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2014 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year

The Beanie Awards are here! You know what that means — the Dramabeans annual Year End Review Extravaganza is underway, with lots of reviews, Editors’ Picks, and maybe even a visit from Santa to look forward to. First up: your chance to vote for your favorites of 2014, the swoonworthy, the shocking, the underwhelming, and everything in between.

Just in case you want to refresh your memories about past polls:

Our Year End Reviews are next (if we can stop procrastinating on them), so keep your eyes peeled in the coming days and weeks. Here’s a Year In Review tag for your convenient browsing purposes, in case you’re feeling nostalgic about years past.

May the voting commence!

 

FAVORITE DRAMA SERIES OF 2014

Limit your votes to your TOP 3 picks for the year.

 

FAVORITE COMEDY

 

FAVORITE HISTORICAL DRAMA

 

FAVORITE FAMILY OR WEEKEND DRAMA

 

FAVORITE ACTION OR THRILLER DRAMA

 

FAVORITE MELODRAMA

 

FAVORITE LEAD COUPLE

 

FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING (THE ONES THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN)

 

FAVORITE SECONDARY (OR TERTIARY) COUPLE

 

FAVORITE CHARACTER

 

FAVORITE ODD COUPLE

 

FAVORITE BROMANCE

 

FAVORITE GIRLFRIENDS

 

FAVORITE VILLAIN

 

BEST KISS

 

MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP

 

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE

 

MOST DISAPPOINTING DRAMA

 

BIGGEST WASTE OF TALENT

 

OVERRATED DRAMA

 

UNDERRATED DRAMA

 

BEST ABS

 

BEST FRENEMIES

 

FAVORITE REUNITED EXES

 

FAVORITE ADAPTATION

 

FAVORITE DRAMA WITH PARANORMAL ELEMENTS

 

SHRINK MOST LIKELY TO BE HIT WITH A MALPRACTICE SUIT

 

MOST IN NEED OF A SHRINK

 

BEST NEW BODY (OR PARTS)

 

BEST SECRET IDENTITY

 

BEST MEMORY LOSS

 
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WOW, there was a lot of drama this year. But only some really stuck out to me. My faves this year:

It's Okay, That's Love
Pinocchio
God's Gift - 14 Days
Discovery of Love
Bad Guys

Sucks they're mainly underrated dramas. And I can already see the winner being YFTS in most of the categories. IMO it was overrated, I tried watching it and I just can't get myself to like JJH's character. It's just not my cup of tea.

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It simply amazes me how many dramas are produced in Korea each year, half of which I want to watch but don't, only a handful of them I actually follow. This year, a lot of stuff happened. I lost three family members, two within a week of each other, and one during the summer. During this year, I've put my drama watching on hold a lot of the times and ended up only following about five dramas. Five out of dozens! That's simply sad. I though I'd had more time, but again and again, the dramas have made me loose interest after only a couple of episodes. I can't believe it's already the last month of the year.

Anyway, I can't say I'm at all surprised that You From Another Star is ahead in so many of the polls. I didn't watch it. It was one of those dramas that I lost interest in after only a few episodes. Maybe I missed something? To me, the best drama with the best writing, directing, and acting this year was Liar Game. I don't think I need to explain why that is. It's just awesome.

I've said my peace and cast my votes. Looking forward to the results!

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YFAS... you didn't miss the boat on that either because I know I did. I watched it with no anticipation or expectation. (sigh) Seriously? It wasn't bad... it wasn't THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT great either.

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I am blindly riding the Ha Woo Jin train all the way through.

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It's sad how underrated You're all surrounded, Bad Guys, Gapdong and Three Musketeers are ! Well its acceptable that majority would prefer romantic comedy over other genres

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It's so funny that many votes YFAS as the best drama, then votes YFAS as overrated drama! Idk, but I think YFAS truly deserved the ratings. For me, Emergancy Couple was way overrated since it got buzz and ratings on cable but the story itself tanks.
The underrated ones definitely Full Sun, A New Leaf, Miss Korea.

Most likely need a shrink: IOIL... LMAO
I think many people love Jae Yeol-Hae Soo pairing no?

But still, my favorites in this one are Empress Ki and You From Another Star. That 2 dramas totally own my heart till now.

Thanks JB, GF and other DB recappers!

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Surprised that ANGEL EYES wasn't on the list for MOST DISAPPOINTING. Such wasted actors, too. Poor writing when it started out with such potential. I agree, FULL SUN was intense but the writing could've been better. It felt almost half empty.

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Yes I find it funny too! Popular and overrated are inseparable. Same goes for Moon Embracing The Sun. That one is popular too and people said it was overrated. I love both just fine..I don't care about other's opinion *shrugs*

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I loved Full Sun and Miss Korea a looooot.
I also feel that Sly & Single Again was underrated (I don't see much talk about it). Was a really sweet show; I enjoyed it tons.

Wasn't a fan of YFAS and never finished Empress Ki–but both had things or characters I liked.

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Wow, this poll made me realize I've only really watched 3-4 dramas this year.

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aww why couldn't I vote for secret love affair for most dissapointing? What a waste of potential that was. Also none of my potential pairings where there... then again I think despite not enjoying the drama at all...that min suk and jin woo were my favourite alternative pairing haha

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did NOT realize that Glorious Day was aka Feel-good Day. Glad I saw the pic and searched!!!! Best Family drama EVER!

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For sure... Thank you for pointing it out too

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Such a shame that "Tears of Heaven" is not included in your Best Melodrama section. It is by far better than anything else you listed there.

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It's so hard to vote for break out performance! Yoona's Street stole my heart so I voted for it as best drama of 2014. Unfortunately, I think it's also the most underrated. Anyway, Kim Okbin and Lee Heejoon are dating in real life now so not complaining. Nothing better than your OTP coming true. Can't wait for the end of the year reviews. Thanks so much!

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Really shocked to see Plus Nine Boys on the disappointing list. I didn't expect much of that drama but gave it a try, and it ended up being one of the most heartfelt and sweet dramas I've watched! Plus the whole cast is cute as all get-out.

Never was a YFAS fan, so I think I'll have to settle for runner-up on a lot of these polls, but that's okay. Surprised to see Marriage Not Dating getting so much love but I'm not unhappy about it. I'm so glad cable channels like TVN exist because the big networks wouldn't have taken a chance and cast those two leads. I can't wait to see what Han Groo and Yeon Woo Jin do next.

Love seeing Shin Sun Rok beat himself out for the Best Villain category. :)

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Lol, when I voted Shin Sung Rok and Shin Sung Rok were neck in neck lmao

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It would be so hilarious if they ended at a tie. xDDDD

Er, I mean him. Or...yeah, you get the point.

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Spin-off drama where the two characters go head to head. Who will win??

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No glorious/infamous manes this year?

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My top 5
1.Misaeng ( who wounldn't love this drama?)
2.Marriage not dating
3.Plus Nine Boys
4.God's gift
5.Bad Guys and Liar Game

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My top 5
1.Misaeng ( who wounldn't love this drama?)
2.Marriage not dating
3.Plus Nine Boys
4.God's gift
5.Bad Guys and Liar Game

lol hahaha

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What the problem of my phone?! I didn't know that it was posted twice. Aughh then "lol hahaha" where the heck did it came from? Btw, have a good day beanies!

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How can I vote for my favorite drama when Birth of a Beauty isn't on the list?

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IMHO You forgot to add Joo Jin Mo in the biggest waste of talent, I don't even know how they could manage to cast a star like that and give him this kind of treatment. Disgusting!

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Agreed!

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i can't even lie i really couldnt vote. i vote every year but this time i was so stumped coz all the dramas were so mediocre to bad to terrible for me i'm not lying. ><
dr.frost rn is good tho

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I've come to realize how much of a Marriage Not Dating stan I am. I hope that and Sly and Single again get stuff. And Miss Korea!!

Was sad Let's Eat wasn't here )':

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FATED TO LOVE YOU gets my vote, no ifs or buts about it either! I didn't realize I've seen so many Kdramas this year either.

YOU FROM ANOTHER STAR, overrated, ahem. Enough said.

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LOL. Please stay bitter. YWCFTS still slay your bias. Go cry at the corner.. LOL

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Classy.

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Yay!!! finally here!

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yaaaaaah....I'm picking 5 fave dramas for this year :D

It's so hard to vote when all of your fave dramas were nominated hehehe

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I love that there are flabby abs in the Best Abs category.

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I don't know about anyone else, but I found myself voting for TVn dramas a lot.

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I didn't think Hotel King was that bad... =/

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done!!

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wait is there supposed to be like radio buttons next to the picture or sumthing to vote. coz i cant vote n can only see nominations. is this the right link. been gawking for 1 hour now. @_@

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Have you tried a different browser?

Someone commented having problems with the site while on Chrome, a couple of days back. Solved it with Firefox. Personally, I have no problems here on Chrome, whether on Windows or Mint. :-)

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The most overrated drama is Marriage Not Dating really.

I mean...

For YFAS, everyone knew it was overrated, so yeah.

For FTLY, everyone, even the fans, admitted that everything after ep8 went downhill (but you just can't give up on it because you love the first part so much).

For MND, the international community loved it even though it's so bland. Branded as a pure rom-com with no angst but it's not even remotely funny. Or maybe it's just me.

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I'm sure it's not just you who thinks that, but there are some (me included) who find it to be the funniest rom-com to come along in a while. Loved every minute of it. It's simply different strokes for different folks.

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Really, MND ended up being my tops this year - and i felt it was underrated...considering how the leads were relatively new and not very famous, same goes for the supporting cast - and yet Han Groo managed to carry her crazy character all the way through.

Anyway, difference of opinions are bound to occur.

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I think the leads did a good job both in terms of acting and chemistry.But other than that, I also think this drama is severely overrated.

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Really? I actually think MnD is a rare case where the hype is perfectly proportional to how good it is. Not overrated, not underrated. It had some flaws, but, all in all, it was the most memorable and funny rom-com of the year for me.

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Thank you for tagging Secret Love Affair as adultery. Nothing can make adultery "best."

Miss Korea was a pleasant surprise.
Lots of love to Liar Game.

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First time voting since I only started watching KDramas this year and only started watching currently airing shows the latter half of the year. A little difficult choosing because I think I'm still in the honeymoon stage and found quite a few shows very entertaining but the witty captions make it really fun. So glad I found this site early in my viewership or I would have been totally lost. Thanks Dramabeans.

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From: Ontario

Name : Carina Gomez

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Which drama is this a plot for? ::laughing::

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Is this the same dude who gave talismans to the mom of the Plus Nine Boys? lol

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Kang Do-young is winning the villain portion, yet Ha Woo-jin is losing the Favorite Character portion??

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yayerz!!

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Regarding waste of talent, it is definitely EVERYONE from "A New Leaf" –

Roll Call:
Kim Myung-min (this A-list actor was sealed by that writer who ruined everything, sigh)
Park Min-young,
Kim Sang-joong,
Oh Jung-se,
Chae Jung-ahn.

If that is NOT talent wasting, I don't know what is!

• And BAD GUYS is really the greatest surprise of the year. It's like watching EXPENDABLES series on the small screen. Fantastic job!
• LIAR GAME is great solely because of Lee Sang-yoon, to which I am bitter because he is losing the favorite character portion. My Love From Another Star fandom on the loose. Ha! But it's fine, it is expected annually.
• But MY SPRING DAYS continues to be the best drama this year. My Spring Days is still better than last year's dramas. It is a great treat, and it deserves more love than what it's getting, seriously speaking.
• I want to say it is better than 2012 dramas, but I cannot because King of Dramas is a 2012 drama, which happens to be the GREATEST of all-time. Ha!

As much as I want to honor Kim Myung-min's drama, I cannot. I honor the actor with greatest reverence and highest respect in the acting field. But dude the WRITER destroyed the potential of the drama's premise. It had a bright potential. What a writer can do, eh.

So, My Spring Days, Bad Guys, Liar Game (yes that chronology) FIGHTING!

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I'm kinda sad. I mean of course I voted for you from another star but I'm sad that almost no other drama will get a beanie award since YFAS was so freaking good like its not fair =(

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Shin Sung Rok will face against himself in the final of the Best Villain

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But seriously I just want Do-Young to win! Doesn't matter that in any case Shin Sung Rok wins :D

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it's a bit unfair for recently drama coz a lot of people judged before even watching it. 4 now,i'm totally into pinocchio. It's a roller-coaster of emotions type of drama. Once u watch ep1,u got hooked immediately.
I've watched ep1 of mlfts n i fall asleep b4 it's ends..lol.
I'm not trying to judge. Juz stated my opinion. Take it if u want n ignore if u disagree. Peace!

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It's so hard to choose because each drama gives me a little something different. But sad to see that Greatest Marriage did not get any nominations.

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Sorry, just curious

Why Is Modern Farmer not include in Family drama/weekend drama?

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Yay! Great, the 2014 Beanie Awards & its various categories have arrived!

How did this happen:
Why & How on earth was Let's Eat left off the list??? It deserves a vote!

Kang Ji-Hwan is mentioned in a category for Big Man, but Daniel Choi is not nominated in the category Which villain was most fun to hate????

Please note: In no way should the kdramas mentioned below be taken as automatic endorsements. The good, the bad, along with average, mediocre at best, crapfest galore, & WTF are all jumbled up and mixed in together.

Completed: Age of Feeling, A New Leaf, Angel Eyes, Big Man, Bride of the Century, Could We Love, Discovery of Romance, Doctor Stranger, Emergency Couple, Fated To Love You, Feel-Good Day, God's Gift -14 Days, Golden Cross, High School King of Savvy, Hotel King, I Need Romance 3, Iron Man, Joseon Gunman, Let's Eat, Marriage Not Dating, Miss Korea, My Secret Hotel, Night Watchman, One Warm Word, Plus Nine Boys, Reset, Secret Love Affair, She's So Lovable, Surplus Princess, Temptation, Three Days, Three Musketeers, Thrice Married Woman, Trot Lovers, Wild Chives & Soybean Soup, You From Another Star, & You're All Surrounded

Started & Stalled: High School Love On, What's With This Family, & Wonderful Season

Totally Stopped: Birth of a Beauty, Endless Love, Mr. Back, My Spring Days, & Prime Minister & I

Currently Watching: Bad Guys, Misaeng, Modern Farmer, Pride & Prejudice, & Pinocchio

Life → Day-to-day living & responsibilities. Time is of the essence. Time is fleeting.

Believe it or not, I have to ask how in the world do people do it? Yeah, I know I'm one to talk. The fact that there was just not enough time to fit in all the kdramas that piqued my interest became most apparent for me this year. Even finding time to read the weekly Friday Open Threads in addition to the regular recap comments morphed into a loosing battle.

Lo and behold, I still have a backlog of 2013 kdramas to still catch up on. [e.g. Answer Me 1994, Escaping Slavery, Nine: Nine Times Travel, Potato Star, Sirius, and Queen’s Classroom {both the Jdrama & Kdrama versions}]

Unfulfilled 2014 To Watch List: (by now I was hoping to have started & at least completed them):
Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit, Full Sun, Gap-Dong, It's Okay, It's Love, Liar Game {both the Jdrama & Kdrama versions}, Sly & Single Again, Witch's Romance {already saw the Taiwanese version My Queen}, & Yoona's Street

Yet to tune in or take a peak at Episode 1:
Dr. Frost
King's Face
Valid Love

Casting my vote as an informed viewer, is my preference. Yeah, I know that in the grand scheme of things its not that serious. Still it's important enough to me. Looking back over 2014, I realize now that I managed to watch & complete the majority of kdramas that aired.

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Am I the only one loving the dark dramas this year? Two of my favorites are Gap Dong and Bad Guys :D Not to say that I didn't like the others, but I wanted to vote for the underdogs...

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I thought I was the only one who didn't like You From Another Star but then when I saw 42% in overrated. I sighed not the only one who didn't get it.

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Two words: LIAR GAME

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It's Okay, It's Love has to be the most underrated drama this year! The drama is absolutely brilliant in every way possible. It needs more recognition.

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Most of my votes went to Naeil's cantabile since it just ended. IMO, I think all the cable tv dramas really shine this year. The story and execution really stood out from the big 3. My favorite Korea drama of the year is definitely Bride of the century.

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YFAS is the drama of the year for me! It was soooooo good! Love everything about it. It was this show that got me into kdramas and hence on this blog that I check daily!

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hoow do i vote? dunno if its my connection but i can't see any button or anything to cast my pick .. help me please .. hahahahaha

but seriously.. i can't. gaaaah

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Hmm I actually wanted to choose Liar Game as the most underrated drama, too bad it's not in the option. I know it did okayyyy, but with its quality, it should have done FAR FAR better than just okay.

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Sungrok vs Sungrok- still a better drama to watch than all the 'disappointment dramas' combined imo

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It's so disappointing and annoying really...I was hoping that at least for the Beanies, YFAS won't swept all the awards.
One may think that mainstream taste has to prevail everywhere, arghhh...

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Oh, where is "Let's Eat" and B/Varashi as the best supporting actor? :--)

Had fun. Thanks. And looking forward to the year reviews, especially from the new minions (or will they?).

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