2012 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
by girlfriday
Can you believe it’s December already? I know the awards shows have started to come ’round again, but it always feels like This Time Of Year always sneaks up on me — as in, the time when we take a look back at the best, the worst, the weirdest, and the most surprising dramas of the past year.
Our so-called Beanie Awards have been a tradition on this site pretty much since the beginning, and you can take a look into the wayback machine to see the state of years past. Here’s the 2007 Polls, 2009 Polls, 2010 Polls, and 2011 Polls.
You know what else this means: We’ll be rolling out our annual Year End Review Extravaganza in the coming days and weeks as well! Keep an eye out for our reviews, and if you’re curious at past installments, here’s a Year In Review tag for your convenient browsing purposes.
On to the voting!
FAVORITE DRAMA SERIES OF 2012
Limit your votes to your TOP 3 picks for the year.
FAVORITE COMEDIC DRAMA
FAVORITE HISTORICAL DRAMA
FAVORITE FAMILY DRAMA
FAVORITE ACTION OR THRILLER SERIES
FAVORITE MELODRAMA
FAVORITE LEAD ROMANTIC PAIRING
FAVORITE BROMANCE
BEST VILLAIN
BEST KISS
MOST WTF DRAMA
FAVORITE CHARACTER
FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING
MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
MOST DISAPPOINTING DRAMA
BIGGEST WASTE OF TALENT
OVERRATED DRAMA
UNDERRATED DRAMA
MOST GLORIOUS MANE OF GLORY
MANE OF SHAME
BEST KING
BEST TIME TRAVEL MECHANISM
MOST PERSISTENT FIRST LOVE
BEST NONHUMAN CHARACTER
RELATED POSTS
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 5: Editors’ Picks
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 4: The DramaMeter: highly scientific and foolproof (girlfriday’s review)
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 3: Somewhere Over the K-Drama Rainbow (Dahee Fanel’s review)
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 2: The Good, The Bad, and The Hmmm… of 2011 (kaedejun’s review)
- 2011 Year In Review, Part 1: Measuring 2011 on the Sticky Scale (javabeans’ review)
- 2010 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
- How was 2009 for you?
- How was 2007 for you?
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1 olivia
December 3, 2012 at 5:10 AM
It is that time of the year!!!!! :)
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luvs
December 3, 2012 at 11:24 AM
After a dozen of dramas - King 2 Hearts still resonates with me. It is my number 1 in every aspect.
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ilikemangos
December 3, 2012 at 3:57 PM
amen.
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anonymous
December 3, 2012 at 7:01 PM
King 2 hearts. lsg very much improved. Not a typical k-drama
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misscupcakees
December 16, 2012 at 4:04 AM
I agree, TK2H really stepped it up on both the storyline and the way the relationships clicked with each other.
Ms.Simone
December 3, 2012 at 7:02 PM
I love the cheekiness and the humor of the descriptions for the nominations, but I think some of the descriptions might bias the results of the poll.
Yes, I get it, this is not a scientific poll. But, still whether or not the writer liked the drama shouldn't have been added, cause it biases people's reaction and votes.
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Annie
December 6, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Yeah, I see Answer Me and Nice Guy bias. Answer Me was nice, but good lord I hated Nice Guy.
nomad
December 10, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Yes, but the part that says: Faith - Lee Min Ho. The End. That cracks me upppp!!!! Oh I love dramabeans...the writers ARE AWESOME!!!
luvs
December 19, 2012 at 11:11 AM
I voted on the dramas I have watched and not affected by the reviews.
Minea
December 3, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Agree!!! Can still remember the fun times i had commenting like crazy with the rest of the Hearties. Love love love.
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pillowhead
December 3, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Hi Luvs,
King2Hearts, totally most under-rated. Loved Seung Gi in it. Could easily be one of my favorites. Only comes after Arang and SUFBB cause club m bored me and i ff through those parts.
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nene
December 13, 2012 at 4:19 AM
ewww ...king 2 hearts sucked..it is the worse drama ever..idiotic..
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luvs
December 19, 2012 at 11:12 AM
hi nene,
watch K2H again when you are more mature - it's not for babes.
Airyn
December 3, 2012 at 4:35 PM
YES.
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AnnaBanana
December 3, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Agreed!
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estellebyul
December 3, 2012 at 5:27 PM
Totally agreed!
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Startulle
December 3, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Yes!!! 2012 , the drama that comes to my mind King 2 Hearts!!! I love all the characters!!
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crybaby
December 3, 2012 at 7:22 PM
I'm not bashing or anything, but what's the appeal behind King 2 Hearts? I tried watching it and just... couldn't. I couldn't take the villain, the main characters were awesome though.
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news
December 3, 2012 at 7:51 PM
I'd say LSG had the most noteworthy break out performance because he really surprised me. I've seen him in previous dramas and thought he was passable but in K2H, he made me believe he was an actor.
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crazyahjummafan
December 4, 2012 at 8:20 PM
Totally agree with you there! Lee Seunggi certainly gave an outstanding performance!
mel
December 3, 2012 at 8:20 PM
LSG and Jo Jung-seok were awesome. And the strong main female never turned weak. The main couple (and secondary couple, who had their own love and storyline) were amazingly well written with great chemistry and had healthy equal relationships. The main bad guy started out a bit too cheesy, but settled down later into a more sinister character later.
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mel
December 3, 2012 at 8:24 PM
Oh and King Jae Kang was a heartwarming and wonderful guy. All the main characters were so lovable (minus evil bad guy and his evil sidekicks)
ilikemangos
December 4, 2012 at 6:28 PM
For me, the appeal was the combo pack with this show.
It had comedy, melo, action, and romance all wrapped up in one. It has so much heart with its characters that you really do feel for them every time something went wrong.
It's not your typical k-drama and it's definitely not for the faint hearted.
I think for this show, if you didn't care for it then you probably won't fully immerse yourself into the world of K2H. But for the people that loved it, man. they LOVED it.
If i were just looking at the scenes for the cinematography, I'd say the K2H ranks up there as 2012's most beautiful shows. And the OST, man. The ost was to die for, used to heighten the emotions I felt for this show.
But given the premise, i can see why it wouldn't be someone's cup of tea.
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LSGLover
December 6, 2012 at 12:52 AM
Amen! Agree 100% to our wise maknae's words of wisdom :D
melbee
December 6, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Double amen to that. I was just drawn in and Lee Seung Gi blew me away. At first I thought it was going to be the same over privileged annoying character. But it wasn't. The characters were so well written. We all got to see them grow and struggle with who they thought they were and who they had to become. The metaphors they used were brilliantly done. It was the first drama where I didn't guess the ending and didn't know what was coming.
Although, I as well almost stopped watching for the first few episodes because I found bong gu really childish, annoying and ridiculous as a villain. But I'm glad I kept going and gave it a chance as it got better and better! Yay TK2H!
Annie
December 6, 2012 at 6:23 PM
I would say everything. From small things like how the mother-in-law was actually awesome and supported the daughter-in-law and herself. That there were no damsels in distress. That the secondary couple was its own couple. There was no love-triangle. There was no first love story. It was simply a breath of fresh air. And Ah-Ha couple was perfect!
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rbee
December 3, 2012 at 9:14 PM
Ya, me too. For me, it had by far the greatest stickiness factor...as the girls would call it.
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Kitzeekat
December 3, 2012 at 11:52 PM
Yes K2H FTW! I miss Jae Ha & Hang Ah couple <3 :-)
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tikhearties
December 5, 2012 at 2:51 AM
TK2H absolutely!!!
LSG, HJW, JJS, LYJ... perfect ^^
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Natalie
December 4, 2012 at 12:59 AM
Yes...a thousand times
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girlinterrupted
December 4, 2012 at 3:08 AM
King 2 Hearts is the best 2012 drama for me too! Everything worked: the romance, the plot, the acting, the villains, the bromance...everything except the foreign actors, that is. =)
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Lhej
December 4, 2012 at 6:38 PM
TK2H - still the unbeatable drama in my heart!
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crazyahjummafan
December 4, 2012 at 8:18 PM
KING2 HEARTS FOREVER!!!!
Hi guys! Missed u! Great to 'see' so many so u here again!
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diandrina
December 4, 2012 at 10:56 PM
Lee Seunggi's Jae Ha will always be my favorite king ever!
BTW... I freaking love this poll!!!!
thanks DB Girls<3
i haven't watched Gaksital and Answer Me, try to catch up someday, perhaps,, hehehe...
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Zainab
December 5, 2012 at 1:55 PM
BEST DRAMA EVER! <3<3
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rose
December 7, 2012 at 5:14 AM
you dont know what you're missing out on. Answer me 1997 is one of the awesomest dramas ever!!!!
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Maily
December 17, 2012 at 6:23 PM
The King 2Hearts For The Win. <333
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sulthanah
February 24, 2014 at 5:53 AM
The King 2 Hearts has been the best drama so far....for me especially. It's not a typical k drama. there is no triangle love story, there is no fierce mother in law, there is no cancer. lol
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Osi
December 17, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Agree. TK2H has a special place in my heart.
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hanibato
December 25, 2012 at 6:32 PM
KING 2 HEARTS FTW~!! ><
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Jade
December 3, 2012 at 12:35 PM
It's the first time I've voted for these polls. Love some of the answers :)
My favourite was Queen In Hyun's Man!! Thought it was simplest and to-the-point drama of 2012.
Loved the ending although it didn't make sense :)
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Renee
December 3, 2012 at 1:37 PM
I really enjoyed watching Queen In Hyun's Man. One of my favorites so far.
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hottestjen
December 3, 2012 at 7:30 PM
i love Queen InHyun's Man too. it is definitely underrated....
love them♥
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Kittymommy
December 3, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Queen In Hyun's Man all the wayyyy!!!!
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Jo
December 3, 2012 at 1:32 PM
My forever favorites:
Shut up
Padam Padam
Queen Inhyun's man
You who rolled in unexpectedly
all of these happened to not be on the major broadcasters and deserve so much attention...kyaaa!
I currently love:
King of Dramas
Everything else disappoints me. :(
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Jo
December 3, 2012 at 1:34 PM
mistake: You who rolled in unexpectedly was definitely on a major broadcaster. lollll
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rbee
December 3, 2012 at 9:19 PM
Yay! Somebody else who liked Padam Padam. I really enjoyed it. No other show has grabbed me in the first 10 minutes like that one. Just, wow.
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luvs
December 19, 2012 at 11:14 AM
i have yet to watch padam padam so i cannot comment on it.
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ella zala
December 3, 2012 at 11:22 PM
I voted twice for the best drama category... for I cannot choose between
QUEEN IN-HYUN’S MAN
THE KING 2 HEARTS
GAKSITAL
ANSWER ME 1997
ARANG AND THE MAGISTRATE
NICE GUY
I'm sorry! but I abide to the rule for other category...
please don't hate me...T_____T
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dbfan
December 4, 2012 at 10:59 PM
ditto with king of dramas. Dramaland felt more like a deserted land this year, except for a few show here and there. Besides, Answer me: 1997 and King of Dramas, everything else was pretty disappointing. Moon/sun was good but mehh, I probably only really liked it cause of Kim Soo hyun. Same with To the Beautiful you! The guy that played Eun Gyul stole the show. Don't really know what will happen this month though, School 2013 looks very promising!
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Gasenadi
December 10, 2012 at 6:27 PM
YES! Padam, Padam! So many issues,themes in that drama besides the sizzling romance (that man's adoring GAZE was unforgettable).
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kilmenyanne
December 3, 2012 at 4:57 PM
This year needs a 'Best Time-Travelling Drama' category. So badly.
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eternalfive
December 3, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Yeah, it's that time of the year again. :O Time flies by so quickly. D:
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2 Sanicia
December 3, 2012 at 5:14 AM
omo it's here again! i love the year end voting post!
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Sanicia
December 3, 2012 at 5:30 AM
and the descriptions! i died laughing ^^
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am
December 3, 2012 at 5:50 AM
this pretty much. took me longer to laugh than to browse the choices and vote.
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zsa
December 3, 2012 at 6:19 PM
Exactly : DR JIN; my love trancends sense.....HAHAHA
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Arhazivory
December 3, 2012 at 7:40 AM
LOL. I laugh so much at each post.
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unacchan
December 3, 2012 at 8:00 AM
best part of the award..
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nomu nomu nomu
December 3, 2012 at 8:03 AM
I enjoyed reading the captions and people's comments more than the voting, they're entertaining hilarious. :D
I do wish (based on previous years polls) that some people don't take the vote-results too seriously and get angry because they don't agree with the results. Have fun folks and good luck to all your favorites :-)
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dulcedeleche
December 3, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Does anyone know how long the polls are open? For Favorite Drama series I want to wait until some of the current ones are done before I vote.
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WM
December 3, 2012 at 11:18 AM
I laughed so loud people came in to see if I had finally gone off the deep end. ;) Their descriptions are always so darn spot on! lol
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whimsicalnet
December 3, 2012 at 5:59 PM
me too... totally cracked me up.
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cheekbones
December 3, 2012 at 9:21 PM
I came for them ! :D Thanks for the laugh !
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3 huiting
December 3, 2012 at 5:19 AM
omg Horsitaaaaaaal needs an award. I don't care what it is.. it needs one.
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Jade
December 3, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Agreed! :)
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Newstory
December 3, 2012 at 3:01 PM
ahahahahaha thumbs up for horsitaaaaaaal!
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4 Daktari
December 3, 2012 at 5:20 AM
No comments even though quite a few have voted?
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Daktari
December 3, 2012 at 5:21 AM
NVM that will teach me to refresh before posting comments after reading the post.
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5 reeen
December 3, 2012 at 5:22 AM
The descriptions are soooooo... I'm dying... :D
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Mystisith
December 3, 2012 at 6:45 AM
Seriously. I thought my comp would end drowned in coffee. I just love those awards: Funniest on Earth.
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eternalfive
December 3, 2012 at 6:05 PM
HAHAHA, I know right! XD
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6 Enz
December 3, 2012 at 5:25 AM
Omg.. I haven't watched most on this list but thanks so much for making me LOL like a mad person in my hotel room
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am
December 3, 2012 at 5:52 AM
This made me realize I haven't seen that many this year. But it makes it easier for me now to choose which ones to watch.
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fab
December 3, 2012 at 8:03 AM
That's a way to view it. Which reminds that I've got to watch Gakstial sooner than later...
However King 2 Hearts is definitely my best drama of the year.
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danna
December 3, 2012 at 9:58 AM
I feel the same way...that is even after seeing 13 dramas....I really do need to get to Gaksital
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Anabanana
December 3, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Omg you guys -- Please watch Gaksital for sure! We'll probably never see another drama that's beautifully made like Gaksital or with tremendous, awesome acting (mostly from Park Ki Woong and Joo Won) in our lifetime again. Well, maybe never say never...
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Arhazivory
December 3, 2012 at 11:07 AM
I agree~! :D Awesome drama.
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jusshina
December 3, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Gaksital for favorite drama!:))
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Maya
December 3, 2012 at 11:43 PM
Yes, Gaksital still top the list for me personally. I'm rewatching it right now and it's still as good (if not better) as the first-time.. :)
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7 ebeb
December 3, 2012 at 5:25 AM
please re-check the biggest waste of talent, i think you got some typo error on 2 fashion king.
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Dol
December 3, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Yeah, there's a picture on Gong Yoo, but he's not in the list.
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skinnymocha
December 7, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Heh. I'm surprised Gong Yoo's off this list. He was the only one who kept me watching - and my faith in the Hong sisters, but they smashed it to smithereens.
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8 ailee
December 3, 2012 at 5:25 AM
omg this is so much fun :D fav is def the hairstyle!
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9 jc
December 3, 2012 at 5:26 AM
Faith!!! Faith for everythinggg!! I loved the chemistry more than anything (and ofc Lee Minho). Also 'brojusshis' pmsl
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Misha
December 4, 2012 at 10:47 PM
I think Faith should be in underrated category but:
>ARANG AND THE MAGISTRATE: Underworld
What the f***!
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10 djeedjes
December 3, 2012 at 5:26 AM
So, I've been following you since...2007? Wow, am ancient.
Really..really looking forward for the year end's reviews.
Thank God for Dramabeans!
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Tha
December 3, 2012 at 8:17 PM
Me ,too!
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11 ladida
December 3, 2012 at 5:28 AM
"Maybe if the writers were hungry for a beating." Bahahahahahahahaha! And the eye open kiss for nice guy, so creepy. *Shivers* thanks for the Beanies, can't wait to see what everyone else loves.
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McGrand
December 4, 2012 at 6:39 AM
LOL!
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12 YourElle
December 3, 2012 at 5:28 AM
whoo~ can't believe a year of flops and pops has passed in drama land. i'm so excited for the year end reviews. :)) can't wait!!! ^^
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13 ss
December 3, 2012 at 5:32 AM
there's so many hits and misses for this yr!! cant choose!!! >.<
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Kiara
December 3, 2012 at 10:04 AM
IKR? I have a few ties but had to pick just 1.
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dbsklove
December 4, 2012 at 10:51 AM
OMG YEAH i wanted to say how this year i actually had so many dramas i loved :D
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14 dong
December 3, 2012 at 5:38 AM
LOL!! i was laughing through the whole post!! u guys are geniusly funny!!! *baa aaa aaah*
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15 Rie
December 3, 2012 at 5:39 AM
I can't wait for your reviews... That's the best one.. ^^
Thanks once again guys for the great year... I can't believe 2012 is almost over.
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16 Momi
December 3, 2012 at 5:40 AM
Answer me for all the awards!!!!! :D
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whimsicalnet
December 3, 2012 at 6:01 PM
hear hear!!
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17 lizzzieQ
December 3, 2012 at 5:41 AM
Seriously i died laughing, came back to vote and died laughing again. Seriously the bromance one.........
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Minea
December 3, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Lol. That's the funniest for me, too. My fave is the padam padam one - "broangel guardian bitchmance". HAHAHA. Srsly, dramabeans always come up with the nuttiest stuffs.
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18 marina_sakhalin
December 3, 2012 at 5:41 AM
Awesome!
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19 row.an
December 3, 2012 at 5:42 AM
voting is taking much longer because i keep scrolling to read the descriptions XD
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20 chane
December 3, 2012 at 5:44 AM
Holy Crap! It's finally here!
And it's my first time voting!!!
GAAAAKKKKKSSSIITTTAALLL ALL THE WAY!!!
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naya_marie
December 3, 2012 at 5:57 AM
Yeah! Gaksital for me too!!!
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naya_marie
December 3, 2012 at 6:00 AM
..and Shunji for Best Villain!!!
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chane
December 3, 2012 at 6:18 AM
Also for:
FAVORITE BROMANCE
FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING: Rie & Katsuyama
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linisha
December 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM
GAKSITAL for FAVORITE ACTION OR THRILLER SERIES!<3
Maya
December 3, 2012 at 11:44 PM
They're my fave alternate pairing too! :D
gabby
December 3, 2012 at 10:42 PM
AMEN!!
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katiamon
December 3, 2012 at 6:59 AM
Horsitaaaaal!! i loved it and laughed so hard at the office XD
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henii
December 3, 2012 at 7:12 AM
A big LOL @Horsitaaaaaaaaaal!!
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gabby
December 3, 2012 at 10:43 PM
My favorite one ever!!
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Arhazivory
December 3, 2012 at 7:47 AM
Gaksitaaaaaaaaal. :D
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jusshina
December 3, 2012 at 8:01 AM
Gaksital is the drama of the year for me!:)
GAKSITAAAAL FIGHTING!!
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mrmz
December 3, 2012 at 8:59 PM
I LOOOOOLLED at "You don't know that I know that you know that I don't know you know... OR DO YOU?" in the dysfunctional relationships category :P
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lemonade candy
December 3, 2012 at 10:49 PM
i literally said
GAKSITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL~
*everytime i choose in whichever category. lol. oh yes, except for Horsitaaaaaaaaaaaaaal. kekke
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jusshina
December 4, 2012 at 7:37 AM
I literally raped every Gaksital Button!:))
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lemonade candy
December 4, 2012 at 1:19 PM
I'm literally asking...how do you LITERALLY rape Gaksital Button?
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SHema
December 4, 2012 at 9:38 PM
LOL!!!:)
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Maya
December 3, 2012 at 11:47 PM
Gaksitaaa~aaa~aal! Pyong! :D
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21 rgma
December 3, 2012 at 5:45 AM
The polls are always so adorably written! Love them.
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22 Abbie
December 3, 2012 at 5:47 AM
I love this year end stuff. :)
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23 Sandy
December 3, 2012 at 5:48 AM
best descriptions ever. hahaha i would vote gaksital as most underrated... because none of my friends can get over the weird looking mask + the time period to start watching it!! T.T they will never get to enjoy gaksitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal.
oh and if there were a "best child actor" poll, i have my mouse waiting over the yeo jin goo button.
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Kelinci Biru
December 3, 2012 at 7:28 AM
I'm going to abuse my computer just to vote for him. so in retrospect, its a good thing there's no such award.. ^^
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Sandy
December 3, 2012 at 12:49 PM
i would just click it before i get to think twice because of his 2 other female friends..
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24 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
December 3, 2012 at 5:49 AM
I'm totally looking forward to read your reviews!!
another list will be added to my already loooong list dramas that I should watch!
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25 Kwhat?!
December 3, 2012 at 5:50 AM
So. Awesome. Gummi babies all the way! (I mean that ironically. Also, I'm afraid it will eat me and then send me back in time. *Shudders*)
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26 Dorotka
December 3, 2012 at 5:50 AM
Sometimes it was really hard to decide.
And I missed Lee Jae Kang as an option for the best king. Loved him in K2H.
Had big fun. Thanks.
Horsitaaaaaaaaaal! :--)
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27 Skyblaze77
December 3, 2012 at 5:50 AM
Omg I seriously want earnest bot to win something...king2hearts was pretty early on in the year but I still think he's my favourite character of the whole year. And I still ship junhee and yoon jae together XD
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ilikemangos
December 3, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Seems like he's on his way to best break out performance! :)
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28 befuddled
December 3, 2012 at 5:52 AM
I had a really hard time deciding; I *loved* at least 5 of the dramas.
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29 Aleena
December 3, 2012 at 5:53 AM
Awesome descriptions xD I died laughing! xD
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30 am
December 3, 2012 at 5:54 AM
My top 2 dramas this year, QIHM and NG taking home the cake. I made the wise decision to watch the best this year. ehem ehem
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Sweetcaroline
December 3, 2012 at 6:15 AM
Totally agree. I love QIHM and NG. Two best OTP of the year for me :)
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danna
December 3, 2012 at 10:05 AM
heh....me too....i didn;t watch most of the shows on the dissapointing category...my worst show was Gentleman's Dignity and that wasn't even that bad
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Kiara
December 3, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Same for me too.
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bebu
December 3, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Wow, we have the same taste :-)
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am
December 3, 2012 at 10:41 PM
You have good taste :3
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31 Lixie
December 3, 2012 at 5:54 AM
I wanted to vote for FH2 in my top 3 but it's not there! Can't wait to see the final results!
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paroles
December 9, 2012 at 11:24 PM
It's not in the running for a reason.
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justreplying
December 13, 2012 at 6:39 AM
And why's that?
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32 Laurita
December 3, 2012 at 5:55 AM
Eh, this time I also was able to fulfill this "duty" :D so much fun. P.S. I hoped that "favorite drama" award will be taken by Gaksital or Nice Guy... hm...
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ShinRaeMi07
December 3, 2012 at 7:22 AM
Whenever there's Song Joong Ki on the choices, I always vote for him. HAHA! And yes, he's on the lead! :-)
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33 kopytko
December 3, 2012 at 5:58 AM
I had fun chosing my votes.
I came to a conclusion that there won't be many dramas that will stay with me for longer. Most were fun while they lasted, but in several months I will have to look them up for basic info. But it's ok, otherwise my brain would suffer drama overload and combust :)
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34 sajatokki
December 3, 2012 at 6:02 AM
I think you missed Gong Yoo for the biggest waste of talent...
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birdscout
December 3, 2012 at 6:52 AM
I noticed that too. Gong Yoo's picture is there, but his name does not appear in the choices. (Maybe girlfriday is subconsciously protecting her man) ;)
Thanks for another hilarious list of choices! and *cheers* to another year of dramabeans awesomeness!
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amhrancas
December 3, 2012 at 8:31 AM
right? totally holding off on voting for that one until we see if he gets added *fistshake of rage at Big* (>_<♯)9゛
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crizzyville
December 3, 2012 at 9:48 AM
i'm so looking for his name there... oh boy, that's the biggest waste ever.... i mean this drama is what we've been waiting for since coffee prince and then this is all we got?! it's bad enough that i pass on a hong sister-written drama and to add more insult to injury, it's a gong yoo-starred drama... whichever angle i look at it, i'm forever scarred... d*mn! GY has a lot of making up to do.. i'd watch CP again to get over my frustrations..
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Sandy
December 3, 2012 at 12:52 PM
oh gawd yes this. the show ended and i was like "WHERE ARE MY HOT KISSES?!"
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35 cv
December 3, 2012 at 6:06 AM
Love the awards. :)
Definitely some great and some bad ones. haha!
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36 iiverin
December 3, 2012 at 6:06 AM
I've waited for this time of year, time of polls & (soon) year end reviews ^ ^ Great categories btw. ; )
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37 ladysarahii
December 3, 2012 at 6:07 AM
Had a hard time deciding which to pick for best kiss. Loved the Gaksital one, which was some much-needed relief from all the tension, but King 2 Hearts was pretty classic. Picked King 2 Hearts in the end, though.
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skelly
December 3, 2012 at 7:56 AM
Hmmm. Did you see QIHM? My guess would be no.
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Kiara
December 3, 2012 at 9:53 AM
QIHM wins hands down no contest end of story.
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jandoe
December 3, 2012 at 10:34 AM
I beg to differ. I watched both K2H and QIHM and despite loving the toe-kiss, there's something so novel about the refrigerator kiss in K2H. To each her own though :)
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Arhazivory
December 3, 2012 at 11:11 AM
The toe kiss in QIHM was hot but the refrigerator kiss in K2H was hotter. That was some serious kissing right there.
Janelle
December 3, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Absolutely. The King 2 Hearts kiss was steamy stuff.
nomad
December 10, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Agreed...
ilikemangos
December 3, 2012 at 4:02 PM
I think the toe kiss in QIHM was hot.
But the K2H kiss was just built up sexual tension between the two and denials that when they did actually kiss = SUPER hot.
I think if one were to judge both scenes individually the QIHM would probably top the cake but if you completely immersed yourself into K2H's OTP the feeling is much more potent.
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pillowhead
December 3, 2012 at 4:28 PM
K2H's kiss was epic. <3
Minea
December 3, 2012 at 8:15 PM
Agree with you, maknae. The undeniable attraction between our K2H OTP was just sizzling so when they finally succumbed to that attraction, the screen was practically crackling during the refrigerator kiss. It was just so awesome, I think.
crazyahjummafan
December 4, 2012 at 8:33 PM
What's so awesome about the fridge kiss is that on one hand, they are trying to break the engagement, but Jaeha is telling HangAh that her idea of marrying an Arabian man isn't going to work and she's telling him how she's gonna do it... yet their mouths are drawing closer and closer to each other as if they have a life of their own. It's like trying to pull 2 magnets of the opposite poles apart, but you can't cos their pull towards each other is too strong!
i also LOVE the way they eye each other and how Jaeha looked that HA's mouth, them back to her eyes and then the mouth again as if it was a juicy morsel he has to savour!!!!!!
danna
December 3, 2012 at 10:37 AM
heh, actually I didn't even watch QIHM (had not time) and I still know that it had the best kisses thanks to all the Youtubers that chrioncled every move between that OTP
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ladysarahii
December 3, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Haha, not yet, but after reading the comments here, I think I may just need to.
I'm thinking more of the after-effect of the kiss in K2H... the fridge door bonking him on the head, the king trying not to laugh, the dad looking stern. Seriously awesome.
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ilikemangos
December 3, 2012 at 4:04 PM
This.
it wasn't the actual kissing itself but everything that followed up to it, and AFTER. ahha.
Lurve.
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anonymous
December 3, 2012 at 7:16 PM
The best kiss-refrigerator kiss considering the age difference between HJW and LSG and still turned out to be superhot. Best OTP.
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Sandy
December 3, 2012 at 12:54 PM
am i the only one who wanted to vote the staircase kiss for answer me 1997 instead of the super awkward one at the fountain??? THE STAIRCASE ONE WAS WAY BETTER!
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crazyahjummafan
December 4, 2012 at 8:35 PM
I agree! The staircase kiss was way better!
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Zelaii
December 7, 2012 at 7:25 AM
Agree! I don't seemto find any spark on that scene and why they always point that out. Out of all the kisses in Answe Me 1997.
Staircase kiss would make a fight among those nominees!
Or the one in the sink. You know, Shi-won bending over blah blah. HAHAHA
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nomad
December 10, 2012 at 7:52 PM
Yes, what happened to that bend-over backward kiss by Yoon Jae?
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news
December 3, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Haha..I can't even remember the Gaksital kiss but yeah, I'd say K2H completely wins this. I had to refresh my memory via youtube and the kiss in K2H was sweet, sexy and hot all rolled into one. The combination of acting, what was said between them and OTP made it really quite epic.
My second favorite was Answer Me's fountain kiss. It was sweet and pure, and completely conveyed that first kiss feeling. Loved it!
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ella zala
December 3, 2012 at 11:17 PM
hahhaha~ gaksital's kiss scene wasn't even in my consideration...
i kinda had to recall when did the kiss actually happen...so King2Hearts got my vote... ^^
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38 kooriyuki
December 3, 2012 at 6:09 AM
I almost died laughing at the options!!
Show more love to Horsitaaaaaaaaaaal folks!!!
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Lena S.
December 3, 2012 at 7:01 AM
i voted for Horsitaaaaal lmao.
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henii
December 3, 2012 at 7:13 AM
Yeah! Horsitaaaaaaaaaal for the win!!:)
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39 matz
December 3, 2012 at 6:10 AM
i should've watched more dramas
descriptions were a laugh XD
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40 dramacupcake101
December 3, 2012 at 6:15 AM
Wow i have watched lots of dramas this year
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41 cherkell
December 3, 2012 at 6:19 AM
Oh yeah... there quite were a few dramas at the beginning of 2012 listed that went off my Brain Radar big time. Thanks for the memories... and now off to vote!
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42 Pea
December 3, 2012 at 6:19 AM
Oh my god!!! Can I just vote for the best tag line instead??!!! ROFL
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Mystisith
December 3, 2012 at 6:57 AM
THIS. :) We want a section for the funniest writer on DB. Let the shipping fanwar begin! *Evil laugh*.
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danna
December 3, 2012 at 10:37 AM
SANTA!!!!
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 3, 2012 at 7:18 AM
I will vote if they let me!
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risa
December 3, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Great idea except I'd never be able to narrow it down to just one tagline as being the funniest. Thanks so much jb and gf-- I hope you guys had as much fun coming up with the taglines as we did reading them.
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43 porninja
December 3, 2012 at 6:22 AM
Hehe this was fun! Ahh I had such a fun time reading all the captions for each selection. All my votes aren't in the top though :( Why isn't SUFBB more well-liked around here? Nice Guy seems to be sweeping up everything. Have added it to my to-watch, hope it's as good as everyone says!
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 3, 2012 at 6:38 AM
yeah, I voted for SUFBB when I wasn't voting for Arang (though I am glad to see Arang, at least, getting some voter love!). They're both so underrated...
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Dorotka
December 3, 2012 at 8:21 AM
It may be the "most recently seen" effect.
SUFBB aired in January.... that's zillions drama-memory-units ago :--)
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44 eeldeerlove
December 3, 2012 at 6:24 AM
I Lol'd big time! :D
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dbfan
December 3, 2012 at 2:36 PM
ditto!
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45 Beekinga
December 3, 2012 at 6:35 AM
I just wish to say that if you could chose up to 3 different shows at the beginning...the same rule should've applied else where...
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 3, 2012 at 6:52 AM
same here
Best Kiss, at least, needed to be multiple-choice! (I had to choose between SUFBB and the Love Rain fountain kiss, ugh)
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owl
December 3, 2012 at 9:06 AM
I know, me too! Although Love Rain won out for me :)
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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM
SUFBB was the better dramax10000 but the fountain kiss (which was also up against the QIHM tiptoe kiss) won out for me too ^_^
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owl
December 3, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Agree @ SUFBB. I am doing a flow chart of sorts where I find other kd with the SUFFB actors in it - (Dalja's Spring, White Christmas, etc.)
Previously did the same thing with BOF actors, creating a convoluted systematic way of working through the vast world or kdramas. Keeps the eye candy thread going.
Now I just need a wall chart, complete with pics, to hang over my bed :)
I have high hopes for FB Next Door!
pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉
December 3, 2012 at 6:58 AM
And I was NOT pleased to have to choose between Arang and Satto for best character :(
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46 marid
December 3, 2012 at 6:40 AM
OOMG! I have almost watched everything on this list. I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed? Did I point out that I only started to watch Kdramas in June. Lol. Never mind I regret nothing!!!!! :)
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crizzyville
December 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM
omo... is time your bestfriend?! or you've got supernatural powers that you can put your life on a freeze mode? so you watch a 16-episode (or moooore) drama with all the sobbing, the laughing, the swooning, the head-scratching, hair-pulling, and kissing you see and feel, you can get back on your life without missing some?! how i envy you my dearie.. to date, i have only seen a few (Operation Proposal, TK2H, and Arang are those from year-to-date), some of those dramas i've watched are from previous years... so, imagine how much of catching up do i have to do?! aigooo...
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marid
December 3, 2012 at 6:12 PM
My secret.... I haven't gotten more then 4 hours of sleep since June. It's seriously become an addiction. The funniest thing is that I been talking about nothing else but kdramas, & gotten 2 of my closest friends hooked too!! Soo now I have people to fangirl with. Now if I can convince them to like Kpop.. I need someone to help me with my Bigbang obsession.
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owl
December 3, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Me, too, Mari! I watched kdrama #50 on Dec. 1, my 6 month anniversary to the world of kdramas. What did I ever do before? Doesn't matter, cuz now imma spend all my time (free and otherwise) in kdramalandia!
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marid
December 3, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Lol. I actually started a blog and listed all the dramas I watched since June. If you add the Jdramas, and Tdramas it's around 80. :/
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befuddled
December 3, 2012 at 4:22 PM
Buwhaha, I was having a similar thought. There are actually one or two from this year that I haven't watched, like "You who rolled in unexpectedly", but on the other hand, I've cut up on dramas dating back to 2003. And I only started watching K-dramas this summer. I had run out of things that I wanted to watch on netflix and hulu, and suddenly I was into foreign language stuff... and then... there were K-dramas. I am self-employed and watch TV on my computer while I work.
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marid
December 3, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Same here! It's all Netflix fault.. It kept suggesting I watch Lie to me... I still don't know why??? Lie to me led to Boys over Flowers, Coffee Prince, then the drama that I will always love & blame for my addiction, You are beautiful. The rest is history.
I actually work full time & go to school so I just watch Dramas at nighttime.
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47 Cabbage
December 3, 2012 at 6:48 AM
The "romantic comedy" section pretty much sums up the whole year for me: "Let's do the time warp agaaaaain!"
Because in K-drama world, crossing the DMZ is harder than time travel. (And, perhaps in the real world, too.)
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48 saranga
December 3, 2012 at 6:56 AM
king of dramas i wanted to rate highly, but since it hasn't finished its run yet (aka has plenty of time to go downward spiraly on us, as so many initially-fine predecessors have done—please no) i left it off for a few categories.
kind of a lackluster year on the whole in my opinion. there were some very good ones that i thoroughly loved to the end, like queen inhyun's man (beautiful, beautiful) and vampire idol (i usually hate hammy stuff, but this show really got my heart and i loved it for all it was worth). i liked what's up (for the life of me, i could NOT find quality torrents for that show while it was airing, so my viewing was limited to not-as-satisfying tudou links...). answer me 1997 was, of course, a gem. i couldn't relate to everything since i was a few years too young to have lived through that period, but eunji was the breakout star for me in that one. loved, loved her performance. she deserves just as much praise as yoon-jae!! also, unexpected you was a great favorite with me this year. it was the perfect dose of light comedy/romance/family and much needed.
gentleman's class was very overrated, and i got quickly bored, but i do get why it was popular. pretty things and people abundant, with lots of snappy dialogue. in the end i couldn't stand either jang dong-gun or kim ha-neul, and was mostly checking it out for the eye candy/fashions. breakout star? the chungdam witch.
in a way, i almost might rate rooftop over big as my biggest drama disappointment. big was far worse overall (THAT. ENDING), but i adored rooftop much more to begin with, so the letdown was bigger in that sense. big was a pretty terrible drama. hong sisters will want to/should want to sweep that under the rug/stash it up in the attic with the skeletons.
then there were dramas that i loved and were suckered into quite intensely, but forgot about surprisingly quickly once they ended. namely, moon-sun and arang. i enjoyed both, particularly the latter while the mystery was in full swing, but i don't know that i'd want to re-watch either one, except kim soo-hyun and the child actor scenes.
i had such a fun time picking my categories and reviewing/remembering what i watched this year! thank you!! :)
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Mystisith
December 3, 2012 at 6:59 AM
"breakout star? the chungdam witch": Agree!! Park Min-sook all the way.
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Addylovesbwood
December 3, 2012 at 4:34 PM
YESS!! BOSS LADY!!
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kimchikay
December 4, 2012 at 10:53 AM
I agree, I'm surprised at how many I have NOT seen this year....usually I only have 1 or 2 that I haven't seen...there is a TON more....not a great year for dramas in my opinion....2011 faired much better imo
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49 Lena S.
December 3, 2012 at 6:59 AM
my 3 top favorite dramas this year was Queen In Hyun's Man, History of the Salaryman and ,Gaksitaaaaal.
Answer Me 1997 and Arang and the Magistrate was awesome too.
I skipped so many melos this year but maybe i should watch Nice Guy and Padam Padam before the year ends.
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50 mel
December 3, 2012 at 7:03 AM
I can't decide between Queen In-Hyun's man and K2H for best couple. It's impossible.
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Annie
December 3, 2012 at 2:21 PM
I agree. I went with K2H simply because it's more of a partnership, but the love story is better in QIHM. My two favorite dramas this year for sure.
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ilikemangos
December 3, 2012 at 4:08 PM
K2H couple I think is the best couple in k-drama land.
They kept each other going and individually are such strong, layered characters. Seriously, I can't find a love that's stronger than theirs.
But i thought QIHM's couple was bursting in chemistry and just so sweet and fresh the way they fell in love.
All in all, K2H OTP killed everything I ever thought of kdrama couples (in a good way).
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Addylovesbwood
December 3, 2012 at 4:31 PM
I agree with you 100%
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anonymous
December 3, 2012 at 7:52 PM
I also agree with you considering the wide age gap between otp, K2H still was able to create the best chemistry for me . Although my number 1 otp of all time HB and HJW
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mel
December 3, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Yeah, I ended up voting K2H. Such a lovey and adult relationship with two people who worked well together and were equal partners. QIHM was amazing, but Boong-do had most of the plot relevant action, though that's no slight to Hee Jin because there wasn't much she could do. Plus they had less votes for QIHM.
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sulthanah
February 24, 2014 at 6:09 AM
yes...agree with you k2h otp couple isss hooootttt
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Bakachild
December 3, 2012 at 6:42 PM
I went with QIHM couple because i loved them more. I honestly felt as if i was watching two friends fall in love from the sidelines and cheering them on. Though I will say that i was stuck between them and K2H. Both the best couples this year I believe. I just went with what I loved to see more of and seeing as how i liked The Princess/Guard love story a tiny bit more in K2H thats a sign that I shouldn't be voting for it. IMO.
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