Asian Drama

'Killing Romance' tells the story of a retired actress who marries an island chaebol and meets a 3-time-test-taker who lives next door. It is a comic thriller musical film with a unique concept.

New season to Taxi Driver.

Adapted from the webtoon "The Deluxe Taxi" (모범택시) by Carlos (까를로스) and Keukeu Jae Jin (크크재진).

Set in the 2040s in the large city area of South Korea. It depicts the story of a man who lives in agony, unable to forget his wife who died of cancer. Then one day, he receives an unknown email and chooses to abandon his body to go live with his wife. It will portray a world where one can live forever without death, and will question the meaning of eternal life, death, memory and oblivion, and happiness and misery.

Adapted from a novel "Goodbye, Yonder" (굿바이, 욘더) by Kim Jang Hwan (김장환).

Woo Ri is a 33-year-old single man. He is a rookie reporter and he writes a sex column, although he wants to become a novelist. Woo Ri hates being lonely, but he is not very good with romantic relationships.

Ja Young is a 29-year-old single woman. She has a daring personality. Ja Young strives to become a mature 30-year-old woman, but she has experienced failures and is mired in debt. Her boyfriend dumps her after dating for only a month. Ja Young declares that she will not date anymore.

Woo Ri and Ja Young meet through a dating app.

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.

Adapted from the manhwa "How About a Cup of Coffee?" (커피 한잔 할까요?) written by Huh Young Man (허영만) and Lee Ho Joon and illustrated by Huh Young Man.

An Joon Ho is a soldier. He is quiet and calm, but inflexible. Sergeant Park Beom Goo notices Private An Joon Ho's tenacity and ability to observe. He transfers An Joon Ho to the D.P. (Deserter Pursuit) team. Their mission is to catch deserters. An Joon Ho works with Sergeant Park Beom Goo and Corporal Han Ho Yeol on the team. Sergeant Park Beom Goo looks tired all the time. He curses and nags at An Joon Ho and Han Ho Yeol, but he also takes care of them with his keen insight. Han Ho Yeol sometimes gives An Joon Ho investigative know-how, but he sometimes annoys him.

Meanwhile, First Lieutenant Im Ji Seob only cares about his success in the military. He does not care for the D.P. team.

Adapted from the webtoon "D.P Dog Day" (D.P 개의 날) by Kim Bo Tong (김보통).

An underworld drilling prodigy leads an oil heist to drill into the biggest pipeline known as the country's "artery", pushing his luck against a catastrophic explosion and corporate greed.

Korea has over 1,200km of pipeline that acts as the country's artery. There are several individuals who make the headlines by tapping into this network in order to siphon oil. Drill-bit is a drilling prodigy who is offered by Geon Woo, the head of an oil refining company, a large sum of money for completing the impossible heist to drill into the pipeline between Honam and Seoul-Busan highway within a month. To get the job done in time, he puts together a team of misfits: civil engineer 'Mr. Na', excavation expert 'Big Shovel', and welding expert 'Folder'. And just as the cops get wind of this oil heist, Drill-bit's mine collapses, his team gets cornered from all sides. As the operation gets delayed from setbacks, Geon Woo threatens their lives. Drill-bit's group promises to get the job done in 2 days but Geon Woo plans to blow up both the oil tank and Drill-bit's group after the oil has been siphoned.

The story of a mysterious taxi service that takes revenge on behalf of victims who are unable to get justice from the law.

Kim Do Ki is a mysterious driver for the taxi company whose mother was murdered. Kang Ha Na is a passionate attorney.

Go Eun is an IT specialist, while others consider her a hacker. Along with Kim Do Ki, she works as part of Rainbow Taxi Company to solve people’s problems.

Adapted from the original webtoon of the same name by Carlos and Keukeu Jae Jin.

I gave my life to film and now the only thing left is my screwed life!

After a sudden death of the director she worked with for a long time, a film producer Chan Sil is now unemployed. Jobless and money-less, she begins to work as a cleaning lady at an actress' place. By chance, she meets a young man who teaches French to the actress. Chan Sil is strongly attracted to him while her old anxieties begin to emerge; her already-gone-youth, screwed love, and broken career...

Do Il Chool is a poor college student who is talented in playing poker. One day, he meets a woman nicknamed Madonna, who was with a mysterious gambler. Il Chool borrows money from loan sharks and plays against the man, where he losses and lands in debt. Weeks later, Il Chool is haunted by loan sharks when he meets Ae Kku, a famous gambler nicknames the One-Eyed Jack, who forms a team with Il Chool and other notorious swindlers to get revenge and win 5 million dollars by gambling against Old Man Mool.

Yong Nam was one of the best rock climbers in college but hasn’t had much luck elsewhere after graduation. He has failed to get a job for many years and has to rely on his parents just to get by. For his mother’s 70th birthday, he insisted on having the party at Dream Garden because his old crush, Eui Ju works there. When a disaster strikes, covering an entire district in Seoul with mysterious white gas, he has to use all of his rock climbing skills with the help of Eui Ju to get everyone to safety.

Eun Shi Yeon is a police officer and she was demoted to the hit-and-run task force at a police station from the regional investigation unit at the National Police Agency and will work alongside Seo Min Jae, who is the ace officer of the hit-and-run task force. The two will be working to chase down Jung Jae Chul, who is a former Formula One racer now committing crimes with his madness for speed and cars.

Woo Tae Seok is a lonely veteran detective. He focuses solely on solving cases. He teeters on a line between good and evil. Tae Seok crosses paths with a female psychopath Eun Sun Jae, but he is unable to arrest her due to a lack of evidence. The woman eventually helps him solve other cases.

Joon Seo’s life felt like hell before Min Joo came to him. She became his happiness and meaning of life, but now she is dead.

Drowning in unbearable sadness, he veers towards taking his own life. At that moment, a woman comes looking for him. She claims that she is the real Min Joo Jo. Joon Seo finds out that the name, job, identity and everything about his deceased wife were not true. She had approached Joon Seo intentionally under a fake mask and even faked her love. Joon Seo embarks on a quest to find out the truth about his wife’s identity and death. On his path, he finds out that there is a big dark secret in the form of his brother, Ki Seo Jang, and his father, Bum-ho Jang, who is the real power behind Bukcheon city. The Jang family has taken over Bukcheon, and the land is a witness of their foul history. Only one person can stop the continuous evil acts, and that is Joon Seo Jang himself, with the blood of the Jang running through his veins. They are his family. Therefore, he must punish them but forgive them at the same time. What would his decision be when that time arrives?

The story of a female judge who fights to reveal the truth about her older brother who was framed for murder and was himself killed by powers greater than her.

Judge Lee Jung Joo (Park Eun Bin) presides at the Seoul District Court. She sometimes swears at shameless defendants with unspeakable words. Meanwhile, Judge Sa Ui Hyun (Yun Woo Jin) is assigned to the judgement bench with Judge Lee Jung Joo. He is well known for his excellent use of the law and his conscience to reach verdicts. Now, Lee Jung Joo fights against a huge power who framed her older brother for murder and killed him.

Ki Joon and Hee Yeol are new students at the Korean National Police University. They are not the best students, but they are sincere when it matters. They decide to go out one evening. Towards the end of their night, they witness a young woman being kidnapped. Ki Joon and Hee Yeol try to get the police involved, but they meet apathy and bureaucracy. The two police cadets decide to save the young woman's life before it's too late.

As a fictional period drama, this miniseries tells the story of a crown prince named Lee Sun who fights the Pyeonsuhwe society that holds absolute power over the kingdom and also controls the water supply by privatizing it. The drama involves romance, action and court politics as the Crown prince, Lee Sun fights heroically on behalf of the people and Han Ga Eun finds herself falling in love with him instead of avenging the execution of her father at his hands. In “The Emperor: Owner of the Mask,” there is palace intrigue revolving around the true power behind the throne, and a plot twist when the prince switches identities with a commoner. But the overall theme of the show is love, which underlies the romance between a prince and his girl as well as the compassion for the country and people.

Go Joo Yeon is a self-centered star actress who has always gotten what she wants: fame, money, and even good-looking young boyfriends. However, now in her 40s and with her acting career going downhill, she wonders whether she should settle down with her secret boyfriend, who is 12 years younger than her. However, the boyfriend, a rookie actor, is only interested in taking advantage of her fame, cheating on her behind her back. Discovering the truth, Joo Yeon is devastated that she has no one who she can truly rely on. So she decides to have someone definite in her life, her own baby.

She goes to see an obstetrician only to learn that she has reached menopause. While facing the depressing truth, she comes across a pregnant teenager Kim Dan Ji at the hospital. Joo Yeon makes the offer to Dan Ji that she will adopt the baby at whatever price, and will support her until she delivers. Dan Ji, who needs the money, accepts the offer and agrees to stay hidden at Joo Yeon’s home. When Joo Yeon makes a press announcement of her pregnancy, in vengeance against her ex-boyfriend, who has become a rising star, rumors start to spread about who the father is. She declares that she will be a single mom and her dignified demeanor earns her numerous jobs making her more successful than ever. Dazzled by the new phase in her career, Joo Yeon begins to neglect Dan Ji, but worse, people are now getting suspicious.

Hye Ri, a TV reporter, decides to cover the story about a disabled run-away modern slave. She learns of suspicious activity related to slavery at salt mines on a remote island and convinces her camera man to accompany her to the site. She disguises herself as a producer for a documentary on salt mines and attempts to gather information through interviewing people of the island. However, the residents of the island deduce that she is not what she says she is and slowly turn aggressive toward her team.

Based on the "Salt Farm Slaves" scandal that shocked the world.

Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok Sun struggles for attention as the middle child in her poor family while also carrying the burden of her 999th ranking in school. Kim Jung Hwan only has a one-track mind for soccer, even after his family becomes rich overnight. Sung Sun Woo is the perfect student, student council president and a caring and dependable son in his family. Ryu Dong Ryong is a geek who knows more about girls and life than the rest of his friends, but his poor academic score prevents him from being able to go to college. Choi Taek is a genius baduk player who dropped out of school to go professional. As the group of friends gets into and out of mischief around the neighborhood, what experiences from these memorable times together will they carry with them into their future lives?

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Tags: Nostalgia, Multiple Couples, Poor Family, Love Triangle, Friendship, High School, Mother-Son Relationship, Coming Of Age, Bromance, Poor Female Lead (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 1 hr. 35 min.

Country: South Korea

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

Aired: Nov 6, 2015 - Jan 16, 2016

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Byeon, a hotshot lawyer, successfully defends a large company in a new drug side affect lawsuit. The company’s chairman asks Byeon to represent his chauffeur who is charged with a murder of a female student. It’s a case without a body. Only a large pool of blood was discovered at the crime scene. The chauffeur is the only suspect who was apprehended at the crime scene, and there is also an eyewitness. The public prosecutor for the case is Jin who was involved in a relationship with Byeon. In order to ensure his win, Byeon goes out to prepare a false witness. However, on the last day of the trial, an unexpected turn of events results in Byeon losing the case.

PD Baek Seung Chan decided to work at the entertainment division of KBS television network because of his secret crush on a KBS employee. On his his first day on the job, PD Baek Seung Chan goes through training, but has a difficult time with PD Tak Ye Jin. PD Tak Ye Jin is the producer of music program "Music Bank."

PD Baek Seung Chan is then devastated when he sees his secret crush and PD Ra Joon Mo being affectionate towards each other. Joon-Mo is the producer of variety show "2 Days & 1 Night” and he is a long time friend of PD PD Tak Ye Jin.

PD Tak Ye Jin has been feeling sick since the morning, because of an incident with an expensive parked car. She tries to contact the owner of the parked car, but fails. PD Tak Ye Jin then argues with popular singer Cindy (IU) over her stage outfit.

PD Ra Joon Mo is also going through a hard time. He hears rumors that his show is going to be cancelled because of low ratings. After a long and hard day, PD Tak Ye Jin is finally able to track down the owner of the expensive car. Surprisingly, the owner of the expensive car is PD Baek Seung Chan.

People tend to be intentionally provocative or extremely argumentative over petty matters on twitter. A woman who challenges men becomes targeted as public enemy. Young men expose her identity and even show up on her doorstep. But what they find is Min Ha-yeong, the woman who had hanged herself. What caused her death? Was it by suicide or murder? "Socialphobia" addresses the question of adopting a different identity on the Internet through the death of a woman. Two young men Jiwoong and Yongmin who were preparing for the police academy exam become involved in the case. What apparently looks like suicide is held under suspicion by the two as foul play. After posing the possibility of homicide, the young men return to the crime scene. However mystery itself does not seem to be the point of this film as it gradually exposes during the course of finding the truth to Min Ha-yeong’s death, her life as it really was and what the two men in pursuit of the real cause of her death wanted to prove. Social network may connect people, but it also can become the host of a psychological sickness that people suffer from.

Bo Hee works at a toy company. She is viewed favorably at work and is set for a promotion, but when she made a stupid mistake, she was then fired from her job. Bo Hee opens her eyes to the world of ‘real’ joy with the help of her neighbor who runs an adult toy shop, CASA AMOR. Now she bursts out ideas as a marketer to promote adult toys instead of children’s, she then starts an adult products business with Nan Hee.

Jang Geu Rae has played the game of Go since he was a child. When his plans of becoming a professional Go player fail, the down-and-out Geu Rae is forced to take an office job as an intern set up for him by an acquaintance’s recommendation for him to a large company called One International.

On his first day of work, Geu Rae meets an eager fellow intern An Yeong Yi as they both try to please their new boss, Section Chief Oh Sang Shik, and keep up with the ambitious employee Jang Baek Ki. But they quickly find that their department is a little different from the others.

Geu Rae does his best at his new job while trying not to lose his humanity along the way.

Dae Gil, a young man with natural born talents in gambling, makes a dazzling debut as a gambler and gets reunited with his first love, Mi Na. However, Dae Gil soon becomes the scapegoat of betrayal and conspiracy and is forced to be on the run. Dae Gil plans to get revenge and prepares for one big, fated game for Mi Na who has been helping him every step of the way.

University student Hae-Won wants to break up with Teacher Sung-Joon. They have had a secret relationship. Hae-Won meets her mother, who is going to emigrate to Canada tomorrow. After meeting her mother, Hae-Won feels depressed and decides to meet Sung-Joon for the first time in a long while. On that day, Hae-Won and Sung-Joon happen to meet students at a restaurant who study the same major, and their relationship becomes known to others. Hae-Won becomes more depressed. Sung-Joon then suggests they run away somewhere else.

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.