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4PM (2024)

Mak — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:33:17 +0000

Philosophy teacher Jung-in and his wife Hyun Suk have done pretty well for themselves and decide to trade in the hustle and bustle of Seoul for an idyllic house next to a lake in the remote countryside. Ideal for dreaming up his new book. Aaah yes – the blissful silence, the chirping birds in the trees, the quietly rippling pond… and a friendly, elderly neighbor, Yuk Nam, paying them a visit on their first day. At 4 o’clock sharp he appears in front of their door, sits down on the couch and then, for the next two hours, becomes some sort of black hole where all the conversation-making attempts of the couple die a slow, crawling death, only occasionally met with grumbling, monosyllabic answers. At 6 o’clock sharp the man suddenly stands up and leaves. What a relief! That must’ve been the most awkward two hours they’ve spent. Surely, the man felt it his duty to pay them a visit out of sheer politeness and that’s the end of it. Except, the very next day at 4 o’clock their doorbell rings. Oh, neighbor! What a lovely surprise! Won’t you sit down? Again followed by two excruciatingly slow hours of awkward silence. A ritual that keep unfolding in front of their unbelieving eyes on day three, four, five, sixteen, slowly driving them mad. And the neighbor’s wife has yet to make her appearance…

(Source: BIFFF.net)

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The Whirlwind

Liu — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:10:44 +0000

Park Dong Ho is the prime minister of South Korea. He wants to punish the corrupt president, who colludes with powerful family owned corporations called chaebols, and change the world of politics. Jung Soo Jin is the deputy prime minister for economic affairs. She confronts Park Dong Ho and a fierce political strife ensues.

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My Happy Ending

Liu — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 05:59:11 +0000

Seo Jae Won has near-perfect personal and work lives. She is the CEO of a successful furniture company and is a social media influencer with over a million followers. She scouts designer Yoon Teo to become the general manager of design at her company. In her personal life, Jae Won has a beloved husband, Heo Soon Young, and their lovely child. Soon Young is warm-hearted and hardly ever bursts out in anger. After their marriage, Soon Young prioritizes his family over everything else.

Kwon Yun Jin graduated from the same university art department as Jae Won. She’s experiencing a difficult time with her divorce, and her art career is quickly fading. After she reconnects with Jae Won, she becomes jealous of her near-perfect life. Jae Won’s life soon changes as she is betrayed by people whom she trusts, and she faces secrets that people around her hide.

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Payback: Money and Power

Liu — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 15:10:03 +0000

“Payback” follows the revenge story of a group of people—including Eun Yong, a money trader—who refuse to remain silent in the face of unjust authorities and fight against a cartel conspiring with the law.

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One Ordinary Day

Liu — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 01:24:48 +0000

A drama that explores the criminal justice system from an extremely popular perspective through the fierce story of two men surrounding the murder of a woman. Hyun Soo, an ordinary college student, suddenly becomes the primary suspect in a murder case. Shin Joong Han is the only lawyer willing to help Kim Hyun Soo. Having just barely passed law school, Shin Joong Han’s involvement in Kim Hyun Soo’s case eventually takes his unremarkable life to new heights.

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The Grotesque Mansion (2021)

Mak — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:13:57 +0000

An omnibus work that captures the strange and eerie real-life horror that happens while webtoon writer Ji Woo reports on the abandoned apartment Gwanglim Mansion.

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