Top 10 Highest-Rated K-Dramas Ever
Recently, the global appeal of Korean dramas, also known as K-drama, has become increasingly evident with many memorable milestones. K-drama is the factor that ... read more...promotes the massive "attack" of the Korean cultural wave. With many progressive steps in the entertainment industry, K-drama is increasingly asserting its influence. Even the movies have affected Korean fashion, style, and attracted the attention of culture all over the world. Let's take a look at the highest-rated k-dramas ever.
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Although many years had gone by, Reply 1988 is still an insurmountable monument of Korean television. With familiar, close content but still extremely bewitching content, touching viewers with humorous and emotional scenes, this work is not only extremely well-liked by Korean audiences but even professional people also very appreciated.
The film's content tells about the journey of the youth of poor girls and boys growing up in the small neighborhood of Ssangmun Dong, Seoul in the 80s, when Korea was in turmoil due to a series of protests claiming the democratic rights of students. Taking the historical context as a background, but not focusing on exploiting the political aspect, Reply 1988 has shown viewers a life full of deprivations but full of humanity.
Reply 1988 brought a soft message but was deeply engraved in the audience's mind. Parents are always a firm hand to help their children overcome all difficulties in life. Even if they are heartless sometimes, they are always little children who need to be loved. The second highlight of the film is the close friendship of the village. Although they live in want, they always share all the poignant sorrow of life.
Detailed information:
Release date: 2015
Genre: Family, Comedy, Romance
Directed by: Shin Won-ho
Actors: Lee Hye Ri, Park Bo Gum, Ryu Jun Yeol
Episodes: 20 episodes
Highest rating: 21.683% -
The film is a Korean hotsy movie in 2016, telling the story of Shi-Jin (Song Joong-Ki) who is the captain of the special forces, the good doctor Mo-Yeon (Song Hye-Kyo), the first time they met he fell in love with her immediately. Shi-Jin and Mo-yeon start dating, but due to work, their date does not go well. Shi-Jin received orders to lead his soldiers on a peacekeeping mission to the country of Uruk, then they parted because of their different views on life. Eight months later, she is assigned to lead a medical team in Uruk, where Shi-Jin and Mo-Yeon meet again and restart their unfinished love story.
Nielsen's statistics show that "Descendants of the Sun" kicked off with a 2-digit rating, not long after the drama surpassed 20% in the 3rd episode and 30.4% in episode 9. Passing the 30% rating mark makes the drama the first mini-series in the past 4 years to achieve this achievement. Most movieholics age from 20 to 30, even teenagers.16 episodes aired in a month and a half, Descendants of the Sun has 12 ratings record settings, all the episodes have increased ratings. This made an impression in the past Korean dramas and promises to be difficult for any movie to surpass.
Detailed information:
Release date: 2016
Genre: Romance
Directed by: Lee Eung-bok, Baek Sang-hoon
Actors: Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji-won
Episodes: 16 episodes + 3 special
Highest rating: 38,8% -
"Crash Landing On You" revolves around true love, a talented girl, the daughter of a president of a large corporation in Korea named Yoon Se Ri (played by Son Ye Jin), and a North Korean - North Korean soldier named Ri Jung Hyuk (Hyun Bin). During a parachute jump, because of a tornado, she landed in North Korea and suddenly "landed" in the arms of Ri Jung Hyuk. During the time she was staying at his house, the two gradually developed feelings for each other and had to go through many difficulties as they belonged to two different regions of Korea.
This romance film not only revolves around the two main characters' tearful border-crossing love affair but also depicts real life in North Korea. Sweet, eventful love comes to them as Ri Jung Hyuk helps Se Ri hide her identity and protects her again and over again. Yoon Se Ri and Ri Jung Hyuk's love is not only a simple love between a man and a woman but also a symbol of the desire for peace and national harmony, making the film more special than an ordinary romance movie.The one reason why "Crash Landing On You" becomes more appealing to audiences is the soundtrack. "Crash Landing On You" has extremely touching music, creating strong emotions for the audience. With only the first 4 episodes, this drama has released 2 soundtracks performed by 10cm and Yoon Mi Rae. These are also familiar names in the Korean movie OST village that any movie nerd knows. In addition, the "dreamlike" scenes were shot in Switzerland, Mongolia, and Jeju Island, Korea, which is also one of the plus points of this film.
Detailed information:
Release date: 2019
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Directed by: Lee Jung-Hyo
Actors: Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin, Kim Jung-hyun
Episodes: 16 episodes
Highest rating: 21.7% -
Inspired by the gangster world in Italy, the film depicts the profound influence of the authority figure people in Korea, who hold infinite power in the palm of their hands. They are the presidents of famous corporations, have the ability to bribe people with money, cover up unclean, horrible, and unscrupulous acts.
The film revolves around the character Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong Ki) - who has the status of a lawyer representing justice, but in fact, hidden behind the mask, he is a senior advisor for a mafia gang. is the adopted son of gangster Fabio. However, after his father died, he became the rival of an assassination by Paolo - Fabio's biological son, and also the new leader. To keep himself safe, he had to escape to Korea to perform a billion-dollar mission. Here, Vincenzo and Hong Cha
Young (Jeon Yeobin) with big ideas met, support each other, and cooperated in implementing justice in the style of criminals.With a novel storyline with a famous, talented cast with elaborate visual and sound effects, Vincenzo has made a strong impression in the hearts of fans around the world as well as established remarkable achievements. Although just aired, Vincenzo has climbed to the top 3 of weekend dramas with the highest opening rates in tvN history. Not only that, the national rating of each episode is extremely stable - over 7%. With those advantages, Vincenzo is considered a Korean film not to be missed.
Detailed information:
Release date: 2021
Genre: Crime-drama, Dark comedy
Directed by: Kim Hee-won
Actors: Song Joong-ki, Jeon Yeo-been, Ok Taecyeon, Kim Yeo-jin, Kwak Dong-Yeon
Episodes: 20 episodes
Highest rating: 17.37% -
Itaewon Class has made waves not only in Korea but also throughout Asia because the film's content is attracting the audience more and more as well as the hairstyle of actor Park Seo-Joon also creates a trend in 2020.
The film is a story about a guy Park Sae-Ro-Yi who brutally beat his classmate and had to go to prison, but the truth is that it was Jang Geun-won who drove his car and killed his father. He was sent to prison by CEO Jang Dae-hee, who is also his father, Geun-won, where he vowed to destroy his company and avenge them. After being released from prison, Park Sae-Ro-Yi opened a restaurant in Itaewon, Seoul. Then, Jo Yi-Seo (Kim Da-Mi), a social media celebrity, joined Park Sae-Ro-Yi's restaurant and worked there as a manager. Experiencing many events, they gradually fall in love with each other, but dangers surround them.
This drama has made solid steps on the drama race with a respectable rating (the unit used to gauge the audience's interest in watching). By episode 10, the drama had reached a rating of 14.7%, ranking second in the top-grossing drama in the history of jTBC cable station.
Detailed information:
Release date: 2020
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Kim Sung-Yoon
Actors: Park Seo-Joon, Kim Da-mi, Yoo Jae-Myung, Kwon Nara
Episodes: 16 episodes
Highest rating: 16,5%. -
At the time the information about Goblin was announced, the film has received a lot of attention from the audience. Goblin has really created a huge fever during its broadcast and is considered one of the most successful works in the past few years.
Kim Shin was a general of the Joseon time with a mission to protect the country, prevent the enemy all day and night on the battlefield. However, he was killed by his own king. Resentful, helpless, gorge rises, Kim Shin thought he had a death to end this life but no, he continued to live and became an immortal god – Goblin and was only freed from immortality with a goblin bride. Then the Goblin bride appeared, she has gone through a lot of difficulties to be with her lover. Eun Tak is the only one who can pull the sword out on Kim Shin's body but this means that he will end his life, returning to nothingness. On the contrary, if Eun Tak did not take out the sword, she would face death. The unjust but romantic fate makes viewers full of happiness but also heart-wrenching.
According to AGB Nielsen, the rating of episode 1 of Goblin reached 6,322%, an impressive result and not too surprising for fans of the movie. However, this number has just surpassed the rating record of the first episode of tvN previously belonging to the movie "Reply".
Detailed information:
Release date: 2016 – 2017
Genre: Romance, Historical, Romance.
Directed by: Lee Eun-bok
Actors: Gong Yoo, Lee Dong-Wook, Kim Go-Eun, Yoo In-na, Yook Sung-Jae
Episodes: 90 minutes (episodes 1-2), 60 minutes (episodes 3-16)
Highest rating: 18,7 % -
Hometown Cha-cha-cha broke the formula of a conventional romantic comedy. There are no complicated details, confusing viewers, no shocking twists, the whole movie does not have a villain. The characters in the movie are not heroes or supermen. They, very ordinary people, petty, even vulgar herd.
The main character of the film is Doo Sik (played by Kim Seon Ho) - a talented fund manager who experiences faced serious upheavals in his life, returns to Gongjin surrounded by villagers in a loving lifestyle, where people are hospitality and willing to give to other a hand. Hye Jin (Shin Min Ah), an independent dentist, "runs away" from the hustle of the city lives to the place with memories of her deceased mother, and then meets the love of her life. Bringing the lifestyle of a young urban person to the village, Yoon Hye Jin faced a lot of difficulties when she had to get used to the concepts and views of people in the rural countryside. But then, with the help of neighborhood group head positions Hong Du Sik, she gradually found a connection with everyone.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha is also fascinated by the upbeat and cheerful sound and the colorful scenes featured in the films of director Yoo Jae Won. This is a Korean drama in the top "hot" recently with an average nationwide rating of 9.2% and the highest is 10.7% for episode 13, holding first place in the bracket. This is also the film that has become the work with the highest opening rating in the history of cable channel tvN with 6.8%.
Detailed information:
Release date: 2021
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Directed by: Yu Je-won
Actors: Shin Min-ah, Kim Seon-ho, Lee Sang-Yi
Episodes: 16 episodes
Highest rating: 29,7%% -
Not a maneuver the conversation round to young people, "Hospital Playlist" tells about a group of close friends including 5 highly qualified doctors who have turned 40. The film takes the hospital context at Yujie hospital, revolving around the life and profession of 5 doctors who are also 5 close friends from the first days of entering the university lecture hall. Not only did they share a beautiful young life together, but they also stood side by side at the same hospital, working together to save the lives of patients. The 20-year magical friendship between them is linked by 3 factors: the legal profession, determination to save other lives, and passion for music.
The film makes an impression on viewers with uniquely selected and calibrated shots, so each shot of Hospital Playlist fully exploits the story of the film. At .the same time, with retro colors artfully combined, the quality of the film is more valuable and attractive. The film contains many aspects of life that are both positive and negative, the film series is stratified to take viewers from gentle to intense grief and then has different ways of solving knots that lead to many problems look at the viewer's opinion.
Detailed information:
Release date: 2020
Genre: Medical, Comedy-drama
Directed by: Shin Won-ho
Actor: Jo Jung-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Kim Dae-myung, Jeon Mi-do
Episodes: Season 1: 12 episodes + 1 special episode / Season 2: 12 episodes + 2 special episodes
Highest rating: 15.3% -
The content of family and social psychology has always been the strength of K-dramas. In "Penthouse", the conflicts in love, marriage, family and social conflicts were once again pushed to the climax inside the flashy glamor of the elite in a very "dramatic" but honestly.
The context in a lavish background, the upscale war revolves around the lives of three women, Shim Soo Ryeon, Cheon Seo Jin, and Oh Yoon Hee, and their families. Each person has her circumstances of life, but with the same goal, towards wealth, fame, and power. Through their stories, the film depicts the hidden corners behind the luxury and glamor of people living in the "upper class". There, people most clearly show their nature before their ambitions for money and fame when they are ready to trample love, betray their marriage, and even lose themselves.
Right after debuting with the first episode rating reaching the highest level of 9.2% and quickly reached double digits in episode 3 with a rating of 11.4%. With stable manners, more and more dramatic episodes, after 13 episodes, the rating of this K-drama officially exceeded 20%, reached 22.1%, and became the 2nd SBS drama. has a viewership rating of over 20%.
Detailed information:
Release date: 2020
Genre: Suspense, Drama, Crime, Revenge, Thriller
Directed by: Joo Dong-min (S1-3), Park Bo-ram (S1), Park Soo-jin (S2-3)
Actor: Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-Yeon, Eugene
Episodes: 48 episodes
Highest rating: 29,2% -
Squid Game – The series film took 10 years to plan and captured the audience's attention in a "special" way that no one expected. Director Hwang Dong-Hyuk was quite reckless when choosing a subject depicting the ability of people to survive.
Squid Game content tells the story about death games based on familiar games of Korean children in the past, held in a secret location by a mysterious organization in Korea with 456 participants who are in debt, have financial difficulties. The winner of 6 rounds will receive a reward of 45.6 billion won. In return, the loser will have to pay with his own life. Through the story, Hwang Dong-Hyuk portrays class distinction. The players are all low-class, accepting to participate because they need money or lack debt. Behind the deadly game are the rich, using money to entertain themselves. The mysterious organization wearing a pink shirt is also clearly hierarchical, with the circle, triangle, and square symbols representing roles and tasks. Putting the criterion of "fairness" on the top, but inside the organization, there are still problems such as fraud, lies, organ trafficking.
In addition to the dramatic content, the novel survival series, the talented director, and the impressive performance of the cast are also key factors to the success of the film. Squid Game gathers quality actors such as Lee Jung Jae, Park Hae Soo, Wi Ha Joon, ...
Detailed information:
Release date: 2021
Genre: Survival, Thriller, Horror, Drama
Directed by: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Actor: Lee Jung-Jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-Joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-Su, Heo Sung-Tae, Anupam Tripathi, Kim Joo-ryoung
Episodes: 9 episodes
Highest rating: 25.3%