Top 15 Greatest K-Dramas Of The Decade

The 2010s were some of the most crucial years for Korean entertainment as the Hallyu Wave crash landed on the farthest corners of the Earth. As we entered the 2020s, the international popularity of K-Pop, K-Dramas, Korean films and cultural products at large, far surpassed its projected growth, taking over the global entertainment industry.

Bong JoonHo's 2019 film "Parasite" became the first South Korean film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and later on, won 4 Oscars, including "Best Picture", making history as the first ever non-English language film to win the award. In 2021, the Korean-American masterpiece "Minari" received 6 Oscar nominations and veteran actress Youn YuhJung took home the award for the "Best Supporting Actress". Similarly, actor Oh YoungSoo won the "Best TV Supporting Actor" Award for "Squid Game" at the 79th Golden Globe Awards. This year, 3 short-form web dramas, "Monstrous", "Work Later, Drink Now" and "Damn Good Company" were screened at the Cannes International Series Festival Season 5’s non-competition section, titled "South Korean Fiction". Needless to say, this reverse globalisation from the East to the West is making the world bow before Korean art.

In light of this unparalleled success, we're taking a look back at the 10 greatest K-Dramas of the last decade. For the purpose of this article, we'll be considering K-Dramas airing between 2011 and 2021, including those that started airing in 2010/2021 but concluded in 2011/2022. Let's get into it!

 

1. “Goblin”

In the esteemed first place, we have none other than "Goblin",