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In her final year of high school, Lee Hong Ju fell head over heels in love. But this first brush with love ended in heartbreak. Ever since, she has been deeply skeptical when it comes to everything love-related. A decade later, she has become an animation producer when fate reunites her with her former crush, Hu Yeong, in a cafe.

He has returned to South Korea from the United States and is now a 29-year-old financial planner. They are both hit by a wave of emotions. Could a fresh chance at romance be in the cards? Or has too much water passed under the bridge?

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Adapted from the webtoon "Uyeonilkka?" (우연일까?) written by Nam Ji Eun (남지은) and illustrated by Kim In Ho (김인호).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

It is a tale of redemption and new beginnings. Seo Ji Hwan, a former gangster, embarks on a journey to leave his troubled past behind. Travelling across Korea, he dismantles criminal organizations and offers a fresh start to ex-convicts. Along the way, he reconnects with Go Eun Ha, his childhood friend and now a beloved kids' content creator.

Eun Ha, affectionately known as 'mini sister' to her young audience, radiates warmth and positivity in her videos, drawing inspiration from her cherished memories of Ji Hwan, her only childhood playmate, and protector. She sees beyond Ji Hwan's rough exterior and, with unwavering affection, endeavors to help him reclaim the innocence of their shared past, offering him a beacon of hope amidst the shadows of his former life.

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Adapted from the web novel "A Woman Who Plays" (놀아주는 여자) by Park Soo Jung (박수정) a.k.a. Bangulmama (방울마마).

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Aired: Jun 12, 2024 - Aug 1, 2024

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

Ratings: 8.5

Oh Yeon Doo is a Korean language instructor who delivers online lectures – and has become something of an internet celebrity. Gong Tae Kyung meanwhile is a talented obstetrician and gynecologist from a prestigious family who specializes in infertility treatment. He has no intention of getting married. Both are happy with their lives, and think they are successful...until Oh Yeon Doo discovers she is pregnant!

The duo decides to try to engineer a “fake” contractual relationship – and Gong Tae Kyung convinces Oh Yeon Doo to become his “wife.” But this move proves to be tricky. Jang Se Jin, Gong Tae Kyung’s brash first love – now a powerful figure at a major firm – wants to have a say in all this. Also what is incredulous about all of this is the involvement of Oh Yeon Doo’s boyfriend and investment advisor Kim Joon Ha. Will Cupid be able to sort out this tangled mess of romance?

Quiet and gentle, Min Jae Yi is everything a good daughter of a prominent family should be. Engaged to the son of the Second State Councillor, Jae Yi knows that the only way to bring herself and her family honor is to accept her fate, which she does with grace and charm. Devoting herself to learning everything she needs to know to become a good wife and mother, Jae Yi dutifully prepares for the future. Sadly, destiny has other plans for her future.

Four days before her wedding, Jae Yi’s family is murdered. With no one else to blame for the unexpected tragedy, Jae Yi soon finds herself the object of baseless and horrifying accusations. Blamed for the death of her family, Jae Yi might not have had much of a future at all, if fate hadn’t decided to intervene. Bringing the lonely crown prince, Lee Hwan into her life at just the right moment, Jae Yi is saved from a dismal fate, but her salvation comes at a price.

Plagued by a mysterious curse, Lee Hwan agrees to help Jae Yi, but only if she agrees to help him break his curse in return. Unable to refuse such an offer, Jae Yi agrees to the prince’s terms, setting them both on an unexpected path toward love. But what chance does their love have of surviving when one of them is a former murder suspect and the other is a cursed prince?

A story of four people attempting to quench their desires and appease their heartbreaks.

Jo Eun Gang wants to become a school teacher, but she has failed to pass her teaching examination. She now works as a private tutor. She appears calm, but she holds something hot within her heart. She is a person who will do anything to get what she wants.

Ji Nam Cheol comes from a poor family, but he is married to a woman from a rich family. He runs a business that is actually owned by his father-in-law. Ji Nam Cheol is powerless at the company.

Han Ba Da is a married woman. She works as a jewelry designer. Right before her wedding, her parents went bankrupt. She was about to give up on her wedding, but her fiance persuaded her to marry him. Her life is not easy due to her mother-in-law.

Go Cha Won works as a dermatologist. He became a doctor as his parents expected and is married to Han Ba Da. He doesn't like his job and he knows his wife is having a hard time due to his mother, but he doesn't know what to do. His brother-in-law is Ji Nam Cheol.

Would you trade your poor but loving family for a life of riches? When Seung Cheon gets his hands on a magical spoon that allows him to switch lives with his rich best friend, he thinks it’s a no-brainer. But life-altering decisions are always accompanied by a sense of doubt, and with only three chances to change his mind, Seung Cheon has to decide which of his two possible futures is worth keeping.

(Source: Webtoons.com)

Adapted from the webtoon "The Golden Spoon" (금수저) by HD3.

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday, Saturday

Ratings: 8.0

Jong Beom, the stylish captain of the 'Piggy Back ferry' in the port of Busan, struggles every day to protect his beloved family from his immature younger brother's sudden marriage announcement, his son's first love, and friendship with his friends.

One day, his alter ego and son No Ma was on the verge of losing something mother-like that he can't live without, the 'Piggy Back ferry'.

In May, the family month, 'Piggy Back' which will bring joyous laughter and tearful tears is coming.

“Undercover” depicts the story of Han Jung Hyun, who has been hiding his identity for a long time, and Choi Yeon Soo, a human rights lawyer who becomes the first head of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit to fight for justice.

A fierce battle begins to protect love and justice from the huge forces that dominate and shake the country for profit. The drama is expected to dig into the reality of power and closely follow the story of human multifacetedness hidden in it as well as discuss what is right and wrong.

First off, Ji Jin Hee’s character Han Jung Hyun is an agent at the Agency for National Security Planning who has been hiding his identity for a long time. He’s known for his extraordinary quickness and boldness, and during his top secret mission, he falls in love with Choi Yeon Soo and eventually marries her. However, his secret life gets caught up in an uncontrollable whirlwind when his wife becomes nominated for a post at the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

Kim Hyun Joo’s character Choi Yeon Soo is a human rights lawyer who has lived for justice and truth. In recognition of her lifelong beliefs and abilities, she becomes nominated as the first head of the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit. Little does she know that her new position will force her to face a shocking truth.

While in the process of filing for a divorce, a mother is murdered. All of her immediate family members are potential suspects.

Lee Cheol Soo is the father of three daughters. Lee Cheol Soo is strict when it comes to rules and principles. He doesn't get along with his adult age daughters.

Lee Kwang Nam is the oldest daughter. She is proud of herself and also selfish. She has received unconditional love from her mother, which led to her dislike of her father. Her father has put her mother through so much suffering.

Lee Kwang Shik is the second oldest daughter. She works as a public officer. Lee Kwang Shik is smart and principled. She hasn't received a lot of love from her parents, but she is considerate of other people.

Lee Kwang Tae is the youngest daughter. She is good at martial arts. Lee Kwang Tae has never held a full-time job and she has supported herself by working part-time jobs. She isn't interested in marriage.

Meanwhile, since Han Ye Seul was little, he has dreamed of becoming a rock singer. He dropped out of school and came to Seoul to pursue his dream.

Life, death and second chances take center stage in this story about three people whose intertwined destinies travel through space and time with haunting results. It’s the 1980s and Detective Cha Hyung Bin has devoted his life to criminal justice, and his heart to Ha Eun, a bookshop owner suffering from heart disease who keeps her illness a secret. But Cha Hyung Bin isn’t the only one pining after Ha Eun: serial killer Gong Ji Chul has also fallen in love with her. Their lives collide with tragic results, but 30 years later, they’re reincarnated and fate brings them together again. The more time passes, the more their new lives become tangled in the devastating web of history. Will they manage to escape the past, or be forced to come face to face with it?

Yook Dong Sik was running away from the scene of a murder and got into an accident. After waking up, he had no recollections of his memory and does not even know who he is. He only has with him a diary that recorded the process of murders and mistakes himself as a serial psychopath killer.

Yook Dong Sik, a 34-year-old employee. He thinks that he is a psychopath. He is so weak and timid that he can’t refuse anything at work and people at his office are using him. He became the scapegoat at his company. All his friends, colleagues and family are turning his back on him. He decided to leave this world and even wrote a suicide note. The place he decided to commit suicide is the murder scene. He got amnesia because of an accident at the scene and got the psychopath’s dairy in his hands. When he woke up, he thinks that he is the murderer.

Shim Bo Kyung, a 30-year-old, neighborhood police officer. She meets Dong Sik when he has amnesia. The more she knows about his story, the more she finds an unexpected look in him. She wants to catch the serial killer with Dong Sik as a partner of investigation.

Seo In Woo, 36-year-old, the director of the company Dong Sik works in. He is a cold and meticulous psychopath who lost his diary. On the day of his 7th crime, he met Dong Sik and things went wrong. He lost his diary where all his daily life and course of crime was written.

Poong-Sang (Yu Jun-Sang) took care of his 4 younger siblings and supported them financially, because his parents did not support them. His younger siblings are first younger brother Jin-Sang (Oh Ji-Ho), first younger sister Jung-Sang (Jeon Hye-Bin), second younger sister Hwa-Sang (Lee Si-Young) and youngest sibling We-Sang (Lee Chang-Yeop).

Poong-Sang is now middle-aged, but he has never lived his life for himself. He is still busy dealing with the affairs of his younger siblings. Poong-Sang's first younger brother Jin-Sang makes trouble as he waits for a chance to change his life. Poong-Sang's first younger sister Jung-Sang is a doctor. She is smart, logical and cool-headed. Poong-Sang's second younger sister Hwa-Sang has an inferiority complex due to her older sister Jung-Sang. She is also a troublemaker like her older brother Jin-Sang. Youngest sibling We-Sang dreams of becoming a professional baseball player, but he has failed to achieve his dream.

At a peaceful village, Dal Jae and his son Bong Gil runs a small restaurant that sells naengmyeon (cold noodle dish). Dal Jae has made naengmyeon for almost 70 years and he is not satisfied with Bong Gil's skill in making the dish. Meanwhile, Bong Gil is sick and tired of making naengmyeon. He wants to escape from the restaurant.

Kim Do-Ran has a bright and positive personality, even though she is in a financially difficult situation. She studies for an exam to become a public officer. One day, her biological father Kang Soo-Il appears in front of of her. She hasn't seen him in 28 years. Kim Do-Ran's life soon becomes twisted.

Yang Jung Kook is a veteran conman, but he has never been arrested. One day, his girlfriend suddenly runs off with the money they were going to use for their marriage. Yang Jung Kook is extremely upset and he goes out to drink. He meets Kim Mi Young. She is going through a hard time herself because of her boyfriend's cheating ways. Yang Jung Kook tells her that he runs a business and Kim Mi Young tells him that she works for a small company. Kim Mi Young is actually a detective. They find comfort with each other and they develop a relationship romantically. On their wedding day, Kim Mi Young reveals to Yang Jung Kook that she is actually a detective.

Meanwhile, Park Hoo Ja is a mysterious woman. She runs a private loan business that she inherited from her father. Her father was swindled by Yang Jung Kook. Park Hoo Ja finds Yang Jung Kook and blackmails him into running for a national assembly seat.

The story explores the relationships between generations in a family; between parents, parents and children, and all the process by which all of them learn to relate to each other.

Park Yoo Ha (Han Ji Hye) studied hard in medical school and finished her intern course. She works hard to become a doctor due to her father. Her father raised 4 children by himself and her oldest sister also sacrificed for the family. She is not interested in other people. Suddenly, her father marries a woman rich enough to own a building. Meanwhile, Jung Eun Tae (Lee Sang Woo) works as a doctor. He volunteered for performing medical service abroad, but he comes back to Korea. He is not interested in marriage, because his father placed priority on his medical work over family and Jung Eun Tae believes he is like his father.

This drama revolves around an uptight, do-it-himself former-boxer boss and his supportive, versatile, ever-solo secretary.

Jwa Yoon Yi (Baek Jin Hee) has lived her life with a passive attitude. She has a spirit of devotion and obedience. Meanwhile, Nam Chi Won (Choi Daniel) is the director of HB Company, but he refuses interests of other people and developing relationships. The woman and man meet as secretary and boss.

This drama is based on the Korean webtoon “멜로홀릭 / Meloholic” by “팀겟네임 / Team Get-Name” which was published from 2010-March-9 to 2013-August-27.

Having the ability to see a person’s true thoughts and feelings can be more of a curse than a gift. Yoo Eun Ho is a young man who has the ability to read people’s minds when he touches them. The ability to read people’s innermost thoughts, and finding out people don’t say what they mean and don’t mean what they say, has made Eun Ho mistrustful and wary of people, especially potential relationship prospects.

But when Eun Ho meets the beautiful Han Ye Ri, he discovers that she is very different from other women he has known. But when that difference includes two different personalities, what will Eun Ho make of Ye Ri?

Han Ji Sub, a man who’s never felt happy in his life, almost escapes his miserable life against all odds, thanks to his iron will and hard work. However, when his mother’s mistake makes all his attempts come to naught, he’s devastated. Still, he has love of Seo Ra, a warmhearted girl whose life goal is to help others. As their fate becomes intertwined with that of Hae Rim, who gained love at the expense of her sister, and of Jae Wook, whose greed knows no end, each person’s secrets and hidden desires come afloat.

Jongbun is sick of poverty and she admires Young-ae, a smart and pretty friend. Taking place at the end of Japanese colonialism, a sad but beautiful story about two girls begins.

When a young, energetic employee joins a public relations firm with an introverted and severely misunderstood boss, she makes it her life’s mission to show the world who he really is. Eun Hwan Ki is the boss at a PR company. He is really shy. So shy that even his employees don't know him that well. He prefers to hide in his office. Everyone thinks he is a cold, prickly, arrogant grouch. They call him the "Silent Monster".

Chae Ro Woon is a recent hire at the same company. She is energetic, bubbly, loves to be the center of attention and always has something to say. The exact opposite of her boss, who she seems to have an old grudge against. Her goal in life is: to expose the big boss man for who he really is and take her revenge.

The same company also employs Kang Woo Il, co-boss at the company. He, unlike his partner, is warm, sensitive and well-liked.

Eun Yi Soo is a chaebol heiress who has been engaged for three long years.

Hong Ra On disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Crown Prince Hyo Myeong. Ra On is unaware that he is the Crown Prince and Hyo Myeong is unaware that Ra On is a woman. The Crown Prince becomes interested in Ra On. His eunuchs become aware of this and attempt to get Ra On to become one of them.

Why would a woman return to her sleepy hometown after 18 years?

Yang Baek Hee was quite popular in her small hometown of Sumwol Island but left 18 years ago under a shroud of scandal when she became pregnant. In the intervening years, Baek Hee has married a doctor and become a polished, top salesperson for a home shopping network. When she moves back to Sumwol Island, Baek Hee brings her 18-year-old daughter, Shin Ok Hee.

The rebellious Ok Hee thinks her mother is the pinnacle of uncool. But she begins to see her mother in a new light as she learns about Baek Hee’s past on the island.

When Ok Hee meets three men from her mother’s childhood — Woo Bum Ryong, Cha Jong Myung and Hong Doo Shik — could one of these men be her father?

Soo In has a timid personality and is easily frightened, but he stands up for justice and does not cower in fear when he feels that he has been wronged. Early on in his military career, he becomes disillusioned with the falling standards and poor morale in an institution that supposedly practices strict discipline. This leads him to leave the military. In his new civilian life, he gets hired by a foreign retail distribution company and becomes the head manager of a large retail store. The retailer he works for slashes labor costs by firing part-time workers before they can qualify for benefits and higher wages. He cannot tolerate the company's poor and immoral treatment, so he decides to fight against the management. However, as he faces pressure from the company, he is forced to seek help from a labor counseling center and meets Go Shin, the center's manager. His only way to win the case is to utilize the Labor Act like a sword in his mission to fight against corruption and illegal corporate behavior. He boldly 'pierces into' the society that suppresses individual people with tyranny, just like an awl that bores a hole into the stiff wall... Soo In's lone fight to reclaim the labor rights workers have forgotten is about to begin!

Geum Sa Wol is a genius architect who grew up in an orphanage. Despite the hardships she faced while growing up, she always stayed positive and never despaired no matter how tough life became. Her biological mother Deuk-ye had her through an extramarital affair with an ex-boyfriend and plots revenge on her husband and his mother. After a considerable amount of time has passed, Sa Wol meets her mother but both of them do not recognize each other. Instead, they get to know each other as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Oh Ha-Na (Ha Ji-Won) and Choi Won (Lee Jin-Wook) are both 34-years-old. They have been friends for 17 years. Oh Ha-Na is currently a career woman with an honest and confident personality. Choi Won works as an assistant purser for an airline. He has always helped Oh Ha-Na whenever she got into trouble. Cha Seo-Hoo (Yoon Gyun-Sang) is a pianist with a free spirit and Lee So-Eun (Choo Soo-Hyun) is a cabin attendant for an airline. Will Oh Ha-Na and Choi Won find love?

Doctor Cha Mi Rae with one daughter. One day, she is diagnosed with a rare cancer and informed she has about one year to live. She then seeks out her first love Kim Yeol. For her daughter, she struggles to turn Yeol into the best father possible.

The Wang family faces a number of challenges: elitism; discrimination; children moving back home after living on their own during colleges; the power dynamics between husband, wife and family; and decisions about when to marry and have a baby given the financial difficulties in today's Korean society. The first daughter had married into a well-off family, but after they went bankrupt she and the family had to move back to her parents' home. The second daughter is also having financial difficulties as her husband is jobless, while the third daughter suddenly decided to quit her job. How will the family manage to survive such obstacles?

This drama is the story of an ordinary girl, Mi Yeong, who has neither outstanding looks, a prestigious college degree, nor any other charming qualities, facing her whole life abruptly changing when love comes knocking at her door. While on vacation, she accidentally happens to spend one night with an unknown rich man and even gets pregnant from that night. Because of this incident, her life will never be the same, and this fateful encounter brings love that transforms this not-so-special girl to an attractive, charming lady.

Lee Kang To is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother's disapproval of his work and his own brother's antagonistic history with the Japanese, Kang To continues to play by the colonist's rules in hopes of becoming successful and bringing his family out of poverty. However, a mysterious figure wearing a traditional Bridal Mask always seems to get in Kang To's way. The Bridal Mask appears as a Zorro-like figure who protects the people from the Japanese colonists' oppression and abuse of power. An unexpected turn events brings Kang To to cross paths with the mysterious Bridal Mask, changing his future and the nation's history forever.

Based on the hit manhwa series of the same name.

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