HDC Historical Dramas: ROUND 2

The Historical Drama list from Round 1 List  (https://mydramalist.com/list/4a6RKx81) , which had 60 titles.


The Historical Drama List: ROUND 2 list contains the Top 25.  These top 25 for the ROUND 2 list are just that: the 25 titles with the highest number of votes.

  For ROUND 2:

  • There will be no additions to this list - just voting.  You are limited to your top 10. 
  • From that 10, we'll pick the top 3, during Round 3.  
  • The top three become the first (and hopefully, not the last!) Historical Drama Club's First Period Drama Hall of Fame.

NOTE: The following  dramas, though appearing in Round 1 Historical Drama and on the top 25,  are available for voting on the Period Drama List  (because of the criteria for Period Dramas and Historical Dramas)

  •  Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung  
  • The King's Affection
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  • The Red Sleeve

    1. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
    8.8
    3,562 points by 36 voters
    In 18th-century Korea, Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by his father's murder. He's set to inherit the throne once his cruel grandfather, the current king, passes away. Despite the emotional ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    2. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    3,167 points by 32 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Splash Splash LOVE

    3. Splash Splash LOVE

    Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
    8.4
    2,155 points by 22 voters
    Dan Bi is a high school senior who has given up on math. On the day she is about to take the KSAT for college, she is transported back into the past ...more
  • Six Flying Dragons

    4. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.7
    1,964 points by 20 voters
    A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    5. Story of Yanxi Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.8
    1,872 points by 19 voters
    In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more
  • Empress Ki

    6. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.5
    1,650 points by 17 voters
    Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more
  • Youth of May

    7. Youth of May

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.7
    1,376 points by 14 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
  • The Story of Ming Lan

    8. The Story of Ming Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
    8.8
    1,282 points by 13 voters
    Set in the Northern Song dynasty, the story follows Sheng Ming Lan, an unfavored concubine-born 6th daughter of an official. After losing her mother at a young age, Ming Lan is raised ...more
  • The Hymn of Death

    9. The Hymn of Death

    Korean Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
    8.3
    975 points by 10 voters
    Kim Woo Jin is a stage drama writer while Korea is under Japanese occupation. He is married, but he falls in love with Yun Shim Deok. Shim Deok is the first Korean ...more
  • Sungkyunkwan Scandal

    10. Sungkyunkwan Scandal

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    963 points by 10 voters
    Kim Yun Hee is a smart, responsible young woman with an independent drive. Since her father passed away, she has worked to support her family but has also managed to do well ...more
  • My Country: The New Age

    11. My Country: The New Age

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    866 points by 9 voters
    Set during the end of the Goryeo period to the early Joseon period. Two friends aim their swords against one another due to differences in opinion about "my country." Seo Hwi is ...more
  • Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    12. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

    Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
    8.5
    772 points by 8 voters
    “The culprit who is posing as a royal official is not stealing wealth. He is stealing the hearts and minds of your people, Your Majesty.” There was a divisive figure in the ...more
  • Jewel in the Palace

    13. Jewel in the Palace

    Korean Drama - 2003, 54 episodes
    8.7
    767 points by 8 voters
    About 500 years ago during the time of Chosun Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Based on a true story about a legendary girl, Jang Geum, who ...more
  • Dong Yi

    14. Dong Yi

    Korean Drama - 2010, 60 episodes
    8.5
    757 points by 8 voters
    "Dong Yi" is a historical drama based on the life of Dong Yi later known as Choi Suk Bin. She worked in the royal palace as a lowly water maid. King Sok ...more
  • Faith

    15. Faith

    Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
    8.0
    679 points by 7 voters
    A 21st-century plastic surgeon Eun Soo gets kidnapped and brought 700 years into the past for her healing powers. Goryeo era bodyguard to the king, General Choi Yeong is smart but a ...more
  • Tree With Deep Roots

    16. Tree With Deep Roots

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    8.3
    670 points by 7 voters
    Early in his reign, King Se Jong accidentally causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Tae Jong. Two young ...more
  • Queen for Seven Days

    17. Queen for Seven Days

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.2
    660 points by 7 voters
    This drama is about the love story between King Jung Jong and his Queen Dan Kyung, who was crowned and deposed within the span of a week due to rival political factions ...more
  • The Longest Day in Chang'an

    18. The Longest Day in Chang'an

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
    8.5
    596 points by 6 voters
    744 A.D., Chang’an, the cosmopolitan heart of the Tang Empire. The remnants of a vanquished Central Asian kingdom have infiltrated the world’s largest city for a planned attack during the Lantern Festival. ...more
  • Jang Ok Jung

    19. Jang Ok Jung

    Korean Drama - 2013, 24 episodes
    7.8
    375 points by 4 voters
    This drama tells the story of Jang Hee Bin, one of the most famous royal concubines in the Joseon Dynasty who was behind the deposition of King Sook Jong’s wife, Queen In ...more
  • Queen: Love and War

    20. Queen: Love and War

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    7.9
    180 points by 2 voters
    Kang Eun Bo is a woman on a mission. When her twin sister is murdered, she vows to find the killer and bring them to justice. But during the ultra-conservative Joseon Dynasty ...more

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