Sometimes we all need to sit back and relax... And watching dramas that don’t tax your emotions or pull at your heartstrings – like those in this collection – is a good way to do just that!

Healing Dramas

Channel A

After Kang Yeo Reum (Gong Seung Yeon) failed to find success as a girl group member, she found work as a travel reporter at "One Day Travel," where she's worked for the past five years. However, despite her optimistic, positive attitude at work, Yeo Reum struggles with anxiety about what her future holds. O Sang Sik (Yu Jun Sang), the CEO of Yeo Reum's agency, Ogu Entertainment, tries his best to support her, in part due to his guilt about bringing Yeo Reum into the entertainment industry in the first place. As Yeo Reum travels across Korea and overseas, she takes viewers along on adventures so they can vacation vicariously through her, while also discovering more about herself and her place in the world. Along the way, Yeo Reum grows closer to fellow Ogu Entertainment member Lee Yeon Seok (Kim Jae Young), and they develop a friendship that gradually blossoms into romance. This drama was adapted from the novel "Welcome Back, Traveler" by Maha Harada.

My Lovely Journey

Journey to Your Heart❤️

After his badminton career stalls, Song Sang Chuan (Leo Wu) shifts his focus to tennis. Joining a local tennis club to improve his game, Sang Chuan meets Liang You An (Zhu Yu Tong), a woman facing unexpected life changes. Smitten with You An, Sang Chuan does everything he can to win her heart. However, she struggles to take his advances seriously due to their 10-year age difference. Can Sang Chuan overcome the age gap and win You An’s heart? This 2023 Chinese romance series was directed by Chen Chang.

Nothing But You

The Gem, Set, Love Team 

Aiko Hanamura (Kaya Kiyohara) is a successful divorce attorney known for her kind heart and ability to connect with her clients. Unfortunately, she doesn't have much faith in romance and love herself, as her parents frequently fought when she was young, instead enjoying single life with her new puppy Sakura. While love might not be on Aiko's mind, it seems to find Sakura – in the form of a rescued dog named Shogun, owned by handsome but stoic animal hospital director Kai Shirosaki (Ryo Narita)! Sakura and Shogun are immediately smitten, bringing their two humans in closer proximity to each other. However, company heir Woo So Ha (Na In Woo), who has arrived in Japan from Korea with a secret mission that seems to involve Kai, might just make things more complicated. This drama was adapted from the webtoon "Dog-Like Romance" by Bo Hyeon and Mun Sseoni.

Love is for the Dogs

🐾 Paws of Fate 🐶

Four university friends navigate life's complexities with unique personalities. Xia Lang Lang (Shen Yue) is a tomboyish, logical student who discovers her softer, romantic side. Huangfu Shu Min (Zhang Ruo Nan) learns to break free from her dependent nature, while Fan Xiao Yu (Vivienne Tien) begins exploring business and personal independence despite her family's expectations. Yang Jia Qian (Zhang Xin Yi) reveals hidden depths now that she's away from her family's watchful eye. As these young women embark on their university journey, they each confront personal challenges and grow beyond their initial limitations. Their friendship provides support as they individually seek to understand themselves and their potential. This is a 2021 Chinese drama series directed by Li Zhi.

Be Yourself

🎓 Our Perfect Summer Team🌞

Lee Yeo Reum (Seolhyun) is a successful young professional whose life unravels after losing her mother in a tragic accident and being dumped by her boyfriend. Feeling devastated and burned out, she quits her job and moves to the small seaside village of Angok to recover. There, she encounters An Dae Beom (Yim Si Wan), a stuttering librarian with a complicated past as a former math prodigy. As two lost souls seeking solace, they begin to navigate their personal struggles and unexpected connection. Adapted from Joo Young Hyun's webtoon, this is a 2022 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Yoon Jung.

Summer Strike

🍃 Let Me Be Lazy Team 🍃

As Yuki Onomura (Kaya Kiyohara) enters her first year in the workforce, she starts feeling nostalgic for her time spent at university with her friends Hiromi Tokunaga (Hayato Sano), Mahiru Shiraishi (Ai Yoshikawa), Airi Hasegawa (Ai Mikami), and Toranosuke Wada (Ayumu Mochizuki). While each person came from different backgrounds and had different personalities, they managed to build a deep connection with each other. Yuki kept a diary throughout college and revisits her memories by reading her old entries, reminiscing on the carefree days of her youth while also confronting the difficulties of transitioning into adulthood and keeping up friendships with people she no longer see as often.

My Diary

Despite struggling as a single mother, Lee Ji An (Yum Jung Ah) was willing to do anything to ensure her daughter Hyo Ri (Choi Yoon Ji) had everything she needed, facing problems with a smile on her face. While Hyo Ri, now a medical student, has been a model child for most of her life, Ji An struggles when Hyo Ri begins to rebel against her. Hyo Ri takes a camping van and drives off on her own, stopping in a seaside town where she meets Bo Hyeon (Kim Min Kyu), a veteran flower farmer. Bo Hyeon lives with his single father, architect Ryu Jeong Seok (Park Hae Joon) – who happens to be Ji An's first love. Will this coincidence mark the beginning of a love story between Hyo Ri and Bo Hyeon, and a rekindling of old feelings between Ji An and Jeong Seok?

Love, take two

✨ The Marvellous ✨ team

Hunan TV, Mango TV

Hotel industry professional Xu Hong Dou (Liu Yi Fei)’s life takes a sudden turn after her best friend passes away, causing her to reconsider her life trajectory. She decides to take a break from the rat race, trading in her big-city life for a spell in a tranquil Yunnan Province village. However, Hong Dou is in for a rude awakening when it turns out that the countryside is not quite as idyllic as she’d imagined. She eventually meets Xie Zhi Yao (Li Xian), another big-city refugee who has come back to his hometown to launch a tourism business that showcases the village. Hong Dou offers to help him by sharing her hotel industry knowledge. As they begin to work together, they start to develop feelings for one another! Could love bloom as they try to put the little village on the tourist trail? This 2023 Chinese drama series was directed by Ding Zi Guang.

Meet Yourself

The Windy Team

Ja Geum Sun (Go Doo Shim), escaped North Korea during the Korean War, leaving behind her husband and son. She founded the Nakwon hotel chain, hoping it would serve as a lighthouse to reunite her lost family. Approaching the end of her life, she yearns to meet her grandson Ri Mun Sung. Her assistant Jeong Sang Cheol (Sung Dong Il), is tasked with the mission and discovers her grandson has become a human trafficker, deciding to keep the truth from Geum Sun, he hires Yoo Jae Heon (Kang Ha Neul), a struggling stage actor, to pose as her grandson instead. Jae Heon agrees but quickly finds he is in over his head. He also has to contend with Park Se Yeon (Ha Ji Won), Geum Sun's granddaughter who manages the hotel and is determined to maintain control. This is a 2022 South Korean drama series directed by Yoon Sang Ho.

Curtain Call

🎭 Lighthouse Keepers 🎭

In the summer of 2007, 16-year-old Chen Huan Er (Yang Xi Zi) moves from her small hometown to a residential compound for hospital staff in the bustling city of Tian He due to her mother’s job transfer. There, she befriends Jing Xi Chi (Zhai Xiao Wen), Song Cong (Daniel Zhou), and Qi Qi (He Qiu), forging a bond that carries them through high school, college, and into adulthood. Throughout the years they spend together, they navigate the challenges of growing up, from family strife to broken dreams, but remain steadfast in their support for each other. Will they manage to maintain their friendship despite potential changes to their dynamic? This drama was adapted from the web novel "Shu Xia You Pian Hong Fang Zi" by Xiao Ge.

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