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Staycation

Oh Yoon Seo (Yoo In Na), a glamorous actress with a tarnished career, is given a chance at redemption with a new lead part. To prepare for it, she must work as a secretary for icy lawyer Kwon Jung Rok (Lee Dong Wook) for several months. As she struggles to adapt to her new role and prove her acting skills, tensions rise between the two – his cold demeanor constantly clashes with her determination. Amidst professional challenges and personal conflicts, Yoon Seo must navigate this tumultuous journey to restore her reputation and find her true self. Will this unexpected opportunity be her path to success or lead to more setbacks? This 2019 Korean drama series was directed by Park Joon Hwa.

Touch Your Heart

Sincerely, Yours Team

Xun Ya (Ma Jia Ming), an exiled god turned oracle, ferries souls across the Luochuan River. After saving the Green Snake (Nan Shen) from a fatal lightning strike, he builds the Sansheng Inn and creates Zhe Sheng (Dong Li Wu You) as a companion. For three hundred years, they live peacefully caring for passing souls. When a destructive demon threatens their world, Green Snake courageously decides to fight and protect her loved ones, risking everything to defend her home. This is a sweeping tale of love and sacrifice that explores the depths of loyalty and protection. "Green Snake" is a 2019 South Korean fantasy romance film directed by Xu Fei.

Green Snake

When Joseon-era mermaid Sim Cheong (Jun Ji Hyun) follows her true love, she finds herself mysteriously transported into modern-day Seoul. Though separated from her true love, she soon crosses paths with his doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho). With nowhere else to go, Joon Jae takes the stranded mermaid in, though not out of the goodness of his heart. As a con artist, Joon Jae is quick to spot the priceless jade bracelet Sim Cheong wears. Determined to take Sim Cheong for all she’s worth, Joon Jae soon finds himself thinking twice about the mermaid after she helps him evade the lethal plans of his greedy stepmother. As the two draw closer together, will the charms of the ancient mermaid begin to melt the icy heart of a bitter conman? Inspired by a historical folktale, this 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Jin Hyuk.

The Legend of the Blue Sea

The Blue Sea

Cha Soo Hyeon (Song Hye Kyo), the daughter of a powerful politician, was forced into a loveless arranged marriage by her family after graduating from university. After an unhappy divorce, she decides to travel abroad to find herself. During her journey, she meets Kim Jin Hyeok (Park Bo Gum), a free-spirited drifter working part-time jobs to fund his adventures. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, they form a close bond that blossoms into a romantic attraction. Can their love overcome societal pressures and personal struggles? This 2018 South Korean drama was directed by Park Shin Woo.

Encounter

🌈 My Rainbow, After A Storm ⛈

Jiangsu TV, iQiyi

Ai Qing (Li Yi Tong) – also known by her gaming handle Appledog – is one of the top robot combat players in the land. A model professional, smart, and friendly, she has no shortage of fans. And chief among them is Wu Bai (Hu Yi Tian) – also known as DT.

Under Ai Qing’s tutelage, Wu Bai developed a keen passion for robot war contests and gaming, eventually becoming a star performer in his own right.

Now he has risen to become the robot combat scene’s biggest rising star, captaining a promising team new team named Pirate, which threatens to outshine even Ai Qing’s powerful Appledog team.

Despite their professional rivalry, the duo has remained close – and their feelings for one another keep growing, with romance also possibly in the cards.

But the ultimate challenge will come at the annual Robot Combat Competition, where teams Pirate, Appledog, and more duke it out for a much-prized trophy!

This drama was based on a novel by Mo Bao Fei Bao, and sees the two main characters reprise roles they played in the drama series “Go Go Squid!”

“Go Go Squid 2: Dt, Appledog's Time” is a 2021 drama series that was directed by Yu Zhong Zhong.

Go Go Squid 2: Dt, Appledog's Time

The Puppy Love Team

Do Hae Kang is a lawyer notorious for pulling big power trips on people. All she cares about is entering high society, and she devotes herself only to the wealthy and powerful. On the other hand, her twin sister, Dokgo Yong Ki, is an ordinary person without any power, but she never draws back before injustice. Eventually, she puts her life in jeopardy, going against the tyranny of the powerful. In the desperate rattrap, the twin reunites as if it was all destined to happen. The cold and mean Hae Kang loses her memory in the accident, and her life has been reset. And she falls in love again with her husband, who she once hated to death. No, she misconducts herself with her husband.

I Have a Lover

The Forgotten Love Team

The Wangs, a seemingly perfect family led by Mr. Wang (Aaron Kwok), face a life-altering moment when tragedy nearly claims his son. Yu Kun Qiao (Duan Yi Hong), the school bus driver responsible for an accident that killed multiple children, is invited to live in the Wangs' basement by Mr. Wang. Suffering from amnesia, Kun Qiao struggles to recall the fatal incident while enduring constant pressure from the family to confess. As tension builds over three years, a series of mysterious events begins to unravel, pushing everyone in the household toward psychological breaking points. The family's sanity is increasingly tested as hidden truths threaten to emerge. This is a 2021 South Korean thriller film directed by Leste Chen that explores the psychological depths of guilt, redemption, and moral ambiguity.

Home Sweet Home

Having been bullied for most of her life, high school student Ninon Okamura (Marie Iitoyo) has never once felt comfortable around others. An incredibly introverted individual, Ninon struggles to communicate with anyone other than her family and her pet parrot, who offers her a fair amount of emotional support by remaining perched on her shoulder day in and day out. Ridiculed for her bird and her quiet nature, Ninon might very well have spent the entirety of her high school career under attack, had not her classmate and neighbor, Yuiji Kira (Taishi Nakagawa), unexpectedly intervened.

Easily the most handsome and popular boy in school, Yuiji spent his high school days harassing other students and dating any girl who happened to catch his eye. But beneath his cool exterior, Yuiji was desperately lonely. Suffering from a serious heart disease, Yuiji has only a year left to live but he refuses to tell anyone of his grim fate. When Ninon’s parents tell her Yuiji’s secret by mistake, she takes it upon herself to befriend her dying neighbor.&nbsp;

Promising to stay by his side until the end, Ninon and Yuiji’s newfound friendship begins to grow, and with it comes a meaning and happiness neither of them has ever known before.&nbsp;

Based on the manga of the same name by Rin Mikimoto, “Today’s Kira-kun” is a 2017 romantic high school film directed by Taisuke Kawamura.

Today's Kira-kun

Passionate Neighbors 

Tencent

As the maidservant of Xia Hou Xue (Yang Zhi Ying), Liu Ying (Zhu Xu Dan) lives a simple life. But when she accidentally rescues Yu Chi Long Yan (Dylan Wang), a thousand-year-old dragon king, her life gets complicated. Wishing to repay Ying’s kindness, Long Yan offers to marry her but she refuses him, asking instead that he keep Hou Xue safe for three lifetimes. Unable to deny her request, Long Yan agrees and quietly waits for her through each life. Will Long Yan and Liu Ying finally have a chance to live happily after in their fourth lifetime together? Adapted from the game of the same name by Cheng Guang Games, this 2021 series was directed by Min Guo Hui.

Miss the Dragon

The Dragon🐉

Min Joon fell from outer space to the land of Joseon in 1609. He remains young and beautiful, just as he first came to the earth. Moreover, he can move surprisingly fast with keen eyesight and hearing. He can also foresee the future but never uses his powers, planning to live a quiet life without others bothering him. He takes a cynical stance on love, thinking it's merely lust and greed. However, this completely changes for him when he meets Song Yi. He learns to love through her, which leads him to be in danger of being exposed to the world.

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