2015 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
by javabeans
Can you believe it’s December?! Where did my year gooooooo. On the upside, that means the 2015 Beanie Awards are here, and it’s your chance to weigh in on all your favorites (and less-than-favorites) of the year. We’ll also be kicking off our annual Year-End Review Extravaganza, which will be a little different this year with a slightly altered format—keep an eye out as we post the reviews in the coming days and weeks!
You can browse the reviews of previous years using this handy Year In Review tag, and check out past polls. Due to the death of Twiigs, the polling service we used in past years, we had lost all the poll information from past years, but were able to retrieve the majority thanks to reader tips about the Wayback Machine. (Thanks again! We owe you!) Sadly we may never again see what brilliant entries and responses we had in 2011 or 2014, which I’m sure were stunning and irreplaceable and probably our best work, since there’s no way to confirm that it wasn’t. Just trust us on that one!
Courtesy of the Wayback Machine and +PrtScn:
Oh, due to popular request, we opened up some of the larger categories to multiple choice voting, although most of the polls are still one-choice-only. (If the indecision brings you pain, it just proves you care!) Let the angsting commence! (The polls will be open until the end of the year, so you can come back on January 1 to see the final results. And psssst… you can vote once a day!)
FAVORITE DRAMA SERIES OF 2015
FAVORITE ACTION OR THRILLER DRAMA
FAVORITE COMEDY
FAVORITE HISTORICAL DRAMA
FAVORITE FAMILY OR WEEKEND DRAMA
FAVORITE MELODRAMA
FAVORITE LEAD COUPLE
FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING (the one that didn’t happen)
FAVORITE SECONDARY (or tertiary) COUPLE
FAVORITE CHARACTER
FAVORITE ODD COUPLE
FAVORITE VILLAIN
FAVORITE BROMANCE
FAVORITE GIRLFRIENDS
BEST FRENEMIES OR RIVALS
BEST KISS
MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
MOST DISAPPOINTING DRAMA
BIGGEST WASTE OF TALENT
OVERRATED DRAMA
UNDERRATED DRAMA
FAVORITE ADAPTATION OR REMAKE
FAVORITE DRAMA WITH PARANORMAL ELEMENTS
ETHICALLY INAPPROPRIATE DOCS
BEST SECRET IDENTITY
BEST MEMORY LOSS
MANES OF GLORY & MANES OF SHAME
FRIENDS TO LOVERS
BOO HOO, FIRST-WORLD PROBLEMS
FAVORITE JI SUNG
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- 2014 Year in Review, Part 2: Stocking stuffers for the drama addict (gummimochi’s review)
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1 cingdoc
December 7, 2015 at 4:38 PM
Is it me or there's no place to place my ✅ for my vote ???
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girlfriday
December 7, 2015 at 4:52 PM
If you're on mobile, you can still vote by clicking the drama titles. For some reason the check boxes aren't showing, but the votes are still registering!
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redfox
December 7, 2015 at 11:04 PM
YOU DIDNT. that last question.
how can I choose? are you asking us to choose?
hey, everyone, let´s all vote for all characters from different computers and devide the votes evenly,. Eng?
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redfox
December 7, 2015 at 11:06 PM
still, I think Perry is my favorite.
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namedx
December 9, 2015 at 3:10 PM
Perry Park was my fave too!
redfox
December 7, 2015 at 11:11 PM
or did my other self ask you to do this.... I dunno. I cant remember.
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Shalini
December 9, 2015 at 9:43 AM
I KNOW RIGHT! One does not simply pick 'one' Jisung *insert Boromir meme*
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June
December 9, 2015 at 7:11 PM
Can't i choose up to 3 for the last one? :p
ninani
December 11, 2015 at 5:54 PM
how it is possible? i loveeee them aaaall!
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Viki
December 12, 2015 at 2:46 AM
lol, loving the last question. Yo Na all the way. That girl knows how to rock those lip gloss and break boys' hearts.
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Venus
December 16, 2015 at 8:14 PM
I was thinking as I was voting, "wouldn't it be great if we got to vote on our favorite Ji Sung split personality" and just then, I landed on that question and I was ecstatic!!!!!!!!!! Definitely vot worthy! ?
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cingdoc
December 8, 2015 at 2:14 AM
Thanks, girlfriday... I think I was being laughed by the Drama God-" do ya think you can vote your favourite drama while you are at work????! "
It was fine when I'm at home with my iPad..... ??✔️✔️??
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klmeri
December 7, 2015 at 4:59 PM
If you are on mobile, switch to desktop version.
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cherkell
December 7, 2015 at 5:55 PM
Nope. Desktop version does not work in either Firefox or Chrome. The hell?
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mardie
December 7, 2015 at 6:20 PM
i seem to have the same problem. im using firefox on my desktop, not even the list show up.
and on my fon, using chrome, i tried clicking on the title, but it just wont let me vote! T_T
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mardie
December 7, 2015 at 6:22 PM
apparently, i need to disable firefox protection to see the list. firefox block the content. haih.
kanz
December 7, 2015 at 6:32 PM
The desktop version works just fine on my Firefox.
Seems probably the site's problem.
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abc
December 8, 2015 at 7:08 AM
Why haven't you included secondary couple from Ho gu's Love?
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sunflower63
December 8, 2015 at 11:44 PM
Some voting lists are missing here.
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123 Go
December 9, 2015 at 12:59 AM
And some lists are really wrong. Why always put my HYDE JEKYLL and ME in wrong and bad classification
Many dramas has less score than expected but it don't mean that they are bad
Pfffff
Really surprised also that BLOOD is less present in more classification
Pfff
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2 coffeenlucia
December 7, 2015 at 4:42 PM
Missing Noir M was definitely the underrated drama of the year for me.
And on another note: It's December already?! The year went by so fast...
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Diana
December 7, 2015 at 6:51 PM
+ 10000000000
If last year my fav thriller drama is liar game, this year, Missing Noir M is the best,..
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coffeenlucia
December 7, 2015 at 8:57 PM
Yep. I loved Liar Game as well.
But seriously I might I have to start calling Missing Noir M
:P
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coffeenlucia
December 7, 2015 at 8:58 PM
oops the code didn't register.
I was gonna say I might have to call the show "The Missing Noir M Nobody Knew Was Missing"
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jo
December 8, 2015 at 8:08 PM
I've never posted before even though I've been reading Dramabeans for yeeeeears but I had to talk because finally someone understands my pain: OH MY GOSH YES. MOST UNDERRATED. Ugh all the dramas I love are undderated. I think it's because I gravitate towards suspense, mystery and no-romance, even though I used to be a hard-core rom-com watcher.
My favorite from last year were Liar Game and Misaeng~
gadis
December 7, 2015 at 7:13 PM
It's definitely underrated. Both in rating and buzz.
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Sabrina Lim
December 7, 2015 at 7:49 PM
er...wat about cheo-yong II? (not even in the votes) :(
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nickynisa
December 7, 2015 at 8:15 PM
i haven't finish watching Missing Noir M. its not just about solving a crime or finding the culprit. but the story behind each case...
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Diana
December 7, 2015 at 11:34 PM
you have to finish it, the story is very interesting,.. ^_^
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June
December 9, 2015 at 7:12 PM
I finished missing noir m, it was okay... u get more depressed after finishing it...
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ameliadzi
December 9, 2015 at 11:51 PM
Some mysteries were better than others. And if you can overlook the convenient coincidences that occur here and there, it really is quite good overall.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 7, 2015 at 10:07 PM
yeah, it had a great cast but I do feel like case-of-the-week dramas lack a little something in general. (my standards for their potential have really been raised by Japanese procedurals, especially last year's BORDER)
But sometimes it's great to just watch skilled actors do their thing and not get riddled with typical kdrama tropes.
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coffeenlucia
December 7, 2015 at 11:35 PM
Ah, I've heard good things about Border. I'll have to try it sometime.
I think in general Japanese thriller dramas are better than Korean ones. I recently watched Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi and it was pretty much hands down the best suspense drama I've ever watched. (And also very underrated)
The acting in Missing Noir M was top-notch, especially from the two male leads. And Jo Bo Ah improved so much too I was so happy :')
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 8, 2015 at 1:06 AM
Jo Bo-ah is pretty fantastic, she's come a LONG way from SUFBB. I was impressed by how flawlessly she pulled off Surplus Princess, girl should really get more lead roles.
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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
December 9, 2015 at 7:54 PM
+1
john
December 8, 2015 at 3:03 AM
coffeelucia ~
Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi was good. Have you seen Yami no Bansosha or Kageri Yuku Natsu ?
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coffeenlucia
December 8, 2015 at 8:09 AM
No I haven't, but I took a look at them just now and they look interesting-- I'll definitely try them sometime! :)
eynay
December 8, 2015 at 8:28 AM
I love Border & watch almost all Shun Oguri drama. But most of of the Japanese drama too short.
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shin rae mi
December 8, 2015 at 2:26 AM
I also voted for Missing Noir M..i love that drama, too.
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Chris
December 8, 2015 at 2:30 AM
That.. and Punch..
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eynay
December 8, 2015 at 8:19 AM
Agree! The lead actor doing their best but unfortunately that drama too short for me.?
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Chiisan
December 8, 2015 at 2:07 PM
Yep. I don't get Healer got into the Underrated Drama category though.
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nellebean
December 8, 2015 at 8:12 PM
And yet it gets votes... Those Healerites, mindlessly voting whenever they see the drama title.
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lostmysanity
December 9, 2015 at 5:36 AM
It's in the category because the TV ratings were low. It's only high in buzz online but the hype wasn't much in Korea. The Overrated and Underrated Drama categories are based on TV ratings, dramabeans mentioned a few years ago
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blink
December 9, 2015 at 9:25 PM
definitely. Missing noir M is such a great drama. too bad that not much people are into it. I would go further and say that it is probably among the very few best of 2015. sigh.....so underrated
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3 mooses
December 7, 2015 at 4:56 PM
I pretty much wanted to vote Angry Mom and I Remember You for all the good categories. Alas, there were not enough votes to go around :(
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CrazyRedHairMireu
December 7, 2015 at 7:58 PM
Yes! I Remember You was so good! Everyone killed it in terms of acting. D.O's bit part was fantastically well done esp when we discover his character's backstory. Park Bo Gum and Seo In Guk were amazing and so cute together. I wish they interacted more. Jang Nara was awesome as usual. Angry Mom also blew me away. Kim Hee Sun is my spirit animal. Jisoo has found a fan in me for life.
My top dramas this year: I Remember You, Angry Mom, Sassy Go Go, Healer (not in any specific order as they were all great).
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ilikehim
December 7, 2015 at 9:47 PM
Same re Sassy Go Go and Healer. I vote these two for everything basically.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 7, 2015 at 10:40 PM
I'm still waiting for a Sassy Go Go header to be included as one of the db rotating headers (there are Healer ones already- Omomo made a whole bunch, but even one would be nice)
You know you love a drama when seeing its header induces automatic squee/smiling (I still get that with the Misaeng headers)
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LoveSeoInGuk
December 8, 2015 at 1:44 AM
My fav this year is I Remember You/Hello Monster! Then I'll go with Reply 1988. HM kept me at the edge of my seat but was highly underrated when it came to TRPs. Superb performances from all the actors there. Seo in Guk adn Park Gummy! Loved them as brothers.
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redfox
December 8, 2015 at 12:57 PM
LOL @ your comment about IRY - "Everyone killed it". was that intentional.
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CrazyRedHairMireu
December 8, 2015 at 6:58 PM
LOL I didn't even mean for that but yeah there were a whole lot of killers. Never though I'd pity a serial killer as much ad Uncle and Min though.
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redfox
December 7, 2015 at 11:06 PM
Healer might win because of crazy fans, but I Remember You was the true gem. Min & Hyun for best bromance! and I really want these two on screen together agin soon!
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fab
December 8, 2015 at 9:36 AM
"Crazy"? Rude much. SMH.
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redfox
December 8, 2015 at 10:25 AM
dont take it literally.
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Chiisan
December 8, 2015 at 2:09 PM
Agree! I Remeber You was pretty underrated. I rewatched it after the poll came out and really appreciate the quality directing and thrilling music. A true thriller ♥
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mrchuckles
December 10, 2015 at 12:56 PM
Hmm... the ending didn't leave you just a *little* unsatisfied?
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K-D Lover
December 8, 2015 at 9:16 AM
Same!! Also, for me Kill Me Heal Me! If only, there would be more votes....
But here is the only place where they will receive the praise they deserve..
Here they are at least appreciated... :(
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Bogummy Waifu
December 9, 2015 at 2:45 AM
Yeah, thought I Remember You would somehow score a bit higher :(
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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
December 9, 2015 at 7:58 PM
I gave Angry Mom some good votes too.
But I'd vote School 2105 as best almost anything except ending. Definitely best Truck of Doom and best Love Odd Geometric Shape.
And Mask for best Deer in Headlights Look and best Cliffhanger Beginning.
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Mariah
December 10, 2015 at 6:43 AM
This was weird for me. I figured Angry Mom would get WAY more votes. It seemed like one of the two or three big dramas this year in terms of Beanie buzz, but .. not so apparently. I loved it and am so sad that particularly Princess is not getting enough love.
Conversely, I Remember You is doing way better than I expected. I'm really glad the villain is getting much deserved love/hate. He was SO GOOD. And its doing respectably in some categories I didn't expect (underrated drama, e.g.).
What did you choose for breakout performance? Because I had a really hard time between Ji Soo and Park Bo Gum.
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4 fishfingers_fb
December 7, 2015 at 5:01 PM
There's a Ji Sung award.
Yes. Thank you, Dramabeans, thank you universe.
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blnmom
December 7, 2015 at 5:11 PM
All the polls showed for me except Most Underrated and Best JiSung, which were the ones I really wanted to vote for... maybe if I come back later they'll show up?
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Sere
December 8, 2015 at 3:43 PM
same! Most underrated, Best Jisung and Best Memory loss don't work for me.
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Tee
December 7, 2015 at 6:21 PM
The best !
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gadis
December 7, 2015 at 7:14 PM
And yay for that!! He deserved an entire poll for himself.
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jomo143
December 7, 2015 at 7:50 PM
Yes. That made my day. Thanks!
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ahsaem
December 7, 2015 at 9:00 PM
yeaaah. Thanks <3
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 7, 2015 at 10:05 PM
yeah, even if MBC won't give him the Daesang, he'll have his very own category on dramabeans..... .#Justice4JiSung, I say!
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moonpetal
December 7, 2015 at 10:49 PM
Yes. Thanks Db ! You're the best !
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maira
December 7, 2015 at 11:06 PM
My fav poll.
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Chris
December 8, 2015 at 2:31 AM
yes..!! Jisung deserve every single vote
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redfox
December 8, 2015 at 10:52 AM
Ji Sung AND Se Gi, Yo Na, Yo Sub, Perry, Do Hyun, Mr.X and Nana. They are individuals, not categories. and so is Se Gi´s red car.
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Jen
December 8, 2015 at 5:18 PM
Yes!! Justice for JiSung oppa! He is THE most under-rated performance this year, for sure!!
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5 t13ndoank
December 7, 2015 at 5:01 PM
Other dramas: thinking hard and harder for the best tags..
Healer : just break down MLTR ost into lines..
hehehehhehe..
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tapiocapearl
December 7, 2015 at 5:18 PM
I love Healer, but I think that song was the only thing I didn't like about that show! As I was reading it, I was like, "Wait, this sounds familiar...noooo!"
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guest
December 8, 2015 at 4:06 AM
gosh the lyrics were so cringy
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gadis
December 7, 2015 at 7:16 PM
Hahaha. Ikr.
I unconsciously singing along till I realized it was actually a real OST.
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weallwantpizza
December 9, 2015 at 1:26 PM
those lyrics! LOLLLLL
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6 Miky
December 7, 2015 at 5:05 PM
Voted,i kinda opted(hard i know)to not vote for Answer Me 1988 as it still runs and to give more fair treat to those who were finised...For me this year big winners were Healer,oh boy i voted for it in all i acould find jaja,Angry Mom,I Remember You,Hidden Identity,Mask,Yong Pal(i know many hate it but i loved it),The Girl Who can see smells,Sassy Go,Lee Soo Hyuk because importal vampire wins over all jajja,She was Pretty,Falling for Innocence...so top 3 for me would be Healer,I Remember You&Angry Mom,still salty the first 2 got so small rating
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 7, 2015 at 10:19 PM
yeah, Lee Soo-hyuk as Gwi in Scholar Who Walks the Night got one of my votes for Best Villain too, because he committed to that role so completely.
And in all his previous dramas, he's been a rather languid, ethereal screen presence, but here he went unabashedly into full baroque dramatic mode, which was incredible because he matched Lee Jun-ki so well in their scenes together. And at the same time there was just enough humanity in him that you could feel for him.
Really, the Waste of Talent category should contain ALL the cast members from Scholar Who Walks the Night (except maybe Changmin, who actually got a decent role, performed adequately) - along with Lee Jun-ki, Lee Yubi, Kim So-eun, Lee Soo-hyuk and Jang Hee-jin deserve better.
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7 t13ndoank
December 7, 2015 at 5:05 PM
Dear GF and JB,
This is my biggest problem and no browsers could fix. Why can't I click two options???
I felt a great sense of guilty for only clicking one box and dunno why but I kept saying "Mianhae..mianhaee" to the dramas I didn't choose.
Please heeeelp... hehehheh
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8 Rachel
December 7, 2015 at 5:06 PM
Great idea to simply lift those Eternal Love lyrics for Healer hahaha.
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junsungmin
December 7, 2015 at 8:04 PM
I know right... i keep on singing when i read that..
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9 lattematte
December 7, 2015 at 5:10 PM
YESSS love the Jisung poll :D
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Fitri Iphiet
December 7, 2015 at 7:04 PM
MTE. i wanted to comment about this too and saw your comment, hehe... im so glad that dramabeans gave a special poll for jisung cuz this oppa deserves it. thank you db!
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10 Zhaf.R
December 7, 2015 at 5:12 PM
I love Joo Won. Love him in Baker King, Ojakgyo Brothers and Gaksitaaaaal.
But I must say Yong Pal is one of the most overrated dramas of 2015.
It's an OK drama. Not much WOW!
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Onion
December 8, 2015 at 5:11 PM
I love Joowon too. Yongpal to me was awesome because I choose to have amnesia after episode 6 Hahahaha!
Ugh, but back to reality... Episode 7 and beyond did happen. If only they kept the momentum of the first six episodes....
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weallwantpizza
December 9, 2015 at 1:27 PM
So what's the formula behind lovable drama of Joowon? KBS.... (I don't know, each time he appears outside KBS, his dramas didn't really deliver to me)
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11 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
December 7, 2015 at 5:14 PM
Love the last question! Ji Sung FTW! Hahaha
Looking forward to the renewal of the poll and review this year!
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12 fgb4877
December 7, 2015 at 5:15 PM
Best underrated Drama (at least for me): Orange Marmalade. A bold series about prejudice and real strategies to fight it.
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eerinmide
December 8, 2015 at 2:10 AM
Did we watch the same drama? Orange Marmalade? -___- The only good thing about that show was Yeo Jin Goo. It started a mess and ended a bigger mess.
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Kiara
December 8, 2015 at 7:29 AM
Agreed. I tried it for Yeo Jin Goo but eventually dropped it.
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shin rae mi
December 8, 2015 at 2:33 AM
If you will read the webtoon, you will understand why many don't like the drama. It was a complete mess.
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13 tapiocapearl
December 7, 2015 at 5:16 PM
Oof, not gonna lie, it kind of hurt seeing how many people thought She Was Pretty was overrated. That is my drama of the year (then again, I haven't watched a lot this year, so my choices are limited!).
And yay for Ji Sung getting his own goddamn category where he can't lose. I swear, all the awards show this year seemed to have forgotten that his performance in Kill Me, Heal Me ever existed. I know we've all sung his praises all year, but I'll keep singing until he gets some well-deserved recognition!
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Kween Ramyeon
December 7, 2015 at 5:18 PM
yes, yay for Ji Sung...!!
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kanz
December 7, 2015 at 6:30 PM
Ji Sung for Daesang!
#JusticeforJiSung
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Fitri Iphiet
December 7, 2015 at 7:06 PM
+1000
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123 Go
December 9, 2015 at 1:01 AM
Tooooooooooo late guy
KSH win the Daesang and he deserves it
Grrrrrrrr
KARMA KARMA Ji Sung
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CloverStar
December 9, 2015 at 12:54 PM
Kim soo hyun does not deserve either of the daesang. He was the weakest nominee out of all the nominated actors. All other actors deserved it better than him. He won because he is popular. Sad to say it even though I like him too. He's a good actor but not daesang worthy yet. Maybe in a few more years?
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Dee
December 7, 2015 at 6:51 PM
Yes!! Yay for Ji Sung's own category coz he deserves it!
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Chiisan
December 8, 2015 at 2:13 PM
I'm not hurt that She Was Pretty was considered overrated, I'm hurt that Hwang Jungeum's adorable fuzzy hair is considered mane of shame. I think her hair deserves some GLORY!!! When the vicious curls were gone, we wanted it back!!!
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14 Kween Ramyeon
December 7, 2015 at 5:17 PM
Hah - these were great fun... I have to admit I'm voting from a skewed perspective of only having watched some of all that are featured in the polls. So obviously, I tend to pick only amongst the ones I've watched.
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15 stars4u
December 7, 2015 at 5:17 PM
Well that was tough and long. Where did 2015 go?
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16 t13ndoank
December 7, 2015 at 5:18 PM
I think this year's dramas were a looooot better than last year, because I Remember I didn't have problems choosing options for last year's dramas (which meant the competition was low). However, this year had a lot more varieties in themes and as well as performances.
My top list dramas : Healer, Angry Mom, I Remember You, Twenty Again, Reply 1998.
It's funny sine Imma a big fan of Yoochun but I found Girl Who Sees smells forgettable. For me, his best comedy act was still Rooftop Prince hands down.
I Remember You converted me into Seo In Guk's, Park Bo Gum's, and Jang Nara's fan.. and Reply 1998 solidified my love for Bogummie.
Healer... *sigh* ... what can I say... I had to go through rough months to heal myself from Healerity Complex I suffered from. '
And Twenty Again... .. Just watching Lee Sang Yoon playing kiddo and flashing dimples made my heart weak. Can we have a sequel please? hmm... maybe one that we call "Dimple Again" ??
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alua
December 8, 2015 at 4:48 AM
I think the opposite. Half the polls I didn't vote in because I don't have a "favourite" ––– the dramas were too underwhelming. The only dramas I enjoyed were The Producers (though I wish it has been experimental all the way through) and I Remember You. Beyond that, there's a couple of others that showed promised and that I liked for their first half but that then completely fell apart (Oh My Ghostess, Hogu's Love, School 2015). Some of the ones that were popular I only found okay (sorry, I'm not one of those Healer-worshippers). Lots of others that I tried but where I saw the writing on the wall very early on.
I don't know if last year was truly better, or if just one of my favourite dramas (Misaeng) airing that year made me feel better about 2014, or if this year I've just had less patience with all the stock characters and clichés storylines (meaning that something okay-ish like Oh My Venus is mostly mediocre to me).
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redfox
December 8, 2015 at 11:05 AM
true. a lot of dramas were tepid. but they did contain some interesting characters, and if I could pick out the characters from the dramas and make a new drama with them... In short, I loved some characters in dramas I hardly bared to watch. if that makes sense.
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Mariah
December 10, 2015 at 6:58 AM
I kind of agree with both of you, if that's even possible. I feel like the good dramas of 2014 (Misaeng, Liar Game, Secret Love Affair) were equivalent in quality to fancy cable dramas like Mad Men or The Wire. But other than the very best dramas, everything else SUCKED.
This year, the best dramas were not as good in terms of quality, but were pretty watchable, and there were way more of them. There were relatively few real stinkers compared to last year.
So, I feel like 2014 was the year of all or nothing dramas, and this year was more middling, with lots and lots of solid watchable dramas but nothing amazing.
To put it in perspective, I feel like I Remember You was this year's Liar Game (cerebral cat-and-mouse dramas with great genius villains). I heard it through the grapevine was this year's Secret love affair. Awl is this year's Misaeng. All of the 2015 version are pretty good, but just don't quite compare to the 2014 version. On the other hand, Angry Mom, Healer, Twenty Again, Hogu, Sassy Go Go, etc... These were far more poppy dramas, and they were well done for what they were. But in five years, I probably won't remember them.
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17 Rere
December 7, 2015 at 5:21 PM
KMHM, Oh My Ghostess and Reply 1988 are the best drama this year for me..
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Guri
December 27, 2015 at 4:36 AM
Same~ haha
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18 Kalai
December 7, 2015 at 5:22 PM
OMONA.......yaaaaaay.....so excited to vote for my faves this year :D
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19 kimchikay
December 7, 2015 at 5:22 PM
I think I loved "I Remember You" more than I thought LOL voted for it in many categories!
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t13ndoank
December 7, 2015 at 8:08 PM
meeee tooooooo!!!!!!!!
I so freaking love that drama!!!
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Samk
December 8, 2015 at 1:46 AM
The Best OST: Dear Cloud Remember
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nomad
December 8, 2015 at 5:49 AM
I love that OST!
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Adal
December 9, 2015 at 8:05 AM
Me too! The very best.
maryofbethany
December 10, 2015 at 1:46 AM
am definitely a "Healerite, and proud".
but i do appreciate IRY, and should i say, Remember by Dear Cloud is this year best OST.
Protect yourself from disappearing, When things get hard, remember me.
I really wanted you, So I hope you’ll stop for a moment and look at me.
I can’t stop, I’m afraid, I can’t control myself, what do I do?
Look at me, remember me.
this song is like a dialogue between Hyeon and Ji-An.
Hyeon was challenged to come back to face his darkest past by someone from his past. Ji-An, a familiar girl from his past trigger him to start remembering those frozen times. That Partner from his past, urged him up to face himself fearlessly. Will this girl helps him to find “someone”? Not just his past that he wants to forget, but his own-Self that he fears & wants to forget, he feared when his Good-Self weakened thus disappear. its take Ji-An to ask him to ‘protect himself, by looking at her, remember he is not alone’, don’t let the Good-self escape and run, look at her who trust him. When he can’t control himself from escaping, look at her, and work together to fight the Bad-Self within, remember there’s still someone who trust him. {If in the end I lost control myself, when I can’t stop in the end, what if I am truly bad?.... No, look at me, remember I trust you. Stop, just look at me, remember I care.} a beautiful OST will speaks like the missing dialogue between OTP, piece the whole mood from ep 1 to last ep, unchanging the plot, and provide the missing piece of jigsaw that fill in the deafening silent between when OTP are unable to speak to each, and the lyrics will make us understand those moments.
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20 dramaomma
December 7, 2015 at 5:24 PM
Finally! A chance for Healer to win some awards!!!!!
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eerinmide
December 8, 2015 at 2:12 AM
IKR?? I still shake my fist at dramagods thinking about how low the ratings were in Korea. THIS WAS THE BEST SHOW OF THE YEAR! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU KOREA?? WHAT???
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weallwantpizza
December 9, 2015 at 1:29 PM
HEALER OMG, that's the real unfair right there to air a verrrrryyyyy greaattt drama after awards, so when the next awards come, it's 'forgotten'.
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21 HANI
December 7, 2015 at 5:24 PM
I'm shocked to see healer. Thought it was 2014 drama. So, I guess healer will win big?? ;P
Looking through all the titles, I only finished 7 dramas & 6 in still watching lists (including reply 1988) but damn.. I didn't watched much this year~
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kimchikay
December 7, 2015 at 5:31 PM
I feel ya! I think the later half of 2015 picked up which is why many are currently airing or just finished...the beginning half we were experiencing a drought in good dramas!
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shin rae mi
December 8, 2015 at 2:36 AM
Healer ended in 2015. So maybe that's the reason why DB included it on the list. If I'm not mistaken, it was not included in the 2014 poll.
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22 Chiisan
December 7, 2015 at 5:27 PM
I REMEMBER YOU were the besh of the besh!!!!!!
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Rabbit rabbit carrots carrots
December 7, 2015 at 7:54 PM
I know
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CCYin
December 7, 2015 at 9:49 PM
Absolutely agree
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evelynray
December 7, 2015 at 10:56 PM
Absolutely agree x1000
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23 kanz
December 7, 2015 at 5:28 PM
Arrgghhh.. Beanie Awards is here and I got headache just to vote for some.
For example favourite lead couple(s), which one I want to sacrifice? Kill Me Heal Me couple or OMV couple?
Favorite character? Do I have to choose between ahjummas Ha No Ra and Kang Ja? How about my Healer? How about Baek Seung Chan? How can I choose between Ahn Yo Na and Shin Se Gi? The last one is hard.
I HAVE to spread love for everyone...
*first-world problems here*
Thanks for the laugh and the vote DB!
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redfox
December 8, 2015 at 11:07 AM
don´t worry about Yo Na and Se Gi, whichever you choose, you get all seven instead of one.
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dramalover95
December 10, 2015 at 3:14 AM
IKR! The 'Most favourite character' category is the hardest! I think dramabeans should separate it into male and female characters.
This year, especially, has A LOT of memorable characters with good character depth, way more than the previous years. Am i the only one who is thinking this way?
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24 Cocoboo
December 7, 2015 at 5:29 PM
HAHAHA I love the puns in the "Who was the biggest waste of talent?" poll especially Lee Jun Ki's one! xD
The favorite Ji Sung poll was hard. I wanted to choose more than one! <3
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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
December 9, 2015 at 8:03 PM
+1 on the pun
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25 sumee
December 7, 2015 at 5:31 PM
Healer ..I bet ya ..I have never been this crazed out fangrul before
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26 mimi
December 7, 2015 at 5:34 PM
I watched only kill me heal me, yong pal and sassy go go
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eerinmide
December 8, 2015 at 2:19 AM
YOU. NEED. TO. WATCH. HEALER. like now. before the year runs out. Lol, and oh my ghostess. so funny and cute.
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weallwantpizza
December 9, 2015 at 1:30 PM
Second that. You need to question why Healer is winning on the pole. The answer is: go watch it.
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Nanou Moon
December 9, 2015 at 12:53 AM
I watched HEALER _ YONG PAL and HYDE JEKYLL ME
I loved all
Koreans produced best Kdramas
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dramalover95
December 10, 2015 at 3:16 AM
I watched healer because of this poll and the buzz on dramabeans. It is the best decision ever made this hols HAHAS. IT IS SO GOOD. THANKS BEANIES FOR THE RECOMMENDATION!
I have to return to this poll after watching 5 episodes of healer to revote for some sections because healer easily make it to a lot of top 5 and top 3. d:
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27 news
December 7, 2015 at 5:35 PM
I can't just choose one! So...
Favorite Bromance (Answer Me and Because It's The First Time)
Best Breakout Performance (Ji Soo, Jo Soo-hyang, Park So-dam, Ryu Joon-yeol, Ryu Hyun-young )
Biggest Wast of Talent (uh..there are too many)
Favorite Ji Sung (Why isn't there an option for all of them?!)
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shin rae mi
December 8, 2015 at 2:38 AM
I also had a difficulty in choosing for the breakout performance award and biggest waste of talent. We don't have a choice but to choose only one.
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28 summer
December 7, 2015 at 5:36 PM
it doesn't 'My Beautiful Bride' win or lose. i'm really glad dramabeans include this drama on the list. thanks for that.
My beautiful bride is the best. i'm fall in love with kim moo yeol's acting.
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Cocoboo
December 7, 2015 at 9:45 PM
Yessss! I loved MBB! That was my favorite action/thriller drama this yr. :)
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kalel
December 7, 2015 at 10:47 PM
Yes, it was by far... One man show!
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sunnyl
December 8, 2015 at 9:36 AM
:)
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Chi
December 8, 2015 at 5:26 AM
I loved mbb so much, the second I reached the underrated category, mbb was immediately my choice.
such a great and beautiful drama, its sad that it doesn't get much love. not even from a lot of people who enjoyed heartless city :(
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August
December 11, 2015 at 1:10 PM
I enjoyed Heartless City and I'm a big fan of My Beautiful Bride (aka My Beautiful Banker) too.
Who was your favorite character? The character Kim Do-Hyeong deserved a vote in this category. He should have been listed as a choice.
Who had the best breakout performance? Kim Moo-Yul (aka Kim Mu-yeol) deserved a vote in this category. This was a memorable and breakout "TV" role for him.
Who had the best amnesia? "Pretend" (selective?) amnesia by choice. My Beautiful Bride deserved a vote in this category.
Whose first-world problems were the least tear-inducing? First-world problems alright. (guilt of past behavior/career choices, secret chaebol, escaping the dark pits of the underworld, etc.)
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29 Den
December 7, 2015 at 5:38 PM
Argh. Healer. Not voting any categories with Healer. Argh.
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30 Sajen
December 7, 2015 at 5:38 PM
I wish the Breakout Performance category so I could have voted for both Jo Soo-hyang and Chae Soo-bin as they were both phenomenal, I ended up giving my vote to Chae Soo-bin because Sassy is fresher in my memory and was a better show than School.
I'm not surprised Ji Soo and Park Bo-gum are winning the breakout category but I can't believe Hyeri is ahead of both Jo Soo-hyang and Chae Soo-bin, I mean she's ok but not only does she pale in comparison to her Answer Me series predecessors but she's no where near the level of Chae Soo-bin and Jo Soo-hyang.
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Aigoooo
December 7, 2015 at 7:17 PM
I voted for Jo Soo Hyang. First time I had ever been physically uncomfortable watching a villain being all villainy in a Kdrama.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 7, 2015 at 10:02 PM
yeah, I gave a vote to Chae Soo-bin for Breakout Performance too (since I figured everyone else could give Ji-soo the voting love for Angry Mom and also JSH for School 2015).
And yeah, Hyeri being ahead of CSB/Jo Soo-hyang in that category is ridiculous on the merits of their performances. I feel like she's getting it mainly because the show is massively popular and she's the lead, compared to CSB who was a supporting character.
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31 meliyasha
December 7, 2015 at 5:38 PM
Wahhhhhhhhhhhhh I'm wandering here while waiting for new subbed episode of Reply 1988 and I saw this!!! Yay this year's Beanie Awards is here~ What a great way to start the day (I initially wanted to see Junghwan before start working) :D
Now off to vote! >3<
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32 mhjbk0112
December 7, 2015 at 5:39 PM
Isn't it Ryu Hye-young not Hyun-young?
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33 Habanero
December 7, 2015 at 5:40 PM
Thank you Dramabeans Team for all the awesome and dedicated recaps!
Hoping for 2016 to be filled with moreeee good dramas, to feed my never-ending addiction for K-dramas. Give me more, 2016!
Aa~ can't believe it's already December..
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34 bean
December 7, 2015 at 5:41 PM
was kill me, heal me a lot better than i remember or what :|
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mindy
December 7, 2015 at 5:44 PM
It was veeeery well received, at least by international audiences. It even has a 9.0 rating on MDL.
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Daehoney
December 7, 2015 at 5:58 PM
I didn't watch I Remember You but been hearing good things about it. Like Mindy said, it's very well received and a prime example of 'underdog' getting a success with that much drama behind the scene.
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Daehoney
December 7, 2015 at 5:58 PM
By 'it' I mean KMHM
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Mariah
December 10, 2015 at 7:08 AM
I really liked I remember you. The lead couple didn't inspire much, which is I think why it didn't get a lot of buzz. But the lead couple was a REALLY tertiary plot point. The relationship between the two brothers and the villain is what drives the drama.
It has kind of a Liar Game flavor; in each, the villain is a really complicated character and the "good guy" is not obviously good or evil and there are secondary characters where evil actions or good actions don't really mean the person driving those actions is good or evil.
Both great if you like slightly more cerebral dramas.
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weallwantpizza
December 9, 2015 at 1:32 PM
KMHM had better endings each episodes to make people curious and wait for the next ep. IRY was great too, but it didn't tease you so much...
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35 Marchair
December 7, 2015 at 5:42 PM
Your descriptions cracked me up. So funny and clever. Only problem is thereis no one in my house who gets my giggles. Thanks for the chance to see what everyone else thinks!
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36 mindy
December 7, 2015 at 5:42 PM
Yaaaay, the first time I could actually vote in this because I watched more than one drama! Haha. I have actually watched a grand total of TEN. I'm proud of myself!
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37 Jennipoh
December 7, 2015 at 5:46 PM
This poll made me realize Sassy Go Go was the only drama I fully committed to watching. I read full recaps of everything else lol. I may pick up Answer Me 1988 because the recaps have gotten me hooked like a dog to a bone, and I'm loving it over both its predecessors.
PEOPLE AT DRAMABEANS, I USUALLY ENJOY YOUR GUYS' RECAPS MORE THAN WATCHING THE DRAMAS! There should be a category for that. ;)
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dkaoru
December 11, 2015 at 11:58 AM
hahaha yes totally. I read more recaps than watch actual dramas hahaha.
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38 Oaoof
December 7, 2015 at 5:46 PM
I feel like this years poll was really hard to chose favorites. There were so many good dramas this year! I had to think about how much I fangirled over each drama to choses the top three or top five dramas.
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sunnyl
December 8, 2015 at 9:38 AM
:)
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39 daebak
December 7, 2015 at 5:51 PM
I want to pick more than 3 with the breakout performance! Majority of the nominees are really really good!!!
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40 Tru2u
December 7, 2015 at 5:53 PM
I would vent. No, i want to vent, but why bother? All I can say is Maske.... I don't even want to write the title of that drama that should have never happened. What a major DISAPPOINTMENT. I don't fault the actors or actresses (With such a script they did their best. Heck I was willingly fooling myself for the cast, but the writer and director actually tired insulting me further than i was willing to be insulted). Who I fault are the people who wrote, direct and produce that mess. They didn't even know what genre they were going for. It went from supposedly a Rom-Comedy to Revenge to i don't even know where. Arghhhhhhhhh? how can you waste Kim Sun Ah, Joo Sang Wook, Uhm Ki Joon and
Jun Kwang Ryul? Anyone can answer me this? I did finish it just for them, I did skip though. Plus it was the time to stand by what I said a few years ago. That I would/could watch kim sun ah watch paint dry and give it a standing ovation, ?? I wanted to drop it the second it started. Something was telling me to, but I was willing to go the extra mile. Boy what a mile that was. Even my sister struggle with it, hahahaha. My other sister wanted to watch it and I told her, "What drama? it never happened". But I must say though, the comments from viki was hilarious. Someone finished it and said "I feel like my intelligence was insulted". Hahahahahahaha ? I could go on, but once again, why bother? Now I await her next drama, plus she just signed with another agency, so I'm hopeful. She cannot do worse than this. I was so excited for this too. ...?????
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Delurker
December 8, 2015 at 1:16 PM
Hahaha poor misunderstood show... I wonder why it is that I was supremely bored by the first half of Oh My Ghostess, which everyone raves about, but enjoyed Masked Prosecutor throughout, mess and all :-) (yes, bad taste is the obvious answer, but I'll go for quirkiness :-p )
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Tru2u
December 8, 2015 at 4:27 PM
Lol, I didn't watch oh my ghotess. I always say clear of overly hype show (they always boye me to tears). As for masked prosecutor, I still have to say it was badly written, like I said I stayed till the end because of the cast (take a look at the recap for MP I was also commenting there). But I didn't like the character development. The fighting scene was awful. The main couple could have easily been a romance comedy Duo. and worst yet, they dumb down the female lead to make the male lead look like a hero. lol, Plz don't let me go into my venting mode.
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Tru2u
December 8, 2015 at 4:32 PM
Also, I wouldn't call it bad taste, it's what you like. I can assure you of that. I Myself have watched and love dramas that most people hate, but that's also my preference. Popular dramas like, you from another start, secret garden, moon that embrace the sun etc.... bore me to tears.
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Delurker
December 9, 2015 at 2:13 PM
I won't deny that the writing was pretty flawed, but I found enough to enjoy with an appropriate amount of tunnel vision, including vigorous ignoring of the infamous motorbike scene. I think tunnel vision is a prerequisite for a lot of kdrama viewing anyway (sigh) ... I guess I wasn't looking for a good show, just an enjoyable one, and between the absurdity of a luchador avenger with a puppy crush, and the wonderfully creepy villain, I was all set :) .
Oh My Ghostess wasn't bad once the mystery got going, but at one point I feared that the whole premise was going to be pervy ghostess antics, and I couldn't manage to care about any of the characters (probably intensified by my utter lack of interest in cooking shows). It was a struggle to get to the point where things finally began to head somewhere.
Anyway, I concede the justice of your venting, but keep cracking up at the mere memory of Joo Sang Wook prancing around in his mask :p
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41 NoIdeaName
December 7, 2015 at 5:55 PM
I never got around to watching Healer, but after seeing how many votes it got, I feel the need to watch it
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saranga
December 7, 2015 at 6:20 PM
oh healer is so good! it's a nice mix of action, comedy, and suspense. i wish i could have the experience of watching it "new" again.
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maya2825
December 7, 2015 at 8:49 PM
you should watch Healer, it's one of the best moments of my drama-addiction journey :)
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bean
December 8, 2015 at 1:47 AM
i watched healer months after it aired and all i can say is i get why it has so many votes. definitely worth the hype
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alua
December 8, 2015 at 4:50 AM
I think it's overhyped. The couple had chemistry and I think a lot of people dug into that, but the writing is nothing to write home about!
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fab
December 8, 2015 at 9:48 AM
You should! Javabeans and Girlfriday dedicated a podcast to it, if that doesn't convince you I don't what will. Song Ji-na, the writer really proved her worth. And believe it or not, 20 episodes felt too short!
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mary of bethany
December 8, 2015 at 9:59 PM
Pick any Healerites here, they can easily quote you ten or thirty reasons of its’ uniquely “HEALING POWER”, and how Healer OTP is second to none others. But when its doesn’t apply to your heart, all these ten or thirty reasons means nothing. Then, I understand, what is gems to me might just be stone to you, and we all beg to differ, agrees to disagree.
Healer is about People.
can only say one thing: what Healer isn’t.
Healer isn’t about JCW or PMY ALONE. But the skill of the castings of pairing JCW and PMY together at this moment, when if they find any other to pair with them, it don’t spell MIRACLE.
Then, Healer also isn’t about just JCW and PMY together in their real lives. Its actually about Park Bong sook and Chae Youngshin. If JCW and PMY act together in another drama, it may not gel together that well. Its about characters after all.
yet again, Healer isn’t about just PBS or CYS, isn’t PBS and CYS isn’t about OTP swooning. Or simply about ep 15, ep 16 “that moments”, tis not even about the kissing or hand-porn… it about the way each in their way, devote to each other. Its not just about love love love… its about the way Song writes their awesome characters.
Finally, Healer also isn’t about Park Bong Sookie and Chae Youngshin alone, its intervened between lives of awesome sidekicks, supporting casts like, ahjusshi-dad, Teacher, the Ever-Awesome Ahjummah, the Coffeebay gangster…. Etc. everyone of us have our favourites supporting cast there.
not just the main leads were given awesome lines and memorial sentences, even supporting ones leaves touching lines behind.
know why Healer isn’t about JCW to me, last Sunday at his first appearance in Singapore, I didn’t go there, (its quite near my house.) Because to me, PBS or CYS wasn’t there.
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dramalover95
December 10, 2015 at 3:21 AM
Wow fellow singaporean (I supposed you are one?), YOU TOTALLY NAILED IT! I was just on board on healer during this hols after judging the buzz on the polls and on dramabeans, and yes, I TOTALLY AM ENJOYING IT. And i am not even a thriller fan to start with!
You miss out on how healer balanced rom-com with thriller genres well!
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maryofbethany
December 14, 2015 at 2:39 AM
dramalover. welcome to the legions of Healerites.
oh, maybe you may want to take a look at the sites created by fans internationally for Healer, before your crazes waned away.
http://morumoruisland.blogspot.it/
few are ever be disappointed with Healer. His swift kicks, his icy stares, his leather jacket, his Oakley shades... then the Hand-porn (which coined by Beanies here), the lifting of Youngshin Beanie to kiss her.... sometimes I can't decide I liked Junghoo more or park Bongsookie more... then I also loved loved loved all the supporting characters.. this story don't spin the universe around the 2 mains, share awesome lines and characters between the ordinary people, like their dad, their friends, the Ahjummah (which sealed her forever podium in my heart as one of BEST Aunt-Mom in KD.... I better stop writing, writing about Healer means "ever gotta ends.".....
yes, am a SG citizen.
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weallwantpizza
December 9, 2015 at 1:33 PM
oh yeah you should
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42 Kcc
December 7, 2015 at 5:55 PM
To me I will vote I remember you as the most underrated drama of the year, this is the only drama in years that I want to re-watch right after I finished it. Such an interesting and well written plot that also has one of the most independent female lead that I can recall from the past few years. What a shame that audience missed this Gem.
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t13ndoank
December 7, 2015 at 8:07 PM
1000000000% agreeee.
I would love it to be made Season 2.... but seeing the rating....
I wanted to see more of the brotherly love between Hyun and Min.
I wanted to see more of Seo In Guk and Jang Nara smooching.
I wanted to see more of Bo Gumiie
Hhh... is it too much to ask???
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MyLittleB
December 8, 2015 at 12:31 AM
15 + alpha
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Adal
December 8, 2015 at 4:23 AM
Lol
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fab
December 8, 2015 at 9:50 AM
NO @tien, not at all. *weeps*
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CCYin
December 8, 2015 at 8:34 PM
Rating for I Remember You : 15 + alpha / Infinity
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mary of bethany
December 8, 2015 at 11:04 PM
oh, need to note something re: IRY.
its 'bout JNR, (yea, her best performance ever)
but, its bout Cha JiAn. if there's ever a "most underrated Main Female Lead", i vote "Cha Jian" of IRY.
she got so downplayed and disliked even by some of the "bromance-fighters". I almost believed KBS Award may create a new award for "best Bromance Couple award" for Hyun-Min. But many went damning jian for her acting, her "hating of Min" (really?), her "pushing LeeHyeon"... even age-gap.... even suggest lesser scenes of "hyeon-jian" moments, or suggest don't mind good ending for hyeon-jian, as long as the two brothers must be together.
for me, my history of more than 15 yrs of KD watching, legend was created by "Ji-an", both Oh Jian of Healer, and Cha Jian of IRY. Both Jian, waits without promises of fruits for their loved ones to open up, both long suffering in silent, both smiles as she lives their daily lives fighting hard, both trust when others lost trust in their loved ones as criminals, both loved their hunk inspite of their flaws.
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mary of bethany
December 8, 2015 at 11:48 PM
Guess you all should be glad to know:
both JNR and SIG got nominated for 8th Korea Drama Awards, for Top Excellence Award- Actress, Excellence Award-Actor. Park BG got nominated at 4th APAN Star Award for New Actor.
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redfox
December 9, 2015 at 4:04 AM
that is wonderful! I hope they all win! (and then make another drama together pleaaaase)
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maryofbethany
December 10, 2015 at 12:17 AM
http://beatuscorner.com/korea-drama-awards-2015-nominees-list/
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maryofbethany
December 10, 2015 at 12:35 AM
sorry to all,
it was a backdated news, award show was over.
Kim Dae-myung - Misaeng won the Actor award instead of SIG.
Kim Tae-hee - Yong-pal won instead of JNR.
for Kim Daemyung, I agreed because Misaeng is really worth-it. but KTH? A-hem, beg to differ, as a whole, Joo won is wasted in Yongpal.
sorry sorry, I am trying to google for KBS award 2015, wouldn't find the list.
here's 8th Korea Drama Awards SITE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Korea_Drama_Awards
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maryofbethany
December 10, 2015 at 12:45 AM
sorry to all, all who swoon over my back-dated news.
8th Korea Drama Awards was over.
my sincere apologies, learnt a lesson , should not anyhow post any webnews till verify uptodate.
Kim Dae-myung - Misaeng won Actor award, instead of SIG.
Kim Tae-hee - Yong-pal, won Actress award, instead of JNR.
Byun Yo-han - Misaeng and
Nam Joo-hyuk - Who Are You: School 2015 won New Actor award, instead of PBG.
sad, esp for PMG. i am not a bromance fan of Min-ya and Hyeon, but i acknowledge that PMG really break-thru his "mommy's boy" image.
was looking around for list of KBS award instead, wouldn't find the list, anyone knows and can enlighten me?
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43 Daehoney
December 7, 2015 at 5:56 PM
Big surprise there at the last question. I love you db!
Honestly I didn't finish that much drama (the ones I watched thoroughly were only KMHM, Punch, OMG, Healer with a little bit skipping here and there, and soon Reply 1988 if things don't get nasty) so I may be biased. But still, it's hard to choose!
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44 ultramarineblue
December 7, 2015 at 5:56 PM
Muahaha time to support my fave dramas :) "once a day"--dont mind if I do!
30 minutes later--oh my goodness I dont know if I can go through this angst every day O_O. The ONLY category I could do without any trouble was I Remember You for bromates!!! I also realized I haven't watched a lot of the highly rated dramas like Kill Me, Heal Me...
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ultramarineblue
December 7, 2015 at 5:59 PM
I do have to add that the descriptors are hilarious: "Hyde, Jekyll, Me: Hyun Bin, it's not a secret that you've been better" ahahahahaha burnnnnnn
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45 poliwag
December 7, 2015 at 5:59 PM
Why does Best Bromance not have the Dodang Trio (of SFD) and Kangjae/Taejoon (Punch) :<<<<<
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museofmanymasks
December 7, 2015 at 10:08 PM
I skipped the bromance category, but Kangjae and Tae-joon would've def got my vote if they were up there. And Tae-joon and Junghwan could've gone on the frenemies, or Minister Yoon and Tae-joon. Or really any number of combinations with all the tentative alliances and snarky banter. Time to watch Punch again.
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August
December 11, 2015 at 1:35 PM
I agree Park Jung-Hwan & Lee Tae-Joon should have been included for those categories.
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46 yayabean
December 7, 2015 at 6:00 PM
Woo-hoo!
Oh My Ghostess & 20 Again were such a treat to watch. And of course, the long-gone, but not forgotten Healer-ya.
I'm loving Oh My Venus right! Episode 7 is squeetastic ?. Hopefully it will continue like this until the end ?
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47 Zogzog
December 7, 2015 at 6:04 PM
PUNCH would be my number one UNDERRATED drama to me :) Its so funny how healer is also fighting for most underrated drama when it is well known and acknowledge by everyone.. Well I love Healer as much as jb and gf but Punch really something imo.
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blo
December 7, 2015 at 8:47 PM
I guess it depends on which way you look at it. Because in Korea, Healer was not very popular. Punch was if you look at the ratings. I enjoyed both dramas. I may even go back and watch Punch again.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 7, 2015 at 9:58 PM
yeah, for me it was Punch and Heard It Through the Grapevine - but they weren't exactly underrated domestically. Both those dramas were fantastic, and Go Ah-sung's Baeksang for Best New Actress was well deserved. And Kim Rae-won absolutely killed it in Punch.
I do imagine they might not hold as much appeal to international viewers since they are very low on the romance quotient though (so was Misaeng, but Misaeng is a different beast).
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Savannah
December 7, 2015 at 11:13 PM
AGREE!
Punch and I Remember You, were absolutely phenomenal. So sad to see the lack of love for them here in the polls :(
Its actually so weird, because I never really got into Healer. Watched it all but the show never made me go woah like everybody else...sigh
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 7, 2015 at 11:33 PM
Healer really shouldn't be in the Underrated category at all.
I mean, I get that it's loved here but surely that category should feature dramas that, you know, haven't been dominating db discussions all year?
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fab
December 8, 2015 at 10:07 AM
I think that category like the Overrated one, includes both buzz and ratings. Quality dramas like SASSY GO GO and I Remember You should've gotten higher rating numbers. IMO this year's ratings were a total fail. F.e Yong-pal and She Was Pretty left me scratching my head over their high ratings.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 8, 2015 at 7:48 PM
Healer still had a crazy high amount of buzz though and not just from foreign fans (Ji Chang-wook would not have got as popular off it if it hadn't actually got a lot of people talking domestically).
if the criteria was dramas lacking in ratings AND buzz, it shouldn't be there at all. It's basically a mania drama (low ratings but lots of talk about it/lasting popularity), not actually underrated.
48 karen
December 7, 2015 at 6:18 PM
yayyy, I love end of the year time when I can read all the reviews, see everyone come to the drama awards, and vote all my favourites!
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karen
December 7, 2015 at 7:31 PM
Anyways here's what I thought:
1. FAVOURITE DRAMAS: Healer, Oh My Ghostess, Kill Me Heal Me, The Producers, She Was Pretty
To be honest, after looking at this list, I realized I only watch like 5 other dramas in addition to these five so I don't think can really comment on a lot of these (Which I think other people are in the same boat). These dramas were definitely my top five of the ones that I did watch though. Yah, I like them rom coms.
2. FAVOURITE ACTION: Healer
Okay, once again I've only watched this and Yong Pal (Which started out great and then we all know how this story ends). I have read recaps for the other one, but HEALER ahhhh
3. FAVOURITE COMEDY: She Was Pretty
SUCH A HARD CHOICE. I'm torn between this, The Producers, and Oh My Ghostess. I loved these dramas all so much, but I think I actually LOL the most for She Was Pretty. The first half of this drama was actually so jokes becaue Hye Jin, Siwon, and wannabe cool Soon Joon.
4. FAVOURITE SAGUEK: Six Flying Dragons
Haven't watched any, but through skimming recaps, this definitely looks the most interesting.
5. FAVOURIT WEEKEND DRAMA: N/A
Didn't watch or read any of these.
6. FAVORUITE MELO: Kill Me Heal Me
Easy choice, loved this drama. I stopped watching High Society because I couldn't handle it anymore and I skimmed through the rest of the recaps so this wasn't really hard.
7. FAVORUITE COUPLES: Kill Me Heal Me, She was Pretty, and Oh My Ghostesss
Hard one again, but I loved the rapport and chemistry (yes even for swp) for these dramas. The interactions were too cute and natural!
8. FAVORUITE ALTERNATE PAIRING: The Producers, Angry Mom, Sassy Go Go
So clearly these couples have some ages differences LOL. Maybe that's why I like them? I knew there was 0 chance that they wold like each other, but look at that PUPPY following you around. And for sassy go go, HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE HIM AHHH. So cute (Although I did like the main couple more)
9. FAVOURITE SECONDARY COUPLE: She Was Pretty
They were so cute, and they managed to make me not hate her even though her intentions were clearly bad. But warm & cozy's couple was a close contender, they were so jokes in their dramatic ways. Shout out to the producers couple though, they were a hoot
10. FAVOURITE CHARACTER: Yong Pal, Healer, The Producers:
Although Yong Pal was a trainwreck, the beginning episodes were really amazing; his character was so interesting and talented. Same thing with Healer, his character was just AHH. And earnest and naive (And petty at times) Kim Soo Hyun was written and acted so brilliantly- Loved this dork.
11. Favourite Odd Couple: Healer
YOU MADE ME CRY. so that is what I picked you.
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karen
December 7, 2015 at 7:31 PM
12. FAVOURITE VILLAN TO HATE: The Producers, Twenty Again, and Oh My Ghostess.
First two I really liked because they were written so they weren’t just placeholder evil characters. I understood why they acted that way but still hated it. And for the last one, he was so creepy but so fun to hate and yell at characters for being dumb for not noticing how suspicious he was.
13. FAVOURITE BROMANCES: Sassy Go Go
HAVE YOU SEEN THESE TWO? HOW CAN YOU NOT VOTE FOR THIS EARNEST AND CUTE FRIENDSHIP?
14. FAVOURITE GIRLFRIENDS? She Was pretty
Okay, Ha Ri was crazy for a bit, but in the end this was a such a good portrayal of good friends. No one is perfect , they all make mistakes, but it’s how they face these mistakes and troubling times that grows the friendship. Also, they supported each other through everything so LOVE these two. Gotta admit that Kill Me Heal Me’s relationship had me laughing so much tho.
15. BEST FRENEMIES: The Producer’s
These two got off on the wrong foot, but once they got to know each other more, their love hate relationship was touching. They showed their affection through very unusual ways but we all know they care for each other. Also, I thought for OH My Ghostess, they were more friends than anything?
16. BEST KISS: She Was Pretty, Oh My Ghostess, and Twenty Again.
Okay I’m biased with SWP, but this kiss made me swoon, so cute and such a them kiss. Plus all the other kisses were pretty cute too. For OMG, yeah I swooned too, these two had such a good chemistry. And for Twenty Again, THE MAN WAITIED FOR SO LONG. I just awwwwed when I saw the scene.
17. MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP: Kill Me Heal Me, Oh My Ghostess, and Yong Pal
KMHM… dating your doctor seems kinda a little odd… And for OMG I did kind of wonder who he really liked. And Yong Pal.. you married so fast and have this crazy ass relationship…
18. BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE: Hyeri
I thought this drama would suck because of her. I did try watching HJM, where she sucked. I am wrong, please forgive me for being a hater.
19. MOST DISAPPOINTING DRAMA: Yong Pal, Hyde Jekyll Me, Masked Prosector
YONG PAL WHYYY you were so good then fell off the cliff. And for the other 2? IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GOOD COMEBACK DRAMA. I TRIED WATCHING I DID… but just couldn’t. I honestly thought KMHM would be a crazy drama with 7 characters, but Robin (And his normal character) had no personality and was just there….
20. BIGGEST WASTE OF TALENT: Hwajeong
You have Cha Seung Won, how hard was it to make a good drama….
21. MOST OVERRATED DRAMA: Yong Pal
Deserved the ratings in the beginning, but not in the end. Sighhhh
22. MOST UNDERRATED DRAMA: Healer
IF ONLY PEOPLE GAVE A CHANCE TO THIS DRAMA. I got hooked with the first ep, how do you not with this drama that gave you so many feels?
23. FAVOURITE REMAKE: The Girl Who Smells
Only one I followed (through recaps tho)
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karen
December 7, 2015 at 7:32 PM
24. FAVOURITE DRAMA WITH PARANORMAL ACTIVITES: Oh My Ghostess
I loved this drama, so not a hard choice. I thought the ghost rules were also well laid out which I really like for dramas like these.
25. MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WITH REVOKED LICENSE: Kill Me Heal Me
I never really liked how she was his doctor and source of professional advice. I still liked the drama tho and justified it though him having a more senior doctor and plus, never really saw her being much of a real doctor in the drama.
26. BEST IDENTITY: Kill Me Heal Me
7 characters all in one body. So hard to beat that. But Healer’s badass was pretty badass I have to admit
27. BEST MEMORY LOSS: Oh My Ghostess
Hate this troupe, so only OMG gets a pass because she’s a ghost. Plus it made sense to the story.
28. GLORUIOUS MANE OF GLORY: Scholar Who Walks the Night (Gwi)
So prettyyyy (and evil)
29. SHAMEFUL MANE OF SHAME: Answer Me 1988
This was a dark time for Asian hair. No comment.
30. FRIENDS TO LOVERS: The Producers
Friends before lovers. I understood his struggle (Although it did drag on) and really liked their relationship.
31. LEAST TEAR INDUCING 1ST WORLD PROBLEMS: Warm & Cozy, High Society, and The Time I Loved You
This is the reason why I dropped these dramas. WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS ARE THOSE?
32. FAVOURITE JI SUNG: Ahn Yo Na
HE MADE ME FEEL LIKE HE WAS ACTUALLY A TEENAGE GIRL. And she never failed to make me laugh. Plus we share the same obsession over Park Seo Joon.
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49 saranga
December 7, 2015 at 6:18 PM
i guess 2015 dramas were better than 2014, because there were several options where i went, "oh, that one was fun!" however, not good enough for me to pick it as a fave. i remember being so bored by last year's poll and thinking it was one of the worst drama years ever—or was it for 2013? i should take a look later.
so my picks were:
1. unkind women
2. the producers
3. healer
4. answer me 1988
5. oh my ghostess
i absolutely adored unkind women. well written, well acted, well made all around. top drama of the year for me, hands down.
the producers and healer were thoroughly, thoroughly entertaining.
answer me 1988 hasn't finished its run, but i'm sure it's going to be good all the way through. RIGHT?!
i replaced oh my venus with oh my ghostess... just because oh my venus hasn't finished its run.
although i regret picking oh my ghostess now. should have just stayed with my solid 4. i did love watching that show, but i didn't love the ending and i also had gripes with how some parts of the story were handled. enough so that a few months later i still remember, and made me hesitant to tick its box...
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sparks121
December 7, 2015 at 6:41 PM
Yes, another fellow Unkind Women lover! I totally agree, it was the best drama for me as well for all the reasons you stated. It was one of the few ratings leaders from kbs, but I wish it got a bit more online buzz/love. Park Hyuk kwon has to be my pick for supporting, if not THE actor of the year in dramas. Lots of memorable roles in notable dramas(punch, unkind women, producers, etc).
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saranga
December 7, 2015 at 9:52 PM
i don't imagine unkind women to be the type of drama to be popular among international viewers. i would think it was more popular with older, domestic audiences. my understanding was that it led in its time slot when it was airing, but i didn't know it was one of kbs' ratings leaders of the year.
i wonder if it got any buzz within korea? i mean, i thought it was so good.
i did think that it's not a show that would really translate well either. so much of the humor lay in the dialogue, the idioms uttered, how lines were delivered—stuff that just doesn't translate or interpret well. the cast was older too, and the story and drama itself wasn't a terribly exciting style like a rom-com—but it's the type of show i absolutely love and want to see more of.
it's why i love screenwriter kim soo-hyun's works so much. even if her characters are unrealistically sharp and witty speakers, a lot of her hits were awesome family dramas. like men of the bathhouse, what is love, etc. she focused a lot on the small family stuff, and somehow made it hilarious and funny and worth watching.
park hyuk-kwon, now that you mention it, does seem like a pretty versatile actor! i think i've seen him be evil somewhere too—he seems to really inhabit many of his roles. i think my favorite was him as a brownosing PD though—and i remember him as suzy's dad in dream high!
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50 kanz
December 7, 2015 at 6:28 PM
Most Overrated dramas: She Was Pretty, Yongpal, both in terms of ratings and buzz.
Healer has the buzz, but it's mostly on international audience.
Most Underrated dramas: Heard It Through The Grapevine, The Village.
HITTG is seriously so good, but not many people watch and enjoy this.
Actually this year I don't have any favorite historical drama. It's weird for someone who used to love this genre. Nowadays more and more sageuks take too much liberties and not even enough interesting plots to keep me interested. Six Flying Dragons, I wanted to love it, but it failed me in history department.
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 7, 2015 at 10:13 PM
I hear you on Grapevine - seriously, it was fantastic all the way through, but it's long and not exactly feel-good.
Those things tend to go against a drama, no matter how well it's crafted (I thought it was a minor miracle that Misaeng won last year because it was so incredibly bleak, but even then it never crossed over into cynicism). Grapevine is trickier because it had such a dark brand of humour, and it refuses to let you rest easy about the characters' fates, even for an episode. That's not something I blame the audience for, but it really was underrated by international watchers (also, it never got a recap here, which probably means a lot of people who would otherwise have checked it out, didn't do so)
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john
December 8, 2015 at 3:10 AM
kanz ~
Not a K drama but Nirvana In Fire is crazy good. Well, there are Ice Beetles, but I'll overlook that.
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ShinRaeMi07
December 8, 2015 at 4:21 AM
I agree on that. Nirvana in Fire is wonderfully written..
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Yimmi
December 9, 2015 at 9:58 PM
I'll third that endorsement for Nirvana! Normally I avoid Chinese historicals but I couldn't help myself falling for this one (or is it Hu Ge I fell for?). Great drama! I consumed all 54 eps. in four days which is true commitment from me!
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alua
December 8, 2015 at 4:52 AM
I couldn't get into Grapevine (first two episodes), but I think I'll go back to it one day as I do think that it's more my sort of drama. (Sometimes you have to give something two tries before being able to appreciate it.)
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fab
December 8, 2015 at 10:12 AM
Same here. In my case, my head wasn't into dramas when it aired. I can't wait to watch it, I trust all the people who've been so positive about it here.
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alua
December 8, 2015 at 10:35 AM
Yeah, I'm encouraged by the people who loved it because it's some that have similar a taste to mine!
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Mariah
December 10, 2015 at 7:16 AM
It's beautiful (and sometimes funny), but slow. If you need something with a speedy plot, that's def. not it. HITTG is all about pretty cinemetography, great acting performances, nuance. I did think it picked up a bit after the first few eps, but if those things are not your thing, then you may not like it anyway.
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