The BEST JTBC shows of all time
Every JTBC show, ranked
We've compiled the average episode rating for every JTBC show to compile this list of best shows!
#1 - Schoolgirl Detectives
A mystery romance about five female high school students who form a detective group and set out to pick apart unresolved mysteries from around the school.
View Episode Rankings#2 - MONSTA X-RAY
MONSTA X, through “MONSTA X-RAY”, plans to present “beagle” sides of themselves that they were unable to show on broadcasts and on stages before. MONSTA X members said, “Because it’s a program with our name in it, we will do our best on it. Like the program name, we are ready to show our everything, to our very bones".
View Episode Rankings#3 - Just Between Lovers
Two survivors of a building collapse discover support and love in each other as they overcome the pain of loss and reconstruct a hopeful future.
View Episode Rankings#4 - Strong Woman Do Bong-soon
Born with supernatural strength, Bong-soon fights evil and procures justice while getting tangled in a love triangle with her CEO boss and cop crush.
View Episode Rankings#5 - D-DAY
When a natural disaster strikes Seoul, a team of medical doctors and emergency personnel struggle to deal with its aftermath.
View Episode Rankings#6 - Woman of Dignity
Woo A-Jin lives a luxurious life due to her wealthy father-in-law, but her father-in-law's finances become decimated and her husband betrays her. Woo A-Jin's life hits rock bottom.
View Episode Rankings#7 - Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist
Go Hye Rim, a celebrated fortune‑teller known as “Madame Antoine,” claims a mystical link to Marie Antoinette—though it’s a fabrication. Gifted with sharp insight, she reads people’s stories while longing for cinematic romance. Her path collides with psychotherapist Choi Soo Hyun, who runs a clinic also named Madame Antoine and seeks to prove that true love doesn’t exist.
View Episode Rankings#8 - Age of Youth
With different personalities, and life goals, five female college students become housemates in a shared residence called Belle Epoque.
View Episode Rankings#9 - Hyori's Bed & Breakfast
The famous diva, Lee Hyo-ri, has been taking a long hiatus from the spotlight and enjoying her life in the suburbs of Jeju Island with her husband. The couple has decided to open up their home as a Bed and Breakfast to various people to offer them a time of healing and rest from their busy lives.
View Episode Rankings#10 - Something in the Rain
When a single career woman reunites with her best friend's younger brother after he returns from three years of working abroad, their efforts to reconnect grow into romance.
View Episode Rankings#11 - Secret Love Affair
Despite being married and having a fulfilling career as a sophisticated arts foundation director, something is missing in Oh Hye Won's life. When she meets twenty-something Lee Seon Jae, Hye Won's appetite for passion is awakened, and she soon falls for the impoverished piano prodigy. Though they risk everything, Hye Won and Seon Jae can't help but embark on an affair that threatens to destroy both their lives.
View Episode Rankings#12 - Heartless City
Shi-Hyun grew up in an orphanage, before running away from there. He then made a living by working as a drug courier and picked up the nickname "Doctor's Son." He's now the boss of a mid-size gang. His drug supplier is a man known as Scale. Shi-Hyun has plans take over his position. Meanwhile, Hyeong-Min becomes the section chief of a special investigation unit. Their goal is to take down Scale, who killed an undercover officer. While trying to catch Scale, Hyeong-Min learns about Doctor's Son. Now, Hyeong-Min and his team go after Shi-Hyun.
View Episode Rankings#13 - Men on a Mission
Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.
View Episode Rankings#14 - Family by Choice (2024)
Yoon Ju-won is a bright, down-to-earth girl who lives with her single father, Yoon Jung-jae, when Kim San-ha and Kang Hae-jun, two boys from complicated circumstances, come into her life. Her father takes in the boys to grow up together as a family. Despite being unrelated by blood, Ju-won adores San-ha and Hae-jun and thinks of them as her brothers, no matter how differently others think or say. They reunite after a decade apart - facing new dynamics, unresolved pain and the complexities of adulthood.
View Episode Rankings#15 - Somehow 18
The story of a man who used to be an outcast and how he travels back in time to when he was 18 years old in order to save his love.
View Episode Rankings#16 - Secret Healer
Seo-Ri's mother Queen Sim was unable to have a child. She went to a shaman to help her have a child. With the help of shaman Hong-Joo's black magic, Queen Sim was able to have a boy and girl twins. The girl, Seo-Ri, was put under a curse and abandoned deep in the mountains. She meets Heo Jun, a young man, there.
View Episode Rankings#17 - SKY Castle
Four women live in swanky SKY Castle where the top 0.1% of Korea live. They are from prestigious families and want to raise their husbands as kings and their children as the best princes and princesses.
View Episode Rankings#18 - Itaewon Class
In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality.
View Episode Rankings#19 - Welcome to Samdal-ri
After suffering a fall from grace, a photographer returns to her hometown and bumps into her childhood friend — rekindling an unfinished romance.
View Episode Rankings#20 - Mystic Pop-up Bar
A young man with a unique ability begins working for a centuries-old bar owner who resolves her customers' emotional troubles by entering their dreams.
View Episode Rankings#21 - GOOD BOY
After 11 years, the police revive their special recruitment for former national athletes. Once hailed as heroes, these world-class medalists now face harsh realities. Despite financial struggles, unexpected tragedies, and discrimination within the force, the athletes, each with their own story, reunite as a special task force to take on major crimes with the grit and skills they honed as athletes.
View Episode Rankings#22 - Padam Padam: The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats
“Padam” which means ‘to thump’ in French is a drama about a man who lived life according to its own course but meets a woman he shouldn’t love and about his breathtaking love for her. Yang Kang Chil just came out from prison after 16 years. He was jailed because of a murder he never did. After released from prison, he goes to Seoul accompanied by his guardian angel, Lee Gook Soo. Meanwhile, Han Ji Min will play Jung Ji Na, a cheerful veterinarian who loves Kang Chil.
View Episode Rankings#23 - Miss Night and Day
A woman who magically switches between her 20s and 50s lands an internship at the Prosecution Service, caught between two generations and a tough boss.
View Episode Rankings#24 - Falling in Love with Soon Jung
Kang Min Ho is young man who want to revenge his uncle's unjust takeover of his father's company. Then he needs to undergo a heart transplant surgery. After the surgery, he completely changes and begins to learn the true meaning of love.
View Episode Rankings#25 - Be Melodramatic
At the start of their 30s, three friends navigate the demanding entertainment industry while juggling love, careers and dreams.
View Episode Rankings#26 - The World of the Married
A turbulent twister of lies, betrayals and revenge tears apart the seemingly picture-perfect marriage between a doctor and a filmmaker.
View Episode Rankings#27 - The Light in Your Eyes
Time manipulation comes with a steep price for a young woman, who becomes 78 years old overnight after using a mysterious watch.
View Episode Rankings#28 - Fantastic
Love story between a drama writer with a terminal illness, and a Hallyu star.
View Episode Rankings#29 - Behind Your Touch
A psychic vet and a detective join forces to crack small-town cases — but their skills are tested when they unravel a chilling serial killer mystery.
View Episode Rankings#30 - Divorce Attorney Shin
Driven by a personal tragedy, a pianist-turned-lawyer navigates the complex world of divorce — fighting for his clients to win by any means necessary.
View Episode Rankings#31 - Beyond the Bar
A young, rookie lawyer with a strong sense of justice joins a top law firm — navigating the complex legal world under a cold, demanding mentor.
View Episode Rankings#32 - A Virtuous Business
In search of purpose, opportunity and independence, four rural women start an adult products business in the 1990s — embarking on a rare journey of self-discovery.
View Episode Rankings#33 - Chocolate
Lee Kang grew up in a small seaside town, dreaming of becoming a cook. He is now a neurosurgeon. He looks cold-hearted, but, in fact, he hides his warm heart. When Moon Cha Young was a child, she met Lee Kang at a small restaurant in the seaside town. Lee Kang cooked and gave her a meal. This is the happiest memory for Moon Cha Young and it eventually led her to become a chef. Neurosurgeon Lee Kang and chef Moon Cha Young meet again at a hospice ward.
View Episode Rankings#34 - Last Minute Romance
Other than being obsessed with top-star celebrities, Baek Se lives a relatively normal life, until she receives a diagnosis of terminal illness. Despite having tragic moments in her life as an orphan and having a terminal illness, she has a optimistic personality and works as part of the staff team in a suicide prevention counseling center. After she receives her diagnosis, she begins a contract relationship with Dong Joon, who also happens to resemble her celebrity crush.
View Episode Rankings#35 - Chief of Staff
As a chief of staff in the National Assembly, Jang Tae-jun influences power behind the scenes while pursuing his own ambitions to rise to the top.
View Episode Rankings#36 - My Love Eun Dong
In his youth, Ji Eun-ho fell wildly in love with Ji Eun-dong, but their pure love never survived the heartbreaking circumstances that eventually separated them. 20 years later, Eun-ho continues to harbor a flame for his first love, despite his fame and fortunate as a popular actor. Can a chance meeting with Eun-dong heal Eun-ho's cold heart, or has his second shot at true love already passed?
View Episode Rankings#37 - Romance in the House
After his business crashes, a man disappears from his family for 11 years. But when he makes a return as their wealthy landlord, a messy reunion ensues.
View Episode Rankings#38 - My ID is Gangnam Beauty
Bullied for her looks, Mi-rae gets plastic surgery hoping for a better kind of life but faces new challenges in college.
View Episode Rankings#39 - My Horrible Boss
Ok Da-Jung is the youngest team leader in the cosmetics industry. She has divorced three times so far. She doesn't care what others think about her and she also has quite a temper. Nam Jung-Gi works as a section chief at the same cosmetics company as Ok Da-Jung. Unlike her, Nam Jung-Gi has a timid and nice personality. He can't say anything that makes others uncomfortable. He is able to make Ok Da-Jung's blood boil.
View Episode Rankings#40 - Man to Man
A longtime celebrity Yeo Woon-gwang suddenly has a need for a bodyguard and hires Kim Seol-woo, a man trained in special investigations. He’s described as a mysterious man of many talents, and the drama is about the twisty events they encounter and the budding bromance between the star and bodyguard.
View Episode Rankings#41 - Sisyphus: The Myth
An unfathomable incident introduces a genius engineer to dangerous secrets of the world — and to a woman from the future who's come looking for him.
View Episode Rankings#42 - Miraculous Brothers
Yook Dong-joo is an aspiring writer with an ambitious dream of becoming a best-selling author someday. A disharmonious romance begins when a mysterious unidentified boy, Kang San, falls into his life. Kang San has amnesia and can't even remember his own name, but he has the special ability to hear other people's hearts.
View Episode Rankings#43 - Reflection of You
A thriving painter's enviable life begins to fray at the edges when a bright young woman she once befriended resurfaces as a shell of her former self.
View Episode Rankings#44 - My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
Suspecting his seemingly perfect wife is cheating on him, a troubled man seeks anonymous advice from an internet community to save his marriage.
View Episode Rankings#45 - 12 Years Promise
In this playful romantic comedy, high school student Jang Gook accidentally falls pregnant after sleeping with her tutor, Yoo Joon Soo, during the frenzy of the 2002 World Cup. The couple decides to marry despite their families’ protests, but eventually their marriage is torn apart leaving Jang Gook devastated. She moves on with her life by changing her name and undergoing a makeover, but 12 years later the two are unexpectedly thrown back into each other’s lives. Is it destiny, or just a horrible twist of fate?
View Episode Rankings#46 - Sweet Munchies
Park Jin Sung is a chef who runs his own late night restaurant and decides to take part in a variety show. He is famed for his cooking skills and good looks. Meanwhile, Kim Ah Jin is the PD of a variety show and she gets caught up in a love triangle between Park Jin Sung and Kang Tae Wan.
View Episode Rankings#47 - 18 Again
Hong Dae Young is on the verge of divorce but finds himself back in his body when he was at the prime of his life 18 years ago. He ends up changing his name to Go Woo Young when he becomes 18- years-old again. Meanwhile, his wife Jung Da Jung joins the workforce as an anchorwoman later on in life after raising their 18-year-old twins.
View Episode Rankings#48 - At Eighteen
A misunderstood loner is drawn out of his shell after transferring to another high school, where he comes across new ordeals -- and first love.
View Episode Rankings#49 - Life (2018)
At Korea's top university medical center, ideals and interests collide between a patient-centered ER doctor and the hospital's newly-appointed CEO.
View Episode Rankings#50 - Private Lives (2020)
In a world where data is no longer private, con artists uncover a sinister surveillance scheme headed by the government and a greedy corporation.
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