For Korean drama lovers, there's no stopping the addiction to all things related to K-drama. So for today, we will give you the lowdown of the top 10 highest-rated Korean drama series of all time (as of 2020).
If you're a newbie in the Korean drama world, think of this list to recommend what to watch first. So, without further ado, here are the top 10 highest-rated K-dramas of all time! Check the list below and see if your favorite made it to the top ten!
Note: This list is based on every show's average nationwide TV ratings, according to Nielsen Korea. It is subject to change if a new drama will have higher ratings in the future.
Hotel del Luna (2019) with a rating score of 8.9%
The unique hotel in downtown Seoul named Hotel Del Luna, has been operating for a long, long time already, and it's not just an ordinary hotel since it is a resting place for no ordinary people but lost souls. The hotel's owner, Jang Man Wol, is doomed to run the establishment for eternity that serves as her punishment for a sin she committed in the past. And the only way that she'll be free is if she finds someone who did a wrong deed that's far worse than hers.
Network: tvN
100 Days My Prince (2018) with a rating score of 9.0%
In an ambush by assassins, Crown Prince Lee Yul got shot with an arrow on his chest while escaping and accidentally knocks his head, becoming unconscious the reason why he suffers amnesia. The crown prince ends up being adopted by a commoner man with his daughter, an intelligent but unmarried woman named Hong Shim. To save Hong Shim from being punished by a law that he established as a prince, he married her, not knowing his real identity.
Network: tvN
Hospital Playlist (2020) with a rating score of 9.9%
Five medical physicians who have been long time friends experience the ups and downs of their job in Yulje Medical Center while doing what they love other than being a doctor which is forming a music band.
Network: tvN
Itaewon Class (2020) with a rating score of 11.8%
The dropout and ex-con Park Saeroyi, and his inexperienced group of employees, strive hard to make their humble restaurant into the most sought after pub in Itaewon. In the process of achieving their goals, they were forced to go into battle with the cold-blooded CEO of Jangga Co., who is also the same person who started the war that landed Saeroyi in jail in the first place.
Network: JTBC
Crash Landing on You (2019) with a rating score of 12.2%
The story is about the South Korean heiress whose destiny collided with the North Korean military officer when she accidentally crash lands in North Korea after a paragliding accident.
Network: tvN
Reply 1988 (2015) with a rating score of 12.4%
The five close childhood friends who live together in the same neighborhood called Ssangmundong, try help and depend on each other while they're in the stage of their roller coaster teen years.
Network: tvN
Sky Castle (2018) with a rating score of 12.5%
'Sky Castle' will feature the desires of the upper-class parents in Korea. The story will center on four housewives living in a high end residential area of Sky Castle. These merciless women will not let anyone get in their way into getting their children enrolled in Seoul National University.
Network: JTBC
Goblin (2016) with a rating score of 12.9%
Goblin is a fantasy drama that centers the story on the 939-year-old Goblin and the girl who is destined to end his cursed immortal life. They will fall in love with each other.
Network: tvN
Mr. Sunshine (2018) with a rating score of 13.0%
"Mr. Sunshine" is the story about a boy who was born into slavery in Joseon but was able to escape to the United States. After several years, grows up to become an American military officer who returns to his home country and finds himself falling in love with the daughter of an elite family.
Network: tvN
The World of the Married (2020) with a rating score of 16.9%
The World of the Married is a story about a prestigious doctor with a seemingly perfect life experienced the most tragic event in her life, the infidelity of her husband. This drama will feature failed relationships, infidelity, and betrayal; everything married couples strongly want to avoid.
The World of the Married hit the highest TV ratings after its final episode rated at 28.37%,
Network: JTBC
