Summer holidays ... it's time to watch dramas that I have not managed to see ... that just are DOG DAYS

It's about summer, it's about DOG DAYS...

It's a love story hotter than the boiling oil in a sizzling hot wok. Across the street of the 6-star Hotel Giant, there stands a small, shabby Chinese restaurant, Hungry Wok. Chil Seong, the owner of the restaurant, originally took over the restaurant in order to provide a place to work for his former prison mates. One day, a man and a woman whose lives turned upside down overnight come visit Chil Seong. A former star chef, Seo Poong, and a broke heiress, Sae Woo, are in need of Chil Seong's help so that they can get back on their feet. Tune in to Wok of Love and learn about the passion and love that can be found in the hectic working environment of a kitchen.

Wok of Love

Lee Young Joon (Park Seo Joon) might be the vice-president of his family’s massively successful company, but that doesn’t mean he has what it takes to do a good job. Accompanied by his incredibly talented secretary, Kim Mi So (Park Min Young) for nine years, she has made him look like the shining star that Young Joon believes he is.
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But after Mi So suddenly decides to quit, her arrogant boss comes to realize that he can’t live without her. Having unknowingly shared a traumatic childhood experience, the pair come to understand that maybe they do belong together after all.
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With jealousy forming over Young Joon’s older brother, Lee Sung Yeon (Lee Tae Hwan), and his growing relationship with Kim Mi So, the boastful executive decides he has to win back his secretary no matter what.

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim

The Perfect Secretaries Team

KBS02

Soo Ho is a top class actor with a shining career. He debuted as a child actor, and at a very young age, he realized that in order to succeed, he must hide his true self behind a mask. He smiles in front of the cameras, but when alone at home, he's always depressed and gets nightmares. Geu Rim is a young, passionate assistant writer for a radio show. She is a woman with initiative and drive. Positive mindset and tenacity are her forte. One day, she gets asked to be the main writer for a radio show, but there is one condition. She must cast Soo Ho as the DJ for the show. Although she had a feeling from the start that it wouldn't be an easy task, it turns out to be quite difficult. For Geu Rim whose dream since childhood was writing for her own radio show, she must capture this opportunity. Their story begins by Geu Rim meeting the top celebrity, Soo Ho.

Radio Romance

Love On The Air Team 💗

TV Chosun

When two princes fall in love with the same woman, they become embroiled in a dangerous battle for the throne and the heart. 

Prince Lee Whi (Yoon Shi Yoon) and Sung Ja Hyun (Jin Se Yeon), the beautiful and righteous daughter of a high government official, fall in love with each other. But Lee Whi’s older brother, Prince Lee Kang (Joo Sang Wook), also falls in love with Ja Hyun despite being married to her best friend, Yoon Na Gyeom (Ryu Hyoyoung). 

With the king in ill health and an invasion threatening the country, government officials pressure the king to choose a successor. The ambitious Lee Kang will do anything to become the Crown Prince, but the artistic Lee Whi has no interest in the power struggle. 

When Lee Whi is sent into battle to prove his worthiness to rule, can he avoid the deadly traps set by Lee Kang and return to the woman he loves? 

“Grand Prince” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Jung Min.

Grand Prince

The On Fire Penguins Team 🔥🐧

Inevitably, everybody gets hurt at some point in their lives. There are different remedies for different types of wounds, and as time elapses, these remedies start to become less effective. This is a story about a man who created a shield for his broken heart. Since the day his heart broke, he has been living inside a shell. To make it worse, he suffers from a specific type of allergy. Whenever he comes into contact with a human, he develops rashes all over his body and has trouble breathing. Because of this, he is forced to become a hermit and even start hating people. One day, he encounters Jo Ji A, a being unlike any other. At first, Ji A pretends to be a robot and tries to win Min Kyu's trust. Little does she know, she starts to fall in love with him. In addition, by interacting with her, Min Kyu slowly learns how to break out of his shell, love, and trust.

I Am Not a Robot

The Robotic Team

MBN, Dramax

A man who can’t distinguish faces meets a woman who is unforgettable. Lee Yoo Chan (Suho) is the founder and CEO of the IT company Next In, which has become the most desirable place to work. He suffers from a condition where he can’t recognize faces, and this makes him very guarded and mistrustful of most people.

Kim Bo Ra (Ha Yeon Soo) is the pride of her hometown on Jeju Island who came to Seoul to attend college. With her imminent graduation, her dream is to work for Next In. When Bo Ra meets Yoo Chan, will both their lives change in unexpected ways?

“Rich Man, Poor Woman” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Min Doo Shik. It is a remake of a popular 2012 Japanese drama with the same title.

Rich Man, Poor Woman

Money Can't Buy Love Team

JTBC

A building collapse ties the fates of three young people years later. Ten years ago, the S Mall collapsed due to shoddy construction, killing 48 people inside. 

Ha Moon Soo (Won Jin Ah) was there with her younger sister, who perished in the accident. Lee Kang Doo (Lee Junho) was there waiting for his father, who was an electrician doing work on the building. Seo Joo Won (Lee Ki Woo) was helping out his father, who was the head engineer of the building. Moon Soo, Kang Doo and Joo Won survived the horrible accident, but their loved ones did not. 

Years later, Joo Won is an architect who is working on a new project to replace the former S Mall. With her keen eye for detail and sturdy building construction, Moon Soo ends up working for Joo Won on the project. Kang Doo works odd jobs to get by and ends up working at the new construction site.

How will they each deal with their respective pains as they are reminded of the event that changed all of their lives so profoundly?

“Just Between Lovers” is a 2017-2018 South Korean television drama directed by Kim Jin Won.

Just Between Lovers

The Fated Lovers Team

Queen for Seven Days is a historical drama that draws attention to the Queen who was dethroned from her position after merely just seven days during the Joseon dynasty. While she was on the throne, Lady Shin, or Queen Dan Gyeong, is said to have been forcibly expelled from the palace by her political rivals. She's been known to be the shortest person to have reigned as a Queen in the history of Korea. It's also been known that the King and the Queen spent the rest of their lives longing for each other after she was dethroned and abandoned. Unlike how everyone else used to look at him with fear in their eyes, Lee Yung met a young woman who reached out to him first. For her, he desired to become a good king, but the world was too cruel to him. This fictional drama focuses on the love and struggle of the woman who was unwillingly drawn into the political world.

Queen for Seven Days

The History Tellers

Tencent

A new resident at the bustling metropolitan hospital, Mi Ka’s (Sandra Ma) life is far from boring. With a steady stream of patients to see and a variety of training exercises to complete, Mi Ka has little time for anything other than work, but she doesn’t mind. The chance to help people and save lives is all she has ever wanted and she’s happy she has finally found a way to make that dream come true. Ever one to volunteer when a new opportunity to help others arises, Mi Ka joins in a joint emergency rescue training exercise between the hospital and the police SWAT team, a decision that will change her life forever.

When a deadly earthquake shakes the very foundations of the world, Mi Ka is part of the team ordered to the epicenter of the quake to help with rescue operations. Joined by a team of military personnel, including Xing Ke Lei (Bai Jing Ting), a special ops agent who first met Mi Ka through a series of misunderstandings that left them both with a less-than-favorable impression of each other, Mi Ka and her medical team set out on a mission fraught with danger. Despite their initial misgivings, Xing Ke Lei and Mi Ka have no choice but to put aside their differences to help those hit hardest by the recent earthquake. Working side-by-side, their feelings towards each other gradually begin to soften as they observe how tirelessly each works to save lives.

When the nation in which they’re working is thrown into turmoil, Mi Ka and the rest of the medical team find themselves in very real danger. Putting his life on the line, Xing Ke Lei is determined to come to their rescue, but will he be able to get to them in time?

Based on the novel of the same name by Mu Qing Yu, “You Are My Hero” is a 2021 romantic medical military drama directed by Zhang Tong.

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