Korean's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Korean? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Korean titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2020 25 great titles Best: It's Okay to Not Be Okay
  2. #2 2022 25 great titles Best: Weak Hero
  3. #3 2019 25 great titles Best: Parasite
  4. #4 2023 25 great titles Best: Bloodhounds
  5. #5 2021 25 great titles Best: Vincenzo
  6. #6 2024 25 great titles Best: Marry My Husband
  7. #7 2025 25 great titles Best: When Life Gives You Tangerines
  8. #8 2016 25 great titles Best: Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
  9. #9 2017 25 great titles Best: I Am Not a Robot
  10. #10 2018 25 great titles Best: What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
  11. #11 2026 25 great titles Best: Teach You a Lesson
  12. #12 2015 25 great titles Best: Run BTS!
  13. #13 2013 25 great titles Best: Hope
  14. #14 2014 25 great titles Best: Pinocchio
  15. #15 2012 25 great titles Best: The Moon Embracing the Sun
  16. #16 2010 25 great titles Best: Running Man
  17. #17 2011 25 great titles Best: Silenced
  18. #18 2005 25 great titles Best: My Lovely Sam Soon
  19. #19 2004 25 great titles Best: Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
  20. #20 2006 24 great titles Best: Princess Hours
  21. #21 2009 19 great titles Best: Boys Over Flowers
  22. #22 2003 16 great titles Best: Oldboy
  23. #23 2008 14 great titles Best: The Chaser
  24. #24 2007 13 great titles Best: Coffee Prince
  25. #25 2000 10 great titles Best: All About Eve
  26. #26 2002 10 great titles Best: Winter Sonata
  27. #27 2001 8 great titles Best: Training Day
  28. #28 1999 6 great titles Best: City of the Rising Sun