Phenomenon Korean dramas in previous years: "Extraordinary Lawyer Woo Young-ho"
"Extraordinary Lawyer Woo Young-ho" starring Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-woo, and Kang Ji-yong . The drama tells the story of "Woo Young-ho" (played by Park Eun-bin) who suffers from autism and becomes a lawyer. After the broadcast, the novel themes and heartwarming plots have been praised continuously, not only creating many famous scenes with great memory, but also being full of netizens' discussions on the plot, which is completely a 2022 phenomenon-level Korean drama!
"Extraordinary Lawyer Yu Ying-jeong" has soared after its launch, rising from 0.9% of its premiere to the latest 15.8%, which has increased by more than 15 times! The online topic has repeatedly hit new highs, breaking through 60%, forming a gap every week, and the actor group also dominated the online popularity rankings, and won the fifth place in the global online broadcast volume of Netflix, breaking the highest single-week ratings record of ON Korean dramas, setting outstanding results in all aspects. It is really crazy!
Phenomenon Korean dramas in previous years: "Sleeve Red Border"
"Sleeve Red Border" is a Korean drama that became popular in the late 2021. It is starring Lee Junhao and Lee Se-rong . The drama tells the tragic romance between the king and the palace maid. After the broadcast, the love line caused a warm resounding due to its well-made quality and delicate and clichéd love line. Especially Lee Junhao played "Li Xu" who lived his grandson. Many emotional twists can lead the audience into the play, and the love scene with Lee Se-rong can leave a deep reverberation in his heart!
"Sleeve Red Border" was launched shortly after it started as a dark horse, and its ratings rose steadily. It also became a TV series that MBC has exceeded 10% after three years after " Taos behind me" broadcast in 2018. Because the ratings of the Korean dramas launched by MBC in 2021 were very sluggish, "Sleeve Red Border" was named MBC's savior! Even the topicality has won the "Korean TV Series Topic Ranking" for 8 consecutive weeks. The topic effect is super strong, and after the ending, many fans of the drama cannot get out of the trap!
previous years of phenomenal Korean dramas: "Upper War"
"Upper War" is a super popular Korean drama in recent years. The plot is bloody but very fascinating. It is not only so popular that it has released a total of three seasons of stories, but also set a number of super crazy records during its launch. The starring group became popular for starring in "Upper War", especially Kim So Yeon won the queen of "Bai Xiang" with this drama!
"Upstream War" is a Korean drama launched by SBS in 2020. After the broadcast, the plot of bloody and reversal frequently triggered topics, and the ratings also skyrocketed. The finale of the first season reached 28.8%, and the highest instant rating reached 30%, becoming the only TV series that has broken through the 30% mark in the past five years. Even the video viewing volume of "Upper War" exceeded 280 million, and the topic list was won for 7 weeks. The actor group has dominated the topic list, which is very popular among Korean audiences!
Phenomenon Korean dramas in previous years: "Crash Landing of Love"
When it comes to phenomenal Korean dramas, of course we cannot ignore "Crash Landing of Love"! "Crash Landing of Love" is joined forces by Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin to stage a romance between the South Korean chaebol female "Yun Se-ri" and the North Korean officer "Li Jung Hyuk".During the broadcast, the topic of "Crash Landing of Love" continued to rise due to Hyun Bin & Son Ye Jin's CP sense. After the plot entered the middle and late stages, the ratings continued to break records!
, and the finale of "Crash Landing of Love" has reached 21.6%, directly breaking the ratings of " Please answer 1988" and " Ghost ". Since the broadcast in 2020, it has firmly ranked as the ratings champion of tvN! In addition, "Crash Landing" also ranked fifth in Netflix's global viewing volume at that time, and ranked first in the Korean favorite program every week. Even the reading rate of trailers and behind-the-scenes videos exceeded 175 million. The charm of the great-grandson CP is really powerful!
Phenomenon Korean dramas in previous years: "Ghost"
"Ghost" is also very popular! "Ghost" is starring Gong Yoo , Kim Go-eun , Lee Dong-wook , and Liu Inna . Not only are the actors all acting, but they are also a new work launched by the screenwriter of " Descendants of the Sun " Kim Eun-sook . After it was broadcast in 2016, it directly set off a wave of drama-watching craze throughout Asia, and also made starring Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun and others famous.
The popularity of "Ghost" was really not very high when it was broadcast. At that time, the Internet was full of topics about the plot of "Ghost". The soundtrack and many scenes in the play are still very classic. The finale reached a high rating of 18.6%, which made TVN add another masterpiece after "Please Answer Series". Kong Yoo also won the Best Actor of the Beasts for "Ghosts", which is really an unprecedented popularity effect!
Phenomenon Korean dramas in previous years: "Sky Castle"
"Sky Castle" is starring Lian Jingya , Li Tae-lan , Yun Se-ya , Wu Nara , Kim Rui-hyung . The drama tells the story of a group of noble ladies who want to help their husbands' careers and cultivate their children to become outstanding talents in "SKY Castle" that is only for the upper class of South Korea. After the broadcast, the plot became very popular due to the continuous turning points, attracting more and more viewers to watch the drama.
"Sky Castle" was broadcast, which triggered a national craze for drama. As the plot progressed, the discussion increased week by week, and the ratings increased from 1.7% to 23.7% of the finale. Almost everyone is following this movie. Even many stars in the entertainment industry are trapped in this movie, with a kind of magic that they can't stop. Lian Jingya also won the queen of "Bai Xiang" with this drama, and is completely one of the representatives of phenomenal Korean dramas!
Phenomenon Korean dramas in previous years: "The World of Couples"
The Echoes caused by "The World of Couples" are also phenomenal! "The World of Couples" is starring Kim Hee Ai and Park Hae-joon . It not only debuted as a popular player, but also became the highest premiere rating on JTBC TV with a rating of 6.26%. During the broadcast, it also caused heated discussions and great popularity due to the bloody plot full of reversals, causing the ratings to rise steadily with an astonishing momentum, and repeatedly refreshed its own ratings records.
And the finale of "The World of Couples" set a super high rating of 28.37%, breaking the record of "Sky Castle" 23%, and also becoming the highest average Korean drama on JTBC and South Korea's cable channel. Kim Hee Ai also won the queen of "Bai Xiang" with the drama. The Han Shaoxi , known as the "most beautiful mistress", also became popular with the high popularity gained by the drama. The popularity of "The World of Couples" can be said to be of high level in all generations!
Phenomenon Korean dramas in previous years: "Please Answer 1988"
"Please Answer Series" is the representative work of tvN TV. Not only "Please Answer 1997" is the hero of tvN, but "Please Answer 1988" is also a work that has outstanding achievements in all aspects of viewership and discussion. "Please Answer 1988" tells the story of five families in Shuangmendong, Seoul in 1988. The premiere ratings started at 6%, and it gained a high reputation for its resonant and warm plot.
"Please Answer 1988" has delicate stories and sincere emotions. Every episode has laughter and tears. Even if you haven't lived in that era, you can still have deep feelings when watching the drama.The most classic "Guess Husband" has set off a wave of discussions online, and the finale ratings have doubled to 18%. When it was broadcast, many viewers really fell into the plot. It is still a magical drama that many Korean drama fans are unable to surpass!
