Hello!!!
After watching a gazillion YouTube videos about tier ranking, people have ranked food, albums, books, pokemon, and almost anything you can think of. And as much as I have a lot of things to rank, I decided to go with the historical Korean dramas that I have ever watched. Honestly, I didn’t rank all the historical dramas that I have watched, I just stuck to the ones that I could remember at the time.
Ranks
God Tier ( Unbeatable): These are dramas that no matter how many times I watch it and compare it to newer dramas, they remain the best
Jumong
Empress Ki
A jewel in the Palace
Six Flying Dragons
Haechi
The Return of Iljimae
Kingdom
Rebel: The thief who stole the people
Great (Think about often): There are dramas that once in a while, they pop in my head and I watch them again because of the quality of the story and the characters that I have missed. I highly recommend these dramas.
The Kingdom of the Wind
Gu Family Book
The Royal Gambler
Dong Yi
Queen for Seven Days
The Crowned Clown
Emperor: Ruler of the Mask
The moon that Embraces the Sun
Warrior Baek Dong-soo
Love in the Moonlight
Kim Soo-Ro: The Iron King
Moon Lovers
Good: These are good dramas and I would probably recommend, most of them fall in the comedic category, and there was no intense political or historical background like the ones in the God Tier
100 days my prince
My Sassy Girl
Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Iljimae
Grand Prince
Tale of Nokdu
Alright (I don’t hate it): These are fun dramas, lacked the intense comedy present in the Good Tier, might not recommend it but I might watch a few scenes that I enjoyed again.
Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung
My Country: The New Age
Arang and the Magistrate
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency
Faith
Hwarang
Deep Rooted Tree
Forgettable (Could have done without it): These are dramas that I almost forgot that I had watched because they left little to no impression. I definitely won’t be recommending these dramas but they all focus on some I can’t live without your love shit.
Mirror of the Witch
Saimdang: Memoirs of Colors
The scholar who walks the night
Queen: Love and war
My only love song
The King in Love
The Princess Man
If you are interested in making you own, here is a link: Tier Ranking Korean Historical Dramas
Thanks for reading.
I usually agreeing with your rating and seems like we have very similar taste. The only one I’m strongly disagreeing is ‘The Princess Man’. I think the drama is a very well executed and written drama from almost every aspect, one I would categorise as ‘God Tier’. It may not have the complexity on storyline as Jumong (which I also love!), but it’s a total winner for me.
Yeah, Princess Man is just so forgettable to me and it stems majorly from the type of historical dramas I really enjoy, I love dramas that are rooted in actual history with less of a romance element. Princess man is really good too