Top lists

Every list here is computed from the data, never hand-picked. We publish no ratings or viewership numbers: there is no open, commercially usable source for them.

Longest-running Asian dramasThe dramas in our set with the most episodes, from daily serials to multi-season epics. Dramas based on webtoons and manhwaSeries that Wikidata records as adapted from a webtoon (Korean web comic). Dramas based on novels and web novelsAdaptations of novels and web novels: the backbone of C-drama fantasy and historical romance. Dramas based on mangaLive-action series adapted from Japanese manga, including the many versions of Boys Over Flowers. Asian dramas with the widest reachRanked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on the drama: a rough, open measure of how far a series travelled. Not ratings. Short dramas: 12 episodes or fewerWeekend-sized series, best known first. Each network's best-known dramasFor every network with five or more dramas in our set, its three best-known series (by Wikipedia language editions; we publish no viewership figures). The busiest stars of Asian dramaActors who appear in the most dramas in our set of the best-known series.