Year

Best Asian Dramas of 2018

26 Asian dramas and films from 2018 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 2018 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 2018 Releases

1 My Mister ★ 9.4
South Korea · Drama
My Mister
2 Live ★ 9.2
South Korea · Drama
Live
3 Mr. Sunshine ★ 9.1
South Korea · Historical
Mr. Sunshine
4 Unnatural ★ 9.0
Japan · Crime
Unnatural
5 SKY Castle ★ 8.9
South Korea · Drama
SKY Castle
6 Mother ★ 8.9
South Korea · Drama
Mother
8 On Children ★ 8.7
Taiwan · Drama
On Children
9 Lawless Lawyer ★ 8.6
South Korea · Legal
Lawless Lawyer
100 Days My Prince ★ 8.5
South Korea · Historical
100 Days My Prince
The Story of Minglan ★ 8.5
China · Historical
The Story of Minglan
Ashes of Love ★ 8.5
China · Fantasy
Ashes of Love
Encounter ★ 8.4
South Korea · Romance
Encounter
Legend of Yunxi ★ 8.4
China · Historical
Legend of Yunxi
Love Destiny ★ 8.3
Thailand · Historical
Love Destiny
The Rise of Phoenixes ★ 8.0
China · Historical
The Rise of Phoenixes
Shoplifters ★ 7.9
Japan · Drama
Shoplifters
Memories of the Alhambra ★ 7.8
South Korea · Fantasy
Memories of the Alhambra
Legend of Fuyao ★ 7.8
China · Fantasy
Legend of Fuyao
The Crown Princess ★ 7.7
Thailand · Romance
The Crown Princess
More Than Blue ★ 7.6
Taiwan · Romance
More Than Blue
Burning ★ 7.5
South Korea · Drama
Burning
Meteor Garden ★ 7.4
China · Romance
Meteor Garden
The Witch: Part 1 ★ 7.0
South Korea · Action
The Witch: Part 1
Us and Them ★ 6.7
China · Romance
Us and Them