List of KDramas and Their Grades

To make your next drama selection a little easier, I have sorted all the Korean dramas I've watched into one list, ranked by grade. They are in no particular order aside from grade at this point, but when I update this list, I will put new entries on the bottom of the corresponding section. 

And here's a link to a list of all the films I've watched if you're in the mood for something quick! 
List of Foreign Films

A

Secret Garden (2010), A+

My Fair Lady (2009), A+

You're Beautiful (2009), A+

Lie to Me (2011), A

My Princess (2011), A

Healer (2015), A

Greatest Love (2011), A

Dramaworld (2015), A
Kill Me, Heal Me (2015), A
Touch Your Heart (2019), A

Flower Boy Ramen Shop (2011), A-

Playful Kiss (2010), A-

The Master's Sun (2013), A-

My Love from Another Star (2014), A-

Big (2012), A-

My Lovely Sam Soon (2005), A-

Hyde, Jekyll, Me (2015), A-

Oh My Venus (2015), A-

Falling in Love with Soon Jung (2015), A-

My Unfortunate Boyfriend (2015), A-

Heartstrings (2011), A-
TDrama Drunken to Love You (2011), A-
Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog (2012), A-
Jealousy Incarnate (2016), A-

B

Protect the Boss (2011), B+

My Girlfriend Is A Gumiho [Nine-TailedFox] (2010), B+ 

To The Beautiful You (2012), B+

Rooftop Prince (2012), B+

Personal Taste (2010), B+

Coffee Prince (2007), B+

Heirs (2013), B+

Dream High (2011), B+

Cunning Single Lady (2014), B+

Good Doctor (2013), B+

Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010), B+

Full House Take 2 (2012), B+

Bride of the Century (2014), B+

Tomorrow's Cantabile (2014), B+

Noble, My Love (2015), B+ 

TDrama Refresh Man (2016), B+

TDrama Who's The One (2011), B+

Descendants of the Sun (2016), B+

Goblin: The Great and Lonely God (2016), B+

Web Drama Go Ho's Starry Night (2016), B+ 
Oh! My Lady (2010), B+
Hotel Del Luna (2019), B+

Cinderella and the Four Knights (2016), B+

Boys Over Flowers (2009), B

Creating Destiny (2009-10), B

A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), B

I Can Hear Your Voice (2013), B

Oh My Ghostess (2015), B

Flower Boys Next Door (2013), B

Clean With Passion For Now (2018), B

Producer (2015), B

Fated to Love You (2014), B
Fated to Love You - Taiwanese (2008), B
Click Your Heart (2016), B 
Another Oh Hae Young (2016), B
My Little Lover (2016), B 
Web Drama Momo Salon (2014), B
Web Drama Spark (2016), B 
One Percent of Something (2016), B
Marriage Not Dating (2014), B
I'm Not A Robot (2017), B
The Legend of the Blue Sea (2017), B
Suspicious Partner (2017), B
Jugglers (2017), B

Jdrama An Incurable Case of Love (2020), B

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022), B

Business Proposal (2022), B

Love Cells (2015-16), B-

The Virtual Bride (2015), B-

It's Okay, That's Love (2014), B-

Faith/The Great Doctor (2012), B-

Pasta (2010), B-

Coffee House (2010), B-

Full House (2004), B-
TDrama Murphy's Law of Love (2015), B-
The Sound of Your Heart (2016), B-
JDrama Good Morning Call (2016), B-
Let's Eat (2014), B-
My Horrible Boss (2016), B-
Strong Girl Do Bong-Soon (2017), B-
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? (2018), B-
Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter (2018), B-
Her Private Life (2019), B-
Melting Me Softly (2019), B-
Emergency Couple (2014), B-

Lucky Romance (2016), B-

Rich Man, Poor Woman (2018), B-

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021), B-

Hospital Playlist (2020-2021), B-

Revolutionary Love (2017), B-

The Man's Voice (2021), B-

Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (2019), B-

Anything below a B- I wouldn't watch again or recommend, but the synopsis can help you decide for yourself.

C

JDrama 99 Days With the Superstar (2011), C+

Memorist (2020), C+

Warm and Cozy (2015), C+
My Secret Romance (2017), C+
Me Too, Flower! (2011), C+
Pinocchio (2014), C+

Manny (2011), C+

Cheongdam-dong Alice (2012), C+

Shut Up Flower Boy Band (2012), C+

Prosecutor Princess (2010), C+

Goong/Princess Hours (2006), C+

Dream Knight (2015), C+ 

Madame Antoine (2016), C+

Web Drama My Runway (2016), C+

TDrama When I See You Again (2016), C+
She Was Pretty (2015), C+

Chinese Accidentally in Love (2018), C+

100 Days My Prince (2018), C+

Heartbeat (2023), C+

My Sassy Girl (2017), C

So I Married the Anti-Fan (2021), C

JDrama Happy Marriage!? (2016), C
Pretty Man/Bon Ami (2013), C 

City Hunter (2011), C

Shining Inheritance (2009), C

Dr. Jin (2012), C

Nine: Nine Time Travels (2013), C

Mary Stayed Out All Night (2010), C
Web Drama After School: Lucky or Not 2 (2014), C

ChDrama Love 020 (2016), C

Cheese in the Trap (2015), C-

I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004), C-

Gu Family Book (2013), C-
Seonam Girls High School Investigators (2014), C-
TDrama Bromance (2015), C- 
Color of Women (2012), C- 
My Shy Boss (2017), C-

Vincenzo (2021), C-

Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022), C-

D

Because This Is My First Life (2017), D+

Mad for Each Other (2021), D+

Dodosolsollalasol (2020), D+

Evergreen/That Man, Oh Soo (2018), D+
Can We Get Married? (2012), D+
Summer Scent (2003), D

Beauty Inside (2018), D

12 Signs of Love (2012), D-

F

In Need of Romance (2011), F

Mine (2021), F

KDrama to MUST Watch: Dramaworld (2016)

Dramaworld (2016)

Grade: A

10 episodes, about 15 minutes each

Young college student Claire Duncan is obsessed with kdramas, driving her father to distraction when she won't put down her phone even while working in their sandwich shop. He urges her to do something with her life besides watching fictional romance, but one day the fiction finally becomes reality. Will Claire be able to facilitate true love's kiss between her favorite leading man Joon Park and the latest leading lady? What happens when her own feelings start to cloud her judgment and threaten the existence of Dramaworld?

*This show is amazing! It pokes fun at all the typical Kdrama tropes while making it just a little more real for the American girls who love them by making an American girl a key player. It takes the entire Kdrama experience to another level to hear a leading man speaking in my native tongue! Sean Dulake is excellent in his role as the “typical” leading man – handsome, arrogant, yet capable of true love – and I'm surprised I haven't seen him before. The drama moves very quickly (probably because each episode is only about 15 minutes long), but they leave it wide open for another season, which I hope they pursue! The plot of the kdrama itself feels very similar to “Pasta” (2010), and I was surprised at how many familiar faces I saw – cameos from more famous stars as well as just the secondary characters that agreed to do what I would consider a minor project for them. DEFINITELY watching this again!*

Kdrama to Maybe Watch: Love Cells (2015-2016)

Love Cells (2015-2016)

Grade: B-

2 seasons, 15 episodes, then 12 episodes (6 minutes each)

Unemployed, 29-year-old Ma Dae Choong is about to lose his love cell, and when that dies, he will lose all ability to ever love again. What happens when mischievous cat Navi swallows the waning cell, turning into a human? Will Dae Choong be able to woo the impossible and save his love cell's life? Or will he let the movie star date a more suitable man instead?

In the second season, famous chef Tae Joon has locked his love cell at the local love cell bank, so he can focus on his career instead of stewing on a past failed relationship. Will Navi be able to convince Tae Joon to take back his love cell and take his cooking to the next level, or will this love cell incarnation die at the hands of the flirtatious co-host who wants Tae Joon for herself?

*These webisodes moved really quickly, but the ending of the first season was rather ambiguous – I still don't know if Dae Choong kept his ability to love or not. While I liked the idea of a second season, using Navi in more than one capacity, it was not as funny as the first, probably because she didn't use any magical tricks like before. It was also odd that suddenly everyone knows what love cells are and keeping them in a bank was acceptable, when in the first season, nobody seemed to know what they were and it was imperative to use the love cell or it would expire. I would be interested to see if they do a third season and how Navi is used then. I might watch this again.*