Asian Drama

Hye Mi is a top star and the center of the spotlight. Everything she does becomes an issue. In reality, she is a single mother and has a secret daughter that's a high school student. The two have a broken relationship but that's about to change as they come together to face a paparazzi that's trying to reveal the truth to the public.

"Revivre" is about a middle aged man who is stuck between his dying wife and a younger woman he loves. It is based on a novel written by Kim Hoon which is also the Grand Prize winner of the 28th Top Literature Awards.

Vice President Oh is highly respected at his cosmetics company and is a faithful family man. One day, he finds out that his wife has been diagnosed with cancer and later spends every night on the hospital’s extra bed to keep her company after her surgery. Although he is weary from taking care of his wife, he does not show it at work. However, a new female employee, Choo Eun-joo, starts Oh’s mind stirring. Oh dreams of escaping his tedious and suffocating reality with Eun-joo. While in real life he has to go to the hospital and change his wife’s diaper after work, Eun-joo’s existence itself feels like a delight compared to his pitiful existence. Director Im Kwon-taek has directed several films that keenly look into human instinct, and Revivre is another one of them. The will to live, sexual instincts, the light and the darkness of life and fear and desperation about death are illustrated on the screen among other contradictory values, delivering the great director’s wisdom and understanding.

This is a story of a misbehaved high school son who will create an affectionate bond with his father who is reincarnated in the form of his friend after his death. Kang WonTak is a high school student who had a bad relationship with his father. Kang Wontak’s father, Kang YoungGue died the day before he was released from jail. At his father’s funeral, WonTak said “Are you happy that you are going alone?” and ran from the funeral. YoungGue meets an angel and told him that, “I want to be next to my son, even for a second.” The angel gave him a chance and changed (rebirth) YoungGue into WonTak’s class friend Ha DongHoon. However it was hard for the 50-year-old man to get used to living the life of an 18-year-old high school student while doing everything he can to get close to his estranged son.

Several years ago Kong-Sil (Kong Hyo-Jin) was involved in an accident. Since that incident, Kong-Sil is able to see and hear ghosts. She's also terrified of the ghosts that appear constantly around her. Because of this, she's unable to live a normal life. Kong-Sil lives in a rooftop room at an extended stay inn. She makes a living by doing odd jobs at the inn, including cleaning.

Meanwhile Joong-Won (So Ji-Sub) is the president of an extravagant shopping mall named Kingdom. He is also arrogant and calculative. Everything relates to him in terms of money.

One raining evening, Kong-Sil goes to room 404 to clean, but she sees another ghosts. She freaks out and runs up to her rooftop room. The ghost, who looks like an old woman, appears right next to her again. Kong-Sil then does the old woman ghost a favor and goes to her home. She hands the ghost's son a bankbook with more than 10,000 dollars in the account.

Joong-Won sits face to face with a man who owns land that he needs to build a golf course. The man tells Joong-Won that his deceased wife does not want him to sell the land. Joong-Won doesn't believe in ghosts and ignores him. He pulls out a contract which the man's children already signed. Joong-Won is able to get the man's signature.

On his way back from that meeting, Joong-Won is driven by his assistant (Choi Jung-Woo). The driver then sees a woman thumbing for a ride. Joong-Won tells his driver to ignore the woman, but a light suddenly shines on them and the car stops. At this time, Kong-Sil hops into the car and thanks them for picking her up. Kong-Sil unintentionally touches Joong-Won and feels something unusual. Later, the car pulls over at a highway rest stop. While walking back to the car, Joong-Won sees Kong-Sil talking to someone, but there isn't anyone else there. Thinking she might be crazy, Joong-Won turns around, but Kong-Sil grabs his arm. She discovers that whenever she touches him, the ghosts around her disappear.

Back at her rooftop room, Kong-Sil is terrified by the ghosts around her as usual. She thinks back to Joong-Won and how the ghosts disappeared when she touched him. Kong-Sil decides to go Kingdom shopping mall to meet Joong-Won again.

''Coffee" depicts the assassination attempt of King Gojong - the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty. Set towards the end of the 19th century, when coffee was first introduced to Korea, Russian sharpshooter Illichi and Joseon's first barista Danya are manipulated by Sadako in an intricate plot to assassinate King Gojong.

Go Da Kyung is an eager rookie investigator who gets paired with the famous forensic doctor, Yoon Ji Hoon. They initially clash due to their different styles of investigation as well as their opposing personalities - Da Kyung's energetic nature is a source of irritation for the prickly Ji Hoon - but later develop a complex relationship as the two strive to uncover the truth through science.

Although Kim Tak Gu is the illegitimate son of SAMHWA Enterprise's President, Goo In Jong and his mistress, he was made the successor of his father due to his extreme talent in baking. However, Tak Gu's inheritance rights were taken away due to a conspiracy planned by his father's legitimate wife and half-siblings. With his great determination to succeed and become the number one baker king in the baking industry, Tak Goo drives himself to rebuild his career from scratch. More hardships and pain comes along in his way as he strives harder to reach his goal when he is caught between two women. The first love who will betray him for her own interest and the other woman who will stand by him through everything despite being hurt.

Loner Won-woo is a girl who suffers from Narcolepsy. Although Jun-seo always makes fun of her, Won-woo is about to fall for him. Won-woo’s mother Yeon-hee feels compassionate for her daughter who falls asleep whenever, wherever, without even realizing, and Sun-jae who secretly is in love with Yeon-hee touches Yeon-hee’s heart.

Episode 1.Muhammad the Hermit King | director: Chung Yoon Chul.

An illegal worker of a toxic chemical factory, Muhammad from Thailand is always blamed for not wearing a security mask by the factory manager. One day, regulation authorities come to the factory. Thus, the manager has Muhammad, who should always run away from vans and police, go to a public sauna to that there’s no wage for today. In the bathtub, he finds himself watching a TV show introducing global cultures.

The Hermit King is a person from a sea village in Thailand on this show who dives from morning till night. A reporter visits his place to find his true story, but he’s not there. After showing a picture of the King, his mother says that he has gone abroad to make money.

Episode 2. The Girl Bitten by Mosquito | director: Kkim Hyoen Phil

A girl who is the head of the family is sick and tired of sponsoring performances by politicians such as athletic competition for young heads of the family. She’s also tired of charitable events at churches where she can get some Kimchi. Now she begins to like a church boy who can help her. Upon finding this boy, who she opens her mind to, she wants to buy him a video camera no matter how. One day, she happens to follow behind to surprise him, only to realize his truth. A fire breaks out in her room due to a burning candle as she hasn’t been able to pay for the electricity bill for months.

Episode 3. GaP | director: Lee Mi Yeon

Ho Jung who quit her job after getting married wants to restart her previous work. Dae Woo avoids contacting with her, however, by saying that Dae Woo is tired and believes Ho Jung is only being peevish. One day, Dae Woo argues how much a mother means to a child, with exclaiming angrily, “Family members have their own roles!” Do men make money, women stay home? Is this what this husband wants for a role?

Episode 4. A Tough Life | director: Noh Dong Seok.

For his birthday party, Kyung Soo’s mother invites his elementary school friends for a wonderful birthday party. Believing he is interested in English, she loves to invite his classmates from English class were native English speaker teachers. As soon as a foreign girlfriend of Kyung Soo arrives, the exciting party air starts to be broken.

Everyone gets shocked by her dark skin. His friends make fun of her by saying, “Are you from Africa?” and “Go back to your country!” Dragging Kyung Soo into a room, his mom says, “Why do you play with her cheating on your mom?” His moderate mother finally unmasks herself.

Episode 5. BomBomBomB!!! | director: Kim Gok, Kim Sun.

Ma Sun, known for being gay at school, is always insulted by a classmate. There are endless rumors at school life his boyfriend wears a girl’s underwear. Ma Taik is surprised at Ma Sun’s drumming at an audition for the school band. After performing some tunes together, they become close and special friends and practice at the band room until night. One day, their classmates find them playing together and a rumor spreads that they are gay and in love with each other. Ma Taik stands at the crossroads of choosing either to follow their friendship and to be alone at school or to betray this friendship to survive at school. What will he choose to do?

Episode 6. An Ephemeral Life | director: Hong Ki Seon.

Mr. Doh drives a forklift at a factory. After receiving an urgent message indicating that his mother is in critical condition, he tries to take some time off. The answer from his boss is “No way” because he is an irregular worker. He gives up taking time off since it should deduct from his monthly and salary. Upon hearing his sister’s anxious words “Your mother is sick, how could you not… Are you sure you are not going?”, Mr. Doh enters the gate of the factory again. He tries to pray for his mother by taking a bible from the library, but the wall of the staff library is even higher than the Berlin Wall for him, an irregular worker.