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The death of his parents forces a seven-year-old boy named Seo Hae Bom (Ok Jin Uk) to move in with an adoptive family who have a young son of the same age as he named Jo Tae Seong (Kang Hee). Seo Hae Bom is in awe of Jo Tae Seong – he considers the boy to be everything that he is not: tall, handsome, popular, caring, and worthy of love and attention. The diminutive Seo Hae Bom thinks himself inferior and is humbled by the kindness of the family that took him in.

Things become slightly different for the duo, however, after Seo Hae Bom and Jo Tae Seong end up in the same high school class. All of a sudden, they are spending more time than ever together at home and at school. Although they have developed a sort of brotherly love, now united in the same class, an unexpected romantic spark ignites between the two – but what will Cupid have to say about all this?

This drama series was adapted from a web-based cartoon series (webtoon) of the same name, which was authored by Bam Woo.

“Cherry Blossoms After Winter” is a 2022 South Korean drama series that was directed by Yoon Joon Ho.

Cherry Blossoms After Winter

Our love blooms after winter🌸

Having spent the past five hundred years wandering through history as an immortal vampire, Kim Jun Ho (Kim Ji Woong) now finds himself tired of his endless existence. Having lived more lifetimes than anyone ever should, Jun Ho knows that the only way to end his miserable life is to drink the blood of a pure-blooded human and thus become human himself. But finding a pure-blood isn’t nearly as easy as one might think.

On the brink of giving up hope of finding such an elusive human, Jun Ho is shocked when he crosses paths with Choi Min Hyun (Yoon Seo Bin), an oblivious human who possesses the rare pureblood. Captivated by Jun Ho’s undeniable good looks, Min Hyun is drawn to the immortal who yearns for his blood. But getting close to a vampire comes with its own special set of risks, especially when the vampire you’re drawn to has a very jealous immortal crush. Having loved Jun Ho for more years than he can count, Kwon Hae Soo (Mun Ji Hu) is devastated when he learns of Jun Ho’s plan to trade his immortality for a chance to live and die as a human. Determined to keep Jun Ho safe from his own foolishness, Hae Soo devises a plan to drive Min Hyun away.

Torn between the friend who has stood by him for centuries and the human who could give him everything he desires, Jun Ho now stands at a pivotal crossroads. With his very existence at stake, will he choose to follow his head or his heart?

“Kissable Lips” is a 2022 Korean supernatural love story directed by&nbsp;Yang Kyoung Hee.

Kissable Lips

🧛🏻 Deadly Kiss Team🩸

Han Tae Joo (Han Gi Chan) is an 18-year-old high school student and is the sole heir of the TB Group – a family-run business conglomerate.

His strict parents keep him under surveillance 24 hours a day, and he feels both bored and oppressed by their reluctance to let him enjoy a little freedom.

His closest friend is also his unofficial bodyguard – another 18-year-old male student named Gang Gook (Jang Eui Soo). Gang Gook is something of a tough guy, with a powerful physique and a no-nonsense attitude.

But as the two young men grow older, they come to wonder if there is perhaps another dimension to their friendship.

When an outgoing female student named Hye Mi (Choi Gyu Ri) is transferred to their high school, she inadvertently drives up the romantic tension between the two childhood friends by going on a date with Gang Gook – irking Han Tae Joo, and stirring up long-suppressed emotions.

Will they act on their desires, or will Han Tae Joo and Gang Gook’s friendship remain platonic?

“Where Your Eyes Linger” is a 2020 Viki Original South Korean drama series that was directed by Hwang Da Seul.

Where Your Eyes Linger

Actor Kang Seo Joon (Son Woo Hyeon) was once one of South Korea’s biggest and most popular stars, but his career is now in decline.

But despite his fall in popularity, he believes he has had a change of fortune when he meets and falls for a dashing young chef named Han Ji Woo (Kim Kang Min).

Despite having wildly different personalities, the two begin on a relationship. But their love comes under threat when the more conservative Han Ji Woo and the free-spirited Kang Seo Joon realize that their outlook on life, love, and everything else appears irrevocably different.

“To My Star” is a 2020 South Korean drama series that was directed by Hwang Da Seul.

To My Star

To My Star Team

Chu Sang Woo (Jae Chan) is a junior computer science majoring student who prizes reason, rules, and a rigid sense of what is right above all else. As part of his university work, he is told to work on a group project for the liberal arts, whereby the group is required to make a final presentation in order to pass the module. But as the rest of the group – whom he knows nothing about – have decided to leave him to do all the work on his own, he decides to remove their names, and make the presentation in his name.

But little did he know that when he did this, he would deal a heavy blow to the academic prospects of a senior student named Jang Jae Young (Park Seo Ham). The latter, a design major, is Chu Sang Woo’s polar opposite. He is stylish, fun-loving, and – above all – extraordinarily popular. He is the closest thing the college has to a superstar! But when his credit for the liberal arts project is taken away, his grand plans to study abroad are suddenly thrown up in the air. He seeks out Chu Sang Woo and is of a mind to torment him. But when the duo is forced to work together, a strange attraction starts to develop between them…

This drama series was based on a long-running web-based cartoon of the same name.

“Semantic Error” is a 2022 South Korean drama series that was directed by Kim Su Jeong.

Semantic Error

⚔️ Enemies  to Lovers 💕

Sul Won (Shin Young Seok) is an out-of-work young man whose mother runs a low-cost boarding house for students and men who don’t have enough money to buy or rent an apartment on their own. But when his mother suddenly has to up sticks to return to her provincial hometown, she leaves Sul Won in charge of the boarding house – becoming the de facto live-in landlord.

The residents of the boarding house are a mixed bunch. They include a high school senior, who also happens to be Sul Won’s cousin. There is also Sul Won’s former college friend, as well as Kim Chun Seo (Im Sung Kyun), a high school teacher. Rounding out the number is a third-year Art student who dreams of becoming a cartoon author. As the young men spend more time together, a close bond of friendship begins to form in the house. But when Sul Won discovers that some of the tenants have begun to develop a crush on him, Cupid could well come calling!

This drama was based on a hit web-based cartoon of the same name authored by Penguin.

“Oh! Boarding House” is a 2022 Viki Original South Korean drama series.

Oh! Boarding House

🔐💙 Boarding into your💙🏠

In Korea’s feudal past, the deposed Crown Prince Lee Heon (Yoo Hyun Woo) has been forced into a lonely exile by his cruel older brother, who has usurped the throne. Lee Heon fears for his life at every moment, as his brother plans to secure his place on the royal seat by killing him. Assassins and other schemes are a constant threat for Lee Heon, whose only true ally is his faithful and kind-hearted bodyguard Guem (Kim Tae Jung).

Meanwhile, in modern times, a high school student named Eun Ho (Jun Hee) loves paintings. In fact, art is his whole world. And when he is tasked with completing a mysterious painting, he is unexpectedly drawn back into the distant past, where he meets Lee Heon. The duo starts to form a close, romantic, and tender bond. But as the acting king grows restless, hoping to kill the exiled Crown Prince as soon as possible, Eun Ho begins to understand that he may be Lee Heon’s best – or perhaps only – chance of survival...

“Tinted With You” is a 2021 South Korean drama series that was directed by Ha Na.

Tinted With You

Color My World Team

Three hundred years ago, Yeon Seok (Jin Gun) miraculously managed to find the love of his life, a pretty young lady by the name of Ha Yeon. However, with both bearing a lowly social status, their relationship was doomed before it even began. Devastated by his unfulfilled love, Yeon Seok was determined to find Ha Yeon again in another life. Finding a way to keep his memories in-tact, Yeon Seok sets out to do just and miraculously succeeds. But even after finding Ha Yeon in a second life, the obstacles before them never made it possible for their love to fully bloom.

Now in his third life, Yeon Seok refuses to give up on finding Ha Yeon. A popular web novelist, Yeon Seok has come a long way from where he was three hundred years ago, but without Ha Yeon, life just isn’t what it ought to be. Wondering when his love will appear, Yeon Seok is surprised when he meets the editor in charge of his new novel, the handsome and wildly popular social influencer, Ha Yeon (Jeon Chang Ha). Shocked to find that his long-lost love has returned as a man, Yeon Seok wants nothing to do with Ha Yeon. But as the two are forced together by work, things between them slowly begin to change.&nbsp;

Finding himself naturally drawn to Ha Yeon, Yeon Seok is forced to ask himself a very important question: Is he willing to give up on a love that has spanned three centuries or can he accept Ha Yeon no matter what?

Adapted from the winning script of the Ascendio BL script-writing contest, “First Love, Again” is a 2022 Korean romantic drama directed by Kang Ho Jung.

First love, Again

♾️Forever Yours Team💑🏻

Ki Jin (Bum Jun) is a budding fashion design student who dreams big: He wants to become a world-famous clothing designer. But the journey to the top of South Korea’s fashion tree is not an easy one, and he is struggling to find the right path. One day, on the street, he bumps into Yeong Woo (Eom Se Ung), an ever-optimistic part-time delivery worker. Even though it seems everyone he knows has formulated a grand plan about how their future will unfurl, Yeong Woo doesn’t have a dream. While all others are in a rush to get somewhere in life, it seems that his own life is stuck in first gear.

Although things have got off to a decidedly shaky start for Ki Jin and Yeong Woo, they start to develop a fondness for one another, and start to wonder if their seemingly opposing blend of determinedness and acceptance could be a case of “opposites attract.” But when a leading model named Lee Bin (Choo Suk Young) arrives on the scene, things get complicated. He starts to develop a crush on Ki Jin. Could this development spell the end for the fledgling romance between Ki Jin and Yeong Woo?

“Behind Cut” is a 2021 South Korean drama series.

Behind Cut

✂️ 📏 Cut and Sew 👖 👕

Living with a neurological blindness that limits his ability to see color, Yeon Woo (Yoo Jun) has grown up in a world that looks very different from the one most people are accustomed to seeing. Only able to decipher varying tones of gray, Yeon Woo knows the world is full of color but he has never seen them for himself. At least not until the day Yoo Han (Hur Hyun Jun) comes crashing into his world.

As if brought together by fate, Yeon Woo’s life is forever changed, the day he meets Yoo Han. Falling for the boy’s many charms, Yeon Woo is overwhelmed by the unexpected rush of emotions he feels, every time Yoo Han is near. What’s even more surprising is the sudden rush of color that washes over the world, every time Yoo Han walks into the room. Could this be a sign that Yoo Han is his destiny?&nbsp;

While Yeon Woo ponders his fate, his aunt Yi Rang (Yeon Min Ji) searches desperately for the sister who went missing years ago. Joining his aunt on her quest, Yeon Woo recruits Yoo Han’s help and together they search for his mother. As they dig deeper into the mystery surrounding her disappearance, an unexpected story begins to unfold. Will these fated boys be able to solve the mystery of a missing mother while simultaneously unraveling the mysteries of their own hearts?

Based on the web novel of the same name by Se Sang, “Color Rush” is a 2020 mystery romance web drama produced by Story Wiz and Conversion TV.

Color Rush

The Rainbow Team

A free-spirited singer whose love of music has him performing on the streets, Kang In Soo’s (Kang In Soo) life revolves completely around music. Supported by his friends, In Soo hopes to someday turn his love of music into a full-time career, but doing so isn’t easy. Refusing to give up on his dreams, In Soo continues busking, day in and day out, while his best friend, Choi Min Sung (Baek Seo Bin), records his performances and uploads them on YouTube. Little does either of them know that In Soo’s performances have caught the attention of someone who could change the young musician’s life forever.

A keyboardist working at a major record company, Yoon Sang Yi (Lee Sang) is always on the lookout for new talent. After stumbling upon In Soo’s videos, Sang Yi has become one of the singer’s biggest fans. Convinced In Soo could make it big, he recommends the young artist join his company’s rookie discovery project. Seeing this opportunity in this invitation, In Soo accepts the offer and soon moves into the company residence with Sang Yi.

As the two live and work together, their relationship grows and slowly, new feelings begin to blossom. Unfortunately, as their feelings grow, so do the obstacles that stand in their way. Will In Soo and Sang Yi be able to find a way to overcome the trials before them or will their love fade before ever having a chance to fully bloom?

A story filled with music and love, “Wish You : Your Melody From My Heart” is a 2020 Viki Original romantic drama directed by Sung Do Joon.

Wish You : Your Melody From My Heart

🌟Wish upon a Star Team🌟

Despite the fact that things just never seem to go his way, Sang Ha (Lee Se Jin) always manages to find a reason to smile. A member of the school track team, Sang Ha loves to run, but distance has never really been his thing. For Sang Ha, sprinting is what brings him the most joy.

Jin Won (Cheon Seung Ho), on the other hand, is exactly the opposite. A record breaking marathon runner in high school, Jin Won is well on his way to becoming a marathon superstar. Determined to live up to the expectations of his coaches and colleagues, Jin Won cares about one thing and one thing only: running his next race.

When Jin Won finds himself struggling to maintain his record-breaking stats, his coach suggests Sang Ha step in to help as a pacemaker. Disappointed in the coach’s decision, Jin Won is anything but friendly to his new partner but with time and determination, the two runners come to find they share a similar passion, both on the track and off. As the two become closer, they begin to realize their feelings for each have taken an unexpected turn. But can they move from friend to friendlier without risking everything they’ve worked so hard to achieve?

The followup project to the popular BL drama, “Where Your Eyes Linger” (2020), “Mr. Heart” is a 2020 idol web drama directed by Park Seon Jae.

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