The best K-dramas of 2024
The top 3 according to 38 votes from people: Queen of Tears · Squid Game (season 2) · Love in the Big City. (Updated Apr 11, 2026.)
Queen of Tears, Lovely Runner and Jeongnyeon: the Korean dramas that defined 2024 (SCMP, Screen Rant, Dramabeans, IMDb).
Top 12
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1
Queen of Tears
The record-breaking romance of the year, with Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won.
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2
Squid Game (season 2)
Gi-hun returns to the games to end them.
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3
Love in the Big City
A writer's life and loves in Seoul, top-rated on IMDb.
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4
When the Phone Rings
A sham marriage and a kidnapping call.
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5
Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
A gifted singer in the female gukgeuk theatre of the 1950s.
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6
LTNS
A married couple blackmails cheating partners, a sharp dark comedy.
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7
Lovely Runner
A fan travels back in time to save her favourite idol: the romance of the year.
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8
Chief Detective 1958
A prequel to a classic Korean detective series.
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9
Mr. Plankton
A dying man's road trip with his ex-girlfriend.
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10
Marry My Husband
A woman gets a second chance to take revenge on her cheating husband.
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11
A Shop for Killers
A girl discovers her uncle's online shop sells weapons.
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12
Family by Choice
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.
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Comments (3)
Lovely Runner ruined me for weeks, Sun-jae forever 😭
Jeongnyeon deserves more love outside Korea, Kim Tae-ri is incredible.
Queen of Tears was everywhere this year, my whole office was watching it.