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Upstream (2024)

Mak — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:54:52 +0000

A rash decision resulted in Gao Zhi Lei being a “shut-in”. He didn’t anticipate how his story would go in a completely different direction in the near future. A sequence of unfortunate events led Gao Zhi Lei to take on the responsibility of eldership in the family. The pressure of the world really struck him, and it was time to confront his own demons and begin with a fresh start.

(Source: chinesedrama.org)

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If You Wish Upon Me

Liu — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:06:19 +0000

Yoon Kyeo Re is a young man who has known nothing but misery ever since he was a child. He was abused while still a boy and had a torrid time at the orphanage where he was raised. He then spent time in a juvenile detention center. And as an adult, things got no better, leading to him serving time in prison. Beatings and misery are all he knows, and he finds himself at the end of his tether, finally facing the void…

But when he is ordered by a court to serve his community service at an end-of-life care facility for the terminally ill, things begin to change for him. Here he meets the tireless Kang Tae Shik, a middle-aged man who leads the volunteer team at the facility. Kang Tae Shik has created a unit called Team Genie, which is dedicated to granting dying patients their last wishes. No matter what people ask for, Team Genie will work their hardest to make those precious last wishes come true. He also meets Seo Yeon Joo, a young nurse who refuses to give up on her patients and tries to keep them physically active at all times. Will working at this facility help turn Yoon Gyeo Ree’s life around? Or is it too late to change his destiny?

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Heroes (2022)

Dargom Bes — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:15:11 +0000

The kind Wang Xiao Shi leaves the mountain for the first time to travel. He encounters Wen Rou, Bai Chou Fei, and Su Meng Zhen who become his lifelong friends. In the capital city where the capable succeed, he experiences brotherhood and romance. Squashing evil with his friends transforms him from inexperienced youth to responsible hero.

(Source: Tencent app; edited by MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Shuo Ying Xiong Shei Shi Ying Xiong" (说英雄谁是英雄) by Wen Rui An (温瑞安).

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Would You Like a Cup of Coffee?

Liu — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:46:33 +0000

Park Seok is the owner of the successful Café 2Dae coffee shop, a small but much-loved establishment with a group of loyal customers. He works alone in the coffee shop, and has not taken on any staff, even though his solo efforts are starting to take their toll on him. One day, a young man named Kang Go Bi comes to the coffee shop and samples Park Seok’s coffee. He immediately develops an earnest passion for coffee and convinces Park Seok to take him on as a part-time worker at the coffee shop. But Kang Go Bi soon proves that he really wants the older man to become his mentor and to learn how to become a proficient barista in his own right. The duo eventually forms a close bond and learns no end of life lessons from one another – while also helping bring a little warmth into the lives of their many and various customers.

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Move to Heaven

Mak — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:52:28 +0000

Geu Roo is a young autistic man. He works for his father’s business “Move To Heaven.” Their job is to arrange items left by deceased people. One day, Geu Roo’s own father dies. Geu Roo is left alone, but his uncle Sang Koo suddenly appears in front of him. Sang Koo is a cold man. He was a martial artist who fought in underground matches. He went to prison because of what happened at his fight. Sang Koo now becomes Geu Roo’s guardian. They run “Move To Heaven” together. (Source: AsianWiki)

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