BEST 2021 Asian Drama (all types)!
- Drama's from all available Asian drama in MDL is allowed (Korean, Chinese, Thai, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, etc!)
- Release year needs to be 2021
- If released in 2020 but finished airing in 2021, it can also be added to this list.
- 16 votes per user (you don't have to vote exactly 16, you can do less)
- Average MDL rating does not matter, but your personal rating needs to be 9.0+
- Cdrama Version Link: BEST 2021 Cdrama!
- Kdrama Version Link: BEST 2021 Kdrama!
- Comment/reply with your opinions at the bottom
- Voting ends 1st April 2022
Thanks for Voting.
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