Shows with great stories, scripts
This list mentions Drama with great, unconventional scripts with rewatch values of above 90%
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1. The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
Korean Movie - 2018
Although it's a movie and not a drama. But this movie made people believe that Korean Cinema is as good as their dramas. A sci fi thriller. Twist so strong that they give you hear attack. Visual effects and Gore scenes of top quality. Female lead so strong that you end up being scared of her. A movie which jump started Kim Da mi's career.
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2. Drama Special Series Season 1: White Christmas
Korean Special - 2011, 8 episodes
High school students stranded alone for 8 days with serial killer in a closed school on mountaintop due to vacation. All mode of comunication blocked. A crime solving thriller which leaves kids with hreat mental pain. Great blockbuster. All 11 main cast memebers ended up being great Korean actors. Each one of the child actors in the drama are big stars now like Kim Woo-bin, Sung Joon, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kim Young-kwang, Hong Jong-hyun, Esom, Jung Suk-won.
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3. Radiant
Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
A total masterpiece perfect from start to end.
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4. The Story of Ming Lan
Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
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5. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
Greatest Boys love Drama ever without even being about gay love. Best strenth of this drama is fantasy of high standard. It includes all the supernatural elements. It shows that how a show can be a great hit without having Romance as major plot.
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6. Secrets of Three Kingdoms
Chinese Drama - 2018, 54 episodes
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7. Joy of Life
Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
Best Chinese Drama of all time. Its a trilogy. 2 otehr seasons are yet to be aired. Very good drama with great Fiction and intelligent writers.
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8. Ever Night
Chinese Drama - 2018, 60 episodes
Second best chinese Drama. A drama which taught that chinese drama can be better than Korean dramas if executed properly.
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9. Circle
Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
Best Korean Sci-Fi better than W.
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10. The Hymn of Death
Korean Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
A well known real life Korean-Japnese Story but highly heartbreaking. Get ready to see your heart borken.
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11. Money Game
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
A must watch drama to increase your IQ. A drama which can teach you a lot about how a country works economically. If you are studying for civil service entrance than a must watch.
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12. Prison Playbook
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Show with Rewatch value of 100%. But is not every ones cup of tea.
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13. Kingdom
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
A show which clearly shows why Korea makes best Zombiw shows.
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14. You Who Came from the Stars
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
Everybody knows about this drama so not much to write. One of the best fantasy Korean dramas. Bet drama involving alien. Acting was top notch because of actors like Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun.
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15. My Mister
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
A great Drama with intention of writing on mid life crisis. Another highly rated Korean drama with unnecessary Romance plot.
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16. Stranger
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
One of the highest rated K dramas in Korean Drama history. A great crime fiction and Thriller. Proof why TVN is hailed as best when it comes to choosing best scripts.
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17. Mr. Sunshine
Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
One of the highest rated Korean dramas. Korean drama set at the time of Japnese occupation and social injustice. While watching the drama you ll know why its highly rated but contains a lot of cliche too.
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18. Chicago Typewriter
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
A drama set during period of Japnese occupation. Best costumes in K drama ever. Yoo Ah in at his best.
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19. Encounter
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Even after being common plot of Rich girl- Poor Man or Old Girl- Young Boy. This drama gives feelings of being different. It is common yet so uncommon on so many points. Song Hye Kyo and Park Bo Gum really gave their best. Their chemistry was so good that I felt like they are in love in reality.
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20. Lawless Attorney
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Even after being typical Korean Drama its not your typical korean drama. It has all cliche like over the top male lead, a Childhood trauma binding ML and FL, a revenge plot. But A ML lawyer who is gangster, FL who is intelligent, ML and FL makeout in episode 6.
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21. Just Between Lovers
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Show doesn't have a unique story. Yet it is quite heart warming and satisfying. This show is proff that you can make very good show even with tried and tested storylines.
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22. Rooftop Prince
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
Everybody know about this Drama. A fantasy. A prince travels through time and ends up in moderen era and his struggles begins.
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23. The Fiery Priest
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
Show about a crime solving priest who has anger management issues. Very good principle plot. Even though everything else is predictable.
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24. Chief Kim
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
Very good Office drama. One of the best dramas of 2017. Don't go with Poster here. Its not a romance drama. Its more of a Bromance. Where enemy turns friends to fight higher powers.
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25. Because This is My First Life
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
A very heart warming unconventional love story, not everyones cup of tea.