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The Match (2025)

Fri, 09 May 2025 15:44:15 +0000

Set in the 1980s-1990s, it tells the story of Cho Hun Hyeon, a Go champion who discovers a gifted but untrained young boy Lee Chang Ho in an amateur contest. He takes him under his wing to turn him into a professional player. Conflicts arise when the protégé later turns against his teachings.

(Source: Wikipedia)

~~ Based on the real life of two Go players.

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Heavenly Ever After

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:54:16 +0000

It tells the story of an old woman, Hae Suk, who lived a happy life with her husband until she died. Her husband loved her so much and always admired her beauty, saying, “You were pretty in your twenties thirties, and now you are the most beautiful at eighty!”

When Hae Suk was about to die, she remembered her husband’s words and said, “I just want to go to heaven at my real age.” Surprisingly, when she arrived in heaven, she met her husband in his 30s version.

(Source: kpoppost.com)

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Mother and Mom

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:09:37 +0000

A realistic and relatable drama about a mother who was a single mom and her daughter, who grew up as a working mom, who board the riding life.

Lee Jeong Eun is a fierce beauty industry marketer who also wants to keep up with her 7-year-old daughter's education. She matured early to support her busy mother, and after getting married and raising her daughter, she explodes with resentment toward her mother, which she never expressed before.

Hong Jae Man is a home-shopping MD who is an immature husband who gets on his wife's back every day. Although he struggles at work due to poor performance, he is a person who puts everything aside and runs to work when it comes to his family.

Yun Ji A is a children's art therapist at a university hospital who raised her daughter Jeong Eun alone without a husband. When she goes on a ride to her grandson's academy at Jeong Eun's request, she encounters a new world that she has never known before. Lee Yeong Uk is an English professor who meets Ji A on a ride to her grandson's academy and regains excitement in his boring twilight life.

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The Queen Who Crowns

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:28:44 +0000

Queen Won Kyung, born to Min Je in the Goryeo period, comes from a prestigious family of high-ranking officials. She marries Lee Bang Won (Prince Jeongan), son of King Taejo, founder of the Joseon dynasty. When King Taejo names his second son, Lee Bang Gwa, as the successor, Lady Min and her husband plot to make Lee Bang Won the next king. After Lee Bang Won becomes King Taejong, he takes multiple concubines, causing tension with Queen Won Kyung. As her relationship with the king worsens, King Taejong seeks to control her and her family to strengthen his authority.

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Family Matters

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 19:51:51 +0000

A group of people possessing special abilities disguise themselves as a family to survive against heinous criminals. Han Yeong Su is a loving mother with a special ability. Baek Cheol Hui is a father who hides his special ability. He has a timid personality, but he loves his wife, Yeong Su, a lot. Baek Gang Seong is a grandfather who shows an abrupt manner, but he cares for his family a lot. Baek Ji Hun and Baek Ji U are 17-year-old brother and sister. Ji Hun has a warm and gentle personality, while Ji U is picky and sensitive.

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The Trunk

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:29:22 +0000

In Ji works for a contract marriage provider in NM. The company provides its clients with a spouse for a fixed-term 1-year contract marriage. In Ji has finished her 4th contract marriage. She meets Jeong Won for her 5th contract marriage. Jeong Won works as a music producer. His life is filled with anxiety and loneliness due to the pain from his past. He still badly misses his ex-wife, Seo Yeon, who applied for the spouse-providing company NM for him.

Jeong Won meets In Ji from NM, and he begins his second marriage with her. They get to know each other and get used to each other as time passes. One day, a mysterious trunk is recovered from a lake. This leads them into a whirlwind of secrets behind the NM company.

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When the Phone Rings

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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Melody of Golden Age

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:46:52 +0000

Yan Xing, a concubine’s daughter from the Yan family, was trained from a young age by the Ministry of Justice’s chief inspector, acquiring exceptional investigative skills and the ability to find answers hidden within evidence.

Yan Xing passes the examination to become a female official in the Ministry of Justice, determined to uncover the true culprits and uphold justice. However, when her third sister flees from an imperial marriage bestowed by the Empress Dowager, Yan Xing is forced to marry in her sister’s place to protect her family, tying the knot with Shen Du, the head of the imperial guard.

Mysterious cases begin to occur frequently in the capital, and Yan Xing and Shen Du join forces to solve several major cases. As they work together, their relationship gradually deepens. Together with their companions, they uncover a shocking conspiracy and protect the peace and justice of Xiang’an City.

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

~~ Adapted from the web novel "Chang An Tong Que Ming" (长安铜雀鸣) by Feng Huang Xi (凤凰栖).

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No Gain, No Love

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:53:26 +0000

Son Hae Yeong is the type of person who doesn’t want to lose money under any circumstance. While growing up, she had to share her mother’s love with others. She often found her partners in relationships below her break-even point. Now, Hae Yeong faces the possibility of missing out on a job promotion at her workplace. To avoid such a loss, she makes a plan for a fake wedding. She recruits Kim Ji Uk to be her fiance.

Ji Uk works part-time as a cashier at a convenience store. He is the type of person who can’t ignore people in need and tries to do the right thing. He is smooth with every customer at the convenience store, except for one person. That person is Hae Yeong. When she suddenly asks him to become the fake groom at her wedding, he somehow accepts her offer.

(Source: AsianWiki)

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Are You the One

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:32:55 +0000

The clever and decisive Liu Mian Tang, as the first lord of Yang Shan, led the people of Yang Shan to punish the wicked, promote goodness, and uphold justice. However, she suffered serious injuries under the attack of various evil forces and was rescued by Cui Xing Zhou, the Prince of Huai Yang. When Liu Mian Tang woke up, she had no memory of Yang Shan, mistaking Cui Xing Zhou for her husband, Cui Jiu.

With extraordinary courage and wisdom, she opened a porcelain shop and helped create a successful porcelain brand in the town, which thrived. The court appointed Cui Xing Zhou to go to Jin Jia Pass, and to protect Liu Mian Tang from any harm, Cui Xing Zhou left a farewell letter and departed. Liu Mian Tang stood by him, and together, they supported the rear, fought enemy forces, and suppressed bandits. They worked in harmony, guarding the frontier, and finally came together as a true couple.

However, their identities were exposed, but they faced it honestly after enduring hardships. In difficult times, the couple helps the grandson of the emperor, Zi Yu, eliminate the rebels and stabilize the court, finally living a sweet and peaceful life.

(Source: Cpophome)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Jiao Cang" (娇藏) by Kuang Shang Jia Kuang (狂上加狂).

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