Asian Drama

"Gyeongseong Creature" returns, extending its narrative from the tumultuous spring of 1945 to the bustling streets of 2024 Seoul. This continuation, set against the backdrop of monstrous creations born from human greed, further entwines the fates of Jang Tae Sang and Yoon Chae Ok.

(Source: about.netfilx.com)

Episodes: 7

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday

A comical crime investigation drama depicting the process in which the worst violent crimes unit in the country and the best elite violent crimes unit leader meet and grow into the strongest team.

The Songwon Police Department's 2nd Violent Crimes Unit, which has the lowest arrest rate, loses its team leader after a failed undercover investigation and moves its office to a closed daycare center. The new team leader, Dongbang Yubin, appears before the 2nd Violent Crimes Unit. At first, Yubin is suspicious, but as they solve cases together, they gradually build trust in each other and become a true team.

Dongbang Yu Bin is the tall, intelligent and athletic head of Songwon Police Station’s homicide squad. He was offered a permanent professorship at a famous overseas university, but he suddenly came to Korea and volunteered to become the head of the Songwon Police Station’s homicide squad Unit 2, which ranked last in the country in terms of arrest rate.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Wednesday

Woo Hui is the empress of Goguryeo. A crisis ensues when her husband, the king of Goguryeo, dies suddenly. Woo Hui becomes the target of princes and the 5 tribes who all want to gain more power. To protect her family and her tribe, she uses levirate marriage. She struggles to marry one of her late husband's younger brothers and set them upon the throne. Woo Hui has to accomplish everything within 24 hours.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 50 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Airs On: Thursday

During the summer in the present day, Jeon Youn Ha runs a vacation cottage located deep in the woods. His peaceful life is shaken by the sudden appearance of a mysterious woman named Yoo Sung A.

In the early 2000's, Koo Sang Joon ran the same vocation cottage as Jeon Young Ha did years later. Koo Sang Joon and his family also lived there, but, during the summer, something happened at his vacation cottage and Koo Sang Joon lost everything because of that. At that time, Yoon Bo Min worked as a police officer at the nearest police substation from the vacation cottage. 20 years later, Yoon Bo Min is transferred to the same police substation where she worked before and she begins to work there as the chief. She enjoys solving things and begins to observe Jeon Young Ha closely.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 8

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Airs On: Thursday

The story of a woman in a mountain cabin in Gangwon province who’s been possessed by an evil spirit and a priest tries to stop it. 66 years and six months later, best friends Sang Goo and Jae Pil buy the cabin and Mi Na ends up intertwined with them after coming on a trip. The movie follows the terrifying things that happen to the group, and it’s described that the film is about the “satanic” goat-headed figure Baphomet.

The character Sang Goo is said to be a man who appears intimidating but is really naive, while his friend Jae Pil is a man who seems rough on the outside but is actually warm. In contrast to the others from rich families, Mi Na grew up in a normal household in the countryside and she’s described as eccentric.

(Source: Soompi)

Duration: 1 hr. 41 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Ratings: 7.6

While investigating a drug-trafficking app, “Monster Cop” Ma Seok Do and his team discover a connection between the app’s developer, who was murdered in the Philippines, and an illegal online gambling organization. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, Baek Chang Ki is controlling the Korean online illegal gambling market and spreading terror with kidnap, assault and murder. His partner, the IT genius Jang Dong Cheol, is planning an even larger scheme in Korea itself. To put an end to the escalating threat, Detective Ma expands his operation by proposing an unexpected alliance… The fourth installment in the Roundup series.

(Source: Berlinale.de)

Release dates: Feb 23, 2024 (Festival)

Duration: 1 hr. 49 min.

Jang Tae Sang is a wealthy man. He is known as the most attractive man around Bukchon in Gyeongseong. He is also a reliable source of information around the area. His talents, including the ability to react quickly to situations, a keen insight, and sociability, have led him to his current position. He soon gets involved with Yoon Chae Ok, which leads him to reevaluate his priorities as a person.

Yoon Chae Ok is famous as a todugun (a person who finds missing people). As a young child, she traveled between Manchuria and Shanghai, China, with her father. Her life was not easy, and she learned at that time how to survive. She developed skills with shooting guns, using knives and handling machines. Her mother went missing 10 years ago. To find her mother, Yoon Chae Ok arrives in Gyeongseong. There, she becomes involved with Jang Tae Sang. They follow a series of mysterious missing person cases, and they come upon a terrible reality.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday

Kim Tae Young is a cold-blooded sports agent. He draws talented players into the sports field and makes as much money from them in a short period of time, before they burn out. One of his clients is Kim Hee Won. He is an excellent baseball pitcher and, unlike his other clients, he also means something to Kim Tae Young. For Kim Hee Won, who is in a difficult situation, Kim Tae Young receives a task to bring female boxer Lee Kwon Sook back to the boxing ring. 3 years ago, Lee Kwon Sook emerged as an elite boxer at the age of 17. She was undefeated in all of her matches and she brought popularity to the sport. Suddenly, Lee Kwon Sook disappeared. For Kim Hee Won, Kim Tae Young approaches Lee Kwon Sook, who has started a new life away from boxing.

Adapted from the novel "Sunjeongbokseo Ikwonsuk" (순정복서 이권숙) by Choo Jong Nam (추종남).

Episodes: 12

It tells the story of Detective Ma Seok Do and a gang in Geumcheon-seo, who are trying to clean up drug crimes in Incheon.

Kwon Do Hoon is an expert sniper and a secret agent working for the National Intelligence Service. To conceal his true identity, he lives a double life as a regular trading company employee, keeping even his wife Kang Yoo Ra in the dark. Though he is occupied with his work, Kwon Do Hoon cherishes his wife deeply. Meanwhile, Kang Yoo Ra, a dedicated homemaker, harbors a secret. Their tranquil existence is thrown into turmoil when Tae Koo emerges, posing a threat to their carefully crafted façade.

(Source: CK Warrior)

Episodes: 12

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'Hansan' is a film of the Battle of Hansando, the Battle of the Korean Navy, which largely defeated Japanese naval forces off the coast of Hansando on July 8, 1592.

Duration: 2 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

After passing the tunnel, the roundup comes!

Four years after the operation to wipe out Garibong-dong, monster detective Ma Seok Do and Geumcheonseo's strong team will directly carry out a strong mission.

A search takes place over the ocean to find the lost treasure of the Goryeo royal family, which disappeared without trace. Woo Moo Chi was once a leader of a group of bandits, but he now stays on a pirate ship with his right-hand man Kang Seob. Hae Rang is the leader of pirates on the pirate ship. She has Mak Yi, So Nyeo and Han Goong and Akwi. The pirates find themselves up against Bu Heung Soo to recover the lost treasure.

A business trip program with PD Na Young Seok. He will visit official events and entertainment programs that require various games.

A fantasy action film that revolves around a man who loses his memory and subsequently wakes up in a new body every twelve hours.

It is a special spin-off of “House on Wheel” starring the cast of the upcoming film “The Pirates: Goblin Flag." The program’s concept is that the stars of the original show—actors Sung Dong Il and Kim Hee Won will be lending their keys to Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, Lee Kwang Soo, Kwon Sang Woo, Chae Soo Bin, EXO’s Sehun, Kim Sung Oh, Park Ji Hwan, and Kim Ki Doo, who will live in the house on wheels without its owners present.

Different desires of these lowlifes slowly gather around the money bag.

The destinies of hard-luck lowlifes slowly converge and come crashing down: Jung Man barely gets by working at a sauna and taking care of his sick mother until he finds a bag full of cash in the locker room; Tae Young is in trouble after his girlfriend runs away with the money he borrowed from a loan shark. Soon, a dead body mysteriously turns up; Mi Ran, caught between her husband’s violence and a dead-end job as a bar hostess, she finds a young lover Jin Tae, who offers to kill her husband… And now their dog-eat-dog game starts.

It tells the story of a young woman who gets a short-term teaching position and does her best to fight for students’ dreams in school. The drama will take a deep look into the lives of teachers and provide commentary on society through the microcosm of a school setting.

Go Ha Neul, who is newly appointed to a short-term teaching position at a private school. She dreamed of becoming a teacher because of her gratitude towards one of her own teachers who saved her life, and she will grow with the students as they face the various issues that exist in a cut-throat private school setting.

Park Sung Soon, the head of the career counseling department at the school and a known workaholic. She is well-known as someone who will do whatever it takes for her students and is even willing to visit schools on her students' behalf to fight for them. She will be a mentor to Go Ha Neul.

Do Yeon Woo, a Korean language teacher who is passionate about teaching and hearing that he’s good at his job makes his heart race. He is an idealist who believes talent will win over any office politics. Rather than getting involved in things like that, he likes to go his own way to grow as a person.

Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes Hwang Hae Cheol, who is a master with the sword, and Lee Jang Ha, who is an expert marksman.

Set during the Donghak Peasant Revolution which took place from 1894-1895. Two half-brothers fight on opposite sides of this rebellion.

Baek Yi Kang is the first son of an important family. His father is wealthy and he is notorious as a local government officer. But, Yi Kang’s mother is from the the lowest class. Due to his mother's low social class, people look down on Baek Yi Kang.

Song Ja In is the only daughter for the head of a large peddlers group. She is the owner of Jeonjoo Yeokak, which sells merchandise and is also an inn. She has courage, stays calm under pressure and has charisma. Song Ja In dreams of becoming the best merchant in Joseon.

Baek Yi Hyun is Yi Kang’s younger half-brother. He is smart, handsome and polite. Unlike Yi Kang, Baek Yi Hyun was not born out of wedlock. Yi Hyun has everything and he treats his half-brother politely.

Pastor Park works to expose suspicious religious groups. He's hired to look into the cult group Deer Mount. Meanwhile, Police Captain Hwang investigates a murder case and the main suspect is a member of the Deer Mount cult.

Oh Yoon-Seo is a popular actress. She is famous for her beautiful appearance, but her acting is bad. She gets involved in a scandal with the son from a chaebol family. Her acting career declines precipitously.

Oh Yoon-Seo hears that a famous screenwriter wants her to play the lead female role for a drama series. The character works as a secretary for a lawyer. To gain experience for the role, Oh Yoon-Seo is required to work as a lawyer's secretary for a few months. Meanwhile, Kwon Jung-Rok is an attorney for a law firm. He is arrogant and cold-hearted. One day, his boss asks Kwon Jung-Rok to let actress Oh Yoon-Seo work as his secretary for 6 months. He is not happy about the situation, but he has to accept.

Adapted from the web novel “Jinsimi Dadda” by Yegeo.

Set in Busan, South Korea during the 1970's, Lee Doo-Sam works for a group who become involved in smuggling high priced items like gold and watches. The government then implements a crackdown. Lee Doo-Sam becomes the scapegoat for his boss and serves time in prison. When he is released, Lee Doo-Sam jumps into the business of manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine. At a party, he meets lobbyist Kim Jung-A who has connections with powerful people. Kim Jung-A joins Lee Doo-Sam’s business venture. Lee Doo-Sam makes incredible profits, but he becomes restless and gets addicted to methamphetamine.

Meanwhile, Prosecutor Kim In-Goo is transferred to the Busan Prosecutors' Office. While investigating a drug case, he notices Lee Doo-Sam. He targets Lee Doo-Sam and the powerful people who took bribes from him.

Based on the Japanese Invasion, a drug king sells drugs to China and Japan and uses the money on Joseon Independence movement.

Duration: 2 hr. 19 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Dong Chul and Ji Soo are a happily married couple. Dong Chul was once a notorious gangster, but he has changed his ways. One day, Dong Chul comes to home to find his house in disarray and his wife missing. Dong Chul then receives a phone call from someone offering to pay him to give up his wife. Dong Chul vows to save his wife.

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?

Ma Seok-do works as a detective squad chief. His team struggles to bust a criminal ring who originally came from Yanbian, China and led by Jang Chen.

To avoid invading Japanese forces, King Seon Jo leaves for the Ming Dynasty and abandons his people in the process. In his place, Prince Gwang Hae leads the royal court. Meanwhile, To Woo leads the Daerip forces that consist of those who are paid to serve in the military on behalf of others.

Byun Jae Wook is a short-tempered prosecutor with a propensity for violence, famous for his tough investigations and who only pursues the truth. When a suspect under his interrogation is found dead, Jae Wook is arrested, falsely accused of murder and imprisoned for 15 years .

While in jail, he plans out his revenge mission and finds the most talented criminals in the ward to help him out. Five years later, Jae Wook meets good-looking, brilliant con artist and schemer Chi Won in prison.

Feeling he could carry out his plan outside of prison, Jae Wook gets Chi Won acquitted, using his knowledge as a former prosecutor. Jae Wook’s ragtag team of ex-cons will now enact a revenge plan against the organization that framed him.

Detective Han Do Kyung, who for years has been secretly doing dirty work for the corrupt mayor Park Sung Bae, is now pressured by a ruthless prosecutor Kim Cha In to cooperate in an investigation against the mayor. Feeling trapped, Han persuades his young partner Moon Sun Mo to take over his work for the mayor, but things start to get tangled in unpredictable ways. As things are getting worse, only the evilest survive in this dog-eat-dog world.

Jang Sung Pil has worked as a little-known actor for the past 20 years, but he still dreams of becoming a great actor. He plays the role of Patrasche in the children’s play “A Dog of Flanders.” Watching Sul Gang Shik, who used to act with him before hitting the big time, Sung Pil decides to become a great actor too. When he is accused as an incompetent husband and father, he fabricates stories of filming a movie with famous actor Sul and director Cannes Park. To transform these troublesome lies into truths, Sung Pil begins a desperate journey to stardom, using every means possible.

Kim Hye-Kyung works at bar. She waits for her boyfriend who killed another person and then fled. Jung Jae-Gon is a detective. He approaches Hye-Kyung to catch her boyfriend.

Period drama depicts the ambitions and success stories of 6 people with Lee Bang-Won as the central figure. Lee Bang-Won was the third king in the Joseon Dynasty. He helped his father King Taejo establish the Joseon Dynasty.

Tae Il lives a fast life as a low-level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. For the first time in his life falls in love. The woman's name is Ho Jung.