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The reigning queen orders the killing of her stepson in order to continue her family's ability to take control over the kingdom. Yeon Woo, who happens to hold the position of the crown princess, suffers an illness that leads to her alleged death. Now, it's up to the King Hwon to decipher the truth, and put an end to the wars that wrath over the kingdom.

The Moon Embracing the Sun

team 'Eclipse'

Can a secret diary shed light on the authenticity of a centuries-old painting? 

Seo Ji Yoon (Lee Young Ae) is an art history lecturer who has devoted the best years of her life to earning her Ph.D. and working under her mentor, department chairman Min Jung Hak (Choi Jong Hwan), in the hopes of being named a full-time professor at her university. 

When Jung Hak entrusts Ji Yoon to write the thesis for his find-of-the-century historical painting, “An Gyeon’s Mount Geumgang,” Ji Yoon is ecstatic and finally feels like she is about to earn her professorship. But in a matter of days, her whole world comes crashing down around her. 

First, her husband, Jung Min Seok (Lee Hae Young), suddenly becomes a fugitive when his company comes under investigation and the Russian Mafia comes after him for dirty money, forcing Ji Yoon, her son, and her mother-in-law, Kim Jung Hee (Kim Hae Sook), to be kicked out of their home. Then, Ji Yoon’s career comes to a crashing halt when grad student Han Sang Hyun (Yang Se Jong) publicly challenges the authenticity of the Mount Geumgang painting and Ji Yoon does not adequately defend Jung Hak’s reputation. 

An enraged Jung Hak has Ji Yoon fired and ostracized from the art history community. At the bottom of her life, Ji Yoon discovers the secret diary of Shin Saimdang (1504-1551), a Korean artist, writer, calligraphist and poet who was the mother of Yi I, one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars during the Joseon Dynasty. The diary sheds new light on the life of Saimdang (also played by Lee Young Ae, her relationship with painter Lee Gyeom (Song Seung Heon), and the Mount Geumgang painting. 

With the help of Sang Hyun and her best friend, Go Hye Jung (Park Jun Myun), an antiquities researcher, can Ji Yoon get her life and career back? 

“Saimdang, Light’s Diary” is a 2017 South Korean drama series directed by Yoon Sang Ho.

Saimdang, Light's Diary

After being found in 918, the kingdom of Goryeo faced a critical existential crisis when the powerful Yuan dynasty tried to subjugate them. In the fictional setting of this drama, a warrior living in the timeline of Goryeo meets a plastic surgeon living in the present day. The plastic surgeon gets kidnapped by the warrior who got an order from the king to find a doctor who can cure the fatally injured queen. The two individuals who were not meant to coexist are brought together to fight their way through the ordeals on the land of Goryeo. The warrior makes a promise that he will return her to her world, but a scheming royal advisor persuades the king to force the surgeon to stay as she can be useful to him. There, the surgeon falls in love with the warrior who is the leader of the royal guard. In this era of change and chaos, love that transcends time and space blooms.

The Great Doctor

The Faith Team

KBS02

Jang I san teaches Korean at a high school. He is a very timid and reserved man. One day, he runs into a runaway girl, Yu Eun Byeol. She is the only daughter of the leader of a nation gang, Yu Jae Gon. Unlike I San, she has her own way of living and tenacity second to none. I San tries to take care of Eun Byeol and gives her pieces of advice, but her words go beyond the bounds, making I San snap and slap her face. And so, he ends up living with Eun Byeol under the pretext of being her live-in tutor and making a million-dollar deal with Jaegon.

I am Your Teacher

The Sam I Am Team

Tae Gong Sil used to be a bright girl called "Sun." But after an accident where she barely managed to escape death, she starts to see strange things that no one can see. Going through lonely times, struggling to hold out in a horrifying world, she encounters Joo Joong Won, a greedy penny pincher and the owner of a huge shopping mall. Ever since Joong Won met Gong Sil, it seems like his life has become dark, but as they get close, they become special to each other. The two listen to sad and pitiful stories of spirits and help them out. Will they be able to find the light at the end of this spooky road?

Master's Sun

I See Dead People Team 

Dragon TV

New to the world of real estate, Cheng Zhen Zhen (Angelababy) is an enthusiastic rookie agent determined to become the very best in her field. Joining a local real estate agency, 'Love and Family', as an entry-level associate, Zhen Zhen is soon paired with another low-level rookie, Shao Peng Cheng (Deng Lun). The only child of the company’s president, Peng Cheng has decided to keep his true identity as secret as he attempts to climb the ranks of the company, in an ongoing effort to prove his worth.

Together Zhen Zhen and Peng Cheng set out to make their dreams come true, neither one of them realizing just how personal the world of real estate can be. Diving into the wide world of home buying and selling, Zhen Zhen and Peng Cheng soon find themselves caught up in the swirling emotions that come with home ownership.

Sharing in the joys and sorrows of their client’s lives, while facing trials of their own, Zhen Zhen and Peng Cheng come to learn several valuable lessons about life, love, what it really takes to make dreams come true.

“My True Friend” is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Zhang Si Lin.

My True Friend

True Lovers

The best crime-fighting team is composed of the most unlikely members.

Kang Ha Ri (Song Seung Heon) is a genius conman who comes from a family of investigators skilled at finding out information. Cha Ah Ryung (Krystal Jung) is an expert driver who grew up in an orphanage. Im Byung Min (Lee Si Eon) is a top hacker and Do Jin Woong (Tae Won Suk) is a powerful fighter.

Together, this unlikely group makes up the Crime Proceeds Redemption Team, which goes after valuable property that have been hidden away by criminals. Can they accomplish the tasks that no other law enforcement groups can?

“The Player” is a 2018 South Korean drama series directed by Go Jae Hyun.

The Player

💸 The Players Team 💸

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

Lee Yeong Joon (Park Seo Joon) is the arrogant hotshot vice president of his family’s company, thanks to the tireless efforts of his incredibly talented secretary, Kim Mi So (Park Min Young). With her by his side for the last nine years, Yeong Joon has been able to appear like the shining star he believes he is. But when Mi So suddenly decides to quit, Yeong Joon quickly realizes just how important she is... and not just to his career. Jealous over his older brother, Lee Seong Yeon’s (Lee Tae Hwan) growing relationship with Mi So, Yeong Joon decides it’s time to get his secretary back, no matter what. Based on the novel of the same name by Jung Kyung Yoon, this 2018 South Korean romantic comedy series was directed by Park Joon Hwa.

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim

The Perfect Secretaries Team

Yoon So Ah (Shin Se Kyung), a pragmatic neuropsychiatrist, struggles with her family’s ancient duty to serve Ha Baek (Nam Joo Hyuk), a reincarnated water god. As So Ah navigates her demanding medical practice and the burden of this strange legacy, Ha Baek begins to develop feelings for her. However, their relationship faces complications from Hoo Ye (Im Joo Hwan), a CEO who clashes with So Ah over land but falls for her, and Moo Ra (Krystal Jung), a goddess from the Water Kingdom who resents So Ah for capturing Ha Baek's affection. Meanwhile, Bi Ryeom (Gong Myung), a wind god with unspoken feelings for Moo Ra, adds to the tension. Can So Ah and Ha Baek's unusual relationship withstand these celestial rivalries and find a future together? This 2017 South Korean drama was based on the webcomic by Yoon Mi Kyung and was directed by Kim Byung Soo.

The Bride of Habaek

Is it raining yet?

Hunan TV

Raised deep in the mountains by her elderly grandfather, Lu Zhaoyao (Bai Lu) has spent her entire life cut off from the outside world. Never knowing pain or sorrow, Zhaoyao has grown up cheerful, content with the world and her part in it, until the day that world came crashing down around her.

Now the fierce and fearless leader of the demonic Wan Lu sect, Zhaoyao is determined to take possession of the great Wan Ju Sword, but her determination leads her awry. Ambushed by the ten Immortal Sects not long after setting out for the sword, Zhaoyao is defeated. Believing Mo Qing (Xu Kai), a guard of the Wan Lu sect and her closest ally, is behind this ambush, Zhaoyao vows revenge.

Five years later, Mo Qing has taken his place as the leader of the Wan Lu sect, embracing his new position as the Demon King’s son, as well as his true name, Li Chenlan. With the help of Qin Zhiyan (Xiao Yan), Zhaoyao returns to the place she once called home, determined to bring down the rule of this vile traitor; but things don’t go quite the way she planned. With certain truths slowly revealed, Zhaoyao begins to realize her greatest enemies may have actually been her most devoted allies.&nbsp;

Directed by Steve Cheng, "The Legends" is an exciting 2019 fantasy romance drama based on the novel by Chinese author, Jiulu Feixiang.

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