[Ishani's Picks] Top 5 2022 K-Dramas With The Best First Episode

2022 has given us some amazing K-Dramas so far, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive from fans all over the world. From diverse genres to screen comebacks of prominent artists, this year has kept fans more than happy. Here are my picks for 5 K-Dramas that had the best first episode this year.

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"Business Proposal"

One of the most successful romantic comedies of 2022, "Business Proposal", sets up a fantastic premise in the first episode. It introduces the characters with a bang and endears them to the audience at once, which makes the rest of the episodes even more enjoyable.

"Again My Life"

Lee Joon-gi's return to the small screen with a legal drama was everything fans could have asked for and more. The first episode gets straight to business, giving us a thorough background for Kim Hee-woo, his motivations, and his goals. Then it brings us the catch - Hee-woo is killed and goes back in time to re-live the last few years of his life and change it all. What's more is that it ends on the perfect note to make viewers curious about episode 2. Now, that's what a good first episode looks like.

"Big Mouth"

Another legend, Lee Jong-suk, returned to the small screen this year, and this time, he took on a thriller - "Big Mouth". The first episode is so well-made that it is almost hypnotic, drawing us in and keeping us hooked until we're left craving more. Once again, it ends with a cliffhanger that raises our expectations for the next episode. When the first episode is this good, you know the drama is going to be amazing.

"Extraordinary Attorney Woo"

The drama that had the world raving over it, "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" had a solid start. We're given our heroine, who commands attention and respect from the very beginning, her prejudiced co-workers, who don't take long to eat their words, and the dreamy male lead who steals our hearts from the get-go. Could a first episode get any better?

"Alchemy of Souls"

Finally, we have the grandest fantasy K-Dramas of all time (arguably), "Alchemy of Souls". Given the scale of this narrative, the first episode does an excellent job of summarizing the situation at hand and plunging right into the action. So, "Alchemy of Souls" begins in medias res, just like any epic, and we take it from there. Needless to say, the drama's success speaks for itself.

By Ishani Sarkar.