Best Dramas of the Decade From 2009 - 2019


 Korean Dramas are so addictive that I had to give up the most precious thing in my life called sleep. I started watching Korean dramas for over five or six years and watched hundreds of dramas so far. So, today I would like to share Best Dramas of the Decade From 2009 - 2019 with you guys!

  • Best Drama of 2009: Waltz Brilliant Legacy 

 


Waltz Brilliant Legacy is very similar to cinderella and follows the story of Eun-Seong a girl who lost her brother and her father. She is kind and her kindness is rewarded by an old woman who promises to give her the entire fortune instead of giving it to her spoiled grandson Woo Han So. That's how the love and hate relationship begins between Woo Han So and Eun Seong. 

Cast: Han Hyo Joo, Lee Seung Gi, Bae So Min, Moon Chae Won

  • Best Drama of 2019: Slave Hunters

 
Lee Dae Gil a kind nobleman becomes a slave hunter when a slave in their household burns down his house and escapes with his sister who is in love with him. So, He searches for her while also searching for a general who became a slave because of a false accusation. They both fall for the same woman. This is a heart-wrenching tale that will make you cry. 

Cast: Jang Hyuk, Lee Da Hae, Lee Jong Hyuk, Oh Ji Hi

  • Best Drama of 2011: A Tree with Deep Roots


 Tree with Deep Roots is set in several years after the events of six flying dragons. This drama is about a man who seeks revenge on the king for the death of his fellow slaves and the king who invented the Korean alphabet. 

Cast: Jang Hyuk, Han Seok Kyu, Song Joong Ki, Shin Se Kyung

  • Best Korean Drama 2012: Gaksital: Bridal Mask

 
Set in an Alternate Reality. Lee Kang To a police officer working for Japanese wears the traditional bridal mask to fight the Japanese imperialists in 1930s Korea. 
Cast: Joo Won, Park Ki Woong, Jin Se Yeon, Han Chae Ah
  •  Best Drama of 2013: Good Doctor 

An autistic savant becomes a paediatrician and tries to prove himself in the face of conflict with patients and peers. A hot-headed surgeon dislikes him, while he develops an understanding with two other colleagues.
Cast: Joo Won, Moon Chae Won, Joo Sang Wook 
  • Best Korean Drama 2014: Secret Love Affair

 
A middle-aged married woman also an elite art director in the Arts Foundation embarks on an affair with his husband's talented young pianist.
Cast: Yoo Ah In, Kim Hee Ae, Shim Hye Jin, Kim Chang Won 
  • Best Drama of 2015: Six Flying Dragons

 
Set during the final years of Goryeo involving great historical figures in Korea forming the nation of Joseon. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great. He helped his father King Taejo establish the Joseon Dynasty. 
Cast: Yoo Ah In (Yi Bang Won), Kim Myung Min (Father of Joseon, "Sambong" Jung Do Jeon), Shin Se Kyung (Boon Yi), Byung Yo Han (Best swordsman of Goryeo Yi Bang Ji), Yoon Kyun Sang (Moo Hyul Best swordsman of Joseon), Chun Ho Jin (Sejong the founder of Joseon) 
  • Best Drama of 2016: Goblin 

  

Kim Shin an unbeatable general is cursed to be an immortal Dokaebi and only Goblin's bride can end his curse so he can die peacefully but what appears to be an easy task only gets complicated as the two falls in love. 

Cast: Gong Yoo, Kim Go Eun, Lee Dong Wook, Yoo In Na 

  • Best Korean Drama 2017: Stranger: Forest of Secrets

The stranger follows the story of Prosecutor Hwang Si-Mok who lost the ability to feel empathy Teams up with police lieutenant to try to uncover the true identity of a serial killer. While looking into the case, he must fight corruption within the police department and Prosecution that continuously undermines the investigation. 
Cast: Jo Seung Woo, Bae Doona, Lee Jong Hyuk
  • Best Korean Drama 2018: Mr Sunshine 

 
Rated by more than 200 Korean Drama Experts as Best Drama of 2018. Mr Sunshine is the second most expensive drama ever made and written and directed by the creators of Goblin. 

This Period Drama tells the story of Eugene Choi who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident he returns to Korea as an American soldier at a historical turning point and falls for a Strong and beautiful noblewoman who is smart and an expert in martial arts. At the same time, he discovers a plot by foreign forces to colonize Korea.

Cast: Lee Byung Hun, Kim Tae Ri, Yoo Yeon Seok, Kim Min Jung, Byung Yo Han.  

  • Best Korean Drama of 2019: Kingdom 

 
While strange rumours about their ill king grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land and turning dead into flesh-eating cannibals. The kingdom is a post-apocalyptic series set in a Joseon period. 
Cast: Ju Ji Hoon, Bae Doona, Ryo Seung Ryong, Kim Sung Gyu  



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