may 2019 treasures

JTBC

Can a very observant woman outwit a psychotherapist? Go Hye Rim (Han Ye Seul) operates the Madame Antoine cafe on the first floor of a building that also houses a famous psychotherapy clinic on the top floor. Hye Rim uses her keen intellect and heightened senses to also work as an adviser to psychotherapist Choi Soo Hyun (Sung Joon). But unknown to Hye Rim, Soo Hyun is running a top-secret experiment on her “ideal type of man” with the help of his younger half-brother, Choi Seung Chan (Jung Jin Woon), and clinic employee Won Ji Ho (Lee Joo Hyung). But unknown to Soo Hyun, Hye Rim also is being paid by a mysterious man to get a hold of Soo Hyun’s valuable experiment files. What is Soo Hyun’s true experiment, and will Hye Rim help him or hurt him in his research goals? “Madame Antoine” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Yoon Cheol.

Madame Antoine

The Fortunetellers

Oh Yoon Seo (Yoo In Na), a famous actress, gets caught in a scandal with a son of a rich family. With her career declining quickly, she looks for one last hope to get back on the screen and lands a role playing a secretary in a drama written by a famous screenwriter. In order to get into character, Yoon Seo starts working as a secretary for 6 months under Kwon Jung Rok (Lee Dong Wook), a lawyer who is notorious for being a perfectionist.

"Touch Your Heart" is a 2019 drama directed by Park Joon Hwa.

Touch Your Heart

Sincerely, Yours Team

What would be her most surprising case?

Ye Yuan An (Wu Qian) is the daughter of the Assistant Minister of Revenue during the Tang Dynasty. Somewhat of an amateur sleuth, Yuan An loves solving mysteries and constantly in competition with Zhao Lan Zhi (Zhang Yu Jian), a police officer who is trying to do his job.

Yuan An has the assistance of Mu Le (Zheng Ye Cheng), a young man she took in as a family servant after saving him from danger. 

But what will Yuan An do when she discovers Mu Le’s true identity?

“An Oriental Odyssey” is a 2018 Chinese drama series. It is based on a novel by Miao Juan.

An Oriental Odyssey

The Tang Yamen Team

Nestled deep in the heart of Seoul’s thriving downtown sits a curious hotel, the like of which no one has ever seen before. Old beyond measure, the building has stood for millennia, an ever-present testament to the fact that things are not always what they seem. Running this hotel is Jang Man Wol (IU), a greedy, suspicious soul who has spent the past thousand years acting as the establishment’s CEO.

Cursed for a sin she can no longer remember committing, Man Wol is doomed to spend all of the eternity running this odd establishment, catering to the needs of a most peculiar clientele. Her only hope of escape is to find someone who has committed a worse sin than her own but after a thousand years, she’s beginning to lose hope.

However, things take an interesting turn when Goo Chan Sung (Yeo Jin Goo) shows up. Once the youngest assistant manager ever to work at a multinational hotel corporation, Chan Sung finds himself forced to manage the Hotel del Luna because of a deal his father made with Man Wol years ago. A stickler for rules and regulations, he’s a perfectionist to the extreme but that may be exactly what this odd establishment and its cursed CEO needs.

A tale of old curses, lost souls, and unexpected surprises, “Hotel Del Luna” is a 2019 mystery, romance, fantasy drama directed by Oh Choong Hwan.

Hotel Del Luna

🏨  Team Hotel Del Luna  🌕

Zhou Weiwei (Puff Guo) is about to marry her successful, devoted fiancé. And Chu Kehuan (Jasper Liu) is also planning to tie the knot with the beautiful woman he thinks he wants to spend the rest of his life with. There’s just one hitch – as their respective wedding days approach, Weiwei and Kehuan are starting to develop feelings for one another.

Despite their intentions to keep things platonic, Cupid seems to have other plans for them. Will they get cold feet? Will they give in to passion? Or can they keep their feelings for one another in check?

"Before We Get Married" is a tense romantic drama above love, friendship, and betrayal directed by Feng Kai in 2019. It was adapted from a novel by hit author Ayamei.

Before We Get Married

Eun Sung is a charming girl with a pure heart. She is easy-going and down-to-earth, which helps her to view the world in a positive light. One day, Eun Sung's father loses a lot of money to her stepmother. To make matters worse, she even loses her brother, who is a young, autistic boy. When she has to live on the streets amidst hardship, she runs into an old lady with dementia and helps her. And she happens to be the owner of a company. Eun Sung gets to live in the old lady's big house, but her life there doesn't go well because of others' jealousy. We invite you to the story of a girl who overcomes obstacles with hope, courage, and love.

Shining Inheritance

Shining team

iQiyi

Ten thousand years ago the God of War, Jiu Chen (Chang Chen), fought the vile demon lord in a battle so intense, it pushed him to the outermost edge of his limits. Desperate to save the world from the all-consuming evil of the demon lord, Jiu Chen fought with all his might and in the end, managed to seal the foul demon away for good.

Exhausted after his victory, the God of War fell into a deep slumber, his sleep a guarantee to the people that they were safe. And so they were until the young fairy maiden, Ling Xi (Ni Ni), accidentally wakes him from his slumber.

Despite his irritation at being disturbed, Jiu Chen can’t help but notice the fair maiden’s beauty. Smitten from the very beginning, the two soon fall in love but their happiness together is short-lived. Born with an evil miasma that can free the demon lord from Jiu Chen’s seal, Ling Xi is the living embodiment of everything evil in the world; her very existence, a dangerous threat to the world.

Encouraged by the gods to end the world’s suffering before it begins, Jiu Chen has two choices before him: save the woman he loves, or let the world fall to darkness. Forced to make an impossible decision, Jiu Chen struggles against his destiny, knowing that whatever he chooses, the fate of the world rests solely in his hands.

“Love and Destiny” is a 2019 historical fantasy romance drama directed by Lin Yu Fen.

Love and Destiny

Divine Destiny

Dong Baek (Yoo Seung Ho) is a detective with remarkable supernatural powers, including the ability to delve into other peoples’ memories. 

Impetuous and erratic, he is prone to mood swings – but his phenomenal abilities make him an invaluable asset in the fight against crime.

Han Sun Mi (Lee Se Young) is a cool, calm, and collected maverick criminal profiler. 

Although still in the very early days of her career, she has shown enormous promise, and has been appointed as the youngest senior superintendent in the history of the police force.

Together, the duo must track down and stop a brutal, evil genius serial killer who has been carrying out a spate of gruesome murders in the city.

Can this unconventional crime-busting pair put an end to the wicked mastermind’s exploits? And can they combine their – albeit very different – powers in an effort to stop the killings?

This drama is based on a popular web-based comic strip of the same name, which ran from 2016 to 2018.

“Memorist” is a 2020 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Hwi.

Memorist

The Memorists Team

KBS02

School 2017 is the seventh installment of the popular teen drama series, School. Back in 1994, people were crying out for educational reform. After 13 years, however, nothing has changed. Here are Eun Ho and Tae Woon, the two students of Geumdo High who have a thing or two to say about that. Although the school prides itself on being an institute without discrimination, the enrolled students are hardly treated equally. The students are desperately in need of a hero, someone who can bring back hope and make them happy again. This drama aims to be a wake-up call for everyone as it is time for a change in our society. School 2017 will depict the lives of bright, cheerful 18-year-olds who struggle and strive for what they want. Tune in to witness the outcome of the series of choices they make.

School 2017

The Class of 2017 Team

The souls and spirits of those waiting for rebirth must be ferried across the Luochuan River by the oracle, Xun Ya (Ma Jia Ming). Once a great god in the heavens, Xun Ya exiled himself to the banks of the Luochuan River and for thousands of years, he has acted as the guardian of the great river which separates the Five Realms. Now a ferriman of souls, Xun Ya is bound to the water and those who seek his help; which is why, when the Green Snake (Nan Shen) was struck by lightning and fell, heart-broken, into the river, Xun Ya summoned his true form, the great dragon, Yuan Shen, to save her.&nbsp;

Thanks to Xun Ya, Green Snake survived the fall, but he could not save her from the cold toxin which settled within, inflicting her with an illness from which she would never fully recover. Feeling a deep need to care for her, Xun Ya took it upon himself to build an inn on the banks of the Louchuan River, and settled Green Snake as its keeper. To keep her company, Xun Ya turned a talisman paper into a young man by the name of Zhe Sheng (Dong Li Wu You). Safe inside the Sansheng Inn, Green Snake and Zhe Sheng cared for the inn and the souls who visited, and for three hundred years, she and the boy were happy.&nbsp;

But when an angry demon, bent on chaos and destruction appears, Green Snake’s once peaceful world is shattered. Determined to protect those she loves, Green Snake willingly takes up the fight against the forces who would destroy her world. But will her efforts be enough to triumph over the attack of such a powerful foe?

A sweeping tale of love and sacrifice, “Green Snake” is a 2019 fantasy romance film directed by Xu Fei.

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