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Our Movie

Mak — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:46:43 +0000

Lee Je Ha followed in his father's footsteps, who was considered a master and became a movie director. Lee Je Ha received worldwide attention for his debut film and was called a genius, but he has been obsessed over a possible sophomore jinx. Over the past 5 years, he has not worked on anything. Deciding to end his 5-year hiatus, Lee Je Ha begins to work on his second film. The screenplay will tell a romance story involving someone with only a limited amount of time to live.

While doing research for the movie, Lee Je Ha meets Lee Da Eum. She is an aspiring actress and suffers from a rare incurable disease. She doesn't know how long she has left to live, but she is very social, and everyone in the hospital knows her. She gives advice to Lee Je Ha for his movie and becomes interested in the script. This becomes a turning point for her as an aspiring actress. As they work on the romance movie together, Lee Je Ha and Lee Da Eum, who have their own illnesses, form a romantic relationship.

(Source: AsianWiki)

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Beautiful Audrey (2024)

Liu — Wed, 07 May 2025 06:06:22 +0000

Unlike Ki Hoon, who is happily running a noodle restaurant with his mother in his hometown, Ji Eun, who has built a wall between herself and her home due to her desire to succeed as an idol singer, and who hurt each other rather than giving love to each other, are in conflict due to their mother's Alzheimer's, which they thought was still young. The loop becomes deeper. 'Audrey' reflects on the true meaning of family in modern society, where 'my' identity and individual success are valued more than family, through the situation surrounding her mother's Alzheimer's disease and the process of overcoming it.

It is intended to convey deep emotion through the heartbreaking love and love of a mother who sacrifices herself to protect her child.

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The Glory

Dargom Bes — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 03:53:29 +0000

Zhuang Han Yan was abandoned as a child and raised in the southern countryside but eventually returned to her family in the capital. Her return catches the attention of Fu Yun Xi, a deputy minister at the Dali Temple, who suffers from a mysterious illness. Seeking a virtuous and capable wife to entrust with his close relationships, Fu Yun Xi finds Zhuang Han Yan, with her exceptional courage and kind heart, to be the ideal candidate.

As Zhuang Han Yan and Fu Yun Xi navigate their relationship, they fall in love with each other. Along the way, Han Yan reconciles with her mother and rediscovers the warmth of family ties. She also experiences the love and warmth of a family while living with the Fu family. Together, Zhuang Han Yan and Fu Yun Xi expose the corrupt and unlawful deeds of Zhuang Han Yan's father, Zhuang Shi Yang, who hides his misdeeds behind a mask of hypocrisy. The two eventually become a loving couple.

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

~~ Adapted from the web novel "The Reborn Noble Girl Is Hard to Find" (重生之贵女难求) by Qian Shan Cha Ke (千山茶客).

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Viva La Vida (2024)

Mak — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:30:42 +0000

A young woman who needs a kidney transplant wants to marry someone who will be able to donate a kidney and meets a young man who has a brain disease.

(Source: IMDb)

~~ Adapted from the article "Zui Gong Li Di Hun Yin Jiao Yi, Zui Dong Qing Di Yong Heng Yue Ding" (最功利的婚姻交易，最动情的永恒约定).

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Love Is Panacea

Dargom Bes — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:17:27 +0000

When Gu Yun Zheng, an associate professor of neurosurgery, goes on a medical aid mission in the (fictional) North African nation of Lakaya, he meets former student Su Wei An, a "dropout" who has abandoned her medical career to become a businessperson. From bickering all the time to falling in love with each other, he gradually discovers that her odd behavior and resistance to his advances are because she carries the gene for Huntington’s disease – an incurable disease which leaves her hopeless. He decides to give up his promising career and devote his life to researching a cure for Huntington’s, fighting alongside his beloved to carve light out of the darkness.

(Source: Youku; edited by MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the web novel "Zhi Yu Zhe" (治愈者) by Ning Meng Xi Yan (柠檬羽嫣).
~~ Two versions available: 34 episodes (TV) |I 36 episodes (DVD)

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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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The Oath of Love

Dargom Bes — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:12:21 +0000

Lin Zhi Xiao, who is a budding cellist and a junior in the music department at her university is determined to achieve her dreams. Her world comes to a grinding halt when her father is hospitalized and diagnosed with cancer; she and her mother must face many uncertainties.

Gu Wei, the doctor in charge of her father’s treatment who has been going through a rough time of his own, enters her life firstly in a most awkward and unexpected way. However, as they get to know each other, they begin to form an understanding. As time progresses, they start growing closer. But will love follow — and will they be able to finally find the happiness that they both need so much?

(Source: MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Entrust the Rest of My Life to You" (余生，请多指教) by Bo Lin Shi Jiang (柏林石匠).

~~ There is a TV version and an Original/DVD version.

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