MUST WATCH 2010-2019

What do you think are the Must Watch Dramas and Movies of the 2010s? And which ones are your absolute favourites? You're very welcome to elaborate in the comments, but of course you don't have to :)

50 votes per user but please really just add what you really think is a Must Watch and aired in the years 2010-2019

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leyou Apr 21, 2024
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  • Crash Landing on You

    1. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    1,570 points by 16 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, who agrees to help her ...more
  • While You Were Sleeping

    2. While You Were Sleeping

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.7
    1,261 points by 13 voters
    Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. ...more
  • W

    3. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.5
    1,254 points by 13 voters
    Oh Sung Moo, the father of cardiothoracic surgeon Oh Yeon Joo, mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon Joo goes to his office looking, but a ...more
  • Goblin

    4. Goblin

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    1,174 points by 12 voters
    Kim Shin was once an unbeatable general in Goryeo's military who died a tragic death. He now possesses immortality but is tired of living while everyone else around him dies. For 900 ...more
  • Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    5. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.7
    1,159 points by 12 voters
    Do Bong Soon is a petite, unemployed woman who is honest and kind. She appears little and sweet on the outside, but she is in fact very, very strong. For generations in ...more
  • Just Between Lovers

    6. Just Between Lovers

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    1,081 points by 11 voters
    A major accident takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are also ...more
  • Descendants of the Sun

    7. Descendants of the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.6
    939 points by 10 voters
    A love story that develops between a surgeon and a special forces officer. Kang Mo Yeon is a pretty and assertive woman who works as a cardiothoracic surgeon at Haesung Hospital. She ...more
  • Healer

    8. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.8
    882 points by 9 voters
    Seo Jung Hoo is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. For the right price and with the help of a genius hacker, he gets his ...more
  • Signal

    9. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.9
    836 points by 9 voters
    Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more
  • My Mister

    10. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    761 points by 8 voters
    Park Dong Hoon is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yoon Hee. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hoon and Gi ...more
  • Hotel del Luna

    11. Hotel del Luna

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    755 points by 8 voters
    Nestled deep in the heart of Seoul’s thriving downtown sits a curious hotel, the like of which no one has ever seen before. Old beyond measure, the building has stood for millennia, ...more
  • Stranger

    12. Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.8
    674 points by 7 voters
    Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but ...more
  • My Love from the Star

    13. My Love from the Star

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.5
    670 points by 7 voters
    Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty period. He possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing ...more
  • Nirvana in Fire

    14. Nirvana in Fire

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
    9.1
    587 points by 6 voters
    In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving ...more
  • Joy of Life

    15. Joy of Life

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
    9.0
    490 points by 5 voters
    Fan Xian is born in the ancient empire of Southern Qing with memories of the 21st century. He lives in a rural town as the illegitimate son of the Minister of Finance, ...more
  • The Untamed

    16. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
    9.0
    489 points by 5 voters
    Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of ...more
  • Train to Busan

    17. Train to Busan

    Korean Movie - 2016
    8.9
    482 points by 5 voters
    Seok Woo, his estranged daughter Soo An, and other passengers become trapped on a KTX train (high-speed train) heading from Seoul to Busan during a disastrous virus outbreak in South Korea. (Source: ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    18. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    480 points by 5 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Chicago Typewriter

    19. Chicago Typewriter

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    477 points by 5 voters
    This drama follows the lives of two men and a woman through two eras: one during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the other in the 21st century. The three main ...more
  • The Man from Nowhere

    20. The Man from Nowhere

    Korean Movie - 2010
    8.8
    477 points by 5 voters
    Cha Tae Shik leads a quiet life running a pawnshop. His only friend is a little girl, So Mi, who lives next door. So Mi's mother, Hyo Jeong, is a heroin addict. ...more
  • Better Days

    21. Better Days

    Chinese Movie - 2019
    9.2
    388 points by 4 voters
    The film revolves around a girl who is being bullied at school and her relationship with a tough street kid, with whom she is implicated in the murder of a teenage girl. ...more
  • Someday or One Day

    22. Someday or One Day

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
    8.9
    386 points by 4 voters
    In 2019, 27-year-old Huang Yu Xuan yearns for her missing boyfriend Wang Quan Sheng, presumed dead for two years. On her birthday, she wishes to "see him." Meanwhile, in 1998, 17-year-old Chen ...more
  • Are You Human Too?

    23. Are You Human Too?

    Korean Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
    8.2
    386 points by 4 voters
    The drama tells of an android called Nam Shin III who must pretend to be the son of a rich family when the real Nam Shin falls into a coma. Nam Shin's ...more
  • Touch Your Heart

    24. Touch Your Heart

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    379 points by 4 voters
    Oh Yoon Seo is a popular actress. She is famous for her beautiful appearance, but her acting is bad. She gets involved in a scandal with the son from a chaebol family. ...more
  • Dr. Romantic

    25. Dr. Romantic

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    377 points by 4 voters
    Kim Sa Bu was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in seclusion and ...more
  • The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    26. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    373 points by 4 voters
    A TV series centered around the unfolding relationship between free and unpredictable yet dangerous Kim Moo Young, who is called a "monster". He is the first assistant in a Korean beer brewery ...more
  • Search: WWW

    27. Search: WWW

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    368 points by 4 voters
    This drama delves into the challenges and triumphs of modern women who have chosen career over traditional family roles. Bae Ta Mi, a competitive director at a major web portal company in ...more
  • Oh My Venus

    28. Oh My Venus

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    285 points by 3 voters
    Kim Yeong Ho is a personal trainer for Hollywood stars. He reluctantly comes back to Korea to face his family after a scandal with an actress. Even though he comes from a ...more
  • The Legend of the Blue Sea

    29. The Legend of the Blue Sea

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    283 points by 3 voters
    How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society? Shim Chung is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Ryung from the Joseon ...more
  • Something in the Rain

    30. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    282 points by 3 voters
    Yun Jin A is a woman in her mid-30s who doesn’t know yet what it’s like to date a man. She’s been dumped by a man many times because of her clumsy, ...more
  • Scarlet Heart

    31. Scarlet Heart

    Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes
    8.4
    282 points by 3 voters
    A car accident sends Zhang Xiao back in time into the body of one of her previous reincarnations, a 16-year-old aristocratic Manchu girl, Maertai Ruoxi, who lived during the Qing Dynasty. Despite ...more
  • Hello Monster

    32. Hello Monster

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.4
    273 points by 3 voters
    Genius profiler Lee Hyun, returns home to Korea after something from a case he’s been sent triggers a memory he thought he’d lost forever. Unbeknownst to him, one of his team members, ...more
  • The Light in Your Eyes

    33. The Light in Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.1
    193 points by 2 voters
    In order to save her father from an accident, 25-year-old Kim Hye Ja uses a mysterious watch to rewind time in an attempt to prevent the accident, but fails. Desperate, she ends ...more
  • Empresses in the Palace

    34. Empresses in the Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2012, 76 episodes
    8.5
    192 points by 2 voters
    A young woman born of the Eight Banners' family marries the Emperor. After surviving many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress ...more
  • The King’s Avatar

    35. The King’s Avatar

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.5
    192 points by 2 voters
    In the multiplayer online game Glory, Ye Xiu is well known as the textbook-level expert and top-tier player Ye Qiu. Due to a series of circumstances, he was forcefully expelled from his ...more
  • Kill It

    36. Kill It

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.2
    191 points by 2 voters
    Will a killer-turned-veterinarian and a detective find common ground? Kim Soo Hyun is a veterinarian who is also a professional killer. Many individuals and organizations hire him for large sums of money. ...more
  • Reply 1988

    37. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    9.1
    189 points by 2 voters
    Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok ...more
  • Dong Yi

    38. Dong Yi

    Korean Drama - 2010, 60 episodes
    8.5
    187 points by 2 voters
    "Dong Yi" is a historical drama based on the life of Dong Yi later known as Choi Suk Bin. She worked in the royal palace as a lowly water maid. King Sok ...more
  • Fated to Love You

    39. Fated to Love You

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.1
    183 points by 2 voters
    Mi Yeong is a typical office clerk who is rather plain, somewhat awkward and has her good nature taken advantage of by her co-workers on a daily basis. While on vacation, she ...more
  • Tree With Deep Roots

    40. Tree With Deep Roots

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    8.3
    182 points by 2 voters
    Early in his reign, King Se Jong accidentally causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Tae Jong. Two young ...more
  • The Dream of Red Mansions

    41. The Dream of Red Mansions

    Chinese Drama - 2010, 50 episodes
    7.4
    100 points by 1 voters
    Jai Bao Yu is a male heir who grew up in a wealthy feudal clan dominated by women. His love affairs with his cousins Lin Dai Yu and Xue Bao Chai happened ...more
  • Tenno no Ryoriban

    42. Tenno no Ryoriban

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Tokuzo Akiyama is a young man from a rural area who is married and has a child along the way. One day, he eats a delicious breaded cutlet, which inspires him to ...more
  • Burning Ice

    43. Burning Ice

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    7.8
    99 points by 1 voters
    To protect the woman he loves, a white-collar worker unintentionally becomes involved in a murder case and becomes a suspect. In the blink of an eye, his quiet and boring life gets ...more
  • Soredemo, Ikite Yuku

    44. Soredemo, Ikite Yuku

    Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
    8.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    Fukami Hiroki's younger sister was killed by a friend. Hiroki then meets the killer's sister, Toyama Futaba, 15 years after the incident. Both of their families have been burdened with grief, but ...more
  • Kekkon Aite wa Chusen de

    45. Kekkon Aite wa Chusen de

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes
    7.6
    99 points by 1 voters
    Due to the nation's low birth rate and aging population, the Japanese government implements a new policy. The new policy requires single men and women from the age of 25 to 39 ...more
  • Arsenal Military Academy

    46. Arsenal Military Academy

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
    8.5
    98 points by 1 voters
    In the early years of the 20th century, Chinese military forces find themselves locked in a drawn-out, bloody conflict as they fight back again the Imperial Japanese army. The government drafts young ...more
  • Osozaki no Himawari

    47. Osozaki no Himawari

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 10 episodes
    7.9
    98 points by 1 voters
    The drama is set at the beautiful Shimanto River in the Kochi prefecture and revolves around a group of seven men and women and the unfolding of their lives. Ikuta plays a ...more
  • Tonbi

    48. Tonbi

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
    8.5
    97 points by 1 voters
    Ichikawa Yasuo, who goes by the nickname Yasu, is a ‘dumb’ man unequalled anywhere in the world. He has not had schooling, is boorish and would immediately let his fists fly if ...more
  • I'm Not a Robot

    49. I'm Not a Robot

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.3
    96 points by 1 voters
    Kim Min Kyu is the largest shareholder of a financial company. He suffers from a "human allergy", preventing him from normal interactions with other people. He becomes interested in a robotic project ...more
  • My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday

    50. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday

    Japanese Movie - 2016
    8.1
    96 points by 1 voters
    Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at a university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all ...more
  • To Each His Own

    51. To Each His Own

    Japanese Movie - 2017
    8.3
    95 points by 1 voters
    Aoyama Takashi is a salesman who works in a company that exploits him. At first excited about finally gaining employment, he soon finds that his life as a salaryman is miserable. He ...more
  • Quartet

    52. Quartet

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
    8.2
    94 points by 1 voters
    Maki Maki, Sebuki Suzume, Beppu Tsukasa, and Iemori Yutaka happen to meet and form a quartet. They even begin to live together in Karuizawa during the winter, but there is a big ...more
  • Happy Birthday

    53. Happy Birthday

    Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes
    8.4
    94 points by 1 voters
    Tonmai was born on the day that his sister died. His parents never celebrated his birthday and he had never received a birthday present. Then on his 17th birthday, his dad gave ...more
  • Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira

    54. Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.3
    93 points by 1 voters
    Yuri Ishikawa and her team try to crack unresolved cold cases in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Remake of the American TV series "Cold Case" [2003].
  • Juhan Shuttai!

    55. Juhan Shuttai!

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.4
    92 points by 1 voters
    Kokoro Kurosawa used to be a contender for the Olympic Judo Team, but she had to give up on her dream due to an injury. In the end, she ends up working ...more
  • Long Time No See

    56. Long Time No See

    Korean Drama - 2017, 5 episodes
    7.6
    92 points by 1 voters
    The renowned hitman, "Flying Dagger’" starts dating "Wild Dog" who isn't really what he seems to be. While both of them hide their secrets, they cannot help falling in love with each ...more
  • Boku Dake ga Inai Machi

    57. Boku Dake ga Inai Machi

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.4
    91 points by 1 voters
    Fujinuma Satoru is an aspiring manga artist who has the ability to travel back in time moments before a life-threatening incident, in which he is able to prevent those from happening. When ...more
  • Silhouette of Your Voice

    58. Silhouette of Your Voice

    Japanese Movie - 2017
    7.7
    91 points by 1 voters
    Sugihara Kohei is a college student who has distanced himself from others unconsciously because he is hard of hearing and it keeps causing one misunderstanding after another. One day, his classmate Taiichi ...more
  • dele

    59. dele

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes
    8.4
    90 points by 1 voters
    Freelance programmer Sakagami Keishi is paralysed in the lower half of his body because of an unknown illness and uses a wheelchair. He sets up a company called dele. LIFE in partnership ...more
  • The Fiery Priest

    60. The Fiery Priest

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.6
    83 points by 1 voters
    Kim Hae Il is a Catholic priest. He makes spiteful remarks, and he can be rude to others. Koo Dae Young is a detective. He talks a lot, and he is also ...more

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