MDLers' Suggested "Hidden/Underrated Gems"
This is a list -in no particular order- of hidden/underrated gems (that I haven't watched yet) suggested by other MDLers.
Nr. of shows already watched from this list: 3 of 32 shows.
More suggestions:
- Underrated Gems Worth Checking Out (103 shows) - MyDramaList
- Underrated Chinese dramas (9 shows) - MyDramaList
- Hidden Gems (8 shows) - MyDramaList
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![Spirit Fingers]()
1. Spirit Fingers
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
Started & Finished end January '26.
I loved it ! A good romcom without crazy storylines. It's super cute and very funny.
The cast's acting skills and chemistry are incredibly good.
Heartfelt healings and friendship, hilarious characters and moments, it truly had it all. Such a wholesome show !
BUT I personaly found the last episodes way too rushed.
Every fight and confrontation are clearly meant to happen but they just bombarded everything in the last 2 episodes. And everything just got magically fixed almost immediately after that.
I know it's fiction but there are so many real life aspects in the series that made it feel so relatable and "it all just magically and perfectly mending on its own" felt completely unrealistic and thus very unfulfilling to me. -
![A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You]()
2. A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Started end February & Finished beginning of March '26.
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![Look at Me]()
3. Look at Me
Korean Drama - 2026, 2 episodes
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![Murderous Encounter]()
4. Murderous Encounter
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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![Forget You Not]()
5. Forget You Not
Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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![Dalah: Death and the Flowers]()
6. Dalah: Death and the Flowers
Thai Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
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![Red Blue]()
7. Red Blue
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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![Sudden Marriage]()
8. Sudden Marriage
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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![Escape]()
9. Escape
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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![Wanna Be]()
10. Wanna Be
Chinese Drama - 2025, 29 episodes
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![Mad Unicorn]()
11. Mad Unicorn
Thai Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
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![Sandstorm]()
12. Sandstorm
Chinese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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![On/Off]()
13. On/Off
Korean Drama - 2024, 2 episodes
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![Unnatural Fire]()
14. Unnatural Fire
Chinese Drama - 2025, 38 episodes
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![My Husband in Law]()
15. My Husband in Law
Thai Drama - 2020, 15 episodes
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![The Man of the Vineyard]()
16. The Man of the Vineyard
Korean Drama - 2006, 16 episodes
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![Mars]()
17. Mars
Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes
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![Supervisor Husband]()
18. Supervisor Husband
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
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![Hotaru no Hikari]()
19. Hotaru no Hikari
Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes
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![The Romance Manga Artist]()
20. The Romance Manga Artist
Japanese Drama - 2021, 11 episodes
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![To Kill a Songbird]()
21. To Kill a Songbird
Chinese Drama - 2025, 20 episodes
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![Then You Try Making It!]()
22. Then You Try Making It!
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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![Heroes Next Door]()
23. Heroes Next Door
Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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![Welcome to My Side]()
24. Welcome to My Side
Chinese Movie - 2024
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![Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu]()
25. Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu
Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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![Bureau of Transformer]()
26. Bureau of Transformer
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
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![Love Shuffle]()
27. Love Shuffle
Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
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![Kataomoi]()
28. Kataomoi
Japanese Drama - 2026, 2 episodes
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![Kitchen for Singles]()
29. Kitchen for Singles
Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
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![Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang]()
30. Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
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![Between Complete and Incomplete]()
31. Between Complete and Incomplete
Korean Movie - 2021
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![We're Not Trash]()
32. We're Not Trash
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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![Page Turner]()
33. Page Turner
Korean Special - 2016, 3 episodes
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![Memories of Matsuko]()
34. Memories of Matsuko
Japanese Movie - 2006
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![Chicago Typewriter]()
35. Chicago Typewriter
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
