This lakorn takes place in the historical Rattanakosin Kingdom, towards the latter half of the era during the reign of Rama V (Chulalongkorn). In the midst of this era, slavery is in the process of being abolished and our hero’s story, Glaa, begins in this moment in time. Young Glaa is the son of a soldier, however after his father lost his life in a battle, his mother was forced into slavery. Their master wanted her to be his concubine, but she refuses and plots for her son to escape this predicament. Glaa successfully escapes and finds his body floating to Khun Luang Phra Pisoot’s humble abode. From there his life changes, and he has not seen his mother since. But Glaa vows to save his mother one day, become a person who is respected and honored as she had instilled in him. Khun Luang Phra Pisoot takes pity on Young Glaa and raises him as one of the servants in his household. Glaa grows up with Khun Ploy (his boss’ only daughter) and the two are kindred spirits. Their bond is stronger than a friendship as the years go on, Glaa will and would do anything for Khun Ploy. The story revolves around Glaa fighting his way to gain respect, honor and everything he has lost the moment he was branded a slave. This hero’s road is nothing short of impossible, filled with obstacles. But where there’s a will as brave as Glaa’s, there’s certainly a way.

Shinichiro Kosaka is a detective at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He has worked hard to become the chief of the first investigation division, but he makes a mistake. Due to his mistake, he is demoted to a police station. There, he meets detectives, who may have fewer skills, but are determined to solve cases.

Love does not easily cross class lines. As children, Carding, the son of an affluent family with political ambitions, is forbidden from playing with Luisa, the daughter of a laundrywoman, because of their obvious social differences. Carding’s mother, Menang, believes Mimi, the daughter of a wealthy friend, is a much better match for her son. But as the kids grow up, Carding and Luisa fall in love leaving Mimi as the third wheel who pines for Carding. But Carding and Luisa's love life is no bed of roses. Luisa suffers greatly at the hands of Menang, who wants to break up the couple but not have it jeopardize her ambition to become mayor of the town. Can Luisa and Carding’s love overcome the efforts for their love to be derailed by all those around them?

Young-Jin, a 27-old-lady with natural born pride and desire to succeed and be recognized is not backed up at all by her poor family; rather she needs to take care of all of messes and fusses that her grandfather, father, and younger brother committed. Having nothing to trust except for her own body and soul, she exerts herself to finally be appointed as a body gourd of the Blue House of Korea. At the Blue House, Young-Jin meets Kwanpil, a smart, excellent, cynical and charismatic colleague, who by instinct recognize each other as formidable rivals. They bump into each other at every course of training, extremely competing to beat the other, and what a mischievous fate! They end up being partner to protect Suho, the only son of Mr. President. Suho is an unstoppable rascal with high intelligence and violent nature. Suho is the key person who discloses the past of Kwanpil and realizes the true virtue of family and love. By describing two vivid characters Youn-Jin and Kwanpil, [Formidable Rivals] shows the life of body guards who by nature cannot be spotlighted. This is the story of the others, non-heros, who support protagonists. They also have their own way of life, own value of family and love

Joo A Ran is a mukbang YouTuber, who is deeply traumatized by eating food. She meets Ahn Sul Ha, who is a chef that's passionate about food. They soon get themselves into a housekeeper and house owner relationship.

Yoon Hee Yeol dreams of being a singer. Yoo Eun Ho is an aspiring writer. These college students and their friends try to find the way towards their dreams.

Late for a meeting, Kotoko was running along the corridor in school and bumped into Naoki, their lips meeting. Naoki showed his disgust, but Kotoko started to idolise him, who was good at everything from studies to sports. When Kotoko's house burned down, her father's good friend Machiko invited them to move in with her family. It was then that Kotoko realised Naoki was the elder son of Machiko, who took up the role of a fairy-godmother to bring the two together...despite the fact that Naoki was disgusted. Not discouraged, the clumsy and not-so-bright Kotoko started to do everything that would change her impression on him. Gradually, the icy-cold Naoki who disliked girls started to feel for Kotoko..

Tells the story of two young men in the village who joined the Volunteer Army and went to North Korea to defend their homeland, after the fishermen were bombed by US fighter jets in 1950.