# The best K-dramas of 2024

Queen of Tears, Lovely Runner and Jeongnyeon: the Korean dramas that defined 2024 (SCMP, Screen Rant, Dramabeans, IMDb).

- 38 votes · 12 items
- Apr 11, 2026 · Connor MacDonald
- https://even.best/en/l/1955/the-best-k-dramas-of-2024

## Top 12

1. **Queen of Tears** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The record-breaking romance of the year, with Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won.
2. **Squid Game (season 2)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Gi-hun returns to the games to end them.
3. **Love in the Big City** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — A writer's life and loves in Seoul, top-rated on IMDb.
4. **When the Phone Rings** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — A sham marriage and a kidnapping call.
5. **Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A gifted singer in the female gukgeuk theatre of the 1950s.
6. **LTNS** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A married couple blackmails cheating partners, a sharp dark comedy.
7. **Lovely Runner** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — A fan travels back in time to save her favourite idol: the romance of the year.
8. **Chief Detective 1958** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A prequel to a classic Korean detective series.
9. **Mr. Plankton** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A dying man's road trip with his ex-girlfriend.
10. **Marry My Husband** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A woman gets a second chance to take revenge on her cheating husband.
11. **A Shop for Killers** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A girl discovers her uncle's online shop sells weapons.
12. **Family by Choice** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Three teenagers raised as siblings.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.