2016 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
by girlfriday
It’s that time of year again, to kick off the annual Dramabeans Year-End Extravaganza, filled with reviews, Editors’ Picks, the Bean Count, and more! First up are the Beanie Awards, where you get a chance to weigh in on your favorite (and not so favorite) offerings of Dramaland 2016. You can vote once a day until the end of the year, and remember to come back on January 1 to see the final results!
Here’s a handy Year In Review tag to check out what we’ve done in past years. And in case you want to peruse past polls:
May the deliberating, agonizing, and voting commence!
FAVORITE DRAMA SERIES OF 2016
FAVORITE ACTION OR THRILLER DRAMA
FAVORITE COMEDY
FAVORITE HISTORICAL DRAMA
FAVORITE FAMILY OR WEEKEND DRAMA
FAVORITE MELODRAMA
FAVORITE LEAD COUPLE
FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING (the one that didn’t happen)
FAVORITE SECONDARY (or tertiary) COUPLE
FAVORITE CHARACTER
FAVORITE VILLAIN
FAVORITE BROMANCE
FAVORITE GIRLFRIENDS
BEST KISS
MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
MOST DISAPPOINTING DRAMA
BIGGEST WASTE OF TALENT
UNDERRATED DRAMA
FAVORITE ADAPTATION OR REMAKE
FAVORITE DRAMA WITH PARANORMAL ELEMENTS
MOST NOBLE NOBLE IDIOT
MOST IDIOTIC NOBLE IDIOT
BEST MEMORY LOSS
CANDIEST CANDY OF THEM ALL
BOO HOO, FIRST-WORLD PROBLEMS
RELATED POSTS
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 11: Editors’ Picks
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 10: Sweet heroes and fierce heroines (Saya’s review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 9: Drama tasting notes (odilettante’s review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 8: Santa goes Zen (Santa Claus’ review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 7: For the responsible addict (dramallama’s review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 6: A sweet year of dramas (LollyPip’s review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 5: The fifth wheel in dramaland (gummimochi’s review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 4: The five stages of grief (HeadsNo2’s review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 3: Five by five in 2015 (girlfriday’s review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 2: Giving 2015 a hand (javabeans’ review)
- 2015 Year in Review, Part 1: The Bean Count
- 2015 Beanie Awards: Vote for your favorite dramas of the year
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1 neener
December 5, 2016 at 3:03 AM
Ohnoo. Is it really that time of the year again??? I haven't started watching all the dramas in my list. T_T
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Ammy
December 5, 2016 at 4:43 AM
I couldn't even watch the best drama of this year (Signal) yet but I was so eagerly waiting for this section... This is my second time voting for the best ones.
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neener
December 5, 2016 at 5:59 AM
I'm no drama expert but you should watch Signal before the year ends. Really.
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sancheezy
December 5, 2016 at 6:26 AM
with all honesty, I don't think it's the best drama,
you can watch it but I don't think it's the best
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Christinna
December 5, 2016 at 9:36 AM
TvN has amazing dramas.
SIGNAL and THEK2 are my favorites of TvN2016 for me.
Signa had the Best villain.
TheK2 is the BEST action-drama-politic 2016.
TheK2 had the Best couple : "Anna and Jeha"
Anna and Jeha's kiss in spain was so real and hot. i fall in love with both.
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unitedred
December 5, 2016 at 12:31 PM
I agree with you about tvn. I really enjoyed signal, oh hae young, the good wife, and drinking solo, but the K2 was a big disappointment for me. I was expecting a high quality and slick action series, but it didn't seem to mesh the different tones well, the writing was weak, and characters were unlikable.
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elric
December 5, 2016 at 7:27 PM
Signal's Kim Bum-joo is the face of evil and corruption. He deserves all the hate and the best villian title.
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Sojuboy
December 5, 2016 at 7:31 PM
I'm just going to say this one last time. "Signal" was based on "Memories of Murder." If you like Signal, you should watch "Memories of Murder."
Short Review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfYeAN25U0k
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PakalanaPikake
December 6, 2016 at 4:17 AM
@Sojuboy,
Thanks so much for the pointer to MEMORIES OF MURDER. I watched SIGNAL after its run, so wasn't around for the live recaps and commenting. I've started watching Korean films as well as dramas, but am a wuss and don't usually watch thrillers (especially ones based on heinous real-life crimes). Am tickled to see that one of my fave character actors, Kim Roe-Ha, plays a supporting role... so that makes the film even more tempting. ;-)
For the record, aside from all the praise on DB for SIGNAL, the music really sold me on watching it. One of my favorite OSTs ever.
bluetoile
December 6, 2016 at 4:40 PM
Signal was very loosely based on Memories of Murder. There was so much more to that drama besides the one case about the serial murder.
mhineey
December 5, 2016 at 12:22 PM
Signal is the best thriller drama ever in Korea for me, signal is the best drama this year
The way how they send us message of the past to the future and the way they match real criminals case to the story are really amazing
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mel
December 16, 2016 at 12:13 AM
did they really use real criminal cases?
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MoonieMoon
December 9, 2016 at 2:05 PM
What?? That is THE best drama of the year!!
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CatoCat
December 5, 2016 at 6:28 AM
Fact is this poll can be easily rigged. I tested it by using Proxy and VPN. I was able to to cast votes 3 times. It would have been better if they had used Google spreadsheet which asks for login[that too is easy to fool] OR Setup a system on their own site.
2nd It looks more of a popularity poll as a few specific shows are inappropriate no. of votes even when that poll itself doesn't fit well with the show.
3rd. There are some options in some polls which either shouldn't be there or should be but still aren't. Choosing 3 best options doesn't work out well either.
4th - No one has watched or tried all the shows so whatever expeirence the audience has with limited no. of shows they watched, they voted according to it. In the end this polls ends up providing vague results.
I have voted but noway this yearly poll can be taken seriously.
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Zella
December 5, 2016 at 6:53 AM
...It's a poll about tv shows. It's for sh*ts and giggles, not the presidential election.
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Bili Bala Pabo Bara
December 5, 2016 at 5:00 PM
Hahas your comment made me laugh. True that. This poll is just for fun^^
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Delurker
December 5, 2016 at 7:02 AM
Ah well, it's not like we are voting for the nation's president or even giving away trophies; to me it is well worth it just to read the descriptions :) .
That said, I promise to vote only once to make sure that results aren't rigged on my part. :).
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dfwkimchi
December 6, 2016 at 10:51 AM
TRUE! TRUE! TRUE!
I read the nominations just for the zippy-LOL-one-liner descriptions. They are always so hilarious and so spot-on at the same time! Genius - those DB gals! (I am assuming there are no guy contributors on DB - right?)
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panda268
December 12, 2016 at 10:26 PM
As far as i know, DB has guy(s?) as recapper. I'm not such if he's still part of the team though
sorrynotsorry
December 5, 2016 at 7:15 AM
I have fun doing these type polls, but - yep - you're right. Not to be taken too seriously and obviously some shows have been seen by more viewers. I never get why shows that haven't completed their run are included.
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Lord Cobol
December 5, 2016 at 10:25 AM
Yes, especially this year, because there were so many good shows...
... and I hate voting for a show that hasn't finished yet for anything "best", in case they blow the ending.
So Legend of the Blue Sea wasn't one of my 3 best, but there's a good chance it would have been if it had finished.
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bluetoile
December 6, 2016 at 3:09 PM
I do agree that shows that it is questionable that shows that have not finished airing are included. As a rule of thumb, I would only include shows that have aired at least more than half of their episodes.
cheekbones
December 5, 2016 at 7:25 AM
Who takes this poll seriously ? No, seriously.
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eclipse
December 5, 2016 at 8:20 AM
Wow really?? I thought we did it because it's fun, but maybe I didn't get the memo
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msmaymay
December 5, 2016 at 8:15 AM
Dramabeans do not consider the votes for final counts. The writers vote and discuss each category and decide. The poll is just for fun!
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sharreb
December 5, 2016 at 6:17 PM
yup lol no need to get mad at rigged polls. just for fun- and i reat it as the list that reminds me what i watch and didnt watch. How i felt then and now- on those dramas. for eg i was really head over heels with Another Miss Oh but now i looked back im not gonna rewatch again.
Db writers will write their own piece and how they feel about 2016 dramas.
Personally i did not vote for any dramas that are currently airing
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sancheezy
December 5, 2016 at 10:32 AM
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Bibi
December 5, 2016 at 10:58 AM
LOL why so butthurt about one particular drama. Everyone's taste is different, ML may not be your cup of tea but it doesn't mean that it is a bad drama. Calling other people name won't get you and your opinion respected, so get over it.
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sancheezy
December 5, 2016 at 11:58 PM
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Aa
December 5, 2016 at 4:19 PM
Ah, now I see your taste....I'm wondering WHAT drama(s) you considered is "good"
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pigsnout
December 6, 2016 at 7:55 PM
Why so angry about the fans of one drama?
Grow up and accept that people can like things that you don't like or even have contradicting feelings about them. Moonlight has 'imaginary' villain too and people vote for that, it's just a poll for fun.
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Del
December 6, 2016 at 9:49 PM
This is called democracy, baby!
Popularity may not equal to good and vice versa.
Different people has different cup of tea preference. What you consider is good may be bad to other people.
Unless you could turn a Trump over Hillary - may be you should suggest electoral votes instead. LOL
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Tanya
December 7, 2016 at 6:16 AM
If you don't like a particular drama you don't have to curse the fans or the drama. It may not be your cup of tea it doesnt mean you have to bad mouth....
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Hu
December 7, 2016 at 4:35 PM
Instead of criticizing fans of other drama which is not up to your liking, may be you should take time to concentrate on your spelling. It's "rabid" not "rabbit". LOL
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Moon Lover
December 8, 2016 at 1:09 PM
Lol, none are more fervent, fixated and obsessed than the anti-fan. Who's the real "rabbit" here?
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dollstar
December 5, 2016 at 12:56 PM
I am not voting since I only watched 4 of the dramas airing this year. But I think there are a lot of people who mostly watch the hyped dramas and then vote on those few they have watched. There are no rules for being eligible to vote and it's mostly just for fun, but I can see your point. Personally I just don't feel right voting when I haven't even seen 1/4 of these.
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anon
December 6, 2016 at 6:01 PM
Come on... how many people actually watch EVERY SINGLE broadcasted drama every year? Pretty sure most don't. These polls are just for fun. No one is getting an award.
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pigsnout
December 6, 2016 at 7:56 PM
Exactly.
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Beanfan
December 6, 2016 at 8:14 PM
@CatoCat--
I like your points. And I don't take this poll too seriously.
I only wish there would be more questions framed in such a way so that Oh Hae Young Again would be the obvious choice for most pollsters, thereby allowing it to "win" more categories, and then...in so doing, entice more people into watching it. : )
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Mary D
December 7, 2016 at 2:11 AM
+1!!
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Emsel
December 7, 2016 at 12:14 AM
I get that this poll is for fun but, after spending hours on kdramas and endless discussions, you want to see justice served for dramas that really deserved it. I also think you can't blame viewers because not everyone has completely watched all the dramas that aired in 2016.
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superficialdramafan
December 5, 2016 at 11:58 AM
I think the best thing this year in dramaland is seeing Ha Suk Jin's pores on my screen.
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satsuki92
December 6, 2016 at 5:42 AM
Him all slicked up in Drinking Solo and 1% of anything. 2016 has been good to us!
I'm pretending the questionable outfits he donned in 1% of anything's pre breakup, didn't happen. Sorry not sorry.
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miok
December 6, 2016 at 12:18 PM
lol. me too i hate his 7/8 pants, the green and the blue too. he looks the best in suit as jin jungseok.
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Peone Rose
December 5, 2016 at 3:18 PM
I laughed so hard when cancer was listed as a villain it was a stoke of comedic genius!!!
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bbstl
December 5, 2016 at 3:37 PM
omg, I live to read the descriptions every year! And the categories: getting to choose the most idiotic among noble idiots LOLOL ? It's a stroke of geeeeeenius!
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maryxiah
December 6, 2016 at 1:36 AM
Neener! Moonlighter! How are you, btw? Lol. I'm glad to see familiar faces/names here. I have a lot on these lists that i watched and dropped, I shamelessly only finished Moonlight and W. Heh
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neener
December 6, 2016 at 5:11 AM
maryxiah! I've been on and off from dramaland but Goblin will probably put me back in the map. Glad to see you here too!
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siesta
December 6, 2016 at 11:30 PM
i watched a fair amount of dramas this year (goes to show how empty my social life currently is lol)
where's W-Two Worlds in the most dysfunctional category btw?? if living on different dimensions is not dysfunctional enough for people, how about having a faceless father-in-law who happens to be your Creator? and the Killer of your whole family?
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pk
December 18, 2016 at 2:41 AM
hello, this is the best year and every dramas are awesome. and each dramas are very different from teacher. so do not depend on rating and watch almost every drama of 2016. from dots to signal and beautiful mind to romantic teacher. what an awesome year. yepppeee.....
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2 ck1Oz
December 5, 2016 at 3:08 AM
I tell you what, 2016 has been a great drama year for me. I've several dramas in my HD now. 2015 had almost nothing.
It even had dramas where I am happily rewatching. So no stress with this year's polls.
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royal
December 5, 2016 at 3:29 AM
Same. (I'm not counting R88 on the list because I watched all the episodes this year.)
It's been more than a year and I'm still bitter over Who Are You School 2015. Just thinking about it gives me heart ache. #JusticeForGongTaeKwang
I'm laughing-crying over the fact that the writer of the drama I was most bitter about last year is the writer of the drama I love so much this year.
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autumnrain
December 5, 2016 at 4:30 AM
I feel you T.T Well, the wheels of life keep turning round. And I'm glad Moonlight's ending is considerably good, if else I don't know whether I want to watch the writers' future projects or not.
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boomboompow
December 5, 2016 at 8:18 AM
Wait I just realised, where is the love for Splash Splash Love? I think it aired right after the Beanies Award last year.
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mary
December 5, 2016 at 3:29 AM
But... lots of good dramas also means a stressful poll for me.
*dies of indecisiveness*
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fanwho
December 5, 2016 at 4:21 AM
:) and :( this is going to be hard.
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wapz
December 5, 2016 at 6:37 AM
Seriously! This time I think that we should be able to choose atleast five instead of three.
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Dee Em
December 5, 2016 at 4:16 AM
Honestly, as the year is ending people are losing their shit over how bad 2016 has been courtesy Trump, Harambe, Brexit, PPAP, yada yada yada... and here I am thinking "2016 was so great, THANK YOU Dramaland" :')
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aweebit
December 5, 2016 at 8:08 AM
Thank you Dee Em for the brilliant perspective! You're right--Yea 2016! Yea Dramaland!
I feel much better about everything now, and hopeful for 2017 that no matter what else, I'll have 2017 dramas. *whew sigh of relief* :)
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Dramalava
December 5, 2016 at 12:30 PM
You're right, 2016 was a wash but dramaland delivered!!
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mehungie
December 5, 2016 at 10:18 PM
Dramaland, best medicine for real world blues!
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maya2825
December 6, 2016 at 12:10 AM
Yeahhh...2016 has been kinda cruel to me, but dramaland has been so good and lovely! Thank you Drama Gods!
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alua
December 5, 2016 at 8:11 AM
Very much the opposite for me. Except for Jeaously Incarnate (which I haven't finished yet so I'm not going to vote for it), there's nothing I actually want to give my vote to. Maybe Signal, but I've only watched up to ep 6 so too early to tell.
Lots of shows that started well but fell apart. Lots of shows that I dropped because they were terribly pretty much from the beginning. A couple of good ones, but none outstanding enough to merit "Favourite Drama" for me...
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Delurker
December 5, 2016 at 12:36 PM
About Jealousy Incarnate, put your mind at ease, go ahead and vote for it. As DB puts it, I am from the future, trust me, I know :-) .
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MyGirl2016
December 5, 2016 at 10:35 PM
Awww.. Warms my heart to see some JI love..?❤
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msmaymay
December 5, 2016 at 8:18 AM
Yes. I agreed. I've seen more Kdrama this year compared to 2014 and 2015 combined.
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TrinPie
December 5, 2016 at 9:27 AM
This was also a great year for me! Almost everything I watched this year has been really good. I had a hard time choosing favorite drama of the year because of this though. So I think tomorrow I'll vote for my other favorites! Problem solved!
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nomad
December 5, 2016 at 12:11 PM
Me too! 2016 has been such an awesome year from dramas!
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3 divyrus
December 5, 2016 at 3:17 AM
Okay this year is gonna be hard for me- even though it was a great drama year and I enjoyed a ton of them - there is no one clear winner!
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divyrus
December 5, 2016 at 3:30 AM
Okay reading through till end - I realized I need to finish up half the dramas ! :-o
I didnt know I had dropped so many of them in last few episodes!
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4 ObsessedMuch
December 5, 2016 at 3:21 AM
Woah! It has been an year already! Where did all the time vanish!! It seems only yesterday that I was singing praises of I Remember You!
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asmara
December 5, 2016 at 4:14 AM
IKR ObsessedMuch!
Time flies!!! And we have 2 SIG dramas this year. Hope those win something. Fighting!
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ObsessedMuch
December 5, 2016 at 6:05 AM
@asmara Both the shows could win something or the other as both were amazing in their own genres! I suddenly miss our IRY thread.. Wonder how Loveycat is doing!
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asmara
December 5, 2016 at 8:53 AM
Awww I miss those time too when we were so into lee hyun hahaha 24 hours a day sure is not enough for watching kdramas, reading and commenting in db, fangirling over our bias, let alone making vids. Can time stop while we were into kdramas n our bias? LOL. Never heard about loveycat anymore. Busy with kdramas I guess.
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ObsessedMuch
December 5, 2016 at 9:44 AM
I wish time would stop and let me enjoy kdramas at peace! Remember I had gotten a new job and had stopped commenting for like a day or two? I am already leaving that job! Time is literally flying!
I wish I could be as creative as you are.. I never even tried making vids. I run away from anything that requires too much work from me!
Hope Loveycat is alright.. i think I saw her in one of the threads when 38 Task force was about to start but haven't seen her in the last few months!
thelady
December 5, 2016 at 7:24 AM
I Remember You was so good but I'm scared to rewatch it cause the serial killers were so creepy.
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ObsessedMuch
December 5, 2016 at 9:45 AM
Oh the killers were creepy alright but so so interesting! I still get goosebumps while thinking back to the different stories!
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mumie
December 8, 2016 at 1:49 PM
I've just watched it yesterday, because I miss bo gum in evil. And I cried again when Hyun found that lawyer Jung is Min. Their confrontation..
And now seeing SIG in Louis and Bo Gum in Taekkie and Yeong.. wow.. two amazing actors! Since I feel that Bo Gum will get his award this year, I just hope SIG get award for performance in SKL. I don't want SIG empty handed this year.
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redfox
December 5, 2016 at 11:20 AM
*sings* "It´s the most wonderful time of the year"
SIG´s award is to go to the army.
I am very happy that he left us so many rewatchable moments with "Louis". from the beginning that drama felt like a parting gift with loads of fan service. It is like he had a checklist for the sake of his fans.
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ObsessedMuch
December 5, 2016 at 5:50 PM
Awww that is actually so true! He was giving us moments to play on a loop when we miss him in the 2 years.
I wouldn't call his going to army an award for either him or us, but he has to do what he has to.. I am so looking forward to the "maturity" he believes will come in 2 years. I hope that maturity comes with some muscles and a resolution to get cuter and hotter (if that is even possible) with every show! :D
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5 Lux
December 5, 2016 at 3:21 AM
Okay, this post has caught me off guard. It's that time of the year again?
All I can say is that 2016 is a better year for K-dramas than last year!
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kanz
December 5, 2016 at 3:57 AM
I was taking a shower, thinking where's the Beanie Awards since it's usually at this time of the year the polls show up. Then BAM! Just right after I took shower, open twitter and there's new post from Dramabeans. Like a telepathy. Ha.
I agree with you, this year definitely have better quality dramas than last year!
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6 samantha1
December 5, 2016 at 3:27 AM
Yay! You know it has been a good year when many of the dramas you see in the lists made you smile :)
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samantha1
December 5, 2016 at 12:15 PM
I never realized it until now that I've counted them but I'm amazed that I was able to watch 29 dramas out of all those in the favorite drama category. Even though I have only managed to finish a little more than half of those, I still think that the enjoyment I've had with those dramas surpass the disappointment I've had with the others.
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7 dramamad
December 5, 2016 at 3:30 AM
this is my favourite part of the year! thank you Dramabeans for feeding my addiction so spectacularly and ceaselessly year after year. I love you guys!!!
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8 dramapotatoe
December 5, 2016 at 3:31 AM
Yep, it's a pretty darn good year for kdramas <2
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9 Elle
December 5, 2016 at 3:31 AM
Omo Moonlight is leading/in second place in the categories it's in. O_O
I'm so here for the Moonlight love!
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maryxiah
December 5, 2016 at 4:17 AM
Count me in!
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badtanline
December 5, 2016 at 6:19 AM
Reporting for MDBC duty! It really made 2016 a much better year.
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Elle
December 5, 2016 at 9:08 AM
It transformed 2016 from a year with okay to good dramas to the year I met my greatest drama love to date. MDBC Forever!
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Ah In
December 5, 2016 at 3:48 PM
"""MOONLIGHT DRAWN BY CLOUDS: I won't lose this poll, I disallow it"""
Reporting for duty to my favorite drama too ♥ ❤
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thelady
December 5, 2016 at 7:25 AM
Moonlight was a good drama overall, good plot, directing, acting, gorgeous actors, satisfying ending.
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Shannie
December 5, 2016 at 12:39 PM
This is my favorite drama of the year. I'm still re-watching it.
My love for PBG as seja joha is limitless.
This drama was just everything for me.
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celine
December 5, 2016 at 7:02 PM
Awww the gang is forming once again! I miss the good ol times in the recap threads.
MDBC was good overall. Not spectacular or out of this world amazing, but it delivered well. A surprise gem!
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maryxiah
December 5, 2016 at 7:38 PM
Moonlighters assemble!!! I love it when I see some of us from the recap thread commenting on Moonlight, brings back so much memories. Ahh, the good times.
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10 Ryan
December 5, 2016 at 3:35 AM
Done voting, though by the time I reached the bottom of the page, I don't want to vote again. Too many dramas. I hope this was at least alphabetized.
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observer
December 5, 2016 at 9:08 AM
Agreed, I don't think I can check the list later again, I'm just happy till now my most favorite one ( W Two Worlds) was doing well in different categories.
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11 diane
December 5, 2016 at 3:37 AM
What to do...
Best dramas for me: Shopping King Louis, Police Unit 38, Jeal Incar, Signal, 1%, Kim Bok Joo. (Goblin might end up on list at this rate).
Breakout perf: PBG, KSH
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shalini
December 5, 2016 at 11:30 AM
Lol at Kim Bokjoo, though this is really her show. I voted for her every time I saw her. Such an uplifting, relatable character!
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satsuki92
December 6, 2016 at 5:44 AM
Swag
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Fitri Iphiet
December 6, 2016 at 8:37 AM
Swag (2) my friends.
I rarely finished watching a drama but SIGNAL is fucking great. Deserves best drama.
The other dramas i finished were 1% and... Let me remember. Damn i forget.
But LSK is such a great actress i totally forget that she was Inha in CITT and doctors. Both are dramas of this year.
Blue sea.. Hmm.. Sorry JJH, you seriously reminds me of anothee character in MLFAS. Shrug.
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12 Monlit
December 5, 2016 at 3:37 AM
Wow the love for Moonlight is real! But I'm going to keep voting Park Hae Jin for the most wasted talent. CITT was a nightmare!! Seo Kang Joon didn't even do well in his own drama wtf
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diana
December 5, 2016 at 3:40 AM
yes! skj was a nightmare! he's not doing any better in entourage
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 4:59 AM
I agree he is bad in ENtourage, He is more alive in CITT
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atz
December 5, 2016 at 5:05 AM
Yet SKJ keeps popping up in dramas! Why,why, why??
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pogo
December 5, 2016 at 5:28 AM
Looks >>>> talent, that's why.
It's not that he can't act, he just isn't charismatic enough to lead a show. Unless he improves to that point, he'll be winnowed out in favour of fresh blood in the next few years. (the field for male actors is rather stricter than for women, that way)
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Monlit
December 5, 2016 at 5:35 AM
Just don't be another Song Seung Hun who received a Daesang for his foot acting
pogo
December 5, 2016 at 5:36 AM
@Monlit are you serious?!!! Him, getting a Daesang?!
eunchans
December 5, 2016 at 5:43 AM
I kinda liked him in CITT and really thought he had improved, but judging from what he said in interviews, the PD allowed him free reign and they adapted the role to his limitations. The problem is his lack of versatility as well tbh. He hasn't demonstrated any range yet as an actor imo.
pogo
December 5, 2016 at 7:22 AM
@yuju - I think you have it right, he doesn't have much range.
I've noticed he tends to play all his roles the same way, and the most obvious way - there's no nuance or depth to his acting, especially compared to certain other actors his age.
bam
December 5, 2016 at 5:52 AM
Sponsor, probably. Or favoritism. He's also bad in that saeguk with lee yeon hee.
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Juvenile
December 5, 2016 at 6:11 AM
If he really has a sponsor that guy must be really big in TVN to pull that much shit on a successful drama like CITT
thelady
December 5, 2016 at 7:27 AM
Seo Kang Joon is completely lacking in on screen charisma and chemistry with his costars. He is pretty but bland.
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Seo Kang Joon
December 5, 2016 at 8:15 AM
Talking about me huh? How do you know I'm bland? Have you tasted me?!
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Seo Kang Ja
December 5, 2016 at 8:49 AM
I TOLD YOU DON'T DO ACTING.
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Seo Kang Jae
December 5, 2016 at 4:11 PM
I TOLD YOU TRY THE PIANIST, INSTEAD.
blo
December 5, 2016 at 9:31 AM
He's a meh for me, still.
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dollstar
December 5, 2016 at 1:26 PM
Yeah Entourage seems to have burst a lot of his bubble. It was pretty risky for him to take on such an infuriating character. Even more experienced actors would have had trouble with such a character, so it really further exposed a lot of his weaknesses. His acting in Cheese was not exactly nuanced, but it was ok for a second lead (I mean, what used to be a second lead .... yeah). Would have been interesting to see him giving his shot at playing the actual webtoon character and not the saccharine version of it tho.
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Ah In
December 5, 2016 at 3:57 PM
I had to vote Sunbae too for most wasted, oh so wasted talent. Park Hae Jin!
/cries
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nchoe
December 5, 2016 at 6:21 PM
I'm kinda conflicted between Lee Jung-gi and Park Hae-jin. But I decided to vote for Park Hae-jin. At least, Lee Jung-gi got a lot of screen times and chances to show his best performance, while Park Hae-jin ended up being an outcast in the show in which he was supposed to be the main lead. Not to mention how he wasn't included in the CiTT OST Drama pictorial book.
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13 knom
December 5, 2016 at 3:38 AM
This-is-my-happiest-moment kiss from "Shopping King Louie" will always be my favorite kiss scene. It was genuine and very sweet. And the entire scene was just oozing with honey. <3
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14 pogo
December 5, 2016 at 3:39 AM
Is this a daily votes allowed thing like last year?
I know they're a touch on the low-profile side but Age of Youth and Police Unit 38 need more love.
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pogo
December 5, 2016 at 3:41 AM
Also why is PU38 left off the Action/Thriller category?!
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kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 5:07 AM
Haven't seen AoY, but definitely agree that PU38 needs more love! For me it's the best of the year.
And yes, I wondered that too. It's a crime show and fits at least the thriller genre.
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Wag-a-muffin
December 5, 2016 at 5:35 AM
I looked for it too.
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ObsessedMuch
December 5, 2016 at 9:48 AM
I was wondering about that too! The PU38 car- chase scene is actually my favourite amongst all chase scenes till date!
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redfox
December 5, 2016 at 7:03 AM
I know, right? Twistiest drama of the year that kept your head spinning and still not nominated.
well, whoever wins, I´ll con the award out of them and throw it off a rooftop....or... maybe that would be a bad idea.
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pogo
December 5, 2016 at 7:24 AM
lol I support the conning plan too. The best award is a stolen one ;)
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redfox
December 5, 2016 at 11:23 AM
or, since I said in another comment that the award is Maxim gold, perhaps it is worth throwing from a rooftop. 50 million portions of maxim Gold for all the homeless amnesiacs out there.
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kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 3:32 PM
So, "Let them drink Maxim"? Are you sure you weren't a French royal in a previous lifetime? :P
redfox
December 6, 2016 at 6:35 AM
"With Maxim, anyone can be a coffee prince!"
PakalanaPikake
December 7, 2016 at 5:53 AM
And you won't have to study in Italy for two years to become a barista, either. ;-)
shalini
December 5, 2016 at 11:31 AM
Same with Beautiful Mind and Pied Piper :(
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dollstar
December 5, 2016 at 1:10 PM
At least Age of Youth is leading in something, that best girlfriends category. But poor Beautiful Mind is completely left in the dust. For me Lee Young Oh was one of the most memorable main characters of the last few years. It will probably not get any mentions in the staff picks either.
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Adal
December 5, 2016 at 1:10 PM
Love those two dramas. Agree that they need more ❤️❤️.
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MyGirl2016
December 5, 2016 at 11:07 PM
I’ve put those two on my to-watch list. (Age of Youth I already had, Beautiful Mind now added). Might find time to see them only in 2017, so won’t be able to vote.
Funny when I think about it coz this year I started twelve 2016 dramas and dropped 9 of them start/ midway. In a year with such awesome dramas floating around, why did I pick the wrong ones and waste my time? ?
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mashimomo
December 6, 2016 at 11:00 AM
Age of Youth I think is getting more love on the girlfriend category, but I also think Dear My Friends deserve to be the best melo. OHY was more rom-com turned melo but really should just stay as rom-com.
Also with you on PU38 as Action/Thriller. Although hands down, Signal is the best on everything and anything this year!
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bd5
December 6, 2016 at 10:25 PM
PU38 and AoY are my 2 picks for best K-dramas for 2016.
Both had the combination of great writing and acting and a deft touch with the directing.
These 2 shows can compare favorably w/ the best shows on American cable.
There are a few dramas that are well-regarded that I still have to catch up on, but other dramas like "Bring It On Ghost", while not maybe not something critically acclaimed was a fun/enjoyable watch mainly for the banter btwn the 2 leads and OHYA was (aside from Seo Hyun-jin) overrated as the writing was formulaic and predictable w/ little in the way of interesting/fun dialogue (have yet to start it, but figure that I'm going to enjoy "Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim" more).
Eagerly awaiting "Bad Guys II" and even that reworked survival island due to writer Han Jung-hoon and any new projects from the writer of AoY, Park Yeon-sun.
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15 voice
December 5, 2016 at 3:40 AM
SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL
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gadis
December 5, 2016 at 4:22 AM
Take your walkie-talkie and tell others to vote for it.
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V
December 5, 2016 at 6:34 AM
Agreed! Signal, Signal, Signal, Signal!!
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Peach
December 5, 2016 at 7:03 AM
My first thought upon clicking on this post was "Signal. DESTROY THEM."
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a
December 5, 2016 at 7:48 AM
For sure! All my votes goes to this drama!
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samantha1
December 5, 2016 at 7:54 AM
Yaasss!!! Hands down!
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Grapes
December 5, 2016 at 8:08 AM
Signal is the best drama of 2016, maybe the best korean drama drama ever.
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queenjihyun
December 5, 2016 at 9:56 AM
Signal and Misaeng, the best kdramas in a while. I don’t think any other drama can ever top these two. Misaeng is a tad better than Signal imho.
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Fitri Iphiet
December 6, 2016 at 8:41 AM
Best comment ever! Haha cheers
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Lizzy
December 5, 2016 at 2:07 PM
Ok..Maybe I should watch Signal ASAP..I've been putting it off for later but I need to step up my drama-watching sh*t..
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juliesean
December 5, 2016 at 9:43 PM
Totally, haven't watched another kdrama that is as PERFECT in my years of watching kdrama. There's really no flaw in this drama, from cast, script, directing, editing !!
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pohonphee
December 5, 2016 at 8:38 AM
No body can defeat Signal's vilain: Time!
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coolgirl
December 5, 2016 at 10:28 AM
It's my favourite category in this poll!
I don't care if we lose all the others, but we must get the best villain! :)
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En
December 5, 2016 at 9:50 AM
Truly one of a kind MINDBLOWING drama! I might've said 'Wow' more than a hundred times while watching Signal.
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nchoe
December 5, 2016 at 11:06 AM
I'm a simple fangirl.
I see "Signal", I click.
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An
December 5, 2016 at 12:23 PM
This voting made me watch the first three episodes of Signal again. I miss the trifecta. This is still my no.1 drama out of all I've watched (Western dramas included).
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16 voice
December 5, 2016 at 3:42 AM
i haven't voted on the best kiss because i haven't watched every drama this year yet (well the ones that i want to)
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rentenmann
December 5, 2016 at 5:06 AM
But I know my vote in that category will NOT be for that awkward, dancing in the rain kiss from Doctors. That actually got me to drop the drama. Eww!
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Rumi
December 5, 2016 at 10:01 AM
That drama actually had MUCH better kiss scenes but in this poll the only option was that cringe worthy rain kiss. (A gentle reminder that the blame is completely on director, who took really awkward shots and made the kiss scene linger such an unnecessary amount of time).
And the poll couldn’t be about first kisses b/c if I remember correctly, the handcuff kiss scene in W wasn’t the 1st kiss between Kang Chul and Oh Yeon Joo so...
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dollstar
December 5, 2016 at 1:12 PM
Yeah, kinda scratching my head at that particular kiss being included. It was really second hand embarrassment inducing.
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newbie
December 5, 2016 at 7:25 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDSZ1II5_0Q
You're welcome.
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boomboompow
December 6, 2016 at 9:02 PM
Lee Hwa Shin's stare in this scene alone is hotter than at least 3 kiss scenes nominated in the best kiss category.
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boomboompow
December 5, 2016 at 8:04 AM
Honestly though, the description confuses me for a sec because OHY's ugly palm shirt is the least of my focus during that scene.
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nchoe
December 5, 2016 at 11:13 AM
My top 3 favorite kissing scene:
1. Marriage Contract (I didn't finish this one though)
2. Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim
3. Jealousy Incarnate
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Adal
December 5, 2016 at 1:13 PM
Totally agree with you. Those are perfect examples of how kisses should be done damn it! Lol
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boomboompow
December 5, 2016 at 8:29 PM
Same, but swap Marriage Contract to Oh Hae Young for me.
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Madkdr
December 5, 2016 at 9:07 PM
I like this one
https://youtu.be/a77Nr1IJG-o
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17 kanz
December 5, 2016 at 3:48 AM
"DOCTORS: I’m awesome, my life is awesome, wait do I even have any problems?"
Wait, who wrote this one? ROFLMAO...
I had headaches from the get-go and it got worse near the end because I could vote for probably 2 or 3 more!! So many dramas deserve recognitions this year.
And I refuse to vote in FAVORITE ALTERNATE PAIRING (the one that didn’t happen) category since there's no Jeha-Yoojin pairing. Oh well, maybe that one didn't happen AT ALL!
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Miumiu
December 5, 2016 at 7:13 AM
I died laughing from the descriptions. "Ugly palm tree shirt kiss" - I have to work at Hh that drama just to see the kiss :)
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18 Loolu
December 5, 2016 at 3:50 AM
Though they were the most disappointing dramas, i still loved them.
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19 sparks121
December 5, 2016 at 3:51 AM
lol the first world problems...
judging everyone that hasn't voted for nam ji hyun for best breakout performance!
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knom
December 5, 2016 at 4:17 AM
Right? To think that this was Nam Ji Hyun's first lead role, it baffled me why other bad actresses/idols are getting lead roles but not this young, talented lady. Here's to more lead roles for Nam Ji Hyun. Looking forward to her next project. :)
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pogo
December 5, 2016 at 5:31 AM
Haven't watched Shopping King Louie but I wholeheartedly support Nam Ji-hyun finally getting to be a leading lady in her own right instead of stuck doing child roles.
(and please god can some of these big-name writers pay attention to her when they're casting instead of running off to, well, let's not even start with names)
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 5:32 AM
what breakout performances means though? Nam Ji Hyun has already had some great performances before and on top of that in a more meatier role, same as Kim Go Eun...
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sparks121
December 5, 2016 at 9:16 AM
Yep, that's what I though too, but, well, if we're going by performance quality- she's my pick. :p
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knom
December 5, 2016 at 11:57 AM
Breakout performances for leading role. She was a successful child actress (no doubt) but being a child actress means she's not carrying the whole drama. Her acting/role in Shopping King Louie proves that she's lead material. :)
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 3:06 PM
@knom : so It means breakout role, not breakout performances.... You can have breakout performances even if you are not a lead
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 4:29 PM
and speaking of break out performances, Kim WOo Bin should be include in the poll.. Or Is it the most improved? I swear He is so unbeliavable good I can't believe my eyes.... It's like watching Song hye Gyo in That winter the wind blows, he never been this good before.!
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20 Sinta
December 5, 2016 at 3:56 AM
This year, we have signal, age of youth, memory, drinking solo, on the way to the airport and romantic doctor teacher kim. All of these is really well-made drama
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21 annflln
December 5, 2016 at 4:08 AM
Year end already?
Wow, dramaland in 2016 was quite generous to us. Lot of great drama and I haven't watch some of them.
Best drama for me: W, Oh Hae-young again, Marriage contract, 1% of anything.
Biggest disappointment: CITT. Don't make me start it.
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rentenmann
December 5, 2016 at 5:09 AM
Right there with you on biggest disappointment. My heart still hurts from that one. Gonna vote when I get home; I can't seem to vote from my phone/the mobile site. Dang!
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 5:44 AM
For me personally though, CITT is the drama I really really love flaws and all... They stick to their narrative till the end and the ending is so fit with the story... My biggest complain, I wish this drama is more focus about the premise and the narrative and stay away to love triangle, the tone should be darker. It would be awsome.
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pogo
December 5, 2016 at 7:28 AM
Cheese should win Biggest Disappointment, hands down.
No other drama started off as one (really good) thing and then became a whole other hackneyed, piano-playing, makjang gangster-filled thing by 3/4 of the way through.
It's hard to believe the first four episodes and the last four even belong to the same drama.
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blo
December 5, 2016 at 9:42 AM
Seriously. I didn't have any expectations for Moon considering it was lackluster from the start. CITT threw me off a cliff, dropped a piano on me, and then ran me over with a car. Of course they apologized, but then they ran me over again with their "special hour".
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queenjihyun
December 5, 2016 at 10:04 AM
Agreed. Still mad at the PD and director
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Flightey Gazelles
December 5, 2016 at 10:14 AM
And you know what's worsy ? I CAN'T STOP REWATCHING IT!! And clutching my wrenching chest.
I've never experienced relationship heartbreak but I'm not exaggerating when I say that, should that inevitable real life heartbreak come, it will be similar to what I felt for CITT. I fell in love, really fell in love and then...*wipes tears*. I haven't moved on yet. I'm going to post an ode to CITT on one thread someday, no matter how much later that is just so I can finally have peace of mind. I loved everything about you, gave you my heart, accepted the baggage you came with even all the psychos you brought to my orbit and then.... *changes box of Kleenex*
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Ah In
December 5, 2016 at 4:12 PM
Cheese is really the best drama that ever got derailed. The train wreck still stuns me till this day. I still love it though, I can't not, its just got the best mood, and coolest characters until all that got side swept to make room for some awesome piano character development.
The whole experience really is like cheese, very holey, because now I just pick and choose what to rewatch...so many protracted piano-sized black holes to ignore
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juliesean
December 5, 2016 at 9:45 PM
It's between Cheese and Moon Lovers.... Tough choice
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Ah In
December 6, 2016 at 2:30 AM
Hmm, I see the dilemma
(A) Starts out good, builds expectations and much love only to hit a jarring note and never recover henceforth
(B) Was only ever good in the imaginations of fans
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Lord Cobol
December 5, 2016 at 10:40 AM
I couldn't vote CITT most disappointing because I didn't watch it so I don't really know how disappointing it was.
I was about to start a few weeks late, because of all the goods things I was reading about it (mostly on the DB staff "What We're Watching"), but then I waited just long enough to read about the mess at the end.
Maybe next year they can have a category for "Train Wreck DB Saved Me from Starting" :)
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dollstar
December 5, 2016 at 12:26 PM
Definitely Cheese for me too. I watched the whole drama after it finished airing, fully aware of the controversy and having had the ending practically spoiled to me, but I thought since I knew what to expect I would be able to handle it. The first half of the drama really seemed worth watching so I dived right in and tolerated the second half as expected. But that last episode made me completely lose it! It still made me so utterly angry despite myself and wanting to pull my hair out after seeing how everything was executed.
I know some people have said it wasn't that bad and I had enjoyed other drama endings that were deemed "worst ending ever!!1!11", but here all I could say was "Boy, the others really didn't exaggerate one bit this time". Maybe there's some sort of talent involved too in making something so good so bad.
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dollstar
December 5, 2016 at 12:41 PM
And I think I need to add that it was the kind of ending that ruins the whole drama experience and stains it irrevocably, not to say the few episodes preceding it were very good. But the ending was the crowning confirmation that even if the makers of this drama had lost the plot, hackneyed the characterization and muddled any sort of message or emotional complexity they had going for in the first half, they weren't even aware enough or didn't care to fix some of it.
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 3:23 PM
To make it clear, watch CITT as a psychological drama mix with thriller instead of romance / slice of life drama. It's not and never was for me .... Treat it as a psychological thriller is so much more fun, and you will the ending is fitting. the worst episode is 11,13-14, I think, but ep 15-16 is so good and back on track to the narrative.
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Madkdr
December 5, 2016 at 9:12 PM
Definitely CITT. I looked no further.
That bitter taste just won't go away!
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yoeslee
December 6, 2016 at 6:18 AM
I vote for CITT too, its still broke my heart untill these days.
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22 Grace Yoon
December 5, 2016 at 4:08 AM
Moonlight all the way!
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greenturtle
December 5, 2016 at 8:41 AM
Yeah! Moonlight was awesome!
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Ah In
December 5, 2016 at 7:50 PM
Yesss, MDBC!!!! Gat bros!!! Seja jo ha!!! Ra On ah!!! YeongOn TT. Eunuch Jang!!...Preciousness
For me the constant 3 I voted :
Moonlight Drawn by Clouds - Awesome. Magic. Goodness that wasn't destroyed by the ending!!! Every time I see articles or pictures or just the name of this drama I start shooting hearts ♥ ❤ ❥ ❣ ❤ ❤ ❣ ❥
W - Two Worlds - Mind-blowing first 7 episodes. There were flaws later on but when I think about W I'm still mind-blown, and a fan.
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Cheese In The Trap - If I forget the second half because the beginning was the best!! Yep I'm one of the few hundred people that keep voting for Cheese. This was 2016's ✮✮✮✮✮ star that could have been..
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maryxiah
December 6, 2016 at 1:38 AM
Moonlight forever!!!
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23 Gaby
December 5, 2016 at 4:13 AM
Romcom: Another Oh Hae Young
Family drama: Oh My Geumbi
Action: Signal
Saeguk: Moonlight
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24 stuffed
December 5, 2016 at 4:13 AM
LOL! I was searching high and low to vote for Goblin+Grim Reaper bromance without even realising that Goblin is not even included in the list. Silly me!
But man...choices here, there and everywhere! This is the most delightfully frustrating poll I've ever voted for. It's worse than the finals!
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25 Afii
December 5, 2016 at 4:14 AM
When I see the list I realize that I'm not watching many this year. But reading from the article here and there I see that this year in general was a good year for drama fans. Hope can see that again in future ;)
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26 sandra
December 5, 2016 at 4:14 AM
loved the kiss w.......................my fav dramas are leading in almost every categories.1.w 2.signal 3.Moon light drawn by clouds.Overrated dots !!!!
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27 gadis
December 5, 2016 at 4:17 AM
"CINDERELLA AND THE FOUR KNIGHTS: Jung Il-woo, kick higher next time"
Ouch. Even other actors on the same list got their last 2/3 years drama as reference, but Jung Il-woo still got that High Kick reference. It's been how long? 10 years ago??
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gadis
December 5, 2016 at 4:30 AM
It's a super great year in dramaland. Tons of love and vote for Jealousy Incarnate, Marriage Contract, Another Oh Hae-young, and Signal.
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pogo
December 5, 2016 at 5:31 AM
pffft. He hasn't had a really good drama in years, JIW.
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pogo
December 5, 2016 at 5:33 AM
...(I was going to say, hence the High Kick/10 years ago reference. I hope he picks better dramas post-military)
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nilsche
December 5, 2016 at 5:40 AM
Isnt he known to always had similar drama with lee junki? Too bad he's going to military soon. I would like to watch his version of scarlet heart.
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sorrynotsorry
December 5, 2016 at 7:22 AM
Is that because they each did a version of Iljimae? Otherwise that comment makes no sense as JIW isn't exactly known for historicals (though he did do Nightwatchmen)and LJK is. JIW's best role in my mind is The Scheduler.
pogo
December 5, 2016 at 7:30 AM
@sorrynotsorry - lol it's probably a reference to Iljimae, then JIW playing a ghost-seeing character in a fantasy setting in Night Watchman two years after Lee Jun-ki played a ghost-seer in a (much better) fantasy setting in Arang.
thelady
December 5, 2016 at 8:17 AM
my favorite Jung Il-woo dramas are
Return of Illjimae
Flower Boy Ramyun Shop
Moon that embraces the sun
but yes it has been a few years since his last watchable drama
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28 Xyxy1988
December 5, 2016 at 4:20 AM
This is the year for JTBC Dramas. All of their dramas are exceptional and masterfully created. Their dramas did not get the ratings it deserves, but it gained attetion from netizens and TV critics alike. And among the four general cable networks, only JTBC pursued with their drama production. Sadly, I can only pick 3 of their dramas.
Oh, JTBC. You now have a loyal fan in me.
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 5:25 AM
JTBC I've watched is My wife is having and affair and age of youth.. they are really so damn good.. Please tell me what else another JTBC I've missed? I've watched Fantastic, It's not really that great though
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Sera The Ms Temper
December 5, 2016 at 5:38 AM
Try watch Ms Temper & Nam Jung Ki and Mirror of The Witch. I think FantastiC was great too, might not have the best romance but the friendship & bromance were great.
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 5:47 AM
Fantastic is still a decent watch, but I don't like how they handle Park Shi Yeon's story, and the story is just too fairy tale to my liking?
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Sea
December 5, 2016 at 9:27 AM
I love that you kept your username from earlier this year! :)
Ms. Temper is seriously underrated. It was my favorite show of the year. The ending wasn't as good as it could have been, but overall it was a fantastic show. I highly recommend it as well!
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Sera The Ms Temper
December 5, 2016 at 5:36 AM
Agree. I am jTBC girl this year!
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montecarlo
December 5, 2016 at 6:09 AM
Sameee
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29 Jolly
December 5, 2016 at 4:23 AM
Why are some dramas missing from certain polls?
I wanted to pick Oh Hae-young Again in most disappointing and dysfunctional relationships category but it's not even an option, but you have something vanilla like Descended in the most disappointing category.
Anyway, Signal has been the best drama this year, and one of the best period.
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alua
December 5, 2016 at 8:13 AM
What do you mean with "something vanilla like Descended in the most disappointing category"?
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Jolly
December 5, 2016 at 9:43 AM
There's nothing offensive about Descended. It's a very popular drama, and I really doubt most people who watch it would feel disappointed. It received a strong reception too. Vanilla was my way of saying it's an easy watch with nothing that would really make anyone feel disappointed with it. It's a simple and breezy as they come.
Yet it's included in the most disappointing category, while Oh Hae-young Again, which has one of the most annoying and irritating leads I've seen in a drama, is absent. That drama has far more issues with it from a writing standpoint as well as some of the actions within that would likely cause a strong reaction than something like Descended.
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Adal
December 5, 2016 at 1:17 PM
I see your point. Very valid argument. It was why I eventually dropped OHYA despite the extension and rave reviews.
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Ah In
December 5, 2016 at 7:33 PM
I simply do not like OHYA's main lead characters. I don't understand why this couple, together or separate were popular at all.
I started it again recently because I like most of the other characters, especially Eric's sister..and because I keep hearing stuff about it. But my impression of the leads gets worse & worse. Lol, I never sneered at a reunion/make up scene like I did at these two outside the hospital.
I wonder when OHY will apologize to the pretty OHY?
And Eric's character is just..the worst. To be honest other than just "disappointing", I'm surprised a special poll for "Laughably Dislikable" wasn't created specially for this drama.
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MyGirl2016
December 5, 2016 at 11:42 PM
I enjoyed most part of Another Oh Hae Young. I loved the lead actress, she was phenomenal. Her character was a bit annoying at times but I guess that’s the way it was written.
The male lead on the other hand.... Rom-com king. Ha ha... Oh wait, you weren’t kidding????
Ah In
December 6, 2016 at 6:29 AM
@MyGirl2016,
Ha ha your post made me laugh & I wish I was kidding too because I like everything else about the drama: Writer can write, and the director is great too. Some very interesting side characters. Good acting. Parental units were Reply Series level of awesome/realistic.
The OHY character though, I have no words. No wait I do. If she was a second lead female with these exact traits I'm pretty sure majority would be under no illusions about just how annoying & without self worth or self respect this female is. And how abusive towards the pretty OHY - "Let me beat you up because I & everyone in the world think you're better than me" !!
But here she's the female lead, she & the male lead are meant to be together, its all for love~~.
As for Eric (I keep trying but can't remember his character name), while he was terrible already for being a coward and creeping behind the scenes to hurt the supposed fiance of his fiancee (which I don't know why, he's not the one who dumped you! I'm amazed people panned CITT Jung's character and yet lots liked this other Special Brand of Creep. Must be the eyes indeed, Mi Kyung-oma), its what he did after discovering he hurt the wrong OHY that makes him The Worst Male Lead in my book **cue countless face palms**. What a degree of ballsy ... just enough to destroy someone else's life but not enough to own up to your feelings, omona! I gotta assume you're joking about that rom-com king thing too. What? Where? How?
Eric = the maddening hero of the trashy "romance" books I read when I was 12, several years down the line I'm glad my tastes & bullsh*t meter have changed.
I have to admit I've not finished the drama yet, I've not been on any of its threads & don't even know if it's recapped on DB, my conclusions about people's reactions to the drama is from beanies comments around the website. Although OHYA is like a makjang I'm rubbernecking I don't know if/when I will finish it because there are some awesome dramas airing at the moment & likely in the foreseeable future. I jumped 4 episodes worth of the drama already and I'm stuck at the part where they made up after everything was exposed.
MyGirl2016
December 6, 2016 at 9:55 AM
Now that you say it that way @Ah In,
Just OHY was quite mean to Pretty OHY, wasn’t she? Loads of self esteem, lack of self-love issues there. And pretty OHY’s only ‘fault’ was that she was prettier and got more attention @ school/work. (And of course the same name thing)
I don’t remember much of the drama now but did Just Oh Hae Young achieve any meaningful character growth by the end? Like overcome her insecurities in some way?
And I can tell you, in real life I have seen many instances of ‘Just Oh Hae Youngs’ (who are a bundle of insecurities) gossiping about and tearing down, and being downright mean and rude to who THEY THINK are ‘Pretty’ Oh Hae Youngs. (And ‘pretty’ could be physical looks pretty, or more-successful-than-me pretty, more-popular-than-me pretty etc etc).
And it’s sad, really. Such characters are fine to be represented in dramas as part of a well-told story, but I don’t think anybody would want to cross paths with one in real life! ?
juliesean
December 5, 2016 at 9:50 PM
Finally....everyone was singing praises about OHYA. I love Eric but the leads are really annoying. Especially OHY. She just rubs me the wrong way.
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sfgirl
December 5, 2016 at 8:36 AM
I also was looking for Oh Hae-young in the dysfunctional category!
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junny
December 5, 2016 at 4:36 PM
Same here. I was looking to vote for Young-oh and Jin-sung in the Favourite Lead Couple category, but they weren't included :( It's not a conventional romance, but the characters did have a relationship, so I dunno why it wasn't included.
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30 nchoe
December 5, 2016 at 4:24 AM
Last year, I really had a hard time to find good dramas to watch and barely watched any KDrama. However this year, I could watch 2-5 different ongoing dramas in a week (gasp!). Never, in my entire life, I watched that much KDrama. I used to be lucky enough to find 2 or 3 good dramas in a year. LOL.
Thanks DramaGod for a wonderful year full of excellent dramas. I hope this trend won't last forever though since next year I'm gonna be busy and I need to get my life back.
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crazyahjummafan
December 5, 2016 at 8:18 AM
Lol. This year, I went crazy and watched like 4 to 6 dramas a week!
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nchoe
December 5, 2016 at 11:23 AM
Omona... thank God, I'm not the only one >.<
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Ah
December 6, 2016 at 2:54 AM
@Thirst Squad Leader, did you have bags under your eyes like LOBSTER's mermaid?
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31 celine
December 5, 2016 at 4:30 AM
It's that time of the year! Wow so many dramas! 2016 is an interesting year for dramas... surprise/underdog hits, pre-production galore (which proved to be either a hit or miss), interesting pairings etc. 2016 has been an amazing year for me drama-wise. I cannot wait for 2017 offerings!
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32 NewComerDb
December 5, 2016 at 4:34 AM
2016.such a great year of kdrama.from cinemathography.directing.and story concept(its not years that have so many typical drama the concept pretty much new),plot(amazing first half).its better from last years.but this years i have sooo many drama that i dropped in halfway -_- eventhough i watch soo many drama this year and their first half is promising but somehow second half lost it charm and story got draggy and become repetitive(i only can finish signal.one more happy ending.DOTS).i hope next year kdrama writer learn from this and balancing the story for first and second half .not kind off amazing first and then go downhill..
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33 Makoto
December 5, 2016 at 4:37 AM
Bad-ass Kang Unni and Examiner Kim are my favourite female characters of the year.
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pogo
December 5, 2016 at 5:35 AM
I missed seeing Kang Unni when I scrolled the first time around, now I'm kicking myself for missing the chance to vote for her :(
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34 verzaholicbee
December 5, 2016 at 4:37 AM
The immense relief when you go to the next question and read you can select up to 3!
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cozybooks
December 5, 2016 at 7:27 AM
Seriously. That's perhaps the only thing that saved me hours of debate on these!
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rookie
December 5, 2016 at 10:47 AM
LOL glad im not the only one who took the poll super seriously. I dont think ive ever debated this much over multiple choice questions in my exams.
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Dee Em
December 5, 2016 at 11:31 AM
I am not kidding when I say that I wrote down all the options and used practical judgement and an effective elimination method to reach a conclusion about which 3 options to submit. This is a big deal indeed.
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35 Mariko.Ogata
December 5, 2016 at 4:37 AM
I'm planning to vote this year. :) So excited. But how do i cast in my votes? Am I supposed to click the pictures or leave a message on this page? Thanks!
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mary
December 5, 2016 at 4:39 AM
Chiharu, are you on mobile? Are you not seeing any boxes/buttons beside the drama names? :O
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nilsche
December 5, 2016 at 5:36 AM
Most likely. Im on the phone too, and if its not for last year's vote, i would experiencing the same problem :)
Dear @chiharu, if you really are on phone, go to the browser's setting and click the. "request desktop site" (chrome)
@girlfriday and @dbstaff could you please post this "desktop site" into the article? I remember it was quite a commotion last year :)) thank you
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mary
December 5, 2016 at 5:54 AM
Hmm... we already fixed the mobile voting issue but it's possible your browser is caching the old stylesheet. For chrome and safari mobile, I just had to refresh couple of times/clear my browsing data and/or wait a while.
But if I'm accessing the poll inside twitter's browser, I couldn't find a way to clear the cache so had to uninstall/reinstall the app itself.
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thequiet1
December 6, 2016 at 12:11 AM
i on pc, using mozilla, but i cant vote too. no small boxes to tick. ottoke... T_T
mary
December 6, 2016 at 1:36 AM
@Dhiya, I can't replicate that bug at all. :( Is it possible you have a plugin or something that blocks content from other sites or modifies forms? :/ Do you have other browsers available and can you vote from there?
thequiet1
December 6, 2016 at 6:18 AM
It's okay, I tried on my phone, and now I can vote!
Thanks anyway, mary!
Mariko.Ogata
December 6, 2016 at 7:32 AM
I'm using Mozilla. . . I'm only seeing pictures. I've been clicking the pictures to see if something would happen lol. . .
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mary
December 6, 2016 at 1:00 PM
@Chiharu, thanks for replying! I wonder... do you see the choices below the questions? Or just the questions themselves?
For example, the first question "What was your favorite drama of 2016?" should have choices under it like this:
[ ] DESCENDED FROM THE SUN: You are my everything
[ ] OH HAE-YOUNG AGAIN: I had a vision you were the one for me
[ ] DEAR MY FRIENDS: Vote for me or I’ll hold a grudge until we’re eighty
If you're just seeing the questions, it's possible you have a plugin or something preventing the choices from loading. If this is the case, have you tried clicking on the question? It should be a link that leads to the survey site.
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Mariko.Ogata
December 8, 2016 at 4:11 AM
I only see the questions and then the pictures below it. I tried using/shifting to another browser (chrome) and it's working fine.
36 rookie
December 5, 2016 at 4:39 AM
Top 3 for me: signal, jealousy incarnate and marriage contract. Honarable mention: dear my friends.
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V
December 5, 2016 at 9:33 AM
Agreed with your choices (minus Dear My Friends, haven't watched that one). Signal is hands down the best drama of the year. I'm also a little sad MC isn't getting as much love, I had hoped it'd at least be in the top 3 for best kiss along with W.
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rookie
December 5, 2016 at 10:28 AM
I know. there are few times in kdramas where the leads just go for it. He was literally eating her face :D Lee seo jin is almost as old as my dad, but throughout the drama all i could think was damn he's hot :D
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37 Betty
December 5, 2016 at 4:39 AM
"Ugly palm tree shirt kiss"
THAT WAS THE UGLIEST SHIRT EVER THANK YOU
but the hottest kiss, so I shall overlook the ugly
because hotdamn
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NoIdeaName
December 5, 2016 at 1:00 PM
I lol'ed at that part bc it was the perfect description. And I 100% agree, the ugliness can definitely be overlooked
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key
December 5, 2016 at 3:22 PM
But this 'Ugly palm tree shirt kiss' is the best kiss that I ever watched in drama land. It was combination of desire, angriness and hungry for both of them. Not to mention the hmmmmmmmm...tongue involved*shyshyshy. Seriously Eric should become a mentor for kissing scenes not only the hottie-slow- food-maker and tutoring Yoon Kyun Sang in Three Meals lol
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boomboompow
December 5, 2016 at 10:12 PM
Eric is not the best actor out there but he makes it up with the burning chemistry he has with his co-star. That kiss is THE BEST in years!
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Lana
December 6, 2016 at 12:59 AM
Agree. Eric isn't the best actor (he delivers every characters he played very well tho) but everytime he started to give even the small touches to any girls, it just looks passionate and intimate. I don't know from where he got this talent lol. If his actings as good as Kang Dong Won, I don't know how this guy will be. But one thing for sure, he has too strong screen presence. Wanna see him being paired with senior movie actors. I always have this thought. He has the kinda bad guy aura that suits villain roles lol.
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Stephanie
December 6, 2016 at 8:56 PM
Eric definitely can act. Another Miss Oh didn't give him chance to show his acting chops with the very limited words and emotionless character. He was awesome in dark roles. I could say one of the best male lead for an ass*ole role all the time in Que Sera Sera. I think he needs to get away from rom-com and start to take more serious roles in the future.
38 I Quit
December 5, 2016 at 4:41 AM
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knom
December 5, 2016 at 4:59 AM
Definitely. i actually enjoyed Wanted, much to my surprise. It has a few hiccups but overall, it was a thrill ride.
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39 Narina
December 5, 2016 at 4:50 AM
Don't see Reply 1988 in the lists.Was it counted last year?
I always find including ongoing dramas in Awards, including Beanie Awards a bit troublesome and upsetting. A viewer's opinion about a drama can sometimes completely change even with the last episode (** God's Gift *cough*) so including an ongoing drama on Award list may NOT reflect the viewers' final opinion about a particular show overall. I REALLY don't get the point.
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Narina
December 5, 2016 at 4:58 AM
Was Six Flying Dragons included in last year's poll too? Don't see it in the Sageuk category... :(
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celine
December 5, 2016 at 5:21 AM
Yes. It was in last year's poll. R88 was also counted last year.
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wonhwa
December 5, 2016 at 6:35 AM
I know SFD was included last year, but it was only half way through its run at that point, and, as you say, a lot can change in the final episodes. It was hands-down the best show of the year for me and it makes me sad not to be able to acknowledge that in the voting, especially since it had such a powerful and effective ending.
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thelady
December 5, 2016 at 8:28 AM
SFD was amazing, never thought a 50 episode drama could be so entertaining.
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Adal
December 5, 2016 at 1:19 PM
+100000000
earthna
December 5, 2016 at 1:51 PM
2016= Six Flying Dragons for me tbh
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40 BMA
December 5, 2016 at 4:50 AM
Objection!! How can you have a category for Best Kiss and not include THAT elevator kiss sequence from The Good Wife!! Both this kiss and the kiss currently included deserve to be nominated!
I'm such a die-hard fan of this drama I'm gonna vote for it in every category it appears T_____T
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41 kanz
December 5, 2016 at 4:54 AM
Favorite dramas of the year:
W, Mirror of The Witch, Miss Temper & Nam Jung Ki, Jealousy Incarnate, Signal, The K2.
Looks like LOTBS and Goblin too.
Action: The K2
Fantasy: W & Signal
Sageuk: MOTW (Idk, I just love this show)
Melodrama: Oh Hae Young Again (since I didn't watch many melo this year)
Romcom: Jealousy Incarnate obviously
Most disappointing drama: None other than Uncontrollably Fond
Quintessential Candy: where's No Eul though?
Most fun to hate villains: Choi Yoo Jin, Hong Joo, Yi In Jwa. Oh.. and No Face too..
Breakout performance: I think it's fair to say Lee Sung Kyung probably has the best breakout performances this year, playing crazy b*tch Baek In Ha (CITT), jealous-doctor-I-forget-her-name (Doctors) and Kim Bok Ju (WF). I admit I first thought LSK is just average model-turned-actress but this year she proves her acting skills and even taking challenging roles and it's really praiseworthy.
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Alessar
December 5, 2016 at 7:47 AM
Good arguments indeed.
I would have voted for Min Jin Woong (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Min_Jin_Woong) the "does impressions" public administration teacher on Drinking Solo; previously, Yong Pal's special personal bodyguard. He went from a simple action role to a really involved comedy job and then flipped the table with a tragic and poignant backstory. I'm so smitten.
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annyeong
December 5, 2016 at 8:36 AM
same omg! except I didnt watch MOTW and Miss Temper & Nam Jung Ki... HAHAHA but for other categories, SAME!
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Flightey Gazelles
December 5, 2016 at 10:23 AM
Agree about LSK! And she can sing too. She could totally be an Idol!!
I really loved her batsh!t explosion towards the end of CITT inspite of how the plot progressed because you just knew she was a ticking time bomb and it was a long time coming.
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42 shihui
December 5, 2016 at 4:57 AM
I had so much trouble deciding on which to vote for almost all the categories this year! And this question was definitely the hardest: "Which noble idiot was the most idiotic?" Where's the choice "All of the above"??????
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gadis
December 5, 2016 at 5:06 AM
+1
And to think that we also need to choose for the most noble of noble idiot. That very fine line between noble and idiotic is almost non-existent.
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kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 5:25 AM
I think Jung Do breaking up with his gf in PU38 was indeed more noble than idiotic. It's not really just a matter of "don't want you to wait for me/want better for you than dating a convicted conman".
The way I see it, if he hadn't told her it was all a scam, she would have had to have been questioned by the police as a real girlfriend might know he was conning and might even be in on it. So he spared her a possibly scary and very troubling experience where she might have been suspected of criminal acts.
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blue
December 5, 2016 at 5:13 AM
Yeah, we can't have only 3 "most favouritest" dramas!
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kanz
December 5, 2016 at 6:20 AM
Yeah I'd choose "All of the above" too!!
It's funny that we have separate most noble of noble idiocy and most idiotic of noble idiocy.
I think the problem with noble idiocy is you TRY to be NOBLE, but instead you DO something IDIOTIC, no?
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Flightey Gazelles
December 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM
I define Noble Idiocy as the causing of (mean) hurt to prevent hurt without the other party's concent or worse, awareness.
Its the I love you but because of certain circumstances, we can't be together. Fine but THEN, instead of sitting you down and explaining why we can't be like a mature adult or at least, not a wuss, I'll tell you I hate you and that you were sent by demons into my life. pay no mind to my difficult breathing and restrained voice, its because I'm holding in a fart.
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43 imbuk
December 5, 2016 at 5:04 AM
Yay! This is the first time I get to vote here because from this year only I started watching currently airing dramas. But all the dramas I watched are from the latter half of the year except for signal and have started on marriage contract now.
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gadis
December 5, 2016 at 5:10 AM
I hope you enjoy Marriage Contract (Sir Grumpypants is positively swoony there). That show got all my love until Jealousy Incarnate came along.
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imbuk
December 5, 2016 at 6:22 AM
I hope so too, gadis. I have watched 3 episodes and right now I am only feeling what eun sung is feeling towards him. Also, that kid is ADORABLE! Jealousy incarnate is just ♥.
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imbuk
December 5, 2016 at 6:31 AM
Also, the description for jealousy incarnate in the favorite drama category made me laugh, so apt! :P
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nchoe
December 5, 2016 at 11:10 AM
I didn't finish "Marriage Contract", but I voted it for the best kiss category.
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44 kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 5:16 AM
Literally every single vote I cast is in the minority. How did that happen?
All polls seem to currently have either W, MDBC, Signal, Moon Lovers or DotS in the lead. Watched all of those but ML and just can't figure out why they're the ones leading in all categories so far. Don't know if that makes me feel like making sure to vote every day to at least give my faves a chance or quit voting altogether cause they don't stand a chance anyway lol.
I might just be the only one who didn't vote for Signal in any of the polls. Maybe I just subconsciously like being contrary? :P
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kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 5:19 AM
Also, am I the only one giggling at the fact that "most noble noble idiocy" has only one pick, but "most idiotic noble idiocy" has two? It's like they know we won't be able to pick just one because really, most of the time noble idiocy is just plain idiotic LOL.
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 5:35 AM
sadly, I stopped watching SIGNAL at episode 7-8. It might be due to the theme that doesn't interest me, like they always mugging about justice explicitly that I getting bored at it... It's well made drama... but it's just didn't connect with me in emotional level
Pied Piper is way better
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kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 5:51 AM
I just finished Pied Piper and loved it, despite finding it somewhat flawed at points. The emotion and dialogue really resonated.
Signal didn't make me connect emotionally either. Something about the way the present-day leads overacted at times and the cinmeatography/editing used for the past. And as a big sci-fi fan I don't feel the story is as new as most drama-viewers seem to. The butterfly effect has been used over and over again in sci-fi, so it no longer feels fresh to me, even if the situation etc surrounding it is different. I liked the drama, but I don't even think it's in my top 5 for this year.
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missjb
December 5, 2016 at 6:39 AM
I like my thriller drama darker and if can, be more ambigious. So far until episode 7-8, there is a definite side between good and bad, they are less layer? I don't know. I might continue watching if think get more interesting
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sancheezy
December 5, 2016 at 6:33 AM
have the same problem, I always get bashed for saying signal is over the top and their justice is unbelievable.
It's good but the theory is not groundbreaking,
I find W has better concept for supernatural even it doesn't execute as good as signal.
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kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 7:16 AM
@missjb Ambigious is always better imo, at least when it comes to dramas. Makes everything feel so real and it's more riveting. If you don't like the dualistic approach in Signal, I don't think much is gonna change if you keep watching. (But I 'm not 100% sure, which is odd considering it's only been a couple of months since I watched it lol.)
@savi Agreed. Though W's concept isn't exactly new either, it's at least a little less used and a little more original than Signal. I was really looking forward to W, but most of all I think it disappointed because it didn't make me connect with the characters. Just like Signal, DotS and MDBC didn't. I guess maybe that's what seals the deal for me; if I don't connect to the people and emotions, everything in the drama will feel pointless.
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Jolly
December 5, 2016 at 9:48 AM
Execution is what matters most though. Signal executes its ideas excellently. W is a really mediocre drama because it doesn't. It's a huge disappointment coming from the writer of Queen In-Hyeon's Man and Nine, both of which are much better than W. And it has nothing to do with the leading actor and actress as they're both talented. It's the writing which lets it down. It's a mess.
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kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 10:44 AM
Personally I preferred the editing and cinematography in W over Signal. Plus, it had really good special effects. The story itself was much, much better executed in Signal though.
missjb
December 5, 2016 at 3:38 PM
sorry the lead in W is really mediocre at best.... But Han Hyo Jo used to be serviceable in her movie.. but here, God, she is so bad it's not even funny.... Might be due to the script is unbelievable bad it's affect the performances lol
sancheezy
December 6, 2016 at 12:18 AM
signal is a better drama than W but not as mindblowing as everyone hype its about, it actually a rehashed techniques of what makes korean movie thriller great.
Ofc it still good just not the best.
I said the concept that W introduced is way more intriguing than having a magic walkie talkie
Sanya
December 7, 2016 at 11:58 AM
W started of well nd had a very good concept bt the ending was so confused, jumbled nd had to drop in the middle. But Signal was thrilling till the end. The twists nd turns in Signal was perfect bt in W it really irritated me.
wonhwa
December 5, 2016 at 6:42 AM
I thought Signal was well directed and acted (mostly - I didn't love Lee Joon), but the writing drove me slightly nuts. I found Pied Piper a much more interesting watch although I thought the ending was messy and overblown. Yoo Joon Sang gave the performance of the year in my opinion.
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kaybee
December 5, 2016 at 7:07 AM
Pied Piper had much more complex characters and dilemma-setups. The ending was indeed too much though, I found myself pretty distracted while watching the last two eps, whereas I'd been all but glued to the screen throughout the rest of show.
YJS was totally believable, I love he was able to juggle all the extreme emotions and convictions that were seemingly contradictory.
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wonhwa
December 5, 2016 at 5:08 PM
I agree about the complexity of the characters in Pied Piper. I found the villains in Signal to be very one dimensional with the exception of the convenience store killer.
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45 bubbles
December 5, 2016 at 5:17 AM
This is the first time I voted on this site ^^I just started watching kdramas this year. I voted for every category except family dramas cause I just saw 2 of those. For some of the categories though, the answer are not all fitting I think, like choosing the rain kiss from doctors - why not one of the others of this show - i would argue that the rain kiss was the worst of all the other kisses in doctors. And sometimes there are answers that are more like joke answers mixed in with other more serious answers which is fun but also made me a bit confused about what I should vote for. lol
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cozybooks
December 6, 2016 at 8:09 PM
Welcome to drama watching! Mind if I ask what your first drama was? ^^ Mine was My Love From Another Star.
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46 nilsche
December 5, 2016 at 5:17 AM
About best kiss. I like 1% keychain kiss much better than the drunk-i-like-kissing-you kiss. But then again, 1% has great kisses in every odd episodes and we can only pick 1 to represent..
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chokingonchoco
December 5, 2016 at 7:13 PM
1%'s after shower kiss should win the best kiss. talking about a real passionate kiss
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Madkdr
December 5, 2016 at 9:41 PM
100% agree.
Especially where you have willing participation by both parties and not where the poor hero kissing is a mannequin!!
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Madkdr
December 5, 2016 at 9:42 PM
Sigh!!! Just ignore the bad grammar. Blame the fat fingers on tiny keyboard coupled with bad eyesight!
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maya2825
December 6, 2016 at 12:31 AM
I agree...The after-shower kiss should be the one included, the kiss is hot as tropical sun!
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miok
December 6, 2016 at 7:01 PM
this is my first korean drama in 10 years, which kiss made my heart fluttering.
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47 agoodheart
December 5, 2016 at 5:24 AM
I'm all for Age of Youth and Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo this year! So fresh, especially Lee Sung-kyung's super adorable and endearing Bok-joo. And Uncontrollably Fond's middle-of-the-street I-thought-you-got-hurt kiss - it made my heart fluttered. I really liked The Good Wife too, just that it made me feel weary sometimes. Most disappointing for me was Moon Lovers, it was my first IU's drama that I couldn't finish. Oh and Cheese in the Trap, it was so good and could be so special until it wasn't anymore.
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Cocosori
December 15, 2016 at 11:25 AM
SAME HERE!
1. Age of Youth
2. Weightlifting fairy Kim Bok Ju
3. Drinking Solo
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48 celine
December 5, 2016 at 5:24 AM
Sad that R88 was counted last year but the kiss happened this year. I really wanted to vote for that EP 19 kiss. Bogum took me by surprise. I still remember one of the comments in the recaps "Taek the kissing bandit" LOL
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Narina
December 5, 2016 at 7:13 AM
I feel you! I don't watch or vote for dramas before they have finished airing so I didn't vote for Reply 1988 and Six flying dragons last year. Now I really regret it because I'm sure they'd get my votes in a lot of categories :(
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thelady
December 5, 2016 at 9:20 AM
I agree, it would be nice to vote for dramas in the year they ended so we can review the overall drama. Like Legend of the Blue Sea and Weightlifting Fairy shouldn't be included this year cause they are barely in the middle.
and yes Taek the kissing bandit deserves to be honored.
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celine
December 5, 2016 at 6:58 PM
I have the same sentiments. I personally don't see it fit to vote for those that have not finished because I can't fully judge the merit or demerit of the drama. There are dramas here that are barely in the middle like you said. So much can happen and toward the end and we have no idea how the drama will turn out. For all we know some of those that are ongoing could be on some categories they are not currently in.
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mashimomo
December 5, 2016 at 3:53 PM
It's perfect since R1988 aired around this time last year - time to re-watch the kisses on episode 19 and 20 again (and again, and again) :D
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celine
December 5, 2016 at 6:52 PM
and again and again and again :D
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49 azkaa
December 5, 2016 at 5:28 AM
Don't judge but i will be forever in denial that Six Flying Dragons won't be nominated anywhere this year albeit the fact that literally half of it aired in 2016. But that's probably my fault for finishing that drama recently on August and the awesomeness still lingers hard :p
Anyway, not watching much in the second half of 2016 so i ended up voting only for dramas i finished watching which aired in the first half. Voting this makes me remember how annoyed i was watching the last ep of The Good Wife, what the ef is that ending?! But still lots better than how CITT treated its viewer.
Anyway, Age of Youth, Signal, Police Squad 38, The Good Wife, CITT (regardless) really makes me happy this year.
And DBteams, you guys with all witty captions on each nominees and all your recaps, def deserves all the award :D
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blo
December 5, 2016 at 9:05 AM
I know...I'm so sad too. I didn't get enough recognition in 2015. Barely. Okay...I'll stop whining.
I didn't finish The Good Wife, even though I LOVED the show...of what I've seen. But that was 2016 for me. Lots of shows I enjoyed but never finished for different reasons. But the ending was bad?
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azkaa
December 5, 2016 at 9:44 AM
As far as i remember, SBS gave them plenty awards in last year sbs drama awards, but still LOL SFD is da bomb, like seriously a good saeguk with coherent story until the end while still entertaining and fun. Okay i'll stop too :p
Well it's not that it is a bad ending per se. But for me it kinda feels like not finished? Some things unexplained, and it kinda smears my overflowing love for this show because i want my happy ending, in the happily-ever-after-est way i can get. But aside from few tiny details, it was really, good good show until the end. May i know why you didn't finish The Good Wife?
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earthna
December 5, 2016 at 1:54 PM
I finished watching Dragons in real time (March) but I'm still not over it. I probably rewatched it whole three times (not counting the monthly "let me just watch a couple episodes" withdrawals). No wonder I didn't have time for other dramas.
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50 michykdrama
December 5, 2016 at 5:32 AM
Well I just popped my dramabeans voting cherry. ?
Awesome that it happens to be in the year where everyone is saying is an awesome year for dramas.
Hope next year will be just as good! (And I already have a whole bunch of dramas I'm looking forward to early 2017 so things are looking hopeful!)
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annyeong
December 5, 2016 at 8:47 AM
i've seen you in the comments section very often, I always thought you've been around for a while. I have the same experience-- I mean, I've been watching korean dramas since 5 years ago but only recently did I start watching currently airing dramas AND seeing the recaps right after AND commenting on db even though I checked it out many times before! (and if i remember you correctly, your love for W-Two worlds is probably at par with mine, hahaha) so cheers, (girl/man??) friend! <3
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michykdrama
December 5, 2016 at 7:39 PM
Hi five @annyeong ✋!
Yeah I was previously lurking too and only "came out" this year and became really active and chased recaps and dramas like you. But I can no longer imagine life without DB and the Beanies here for drama watching. I'm well and truly hooked.
And yes, W was definitely one of the great dramas of 2016 for me too!
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