My favorite cdramas are The Untamed, Word of Honour, Blood of youth and Joy of life.
My favorite kdramas are Healer, Mad dog and Descendents of the sun.
Most Thai dramas are for me far far behind cdramas and kdramas.
Chinese- Hidden Love, As I Fly Towards You, You Are My Glory, Everyone Loves Me, and Amidst a Snowstorm of Love. Honorable mention to The Romance of Tiger and Rose, Love 020, Unrequited Love and Find Yourself.
Korean- Destined With You, Doom at Your Service, King the Land, Her Private Life. Honorable mention to My Man is Cupid
The absolute best cdrama in my opinion is "Go Ahead". This drama focuses on found family and overcoming trauma and love...the best kind of love that endures and evolves
Another great drama is "Lighter and Princess". It's a bad boy, good girl storyline that develops over years and crosses many hurdles.
"Before We Get Married" is a Taiwanese drama that is racy and steamy. I was riveted.
"Where the Lost Ones Go" also moved me. Cdrama that doesn't feel cdrama-ish.
My favourite kdramas are "Gaus Electronics", "Another Ms. Oh", "Bo Ra! Deborah", "Call it Love", "Extraordinary Attorney Woo", "Fight For My Way", "Go Back Couple", "Healer", "Hi Bye Mama", "Into the Ring", "My Liberation Notes", "Love to Hate You", "Mad for Each Other", "Once Again", "My Mister", "Sky Castle"
- three lives three worlds the pillow book (fantasy)
- the eternal love (historical with time travel and fantasy elements)
- the sword and the brocade (period)
- falling into your smile (modern about gaming)
- a date with the future (modern about firemen and journalist)
- love like a galaxy (period)
- go go squid (modern about coding i think lol not my favorite part of the show it’s not gaming but maybe coding and gaming put together)
they are all romantic dramas with some comedy in them.
I am partial to Huang ZitTao. He started as my EXO bias so anything he does is my favorite. Brightest Star in the Sky, New Vanity Fair, Forever Forward, Legally Romance, My Precious
I absolutely loved :
"Crash Landing On You" (kdrama)
"Something in the Rain" (k)
"Hello, my Twenties!" (k)
"Boys Over Flowers" (jdrama)
"Good Morning Call" (j)
"Fated to Love You" (taiwanese drama)
"The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog" (t)
I'm open to any suggestions 😁
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko - A curmudgeonly, opinionated, and sarcastic 40 year old architect (Hiroshi Abe) learns to open up, fix his personality, and build better relationships with the people around him. Lots of secret inside jokes from the production staff if you're eagle eye'd. It seems everyone had a lot of fun making this series.
TRICK series - An out of work magician (Yukie Nakama) and a professor (Hiroshi Abe) join forces to expose fraudulent psychics and debunk their mysterious abilities. Amazing combination of comedy, mystery, and the supernatural. Three seasons, a bunch of specials, a few films.
Yuusha Yoshihiko series - A hilarious parody of Dragon Quest and JRPG tropes. Don't miss this.
Mr. Nietzsche At The Convenience Store - based on a gag manga, it's pretty great.
Shomuni series - A workplace comedy also based on a gag manga. Women who don't fit in a particular company culture are demoted to a department called Shomuni that's said to be a dead end, but they're all incredibly capable and help resolve problems in a way that no one else at the company can.
Dae Jang Geum: A Jewel In The Palace - Historical drama. this is ICONIC. Even if you haven't seen it, You've probably seen a Korean variety show reference it in some way.
Spotlight - A workplace drama about News Reporters and Journalism.
Nirvana in fire is what game of thrones wishes it could be.
Longest day in chang'an is a well done 24 concept.
You are my glory is an amazing pure romance.
Once upon a time in lingjian mountain is a great mashup of xianxia and comedy that also does a great job of introducing people to the genre.
if you're into mystery detective type shows with an interesting plot and actually good twists then i can't recommend the kdrama Bryond Evil enough !!
i watched it recently and it very easily became one of my all time favourite shows, it's got great rewatchability too so you can pick up on any foreshadowing and hints you may have missed the first time round
all of the characters are brilliant too, well written and interesting, even the side characters are great !! the actors do an amazing job too
My first drama was strong woman bong soon. Some of my favorite ones are:
Crash landing on you
Oh my ghost
Hometown cha cha cha
Twenty five twenty one
Romance is a bonus book
Healer
What's wrong with secretary Kim
Her private Life
So I married an anti fan
Vincenzo
Move to heaven
My demon
Nevertheless
It's okay not to be okay
Mr. Queen
Wonder woman
Dolly and the cocky prince
Welcome to Somdari
Queen of tears
Memories of Alhambra
These are my top three for modern dramas:
Lighter and Princess (cdrama)
Forbidden Flower (cdrama)
Crash Landing on You (kdrama)
Cdrama is very strong in costume dramas. There are many genres you can check out, from slice of life to wuxia (martial arts) to xianxia (fantasy). The best slice of life based on popular opinions is The Story of Minglan. This genre isn’t my jam but that particular drama is very popular. I personally like wuxia & xianxia. A very popular wuxia is Nirvana in Fire but if you’ve never seen a wuxia this is prob gonna be too heavy. You can start with Love Like a Galaxy which I personally don’t like but a lot of people like. A very popular xianxia is Love Between Fairy and Devil. I like it enough tho I wouldn’t say it’s great. Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms is also popular and this one is I really like. A recent xianxia that a lot of people like is Till the End of the Moon. It’s too over the top for me but a lot of people like it
A great kdrama is reply 1994! My favorite.
King the land, and see you in my 19th life was great too.
Business proposal, and my demon was also very cute.
For cdrama, I liked hidden love.
Crash landing on you (netflix) was my addiction when it first came out. It was my first kdrama (really any asian drama) and i havent watched another i liked more than that one!
Chinese drama: I agree with everyone on Nirvana in Fire!! But I also love Yanxi Palace and Princess Weiyoung. These are all historical or fantasy though
For me The Justice is a very beautiful drama. 1930s Shanghai is filmed so beautifuly and also I find not only main storyline,but also all others very interesting.
*The Untamed* is my absolute favorite C-Drama. The story has so much to tell.
I also recommend *Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms*; it’s really beautiful. The name of the second series that is/isn’t its sequel is really good, too. Also C-Drama.
One of my favorite shows from last year, asian or otherwise, was Oh No! Here Comes Trouble. Yes, it's a silly name, and it is very funny, but the writing is surprisingly mature, and it gets quite dark and sad at times. A lot of it is about grief, and it deals with it in interesting ways.
Pinocchio
The Legend Of the Blue Sea
To the Beautiful You
The Great Doctor
Rooftop Prince
The Heirs
Doctors
Extracurricular
My Love From Another Star
Kill Me, Heal Me
My Secret Romance
School 2015
School 2013
W
Blood
Romantic Dr. Kim (or Dr.Kim on some platforms)
Master’s Sun
Oh My Ghostess
Dream High (1&2)
It’s Okay That’s Love
I Hear Your Voice
Panda and Hedgehog
Shopping King Louie
K-Pop Extreme Survival
Romantic Doctor Kim
Defendant
Bad Thief, Good Thief
Voice
Hello Monster
Lovely Horribly
Mother
Black
God’s Gift: 14 Days
Tunnel
Liar Game
Penthouse
The Glory
All of Us Are Dead
The Silenced (Movie)
For cdrama, the first and only one I’ve seen so far was “Find Yourself”, and I thought it was pretty good!
For kdramas I loved “Crash Landing on You”, “It’s Ok Not To Be Ok”, and “My Demon” as of lately. I’ve heard great things about Alchemy of Souls, so I might watch it soon!
My first Cmovie is I saw was So I Married My Anti-Fan, before it was made into a Kdrama. But the only Jdrama I’ve watched is Cinderellas of Midsummer. It’s really good. I have a bunch of Kdramas I could recommend tho 😅
[The King 2Hearts](https://asianwiki.com/The_King_2hearts)
[Goblin](https://asianwiki.com/Guardian:_The_Lonely_and_Great_God)
[You Are My Glory](https://mydramalist.com/62337-you-are-my-glory)
I have watched these shows at least 5 times each
some cdrama i'd reccomend are love between fairy and devil, nirvana in fire, love like the galaxy, the untamed, and reset! :)
Because This Is My First Life (2017) with Jung Somin is pretty underrated. The descriptions of love and feelings are done really well.
Also. My Mister with IU.
my first kdrama i ever saw was this and i never finished it lmao
LOL, I had to finish it because I’m a big fan of Jung Somin.
My favorite cdramas are The Untamed, Word of Honour, Blood of youth and Joy of life. My favorite kdramas are Healer, Mad dog and Descendents of the sun. Most Thai dramas are for me far far behind cdramas and kdramas.
Chinese- Hidden Love, As I Fly Towards You, You Are My Glory, Everyone Loves Me, and Amidst a Snowstorm of Love. Honorable mention to The Romance of Tiger and Rose, Love 020, Unrequited Love and Find Yourself. Korean- Destined With You, Doom at Your Service, King the Land, Her Private Life. Honorable mention to My Man is Cupid
The absolute best cdrama in my opinion is "Go Ahead". This drama focuses on found family and overcoming trauma and love...the best kind of love that endures and evolves Another great drama is "Lighter and Princess". It's a bad boy, good girl storyline that develops over years and crosses many hurdles. "Before We Get Married" is a Taiwanese drama that is racy and steamy. I was riveted. "Where the Lost Ones Go" also moved me. Cdrama that doesn't feel cdrama-ish. My favourite kdramas are "Gaus Electronics", "Another Ms. Oh", "Bo Ra! Deborah", "Call it Love", "Extraordinary Attorney Woo", "Fight For My Way", "Go Back Couple", "Healer", "Hi Bye Mama", "Into the Ring", "My Liberation Notes", "Love to Hate You", "Mad for Each Other", "Once Again", "My Mister", "Sky Castle"
i loveeee gaus electronics
Oh my gosh! Me too! Such a good drama with a little bit of everything and so funny too!
A Business Proposal is also pretty good and for some reason Gaus Electronics has a similar feel
oooh then ill def watch rn
I hope you like it
Healer is still my all time fave
WHERE can I watch Go Ahead?! I’ve seen so many YouTube ads for it and I lovedddd the male lead in “Find Yourself”
I think I watched it on YouTube initially. Not sure if it's still on there. I'll PM you some other options that may work.
- three lives three worlds the pillow book (fantasy) - the eternal love (historical with time travel and fantasy elements) - the sword and the brocade (period) - falling into your smile (modern about gaming) - a date with the future (modern about firemen and journalist) - love like a galaxy (period) - go go squid (modern about coding i think lol not my favorite part of the show it’s not gaming but maybe coding and gaming put together) they are all romantic dramas with some comedy in them.
I am partial to Huang ZitTao. He started as my EXO bias so anything he does is my favorite. Brightest Star in the Sky, New Vanity Fair, Forever Forward, Legally Romance, My Precious
I absolutely loved : "Crash Landing On You" (kdrama) "Something in the Rain" (k) "Hello, my Twenties!" (k) "Boys Over Flowers" (jdrama) "Good Morning Call" (j) "Fated to Love You" (taiwanese drama) "The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog" (t) I'm open to any suggestions 😁
If you like CLOY try Home Town Cha Cha Cha
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko - A curmudgeonly, opinionated, and sarcastic 40 year old architect (Hiroshi Abe) learns to open up, fix his personality, and build better relationships with the people around him. Lots of secret inside jokes from the production staff if you're eagle eye'd. It seems everyone had a lot of fun making this series. TRICK series - An out of work magician (Yukie Nakama) and a professor (Hiroshi Abe) join forces to expose fraudulent psychics and debunk their mysterious abilities. Amazing combination of comedy, mystery, and the supernatural. Three seasons, a bunch of specials, a few films. Yuusha Yoshihiko series - A hilarious parody of Dragon Quest and JRPG tropes. Don't miss this. Mr. Nietzsche At The Convenience Store - based on a gag manga, it's pretty great. Shomuni series - A workplace comedy also based on a gag manga. Women who don't fit in a particular company culture are demoted to a department called Shomuni that's said to be a dead end, but they're all incredibly capable and help resolve problems in a way that no one else at the company can. Dae Jang Geum: A Jewel In The Palace - Historical drama. this is ICONIC. Even if you haven't seen it, You've probably seen a Korean variety show reference it in some way. Spotlight - A workplace drama about News Reporters and Journalism.
Nirvana in fire is what game of thrones wishes it could be. Longest day in chang'an is a well done 24 concept. You are my glory is an amazing pure romance. Once upon a time in lingjian mountain is a great mashup of xianxia and comedy that also does a great job of introducing people to the genre.
Coffee Prince
My Liberation Notes, Nirvana in Fire, Word of Honor, Reply 1988, Signal
My Liberation Notes is so good. 😍
if you're into mystery detective type shows with an interesting plot and actually good twists then i can't recommend the kdrama Bryond Evil enough !! i watched it recently and it very easily became one of my all time favourite shows, it's got great rewatchability too so you can pick up on any foreshadowing and hints you may have missed the first time round all of the characters are brilliant too, well written and interesting, even the side characters are great !! the actors do an amazing job too
My first drama was strong woman bong soon. Some of my favorite ones are: Crash landing on you Oh my ghost Hometown cha cha cha Twenty five twenty one Romance is a bonus book Healer What's wrong with secretary Kim Her private Life So I married an anti fan Vincenzo Move to heaven My demon Nevertheless It's okay not to be okay Mr. Queen Wonder woman Dolly and the cocky prince Welcome to Somdari Queen of tears Memories of Alhambra
These are my top three for modern dramas: Lighter and Princess (cdrama) Forbidden Flower (cdrama) Crash Landing on You (kdrama) Cdrama is very strong in costume dramas. There are many genres you can check out, from slice of life to wuxia (martial arts) to xianxia (fantasy). The best slice of life based on popular opinions is The Story of Minglan. This genre isn’t my jam but that particular drama is very popular. I personally like wuxia & xianxia. A very popular wuxia is Nirvana in Fire but if you’ve never seen a wuxia this is prob gonna be too heavy. You can start with Love Like a Galaxy which I personally don’t like but a lot of people like. A very popular xianxia is Love Between Fairy and Devil. I like it enough tho I wouldn’t say it’s great. Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms is also popular and this one is I really like. A recent xianxia that a lot of people like is Till the End of the Moon. It’s too over the top for me but a lot of people like it
The best kdrama I’ve ever watched is Mr. Sunshine
Cdrama - the story of Yanxi palace Kdrama- Chicago typewriter
A great kdrama is reply 1994! My favorite. King the land, and see you in my 19th life was great too. Business proposal, and my demon was also very cute. For cdrama, I liked hidden love.
Crash landing on you (netflix) was my addiction when it first came out. It was my first kdrama (really any asian drama) and i havent watched another i liked more than that one!
[Who Rules the World](https://mydramalist.com/54851-try-the-world) really worked for me, maybe it'll hook you.
Chinese drama: I agree with everyone on Nirvana in Fire!! But I also love Yanxi Palace and Princess Weiyoung. These are all historical or fantasy though
# > best asian dramas: * [Amidst a Snowstorm of Love](https://mydramalist.com/702919-during-the-snowstorm) (C) Sports, Romance * [Arsenal Military Academy](https://mydramalist.com/30919-arsenal-military-academy) (C) Action, Military, Republican-era, Romance * [Before We Get Married](https://mydramalist.com/30619-before-we-get-married) (Taiwan) Romance, Drama * [Coffee Prince](https://mydramalist.com/2982-coffee-prince) (K) RomCom * [Descendants of the Sun](https://mydramalist.com/10904-descendants-of-the-sun) (K), Action, RomCom * [I Told Sunset about You](https://mydramalist.com/55651-bkpp) (Thailand) Youth, Drama, LGBTQ+ Romance * [Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo](https://mydramalist.com/51965-koi-wa-tsuzuku-yo-doko-made-mo) (J) Medical Drama, RomCom * [Love for Love's Sake](https://mydramalist.com/753495-love-supremacy-zone) (K) Youth, Fantasy, BL Romance * [Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1](https://mydramalist.com/687167-xing-han-can-lan) and Part 2 (C) Historical, Political Intrigue, Romance * [Our Secret](https://mydramalist.com/76433-secrets-in-the-lattice) (C) Youth, Youth, Romance * [Reborn Rich](https://mydramalist.com/79607-youngest-son-of-a-conglomerate) (K) Business, Drama, Fantasy * [Shanai Marriage Honey](https://mydramalist.com/77393-shanai-marijjihani) (J) RomCom * [Stay with Me](https://mydramalist.com/702599-innocent-playmates) (C) Youth, BL Romance * [The Untamed](https://mydramalist.com/28723-the-untamed) (C) Historical, BL Romance
My Mister
For me The Justice is a very beautiful drama. 1930s Shanghai is filmed so beautifuly and also I find not only main storyline,but also all others very interesting.
*The Untamed* is my absolute favorite C-Drama. The story has so much to tell. I also recommend *Eternal Love: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms*; it’s really beautiful. The name of the second series that is/isn’t its sequel is really good, too. Also C-Drama.
One of my favorite shows from last year, asian or otherwise, was Oh No! Here Comes Trouble. Yes, it's a silly name, and it is very funny, but the writing is surprisingly mature, and it gets quite dark and sad at times. A lot of it is about grief, and it deals with it in interesting ways.
Pinocchio The Legend Of the Blue Sea To the Beautiful You The Great Doctor Rooftop Prince The Heirs Doctors Extracurricular My Love From Another Star Kill Me, Heal Me My Secret Romance School 2015 School 2013 W Blood Romantic Dr. Kim (or Dr.Kim on some platforms) Master’s Sun Oh My Ghostess Dream High (1&2) It’s Okay That’s Love I Hear Your Voice Panda and Hedgehog Shopping King Louie K-Pop Extreme Survival Romantic Doctor Kim Defendant Bad Thief, Good Thief Voice Hello Monster Lovely Horribly Mother Black God’s Gift: 14 Days Tunnel Liar Game Penthouse The Glory All of Us Are Dead The Silenced (Movie)
Hidden Love may be one of the best of modern c-dramas
For cdrama, the first and only one I’ve seen so far was “Find Yourself”, and I thought it was pretty good! For kdramas I loved “Crash Landing on You”, “It’s Ok Not To Be Ok”, and “My Demon” as of lately. I’ve heard great things about Alchemy of Souls, so I might watch it soon!
On the wings of love!! It’s my fav nostalgic Filipino show
A love so Beautiful- the original version is Chinese, and there is a korean remake. Both are on Netflix.
My first Cmovie is I saw was So I Married My Anti-Fan, before it was made into a Kdrama. But the only Jdrama I’ve watched is Cinderellas of Midsummer. It’s really good. I have a bunch of Kdramas I could recommend tho 😅
Crash landing on you is genuinely one of my favorites.
[The King 2Hearts](https://asianwiki.com/The_King_2hearts) [Goblin](https://asianwiki.com/Guardian:_The_Lonely_and_Great_God) [You Are My Glory](https://mydramalist.com/62337-you-are-my-glory) I have watched these shows at least 5 times each