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Missing: The Other Side: First Season-Full Season Season 1, Ep 0
While fleeing a gang, Kim Wook stumbles upon a village with a secret that may hold the key to his own past. [more inside]
Divorce Attorney Shin: Divorce Attorney Shin Season 1, Ep 0
Driven by a personal tragedy, a pianist-turned-lawyer navigates the complex world of divorce — fighting for his clients to win by any means necessary. [more inside]
Kokdu: Season of Deity: Kokdu: Season of Deity Season 1, Ep 0
A drama about what happens when a death god, Kokdu who comes down to the earth every 99 years to punish humans, works as a visiting doctor. [more inside]
The Heavenly Idol: The Heavenly Idol Season 1, Ep 0
A fantasy-romance drama about a High Priest from another world who body-swaps with a K-pop idol to fight a demon king on this world. (Based on the webnovel High Priest Rembrary) [more inside]
Sweet Home: Sweet Home-Full 1st Season Season 1, Ep 0
In the wake of a huge personal tragedy, a young man finds himself trapped in his apartment building with his fellow neighbors fighting to survive as humanity turns into monsters. [more inside]
The Glory: Season 1 Season 1, Ep 0
A former victim of abuse sets off to get revenge on her bullies. [more inside]
Bad and Crazy: Full Season 1 Season 1, Ep 0
A corrupt yet practical detective's life suddenly changes when a mysterious assailant thrusts him into the case of a missing woman linked to an up and coming politician.
Love to Hate You: 10 episodes (2023) Season 1, Ep 0
A new battle-of-the-sexes drama has just dropped [2/10/2023], and while it boasts all the K-drama tropes we know and love, they’re packaged in a slightly more mature box. Love and silliness are still at the forefront of this rom-com, but it also addresses sexism and misogyny from the lens of a woman who has made it her mission to stomp on the patriarchy in whatever small way she can. DramaBeans, rating 9.2 [more inside]
Crash Course in Romance: Crash Course in Romance Season 1, Ep 0
A mother with a heart of gold navigates the cutthroat world of private education when her daughter tries to join a celebrity math instructor's class. [more inside]
Touch Your Heart: Touch Your Heart (aka Reach of Sincerity, aka Jinsimi Dadda) Season 1, Ep 0
An actress trying to recover from a scandal takes on the job of a secretary at a law firm in order to prepare for a future role. Her prickly attorney boss has little patience for her, but as the two get to know each other, they come to an understanding. [more inside]
The Interest of Love: The Interest of Love Season 1, Ep 0
In this introspective melodrama romance, four individuals work at a bank and become involved in a love square. Their relationships bring up histories, insecurities, and thoughts around love. [more inside]
Alchemy of Souls: Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow Season 2, Ep 0
Jang Uk returns from death, and three years later, the story of the mages unfolds anew. Jang Uk becomes a hunter of the soul-shifters when a young woman, a prisoner in her own home, seeks his help to reclaim her freedom. [more inside]
May I Help You: May I Help You Season 1, Ep 0
A young man who runs a cheap errand service meets a woman who is a funeral director. The woman can communicate with ghosts, and must fulfill their last wishes or face bad luck. The two join forces to be of service to their unique clientele. [more inside]
Behind Every Star: Behind Every Star Season 1, Ep 0
Agents at a talent management firm tackle strong personalities and office politics while keeping their celebrity clients happy and helping them shine. (Korean adaptation of France's Call My Agent!) [more inside]
The Queen's Umbrella: Under the Queen's Umbrella Season 1, Ep 0
A spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne. [more inside]
She Would Never Know: (aka Sunbae, Don’t Put that Lipstick On) 2021 Season 1, Ep 16
Based on a popular 2017 Webtoon, this show tells the love story between a lovely "sunbae" and a bold "hoobae".
(hmmm . . this was taken from IMDB, but it might not be entirely clear, especially for folks who are unfamiliar with kdramas, so I added more descriptions below the fold)
IMDB Rating: 7.5 [more inside]
Just Between Lovers: (aka Rain or Shine; Geunyang Saranghaneun Sai) 2017 Season 1, Ep 16
A major accident (building collapse) takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones, and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are marked forever.
IMDB Rating: 8.2 [more inside]
All of Us Are Dead: Full Season (2022) Season 1, Ep 12
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected. IMDB 7.5 rating [more inside]
Once Upon a Small Town: Once Upon a Small Town Season 1, Ep 0
Against his wishes a veterinarian from the big city relocates to the countryside, where he meets a policewoman, a town insider with a friendly secret. [more inside]
Little Women: Little Women (2022) Season 1, Ep 0
This is a loose retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, set in modern day South Korea and wrapped in a murder-mystery-thriller. 12 episodes; episodes drop Saturday and Sunday on Netflix; Sep 3 through Oct 9, 2022. Director: Kim Hee Won (Vincenzo); Screenwriter: Jung Seo Kyung (Handmaiden, Mother). [more inside]
Alchemy of Souls: Alchemy of Souls - Season 1 Season 1, Ep 0
A powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny. [more inside]
Cafe Minamdang: Cafe Minamdang Season 1, Ep 0
A story about a former criminal profiler who now works as a fraudster posing as a fortune teller and the female detective who gets involved with him. [more inside]
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Season 1, Ep 0
Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Korean: 이상한 변호사 우영우) is a Korean legal drama starring Park Eun-bin in the title role, along with Kang Tae-oh and Kang Ki-young. I'm watching it on Netflix in Canada, but am not sure about other countries. [more inside]
Reply 1988: (aka Answer Me 1988) Eungdabhara 1988 Season 1, Ep 0
Reply 1988 centers on the lives of five families living in a small neighborhood in Seoul. No cell phones, just one TV in the main living area, and absurdly large family meals (frequently shared with the whole neighborhood). As with Hospital Playlist, Prison Playbook, and the rest of the Reply series, shows from this writer & director pair are about relationships; in Reply 1988 the relationships are between the childhood friends as they slowly mature, between parents & children, and across all the adults. It’s a slice of life drama, with a lot of comedy, romance, culture, and history mixed in. 20 episodes, most over 90 minutes. [more inside]
Our Blues: Our Blues Season 1, Ep 0
Romance is sweet and bitter — and life riddled with ups and downs — in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju Island. [more inside]
My Liberation Diary: My Liberation Notes Season 1, Ep 0
Three siblings, exhausted by the monotony of day-to-day adulthood, seek to find fulfillment and freedom from their unremarkable lives. [more inside]
Tomorrow: Tomorrow Season 1, Ep 0
Made half-human and half-spirit by accident, a young man is employed by a company of grim reapers in the underworld to carry out special missions. [more inside]
Pachinko: Season One Season 1, Ep 0
Based on the New York Times bestseller, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive. [more inside]
The Office Blind Date: aka Business Proposal Season 1, Ep 0
In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal. [more inside]
Twenty Five Twenty One: Twenty Five Twenty One Season 1, Ep 0
In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. [more inside]
Meteorological Administration People: Office Romance Cruelty: aka Forecasting Love & Weather Season 1, Ep 0
Inside a national weather service, love proves just as difficult to predict as rain or shine for a diligent forecaster and her free-spirited co-worker. [more inside]
Thirty Nine: Thirty-Nine Season 1, Ep 0
Leaning on each other through thick and thin, a trio of best friends stand together as they experience life, love and loss on the brink of turning 40. [more inside]
Juvenile Justice: Juvenile Justice Season 1, Ep 0
A prickly judge who despises juvenile criminals arrives at a juvenile court, where she takes on a complex role examining punishment for young offenders. [more inside]
Movie: Love & Leashes
"Love never hurt so good for two co-workers who enter a contractual relationship as partners in consensual play, pleasure and pain." Starring Seohyun and Lee Joon-Young. [more inside]
Vincenzo: Vincenzo Season 1, Ep 0
A mafia consigliere heads to South Korea to claim a gold stash that's hidden in the basement of a commercial building. However, he soons finds himself drawn into a legal battle against a corrupt pharmaceutical company. [more inside]
Our Beloved Summer: Our Beloved Summer Season 1, Ep 0
Years after filming a viral documentary in high school, two bickering ex-lovers get pulled back in front of the camera — and into each other's lives. [more inside]
Hotel Del Luna: Hotel del Luna (Full Season) Season 1, Ep 0
When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world. [more inside]
The Silent Sea: The Silent Sea (Full Season) Season 1, Ep 0
During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secrets. (Netflix) [more inside]
The King's Affection: The King's Affection (all episodes) Season 1, Ep 0
When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret. [more inside]
Gukyeongi: Inspector Koo (aka A Wonderful Sight) Season 1, Ep 0
A reclusive ex-cop reenters the game as an insurance investigator, searching for clues in crime scenes perfectly staged by a serial killer in her midst. (Kdrama adaptation of Killing Eve) [more inside]
Jiok: Hellbound Season 1, Ep 0
An angel delivers prophesies that condemn individuals to Hell at a specific future time. Three supernatural monsters then appear at that time to batter the person to near death before incinerating their body. The cult New Truth and the gang Arrowhead gain power by playing on people's fears. [more inside]
Movie: Miss Granny (Soo-sang-han geun-yeo)
A 74-year-old widow realizes she is becoming a burden on her family. She mysteriously regains her physical appearance from the age of 20. (2014 Korean film version) [more inside]
Dr. Brain: Season One Season 1, Ep 0
Brilliant brain scientist Sewon (Lee Sun-Kyun) suffers a horrific personal tragedy. Desperate to uncover what happened to his family, he conducts "brain syncs" with the dead to access their memories for clues. [more inside]
Stove League: Episode Sixteen Season 1, Ep 16
In the first season finale, the parent company Jaesong moves its investments into heavy industry... and moves to disband the Dreams and cut their losses. GM Baek has just one week to find a new owner to buy the team or the entire franchise will cease to exist, the staff will be let go, and the players dispersed throughout the league. [more inside]
Stove League: Episode Fifteen Season 1, Ep 15
After upper management goes behind Baek's back to complete a ruinous trade meant to undermine the team, the front office scrambles to recover from the loss. Meanwhile, Kyeong-min faces his own enemies from corporate. [more inside]
Stove League: Episode Fourteen Season 1, Ep 14
Baek Seung-soo proposes a wild trade: bringing back Lim Dong-gyu. Meanwhile, the manager is under fire from accusations of game fixing. [more inside]
Stove League: Episode Thirteen Season 1, Ep 13
Steroid rumors unsettle the league. The CEO tries to sew chaos in the management team with accusations and reassignments.
Stove League: Episode Twelve Season 1, Ep 12
The Dreams try to make the best of their alternate training site, finding an unexpected chance to face off against the Lim Dong-gyu and the Vikings, who are in a similar predicament. Meanwhile, Yu Min-ho continues to struggle with the yips.
Stove League: Episode Eleven Season 1, Ep 11
To spite GM Baek, the CEO cancels travel for spring training, forcing the team to do cold weather training. Baek and his team look for ways to make up ground, including reaching out to past staff members who have left the fold. [more inside]
Stove League: Episode Ten Season 1, Ep 10
Players are paid ten months a year and entitled to take two months off. Richer players go to warm climates during the off-season and hire special trainers. The less accomplished players can use the club facilities, but without any coaching. Would providing coaches be a way to close the wealth gap or would it be coercion to take the players' off-seasons away from them? No one seems to agree.