred to neuropsychiatry from the internal medicine department. This is her first time working in neuropsychiatry, so everything is difficult and awkward for ...more -
![Love Me, Love My Voice]()
A university student has another identity - online she is "Sheng Sheng Man" who does music for the historical genre. Although she is still a nobody, it doesn't stop her from dreaming ...more -
![South Wind Knows]()
Fu Yun Shen, a pharmaceutical researcher, and surgeon Zhu Jiu team up for a humanitarian medical mission in a poverty-stricken area, but a misunderstanding creates tension between them. Despite this, attraction grows. ...more -
![Dr. Romantic Season 3]()
At Doldam Hospital, Dr. Kim Sa Bu and his team are committed to saving lives. After three years, a state-of-the-art trauma centre is set to open, equipped with the latest in medical ...more -
![Song of the Bandits]()
An action melodrama in which the people who have been deprived of their livelihoods blow a refreshing shot for their family and colleagues, set in the 1920s during the Japanese colonial period. ...more -
![The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch]()
42. The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes566 points by 6 votersEvil spirits from the afterlife arrive on Earth in search of an immortal existence. The story follows a group of counters who are tasked with catching these malevolent entities. (Source: whats-on-netflix.com) -
![Fake It Till You Make It]()
In a busy city of the pretentious, opposites attract for Tang Ying and Xi Zi Quan, who meet on an airplane by chance. What starts between them is an ambiguous game of ...more -
![Alchemy of Souls]()
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 -
![Castaway Diva]()
Mok Ha has always dreamt of becoming a singer. During middle school, however, she ends up on a deserted island where she manages to survive alone for over fifteen years. When she's ...more -
![Be My Favorite]()
Botkawi has forever been in love with Praemai. His life is forever changed when a musical crystal ball he bought as an important gift for Praemai transports him back in time to ...more -
![The Sign]()
For as long as Tharn can remember, he's had premonitions about those around him, sensing both the good and the bad. Partners on a team of special investigators, when kind and cheerful ...more -
![Call It Love]()
Life's difficulties can take a toll on anyone, and this romantic melodrama portrays the story of a man and woman who are deeply affected. Through their growing empathy and understanding for each ...more -
![Doona!]()
Doo Na, a member of the girl group Dream Sweet, suddenly left the group one day and ends up living in the same share house as Won Jun, a college student. Doo ...more -
![Stay with Me]()
Su Yu, a high school student leading a modest life with his father, encounters a significant upheaval when his mother remarries a prosperous man, bringing him face-to-face with his newfound step-brother, Wu ...more -
![Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san]()
Kiyo and Sumire are childhood friends from Aomori Prefecture who move to Kyoto to become a Maiko (apprentice geisha). During their training, Sumire is praised for her talent and diligence. Kiyo, meanwhile, has difficulty learning the basic ...more -
![Hyakuman Kai Ieba Yokatta]()
Soma Yui and Torino Naoki were childhood friends, but they met again as adults. Just as he decides to propose to Yui, Naoki suddenly disappears from Yui's sight after being embroiled in ...more -
![Brush Up Life]()
A comedy focusing on Kondo Asami, a 33-year-old single woman who lives with her parents and works at the local city hall, and suddenly finds herself starting her life over from scratch. ...more -
![Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo]()
Thanks to a past trauma, Amane, a high school student, has given up on the idea of seriously loving anyone. On the first day of his new life in Enoshima, he met ...more -
![Parallel World]()
A beautiful melon seller, Ye Liu Xi, and a shadow puppet performer, Chang Dong, join forces to venture deep into the desert. One seeks to unravel the mystery of her origins, while ...more -
![Scent of Time]()
Hua Qian, the daughter of a prominent herbal medicine family, once made a terrible mistake due to her infatuation with Zhong Ye Lan, a man who didn't love her back, leading to ...more -
![Under the Microscope]()
When Shuai Jia Mo, who is obsessed with mathematics, stumbles upon a historical problem in Jinhua County, he's met with multiple obstacles in his attempts to correct the mistake, triggering a tension ...more -
![Ousama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi]()
Haneda Ayaka is a young lady whose doll-like beauty has unfortunately caused problems for her in every workplace she lands herself into. Even in her latest job as a marriage planner in ...more -
![The Matchmakers]()
Sim Jung Woo is an intelligent and handsome young man. He was the youngest to place first in the state examination, but he was picked to become the princess' husband. During their ...more -
![Duty after School: Part 1]()
Sungjin High School is thrust into chaos as an alien invasion begins, unleashing violent insect-like creatures worldwide. With the South Korean military overwhelmed, mandatory conscription is imposed on all third-year high schoolers, ...more -
![Three-Body]()
A nanomaterials expert sees a mysterious countdown superimposed in his field of vision and finds himself under military investigation. To unravel the mystery, he enters the VR game "Three-Body" developed by a ...more -
![Miraculous Brothers]()
A mystery drama about warm friendship and humanity unfolds when Dong Joo, a passionate young man who only has debts, meets Kang San. Yook Dong Ju is an aspiring writer with an ...more -
![True to Love]()
The series follows the romantic journey of Yeon Bo Ra, a celebrated love coach and successful author of romance novels, and Lee Soo Hyuk, a charming man who grapples with matters of ...more -
![See You in My 19th Life]()
Ban Ji Eum has an extraordinary ability: she can remember the memories of all her past lives. Repeating her reincarnation for nearly a thousand years, Ban Ji Eum has been living all ...more -
![The Secret Romantic Guesthouse]()
Yoon Dan Oh had enjoyed a comfortable life as the beloved youngest daughter of a well-off family, but no longer. Now the family breadwinner, she runs the Ihwawon Inn. Current guests are ...more -
![The Kidnapping Day]()
Kim Myung Joon is a kind-hearted man in a tough spot, needing money for his sick daughter's surgery. Desperate, he agrees to kidnap a wealthy child, suggested by his ex-wife. While trying ...more -
![Love Tractor]()
Seon Yul, a temporarily relocated city man, meets Ye Chan, a rural man who adores the countryside. Seon Yul comes to the countryside to experience life knowing nothing about farming and Ye ...more -
![Payback: Money and Power]()
“Payback” follows the revenge story of a group of people—including Eun Yong, a money trader—who refuses to remain silent in the face of unjust authorities and fight against a cartel conspiring with ...more -
![Tengu no Daidokoro]()
At 14-years-old, Izuna On discovers he and his brother Motoi are both descendents of Tengu (flying goblin-like creatures of Japan folklore). Motoi has wings, which is somewhat rare among Tengu descendants, while ...more -
![Trillion Game]()
Tennoji Haru is an excellent communicator. He is loved by all people regardless of age or gender. He appears like an easygoing person, but he is actually ambitious and will do anything ...more -
![I Feel You Linger in the Air]()
Jom, an architect renovating a historic house by the Ping River, discovers a chest filled with old drawings that seem strangely familiar. Although intrigued, he focuses on reuniting with his boyfriend, only ...more -
![Yu Yu Hakusho]()
Urameshi Yusuke was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life...by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what ...more -
![One Day Off]()
Park Ha Gyeong teaches Korean literature at a high school. To escape her ordinary days, Park Ha Gyeong decides to take one-day trips on Saturdays. During her one-day trip, she walks around, ...more -
![Shadow]()
In 1999, Dan's in grade eleven when he transfers to Saint Lawrence’s, an all-boys catholic school. His father is being treated at a nearby hospital for end-stage brain cancer; his mother died ...more -
![At the Moment]()
This anthology series set during the pandemic follows 10 unique love stories of passion and heartache. (Source: Netflix) -
![Nothing but You]()
Liang You An, an executive assistant to a powerful boss has been stagnant in her position that was going nowhere. With plans to resign, she got her opportunity by meeting Song San ...more -
![Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu]()
The world is thrown into chaos when the public learns that in just ten days’ time, a massive meteorite will hit the Earth, likely wiping out the entire human race. This horrific ...more -
![Last Twilight]()
Burdened with heavy debt, Mhok, a technical college student, applies for a high-paying job as a caregiver to Day, a badminton player with partial blindness due to infectious keratitis. Day hires Mhok ...more -
![The Mutations]()
The story is set during the late Ming Dynasty when a mysterious epidemic breaks out. It follows the thrilling journey of Chu Sijing, a member of the secret service, as he navigates ...more -
![Forever Love]()
Lin Xin Tong is the rich young heiress of the Li group: she is beautiful, cheerful, smart and straightforward. She has everything for her, including a devoted boyfriend, Chi Shan. But when ...more -
![Doctor Cha]()
Cha Jung Sook is married to Seo In Ho, who works as a chief surgeon at a university hospital. He has a strict, sensitive, and thoroughgoing personality. Cha Jung Sook has been ...more -
![Left on Read]()
Towards the end of their summer holiday, a group of high school students’ peaceful lives are disrupted. Someone named “Admin” adds them to a chat group and forces them to play a ...more -
![Justice in the Dark]()
The story is now set in a sci-fi-esque Xinyuan Civilization Year 253 where rising crime rate and its relation to "zero-degree empathy" have become a topic of interest. The murder of a ...more -
![Road Home]()
Gui Xiao and Lu Yan Chen met at school – in a middle school playground. They fell in love with one another at first sight. And as they grew older, their feelings ...more -
![Love Between Fairy and Devil]()
According to legend, Dongfang Qing Cang of the Moon Tribe became an emotionless monster to gain immense power, killing his father, seizing the title of Moon Supreme, and leading 100,000 Moon Tribe ...more -
![Fermat no Ryori]()
Kitada Gaku is gifted in mathematics. He dreamed of becoming a mathematician, but he gave up on his dream. He now spends his days without purpose. One day, he happens to meet ...more -
![Faceless Love]()
Veekij is a stoic young CEO with prosopagnosia or "face blindness," meaning he cannot distinguish people's faces. For this reason, he decides to hire an assistant to help connect him with the ...more -
![Dong Lan Xue]()
The maid in charge, Shen Yan, has assisted the Seventh Prince Chu Ning Yuan in seizing the heir since she was a child. The two, who also had tragic experiences, became cold-hearted ...more -
![To the Moon and Back]()
Dr. Purim, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon from a privileged family, breaks free from his father's controlling influence to live independently. His secret hobby is baking, a form of solace. However, his peaceful ...more -
![The Blood of Youth]()
As a disciple of the Lei Clan, Lei Wu Jie can't wait to prove his worth as a hero, but as a novice who has only just entered the martial arts world, ...more -
![Faithful]()
A young woman named Ru Lan, who put her reputation on the line to air her grievances, dies in vain. Seven years later, nine people who are inextricably linked to the Ru ...more -
![Back from the Brink]()
After a lover's betrayal, the ancient dragon Tian Yao found himself badly wounded and heartbroken. The woman he loved betrayed him by dismembering him and stripping him of his dragon scales and ...more -
![The Ingenious One]()
Yun Xiang, a disciple of Yuntai, entered the world to exact revenge for his massacred family after fifteen years of cultivation. Though lacking any martial arts skills, but having an incredible intelligence ...more -
![Ripe Town]()
In the 37th year of the Wan Li Period of the Ming Dynasty, there were successive murders in the county seat of Jiangnan County. The identities of the dead were different and ...more -
![Never Grow Old]()
An exciting story takes place in the 90s about the Xiaoji Neighborhood and the different generations of people supporting and growing together. They learn about family, friendship and love even if they ...more -
![Wrong Carriage, Right Groom]()
In the affluent city of Yangzhou, in Tang Dynasty China’s Jiangsu Province, powerful parents from the Du and Li clans are planning marriages for their daughters, with the weddings coincidentally slated to ...more -
![What's Wrong with My Princess]()
General Murong Qiu Yu was infatuated with the second prince Li Mo, she aided him in seizing the throne. However, she was betrayed and killed by Li Mo and her sister Murong ...more -
![The Legend of Zhuohua]()
Mu Zhuo Hua, an illegitimate woman, defies traditional roles by escaping her wedding and seeking a position as a female official. Along her journey, she meets Liu Yan, a battle-hardened general determined ...more -
![Our Blooming Youth]()
Min Jae I, a gentle and poised daughter of a prominent family, is engaged to the son of a powerful State Councillor. Devoting herself to learning everything she needs to know to ...more -
![The Last Immortal]()
In a world brimming with magic and mystery, Feng Yin, a female spirit navigating the complexities of her true identity, embarks on a quest to gather the fragments of her scattered immortal ...more
