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Queen Woo

Liu — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:58:53 +0000

A thrilling tale of Queen Woo, who, after the sudden death of the king, must marry one of the power-hungry princes to ensure her survival. A fierce battle in Goguryeo breaks out among the 5 tribes vying for the throne.

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Love Next Door

Mak — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 15:43:12 +0000

Choi Seung Hyo is the most noteworthy young architect in Korea, and he runs the architecture atelier "In." Not only is he nearly perfect as an architect, but he is also very attractive and has a great personality. Yet, Choi Seung Hyo has experienced moments that he wants to erase from his life. Those moments usually involve Bae Seok Ryu. When they were 4 years old, their moms became friends. Because of their moms, Choi Seung Hyo and Bae Seok Ryu spent a lot of time together, bathing together at a women’s bathhouse. Now, Choi Seung Hyo meets Bae Seok Ryu as an adult.

While growing up, Bae Seok Ryu’s life was smooth sailing. During her school days, she never missed ranking first academically at her school. She was always passionate and energetic in the things she did. After graduating from university, she was hired by a large company. She worked hard as a project manager, but for some reason, she quit her job. She has been unemployed since then. She meets Choi Seung Hyo.

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My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024)

Mak — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 23:33:24 +0000

Loh Ki Wan is a North Korean defector. He has arrived in the unfamiliar country of Belgium from North Korea because of his mother, Ok Hee. He wants to settle down in the country, but his only hope for him to stay is to receive refugee status from the Belgian government. He fights to get that. Loh Ki Wan then meets Marie. She used to be a Korean, but she has now received Belgian citizenship. In the past, she was a shooter. Unlike Loh Ki Wan, who came to Belgium to live a new life, Marie doesn’t have a reason to live. They have an unpleasant first meeting but fall in love with each other.

(Source: AsianWiki)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Ro Ki Waneul Mannatda" (로기완을 만났다) by Jo Hae Jin (조해진).

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The Matchmakers

Liu — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:16:23 +0000

Sim Jung Woo is an intelligent and handsome young man. He was the youngest to place first in the state examination, but he was picked to become the princess’ husband. During their wedding ceremony, the princess suddenly died. Sim Jung Woo’s life changed and he became the most unfortunate man. According to the Joseon period custom, he is not able to take the government post and he can’t remarry. He then becomes involved with Jung Soon Deok.

Jung Soon Deok is a widow whose late husband was the second son of the first vice-premier. She secretly leads another life under the pseudonym of Yeo Joo Daek. As Yeo Joo Daek, she works as a matchmaker and also peddler of women’s items like cosmetics and accessories. She is the best matchmaker in the capital city of Hanyang. Sim Jung Woo and Jung Soon Deok become involved with each other and they try to get older single men and women to marry as matchmakers.

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Stealer: The Treasure Keeper

Liu — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:41:31 +0000

Hwang Dae Myung is an official with the Cultural Heritage Administration living a double life.

He’s a pathetic civil servant by day and a daring thief by night. When the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s cultural property team recovers some of the country’s missing cultural assets, both of his lives start to unravel.

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Reborn Rich

Liu — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 05:19:10 +0000

Yoon Hyun Woo is a devoted, hard-working, and loyal secretary to the Jin family, which runs the lucrative Sunyang Group business empire. But one day, he is ruthlessly betrayed by the family, who frame him for embezzlement. He dies shortly after – but is miraculously brought “back to life” when he wakes up inside the body of the youngest male member of the family – Jin Do Joo.

After he realizes what has happened, he decides to take revenge. He hatches a plan to overthrow Jin Yang Chul, the cold-blooded and money-hungry CEO of Sunyang Group. Yoon Hyun Wo plots to use his new “identity” to formulate a hostile takeover of the group – and punish the people who killed him. But what role will be played in all this by a dogged public prosecutor named Seo Min Young, an anti-corruption investigator who becomes known as the “Sunyang Group Grim Reaper?”

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Jirisan

Liu — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 17:50:34 +0000

Set against the backdrop of towering views of Mount Jiri, where rangers and other employees of the Jirisan National Park climb through the mysterious and unexplored regions of the mountain, trying to rescue the survivors and lost trekkers.

Seo Yi Kang is the park’s top ranger who has vast experience in navigation, making her knowledgeable when it comes to tracking down lost individuals. One day, she becomes the partner of Kang Hyun Jo, a rookie park ranger who is a military academy graduate and an ex-lieutenant who experienced a horrific incident on Mount Jiri which led him to become a ranger.

The drama is centered around a mystery surrounding the mountain’s many visitors; those who come to kill, and those who come to end their lives.

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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

Liu — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 04:06:00 +0000

Yoon Hye Jin, who works as a dentist, is a woman who has both beauty and brains. However, her life plan falls apart because of the tiny bit of righteousness in her heart, and after various obstacles, she moves to the seashore village Gongjin and meets Hong Doo Shik. She becomes curious about him. Hong Doo Shik is called Chief Hong by the local residents. He is officially unemployed, but he is a master of odd jobs who appears to help everyone in Gongjin with any situation they run into.

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