whee~ you rock!

I love both BOF and YAB, it was a tough decision for me which drama I liked better. I am definitely still on a YAB high, I keep looking up information and Jang Geun Suk (Dramabeans please post more stuff on him!!! I am going through withdrawal). Who knew eyeliner on a guy could be so hot. I even started watching Hwang Jin I to see more of him.

However, in retrospect I feel like BOF had me anticipating the next episode each week to a point of craze- even though the end did begin to drag. YAB did have me excited but I held off on the last 8 episodes until the show ended. BOF did have an advantage though as it has an excellent source, that I love, HYD. I was already anticipating this drama before it came out. I'm actually rewatching it right now, and it still makes me a giddy.

I will admit though YAB was more consistent and I heart Hwang Tae Keung and Jeremy. They were absolutely great. I think character wise I like HTK better than GJP, due to the better consistency YAB had. I think if BOF did not exist I would have been one of the ppl voting for YAB throughout the polls.

I also liked Brilliant Legacy, it had a great start, however this drama started dragging really badly by the end and the main female lead got on my nerves after awhile, she always had this deer in the headlights look and would not say anything when she should have. I had the same problem with Dae Jang Geum.

Overall I enjoyed 2009 for K-dramas.

My voting is generally in line with the majority, haha! Great men/women think alike!

This poll was fun, makes me recall my crazy self watching some of these dramas.
BOF was way too overrated to me, poor acting&directing, even the plot is baaaaaaaaaadddd, but somehow i too was part of the BOF craze back then. Well, it couldnt hurt to follow the trend, especially when it involves such eye-candy looking actors XD XD XD
For now, i'm really doting on Smile you, it gives off such a light-hearted endearing feelings i havent yet found in recent dramas. I adore the chemistry btw the 2 leads, and most importantly, i always prefer a female character w/ a little cheekiness, strong will, and wild personality (no offense, but Minam kinda puts me off for being such a good girl, and pretty much worshiping TK like a god)
Queen of Housewives was very enjoyable to me too. Shining Inheritance, pretty slow, and the love story drags on too much, but i managed to watch till the last episode w/ a smile so i must have liked it more or less.
The dramas listed in the "most disappointing" section were all disappointing to me that i dont know which one to pick, well maybe Cinderella Man? KSW has been in this industry for quite some time but hes still sticking to the same genre over and over again ~ BORING!

omigosh everything i vote for is the most unpopular one!! ahhh this is so sad.... loll ^^;;;;;

bof feels soo long ago but i still remember how obsessed i was with that show - really got me into these dramas actually so i gotta give it credit. yeah it was a bit craptastic but you gotta love it for the flash and the mind-numbing soundtrack. and dare i say it, i prefer jun pyo over tae kyung.

I'm never an avid kdrama watcher, but I have watched/finished fewer this year to give an honest opinion...

@mimim,
VERY curious, y was Friends, our legend one of the biggest disappointments?
I can totally understand not liking it for various reasons, but going into this drama, I'm beyond curious what u'd expect fr it to begin with. It's a proud specimen of what a TV drama (fr any country) can accomplish. I repeatedly said I didnt enjoy it as entertainment, but it never set out to be remotely fanservicing. One glance, I knew I was watching a piece of respectable art, whether I ended up liking the drama or not. (and I do..., just I'm still suffering fr a numbing pain having watched it, like I was hit by those blurred baseball bat binnie's DS was slinging around...and it, without warning, took away my fangirlish enjoyment of all past binnie guilty pleasures.)

The biggest delightful surprise for me was YB, I enjoyed at least the first 13 out of the 16 eps. I'll say out loud, it squeezed big grinning love out of me not unlike those hilarious smiling moments of JGS's TK, and I'm an almost anti for Hong sisters.

Hm, the results were definitely predictable with how absolutely popular BOF & YB were, but I have to disagree with the leading pair in the "Which couple was your favorite romantic pairing of the year?" question. IMO, Taekyung & Mi-Neo's was far from romantic. They sure were timid & cute, but romantic? Don't. Think. So.

Aww... this is hard...
you should put Jeremy n Jolie in the alternate pairing JB, LOL...
i had a tough time picking favourite pairing and underrated drama, coz i think Taejo-Eunho couple (Partner) is as good as Jogook-Mirae...
and to chose between Return of Iljimae and Story of a Man... is so damn hard...
WOW!!! even Gu Junpyo beats Mishil, mwuahahaahaha.. it's the power of the pama!!
thanks JB, i had a lot of fun filling this poll...

For me, the one drama this year that made me feverish and crazed is YAB. So I guess it must have done something right to make me felt that way, when the last time I was in that condition was when I was watching Coffee Prince (and even then, it's not to the same height as YAB).

I watched BOF during the craze. It was good in the beginning, but I couldn't finish it. Watched City Hall, but it's not my cup of tea. Shining inheritance was good, but the later part kinda dragged. Sons of sol Pharmacy was good. It made me feel warm watching it, although I had difficulty watching 50+ episode drama. Tried to watch Story of A Man, but couldn't go past ep 1 (although seeing how many people like it, maybe I should try it again... ^^).

All said and done, YAB has done to me what other kdrama could never do to me before... and that's why I voted what I voted.

@ 158
i think most people only read "Which couple was your favorite" then go ahead and vote......to be honest...I was one......I didn't see the word "romantic" after.......so yup my vote goes for the winning one. I have to agree...there are not much romantic moments between TK/MN......but it make my heart happy to see them together.

I did not vote for YB because of the withdrawal... it's because I truly think that the drama is good. I thought I gave up on kdrama, but YB brought me back. Thanks YB!

I love You're beautiful , hope they have season 2 I'll be wait for that..thanks for everyting about this series

:D

yeah ((YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL)) i am with this drama it is the best all the year long time i didnt' enjoy watching drama with tear and luagh in the same time

thank you dramabeans

for Favourite Family Drama Category ,i would like to recommend "Family Honor aka Glory of the Family". staring Park Shi Hoo and Yoon Jung Hee..

wow seems like boys over flowers lose to you're beautiful
how can this happend?? this really suprising me.Its so tough
Jang Geun-seok beat lee min ho..
@158 you're so right
im not saying this b'coz i dont like You're beautiful of coure i love that siries
but i think i love bof more
~~im going to vote now

Well, I guess its normal that Mishil got beaten, I mean you don't expect majority of the housewives to sit in front of the comp and do polls right! Well I'm saying majority, of course there are a lot of exceptions.

JB, I'm so glad there's dramabeans - such goodies abound! I haven't got the chance to catch most of the dramas I was interested in.. there's so little time and too many dramas! Maybe I should do something about my drama-watching style to squeeze in more episodes in the same amount of time..

hi

for Favorite Family Drama Category,i would like to add Family's Honor aka Glory of the Family.staring Park Shi Hoo and Yoon Jung Hee.

@158 robotmatsuri

Well I agree that there weren't many romantic moments between the two of them, but it is also partly due to their characters, they were crafted by the scriptwriters to be so. You can't expect the sarcastic Tae Kyung and innocent Minam to go all lovey dovey all of a sudden! Such abrupt character change is quite abnormal.

I'm actually quite happy that they stick to their own characters throughout. In addition, you just HAVE TO agree that Hwang Tae Kyung is one of the best romantic leads ever, what with all the swoon-inducing lines like

"Go Minam, I give you the permission to like me."
"But all I can see is the moon."
"It's too bright up here and its too dark where you're at, so i can't see you. Please don't be where I can't see you. Come to where I can see you...." (Omg I actually memorized these lines!) that have got us all melty!

Just looks at the poll and I can have one conclusion.
You're beautiful is so overrated!!

OK it's light to watch but it isn't that great comparing with BOF. BOF is better.
But compared to other great dramas and YB win the poll?
The great Mishil was losing to YB's teenage actor???????
What's this?????????
I felt so sorry for other great great drama with less internet fans.
I agree with someone above. You should put YB as overrated drama too. LOL

This is the reason I read Dramabeans... because its awesome like this... currently am at work... will mull over the article at home... interesting year for dramas no doubt!

Favorite drama of the year has to be "You're Beautiful." I've been addicted to other dramas before, but never like this. I watched the livestreaming of the drama every wednesday and thursday, read up on the recaps here, watch the episodes with subs on viikii, read everything and anything that has to do with YAB. I even bought myself a pigrabbit, novel book, and comic book of the drama, even though I don't know Korean. I went to see JGS when he was here in Japan. I love this drama.

My sister NEVER watches kdrama until YAB. She loves this drama, and to me, that's saying something.

Earlier in the year, I watched BOF, but gave up on episode 8. Jandi annoyed the heck out of me. I couldn't stand her or the drama itself.

I can't really say about the other dramas since i haven't watched them and don't want to, well, perhaps City Hall since many people seem to enjoy it. But that will have to wait. I'm still not over YAB yet.

As for alternative pairing, lol, Jeremy and Hwang Tae Kyung.

Thanks JB for the poll. It was very fun. Can't wait to see what 2010 has to offer!!! More JGS, pretty please!!

This was fun! I couldn't vote on some of the categories since I didn't get to watch some of the dramas (esp the historical ones). This is how my 2009 was:

I started watching BOF while I was still in Korea last winter. It was nice to watch it in the huge TV screens (as compared to watching dramas on my laptop) but not having subtitles set me back.

I watched Triple simultaneously with City Hall. Triple was such a letdown. But I'm glad I tuned in for City Hall. Kim Sun Ah was funny and her character was reminiscent of Kim Sam Soon. She had good chemistry with the other guy (I don't know his name, sorry).

Then there was You are Beautiful. At first I thought Tae Kyung was in a real idol group (and honestly, he was the reason I watched it from the beginning). But when I realized who he was, I was even more addicted (I loved him in doremifaso..). I didn't really like the whole "girl pretending to be a boy" deal since Hana Kimi and Coffee Prince already exhausted that plot. I just loved the many faces of JGS (the scowling and the grins).

I'm currently watching Creating Destiny (thank you MBC America). It's not as addicting as YAB but I'm a sucker for love/hate relationships. It will have to do until the next good drama comes along.

This year marked my return to Kdrama addiction. I hope it continues till next year.

@ 170 raindrop

"OK it’s light to watch but it isn’t that great comparing with BOF. BOF is better."

Okay, let me laugh at this comment first. It is one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever seen, especially the part about "BOF is better" Well yes BOF was certainly quite fun to watch, and I was part of the craze. But I just had to stop at episode 15 +, together with some of my fangirl friends, because the plot got so draggy and Jihoo is becoming an annoying intruder rather than a second male lead.

The whole production was a mess, and the OST was well, not that good too. Yes, It was a great fun to fangirl over the four cute boys, but it was certainly NOT good. Please go look at dramabeans' rating on BOF.

YAB is overrated? Well look at the ratings, it deserves so much better. A show getting all the media and fan buzz, and high votes doesn't necessarily mean it is overrated, it is not if the story and cast is up to standard and deserve it. Please check the dictionary definition of "overrated" before you comment.

Maybe this kind of thing is pretty subjective, you might think BOF is omg the best production ever, but if this is really the case, then you have got some problem distinguishing between the good and the not so good.

I'm not saying YAB is the best, it's definitely not, but I'm pretty sure it is better than BOF, as seen from all the reviews about it.

"The great Mishil was losing to YB’s teenage actor???????" Lol, I'm sure the housewives in Korea don't visit this site that often.

@169 sheena

I liked Hwang Taekyung's character, don't get me wrong, he had some really sweet & tender moments, but he didn't make me swoon. But differences of opinions are great things! Thanks for sharing your favorite Taekyung moments. :)

My favorite romantic hero of 2009 (and maybe of all time?) is Jo Guk from City Hall. And now, I include only a tiny selection of my favorite swoony Jo Guk quotes:

+ "I missed you. If you don't have any other plans... go on a trip with me. Even if you have other plans, let's still go on a trip together."

+ "To me Shin Mi-Rae is not a breeze, but a typhoon. My house, my car, everything I own may be blown away. In the end, maybe even I myself will be blown away. One must avoid it, it's dangerous. I was going to, but I couldn't. I can withstand a breeze, but in front of a typhoon, I am helpless."

+ “Do I ignore you who’s naive and easily bullied, and give you up for my own happiness? Or do I suffer for your happiness? Who can make this decision easily? This choice may cause me to lose many things, but I’m more afraid of losing you. So, although you can’t stand with me, I hope you won’t go too far. Even if you stand against me, I hope you can stand a bit closer.”

+ "I've been thinking all night about how I could see you. I even bribed your friends. I then waited for you here for over two hours. Don't leave. ...All day, I wanted to see you. When I saw you, I wanted to hold you. When I hold you, I don't want to let you go. I'm not sure, but I think I love you."

Thanks for the poll I really enjoyed it,
I have not finished reading all the comments yet I have to say YB won most votes for me strictly because it is the first drama that ever made me into a CRAZED FAN.
I have watched quite a few drama over the years some a few times over but none except YB have had me searching the net for news on all its cast and even commenting on blogs, something I never did pre YB

@ 175 robotmatsuri

Yeah, thanks for sharing that too. City Hall looks great, maybe I will check it out to get over my YAB withdrawal.

Not suprised
you're beautiful is the best drama of the year.I realy love this drama.It was very fun...haha =))...I love jang geun suk, he is so cute n I love him voice too..oppa...hwating ^O^

@178 sheena

I wholeheartedly recommend City Hall if you're looking for a fun rom-com. :) It's vastly different from You're Beautiful and takes a bit to warm-up, but after about episode 5, it kicks into high gear. Look out for fiery chemistry and an intense romance. Definitely check out the recaps if you're interested!

Very passionate reactions, that's why I like this site he, he, he...
Ratings are fun, can't wait for the write ups for the Best Drama of the Year, ha! we might have some slug fest going on, just keep it entertaining you all and no hitting below the belt.
2009 is a good year for us K-drama fanatics, heres looking forward to 2010!
The good part is a lot of our favorite leads are getting out of the army yahoooo!!!

it seems to me that some people don't like the popularity of YAB, even to the extend of saying "it's overrated'. overrated in what way? it's rating is not that good in Korea. even at the start, not many people are watching. weird subjects and characters but once you started...what can i say? it's the first drama that i watched without sub. waited for some good soul to download it ASAP after it's aired in Korea. we (those who likes/loves YAB) likes it because it hits the spots emotionally for us. how can you say that what we feel is not true? we are old enough to know how we really feel about something.

so what if you like other drama? don't have to put down other people's choice because your taste in drama is different. I personally like YAB and Man Who Can Get Married. so what if the rating for Man Who Can Get Married is low? i just know, I like it. I tried to watch BOF. Quit halfway. It doesn't make me feel good watching it. I watched Story Of a Man. Ok to me. enjoyed it while it last but I Like YAB and MWCGM more. I cannot invest lots of hours (because of family and work) watching long dramas. so short dramas is my choice. There are other drama I watched this year but the one that stood out to me is YAB. Not because it's recent but to me it brings out good feelings when i watched it.

Thanks JB for the poll. there are some questions (melodrama and family drama) I didn't answer because it's not the i genre i watch. Have fun answering your poll. :)

How can people forget City Hall so fast??? haha. It should have won more polls.
where did all the City-Hallers go???? *sorry. i just find this amusing for some unknown reason coz i was expecting it to top all categories it was in. But I guess YAB is just so fresh in everyone's mind so it got most votes. Or maybe YAB appeals to more generations than did City Hall.
Anyway, this polls actually reminds me of what dramas i still need to finish up and what i've been missing. Fun stuff.

@174
YB is overrated for me because I saw all these polls and all the reaction from YB's fans.
Come on! It wins all the polls here!
I watched YB too and enjoyed some moments of it but is it really that great drama ever??
OK if it wins over best trendy drama 2009 I wouldn't say so but this's ALL POLLS.
This's so funny and totally biased.

***No NEED to help me define the meanings of overrate. I totally understand it LOLS

This's just my opinion and only one site internet poll anyway. lol

This poll just reminds me that there are so many shows I didn't watch but want to watch.....hopefully a winter break gives me that time to do it....

Good idea, thanks for making this poll JB! There were some tough choices here and I liked that you broke them down into specific categories. Unlike @186, this poll reminded me that I watched a lot of Kdramas this year--you know how those Kdramas tend to just hook and entertain you!

Great poll! I´m afraid that I tend to voting fof YaB and not be able to be objective. The hardest question to answer is alternative pairing. I love them all...

A lot seems to be having the impression that because YB just finishes and that the withdrawal effect was the reason it's getting a pretty runaway ratings compared to other well deserved Kdrama. VERY TRUE, But I think it just goes to show how this drama affected a lot of viewers (mostly internationally) that the other didn't and left a really big big impression, aside of course from crashing dramabeans site (and other sites) a couple of weeks ago (wonder which KDrama has done this in the past?). As Javabeans choice of word was "FAVORITE" as oppose to "BEST" so this poll will most likely reflect a lot of biased opinions base on what we have watched because personally, i have not seen all of the Kdrama posted here.
YB on the other hand is a flawed Kdrama BUT what makes it special (at least for me) is that, it has brought back my thirst and addiction for Kdrama like what My girl, MNIKSS, Goong, CF, Sad Love story, Flowers for my life did (to name a few) but in a very big way. It touched the youthfulness in me, I thought long gone and buried :) The young fangirl in me laugh so loud, ohs and ahs and spazzed so much that it was so much FUN!!!!
After a very stressful and challenging day at work seeing people in all walks of life at their best and at their worst. I as a serious, 30 something tax paying member of society - wants to sit down and really relax. So, if ever I have to watch a movie or a drama, I want to be able to see something that would make me forget the world outside at least for an hour or so. I kind of stay away from crime scenes, death related movies and heavy dramas that reminds me too much of work (by the way, I work in a hospital). It's just me in a nice comfy couch with my huge flatscreen TV and my dolby sounds. So when something like YB comes along, It's too good to miss it. It's actually a balm to a weary soul, to be able to laugh out loud and enjoy my wednesday and thursday for a change is a rarity and i count this as a blessing. This is actually the first kdrama that I actually watched live every single week over the internet, watched without understanding a single word of it and watched some more with subtitle. This drama came when the pressure of work was too much for me and it somewhat help me fine my balance between work and play. So you can call me bias for all I care but for something as a Kdrama of this caliber having this great impact in my life is something special. It keeps the word depression away. So for this reason, I give it my 100% point as my best drama for 2009! And no I'm not suffering from a withdrawal. I'm actually coming out of one because of this drama.

hi hi You're beautiful are voted so much ,I feel this topic very interesting ^^

I would have put Pak Gyu from Tamra Island as my favourite character if I had a choice. Or possibly Jeremy!

taekyung and hongki? XD

@150
Ok, i will be honest, but like I already said my two favourites this year were You Are Beautiful and City Hall ! Both dramas had things that didnt work for me, but all the pluses and minuses together (and compared with others I watched) they were just SUPER ! Never felt sorry for my time because of these two.

peace

there were only 2 dramas that i watched this year. you're beautiful and boys over flowers. i liked bof but very disappointing. so yeah, i'm a you're beautiful fan through and through. sorry if that seemed unfair but, i'm not really a drama enthusiast. i only watch dramas that catch my interest or if i had a chance to see it on our local channel. it's very frustrating to watch online. you're beautiful and boys over flowers were the only dramas i waited for patiently this year. and yeah, i'm suffering from withdrawal. i'm guilty, lol!!

it was fun rating the dramas that i have watch and watching how the other people rate the dramas that i watched...thanks...jb...

my fav kdrama this year:

you're beautiful- addictive
story of a man- so underrated
accidental couple
sons of sol pharmacy
cain & abel-exception for stupid plot

I agree that YB is still fresh in everyone's minds but then should IRIS gain more votes since its still on air?. What can be fresher than that?

It's not because YB is new. The drama left something memorable in most of its viewers. Its something I would probably remember until another feel-good, funny, almost-can't-let-go kind of drama comes along.

To JB: The poll is very interesting by the way! Thanks!

@ 189

+ 1 million

It was a great pleasure to watch YAB, I also watched it without subs (not understanding a single word), watched it after at viikii, and after with subs (couple of times))))) - and I did it for the first time EVER for Kdrama.
To keep a picture clear - I'm 35, live in Russia and never ever had such a crush in a kdrama before (I though it is impossible for me, but)
I saw several other titles from the list, it was nice, but the impact cannot be compared. YAB was really a gift of joy, huge thanks for the team.

JB, thank you very much for your recaps - it was very (really VERY) useful for me.

I like You're Beautiful so much. I really cheer TK and MN.