Probably Goblin. good story, great cast, great scenery/cinematography.
I struggle with old dramas - not just Asian ones because the special effects or visuals are atrocious. I loved them at the time but they feel dated when I go back to watch them again.
Most fav: Scarlet Heart Ryeo. It is the first Kdrama I finished watching and the only Kdrama to make me weep so hard. I’ve cried watching other dramas, but Scarlet Heart turned me into a river.
Fav Classic: How to Meet the Perfect Neighbor. This one is an oldie, but oh I like it so much! I had to choose between this one and My Lovely Sam Soon.
Current fav: Love Alarm (on NF) and Black. I finished watching these already, but they impressed me so much, that is why I put both of them as my current fav
Best ever up until now I consider Confession ( 2019) for its great plot, suspense, characters and performances
Then comes The Smile has Left your Eyes for its realism and character development too.
And then comes Last that deals with a very interesting subject.
From period/costume dramas I favour The Secret of the Three Kingdoms.
I would add to this list Goblin that had some moments of pure lyricism but unfortunately it spoiled everything with its non needed repetitive melodramatic nonsenses.
The main problem of most of dramas is that the writers are trying to mix and match different genres in order to catch all sort of audiences. This doesn’t work in most of the cases. Its impossible to create for instance a cute tragedy. It would be either cute, or a tragedy. It is impossible to have the best of both these worlds in the same drama neither inject some cute moments in a story plot that is by default tragic. Same applies on all different genres.
The best K-drama I’ll say that I watched is Goblin, moonlight drawn by clouds, and reply1988, these 3 shows really impressed me when I watched them the first time.The best older drama’s she was pretty, fated to love you and what’s up fox. My current favorite drama is Extra-ordinary You it’s so funny and the lead is one of the most relatable that I’ve seen in a Korean drama PERIOD…
hi ! I watch the first episode the empress ki and i want just continued but i can’t watch the others episodes…A person know a web site or link? I am so desperate!!
Best Hystorical:“Mr. Sunshine”, “The Moon embracing the Sun”, “Faith” Best Comedy:“Reply 1997” Best Romance:“The Heirs” Best Action:“City Hunter” Best Suspence:“The Lies within” Best Melo:“My golden Life”
And also I love a lot:“The smile has left your Eyes”, “Cheese in the Trap”, “Because is my first Life”, “My ID is Gangnam Beauty”, “Moment of Eighteen”, “Love Alarm”, “Secret Affair”, Familiar Wife" and more…
I don’t know if it’s really old, but my favorite older dramas are Arang and the Magistrate, Moon Embracing The Sun, and High School King of Savvy (my favorite rom com drama)
Same as #1
My favorite Taiwanese drama is It Started With A Kiss. It was kind of the push that sent me into the drama rabbit hole.
Goblin - Guardian the Lonely and Great God is my #1 and I am up to almost 300 dramas!
Stays the same always #1
The bromance is beyond anything!!! And the stories inside are so beautiful and intertwined and make you THINK!!! And who does not love Gong Yoo and Lee Dong Wook
(2) Coffee Prince with Gong Yoo is a Oldie favorite
SECRET GARDEN
it had all the things I love to see in dramas. A strong pretty woman, a sexy man in love, believable fantasy world, and the best music [OST] in a drama that matched every scene with a song. I can be 100 years old, and I know I’ll never forget Korean Drama: Secret Garden.
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Happy New Year 2022 !
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My Bests dramas (every years) : Boys Over Flowers / When Time Stopped / Playfull Kiss (with my favorite artist : Kim Hyun-Joong) !
I don’t know if I can name the names of different dramas I’ve watched over the past year and all of them have touched my heart (whether it’s sadness or joy). I try to get the physical versions of each drama that “taped me in front of my TV screen”.
To fully understand the different scenes, I am able to watch 2 times in a row each series in original version subtitled either in French (when available) or in English. even if I don’t have a very good level…
My favorite K-drama has got to be Goblin. This series has so many things going for it: a wonderful bromance, stunning cinematography, sad-love stories (Goblin’s and Reaper’s), a cast with fabulous chemistry, a wardrobe that just never seems to stop (for the men and their long coats anyhow), and I could go on and on. I have watched some that come close but this one is still the benchmark of what a K-drama should be for me.
i cant pick a favorite buuuttttt
hello my twenties, psychopath diary, hotel de luna, and mystic pop-up bar are all tied for first place >< !!!
i actually havent seen any “old” dramas bc i started watching them at around 2015