my (updated) top 20 kdramas of all time

[@mdsnvr]

The homecha vibes can never be replicated like I need a home cha summer again so bad!

[@jinyangjourneys]

RIGHTTTT im rewatching rn

[@ang3veee]

saying business proposal changed lives is the realest thing you’ve EVER said

[@jinyangjourneys]

so real

[@-Desire]

Litetally what finally pushed me fully into KDramas. Haven't stopped since

[@ayvid_]

The Good Bad Mother. Best of all time and I'm not lying. It has literally everything. It made me shed tears but the bonding between everyone! I never thought I would need something like this but this heals your inner child ever so softly I can't explain!! Please watch everyone!

[@ayvid_]

Please do a full video on TGBM!

[@nabibibi127]

MY FAV KDRAMA OMG

[@chorlauheung4920]

Crash Landing on You, Descendants of the Sun, Hotel Del Luna, Joseon Attorney, Alchemy of Souls, and Rookie Historian are the best!😊

[@tenywajimowen1002]

I also loved the sound track of business proposal. The folk duo of melomance really came up with the song well. Whenever i would hear the piano sound on the romantic scenes I would go like sheeesh melomance guys did great with the lyrics and piano which made the romantic scenes look good

[@mapletea3296]

Omg, I loved your last kdrama ranking. Excited to watch this and make my watch list longer 😂

[@jinyangjourneys]

the ever growing watch list :)

[@hollypurplesyou]

Youth of May, Move to Heaven both up there yesssss, top 3 slay too😫🫶🏼

[@jinyangjourneys]

two of the best 🤞💕

[@darly17]

our tastes are so similar like the dramas i have watched because of you?? loved them all!!. btw i would love to see your favorites per genres and would ALSO enjoy watching your fav Chinese dramas!! i watched meet yourself bc of you, so good

[@jinyangjourneys]

💕 thank you so much!

[@jcruz2255]

Yoo thanks for making this list. It's so helpful and looking forward to checking out your picks.

[@jinyangjourneys]

thank you! :)

[@RLKuiz]

I was so sad to not see Vincenzo on here 😭 but I love your list!! I’ve been meaning to watch youth of May for so long when I’m ready for a good cry and this did it for me LOL

[@jinyangjourneys]

Youth of may is definitely worth it! :)

[@ang3veee]

the coffee prince mug IM STILL GAGGED

[@jinyangjourneys]

For a whole $5

[@ishh4174]

offtopic but has anyone noticed HOW PRETTY SHE IS? LIKE GIRL I HAD TO REWIND THE VIDEO FOR LIKE 20 TIMES bc i kept loosing my focus for your face😭

[@jinyangjourneys]

omg thank you :)

[@vivianarmchairexpert7217]

I watched hometown cha cha cha after hearing the ost accidentally on spotify. Loved it. Loved how every character had a context. My Liberation Notes - i also found it a comforting, profound, thought-provoking watch. I enjoyed how quiet it is. MY drama is probably Because This is My First Life. That’s my most rewatched one. Loved the laughs, the ost, the social commentary, the love stories, the acting 🤩

[@rosstodd03]

WOW! You are great! I am so glad I found you. I will be saving this to watch all your recommendations. I only discovered kdramas this year and I have gone deep into the genre. I started with Alchemy of Souls which I had to watch several times the scenery and photography was amazing.

[@jinyangjourneys]

Aww that’s so sweet of you thank you! :)

[@sorasora7240]

girl bangs look AMAZING on you omgg!

[@jinyangjourneys]

Ty :))

[@yahsuzie]

our beloved summer will forever be my favorite

[@renatewilliams9550]

Same.

[@ang3veee]

girl after watching the first 4 episodes of move to heaven BACK TO BACK. i haven’t revisited that one…. IM SCARED

[@jinyangjourneys]

its INTENSE

[@notabot3375]

I like to put k-dramas into 2 categories at first. 1) Set in Seoul. 2) Not set in Seoul. Good callout on Good Bad Mother 👍

[@jenkneeha]

2:26 BI ICON LOVE TO SEE IT 😩

[@jinyangjourneys]

HES JUST LIKE ME FR 😮‍💨🤞💕

[@saraap0]

yess I love these videos so much! i’ve been waiting for this, ty!

[@jinyangjourneys]

I’m glad!

[@saorispiltmilch8225]

Good to see you again! Ty for making this vid x

[@jinyangjourneys]

:) thank you for waiting!

[@66femo]

Our taste in kdramas is quite similar. If you like Jung Hae In then try Something in the rain, if you liked My liberation notes (my all time favourite) don't miss My mister (from the same writer)...although you might have seen them..

[@BillyWhaler]

Just rewatched HCCC. The dominos pizza PPL was the most deeply authentic promotion I’ve ever witnessed. 🍕

[@jinyangjourneys]

Oh yesss :)

[@Deemalovesdrama]

Always the cutest❤

[@jinyangjourneys]

love u deema 💕

[@ang3veee]

me absolutely refusing to watch youth of may TO THIS DAY. i absolutely won’t

[@jinyangjourneys]

ITS TOOOOOO SAD

[@renatewilliams9550]

I finally broke down and watched “Youth of May,” knowing that it might break me for awhile. And it did.

[@tenywajimowen1002]

The drama true to love is also a good one. You gotta check it out.

[@suchetamajumdar3387]

The FACE THE SUN poster😭

[@mdsnvr]

Absolutely love these videos so much!!

[@jinyangjourneys]

thank you!

[@tenywajimowen1002]

Actually the moon lovers wa based on chinese novel. I actually loved one of its sound tracks callled say yes. I always keep tat song on repeat always on my spotify

[@jinyangjourneys]

Ahh yes I know ab the original version! Although I admit I haven’t actually watched much of it. The say yes soundtrack is so iconic and brings back memories for sure :)

[@dhgamer3480]

i love crash landing on you after Episodes 3 i cried all Episodes and i still cry when watch this kdrama random Episodes

[@elenamartinezgonzalez2314]

Ive been meaning to watch coffee prince 😭

[@jinyangjourneys]

Soooooooooooo good and worth it

[@mdsnvr]

Your taste in dramas>>>>>

[@tenywajimowen1002]

Song Haekyo was really a good female lead in this drama

[@_Amanza_]

My liberation notes is like a therapy

[@hEMA-BA]

Those are my favorite but majority uncommon My mister 2521 Summer strike It’s ok that’s love Because it’s my first life Reply 1988 Flower of evil Chicago typewriter Doctor John Life on mars Romance is a bonus book Healer Moon lovers scarlet heart ryeo Www Welcome to waikiki Pretty Noona who buys me a food My liberation notes City hunter Itaewon class 18 again Our blues Soul mechanic Kill me heal me Innocent man Fight for my way

[@elenamartinezgonzalez2314]

I'm here watching your review to start a new one bc I'm waiting on king the land

[@jinyangjourneys]

heheheheh

[@sowhatchajen2846]

I like divorce attorney shin and Behind every star.

[@ang3veee]

THE GLORY YUP.

[@jojosdiarys]

the kings affection deserved that spot YUP

[@jinyangjourneys]

YOU GET ME

[@rvluvi8337]

My princess yessss 🥹

[@arsh4847]

Have u seen 2521 yet

[@jinyangjourneys]

Yes! :) loved it a lot except for the last two episodes haha

[@ang3veee]

cloy had me fighting for my LIFE girl the videos i sent to u …… EMBARRASSING

[@jinyangjourneys]

Girl me TEWWWWWWW SOBBIN

[@davidnonya7359]

did you watch MOVING?

[@winterdot]

where did you get your kdrama posters?

[@jinyangjourneys]

from the osts I buy!

[@ang3veee]

LFG OBS YAWWWWWPPPPO

[@jinyangjourneys]

the queen of obs herself

[@CrimsonGhost553]

No Reply 1988? That's bad.

[@saorispiltmilch8225]

She has mentioned it before tho

[@donviajero2580]

My Liberation Notes was a huge disappointment for me. I was expecting a lot because it has the same writer as My Mister (easily one of my all time top 5 kdramas). But it was an extremely slow paced depressing story about lonely depressed people who take forever to become slightly less lonely and depressed. While some of the dialogue was very well written, profound, and thought provoking, those scenes were greatly outnumbered by constant very long takes in which no one says anything and nothing happens. It didn't help that I took an immediate dislike to the brother and ended up fast forwarding through all his scenes just to be able to get through the thing. I was more sympathetic to the sister who is the main character and that helped keep the show from being a complete waste of time

[@jinyangjourneys]

Interesting take! I do think the show is more of an acquired one, and the slow pacing is more because it’s a slice of life drama meant to show the character’s lives and not necessarily be filled with scenes that tell a more predictable storyline. I ended up loving the brother’s character because of his development and how his storyline was wrapped up at the end. I can understand other opinions on him though! Overall I think the show had a lot of good messages about “being liberated” and what that meant for each of the characters + what it can mean for us personally watching the drama.

[@donviajero2580]

@@jinyangjourneys The show does have a good message that comes through very clearly. I guess my problem was more with the execution of how they went about presenting that message. It didn't help that I had trouble identifying with any of the characters, even the ones that didn't get on my nerves so much. I have liked other slice of life shows better where I could at least either identify with or find something to admire in the main characters. I watched this show at the same time as I was watching Summer Strike, which is also a slice of life series with a very similar message. I enjoyed that one much more because it not only moved a little faster, but mainly because I liked the characters much more.

[@donviajero2580]

Just to add that my favorite kdramas so far this year (or that came out in my region this year as both Netflix and Disney+ tend to delay in offering us many shows), have been: 1. My Perfect Stranger 2. The Glory 3. See You in My 19th Life They've only just started showing Moving here, but based on the first few episodes, that could jump on to the list. But only the first of these would make my all time Top 10, which also includes My Mister, Squid Game, Mr. Sunshine, My Name, Flower of Evil, Extracurricular, All Of Us Are Dead, Vagabond, and 2521 (the fact that almost none of these are primarily romances tells you something about my tastes).

[@jinyangjourneys]

@@donviajero2580 all good dramas! I like those interesting ones that make you think too! :)

[@jinyangjourneys]

@@donviajero2580 yes that totally makes a lot of sense!

[@sosweet1513]

I need you to watch It's okay to not be okay and alchemy of souls asap

[@jinyangjourneys]

I’ve seen IOTNBO! :) I loved it