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YesAsia 2019 Bestsellers - TV Dramas

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The below rankings are based on sales of television/drama releases on YesAsia.com from January 1 to December 31, 2019.

TOP 10 TV DRAMAS (OVERALL)


1 (tie). HIStory3: Trapped 1 (tie). Goblin 3. Eternal Love 4. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim 5. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo


6. Legend of Fuyao 7 (tie). Rich Man 7 (tie). 100 Days My Prince 7 (tie). While You Were Sleeping 10. HIStory2


KOREAN TV BESTSELLERS

The ever popular fantasy drama Goblin comes in first for the second straight year, while Park Seo Joon and Park Min Young's hit workplace romcom What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? settle for second. 2018 bestsellers Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, While You Were Sleeping and The Bride of Habaek also stay in the top ten. EXO members share the #4 spot with Su Ho's Rich Man and D.O.'s 100 Days My Prince. With Hallyu favorites So Ji Sub and Kim Sun Ah in the leading roles, My Secret Terrius and Should We Kiss First? also easily make the top ten.


1. Goblin 2. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim 3. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo 4 (tie). Rich Man 4 (tie). 100 Days My Prince


4 (tie). While You Were Sleeping 7. My Secret Terrius 8. Should We Kiss First? 9 (tie). Crowned Clown 9 (tie). Bride of Habaek


CHINESE TV BESTSELLERS

Taiwan's popular BL series HIStory comes up big with two entries in the top ten. Crime romance series Trapped from the third season takes the #1 spot, and HIStory2 is at #4. The Mini Yang double bill of Eternal Love and Legend of Fuyao, which ranked first and second in 2018, slide down one spot each. Two big Chinese palace dramas – Ruyi's Royal Love In The Palace and Story of Yanxi Palace – unsurprisingly make the top ten, while the Hong Kong police crime series Stained starring Kara Hui comes in at #6.


1. HIStory3: Trapped 2. Eternal Love 3. Legend of Fuyao 4. HIStory2 5. Ruyi's Royal Love In The Palace


6. Stained 7. Advisors Alliance 8. Nirvana in Fire 9. Story of Yanxi Palace 10. Momentary Lapse of Reason


JAPANESE TV BESTSELLERS

TBS's forensic mystery drama Unnatural starring Ishihara Satomi comes in first for J-Dramas, followed by Hello, Detective Hedgehog with Eita and dele with Yamada Takayuki and Suda Masaki. Arashi always shows up in the top ten, this time with the old variety show CxDxG no Arashi! and MatsuJun's SP Eien no Nispa. The ikemen-stacked Prince of Legend starring Katayose Ryota is at #5. Ossan's Love, which ranked #2 in 2018, stays in the top ten alongside two other gay-themed works, My Brother's Husband and Pornographer.


1. Unnatural 2 (tie). Hello, Detective Hedgehog 2 (tie). dele 2 (tie). CxDxG no Arashi! 5. Prince of Legend


6 (tie). Eien no Nispa 6 (tie). Itazura na Kiss - Love in Tokyo 6 (tie). My Brother's Husband 6 (tie).
Ossan's Love		 6 (tie).
Pornographer



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Published January 8, 2020


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  1. 1 The Bride of Habaek (2017) (DVD) (Ep.1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (tvN TV Drama) (Singapore Version) Shin Se Kyung (Actor) | Nam Joo Hyuk (Actor) | Gong Myung (Actor) | Im Ju Hwan (Actor) The Bride of Habaek (2017) (DVD) (Ep.1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (tvN TV Drama) (Singapore Version) US$38.99
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  2. 2 My Secret Terrius (6DVD) (Limited Edition) (MBC TV Drama) (Korea Version) So Ji Sub (Actor) | Jung In Sun (Actor) | Son Ho Joon (Actor) | Lim Se Mi (Actor) My Secret Terrius (6DVD) (Limited Edition) (MBC TV Drama) (Korea Version)
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  3. 3 My Brother's Husband (DVD) (Japan Version) Nakamura Yuri | Sato Ryuta My Brother's Husband (DVD) (Japan Version) US$34.99
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  4. 4 Goblin: The Lonely and Great God (2016) (DVD) (Ep.1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (tvN TV Drama) (Singapore Version) Gong Yoo (Actor) | Kim Go Eun (Actor) | Lee Dong Wook (Actor) | Lee El Goblin: The Lonely and Great God (2016) (DVD) (Ep.1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (tvN TV Drama) (Singapore Version) US$51.99
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  5. 5 The Advisors Alliance Part 1 & 2 (DVD) (End) (Taiwan Version) Yu He Wei (Actor) | Li Chen (Actor) | Wu Xiu Bo (Actor) | Zhai Tian Lin (Actor) The Advisors Alliance Part 1 & 2 (DVD) (End) (Taiwan Version) US$78.99
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  6. 6 dele (Blu-ray) (Premium "undeleted" Edition) (Japan Version) Suda Masaki | Yamada Takayuki | Aso Kumiko | Iwawaki Taisei dele (Blu-ray) (Premium "undeleted" Edition) (Japan Version) US$285.99
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  7. 7 Itazura na Kiss - Love in TOKYO (DVD) (Box 1) (Director's Cut Edition) (English Subtitled)(Japan Version) Furukawa Yuki | Yamada Yuki | Yahagi Honoka Itazura na Kiss - Love in TOKYO (DVD) (Box 1) (Director's Cut Edition) (English Subtitled)(Japan Version) US$108.99
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  8. 8 What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018) (DVD) (Ep.1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (tvN TV Drama) (Singapore Version) Park Seo Joon (Actor) | Lee Tae Hwan (Actor) | Park Min Young (Actor) | Kim Hye Ok (Actor) What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018) (DVD) (Ep.1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (tvN TV Drama) (Singapore Version) US$38.99
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  9. 9 Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) (DVD) (Ep. 1-70) (End) (Taiwan Version) Charmaine Sheh (Actor) | Nie Yuan (Actor) | Wu Jin Yan (Actor) | Qin Lan (Actor) Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) (DVD) (Ep. 1-70) (End) (Taiwan Version) US$35.99
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  10. 10 100 Days My Prince (2018) (DVD) (Ep. 1-16) (End) (English Subtitled) (tvN TV Drama) (Malaysia Version) D.O. (EXO) (Actor) | Nam Ji Hyun (Actor) | Kim Jae Young (Actor) | Jung Ho Bin (Actor) 100 Days My Prince (2018) (DVD) (Ep. 1-16) (End) (English Subtitled) (tvN TV Drama) (Malaysia Version) US$41.99
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  11. 11 Hello, Detective Hedgehog (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) Nagayama Eita | Morita Go | Fukada Kyoko | Yamaguchi Tomoko Hello, Detective Hedgehog (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) US$214.49
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  12. 12 Should We Kiss First? (2018) (DVD) (Ep.1-20) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (SBS TV Drama) (Singapore Version) Kim Sun Ah (Actor) | Gam Woo Sung (Actor) | Park Si Yeon (Actor) | Oh Ji Ho (Actor) Should We Kiss First? (2018) (DVD) (Ep.1-20) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (SBS TV Drama) (Singapore Version) US$51.99
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  13. 13 Eternal Love (2017) (DVD) (Ep. 1-58) (End) (English Subtitled) (Malaysia Version) Mark Chao (Actor) | Mini Yang (Actor) | Ken Chang (Actor) | Dilraba Dilmurat (Actor) Eternal Love (2017) (DVD) (Ep. 1-58) (End) (English Subtitled) (Malaysia Version) US$45.99
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  14. 14 Unnatural (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) Ishihara Satomi | Kubota Masataka | Iura Arata | Ryusei Ryo Unnatural (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) US$207.49
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  15. 15 Rich Man (2018) (DVD) (Ep.1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (MBN TV Drama) (Singapore Version) Ha Yeon Soo (Actor) | Su Ho (EXO) (Actor) | Kim Ye Won (Actor) | Oh Chang Suk (Actor) Rich Man (2018) (DVD) (Ep.1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (MBN TV Drama) (Singapore Version) US$38.99
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  16. 16 Prince of Legend (2018) (DVD) (Vol. 1) (NTV Drama) (Japan Version) Katayose Ryota | Sano Reo | Suzuki Nobuyuki | Iijima Hiroki Prince of Legend (2018) (DVD) (Vol. 1) (NTV Drama) (Japan Version) US$37.49
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  17. 17 CxDxG no Arashi! Vol.1 (Japan Version) Arashi | Sakurai Sho | Ohno Satoshi | Ninomiya Kazunari CxDxG no Arashi! Vol.1 (Japan Version) US$31.99
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  18. 18 Ruyi's Royal Love In The Palace (2018) (DVD) (Ep. 1-87) (End) (English Subtitled) (Malaysia Version) Wallace Huo (Actor) | Zhou Xun (Actor) | Janine Chang (Actor) | Dong Jie (Actor) Ruyi's Royal Love In The Palace (2018) (DVD) (Ep. 1-87) (End) (English Subtitled) (Malaysia Version) US$70.99
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  19. 19 While You Were Sleeping (2017) (DVD) (Ep. 1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (SBS TV Drama) (Singapore Version) Lee Jong Suk (Actor) | Bae Suzy (Actor) | Lee Sang Yeob (Actor) | Jung Hae In (Actor) While You Were Sleeping (2017) (DVD) (Ep. 1-16) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (SBS TV Drama) (Singapore Version) US$42.99
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  20. 20 Pornographer (DVD) (Complete Edition) (Japan Version) Koyama Erina | Izuka Kenta | Marukido Maki | Takezai Terunosuke Pornographer (DVD) (Complete Edition) (Japan Version) US$66.49
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  21. 21 Stained (2019) (Blu-ray) (Ep. 1-5) (End) (Hong Kong Version) Kara Hui (Actor) | Anthony Wong (Actor) | Patrick Kong (Director, Producer, Writer) | Tse Kwan Ho (Actor) Stained (2019) (Blu-ray) (Ep. 1-5) (End) (Hong Kong Version)
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  22. 22 Legend of Fuyao (2018) (DVD) (Ep. 1-66) (End) (English Subtitled) (Malaysia Version) Ethan Juan (Actor) | Mini Yang (Actor) | Vengo Gao (Actor) | Sun Qiang (Actor) Legend of Fuyao (2018) (DVD) (Ep. 1-66) (End) (English Subtitled) (Malaysia Version) US$45.99
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  23. 23 Ossan's Love (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) Uchida Rio | Tanaka Kei | Hayashi Kento | Yoshida Kotaro Ossan's Love (Blu-ray Box) (Japan Version) US$187.99
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  24. 24 Eien no Nispa -Hokkaido to Natsuketa Otoko Matsuura Takeshiro- (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) Matsumoto Jun | Fukada Kyoko | Ukaji Takashi | Kohinata Fumiyo Eien no Nispa -Hokkaido to Natsuketa Otoko Matsuura Takeshiro- (Blu-ray) (Japan Version) US$39.99
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  25. 25 HIStory2 (2018) (DVD) (Ep.1-8) (End) (Regular Edition) (Taiwan Version) Hunt Chang (Actor) | Steven Chiang (Actor) | Zach Lu (Actor) | Fandy Fan (Actor) HIStory2 (2018) (DVD) (Ep.1-8) (End) (Regular Edition) (Taiwan Version) US$24.49
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  26. 26 Nirvana in Fire (2015) (DVD) (Ep. 1-54) (End) (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Taiwan Version) Hu Ge (Actor) | Wang Kai (Actor) | Liu Tao (Actor) | Zhang Zhe Han Nirvana in Fire (2015) (DVD) (Ep. 1-54) (End) (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Taiwan Version) US$111.99
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  27. 27 HIStory3: Trapped (2019) (DVD) (End) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version) Jake Hsu (Actor) | Chris Wu Cheng Yang (Actor) | Andy Bian (Actor) | Chen Ting Xuan (Actor) HIStory3: Trapped (2019) (DVD) (End) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version) US$19.99
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  28. 28 Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016) (DVD) (Ep.1-20) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (SBS TV Drama) (Singapore Version) IU (Lee Ji Eun) (Actor) | Kang Ha Neul (Actor) | Lee Jun Ki (Actor) | Woo Hee Jin Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016) (DVD) (Ep.1-20) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (SBS TV Drama) (Singapore Version) US$49.99
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  29. 29 The Crowned Clown (2019) (DVD) (Ep. 1-16) (End) (tvN TV Drama) (English Subtitled) (Malaysia Version) Lee Se Young (Actor) | Yeo Jin Goo (Actor) | Kim Sang Kyung (Actor) | Lee Moo Saeng The Crowned Clown (2019) (DVD) (Ep. 1-16) (End) (tvN TV Drama) (English Subtitled) (Malaysia Version) US$33.99
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