Asian Drama

Park Do Ra is a bright, brave woman with a challenging personality who became a top actress because her mother, Baek Mi Ja, said it was the only way to escape poverty. After earning fame and fortune as a top star, all Do Ra wants to do is rest and enjoy her riches, but her mother keeps causing trouble. Mi Ja always adorns herself in luxury, even more than any top star, thanks to Do Ra's success. However, Mi Ja wants more. Do Ra can't handle her tight schedule due to Mi Ja's desires and wants to quit her new drama "Straightforward Romance," but she can't because she met her first love, Go Pil Sung, the assistant director.

Pil Sung is passionate about his job but tries to leave "Straightforward Romance" because of Do Ra, who was very particular to him when he was young. Unfortunately, an unusual assignment to exclusively lead her falls in his lap. Will Do Ra find her happiness by escaping her mother's never-ending desires?

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 50

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

The story revolves around two detectives who dig into mysterious incidents that happen in a village. The drama will reinterpret those events and the characters in the book to match Korean sentiments, and it will show the ugly side of human nature.

Go Jung Woo when was younger, he was smart enough to be on the early admission list to medical school. He went on a trip after taking his SAT (scholastic ability test) but became a murderer ever since that day. He returns to his hometown after being released from prison and comes across what happened 11 years ago.

Adapted from the novel "Snow White Must Die" by Nele Neuhaus.

Release dates: April 10, 2024 (Episode 1 premiere | Festival).

Episodes: 16

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Duration: 50 min.

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

So Jin, a genetic researcher who loves DNA, decides to end her relationship with a playboy boyfriend and sets out to find a genetically compatible partner for a happy relationship. Whom among the two men that So Jin meets, obstetrician-gynecologist Yeon Woo and firefighter Kang Hoon, will be the perfect match for her? A captivating story intertwined with genetics! This story portrays the struggles, love, and everyday lives of young friends.

(Source: WelCon.kocca.kr)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Lee Goon used to be a promising tennis player, but he was injured. After that, he lost all of his self-esteem, and his life completely changed. With the use of a memory eraser, his memory is erased, and he is reborn with maximum self-esteem and presence. His first manipulated love is Kyeong Joo Yeon, a psychiatrist at the brain research center. Other people around him include his younger brother Lee Shin, who is ranked the world’s no.1 ranked tennis player. Meanwhile, Jeon Sae Yan is Lee Shin’s translator.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 16

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

Byun Moo Jin was married to Geum Ae Yeon. They had a daughter, Byun Mi Rae, and a son, Byun Hyun Jae, during their marriage. Moo Jin attempted various business ventures while married, but they all failed. His family could not take him anymore, and they cut him off from them.

After going through a divorce, Ae Yeon experienced difficulties raising her two children by herself. Now, 11 years later, she works part-time at a big mart. Her daughter and son are all grown up. The daughter, Mi Rae, wanted to become a person her mother could rely on. She works as the MD at a big mart. She is also the breadwinner of the family. The son, Hyun Jae, has a unique charm, but he is also the troublemaker of the family.

One day, Moo Jin appears in front of his family as the owner of the villa building where they live. Moo Jin hopes to reunite with his beloved ex-wife Ae Yeon and even tries to seduce her, but the daughter, Mi Rae, is strongly opposed to her father's idea. Unlike his sister, Hyun Jae supports his dad's attempt at reconciliation.

Meanwhile, Mi Rae gets involved with Nam Tae Pyung. He was once a member of the national taekwondo team and now works as a security guard at the same mart as Mi Rae. He hides his real identity and the fact that his father owns the mart.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Cha Eun Kyung is a 17-year veteran star lawyer at Law Firm Daejung. Her specialty is in the field of divorce law. While working on divorce cases, she soon faces a crisis with her own potential divorce. At her law firm, she works alongside rookie lawyer Han Yoo Ri. They are entirely different from each other. Yoo Ri doesn't tolerate injustice, while Eun Kyung believes that the law firm's and her client's interests come first, no matter what. Due to their differences in values and experience, they disagree on everything. While working through their differences, they both experience a big change in their lives. They work with lawyers Jung Woo Jin and lawyer Jeon Eun Ho at Law Firm Daejung.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

Choi Seung Hyo is the most noteworthy young architect in Korea, and he runs the architecture atelier "In." Not only is he nearly perfect as an architect, but he is also very attractive and has a great personality. Yet, Choi Seung Hyo has experienced moments that he wants to erase from his life. Those moments usually involve Bae Seok Ryu. When they were 4 years old, their moms became friends. Because of their moms, Choi Seung Hyo and Bae Seok Ryu spent a lot of time together, bathing together at a women's bathhouse. Now, Choi Seung Hyo meets Bae Seok Ryu as an adult.

While growing up, Bae Seok Ryu’s life was smooth sailing. During her school days, she never missed ranking first academically at her school. She was always passionate and energetic in the things she did. After graduating from university, she was hired by a large company. She worked hard as a project manager, but for some reason, she quit her job. She has been unemployed since then. She meets Choi Seung Hyo.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Love Naggers are back with Season 3. An impregnable data of breakups is established through season 1 and 2! After the panels have nagged strongly on love stories that are unbelievable than a soap opera, more and more of troubled men and women are being released from their bitter relationships. It will diagnose their relationship more strongly and with more determination. Diagnosing break-ups to people in bloody fights who are fooled to think that it's a romance continues. Romance destroying talk show, Love Naggers Season 3!

Yoo Jae Suk, Kwon Yu Ri, and newly joined Kim Dong Hyun face the mission of having to survive for 4 hours in a virtual space that crosses reality and surrealism, and Dex's representative original entertainment show on Disney+.

(Source: Korean = Namuwiki)

Episodes: 8

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 program is to recollect the daily lives of celebrities and form its unique sympathies among the singles within South Korea by showing celebrities' lives without significant filtering.

A program where you live 'the real life of that person' for 72 hours under the name of one of the world’s 8 billion people in a place where no one knows you.

(Source: Korean = NamuWiki)

It will welcome customers by opening the second store of Seojin's in Iceland, a Nordic country. The second store of Seojin's will be joined by the president, Lee Seo Jin, Jung Yu Mi, Park Seo Joon, Choi Woo Sik, and new employee Go Min Si, and will melt not only the cold but also the hearts of customers!

(Source: Korean = sports.donga.com)

Episodes: 11

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Aired On: Friday

Ha Yoon Seo is single and works as a team leader at a large company. She is attractive, has a nice personality, and is respected at her company. When she was younger, she took her younger brother and left her family because of domestic violence. She has now matured into a confident and pragmatic person. Her boyfriend is Seo Joo Won, who is younger than her. He works as a staff member at the same company where Yoon Seo works.

To her surprise, Yoon Seo learns that her boyfriend is the son of the chaebol family that runs her company. Joo Won's mother then reaches out to Yoon Seo to break up with her son and offers her money to do so. Yoon Seo believes fairy tales doesn't exist in her world and decides to take the money from his mother and break up with Joo Won. But, Joo Won believes in love and follows his heart faithfully. He tries his best to change Yoon Seo's mind.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the webtoon "Cinderella at 2 A.M." (새벽 두 시의 신데렐라) by Algome (아이고메).

Episodes: 10

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

I'm SOLO is a dating reality show inviting fourteen men and women "desperate" to find true love. In the SOLO world, where they can only focus on finding the one, they start the most complicated but thrilling love adventure of their lives. You can enjoy watching the romantic and nuanced interaction between the contestants and guessing who would be the couple.

It's been three years since "Shooting Star" began airing, and the universe of the show expands even further! The players not only have improved remarkably in terms of soccer but also returned with a much firmer mindset. "Soccer? We can do it too!" The female stars who are truly in love with soccer with full confidence and the legendary former soccer players who once represented the nation gathered as players and coaches, respectively. In even more intensified competitive matches, they will create the renaissance of female soccer with their amazing shots and seamlessly organized passes!

'Sister’s Direct Delivery' is a salty fishing village reality show about Yeom Jung Ah, Ahn Eun Jin, Park Joon Myun, and Dex, who start living in a seaside village for 3 days and 2 nights. It contains a variety of journeys, including various jobs by the sea and seasonal meals that can only be tasted there.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Airs On: Thursday

Jin Soo Ji is a psychiatrist at Haedeul Hospital and a celebrity who is considered the most sought-after for variety shows. In addition to medical treatment, she is a hot shot who has never slept more than three hours a day due to tight schedules such as broadcasts, book concerts, and fan signing events. However, her perfect life, which seemed to be on a roll forever, starts to fall apart.

It all begins with Chae Woo Ri, the new doctor. He is talented, humorous, and full of justice. Therefore, in the eyes of a doctor who believes understanding and trust of patients are the top priority, Soo Ji seems to be a selfish person who only cares about her own success, and they naturally become enemies in the hospital.

However, when Soo Ji disappears due to various scandals, he starts to understand her pain. What will happen between Soo Ji and Woo Ri, who were at each other's throats from the beginning?

(Source: KOCOWA+)

Episodes: 120

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Moon Jung In is a highly ambitious woman. She married Dr. Baek Dong Ho for his money. He had a daughter, Baek Seol Ah, from his previous marriage. Jung In stole all of Dong Ho’s assets and then left him. Jung In became successful in life, and she now runs her own entertainment company, which produces drama series.

One day, she meets Seo Jin Ho, who looks like her first love. Jin Ho wants to become an actor, and he is engaged to Seol Ah. He first met Seol Ah at an orphanage, and they grew up together there. Due to Jung In, Jin Ho disappears completely.

Meanwhile, because of Jung In, who married Seol Ah's father, Seol Ah's life fell into a bottomless pit, and she had to grow up in an orphanage. As Seol Ah turned her life around after meeting Jin Ho, her life completely changed again because of Jung In.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 101

Duration: 40 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Yong Soo Jung has a refreshing charm which helps her popularity as a home shopping host. She has many females fans from various age ranges due to her honest and straightforward personality. Things are different in her personal life. When she likes a man, she can't express her feelings or even make eye contact with him. Her romantic life is difficult because of this. She has a crush on Joo Woo Jin, who is the successor of the Masung Group.

Yeo Eui Joo is a hard working man, despite his poor family background. He lives with his intellectually disabled mother. His priority is to make his mother happy. One day, he suddenly learns that he is the second grandson of the Masung Group and is stunned by the news. He gets involved with Yong Soo Jung.

Meanwhile, Choi Hye Ra is selfish and full of greed. If she wants something, she will try to get it no matter what and if anyone comes in her way, she will try to mercilessly punish them.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 120

Duration: 35 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Join the members of RIIZE on their trip to Gangwon Province in BOSS RIIZE as they compete to see who sets the rules for their vacation!

Begins in Osaka in 1945 when World War II broke out, and tells the story of Sun Ja's struggles to protect her family, even making dangerous choices. The stories of Solomon, who must start anew with nothing in 1989 Tokyo, and the elderly 'Sun Ja' who worries about her grandson also intersect.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 166 min.

Aired: Aug 23, 2024 - Oct 11, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Airs On: Friday

Life was perfect for Choi Jin Hyeok, his wife Ha Eun Ju, and their beloved daughter Seon Hui – until the day the young girl came home covered in blood, saying she thinks she killed her friend… When the latter’s house burns down, suspicions at home and school begin to surface. When another kid goes missing too, family members and friends begin to point fingers at one another. Will the truth about this “perfect family” ever emerge?

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Adapted from the webtoon "Perfect Family" (완벽한 가족) by written by Nyangpa (냥빠) and illustrated by Joo Eun (주은).

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

The eight-part series, which was filmed in 2023 before the duo enlisted in the South Korean military, follows Jimin and Jung Kook as they travel to three iconic global destinations: New York state, USA; Jeju Island, South Korea; and Sapporo, Japan.

It will give a deeper look into Jimin and Jung Kook’s undeniable chemistry and endearing friendship as they bond over a variety of unforgettable moments throughout the trip, immersing in different cultures, exploring various action-packed activities, and trying out local cuisines.

(Source: Billboard; edited by MyDramaList)

Tags: Vacation Setting, Variety Show, Travel Show, BTS, Family, Friendship, Food (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 72 min.

Country: South Korea

Airs On: Thursday

Aired: Aug 8, 2024 - Sep 19, 2024

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

A program where you live 'the real life of that person' for 72 hours under the name of one of the world’s 8 billion people in a place where no one knows you.

(Source: Korean = NamuWiki)

Jungle Bob (2024)

The story of the forces that inherited wealth centered around the Woowon Group headquarters in the fictional Woowon City adjacent to the sea, the voodoo cartel that dominates the lawless area, and Judge Song Pan Ho, who comforts citizens seeking justice.

(Source: HanCinema)

Remake of the American TV series "Your Honor" [2020], which in turn is a remake of the Israeli TV series "Kvodo" (כבודו) [2017].

Episodes: 10

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

Son Ha Young is the type of person who doesn't want to lose money under any circumstance. While growing up, she had to share her mother's love with others. She often found her partners in relationships below her break even point. Now, Ha Young faces the possibility of missing out on a job promotion at her workplace. To avoid such a loss, she makes a plan for a fake wedding. She recruits Kim Ji Wook to be her fiance.

Ji Wook works part-time as a cashier at a convenience store. He is the type of person who can't ignore people in need and tries to do the right thing. He is smooth with every customer at the convenience store, except for one person. That person is Ha Young. When she suddenly asks him to become the fake groom at her wedding, he somehow accepts her offer.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

Midnight Horror Story returns with its fourth season, with new storytellers, Kim Ho Young and Ji Ye Eun joining the cast. Finding the best ghost storyteller who can satisfy 44 audiences, also known as Dark Spirits where the winner gets to win a prize money of $444,444!

Episodes: 10

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min

Aired On: Sunday

Aired: Jun 23, 2024

Celebrity dads are left to care for their kids alone for 48 hours without the help of anyone, while their wives leave the home to enjoy some relaxing time off. The wives are shown leaving the home before the 48 hours begins and coming back to greet their family once the 48 hours have ended. During the 48 hours, the dads and children are either doing a task the wives have written out for the dads to complete or the dads exploring new activities with their kids. Occasionally celebrity friends of the dads will stop by to interact with the kids.

Yoo Jae Suk, Kwon Yu Ri, and newly joined Kim Dong Hyun face the mission of having to survive for 4 hours in a virtual space that crosses reality and surrealism, and Dex's representative original entertainment show on Disney+.

(Source: Korean = Namuwiki)

Episodes: 8

The cast members take various trips throughout South Korea, including many offshore islands, recommending various places that viewers can visit. While doing so, members also perform missions at a certain mealtime or point of the day to earn rewards (eg. foods that are famous in the region they visit) and to avoid punishments