2023 Best Kdrama Awards
Best Kdramas of 2023
- Do Do Hee is the successor of the Future Group. She doesn’t trust in anyone and is cynical about love. Do Do Hee gets involved with a demon named Jung Gu Won ...more
- Kim Bong Seok, Jang Hui Su, and Lee Gang Hun, seemingly typical high school students, bear extraordinary inherited powers. Bong Seok can fly, Hui Su possesses exceptional athleticism and rapid injury recovery, ...more
- In 2023, high school student Eun Gyeol, a CODA with a passion for music, leads a double life as a model pupil by day and a guitarist by night. When he discovers ...more
- After struggling for seven years without securing a stable job, Choi Yi Jae becomes engulfed in despair and hopelessness. Believing that ending his life would be the solution, Yi Jae is met ...more
- Heir Goo Won, known for his brilliance and charm, despises fake smiles but is captivated by Cheon Sa Rang’s genuine one. As they bond over their shared desire for true happiness, Goo ...more
- Set in Seoul in the 1990s, a former DJ starts selling a new powerful drug nicknamed "Gangnam Crystal" in city nightclubs after mastering a gangster organization. Since the police know little about ...more
- After losing his mother—who worked as a haenyeo (female diver who harvests sea life)—at a young age due to a mistaken weather report, Cho Yong Pil makes up his mind to become ...more
- After retiring from her career as a national athlete, Nam Haeng Sun now owns a humble side dish store. Her cheerful personality and boundless energy catch the attention of Choi Chi Yeol, ...more
- Han I Ju, a painter adopted by Han Jin Ung and Lee Jeong Hye, has always been neglected by her family, including her younger sister, Han Yu Ra. Married to Yoo Se ...more
- Life's difficulties can take a toll on anyone, and this romantic melodrama portrays the story of a man and woman who are deeply affected. Through their growing empathy and understanding of each ...more
- Ban Ji Eum has the ability to remember all her past lives, living through countless reincarnations for nearly a thousand years. After a tragic accident ends her previous life, she seeks to ...more
- Residents of Green Home Apartments, including Cha Hyun Soo, fight against monsters to leave their base and venture out into the world. At a baseball stadium, survivors from all over begin to ...more
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13. The Escape of the Seven: War for Survival
Korean Drama - 2023, 17 episodes506 points by 6 votersWhat does a drama production company CEO, an ex-gangster, a wannabe idol, an OB-GYN doctor, an entertainment CEO, a school art teacher and a detective have in common? These 7 individuals were ...more - When a portal to another world opens, demons are unleashed. Ku San Young becomes possessed by one of them, and Yeom Hae Sang, who can see the demons, joins her in uncovering ...more
- An unexpected case leads Lee Yeon back in time to 1938, where he reencounters Ryu Hong Joo. Once a guardian spirit of the mountain in the west, she's now the owner of ...more
- Yun Hae Jun, the youngest anchor at his broadcasting station, and Baek Yun Yeong, a publishing company employee who once dreamed of being a writer, travel back in time to 1987. In ...more
- Sungjin High School is thrust into chaos as an alien invasion begins, unleashing violent insect-like creatures worldwide. With the South Korean military overwhelmed, mandatory conscription is imposed on all third-year high schoolers, ...more
- A class of second-year high school students at Yooil High School is forced to play a deadly mafia game during a field trip. As psychological warfare intensifies, Lee Yoon Seo, with her ...more
- Mok Sol Hee is a young woman with the supernatural ability to hear people’s lies, leaving her disillusioned and distrustful of others. Her outlook changes when she meets Kim Do Ha, a ...more
- Doo Na, a member of the girl group Dream Sweet, suddenly left the group one day and ends up living in the same share house as Won Jun, a college student. Doo ...more
- Jung Da Eun works as a nurse. She is transferred to neuropsychiatry from the internal medicine department. This is her first time working in neuropsychiatry, so everything is difficult and awkward for ...more
- At Doldam Hospital, Dr. Kim Sa Bu and his team are committed to saving lives. After three years, a state-of-the-art trauma centre is set to open, equipped with the latest in medical ...more
- On her wedding night in the 19th century, Park Yeon U’s husband dies, revealing a long-time heart condition. Devastated, she’s then kidnapped and thrown into a well. When she wakes up, she’s ...more
- Yeo Mi Ran works as a novice lawyer at Gilmu Law Firm, a company that primarily serves the entertainment industry. She has no interest in pursuing a romantic relationship and detests losing ...more
- Mok Ha has always dreamt of becoming a singer. During middle school, however, she ends up on a deserted island where she manages to survive alone for over fifteen years. When she's ...more
- This unfolding story ensues when military desertion arrest squad members (DP), Jun Ho and Ho Yeol, run across absurdities and unchangeable reality on a regular basis. (Source: Namuwiki; Edited by Krystale Mitaesa ...more
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27. The Uncanny Counter Season 2: Counter Punch
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes378 points by 4 votersEvil spirits from the afterlife arrive on Earth in search of an immortal existence. The story follows a group of counters who are tasked with catching these malevolent entities. (Source: whats-on-netflix.com) - Kim Ji Yong, whose mother was murdered by a man who received only three and a half years in prison, takes justice into his own hands. Now an adult, he punishes criminals ...more
- High school student Kim Eun Mi’s life changed when she became pregnant and chose to raise her daughter, Jin Hee, on her own. Now in her forties, Eun Mi works as a ...more
- South Korean celebrity Han Joon Oh, secretly battling deep insecurities, is rescued from a near-fatal car accident by firefighter Kang Young Hwa. Impressed by her heroism, his team hires her as his ...more
- Kim Mo Mi is an ordinary office woman with a severe sense of inferiority in appearance and is caught up in various incidents while she is an internet broadcast jockey with her ...more
- Cha Jin Woo is a deaf artist. He is used to expressing his feelings through drawings instead of speaking, as most are unwilling to learn sign language or even get to know ...more
- Han Hae Na, a single high school teacher, is cursed due to a family secret. Anyone in her family who kisses someone transforms into a dog at midnight for six hours, repeating ...more
- It depicts the story of what happens in Arth approximately a decade later. Over the course of more than eight years, Arthdal succeeded in suppressing the massive rebellion of the tribes slaughtered ...more
- Lee Hong Jo is the lowest grade civil servant. She always does her best at work, even though she suffers from many civil complaints. In her personal life, she is used to ...more
- The series follows the romantic journey of Yeon Bo Ra, a celebrated love coach and successful author of romance novels, and Lee Soo Hyuk, a charming man who grapples with matters of ...more
- Young Soon is a single mother and pig farmer who raised her son Kang Ho alone. Despite her love for him, her strict parenting caused Kang Ho to view her as a ...more
- Kim Baek Doo participates in the traditional Korean wrestling sport of ssireum and is a member of the ssireum team for the Geosan County Office. Baek Doo was born as the youngest ...more
- Kim Myung Joon is a kind-hearted man in a tough spot, needing money for his sick daughter's surgery. Desperate, he agrees to kidnap a wealthy child, suggested by his ex-wife. While trying ...more
- The season continues to follow the joint operations of the police force, fire department, and paramedics, showcasing their bravery and teamwork in the face of danger. However, this time, viewers will get ...more
- Han Jun Hee's boyfriend Koo Yeon Jun died one year ago. She still hasn't gotten over his death and misses him a lot. One day, she somehow travels back in time to ...more
- 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
- Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul. (Source: Netflix)
- An action melodrama in which the people who have been deprived of their livelihoods blow a refreshing shot for their family and colleagues, set in the 1920s during the Japanese colonial period. ...more
- Min Jae I, a gentle and poised daughter of a prominent family, is engaged to the son of a powerful State Councillor. Devoting herself to learning everything she needs to know to ...more
- Bong Ye Bun is a vet in a quiet village with a secret power: when she touches someone's rear, she sees their past. Moon Jang Yeol, a once-successful detective now stuck in ...more
- Cha Jung Sook is married to Seo In Ho, who works as a chief surgeon at a university hospital. He has a strict, sensitive, and thoroughgoing personality. Cha Jung Sook has been ...more
- In 2071, toxic air pollution had devastated the world, leaving only 1% of the population alive. People rarely leave their homes without gas masks, and delivery drivers known as knights protect and ...more
- Yoon Dan Oh had enjoyed a comfortable life as the beloved youngest daughter of a well-off family, but no longer. Now the family breadwinner, she runs the Ihwawon Inn. Current guests are ...more
- Kim Tae Young is a cold-blooded sports agent. He draws talented players into the sports field and makes as much money from them in a short period of time, before they burn ...more
- When heinous criminals evade justice, citizens over 18 receive a text polling them on whether the criminal should be sentenced to death. If over 50% vote in favor, the person is killed ...more
- Won Mi Ho, the spoiled only child of a powerful businessman, is sent to Jeju Island as punishment after causing trouble. There, she becomes a high school ethics teacher. She soon becomes ...more
- Seon Yul, a temporarily relocated city man, meets Ye Chan, a rural man who adores the countryside. Seon Yul comes to the countryside to experience life knowing nothing about farming and Ye ...more
- Ho Woo is the first and only high school graduate accountant to join the top accounting firm in the country. With his outstanding memory, observation, adaptation, and sense of justice that ordinary ...more
- Seo Young Min is a taxi driver who ends up with an unusual clientele - ghosts. Strangely, he finds himself exclusively ferrying these otherworldly passengers and granting their wishes. One day, Kang ...more
- Clever con artist Lee Ro Um suffers from a distinct lack of empathy. One day, she is falsely implicated on charges of killing her estranged parents. She is exonerated after 10 years ...more
- Ji Soo Ho, a young CEO, and Do Hyun Seo, a piano instructor who gave up her dreams, reconnect after six years. They begin piano lessons for personal reasons, while talented musician ...more
- When Ji Won Young's superior is fired over a corruption scandal, he is also dismissed despite his innocence. Determined to regain his job, Won Young seeks out the chairman's favorite artist, Yoon ...more
- Depicts the solid friendship and sincere love story of 18-year-old youths who cannot give up love or friendship. The drama deals with the unique subject of cellular memory, which hypothesizes that memory ...more
- In 1980s South Korea, amidst political unrest, two high school friends, Lee Du Hak and Choi Cheol Ung, bond with O Jeong Sin, a transfer student from Seoul. As they grow closer, ...more
- Lee Da Yeol, an outsider at school, finds solace in the archery club, where his skills have earned him a scholarship. His quiet life is disrupted when a misunderstanding with popular student ...more
- Pontifex Rembrary, a character known for his divine powers, gets transported to a new world while fighting a devil. He possesses the body of Woo Yeon Woo, a member of an unpopular ...more
- The Thunder Boys are K-pop heartthrobs whose talent agency has left them in hot water: The company is in financial trouble and has been struggling to pay its staff. The five-member group ...more
- Meet Shin Sung Han, a divorce lawyer with a talent for settling even the most complicated cases. His name, which amusingly means "sacred" in Korean, seems at odds with the messy situations ...more
- After a tragic accident, a skilled fixer, Hwang Do Hee, uses her expertise to turn civil rights lawyer Oh Kyung Sook into the next mayor of Seoul and take down her former ...more
- Two geniuses are rivals within a campus. Cha Seok Jin makes a false love confession to Kang Kyung Joo to shake her mentality. (Source: MyDramaList)
- An office drama depicting a woman who became the first female executive in her group to make her career beyond her first to the highest position. In the background of an advertising agency, ...more
- Han Dong Su, a rational livelihood lawyer, picks a random prisoner to visit and takes on a case that leads him into the dark world of crime. His half-brother, Han Beom Jae, ...more
- A mystery drama about warm friendship and humanity unfolds when Dong Joo, a passionate young man who only has debts, meets Kang San. Yook Dong Ju is an aspiring writer with an ...more
- Ji Hyun, a new student from a peaceful rural town, struggles to adjust to the bustling city life of Seoul. While at university, he meets Jae Won, who has just completed military ...more
- Unfolds the ultimate counterattack of veteran homicide detective Kim Taek Rok, who has returned to investigate the secret mastermind behind the blackmailer 'Friend'. (Source: Sports Chosun; edited by Krystale Mitaesa at MyDramaList)
- Sin Ha Ru works as a neuroscientist. He comes from a family that has had doctors for 3 generations and he is wealthy from inherited property. Sin Ha Ru is a confident ...more
- Kang Han Su, a cunning lawyer who exploits clients for personal gain, gains a reputation as a hero among the public. Over time, he matures into an ethical lawyer, with his client ...more
- Once a royal physician, Yoo Se Poong was ousted from the palace after his involvement in a conspiracy surrounding the royal family. With nowhere else to go, Se Poong eventually found himself ...more
- Eight years ago, Noh Sang Cheon, the mastermind behind a massive financial fraud that swindled thousands of South Koreans, was believed to have died after fleeing to China. Now, detective Goo Do ...more
- A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true ...more
- Nearly a decade after a massive financial fraud rocked South Korea, its mastermind, Noh Sang Cheon, was thought to have died in mysterious circumstances while fleeing to China. However, new evidence suggests ...more
- A professional thief, "Skunk" (real name Hwang Dae Myung), forms an unofficial team, "Team Karma," to recover stolen cultural assets, embarking on a massive heist to retrieve 30 trillion won worth of ...more
- Moon Joo Ran, a housewife married to a doctor, lives a peaceful life in her family’s wealthy home. Her routine is disrupted when she notices a strange smell in the backyard, prompting ...more
- “Payback” follows the revenge story of a group of people—including Eun Yong, a money trader—who refuses to remain silent in the face of unjust authorities and fight against a cartel conspiring with ...more
- A detective who was chasing the real culprit of a serial murder case faces the hidden secret of his family. Jin Sung is a cheerful yet nasty-tempered detective at Woojin Police Station ...more
- Cha Moo Sik is the primary suspect in a ten-billion-dollar heist and two killings, hence getting imprisoned and deported to his home country, South Korea. He returns to the Philippines a year ...more
- Lee Joon Sung, Song Jae Hyo, and Park Min Woo, former high school classmates now in their twenties, reunite for drinks. Joon Sung, once a promising soccer star, is rebuilding his life, ...more
- Ordinary 24-year-old college student Han Joo, on the surface, appears to be a hardworking job seeker facing the harsh reality. However, she secretly nurtures her dream of becoming a singer by operating ...more
- A teen fantasy thriller drama that tells the story of people attempting to get out of the quicksand caused by a dangerous and harmful cookie that makes their wishes into reality with ...more
- Kwon Do Hoon is an expert sniper and a secret agent working for the National Intelligence Service. To conceal his true identity, he lives a double life as a regular trading company ...more
- Ko Hae Ra worked hard as a merchandiser, but after having a child, she quit her job. For the past 7 years, she put all of her energy into raising her child. ...more
- To protect her family, Hong Tae Ra must become the First Lady of Korea. She leads a perfect life with her husband, Pyo Jae Hyun, and their daughter, but she has no ...more
- Baek Je Na is a third-generation conglomerate and a gold spoon of the highest class at Cheongdam International High School. Kim Hye In grew up in poverty and is offered a chance ...more
- Oh Yeon Doo, an online Korean language instructor, discovers her boyfriend, Kim Joon Ha, has been cheating on her and that she is pregnant. Meanwhile, Gong Tae Kyung, a successful obstetrician, has ...more
- Seon Woo Hyul is a vampire who wants to become a human but ended up becoming half-human when he woke up a day before completing his 100 years of sleep. Meanwhile, Joo ...more
- Ha Yoon, having never been in a long-term relationship, hoped her current boyfriend, Nam Tae Ryun, would be the one to change that. But when he announces he wants to break up ...more
- Kang Nam Soon, who has superhuman strength, went missing as a child in Mongolia. Now an adult, she arrives in Gangnam, Seoul, to find her parents and reunites with her mother, Hwang ...more
- Do Jae Yi is a human rights lawyer who has built up a large following on social media. She has a reputation for defending the vulnerable and victims of sexual crime. Ten ...more
- Set in the backdrop of the mid-to-late 1980s, the drama tells the story of students at an agricultural high school in Chungcheong Province. Jang Byung Tae is a small and weak boy ...more
- Sim Jung Woo is an intelligent and handsome young man. He was the youngest to place first in the state examination, but he was picked to become the princess' husband. During their ...more
- Hyo Sim, a dedicated personal trainer at TS Fitness, is burdened by her family's demands. As the only daughter among four siblings, she handles their problems while receiving little support, even from ...more