Alrighty, we’re in November already and 2023 will soon be in the rearview mirror. There will be plenty of time for Best Of lists and posts but Joynews got a kick start by polling 200 plus entertainment industry folks including PDs, agencies, and production heads for their vote for the Best K-drama of 2023. The experts pick came in with The Glory on top with 73 votes followed close by Moving with 64 votes. I actually agree with this choice but Moving made me happier to watch might switch the order for sheer happiness value alone. Third place was a tie at 11 votes between Reborn Rich and Revenant, and it’s a testament to how much people HATED the ending of Reborn Rich for it to fall that low. Next is 6 votes for Mask Girl and Bad Mom, and finally The Interest of Love, Agency, King the Land, Doctor Cha, and Crash Course in Romance tie with 4 votes. I’m just happy I watched most of these dramas already haha.
Surprisly, from this list my favourite one was My Interest of Love.
The Glory wasn’t as great, the bullying theme wasn’t well adressed at the end, she didn’t get justice for her. Moving was too much violent for nothing, there were way too many characters with flashbacks. Reborn Rich started well but became boring. Bad Mom was awful, how can you just write such a bad character… Mask Girl didn’t work for me, I didn’t watch one character evolving but 3 different ones with each actress. King The Land was a big PPL, the ML was really boring. Crash Course Romance was fun but the stalker element was disapointing.
I didn’t watch the others.
I didn’t hate the ending of Reborn Rich just thought it went out with a whimper rather than a bang. I might have a different opinion if I’d read the webtoon as I don’t know how it differed at the end.
Anyone notice Lee Do-Hyun is in two of the dramas listed? Man is having his best period and even though The Glory wasn’t his best performance, there’s no doubt what an immensely talented guy he is and I hope he keeps it up. Gutted he’s not involved in Sweet Home 2 but I’ll be patiently waiting for his next works.
Am sure you’ve noticed already but I am a big fan of his 😆
the reason the glory stand high is because it feels satisfying, more than the act, it’s the clapback and the talking back that fuel people satisfaction.
be able to talk back to your bully and give them the emotional fallout.