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Crushology 101

Mak — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:47:13 +0000

Bunny, a top sculpture student at Yein University, once believed personality mattered more than looks—until a failed relationship left her embarrassed and insecure. Now, she admits to liking good-looking men but struggles with self-esteem. Her life takes a turn when two charismatic men enter the picture: Hwang Jae Yul, a respected visual design student with warmth and ambition, and Cha Ji Won, a chaebol heir who seems like the perfect man.

(Source: MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon "Barney and Oppas" (바니와 오빠들) written by Ni Eun (니은).

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Undercover High School

Mak — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:08 +0000

Jung Hae Seong is an ace field agent for the National Intelligence Service (NIS). After a big incident occurred during an operation, Jung Hae Seong receives a demotion. He is placed into an operation to locate the whereabouts of King Gojong’s missing gold bars. For this assignment, he hides his identity and goes undercover as a student at the prestigious Byeongmoon High School. There, he meets Teacher O Su A as his homeroom teacher.

Su A is a contract Korean history teacher with an upright personality and she holds strong affection for her students. One day, Hae Seong is transferred to Byeongmoon High School and she becomes his homeroom teacher. She begins to see her first love, from her childhood days, overlap with Jung Hae Seong. Her first love caused the biggest wound to her heart.

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Motel California

Mak — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:36:18 +0000

Ji Gang Hui grew up at Motel California because her father ran the motel in her rural hometown village. Her mother also came from a mixed-raced background. Due to Gang Hui’s unusual family background, she was the object of whispers and gossip by the local residents. Gang Hui carried a deep wound in her heart from that time. She liked her childhood friend Cheon Yeon Su, who was her first love, but when she turned 20, she left her hometown and moved to Seoul. 12 years later, she works as an interior designer and is reaching the apex of her career, but, for some reason, she decides to return to her hometown. She reunites with her first love, Cheon Yeon Su.

Cheon Yeon Su works as a veterinarian in the village. The only woman he has loved is Gang Hui, but he has received a lot of attention from the farmers who are eager to introduce him to their daughters. In order to avoid these kind of uncomfortable situations, he doesn’t clarify the rumor that he is going to marry a fellow veterinarian. His first love Gang Hui appears again after 12 years.

(Sources: AsianWiki)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Home, Bitter Home" (홈, 비터 홈) by Shim Yun Seo (심윤서).

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When the Phone Rings

Mak — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:03:56 +0000

Baek Sa Eon comes from a prestigious political family, and he became the youngest presidential spokesman in Korea. His background also includes time spent as a war correspondent, hostage negotiator, and main anchorman. He married Hong Hui Ju 3 years ago. She is the daughter of a newspaper proprietor. She has mutism due to an accident she had when she was little. She works as a sign language interpreter in court and on television.

Sa Eon and Hui Ju got married largely due to convenience. For the past 3 years, they haven’t communicated with each other or have meals together. They pretend they are a happily married couple. One day, Hui Ju is kidnapped by an unidentified person. This changes their marriage life.

~~ Adapted from the web novel “The Number You Have Dialed" (지금 거신 전화는) by Geon Eomul Nyeo (건어물녀).

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Doubt

Liu — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 17:33:06 +0000

Jang Tae Su is a legendary criminal profiler in Korea. He was one of the first in his field and paved the way for criminal behavior analysts in the country. He has gained the absolute respect and trust within the police organization. At home, he is a single parent and raises his daughter by himself. Jang Tae Su works on a murder case and realizes that his daughter is involved in the case. The discovery shakes everything in his professional beliefs and his relationship with his daughter. To protect his daughter, Jang Tae Su struggles to reveal the truth.

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Black Out

Liu — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 04:17:11 +0000

The story revolves around two detectives who investigate mysterious incidents in a village. The drama will reinterpret those events and the characters in the book to match Korean sentiments and show the ugly side of human nature.

When Go Jung Woo was younger, he was smart enough to be on the early admission list to medical school. After taking his SAT (scholastic ability test), he went on a trip, but ever since that day, he became a murderer. He returns to his hometown after being released from prison and comes across what happened 11 years ago.

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Bitter Sweet Hell

Liu — Fri, 24 May 2024 23:06:18 +0000

As a celebrity psychiatrist married to a successful surgeon, Noh Young Won seems to be living the perfect life. But her perfect world comes crashing down when she discovers that her husband, Choi Jae Jin, has been having an affair with Lee Se Na, a mysterious woman whose sudden arrival triggers a series of tragic events. Desperate for answers, Young Won teams up with her mother-in-law, Hong Sa Gang, to save their family from utter ruin.

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Chief Detective 1958

Liu — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:00:30 +0000

The drama will follow the story of Park Young Han, a passionate detective who boasts the highest arrest rate when it comes to petty thieves, as he teams up with three charismatic colleagues to break the norms of corruption.

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Wonderful World

Liu — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 00:38:21 +0000

Eun Soo Hyun is a psychology professor and a famous writer, but her life has completely changed. Her young son dies unjustly. Making things worse, the person responsible for her son’s death isn’t punished by the law. Eun Soo Hyun loses hope in this world. She decides to punish the person responsible for her son’s death by herself. Her life is still in pain and despair. Somehow, Eun Soo Hyun gets involved with other people who suffer from pain similar to hers and solves their mysterious cases. They slowly get healed in the process.

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Knight Flower

Liu — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:11:01 +0000

Cho Yeo Hwa has been a widow for 15 years. Her in-laws are the most prestigious noble family in the area. During the day, she lives quietly at home and never goes outside. But, during the night, Yeo Hwa secretly jumps over the surrounding wall and takes care of people who need help. In the process, she gets involved with Park Soo Ho, and she begins to dream about her future. Meanwhile, Soo Ho is a senior officer. He is good at his job and has an attractive appearance.

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