# The best K-dramas of 2025

From When Life Gives You Tangerines to The Trauma Code: the best Korean dramas of 2025 according to critics and viewers (SCMP, Cinema Escapist, Netflix top 10).

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- Sep 29, 2026 · Kang Y.
- https://even.best/en/l/1905/the-best-k-dramas-of-2025

## Top 11

1. **When Life Gives You Tangerines** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A lifelong love story on Jeju Island, the defining drama of 2025.
2. **The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A genius trauma surgeon with experience in war zones.
3. **Our Unwritten Seoul** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Twin sisters who swap lives.
4. **Melo Movie** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lee Na-eun's story of young people in the film industry, love and dreams.
5. **Dear X** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A thriller about a woman who will do anything to reach the top.
6. **Typhoon Family** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A young man trying to save a trading company during the 1997 financial crisis.
7. **Tempest** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Political thriller starring Jun Ji-hyun and Gang Dong-won.
8. **Mercy for None** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A gritty gangster noir about a former mobster seeking revenge.
9. **Aema** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A drama about the behind-the-scenes of the 1980s Korean film industry.
10. **Nine Puzzles** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A profiler chasing a mysterious puzzle murder case.
11. **Bon Appétit, Your Majesty** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A chef sent back in time wins over a tyrant king, a Netflix hit.

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