Minidramas you'd recommend

Minidramas often fly under the radar cuz of their short length and the obvious budget limitations, but I've found plenty of good ones and thought it'd be nice to have a place where everyone can recommend good minidramas they've watched!  

Requirements: 

  • Either Drama or Drama Special but must have more than 1 episode.
  • Under 5 hours (a lil over is fine)
  • Any country 
Arclei Mar 10, 2024
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  • Splash Splash LOVE

    1. Splash Splash LOVE

    Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
    8.4
    598 points by 6 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
  • Another Parting

    2. Another Parting

    Korean Drama - 2014, 5 episodes
    6.9
    596 points by 6 voters
    The story follows a special day for a man and a woman who meet at the last moment in life.
  • The Sound of Magic

    3. The Sound of Magic

    Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
    8.2
    300 points by 3 voters
    High school student Yoon Ah Yi finances herself and her younger sister by working part-time jobs. She doesn't know where her parents are. Debt collectors drove her father away from home—and then ...more
  • Soundtrack #1

    4. Soundtrack #1

    Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
    8.3
    199 points by 2 voters
    Two people have been friends for two decades, but a mere two weeks of living together blurs that fine line between love and friendship. Han Sun Woo is a handsome rookie photographer ...more
  • Maid's Revenge

    5. Maid's Revenge

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
    7.5
    198 points by 2 voters
    In a single night, Dong Ting Yao's entire family was wiped out in a massacre. Right before her father died, he told her to seek refuge at her unseen fiance, Fang Yu ...more
  • Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang

    6. Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
    7.7
    196 points by 2 voters
    Grand Princess Li Yun Zhen is rumored to live a decadent lifestyle, with many bodyguards serving as her male concubines. She is uncharitable and merciless. She also holds real political power in ...more
  • Dong Lan Xue

    7. Dong Lan Xue

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
    7.8
    196 points by 2 voters
    The maid in charge, Shen Yan, has assisted the Seventh Prince Chu Ning Yuan in seizing the heir since she was a child. The two, who also had tragic experiences, became cold-hearted ...more
  • The Killer Is Also Romantic

    8. The Killer Is Also Romantic

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
    8.1
    195 points by 2 voters
    Si Xiao Nian, the graceful owner of a garment shop, and the gentleman Yan Wu Ming tied the knot. However, on the day of their wedding, the two left one after another. ...more
  • Secrets of the Shadow Sect

    9. Secrets of the Shadow Sect

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
    7.8
    193 points by 2 voters
    Morally ambiguous, the Spiritual Heaven Sect is an influential sect that has remained in seclusion for years. Its Young Lady, Ling Xuan, encountered a pair of dying siblings during her travels ten ...more
  • Definitely Not Today

    10. Definitely Not Today

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Mi Chong is a young man with crippling social anxiety. He is so unsatisfied with his miserable existence, which mainly involves staying at home all day, frozen with fear about social interaction, ...more
  • Girls' Generation 1979

    11. Girls' Generation 1979

    Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Lee Jung Hee is the second daughter of a family that owns a lingerie factory. She leads a group of teenage girls with whom they have chaotic adventures together. She meets Bae ...more
  • The Deliberations of Love

    12. The Deliberations of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
    8.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Lu Qing is a modern woman who, by a twist of fate, has her soul transported to the ancient world, taking the place of Su Qing, a woman on the cusp of ...more
  • Iribito

    13. Iribito

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
    7.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    Naho is the deputy curator of the art gallery established by her grandfather, an avid art collector. Naho's husband is the managing director at a different art gallery in Ginza which his ...more
  • Fuujinshi

    14. Fuujinshi

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
    7.8
    100 points by 1 voters
    The beheaded corpse of a man is found in Tokyo. His body appears to have been cut with an almost impossibly sharp blade. But there is one baffling detail about this case: ...more
  • It's Okay to Be Sensitive

    15. It's Okay to Be Sensitive

    Korean Drama - 2018, 12 episodes
    8.0
    99 points by 1 voters
    The story revolves around five first-year students and the challenges they face on and off campus. The web series brings awareness to gender issues. (Source: MyDramaList)
  • Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday

    16. Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
    7.8
    99 points by 1 voters
    Secretary Bai Jing proposed to resign because of dissatisfaction with President Jin Shian's work arrangement but unexpectedly fell into a time loop. In the process, Bai Jing gradually restored the truth that ...more
  • Hotarugusa

    17. Hotarugusa

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 7 episodes
    7.9
    99 points by 1 voters
    Nana is a servant of the Kazahaya family, She is from a samurai family. Her father was about to reveal wrongdoings within the domain but had to commit ritual suicide for a ...more
  • Rising Feather

    18. Rising Feather

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
    7.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    Princess Qing Que, orphaned daughter of Prince Huai, was mistreated by Princess Mu Qing Cheng in Mu Wang's mansion. After escaping, she meets Yun Huan, and they vow to be together. But ...more
  • Short

    19. Short

    Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
    7.7
    98 points by 1 voters
    Kang Ho Young is a short track speed skater. He learned how to skate at a small skating rink in the countryside. He was scouted by Kangbaek University which is famous for ...more
  • Kamisama no Ekohiiki

    20. Kamisama no Ekohiiki

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
    7.9
    98 points by 1 voters
    Amano Yashiro has a crush on his best friend, Nanahara Kenta. Yashiro died in a car accident after being rejected by Kenta. However, due to God's favoritism, Yashiro was reborn as a ...more
  • Order of the Sommelier

    21. Order of the Sommelier

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 64 episodes
    7.8
    98 points by 1 voters
    Bai Qi, the owner of the Demon Tavern, is good at bartending, and the wine he concocts can bring guests into a dream. Sommelier Fu Yu came to the tavern. Just as ...more
  • It's Okay to Be Sensitive Season 2

    22. It's Okay to Be Sensitive Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    7.9
    97 points by 1 voters
    The story revolves around 3 new interns in the Sengse Group's marketing department and the challenges they face related to gender discrimination both in and out of the office. This is the ...more
  • Scripting Your Destiny

    23. Scripting Your Destiny

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    7.8
    97 points by 1 voters
    Shin Ho Yoon, a powerful god responsible for shaping human destinies, faces an unusual task of writing a romantic fate. Intrigued by a future screenplay penned by drama writer Go Chae Kyung, ...more
  • The Boy Next Door

    24. The Boy Next Door

    Korean Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
    7.9
    97 points by 1 voters
    College students Park Kyu Tae and Sung Gi Jae are two awkward neighbours with a small disliking towards each other. After an accident, the two boys move in together. They soon figure ...more
  • Ototo no Otto

    25. Ototo no Otto

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 3 episodes
    8.1
    96 points by 1 voters
    Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, ...more
  • Love Playlist

    26. Love Playlist

    Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
    7.9
    96 points by 1 voters
    A story about the ups and downs of a normal life of five college students.
  • Out of Breath

    27. Out of Breath

    Korean Drama - 2019, 3 episodes
    7.7
    95 points by 1 voters
    Ha Eun's girlfriend breaks up with her because she's scared of people knowing she's a lesbian. After a push from her best friend, Ha Eun meets Min Seo on a dating app. ...more
  • The Stranded

    28. The Stranded

    Thai Drama - 2019, 7 episodes
    7.8
    95 points by 1 voters
    When a tsunami strands dozens of teens on an island at their private school, they soon realize no rescuers are coming and they must save themselves. (Source: Netflix)
  • Hail to the Princess

    29. Hail to the Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
    7.0
    94 points by 1 voters
    In the matriarchal kingdom of Liulian, facing both internal and external challenges, the royal counselor proclaimed, "The world will perish if six daughters are born." Coincidentally, General Gu gave birth to six ...more
  • The West Wind Is Strong

    30. The West Wind Is Strong

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
    7.5
    93 points by 1 voters
    Li Xi Feng, who entered the palace seeking revenge for her father, was unexpectedly chosen to become a princess and sent to the Tujue to gather military intelligence. Li Xi Feng initially ...more
  • Assassin Academy

    31. Assassin Academy

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes
    7.5
    93 points by 1 voters
    Young people from different backgrounds are studying martial arts at the Assassin Academy. Han Xiao Chu, the top school student, was the first to go out on outside mission. She was accompanied ...more
  • You Make Me Dance

    32. You Make Me Dance

    Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    7.7
    92 points by 1 voters
    Song Shi On is a university student who is majoring in contemporary dance. After a major row, he has been thrown out of the family home and is left with an emotional ...more
  • Beauty Killer

    33. Beauty Killer

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
    7.1
    92 points by 1 voters
    In the female-dominated city of Yueling, a group of killers hid in an inn waiting for a chance to take revenge. Unexpectedly, the inn was bought by a merchant lady, Lu Huai ...more
  • Nee Sensei, Shiranai no?

    34. Nee Sensei, Shiranai no?

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    7.3
    91 points by 1 voters
    Hanai Ao is a top romance manga writer, admired by fans for her dedication and success. But while she excels at writing love stories, her own love life is nonexistent—she’s never even ...more
  • Kyouso no Musume

    35. Kyouso no Musume

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 7 episodes
    7.3
    91 points by 1 voters
    A school psycho suspense that depicts classmates, students, and their families being involved in a whirlpool of suspicion and confusion when a mysterious and beautiful high school girl, Kiritani Sara, suddenly transfers ...more
  • Tea Box

    36. Tea Box

    Thai Drama - 2021, 4 episodes
    8.1
    90 points by 1 voters
    When JJ's girlfriend breaks up with him, the couple's loud fight interrupts the suicide of Vichai, a senior next door living a live without purpose. JJ manages to irritate the man further ...more
  • One Day Off

    37. One Day Off

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
    8.3
    89 points by 1 voters
    Park Ha Gyeong teaches Korean literature at a high school. To escape her ordinary days, Park Ha Gyeong decides to take one-day trips on Saturdays. During her one-day trip, she walks around, ...more
  • Chouchou-san

    38. Chouchou-san

    Japanese Special - 2011, 2 episodes
    7.3
    88 points by 1 voters
    Like the opera, the story is set in Nagasaki in the early 1900s. It portrays the ups and downs of a young woman known as Butterfly (Miyazak), who lost her parents at ...more

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