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Noona Romances

In the fun, hijinks-filled romantic comedy "Wedding Impossible," struggling actress Na A Jeong (Jeon Jong Seo) agrees to a contract marriage with her lifelong friend, Lee Do Han (Kim Do Wan). In exchange for payment, she helps keep her friend’s biggest secret from his overbearing family. The only hitch? Do Han’s younger brother, Lee Ji Han (Moon Sang Min), refuses to accept her as his brother’s fiance and challenges her at every turn. With Ji Han determined to sabotage their “marriage” from the beginning, how long will it take for the truth to be revealed?

Adapted from the webtoon of the same name, written by Song Jung Won and illustrated by Lee Chung, “Wedding Impossible” is a 2024 Korean drama directed by Kwon Young Il.

Wedding Impossible

Tencent

As a successful attorney with a thriving career, the last thing on Qin Shi’s (Yang Mi) mind is marriage. Her parents, however, can think of nothing else. Determined to see their daughter married, Qin Shi’s parents have been trying to force her into marriage for ages, but to no avail. Determined to land a position at Cheng and Hui, one of the top law firms in the country, Qin Shi is focused solely on advancing her career. Little does she know that one of the requirements for working at Cheng and Hui is being married.

Aware of the law firm’s hiring requirements, Qin Shi changes the marital status on her resume to “married”. With such an impressive resume and her brother’s little tweak, it doesn’t take long for Qin Shi to land the job. However, things get more than a little complicated when her "husband" Yang Hua (Xu Kai) appears on the scene. Hoping to clarify the situation, Qin Shi tries to approach her boss but can't seem to find the right moment. With his parents forcing him into a blind date with Qin Shi’s biggest rival, Yang Hua decides the best way to help them both out of their current predicament is to marry Qin Shi. Acknowledging that the plan is mutually beneficial, the two head straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage.

Though her sudden marriage solves one set of problems, another quickly arises as both Qin Shi and Yang Hua’s parents suspect the two are up to something. Between dodging their parents' questions and Qin Shi’s ex suddenly coming back into her life, this newlywed couple has a lot to deal with. Will their rash decision to marry come back to haunt them or will it eventually lead them toward a brighter future?

A delightful tale of finding love in unexpected places, “She & Her Perfect Husband” is a 2022 Chinese romance drama directed by Lin Yan.

She and Her Perfect Husband

After being involved in an accident, Yuri Motomiya (Fumi Nikaido) is shocked to discover that she can now hear other people’s thoughts, anytime she makes eye contact. To spare herself, she stays isolated from others until she happens to meet Yoon Tae Oh (Chae Jong Hyeop), a Korean student whose thoughts are a mystery to her. Could Tae Oh be Yuri's chance at true love that she believed to be unattainable?&nbsp;

An endearing love story with a fantasy twist, this is a 2024 Japanese romantic comedy drama directed by Fukuda Ryosuke, Okamoto Shingo, and Kato Akiko.

Eye Love You

"Love lost in translation" 

Cha Soo Hyun (Song Hye Kyo) is the daughter of a powerful, political family. She recently divorced her wealthy husband from an arranged marriage. Tired of living life guided by others, she decides to travel overseas. She meets Kim Jin Hyuk (Park Bo Gum), a free-spirited young soul on the way. Despite their differences, they are undeniably drawn to each other.

Will the two find true love amongst their differences?

"Encounter" is a 2018 South Korean drama directed by Park Shin Woo.

Encounter

🌈 My Rainbow, After A Storm ⛈

Many years ago, a young woman named Min Hui (Wang Yu Wen) fell for a young man named Xin Qi (Wang Zi Qi). They dreamed of spending the rest of their lives together and had even planned to marry. But things between them became complicated, and a misunderstanding between them led them to split acrimoniously. Xin Qi suffered from a dangerous and potentially life-threatening heart condition. 

Now, years later, they are reunited at a business event. Min Hui has risen to become an R&D director at a tech firm and Xin Qi has also made a name for himself in the business world. Deciding that “fate” has brought them back into contact for a reason, they start to talk. But will this lead them back down the path to romance? Or has their love ship already sailed?

This drama was based on a novel by Shi Ding Rou.

“The Love You Give Me” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Ding Ying Zhou.

The Love You Give Me

OMG I suddenly have a SON

JTBC

Yoon Jin Ah (Son Ye Jin) is 35 years old. She works as a supervisor at a popular coffee shop franchise. She is relatively upbeat about most things, but has recently been dumped by her boyfriend. Her best friend Seo Kyung Seon (Jang Seo Yeon) is also 35, and works in the same industry.

Life takes a sudden turn for Yoon Jin Ah when her best friend’s younger brother Seo Joon Hee (Jung Hae In) returns to South Korea from a three-year stint living in the USA. Seo Joon Hee has been working as a character animation designer at a computer video game company. It has been a long time since Yoon Jin Ah saw or thought about Seo Joon Hee, but the duo begin to start spending time together. As they do so, they begin to feel the pull of romance. As Seo Joon Hee is four years younger than Yoon Jin Ah, traditional values stand in the way of their union. But Cupid appears to care little about conventions like these. Will they give in to love? Or will conservative values and social pressures stand in their way?

“Something in the Rain” is a 2018 South Korean drama series that was directed by Ahn Pan Seok.

Something in the Rain

Under the umbrella☔

As the design department’s team leader of one of the nation’s top fashion companies, Ha Young Eun (Song Hye Kyo) has made quite a name for herself in the fashion industry. Beautiful, trendy, and intelligent, Young Eun loves her work and she’s good at what she does. But when it comes to relationships, things are a bit different. Pragmatic to a fault, Young Eun often comes across as cold-hearted, as she prioritizes stability over all else.

Content in both her work and her life, Young Eun has never really been bothered by the fact that others might see her as cold. But when she meets Yoon Jae Kook (Jang Ki Young), a popular freelance fashion photographer, things take an unexpected turn. The living definition of the perfect man, Jae Kook is wealthy, handsome, and intelligent, but that’s not what catches Young Eun’s attention. There’s something more to Jae Kook that Young Eun just can’t seem to ignore.
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As if in a dream, Young Eun and Jae Kook find themselves falling for each other. But not all fairy tales have a happy ending. Is theirs a story that will end in heartbreak or will they manage to find their own version of happily ever after, after all?
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A story that explores all the ups and downs of romantic love, “Now We Are Breaking Up” is a 2021 romantic drama directed by Lee Gil Bok.

Now, We Are Breaking Up

Are You The One Team

Dragon TV

Tang Ming Xuan (Zhang Han) is the workaholic general manager of the highly successful Ming Yuan Fashion Group. Married to his job, he is the consummate professional, and has all but resolved to remain single so he can focus his time and effort on making sure his business endeavours go off without a hitch.

But life changes forever on the day he meets Tang Fei (Xu Lu) at a design fair. She is a lively young woman with a passion for traditional embroidery, and plans to hone her skills by studying in Europe.

Although they adore spending time together, they refuse to consider the notion of changing their own long-set plans. So the day finally comes when Tang Fei must set off for Paris, and Tang Ming Xuan stays in China, working on his business plans.

But love will not be shunted aside so easily. And when the opportunity to launch a European fashion venture comes up, the duo let set to be reunited – as business partners...and perhaps more.

"Sunshine of My Life” is a 2021 Chinese drama series that was directed by Tien Jen Huang.

Sunshine of My Life

You Are My Good Days

All his life, Duan Yu Cheng (Wang An Yu) has had only one dream: to become a world-class high jumper. Unfortunately, his height has made achieving this dream all but impossible. Or it would, if he were any other athlete. Being the high-spirited young man that he is, Yu Cheng refuses to let his limitations get in the way of his dreams.

Fully aware of the fact that he needs professional guidance, Yu Cheng hopes to enlist the help of experienced athletics assistant, Luo Na (Jin Chen). With plans to enroll at the university where Luo Na coaches, Yu Cheng hopes to land a spot on Luo Na’s team and employ her expertise to make his dreams of high jumping come true. But pursuing one’s dreams takes more than a plan, it takes grit and determination that few possess.

Despite facing a number of challenges and set-backs, Yu Cheng refuses to give up. With the support of Luo Na and his teammates, does Yu Cheng have what it takes to turn his lifelong dreams into reality?

Adapted from the novel “Blazing Trail” by Twentine, “Falling Into You” is a 2022 Chinese romantic sports drama directed by Yi Zheng.

Falling Into You

Jumping Into Your Heart 

Teaching mathematics at the prestigious Ahseong High School, Ji Yoon Soo (Im Soo Jung) loves her job almost as much as she loves math. A good-natured woman, with a tenacity that is always driving her forward, Yoon Soo is an excellent teacher who loves to share her fondness for math with her students. Extremely passionate about the subject, Yoon Soo is always encouraging her students to find their own answers and is happy to come alongside those who might need a little extra help.
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Among those students is Baek Seung Yoo (Lee Do Hyun), an extremely introverted and seemingly troubled student who consistently ranks at the bottom of his class. Never speaking to anyone, Seung Yoo spends much of his time alone, choosing to take pictures with his camera, rather than interacting with anyone around him. Seeing Seung Yoo’s potential in math, Yoon Soo is determined to help the struggling youth. With time and attention, Seung Yoo’s grades begin to improve but his success in math brings with it an entirely unexpected set of problems. With rumors of a teacher-student scandal now floating around school, it doesn’t take long for Yoon Soo’s world to come crashing down around her.
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Reunited four years later, Yoon Soo and Seung Yoo are determined to expose the corruption at Ahseong High School and regain Yoon Soon’s reputation as an excellent teacher. Will their efforts be enough to overcome such deep-seated corruption, or will their shared history only serve to destroy them further?

Melancholia

The Wistful Team

Fuji TV

Misaki Sakurai (Mirei Kiritani) is down on her luck. Her dreams of becoming a top-level pastry chef with her own business seem as distant now as they have ever been and her love life appears to have stalled. To top it all off, she has just been fired from her job, and could find herself out of money and out of a home. But just when things are looking like they couldn’t get any worse, she finally gets a lucky break when her old high school flame Chiaki Shibasaki (Shohei Miura) appears on the scene and not only offers her a part-time job at his restaurant over the summer, but also a place to stay – in the house where her and his two younger brothers the cooking school dropout and womanizer Toma (Nomura Shuhei) and the unflappably patient Kanata (Yamazaki Kento) also live there.

The brothers, also talented cooks in their own right, and are as full of charm as Chiaki Shibasaki. And as Misaki Sakurai starts to live with them, she starts to realize that she might have romantic feelings not only for her former flame, but also his siblings. Will true love end up on the menu for Misaki Sakurai – and can she get her culinary dreams back on track?

“A Girl and Three Sweethearts” is a 2016 Japanese drama series that was directed by Hiro Kanai, Ryo Tanaka, and Tomonobu Moriwaki.

A Girl & Three Sweethearts

🍰Sweet Treat🍰-Team

Thirtysomething tech whiz Bae Ta Mi (Im Soo Jung) is flying high as the director of a search engine platform named Unicon.
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Bae Ta Mi believes she is singularly focused on making Unicon the country’s biggest IT success story… but her world is turned upside down when after a court hearing, she unexpectedly finds herself without a job thanks largely to the scheming of her former mentor Song Ga Kyung (Jeon Hye Jin).

In her distraught state, she then meets Park Mo Geon (Jang Ki Yong), a maker of music for video games – a man who clearly has feelings for her.

Bae Ta Mi decides to take revenge on Song Ga Kyung by joining Unicon’s biggest rival, Baro, where she must collaborate with the ever-contrary director Cha Hyun (Lee Da Hee) – who also happens to be an expert in judo.

Will revenge be sweet for Bae Ta Mi? And can she successfully balance a budding romance with her busy working life?

“Search: WWW” is a 2019 South Korean drama directed by Jung Ji Hyun and Kwon Young Il.

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