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Best Asian Dramas of 2009

10 Asian dramas and films from 2009 are tracked in DramaSeek, ranked below by audience rating. Use this page as a year-in-review guide to the best the year had to offer across Korea, China, Japan, Thailand, and Taiwan.

The 2009 production cycle in Asian drama brought a distinctive blend of mature genre experimentation and continued commitment to the long-form serial form. Several of the titles below picked up international fan bases that previous years would not have produced, a continuing sign of how globalized this corner of television has become.

All 2009 Releases

1 JIN ★ 9.4
Japan · Drama
JIN
3 Autumn's Concerto ★ 8.8
Taiwan · Romance
Autumn's Concerto
4 Midnight Diner ★ 8.7
Japan · Slice of Life
Midnight Diner
5 Black & White ★ 8.5
Taiwan · Action
Black & White
6 You're Beautiful ★ 8.4
South Korea · Romance
You're Beautiful
7 BOSS ★ 8.4
Japan · Crime
BOSS
8 Mr. Brain ★ 8.0
Japan · Crime
Mr. Brain
9 Mother ★ 7.8
South Korea · Drama
Mother
10 Boys Over Flowers ★ 7.6
South Korea · Romance
Boys Over Flowers