Korean Drama News

Ji Chang-wook offered lead role in “Beware this Woman”; Lee Sung-kyung still considering

gdhunter March 10, 2017

Beware this Woman is currently courting Ji Chang-wook (The K2) to play its male lead character. The upcoming SBS series, which earlier offered Lee Sung-kyung (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) the female lead role, is going to be a mix of romantic comedy, thriller,…

Character posters of “Man to Man” released; Park Hae-jin looks cool, mysterious

gdhunter March 9, 2017

The production company of upcoming JTBC drama Man to Man released yesterday three character posters featuring Park Hae Jin (Cheese in the Trap), Park Sung Woong (Remember), and Kim Min Jung (Gap Dong). The drama, which is written by Descendants of the Sun…

lee bo-young leads whisper complete cast

Complete cast of “Whisper” confirmed; Lee Bo-young reunites with Lee Sang-yoon

gdhunter March 8, 2017

SBS released on Monday the photos taken during the first script reading of its upcoming drama Whisper. The complete cast of the drama is now confirmed, with Lee Bo-young (God’s Gift: 14 days) and Lee Sang-yoon (On the Way to the Airport)…

Zombie apocalypse in Joseon to be Netflix’s second Korean drama

gdhunter March 7, 2017

Netflix announced yesterday its second original Korean television series called Kingdom, an eight-episode Kdrama that is set in medieval Joseon period where a mysterious zombie apocalypse threatens the kingdom. The press release of Netflix on its website says the drama “breaks new…

“Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” breaks own viewership ratings again

gdhunter March 7, 2017

JTBC drama Strong Woman Do Bong Soon made history on March 4 by posting an 8.30%*** viewer ratings for its fourth episode, making itself the drama with the second highest episode rating in the network’s history. This number is just about 2.4…

“Defendant” becomes first 2017 kdrama to surpass 20% ratings

gdhunter February 14, 2017

SBS drama Defendant recorded a 20.9% nationwide viewer ratings in its episode last night and became the first 2017 Korean drama to surpass the highly coveted 20%. Considering all weekday prime time dramas that aired since January, it is the third one to…

Complete ranking of Korean dramas in 2016 based on viewer ratings

gdhunter February 6, 2017

It’s time to say goodbye to the exhausting post series that is Dramatop: Korean Drama Rankings 2016. The goal of Dramatop is simple and easy to achieve (although data gathering and ensuring their accuracy is tiring), and that is to rank Korean dramas based on their…

Korean drama ranking based on peak ratings

Descendants of the Sun, Goblin still no. 1 in drama ranking based on peak ratings

gdhunter February 5, 2017

Dramatop is almost done! After the changes in the schedule since January 30, we have decided to cut one scheduled post (Top 20 Highest Rated Episodes) of the series. Nevertheless, that ranking will be available on our website’s Dramatop page which will be…

Descendants of the Sun, Goblin top drama ranking based on final episode ratings

gdhunter February 5, 2017

If we rank kdramas based on their first episode ratings, of course, we would not forget to rank them based on how good (or bad) they performed during the final episode. Unlike in the previous list, there are almost no changes in the…

Legend of the Blue Sea, Goblin top drama ranking based on first episode ratings

gdhunter February 4, 2017

I am so glad that we’re finally moving on to another ranking category because the three previous lists contain no surprises at all. The new list ranks kdramas (separately for FTA and cable category) based on their first episode ratings. Waaa, ratings again? You’re…

Category: News

Ji Chang-wook offered lead role in “Beware this Woman”; Lee Sung-kyung still considering

Character posters of “Man to Man” released; Park Hae-jin looks cool, mysterious

Complete cast of “Whisper” confirmed; Lee Bo-young reunites with Lee Sang-yoon

Zombie apocalypse in Joseon to be Netflix’s second Korean drama

“Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” breaks own viewership ratings again

“Defendant” becomes first 2017 kdrama to surpass 20% ratings

Complete ranking of Korean dramas in 2016 based on viewer ratings

Descendants of the Sun, Goblin still no. 1 in drama ranking based on peak ratings

Descendants of the Sun, Goblin top drama ranking based on final episode ratings

Legend of the Blue Sea, Goblin top drama ranking based on first episode ratings

Shin Ha-kyun, Yeo Jin-goo are shackled together in main poster for ‘Beyond Evil’

Park Ji-hoon, Kang Min-ah, Lee Shin-young to lead new webtoon-based drama ‘Blue Spring from a Distance’

Choi Kang-hee, Kim Young-kwang starrer ‘Hello? It’s Me!’ drops main posters