Ratings 2023 Top 50 Series January 2024
28.371% World of the Married
26.95% Reborn Rich
23.779% SKY Castle
21.683% Crash Landing on You
18.803% Reply 1988
18.680% Goblin
18.493% Dr. Cha
18.129% Mr. Sunshine
17.534% Extraordinary Attorney Woo
17.371% Mr. Queen
17.038% Crash Course in Romance
16.852% Under the Queen’s Umbrella
16.582% Love (featuring Marriage & Divorce) 2
16.548% Itaewon Class
16.044% Agency
14.636% Vincenzo
14.587% Our Blues
14.412% 100 Days My Prince
14.142% Hospital Playlist 1
14.080% Hospital Playlist 2
13.789% King the Land
12.665% Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
12.544% Signal
12.067% Lady in Dignity
12.032% The Good Bad Mother
12.001% Hotel del Luna
11.566% The Red Balloon
11.513% Twenty-Five Twenty-One
11.509% Reply 1994
11.195% Prison Playbook
11.105% Little Women
10.999% The Uncanny Counter
10.851% The Crowned Clown
10.715% My Kids Give Me a Headache
10.663% Jirisan
10.512% Mine
10.420% Strong Girl Nam-Soon
10.395% Love (featuring Marriage and Divorce) 3
10.335% Show Window: The Queen’s House
10.329% Encounter
10.081% Military Prosecutor Doberman
10.068% Welcome to Samdal-ri
10.025% Membories of the Alhambara
9.991% Another Miss Oh
9.759% Bossam: Steal the Fate
9.731% Dazzling: The Light in Your Eyes
9.668% Strong Woman Do Bong-soon
9.656% Love (featuring Marriage and Divorce)
9.651% Alchemy of Souls: Light & Shadow
9.618% Behind Your Touch
The list has been updated to reflect each show’s highest rating episode as per Nielsen Korea as of January 20, 2024.
It’s subject to change should a new drama rate higher in the future.
It does not include shows from public channels (KBS, SBS, MBC) which naturally have more viewers.
Thanks for sharing impressed that some of the more recent dramas like Under the Queen’s umbrella, King the Land and Welcome to Samdalri made it into the list. Shocked the Good bad mother was so high and had more than Prison Playbook and Twenty five, twenty one.
Yes, the new dramas on the are impressive, but Dr. Cha surprised me. I really enjoyed “The Good Bad Mother.” It would be interesting to know the streaming data versus broadcast.
Thanks for the ranking. It reaffirms my belief that what each person likes is not based on ratings. It seems like my favorites, most of them, don’t make the cut to this list.
There are Beanies who have a blue bean next their name, it means they are supporting the website (you can hide it with the button next to your name on your fan wall too).
In My subscriptions, you see what you paid and when it will end.
Marry My Husband 11: only 12 minutes in and I have whiplash! “I’m not the right person for you” to “You are always in my heart” ????????? Back to the show to see what this twist is all about…..
That is such a good point but maybe that would have made too much sense so they went for the ridiculous instead. But they could have worked it in by having her do the packets and him do the Kopiko as the better option. I wonder if they were worried about the negative image being associated with the leads using caffeine inappropriately to overwork.
This is what I was thinking – it’s not really a positive association if these high school kids are eating nothing else until they collapse! (I also looked up when Kopiko became available because I was wondering if it existed ~15 years ago when they were in high school – it did! But I bet the packaging was different.)
Good point and to be honest I don’t eat milk chocolate often but when I do I am a caramel, toffee or just milk chocolate person so a coffee flavoured sweet would not be my go to even if it was available.
My late great-aunt would have rocked that look with her permed silver hair and cat-eye glasses on a chain.
It is absolutely true that JHI looks amazing no matter what he’s wearing, but I might wish he didn’t test his appeal in this particular way. I’m sure poor Haerin is wearing sponsored clothes and had no choice about it, but she’s dressed like she’s there to work in the kitchen. I do love the style of the brown jacket on the TXT member on the left.
I don’t really like any of the styles in the images. Maybe the TXT member wearing a grey coat is the only one I can like a little.
I’m the exact opposite of a fashionista.
I usually dislike the styles and outfits when Korean celebrities are wearing sponsored clothes or when they pose for magazines.
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 13, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Marry My Husband 14: candy apple red high heels for all!
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Red or nothing!! 👠
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Marry My Husband: that elevator scene is brutal!
korfan
February 13, 2024 at 3:42 AM
He is just an awful person. No redeeming qualities whatsoever. None.
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 16, 2024 at 2:47 AM
NGL but sometimes I wonder if they have to go “that” far to show a negative character in a supposed rom-com.
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 11, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Lee Sung Kyung’s cameo in episode 6 of Doctor Slump is adorable! https://www.soompi.com/article/1641971wpp/lee-sung-kyung-makes-park-shin-hye-jealous-in-doctor-slump-cameo
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 10, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Happy Spring Festival, aka Lunar New Year, Beanies! Recorded on my China tour with SS Orchestra in Beijing, 2009-10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqcNumLugNM
Enjoy the music @snowflower !
Snow Flower
February 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Such a fun piece!
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 11, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Wish you a Happy Lunar New Year. May it be filled with magic and music.
Thank you for sharing the musical piece. It really felt like flowers blooming. 🌸
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 9, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Me: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XA-m7qUFP6k
zindigo
February 9, 2024 at 11:40 AM
😂😂😂
Kodra aka Qanon something
February 9, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Me, too! 🤣🤣🤣
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 15, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Me: Every single day!!! 😂
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 9, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Love fangirling with y’all! I’m not articulate, but I am enthusiastic. @cozybooks asked “what does DB mean to you?” My answer is here http://www.dramabeans.com/2019/06/community-finding-fans-like-me/
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 8, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Feb 8, 2024 up a beanie level to “Goblin’s Underpants”!
From Kdrama Goblin- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ72CNde3h4
Kids Song, English- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOKJ5quzgB0
Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
February 8, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Congratulations! You are strong and stretchy! 😁
korfan
February 8, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Congratulations!
mugyuljoie is preciousss
February 8, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Yay!
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 8, 2024 at 7:32 PM
🥳Congratulations, on your levelling up.
cozybooks
February 9, 2024 at 12:24 AM
So smart to commemorate it like this!
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 14, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Congratulations! You got a promotion right into the New Year!! Well done. 😊
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 7, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Ratings 2023 Top 50 Series January 2024
28.371% World of the Married
26.95% Reborn Rich
23.779% SKY Castle
21.683% Crash Landing on You
18.803% Reply 1988
18.680% Goblin
18.493% Dr. Cha
18.129% Mr. Sunshine
17.534% Extraordinary Attorney Woo
17.371% Mr. Queen
17.038% Crash Course in Romance
16.852% Under the Queen’s Umbrella
16.582% Love (featuring Marriage & Divorce) 2
16.548% Itaewon Class
16.044% Agency
14.636% Vincenzo
14.587% Our Blues
14.412% 100 Days My Prince
14.142% Hospital Playlist 1
14.080% Hospital Playlist 2
13.789% King the Land
12.665% Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
12.544% Signal
12.067% Lady in Dignity
12.032% The Good Bad Mother
12.001% Hotel del Luna
11.566% The Red Balloon
11.513% Twenty-Five Twenty-One
11.509% Reply 1994
11.195% Prison Playbook
11.105% Little Women
10.999% The Uncanny Counter
10.851% The Crowned Clown
10.715% My Kids Give Me a Headache
10.663% Jirisan
10.512% Mine
10.420% Strong Girl Nam-Soon
10.395% Love (featuring Marriage and Divorce) 3
10.335% Show Window: The Queen’s House
10.329% Encounter
10.081% Military Prosecutor Doberman
10.068% Welcome to Samdal-ri
10.025% Membories of the Alhambara
9.991% Another Miss Oh
9.759% Bossam: Steal the Fate
9.731% Dazzling: The Light in Your Eyes
9.668% Strong Woman Do Bong-soon
9.656% Love (featuring Marriage and Divorce)
9.651% Alchemy of Souls: Light & Shadow
9.618% Behind Your Touch
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 7, 2024 at 6:25 PM
The list has been updated to reflect each show’s highest rating episode as per Nielsen Korea as of January 20, 2024.
It’s subject to change should a new drama rate higher in the future.
It does not include shows from public channels (KBS, SBS, MBC) which naturally have more viewers.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 7, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Thanks for sharing impressed that some of the more recent dramas like Under the Queen’s umbrella, King the Land and Welcome to Samdalri made it into the list. Shocked the Good bad mother was so high and had more than Prison Playbook and Twenty five, twenty one.
Kurama
February 8, 2024 at 12:09 AM
It’s hard to judge. It depends about the airing day and time, the other dramas that were airing at the same time, etc.
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 8, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Yes, the new dramas on the are impressive, but Dr. Cha surprised me. I really enjoyed “The Good Bad Mother.” It would be interesting to know the streaming data versus broadcast.
panshel
February 7, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Did you know Wikipedia has a list that’s updated in real time? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_drama#List_of_highest-rated_series_on_cable_television
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 7, 2024 at 11:43 PM
That’s good to know, thanks for sharing.
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 8, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Thanks for the link. That article has lots of interesting information.
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 12, 2024 at 11:12 AM
😍 Wow!! Thanks for sharing.
mmmmm
February 8, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Thanks for the ranking. It reaffirms my belief that what each person likes is not based on ratings. It seems like my favorites, most of them, don’t make the cut to this list.
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 7, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Who was the best drum major?
Lim Yoon-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM2ILZ6okQQ
Seol In-A https://www.youtube.com/shorts/91oIkEjhH0Y
Isa is always time travelling
February 7, 2024 at 10:24 AM
I dropped Oasis but I liked that scene with Seol In-A. 😊
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 14, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Thanks for sharing. I vote for Yoona. 🫰
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 7, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Yes! Prime Video will be increasing its K-content: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240207000554
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 14, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Good news!! I am waiting for Apartment 404. 😊
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 6, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Help please, Beanies! What is “My Subscriptions?” I’ve been on this site for several years and still don’t have a clue.
zindigo
February 6, 2024 at 3:49 PM
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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent and reminded of the slow march of death
February 6, 2024 at 5:32 PM
It isn’t anything. It’s a remnant of the site from back when, I think, Beanie Boxes were a thing.
Kurama
February 7, 2024 at 12:52 AM
You can support dramabeans by making a donation :
https://www.dramabeans.com/premium-supporter/
If you do, you won’t see the ads on the website.
There are Beanies who have a blue bean next their name, it means they are supporting the website (you can hide it with the button next to your name on your fan wall too).
In My subscriptions, you see what you paid and when it will end.
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 6, 2024 at 11:31 AM
An “oldie but goodie,” here’s lookin’ at you “Marry My Husband:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMr2fiz3QnU
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 6, 2024 at 1:44 PM
The dreaded White Truck of Doom reigns in the most common and easiest way to take a plot and characters in a new direction.
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 12, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Thank you for sharing the ToD compilation. I don’t knownif I’m supposed to cheer that MMH is in “good” company to just throw up my hands in despair! 😂
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 6, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Marry My Husband 11: only 12 minutes in and I have whiplash! “I’m not the right person for you” to “You are always in my heart” ????????? Back to the show to see what this twist is all about…..
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 6, 2024 at 8:31 AM
So it was just a dream?????
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 6, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Poorly done, show!
Aidualc
February 6, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I could maybe understand the whiplash from his quick change of mind but throwing her out of the door was a bit much and left me dumbfounded:))
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 11, 2024 at 5:59 AM
And they say we’ll begun is half-done … so did the drama writers decide to leave the script like that!?
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 6, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Doctor Slump: Who needs to eat instant coffee dry when there’s Kopiko Candy? A missed opportunity for PPL!
Kurama
February 6, 2024 at 7:19 AM
I saw this PPL in a very recent episode, wasn’t it in Dr Slump? The FL took one?
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 6, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Perhaps it was in Marry My Husband. Seems that Kopiko has a ppl in every episode at least once.
nerdy
February 6, 2024 at 11:45 AM
It was definitely in Marry My Husband, because I remember wondering how that ugly candy transcended time.
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 8, 2024 at 1:30 PM
FL took one 👆 and in response ML took two!! ✌
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 6, 2024 at 7:59 AM
That is such a good point but maybe that would have made too much sense so they went for the ridiculous instead. But they could have worked it in by having her do the packets and him do the Kopiko as the better option. I wonder if they were worried about the negative image being associated with the leads using caffeine inappropriately to overwork.
Unaspirated
February 6, 2024 at 10:38 AM
This is what I was thinking – it’s not really a positive association if these high school kids are eating nothing else until they collapse! (I also looked up when Kopiko became available because I was wondering if it existed ~15 years ago when they were in high school – it did! But I bet the packaging was different.)
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 6, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Good point and to be honest I don’t eat milk chocolate often but when I do I am a caramel, toffee or just milk chocolate person so a coffee flavoured sweet would not be my go to even if it was available.
nerdy
February 6, 2024 at 11:47 AM
The FL was using pink airbuds, so I doubt the time of production would have stopped them from using Kopiko if they had a chance.
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 6, 2024 at 11:48 AM
🤣 love it
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 8, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Your display name suits you very well my friend. 👌
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 5, 2024 at 8:17 PM
So many favorite actors & actresses in “This Is Me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIcHUXfDMJA
Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
February 5, 2024 at 9:10 PM
This is doing the rounds now I can’t believe it’s from a year ago. They are all so talented so glad they got to shine.
Kurama
February 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM
So many Korean actors are musical actors too! It’s nice to see them singing 🙂
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 8, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Thank you for sharing. 😍
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 3, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Have you seen Jung Hae-In in green? https://www.allkpop.com/article/2024/01/newjeans-haerin-txt-and-jung-hae-in-dazzle-at-the-dior-show-for-paris-fashion-week
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 3, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Clothes that “pop”! 😭
I generally dislike neon green but now… Otthokhaji. 🤦♀️
Isa is always time travelling
February 4, 2024 at 4:53 AM
Now I can’t unsee it 😵
Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
February 4, 2024 at 9:02 AM
My late great-aunt would have rocked that look with her permed silver hair and cat-eye glasses on a chain.
It is absolutely true that JHI looks amazing no matter what he’s wearing, but I might wish he didn’t test his appeal in this particular way. I’m sure poor Haerin is wearing sponsored clothes and had no choice about it, but she’s dressed like she’s there to work in the kitchen. I do love the style of the brown jacket on the TXT member on the left.
Isa is always time travelling
February 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM
I don’t really like any of the styles in the images. Maybe the TXT member wearing a grey coat is the only one I can like a little.
I’m the exact opposite of a fashionista.
I usually dislike the styles and outfits when Korean celebrities are wearing sponsored clothes or when they pose for magazines.
I’m afraid I only like sport/casual wear 😅
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 4, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I feel that way about the JHI jewelry adds where he’s wearing pearls. I won’t post a link just for you!
Isa is always time travelling
February 4, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Thank you 😅
I’m afraid I will never understand some fashion brands marketing.
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 3, 2024 at 8:09 AM
I’m in love with “Call It Love,” sigh! My Mister with Romance = A+. Kdrama music is so good…opening theme from “Call it Love:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4O_2oq5kJk
Ally
February 3, 2024 at 5:30 PM
It’s totally amazing! In my top 10 (along with My Ahjusshi)!
Qingdao: likes scented candles
February 1, 2024 at 1:47 PM
If you liked “Bride of Habaek,” then you will like “My Man is Cupid.” Moments of cuteness amidst plotholes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd84_PtvIhU
🌸 Seeker 🌸
February 3, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Hahaha… that is the best pitch I have heard for Cupid. 🤣
Qingdao: likes scented candles
January 26, 2024 at 2:50 PM
YIKES, luckily Kim Ju-meok (Yoo Su-bin), the Corporal in Company Five fascinated with Kdramas didn’t end up like this!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68015652
but they were warned: https://www.b
Qingdao: likes scented candles
January 24, 2024 at 5:49 PM
@earthna Can I join you for a performance of Hedwig? https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-22/entertainment/musicPerformance/Actor-Cho-Jungseok-returns-to-musical-Hedwig-for-shows-14th-run-in-Seoul/1963904
mmmmm
January 24, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Like you two are really gonna be there???
earthna
January 29, 2024 at 8:27 PM
If I make it there, for sure!!