This is my all time favourite korean drama list (according to my own ranking), recommended to any korean drama lover. Even if you're not, you can start to watch it now, maybe you will know why we like korean dramas.
1. Dae Jang Geum/Jewel In The Palace - the longest and maybe the best korean drama that I have watched so far. Consists of 70 episodes with total 54 hours of show. With a lot of moral values, great story of a great woman, great costumes, and totally great inspiration this drama is a must watch show.
2. Full House -the first korean drama that I watched. I simply love it. I didn't remember how many times I have watched it over and over (it must be more than 5 times for sure..=D). I started to watch other Korean dramas after falling deeply in love with this drama.
3. My Girl - this is not the second or the third Korean drama that I watched but it gives a very big impact on me after the Full House. It is very enjoyable for sure. A lot of unexpected incidents occurred throughout this drama and I simply enjoy the funny things done by the main actress.
4. Love Story in Harvard - the theme for this drama is quite serious. It mainly concerns on a story of college life, career life (doctors, lawyers and related issues) and love story which is very challenging. It is very serious, and if you're looking for something funny in this drama, you will hardly find it. I think this drama is worth watching because of its great ending. All the seriousness just disappear and a life full of bliss appears. :D
5. Bad Family - It is not about a family that involves in mafia gang, or something like that but it is a story of fake family that was being set up to help a girl who has lost her memory as an impact of a car accident. The girl also lost her parents during the accident. In this drama, it is really good to see that the fake family eventually becomes real.
6. Fantasy Couple - worth watching because the story is unique and one of its kind. It is totally different from other Korean dramas. What you will see in this drama? Expect the unexpected. Vengeance can turn into love and care, and vice versa. I simply love it. :D
7. Super Rookie - you're not excellent in study, doesn't mean that you will not be excellent in your career. It is a very funny and inspiring drama. :D
8. Wonderful Life - Life is so wonderful, even though there a lot of pain that we must endure before we can achieve that wonderfulness. Small mistake sometimes leads to greater problem in the future, but it can also teach us to be more independent, and be more mature. And, the little girl in this drama is very cute =D
10. Successful Story of A Bright Girl - a story about egoistic man and a happy go lucky girl. What if they are meant to be together? That is the interesting part of this drama. It is more about how they face the challenges together, in a very different approaches. :)
11. Sweet 18 - What happens when you got married at a very young age in the modern world. 18 is considered young nowadays. It is an enjoyable drama. :D
More review will come next, if I have time to watch other dramas. :)
Dae Jang Geum also known as A jewel in the palaceI've watched this drama twice. For me, this is the best korean drama that I have encountered so far. It is a real masterpiece.
Lee Young Ae as Dae Jang Geum
Ji-Jin Hee as Min Jeong-HoWhat I love the most about this wonderful drama?
- I love the main theme, which is about injustice in life. Element of how dirty the politic and cronyism is, how life is not fair for some people, and how the good and evil survive in this world, are strongly stressed in this entire drama. It shows the real truth about how life is now and then.
- I love the ways how the main character, Dae Jang Geum faced the problems and difficulties in her entire life. She's so cute but at the same time very cool and calm. She handles everything nicely and the main thing is, she never has the words 'give up' in her life vocabulary, regardless of how big her problems are. Her endless will in learning is very impressive.
- I love how the drama ends. (It is a happy ending - who don't like it?) The main thing is that it makes me realize that revenge is not everything, but it is just something; something that can make you satisfy momentarily, but on the other hand you'll see the others suffer by your dirty hands. Revenge makes you as bad as the person who has wronged you. What is good about revenge, anyway? I just love how the karma principle works in this story.
- I love to see how Jang Geum, who has suffered most of the time in the story, finally found her happiness at the end of the story. She chose happiness over the wealth and high position offered in the palace. Well, wealth and high position might be some sort of 'happiness' for some people. But I do think that this kind of happiness comes together with other bad elements. Probably.
- I love everything about this drama. Almost all of the aspects are covered in this historical story; love, family relation, friendship, justice, etc. I learn something valuable here. Yes, sometimes a person can be very cruel like Madam Cui, but just remember that another person can also be very kind just like Madam Han. And yes, sometimes some persons can be two-faced friends like Yong Non and Geum Young, but just remember that another person can be a very true and honest friend, just like Yeon Seng.
- A quote from Dae Jang Geum:
''I choose happiness over living without happiness, but recently I just couldn't escape myself from having a lot of difficulties.'' - happiness and sadness; sometimes it is not our choice to determine which one we can choose, either one can come and go without further notice..ewah.
- Too good to be true, this story is based on a true story of a legendary girl, Seo Jang Geum, who became the first woman to be the supreme royal physician of her times (Chosun Dynasty).
I would like to recommend this drama to anyone. This is a very wonderful story about the truth that lies beneath our bittersweet life. My Rating 10/10. (IMDB Rating = 9.0/10.0) =D