Some years ago, I have seen some Japanese drama. But since about a year I’m a big fan of Korean dramas, which are usually very far from the reality, and for that very reason often extremely absorbing. Some series I saw because of certain actors, which I found particularly good or particularly attractive in other dramas ㅋㅋㅋ
The following series I have already seen and can highly recommend most of them.
Shortcut: K-Drama, J-Drama, Links
K-Drama
| Title | Year | Episodes | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer | 2015 | 13 | ** | A slightly different kind of drama with Kim Soo Hyun, IU, Gong Hyo Jin ♥ |
| Blood | 2015 | 20 | *** | Vampire Doctor! ♥ |
| The Lover | 2015 | 12 | * | funny but rather shallow, quite modern for a K-Drama |
| Ex-Girlfriend Club | 2015 | 12 | * | very funny, but rather shallow |
| The girl who sees smells (Sensoury Couple) | 2015 | 16 | *** | Park Yoochun ♥♥♥ |
| The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law | 2015 | 12 | * | Kim Dasom |
| Super Daddy 10 | 2015 | 16 | ** | |
| Falling for innocence | 2015 | 16 | *** | |
| Scholar who walks the night | 2015 | 20 | *** | Lee Joon Gi ♥♥♥ |
| The time I've loved you | 2015 | 16 | ** | If the lead-Char would not have been so cowardly as a teenager, the whole story would not exist ;) |
| Persevere, Goo Hae Ra | 2015 | 12 | ** | Very musical-like at some points but therefor also some nice soundtrack. Among other actors also with Henry ♥ |
| Orange Marmelade | 2015 | 12 | *** | Vampire Story with Lee Jong Hyun and Yeo Jin Goo ♥ |
| Fool's Love | 2015 | 16 | ** | UEE ♥ |
| My Love Eun Dong | 2015 | 16 | *** | Heartbreaking good! |
| High Society | 2015 | 16 | ** | UEE ♥ |
| Who are you: School 2015 | 2015 | 16 | *** | Very exciting and mandy story twists with Yook Sungjae, Kim So Hyun ♥ |
| Kill me, heal me! | 2015 | 20 | *** | Watch this! Hwang Jung Eum, Ji Sung ♥♥♥ |
| Angry Mom | 2015 | 16 | *** | A rollercoaster of emotions with Kim Hee Sun ♥♥♥ |
| I order you | 2015 | 16 | ** | Episode length only about 20 Min each. Don't watch it while hungry ;) |
| Fated to love you | 2014 | 20 | *** | Watch this and keep tissues ready! Jang Hyuk ♥♥♥ |
| Angel Eyes | 2014 | 20 | ** | |
| Hi! School: Love On | 2014 | 20 | * | Abracadabra! |
| Doctor Stranger | 2014 | 20 | *** | Lee Jong Suk ♥ |
| Pinocchio | 2014 | 20 | *** | Lee Jong Suk, Park Shin Hye ♥ |
| Birth of a Beauty | 2014 | 21 | *** | |
| Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup: 12 Years Reunion | 2014 | 26 | *** | Watch this! |
| The Night Watchman | 2014 | 24 | *** | Jung Il Woo ♥ |
| Marry him if you dare | 2013 | 16 | *** | Yoon Eun Hye ♥ |
| Master's Sun | 2013 | 17 | *** | Horror, drama and a pinch of humor -> watch this! Gong Hyo Jin ♥ |
| Heirs | 2013 | 20 | *** | Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye ♥♥♥ |
| Golden Rainbow | 2013 | 41 | *** | UEE, Jung Il Woo ♥ |
| My love from the star | 2013 | 22 | ** | Kim Soo Hyun, Jung Il Woo ♥ |
| Flower Boy next door | 2013 | 16 | ** | Yoon Shi Yoon, Park Shin Hye ♥ |
| I hear your voice | 2013 | 18 | ** | Lee Jong Suk ♥ |
| Secret | 2013 | 16 | *** | Watch this! Hwang Jung Eum, Ji Sung ♥♥♥ |
| Beautiful Man | 2013 | 16 | ** | Jang Geun Suk, IU ♥ |
| Rooftop Prince | 2012 | 20 | *** | One of the best Drama! Park Yoochun ♥♥♥ |
| Arang and the magistrate | 2012 | 20 | *** | Lee Joon Gi ♥♥♥ |
| The great doctor | 2012 | 24 | *** | One of the best Drama ever with Lee Min Ho, Kim Hee Sun ♥♥♥ |
| To the beautiful you | 2012 | 16 | ** | Korean version of "Hana Kimi" |
| The Moon empracing the Sun | 2012 | 20 | *** | Kim Soo Hyun, Jung Il Woo ♥ |
| I miss you | 2012 | 21 | *** | Park Yoochun ♥♥♥ |
| Cheongdam-dong Alice | 2012 | 16 | ** | |
| Love Rain | 2012 | 20 | *** | Jang Geun Suk ♥ |
| City Hunter | 2011 | 20 | *** | Lee Min Ho ♥♥♥ |
| Dream High | 2011 | 17 | * | Greetings from Highschool Musical ... with many young K-Pop stars |
| Playful Kiss | 2010 | 16 | *** | Korean version of “Mischievous Kiss” with Kim Hyun Joong ♥ |
| Prosecutor Princess | 2010 | 16 | ** | Lee Jong Suk, Park Shi Hoo ♥ |
| Personal Taste | 2010 | 16 | ** | Lee Min Ho ♥♥♥ |
| My girlfriend is a Gumiho | 2010 | 16 | ** | |
| Secret Garden | 2010 | 20 | *** | Watch this! Hyun Bin, Ha Ji Won, Lee Jong Suk ♥ |
| Boys over Flowers | 2009 | 25 | *** | Classic Drama with Lee Min Ho ♥♥♥ |
| You're beautiful | 2009 | 16 | ** | Park Shin Hye, Jang Geun Suk ♥ |
| Iljimae | 2008 | 20 | *** | Lee Joon Gi ♥♥♥ |
| Coffee Prince | 2007 | 17 | *** | |
| I am Sam | 2007 | 16 | ** | Very good main actor (Yang Dong Geun) with T.O.P and Lee Min Ho as supporting actors |
| My Girl | 2005 | 16 | *** | Lee Joon Gi ♥♥♥ |
| Dream High 2 | 2012 | 15 | * | The first season was better |
| Goong – Princess hours | 2006 | 24 | ** | King of the "push & pull" drama. More than half of the episodes are filled with it, and eventually it's a bit annoying. You need some perseverance, however, the story is quite interesting, although not necessarily extremely enterprising. |
| Healer | 2014 | 20 | *** | Ji Chang Wook ♥ |
| Hyde Jekyll, Me | 2015 | 20 | ** | It's hard to not compare it to "kill me, heal me", which I liked better, but worth seeing solely because of Hyun Bin ^^ |
| I need romance 3 | 2014 | 16 | *** | |
| Queen In Hyun's Man | 2012 | 16 | *** | Love that overcomes space and time... always good! Ji Hyun Woo ♥ |
| She was pretty | 2015 | 16 | *** | Must see! Comedy and drama in one series! With Park Seo Joon & Hwang Jung Eum ♥♥♥ and an incredible chemistry between those two, and Choi Siwon ♥♥♥ |
| Sassy go go | 2015 | 12 | ** | |
| Emergency Couple | 2014 | 21 | *** | |
| My Unfortunate Boyfriend | 2015 | 16 | *** | |
| A Witch's Romance | 2014 | 16 | *** | |
| Marriage not dating | 2014 | 16 | *** |
J-Drama
| Title | Year | Episodes | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in TOKYO | 2014 | 17 | ** | Second season, unfortunately, not quite as nice as the first. The lead actress is even more childish than in the first season. Yuki Furukawa ♥ |
| Mischievous Kiss: Love in TOKYO | 2013 | 16 | *** | Caution: Lead-Char Kotoko is extremely childish and loud (Honoka Miki), but certainly matches the manga character. Yuki Furukawa ♥ |