Asian Drama

Get ready to cook up a storm... but on wheels?! Korea's top chef Baek Jong Won and his celebrity assistants take on a challenge of creating culinary wonders in unfamiliar places, limited time, and with restricted ingredients. What delicious creations will they whip up?

(Source: CJ ENM)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Airs On: Sunday

Song Ki Baek is single and 33 years old. He works as an announcer at a broadcasting station. People consider him an ideal announcer. He is polite and well-mannered. One day, Song Ki Baek suffers from a disease which causes him to speak without thinking first. He now faces the biggest crisis of his life.

Meanwhile, On Woo Joo is an enthusiastic TV variety show writer. She becomes interested in Song Ki Baek’s harsh language, and she gets him to appear on her variety show.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Fifth part of "The Seasons" project where Zico invites you to enjoy a night full of music and stories that will help get rid of all your troubles and worries. Life is short, art is long, and in front of music, we are all artists!

(Source: Korean = KBS)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday

Ratings: 8.3

Fifth part of "The Seasons" project where Zico invites you to enjoy a night full of music and stories that will help get rid of all your troubles and worries. Life is short, art is long, and in front of music, we are all artists!

(Source: Korean = KBS)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday

Ratings: 8.3

This unfolding story ensues when military desertion arrest squad members (DP), Jun Ho and Ho Yeol, run across absurdities and unchangeable reality on a regular basis.

(Source: Namuwiki)

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

Episodes: 6

A work that depicts the mysterious story of a man who has been deprived of a part of his body by organ hunters and becomes 'connected' with a person who has received an organ transplant.

Tells the story of a helper service that provides wives to single people needing partners to take to gatherings for married couples and school reunions. The story portrays Choi Sang Eun as she gets entangled with Jung Ji Ho, who is on a long-term exclusive contract for Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and Kang Hae Jin, who signs a new contract for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Choi Sang Eun, is a woman possessing many great qualities and virtues. As the perfect partner, she chooses a career of helping single men who don’t want to get married instead of getting married herself. Jung Ji Ho who has been in a long-term contract with Choi Sang Eun for Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for his fifth year. In addition for the reason behind his contract being a secret, Jung Ji Ho is a mysterious character whose occupation, hobbies, and personality are also shrouded in a veil of secrecy.

And Kang Hae Jin, a rich heir as the family’s youngest son and Hallyu star. Kang Hae Jin is Choi Sang Eun’s newest client for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and he will cause a great storm in her heart.

Set against the backdrop of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, “Seoul Vibe” is a new film about an unimaginably grandiose plot for a slush fund robbery—and the thrilling car chase that ensues on the streets of Seoul. Described as an “action blockbuster,” the movie will revolve around the “Samgyedong Supreme Team,” a crew of talented drivers that gets involved in investigating the slush fund.

“6/45” tells the comic story of South Korean and North Korean soldiers meeting up secretly when the wind blows a first prize lottery ticket past Korea’s military demarcation line and into North Korea.

Hae Joon works as a detective. He is polite to others, but passionate when investigating cases. He begins an investigation into an unnatural death case that took place on a mountain. While investigating the case, Hae Joon meets Seo Rae. She is the former wife of the deceased man. Hae Joon is suspicious of her, but he also becomes interested in her.

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).

Swindlers come across a secret of the nation and try to reveal the secret. They must go up against a large company by using all of their skills.

Lee Jung-Hwan is a team leader for the major corporation. He looks like an ordinary company employee, but he is a mysterious figure. Cha Joo-Eun is a swindler, who has the looks of a sweet & innocent woman. She supports herself with her crimes. Jung Bok-Ki is a professional swindler. She often targets other swindlers. She is elegant and also charismatic. Kim Jae-Wook is Jung Bok-Ki’s partner in crime.

Hyun Su is waiting to take the position of the security manager of a dam located in the remote village of Seryung. On a foggy night, he gets lost on his way to check out the company residence that he and his family will soon move into. As he struggles to find his way through the thick fog, he runs over a girl who jumps out of nowhere. Panicked, Hyun Su makes the wrong decision and dumps the body in the lake.

The village is turned upside down by the child gone missing. When the girl’s body is found in the lake, Yeong Je, the girl’s abusive father and a major landlord in the village, is enraged and begins his own search for the killer and plans an elaborate plot to take his revenge.

Four young women tackle life, love, and lies in their first jobs out of college. Good thing they have each other – and late-night bars – to get through it all.

This drama is about a gifted young man learns medicine out of a desire to avenge his father who was brutally murdered fifteen years ago.

Kang In Kyu (Go Gyung Pyo) ‘s father was brutally murdered 15 years ago. To take revenge on those who are responsible for his father’s death, he becomes a doctor. He volunteers at a prison medical office where the murdered is imprisoned.

Choi Kang Soo is a deliveryman. In spite of his humble beginnings, Choi Kang Soo is fearless and gives it all in everything he does. Lee Dan Ah is another delivery worker. She hates her current socioeconomic status so much that she, like many young people, calls her country “Hell Joseon.” Lee Dan Ah is so focused on making money and changing her life that she has no time for men. But when she comes across the charming Choi Kang Soo, her attitude is due to be moved.

Together, Choi Kang Soo and Lee Dan Ah have a budding competition and romance in their quest for glory. And, for them, glory means being like rich folk Lee Jin Yoon and Oh Jin Gyu. They compete to conquer life but, as our two delivery workers soon learn, being the strongest does not guarantee success.

This drama follows the lives of two men and a woman through two eras: one during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the other in the 21st century. The three main characters are:

(1) Han Se Joo who was a writer in his past life and a bestselling author in the present. But Se Joo is depressed with writer’s block so he can't write his next book.

(2) Yu Jin Oh owned a bar in his previous life. In 2017 he is a talented ghostwriter who can bail Se Joo out of his predicament, but the mysterious man has a condition for his services. Se Joo may not be able to meet it.

(3) Jeon Seol was a sniper. Now she has extremely varied expertises. She is a former Olympian hopeful, a veterinarian and a book lover who runs her own delivery service. She oscillates between extreme fandom and an anti-fandom of Se Joo.

The intricately woven story of these three characters unfolds to reveal strange mirroring connections between the time periods as well as possibilities for past lives to be redeemed or improved in the modern world.

The drama depicts romance as well as intense competitive rivalry between an anchor and a weather forecaster working together for a television news show. The competition is fierce when you work at a broadcast news station. You have no friends, and everyone is out for himself or herself. Pyo Na Ri (Gong Hyo Jin) is a weather forecaster from a humble background. She secures a part-time contract to work at a prestigious broadcast network but soon realizes that petty jealousy and cutthroat competition surrounds her every day at work. When Na Ri falls in love with the station’s star news anchor, Lee Hwa Shin (Jo Jung Suk), will she be able to get what she wants both at work and in her personal life?

Ahn Jaehong, Ryu Junyeol, and Go Kyungpyo were surprised by Youth Over Flowers team during the last day of their Reply 1988's celebratory vacation in Phuket, Thailand and were taken to Namibia. Park Bogum who had returned from Phuket early for his Music Bank filming was "kidnapped" right after his Music Bank recording. They stayed in Africa 10 days.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Episodes: 7

Duration: 1 hr. 40 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday

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?

(Source: Viki)

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

Western Seoul train station, 1996. A baby is thrown into a coin locker. She is picked up by a beggar, who names her Il Yeong. When she turns 10, she is sold off to a woman referred to simply as Mother. She is raised by remorseless loan sharks until she is 18 years old, by which time she has become Mother's trusted right hand. One day, Il Yeong is given a task: to stay close to Suk Hyun, the son of a debtor. Over the course of a few days, she becomes friends with the boy and is exposed to a world she never knew existed. She envies the normalcy that other teenage girls enjoy and opens her heart to Suk Hyun. But when his father flees, Mother orders her to kill Suk Hyun. Il Yeong cannot go through with it and by making that single choice, she must now flee from the only family she has ever known.

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.

The drama has themes of time-travel and is basically about a character who gets to travel back in time to protect his first love. Kang Bae Ho (Yoo Seung Ho) and Ham Yi Seul (Park Eun Bin) have been best friends since elementary school. Baek Ho fell long ago for the lively and cheerful Yi Seul. But Yi Seul is about to get married to another man. Baek Ho and his friends are invited to the wedding. Right there in the wedding ceremony, Baek Ho regrets that he didn’t confess his love to the bride. A fairy appears gives him a second chance to win the girl he loves. The fairy sends Baek Ho to travel back to the past, to the all moments he has with the bride. He gets sent back in time, and this time he’s determined to protect his first love. He re-creates that moments, tries to get the bride’s heart. Baek Ho will try to confess his feelings and win Yi Seul’s heart by trying to fix the past in order to change his and Yi Seul’s future. In the end, will he success? ~koreandrama.org

In the year 1597, when the Joseon Dynasty faces imminent ruin by the Japanese, disgraced Admiral YI Sun Shin is summoned as a last resort to lead the kingdom’s remaining 12 ships and an army of doubtful soldiers against the Emperor’s 330 strong fleets.

A comet that falls onto earth in 2013 and causes all sorts of weird things to start happening. Therefore, the troubling things happen to the Noh family and their neighbors.

Ji Wook is a cold-blooded detective who would brutally assault and stop at nothing to catch criminals. However, despite looking masculine, Ji Wook struggles with a secret desire to be a woman. When at last, Ji Wook decides to undergo a sex change, a gang, the detective had brutally arrested by force, plots revenge.

After resigning and secretly dreaming of physically transforming into a woman, people close to Ji Wook get caught up in a conspiracy and killed. When the one person Ji Wook must protect, Jang Mi, also falls in danger, a choice must be made.

The omnibus film will hold episodes centered around the theme of ′afterlife′:-

"Beginning Story - 444": Department Head Park and new employee Se Young walk into the secret basement storage room to take out old files. Park knows Se Young possesses a freaky talent, which is to communicate with the dead. Park orders Se Young to draw out secrets from cases that are suspected of insurance fraud. At 4:44 AM, when their stories about to end, a dark shadow is cast over them.

"Cliff - Jeolbyuk": Dong Wook and Sung Kyun are stuck on a dizzying cliff, where they can't see the ground. They only have one candy bar. In order to live, one of them has to die.

"Accident - Sago": Ji Eun, Mi Ra, and Sun Joo fail a teacher certification examination. To cheer themselves up, they set out on a road trip. Due to an accident, it soon turns into a nightmare.

"Escape - Talchool": On his first day as a trainee teacher, Byeong Shin is humiliated by his students. He follows a strange story told by his student Tan Hee, who is possessed by black magic. He then becomes locked in the entrance to Hell.

A beautiful high school student, who is the top student of her class, mysteriously dies. Six of her friends who graduated from the same elementary school attempts to track down the reasons for her death by communicating in real time. While the six friends dig for the truth behind her death, they face difficulties in their studies, dropping out of school, bullying and boyfriend troubles.