Which is your favorite Korean drama in 2022?
Cine21, a Korean media outlet and movie information and review portal, has selected the 10 best Korean dramas of 2022.
In first place is the hit Netflix and ENA drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” starring Park Eun-bin and Kang Tae-oh.
“Extraordinary Attorney Woo” brought Park Eun-bin international recognition with her portrayal of lawyer Woo Young-woo who has autism spectrum disorder.
Through the role, Park Eun-bin won best actress at the Asia Contents Awards and the Rising Star Award for TV from the Critics' Choice Awards’ Asian Pacific Cinema & Television.
“Extraordinary Attorney Woo” topped Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart under the non-English TV category for nine weeks.
Placing second is “Little Women” starring Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun, and Park Ji-hu, which aired on tvN and streamed on Netflix.
JTBC’s “My Liberation Notes,” starring Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won, Son Seok-koo and Lee El, was selected as the third best Korean drama of 2022.
“The Red Sleeve,” an MBC drama starring Lee Jun-ho, Lee Se-young and Kang Hoon, grabbed fourth place.
“Anna,” starring Bae Suzy and aired on Coupang Play, is in fifth place.
In sixth place is “Twenty Five Twenty One” with Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk followed by “Yumi’s Cells” season 2 in seventh place, which starred Kim Go-eun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Jinyoung, Lee Yu-bi, and Park Ji-hyun.
“Juvenile Justice,” starring Kim Hye-soo, is in eighth place followed by MBC and Wavve’s “Hunted” and Wavve’s “Weak Hero Class 1.”
The 2022 10 Best Korean Dramas selected by Cine 21:
1st Place - Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2nd Place - Little Women
3rd Place - My Liberation Notes
4th Place - The Red Sleeve
5th Place - Anna (Director's Cut)
6th Place - Twenty Five Twenty One
7th Place - Yumi's Cells Season 2
8th Place - Juvenile Justice
9th Place - Hunted
10th Place - Weak Hero Class 1