Time Travel Dramas, Ranked
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1. Faith
Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
the standard to which I hold all other time travel romances
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2. Someday or One Day
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
slow build, incredibly strong plot, one of the few dramas whose OST I revisit regularly (tw suicide)
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3. Reset
Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
very intense, excellent execution of a time loop
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4. A Time Called You
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
a genuinely good adaptation, mostly docked a half star just because the OST isn't as good as the original (tw suicide)
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5. Queen In Hyun's Man
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
one of the cleverest uses of time travel I've seen, plus the romance is adorable
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6. Love Destiny
Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
Bella is so charming she manages to win over her fiance who hates her (and tries to exorcise her since he believes she is a being of unknown origin possessing the body of his dead fiance, although like he's not wrong) as well as everyone else she meets; plus a huge helping of Thai history 101
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7. Mr. Queen
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
I really didn't expect to like this as much as I did
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8. Tinted with You
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
so soft, so gay
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9. Till the End of the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
what a fucked up romance (affectionate); lost steam in the last arc
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10. Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
way more entertaining than season 1
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11. Lovely Runner
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
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12. Perfect Marriage Revenge
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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13. Marry My Husband
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
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14. The Princess Royal
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
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15. Story of Kunning Palace
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
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16. Be My Favorite
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
loved the twist of a boy using time travel to manipulate a girl into falling in love with him but instead he falls in love with another boy, and the take that time travel isn't a short cut, you have to put in the work to change yourself and your life
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17. Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday
Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
passably cute, not much to the mystery but it's to be expected of a bitesize show like this
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18. Breakup Probation, A Week
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
respectable, but I was most fascinated by "X" whose full backstory we. never. GOT.
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19. Splash Splash LOVE
Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
Kim Seul-gi should be in more dramas
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20. Triage
Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes
I'm annoyed that I didn't like this drama more. gay time loop romance?? I should have been all about this!! but the execution didn't do it for me
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21. The Palace: The Lock Heart Jade
Chinese Drama - 2011, 39 episodes
this drama has the weirdest energy. I binged it in one weekend but I'm sorry, how was Mickey He not the ML??? he was the most compelling male character by far!!
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22. Rooftop Prince
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
this one was...odd
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23. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
I know this is popular (polarizing?), I still don't know how I feel about it
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24. I’m a Pet at Dali Temple
Chinese Drama - 2018, 22 episodes
this was weirdly compelling for being so low budget and not technically good
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25. Cinderella Chef
Chinese Drama - 2018, 56 episodes
there were elements of this show I really liked, but overall it's uneven
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26. My Only Love Song
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
this drama made almost zero impression on me
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27. The Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 24 episodes
this was an infuriating trash heap of a show that made little to no sense, I'm amazed I finished it
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28. HIStory: Obsessed
Taiwanese Special - 2017, 4 episodes
tw assault
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29. Please Be Married
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
this kid is going places (unlike the drama, which is actually terrible)
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30. Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty
Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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31. Nine: Nine Times Time Travel
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
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32. Go Back Couple
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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33. Tomorrow with You
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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34. Back to 1989
Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 21 episodes
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35. Love, Timeless
Taiwanese Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
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36. My Perfect Stranger
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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37. Scent of Time
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
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38. Reverse 4 You
Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes