Asian Drama

Oh Taek works as a taxi driver. One day, he had a dream where a lot of pigs appeared. This type of dream is thought to bring about good luck. On that same day, he earns his usual amount of money. When he thinks about calling it a day, a man named Geum Hyuk Soo asks Oh Taek to drive him to the port city of Mokpo. He offers a million won (~$1,000) to drive him. Oh Taek accepts the drive, but Oh Taek is not aware that Hyuk Soo murdered a man, and he is planning to stow away on a boat. Meanwhile, Hwang Soon Kyu is the mother of the man who was murdered by Hyuk Soo. She chases after her son's killer.

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Adapted from the webtoon "Unsuojinnal" (운수 오진 날) by Aporia (아포리아).

Release dates: October 5, 2023 (Festival) || November 20, 2023 (Online)

Episodes: 10

A massive game variety show where ‘real’ bros from various fields of entertainment engage in a fierce battle of brains to "buy" landmarks and manage those owned by them. Set in the middle-eastern city of Dubai, get ready to enjoy this live adaptation of Monopoly in fascinating backdrops such as the desert and even the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa.

Episodes: 8

“Puppy” is a film about two men with puppy-like charms and their interactions with an actual dog.

A man who is about to get married going through an adventure when he sets off with his friend to drop his dog off at the pet-sitters.

Takes place at Nara Bank’s Yeongpo branch, which is celebrating the 99th anniversary of its foundation. The story focuses on the scandalous office romance between the characters Ha Sang Soo, Ahn Soo Young, Park Mi Kyung, and Jung Jong Hyun.

Ha Sang Soo, the senior head of the comprehensive consultation team at Nara Bank’s Yeongpo branch. Ha Sang Soo has had this position for three years already, and he is a handsome, intelligent, and sturdy person who will not waver in the face of life’s difficulties. Although he is an upright character, Ha Sang Soo is not cold or too formal but rather warmhearted with a humorous side. Not to mention, he has an athletic form fit for a national athlete rather than a bank employee. He entered his job as the top employee from Nara Bank’s training center, so he is very popular but also the source of envy for many others.

Ahn Soo Young is a fourth-year chief bank teller at Nara Bank’s Yeongpo branch. Known as the goddess of Yeongpo branch, she possesses gorgeous looks and a sweet voice. She started off as a part-time teller and is now a fourth-year chief, but she seems to be forever stuck at that level.

Park Mi Kyung comes from a rich family. She is self-assertive and quite open about her feelings. When she has someone that she likes, she makes that person join her side no matter what. She enters a relationship that doesn't go as she wishes.

Jung Jong Hyun is studying for an exam to become a police officer. He has a personality that drives him do his best in everything. He lives in a harsh situation.

Adapted from the novel "Sarangui Ihae" (사랑의 이해) by Lee Hyuk Jin (이혁진).

The life-saving journey of a Korean drug king in Suriname in South America and a businessman who was engaged in a secret operation by the NIS.

Alice is a forensic scientist who invented a revolutionary technique in the field of restoring damaged corpses. She visits South Korea to attend a conference and receives a request from the Korean police to perform an autopsy on a corpse found in a river. Jin Ho, the detective in charge, learns from the autopsy result that the body is related to an organ trafficking syndicate.

Adapted from the novel "The Killing Room" by Peter May.

~~ A co-production with France.

~~ Release dates: Oct 7, 2021 (Festival) || Mar, 2022 (Cinema).

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Everyday is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.

Everyday is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.

This film tells about the twists and turns of the lives of four lovers who must each overcome different fears and problems as they face the beginning of a new year. The four pairs consist of Ji Ho and Hyo Young, Jae Heon and Jin Ah, Yong Chan and Yao Lin, and Rae Hwan and Oh Wol.

A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North Korean nuclear submarine in a coup d’état during a summit between the two Koreas and the United States.

A drama depicting the stories of people going through their days that seemingly ordinary but actually special, at the hospital, a place known as the microcosm of life - where someone is being born and someone's life meets their ending. The five doctors are long time friends of 20 years who started their undergrad in 1999 in the same medical school, and now they are colleagues in the same hospital. The drama will also deal with a story of a band formed by the group of doctors.

A drama depicting the stories of people going through their days that seemingly ordinary but actually special, at the hospital, a place known as the microcosm of life - where someone is being born and someone's life meets their ending. The five doctors are long time friends of 20 years who started their undergrad in 1999 in the same medical school, and now they are colleagues in the same hospital. The drama will also deal with a story of a band formed by the group of doctors.

Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family and travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland later as a U.S. marine officer. He meets and falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter. At the same time, he discovers a plot by foreign forces to colonize Korea.

Tackling different mysteries in each episode of this game show, seven sleuths get closer to solving the biggest one of all: What happened to Project D?

Seven celebrity sleuths discover that they are a part of an operation called Project D, in which they are implanted with a chip containing the DNA of famous detectives throughout history. Led by a man only known as "K" (Ahn Nae-sang), they are recruited as private detectives and are given a new case in each episode, all the while figuring out the mystery behind Project D and its inception.

It is mainly a music talk show with the atmosphere of a club, with alcoholic drinks.

It is mainly a music talk show with the atmosphere of a club, with alcoholic drinks.

Set in the 1930's, during the Japanese occupation of South Korea. The story follows Jung So Yool, who is a gisaeng and dreams of becoming the best singer, Seo Yeon Hee, who is also a gisaeng and So Yool’s best friend and top songwriter/producer Kim Yoon Woo.

Kim Sa Bu was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in seclusion and work as a neighborhood doctor in a small town. He now goes by “Teacher Kim” and refers to himself as the “Romantic Doctor”.

Meanwhile, Kang Dong Joo became a doctor to make something of himself after growing up poor, and he seeks out VIP patients to achieve the success that he desperately wants. Yoon Seo Jung is a passionate young surgeon who is haunted by a mistake from her past and tries to get over it. When Dong Joo and Seo Jung meet the quirky Teacher Kim, their lives and careers will never be the same again.

Soo Jung has been with her boyfriend for 10 years, but their romance is now nothing but a lukewarm relationship. The night before her business trip to Busan, Soo Jung heard that her friend is getting married to her first love, and feels distracted. On the train to Busan, she sits next to Jae Hyun, who’s claiming himself as an Agapemonite, an obscure Christian sect where men took many spiritual brides, and that he will willingly jump into bed with a woman for one night. Falling for her gorgeous hips, he keeps coming on to her during the journey. She tries to push him away but ends up sharing a car ride to Busan with him due to the sudden breakdown of the train. She begins to slowly open up to him as he consistently tries to win her heart. And as the time passes on the road, she gets to see the true inside of Jae Hyun, hidden behind his featheriness and finds herself attracted to him.

What would you do if you woke up with a new face every day? Woo Jin, a man who designs furniture for a living, is used to this. An elderly man, a little boy, a chubby woman, a foreigner, Woo Jin has grown accustomed to his super-natural “situation.” The only people that know of his illness are his mother and his best friend, Sang Baek. One day, he meets Yi Soo, a girl who works for a furniture store and instantly falls in love with her. Since his physical identity changes frequently, he continues to visit her daily, acting as a customer that she has never seen before. Woo Jin finally musters up the courage to talk to her and ask her out on a date. The perfect date passes by and Woo Jin, knowing that his face will change once he falls asleep, attempts to stay awake for as long as he can. He meets Yi Soo for three consecutive days and Yi Soo also falls in love with him. However, Woo Jin can no longer fight sleep. He passes out and wakes up with a new face. Will Woo Jin tell Yi Soo about his condition? What will Yi Soo think?

While running a travel agency in Macau, Ji Yeon is ripped off by her business partner. One day, the attractive and benevolent Sung Yeol gives her an irresistible offer: $5,000 monthly salary to live on a luxurious yacht and assist the chairman of Cenado, a prominent shipping and casino operator company. Without another option to fall back on, she complies and nurses the ailing chairman, who is impossible to deal with. Ji Yeon slowly gains the attention of both Sung Yeol and the chairman and wavers between an opportunity that will secure her future and love. As tension rises among these figures on the yacht, no one can predict its outcome.

A man and a woman relocate to Jeju Island to get away from the harsh city life.

Lee Jang-Hwan (Lee Kyoung-Young) receives widespread acclaim and media attention after successfully cloning human embryo stem cells. A TV news program PD, Yoon Min-Cheol (Park Hae-Il) receives a phone call from an anonymous source. The anonymous source is Shim Min-Ho (Yoo Yeon-Seok) who has done stem cell research with Lee Jang-Hwan in the past. Shim Min-Ho blows the whistle on Lee Jang-Hwan's work. Results were fabricated along with other unethical practices. PD Yoon Min-Cheol believes Shim Min-Ho and decides to take his story public.

Lee Jang-Hwan (Lee Kyoung-Young) receives widespread acclaim and media attention after successfully cloning human embryo stem cells. A TV news program PD, Yoon Min-Cheol (Park Hae-Il) receives a phone call from an anonymous source. The anonymous source is Shim Min-Ho (Yoo Yeon-Seok) who has done stem cell research with Lee Jang-Hwan in the past. Shim Min-Ho blows the whistle on Lee Jang-Hwan's work. Results were fabricated along with other unethical practices. PD Yoon Min-Cheol believes Shim Min-Ho and decides to take his story public.

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.

Depicts the love lives, jealousies and desires of those that work within the Sanguiwon during the Joseon Dynasty period. The Sanguiwon are responsible for the attire worn by royalty.

Dol-Seok (Han Suk-Kyu) is the best master artisan in charge of royal attire. He views set rules as paramount to his job. Kong-Jin (Ko Soo) is a genius like designer, born with dexterity and an excellent sense. He was brought to the palace by nobleman Pan-Soo (Ma Dong-Seok) who first spotted his talent.

The King (Yoo Yeon-Seok) and Queen (Park Shin-Hye) then become embroiled in a critical case because of the royal attire made by Dol-Seok and Kong-Jin.

Youth Over Flowers team surprised three actors and they only find out that they gonna be on vacation in Laos.

Episodes: 5

Duration: 1 hr. 40 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday

A drama about a group of college students who live in a boarding house located in Shinchon, run by Na Jung and her family, that houses students from all over the countryside who come to Seoul for college. It will cover the lives of college freshmen in 1994 as they learn to live in a big city and what the students will go through as they experience Seoul, the basketball tournament obsession, Seo Taiji and Kids, and other social issues that occurred in 1994.

A drama about a group of college students who live in a boarding house located in Shinchon that houses students from all over the countryside who come to Seoul for college. It will cover the lives of college freshmen in 1994 as they learn to live in a big city and what the students will go through as they experience Seoul, the basketball tournament obsession, Seo Taiji and Kids, and other social issues that occurred in 1994.

Choi Kang Chi, born as a half-human-half-mythical-creature, goes through struggles in order to live more like a human than anyone else despite not being able to become human. He is the son of Gu Wol Ryung, the guardian spirit of Jiri Mountain, and Yoon Seo Hwa, an ordinary human. Choi Kang Chi later was raised by adopted family. He grows up as an outspoken character who's full of curiosity and one day, he realizes that he's a half-human-half-beast through a certain incident and starts living his second life. While going through the struggles, he met Dam Yeo Wool who is a master of martial arts and archery at a young age and then, they both fall in love with each other.

Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits a cottage she used to live in as a child. She begins to recall her memories of a boy she knew 60 years ago.

The young Suni and her family move to a small rural village in Korea. There, they encounter a strange ‘wolf boy’ hiding under a bush and take him in out of pity. Bothered by his wild eyes and feral behavior, Suni teaches the boy to wait patiently before a meal, put on clothes, and read and write the alphabet so that he can one day live like other human beings. Slowly, the boy begins to develop feelings for Suni, the first person to ever show him affection. Then one day an unexpected threat exposes the boy’s deadly bestial instincts, and in an instant, he becomes the subject of the villagers’ fears. Desperate to save the life of the boy who risked his own to be by her side, Suni leaves him with a promise: ‘Wait for me. I’ll come back for you.’

Beginning A high school student named Ji-won is kidnapped by a serial killer with a speech impediment. The killer can only go to sleep when he listens to scary stories. Hoping to escape, Ji-won Scheherazade-like begins telling him the four scariest stories she knows.

A drama about an adoring father and his four daughters. Jang Shin Jo was a former detective, but has now switched from carrying a gun to wielding a kitchen knife as a restaurant owner.

This heartwarming youth drama tells the story of Dae Gu, a young man who had to give up sports due to his painful past but discovers a passion for running, as well as friendship and love in his new acquaintances.

Cheerful high school girl Ha-na (Lim Ju-eun) is always the first to come out and protect her introverted twin sister Doo-na (Park Ji-yeon), who has a slight limp. After Doo-na passes away in a fire, Ha-na finds that her body no longer completely belongs to herself. Doo-na's angry spirit now lives in Ha-na, giving her special powers and monstrous strength. Genius criminal psychologist Shin Ryu (Lee Seo-jin) is an expert profiler who is determined to see justice served. When he learns about Ha-na's abilities, he uses her powers to eliminate criminals that are above the law, and to plan his revenge on the man (Kim Kap-soo) who helped his family's killer go free.

Lee Jang Suk spent some time in a juvenile detention center for stealing wallets from unsuspecting strangers. After he gets out, he meets a sports agent, Nam Jae Il, who's trying to recover from a downfall in his carrier. Together, they work to achieve their dreams. Jang Suk dreams of becoming a K-1 Champion; and Nam Jae Il dreams of regaining his reputation as a top sports agent.

Jung Ha Yoon is a graduate from law school who successfully passed the bar exam. In order to become a prosecutor specialised in the medical field malpractice litigations, she came to the Song Eui General Hospital as a 1st year intern. She works at a hospital to have a better perspectives to experience what the other side is all about and gain experience. At first she has no intention to be in the medical profession.

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