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Secret: Untold Melody (2025)

Mak — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:35:51 +0000

A promising pianist, Yu Jun is forced to abandon his passion due to a wrist injury, he returns to Korea for treatment. While studying at his father’s college, he encounters a mysterious woman named Jung A in an old practice room on campus. Their growing connection takes an unexpected turn as Jung A’s secretive actions lead Yu Jun to a hidden secret.

(Source: FineCut.co.kr)

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Dear.M

Mak — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:14:53 +0000

Campus life at Seoyeon University has always been relatively peaceful, but when an anonymous post pops up on the school’s online community, the entire campus is flipped upside down. Posted by a mysterious individual, known only as “M”, the entire school is abuzz with curiosity and excitement. Determined to uncover the identity of the mysterious “M”, students all across the campus set out to uncover the truth. But the task will prove to be anything but easy.

Second year student in the Business Administration Department, Ma Joo Ah has taken a keen interest in uncovering the identity of “M”. While she has no interest in pursuing either her own dreams, nor any sort of romantic relationship, she does have a strong desire to solve the school’s current mystery. Alongside her is Cha Min Ho, a second year student in the Computer Science Department, and Joo A’s oldest friend. Together with Economics major Seo Ji Min and Business Administration major Park Ha Neul, the four are determined to discover “M”’s true identity and bring an end to this mystery, once and for all.

As their journey towards the truth progresses, the four friends find themselves in an ever-changing tangle of morphing relationships and budding romances. With emotions high and hearts aflutter, uncovering the identity of “M” has never been more complicated. Will the friends be able to solve this mystery or will “M”’s true identity remain hidden forever?

(Source: Viki)

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The Best Thing

Dargom Bes — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 06:57:19 +0000

The hotel room manager, Shen Xi Fan, is a workaholic. She suffers from insomnia and migraines due to her high-intensity work, so she goes to see a Chinese medicine doctor and meets the gentle and handsome Chinese medicine doctor He Su Ye at the tail end of her youth. However, she often forgets to take the medicine due to her busy work and always causes He Su Ye headaches due to her forgetfulness.

Originally, the relationship between the two was only limited to a doctor-patient relationship, but it unexpectedly turns out that they actually live in the same community, and it was due to the unexpected encounters, again and again, that allowed the love between the two to slowly sprout. Shen Xi Fan is cautious because of a failed first love. He Su Ye was abandoned by his first love and has closed his heart since then.

Gradually, Shen Xi Fan grows closer and closer to He Su Ye and in the "awkward" stage of his interactions with Shen Xi Fan, He Su Ye gradually understands the true meaning of love and begins to pursue love. He Su Ye's determination and hard work in the cause of traditional Chinese medicine also guided Shen Xi Fan to recognize herself and finally find her perfect match.

(Source: Chinese = iQiyi || Translation = MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Ai Ni, Shi Wo Zuoguo Zui Hao De Shi" (爱你，是我做过最好的事) by Sheng Li (笙离).

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The First Frost

Dargom Bes — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:18:29 +0000

Wen Yi Fan, a reporter, went to a bar called Jia Ban to meet with her best friend, Zhong Si Qiao. While she was at the bar, she met Sang Yan, a department manager and one of the owners of Jia Ban. He was Yi Fan's high school deskmate and the guy she once fell in love with. The two bump into each other, and as Yi Fan pretends that she does not know who Sang Yan is, Sang Yan does the same. After some problems occur, the two accidentally become housemates and, later on, reconcile their love once again.

(Source: xue er at MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the web novel "First Frost" (难哄) by Zhu Yi (竹已).

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Unang Tikim (2024)

Mak — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:23:46 +0000

They say that first love never dies, but is it worth all the risk?

Yuna and Becca are madly in love with each other. They are each other’s first – first touch, first kiss, first sexual experience. It seems like nothing can break them apart, until Becca is forced to migrate to the U.S. to be with her family.

(Source: Manila Bulletin)

~~ Release dates: Aug 5, 2024 (Red carpet premiere) || Aug 7, 2024 (Cinema)
~~ Two content ratings available: R-16 || R-18

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Family by Choice

Liu — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 06:34:02 +0000

Despite not being biologically related, Kim San Ha, Yun Ju Won, and Kang Hae Jun share a close bond with each other. The trio spent their adolescence raised by Ju Won’s father Jeong Jae and San Ha’s father Dae Uk, who did their best to give them a happy childhood as they healed from past trauma. Upon reaching adulthood, however, San Ha and Hae Jun sought out their biological families, leaving Ju Won behind.

Ten years later, the five members of their found family reunite, but things aren’t the same as they used to be. Ju Won holds some resentment after feeling abandoned by San Ha and Hae Jun, while the two boys are struggling with new romantic feelings for Ju Won and their own familial issues. Can these chosen siblings work out their feelings with each other, and will romance form between them?

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18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)

Mak — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:41:25 +0000

Ami, a backpacker from Japan who is four years older than high school student Jimmy, shows up at his part-time job. The two end up spending the summer working at the same store, but Jimmy gradually develops a faint crush on Ami. The two of them grew closer as they rode motorcycles together at night and went to the movies, but suddenly, Ami decided to return to Japan. Ami proposes her "one promise" to Jimmy, who can’t sort out his feelings.

As time passes, Jimmy visits his parents’ house for the first time in a while and finds a postcard that Ami sent him 18 years ago when she returned to Japan. Jimmy’s memories of his first love come back to him, and he takes his first solo trip to Japan to confront his past and examine his present. Jimmy rides the train while listening to songs that remind him of his memories with Ami, and he heads to her hometown. Will Jimmy be able to reunite with Ami?

(Source: Japanese = happinet-phantom.com || Translation = MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the travel essay "Qing Chun 18×2: Riben Manche Liulang Ji" (青春18×2 日本慢車流浪記) by Bluefoxing (藍狐) [2014].
~~ Co-production with Taiwan.

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Always (2011)

Dargom Bes — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 03:22:32 +0000

Having closed himself away from the world, former boxer Chul Min starts a new job as a parking lot attendant. One night, a visually impaired young woman, Jung Hwa, walks into his tollbooth to watch television with him. Jung Hwa’s bright spirit and smile in the face of adversity reach through to Chul Min’s heart and shine a ray of hope into both their lives, but their love and happiness may be short-lived.

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Daytime Shooting Star (2017)

Dargom Bes — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:16:06 +0000

Yosano Suzume is a naïve country girl who transfers to a high school in Tokyo. When she gets lost on her first day in the big city, a man named Shishio comes to her rescue. He turns out to be her homeroom teacher. Suzume begins to develop feelings for Shishio that she has never felt before… “I’m in love with you.” Suzume’s straightforward confession of love places Shishio in an awkward situation as her teacher. While Shishio grapples with how to respond, Suzume’s classmate Mamura, who supposedly has an aversion to girls, tells her he’s in love with her. What will become of Suzume’s first love…?

(Source: FujiTV)

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Hirunaka no Ryuusei" (ひるなかの流星) by Yamamori Mika (やまもり三香).

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Angels Fall Sometimes

Dargom Bes — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 04:22:36 +0000

In the prime of his youth, Lin Tuo crosses paths with An Zhi Que during a summer internship recruiting event in their junior year. Love blossoms at first sight. With graduation approaching, the two embark on their journey from the ivory tower into the real world, taking on part-time jobs, job hunting, and planning their future together. While life doesn’t unfold as smoothly as envisioned, they hold each other up. However, just when everything seems to be going well, Lin Tuo receives a diagnosis that changes their lives forever.

Lin Tuo is diagnosed with ALS, bringing an end to his seemingly ordinary but promising life. Future shortened, Lin Tuo faces the disease bravely. Giving up the idea of yielding to his fate, he learns to coexist with the terminal illness. Lin Tuo’s journey inspires those around him, including fellow ALS patients. He prompts them to reevaluate their outlook on life, cherish the present moment, and strive to live each day with hope and no regrets.

(Source: WeTV)

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