Asian Drama

Military camp nearby the DMZ of a divided land, where South is the land of freedom, and the opposite side is land of repression. Sergeant Kyu Nam, who has been planning an escape to the South for a long time, gets caught while stopping a common soldier, Dong Hyuk, from escaping. At risk of execution, State Security Department Major Hyun Sang recognizes Kyu Nam from childhood. Instead of accusing him, Hyun Sang decides to make Kyu Nam a hero who caught a deserter. Hyun Sang, therefore, has succeeded in securing his performance records by saving Kyu Nam’s life.

Nevertheless, Kyu Nam wants to live his life by his own will, not the government’s commands. He never gives up on crossing the border. On the other hand, Hyun Sang desperately stops Kyu Nam to protect his life, which has been built by giving up his dream.

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Tags: Starting Over, Defector Male Lead, North Korean Male Lead, Soldier Male Lead, Desertion (Vote or add tags)

Duration: 1 hr. 36 min.

Country:South Korea

Aired: Jul 3, 2024

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

The drama will follow the story of Park Young Han, a passionate detective who boasts the highest arrest rate when it comes to petty thieves, as he teams up with three charismatic colleagues to break the norms of corruption.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle.

(Source: HanCinema)

Duration: 2 hr. 33 min.

Lee Seung Gi and Kang Ho Dong's show returns after 12 years. Every week, the hottest stars appear and introduce their hippest stories as thumbnails. The talk will be conducted in a team battle between Ho Dong and Seung Gi teams, and the team with the stories that are more popular will win. Fixed panels are also made up of the hottest people these days; YoungTak, Kim Ho Young, Lee Ji Hye, Eom Ji Yoon, and Son Dong Pyo of MIRAE. Look forward to the return of the two MCs who showed off their perfect teamwork numerous times through SBS's legendary entertainment show!

(Source: Viu)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 45 min.

Aired On: Tuesday

Ratings: 7.5

New season to Taxi Driver.

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

Han Geu Roo is an autistic 20-year-old. He works for his father’s business “Move To Heaven,” a company that specializes in crime scene cleanup, where they also collect and arrange items left by deceased people, and deliver them to the bereaved family.

When Geu Roo's father dies, Geu Roo's guardianship passes to his uncle, ex-convict Cho Sang Gu, who is a martial arts fighter in underground matches. Per the father's will, Sang Gu must care for and work with Geu Roo in “Move To Heaven” for three months to gain full guardianship and claim the inheritance. Eying money, Sang Gu agrees to the conditions and moves in.

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Adapted from the nonfiction essay "Things Left Behind" by professional trauma cleaner Kim Sae Byul.

Episodes: 10

Duration: 52 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Aired On: Friday

Ratings: 9.1

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.

Kang Dong Goo is an elite grave robber. He works with ancient tomb mural expert Dr Johns and legendary shoveler Sabdari.

Meanwhile, curator Yoon is an expert in ancient art. She offers an attractive, but dangerous deal to Kang Dong Goo.

Jessi is a Korean-American rapper and singer who brings a new style of talk show to South Korea. She is cheerful, straightforward, bold and witty with the hottest singers, actors and personalities in the industry. Jessi conducts an unpredictable and unstoppable interview from the very beginning. The chemistry between MC Jessi and the guests begins!

In the near future, a financial crisis hit Korea and slums arise. From those areas, in a hopeless city, Jun Seok, who was released from prison, plans a dangerous operation for a new life with his family-like friends, Jang Ho, Ki Hoon, and Sang Soo. However, the expectations for the future are short-lived, and an unidentified pursuer appears and begins to chase them, seeking their lives. Can your friends who are each other's whole world get away from his hunting?

Two men go backpacking to Cuba, the country full of their unique charms. For two weeks, they enjoy Che Guevara’s revolution of freedom, the exciting melody of Buena Vista Social Club, splendid old cars, and refreshment from Mojito. They find lodging by walking around, think about places to eat, sleep, and what to wear. Bargaining happens everywhere. They throw themselves into the unpredictable moments. Here are the two confused tourists with a backpack. Their travel starts now

Where Stars Land follows the lives of workers at Incheon Airport, and in particular, the interactions between a clumsy, yet bubbly, woman named Han Yeo Reum and a prickly and mysterious man named Lee Soo Yeon.

Han Yeo Reum is a first year member of the Passenger Services team and is anything but ordinary. She wants to be a perfectionist and get everything right but her very clumsy and reckless nature goes against this dream. She has a good heart and strives to do the right thing even if it means going against the rules.

Lee Soo Yeon is also a first year member of the General Planning department. He is a perfectionist who wants nothing but to be ordinary. He graduated from KAIST and dreamed of becoming a pilot. He seems cold and aloof when in fact he is lonely, but a mysterious secret he hides causes him to distance himself from everyone he interacts with.

When these two polar opposite individuals interact, they start off at the wrong foot. But over time, can a love develop?

Interviewer and producer Lee Eun-Jae of variety show “MMTG,” a program that kicked off on SBS’ YouTube platform in February 2018. The program, which features interviews with stars in different fields, has a separate YouTube channel.

Interviewer and producer Lee Eun-Jae of variety show “MMTG,” a program that kicked off on SBS’ YouTube platform in February 2018. The program, which features interviews with stars in different fields, has a separate YouTube channel.

Ok Boon, aka the Goblin Granny, is a feisty, elderly woman who combs through the town for any sign of trouble. Over a span of 20 years, she has filed 8000 complaints to the district office. When Min Jae, a stickler Level 9 civil official, transfers over and asks the unstoppable granny, according to procedures, to take a number for her complaints, great tension rises. One day, Ok Boon witnesses Min Jae speaking English like a native, when she’s disheartened for not improving in English after many years of studying and begs him to teach her. Later, the unlikely duo, with absolutely nothing in common, begin having English lessons. As they spend more time together, they start to understand and communicate with each other and become close like family. Having always wondered why Ok Boon is so bent on learning English, Min Jae later learns that there is something she must say in English.

In 1923 during the Japanese occupation, Koreans who live in Tokyo are severely exploited by Japanese. After the Great Kanto Earthquake strikes Japanese island, People falls into chaos. To calm down people’s anxiety, Japanese Cabinet decides to arrest Korean men...

This is a 100% pre-produced drama. Filming began on 2016-Sep-05 and will be finished on 2017-Jan.

Yoo So Joon is the successful CEO of a real estate company who has the ability to time travel when he takes the subway. Going back and forth in time, he sees his future self living a life of torment and unhappiness. To try to offset his doomed future, he decides to marry Song Ma Rin, a cheery photographer, even though he does not love her. Can Ma Rin help So Joon change his unhappy future?

Though he runs an illegal detective agency, Hong Gil-dong’s reputation as a detective outshines that of so-called legitimate detectives. He’s brilliant, observant, and quick-witted. The only thing that casts a shadow over his otherwise successful career is that he hasn’t caught one person he wants to catch the most, Kim Byung-deok, the criminal who brutally murdered Gil-dong\'s mother. After twenty years of pursuing his mortal enemy, he finally discovers whereabouts of Kim Byung-deok. However, Kim Byung-deok has been kidnapped by someone, and what await Hong Gil-dong at Kim Byund-deok’s place are Kim Byung-deok’s two granddaughters, Dong-yi and Mal-soon. Having no choice but to take along the little girls who ask him to find their grandfather, Gil-dong continues with his search of Kim Byung-deok. However, he soon realizes that he has gotten himself entangled in a net of a much bigger conspiracy ensnarled by a powerful criminal organization called Kwangwoonhwe.

Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days later, the girl was found dead, and the police were not able to find the culprit. As time went by, Hae Yeong started distrusting the police.

Fifteen years later, Hae Yeong is now a police officer and criminal profiler. One day, he finds a walkie-talkie that allows him to get in contact with Detective Lee Jae Han who is in the past. Police officers Hae Yeong, Jae Han, and Cha Soo Hyun then set out on a journey to solve cold cases.

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 15 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday, Saturday

Ratings: 8.9

35-year-old architect Seung-Min receives a visit at his office from a woman. Seung-Min doesn't recognize the woman at first, but then realizes the woman is Seo-Yeon. Seo-Yeon is his first love, but he hasn't seen her since his freshman year in college. Seo-Yeon now has a request. She wants to hire Seung-Min to rebuild her home on Jeju Island. 15 years ago, Seung-Min is a naive young man beginning his architecture studies in college. He first meets Seo-Yeon in his Architecture 101 class. As they work on a class project together, Seung-Min and Seo-Yeon begin to fall in love. Back to the present day, Seung-Min is hesitant to take Seo-Yeon's job offer. Seo-Yeon persists and even goes to his boss with her wish. Seung-Min now has no choice, but to take on Seo-Yeon's home project. Old memories of love and heartbreak will soon resurface, as they find themselves at different junctions in their lives.

Min-soo is on leave from the military and visits his boyfriend Seok-yi. While having fun out on the town, they run into Min-soo mother's mother! When the Min-soo's mother asks about their relationship, Min-soo replies "... just friends." Making things more complicated, Min-soo's mother ends up sleeping between them that night!

A historical drama about the conflict between father King Young Jo, who wished to strengthen the King′s rule, and his son Crown Prince Sado, who dreamt of making his country one where all are equal. This drama will tell the discovery of the truth behind the mystery surrounding Sado's death which was sentenced to death by his own father King Young Jo.

Sang Jin is a music teacher at an Arts High School in the small city of Gimcheon. He was once a promising opera singer in Italy, but a tumor in his throat ended his singing career. On a weekend, Sang Jin drives out to the Gimcheon Arts High School from his home in nearby Daegu City to meet with the principle and a new transfer student. Before getting to the school, Sang Jin pulls into the parking lot of a highway rest stop area. While parking his car, he scratches a black car parked next to him. Three men get out of the parked black car and threaten Sang Jin. Then a young teen named Jang Ho slowly steps out of the car. Sang Jin becomes frightened out of his wits, but the young teen Jang Ho ignores him and walks straight to his old beat up car. He peers inside the music teacher's car and listens to the opera music playing out of the teacher's car stereo. Jang Ho then orders his three men to get the man's driver's license and then let him go.

Later at the principle's office, Sang Jin complains to Principle Deok Saeng about the new transfer student's transcripts. Sang Jin tells him that the guy must be a troublemaker if this is his 4th high school, but Principle Deok Saeng assures Sang Jin that the new transfer student is talented and he could help the school win at an upcoming music competition.

Then, the door to the principle's office opens and the new transfer student walks in. Their new transfer student is Jang Ho, whom Sang Jin already met in the parking lot at the rest stop area. Jang Ho is an enforcer for a powerful mafia group in Daegu City, but all he really wants to do is sing.

By day, Jung-Hoon (Lee Je-Hoon) is a hard working police officer and by night Jung-Hoon spies on his beautiful college student neighbor Jin-A (Ko Sung-Hee). Jung-Hoon's life outside of work revolves around his beautiful neighbor. He has her apartment bugged with surveillance cameras and he watches her whenever he is not at work.

One evening, Jung-Hoon witnesses a horrifying event. He witnesses Jin-A being strangled to death by her former lover. Jung-Hoon becomes frozen and is unable to call the police due to his own illegal taping activities. Soon, Jung-Hoon becomes entangled with the three other men involved in the life and death of Jin-A.

Great fashion has to start somewhere. And for aspiring designer Kang Young Gul, that somewhere is in a humble stall at the Dongdaemun Market, a crowded fashion district in Seoul known for its cheap clothing and wannabe designers. Young Gul is a little timid about pursuing his dreams to become a famous designer, until he meets Lee Ga Young, a confident young woman who shares his aspirations. Anna Choi, a brassy woman who will let nothing stand in the way of what she wants, and privileged hunk Jung Jae Hyuk create a double love triangle.

A woman named Seo Ji Woo traveled to India and met her first true love Kim Jong Ok. Since that time Ji Woo can't forget her first love. She then turns to the company, which is called "Finding Your First True Love Company", to help track down Kim Jong Ok.

Han Gi Joon started "Finding Your First True Love Company" and he takes on Seo Ji Woo as the company's first client. The pair travel all over Korea to find Seo Ji Woo's first love and & in the process Han Gi Joon finds himself falling in love with his first client.

Seo Hee, Nam Hee and Lan hold tarot cards and told to chant their names as a magical spell. Once their names are spoken, special events unfold.

Tarot 1. Ghost Boy

Park Chul Min is a high school student. He can also see ghosts, but pretends he doesn't see them. Chul-Min then sees a cute girl ghost named Seo-Hee. Seo-Hee can't forget her first love and asks Chul-Min for his help.

Tarot 2. Attached

So-Young is popular among her peers and the teachers. When So-Young learns that her best friend Nam-Hee is pregnant, So-Young tells Nam-Hee that she should keep the baby and they will raise the child together. Meanwhile, So-Young is jealous of Nam-Hee, who ranks first at their school, and plots a scheme to get the principle's recommendation to take the college entrance exam instead of Nam-Hee.

Tarot 3. The Unseen

Lan and two of her best friends are ordered by their seniors to get into an abandoned school building. Lan steps into a classroom in the abandoned building where a kid died without anyone knowing. The dead may not want to be alone and she can't leave the classroom.