About to watch the same drama for the thousandth time? Check out our collection of remakes for different twists of familiar favorites! Who knows – you might even like the remake more.

Classics, Reinvented

JTBC

Yoon Jin Ah (Son Ye Jin) is an upbeat 35-year-old who works as a supervisor at a coffee shop. Despite recently being dumped by her boyfriend, she tries to remain positive, helped along the way by her best friend Seo Kyung Seon (Jang Seo Yeon). But their friendship is about to be tested when Kyung Seon’s younger brother Joon Hee (Jung Hae In) returns to South Korea after three years working in the United States. Jin Ah starts to spend time with Joon Hee, and they begin to feel the pull of romance. But strict traditional values stand in the way of their union: many would consider it taboo to start a relationship with a friend’s younger sibling. However, Jin Ah and Joon Hee can’t ignore their feelings, despite their four-year age gap. Is this relationship worth it, even if it means the end of Jin Ah and Kyung Seon’s friendship? This 2018 South Korean drama was directed by An Pan Seok.

Something in the Rain

Under the umbrella☔

Although Pai Yin Mo (Chen Bolin) is a superstar actor who just won a Top Actor Award, he's been plagued by rumors that he's difficult to work with. Following a series of scandals, he's forced to take a "vacation" in the Kinmen Islands. Lee Hai Nuo (Puff Kuo), the guesthouse manager of the Seaside Breeze vacation property, was thrilled to receive Yin Mo’s reservation, as she was struggling with business in the off-season. However, Hai Nuo soon discovers the superstar is unusually difficult to deal with, as the lifestyle that he's used to is completely different from the locals. While the two are initially at odds, the actor begins to warm towards Hai Nuo after learning about her family history and experiencing familial warmth from her grandmother. This is an adaptation of the Korean drama "Top Star Yoo Baek."

Breeze by the Sea

🌿 Ocean's Whispers 🌊 

Research shows over 73 percent of Korean women believe they're fat. And among those 73 percent, our heroine Kim Sam Soon exists. She's a heartbroken 29-year-old woman. She didn't go to college, got fired on Christmas, nor she has a lover or a lovely car. She lives in harsh reality but still dreams like any other 29-year-old woman. She dreams of having a movie-like romance with her ideal man, but she knows it is unlikely to happen. When she buries herself in work, it feels like she can carry on without getting married and just travel around the world. But sometimes, her heart flutters to a kind man, and she starts to get afraid of how time flies. She feels like she'll be able to achieve all her dreams if she can just suddenly hit the jackpot. To all Sam Soons, we present you this romance. We hope you stay strong just like Sam Soon. May life deceives you, and you shed tears over love, but don't let yourselves down but firm your heart up.

My Lovely Sam Soon

PPTV

Adopted as a child, Sira (Push Puttichai Kasetsin) became the vice president of the family company, but he's a terrible neat freak who avoids approaching people unless he absolutely has to. This proves problematic when he has to work with Kitika (Mai Davika Hoorne), a skilled but messy designer. As Sira and Kitika get to know each other, they start to develop romantic feelings for each other despite their differences. However, things get even more complicated when Sira finds out that his adoptive younger brother and company heir Sasa (Jackie Jackrin Kungwankiatichai) is actually Kitika's ex-boyfriend! Can Sira and Kitika work through these issues, or is this relationship doomed to be a mess? This 2022 Thai romantic comedy drama, directed by Nay Saratswadee Wongsomphet, was adapted from the 2017 Chinese drama "The Fox's Summer."

You Are My Heartbeat

•♥Beating Heart♥•

Yin Yi Ke (Angelababy) has devoted her life to helping everyone she holds near and dear, both at home and at work. However, despite her life seeming flawless on the outside, she’s starting to become jaded and burnt out. One day, she is reunited with Xu Guang Xi (Lai Kuanlin), who she used to know as a freeloading young boy, brought together by family remarriages, although the two share no blood ties. However, Guang Xi has changed a lot in their time apart when he was studying overseas. Now in his 20s, he has grown into a handsome and charming adult. Guang Xi starts to develop feelings for Yi Ke, despite the fact that she is seven years his senior. Adjusting to life on Yi Ke’s wavelength provides a challenge for Guang Xi, but he refuses to give up. Will he succeed in winning her heart? And could this be the start of the love of their lifetimes? This 2022 Chinese drama was directed by Yu Chung Chung.

Love the Way You Are

Blossom of True Love Team

KBS02

This is a drama depicting the love story of three people. As Tae Ha, an ex-boyfriend of Yeo Reum, returns to her, regretting his behavior. However, something unexpected incidents keep on happening. Having a relationship always bothers us. How painful is it whenever we treat it in our life? But we cannot just get away with it because it matters the most. Our minds change because they are unstable by nature, but that doesn't mean we have to wait until our regrets fade away. Sometimes, people only look at the larger picture of the situation, but things are different if we start to see things in detail. Let us follow their story and discover what we have missed in our relationship.

Discovery of Love

Finding Love Team

Xia Tian (Wu Qian) is a successful furniture designer. Now in her 30s, she feels that she is settled and content, and to all outside observers, she appears to have it all, including a devoted cosmetic surgeon boyfriend named Guan Xin (Yang Bing Zhuo) who hangs on her every word. Life is rosy and peaceful...until she bumps into her ex-boyfriend! This man, the head of a design company and is named Xu Ze Hao (Qin Jun Jie), turns out to be a real bother. He claims that he s still in love with her and begins to pester her to get back together.

She is frustrated with his persistence and initially just wishes he would go away. But his devotion to her appears to be true, and she begins to wonder if just maybe this man might be worth a second chance – if only he weren’t so annoying! But could her hand be forced when her doting boyfriend suddenly meets a woman from his distant past? Can love strike twice for these people? Or, when it comes to romance, is it better to let bygones be bygones?

This drama was based on a 2014 South Korean drama series of the same name.

“Discovery of Romance” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Yu Chung Chung.

Discovery of Romance

♡°Love Persists Team°♡

Dan Bi, a senior in high school who gave up on mathematics, runs away to the Joseon era on the day of SAT. And the very day that determines her whole life, when her life is at stake, someone enters her life with love. In Joseon, she witnesses and experiences that the agony she feels has been continued throughout history, and it isn't just hers but that of everyone. In that process, she feels comforted and consoled. This story is here to cheer up and comfort those who are striving hard to survive in the hectic and competitive modern day.

Splash Splash Love

The Splashers

Modern-day student Li Meng Meng (Li Zi Xuan) is low on self-confidence and is trying to overcome academic and social struggles. One day, she suddenly finds herself transported back to the Ancient Chinese Qi Kingdom. The realm has been ravaged by drought. Her sudden appearance coincides with what appears to be a rainstorm – leading the people to think she is a divine emissary. She soon becomes a mentor to the Qi Emperor (Chen Jing Ke), and with her modern knowledge, she proves to be a valuable asset. Can this duo form the perfect partnership… and could love follow? This 2024 Chinese drama series was based on the South Korean drama “Splash Splash LOVE,” and was directed by Wu Meng En.

My Divine Emissary

💕Rain brought me love💖

Tencent TV

Trying to figure out what you want to do in life is hard enough, but with graduation fast approaching, Si Tu Mo (Fei Xing) is finding the task nearly impossible. Standing on the brink of adulthood, the pressure to make this next big step in life the right one, was starting to make Tu Mo second guess everything. Finding herself wavering between what she wants and what everyone expects of her, Tu Mo has no idea where she should go from here. At least not until she meets Gu Wei Yi (Lin Yi).

A brilliant physics student, Wei Yi knows exactly what he wants from life and he isn’t afraid to chase his dreams. Watching Tu Mo flounder through these last fleeting days of university life, Wei Yi decides to step in and help her out.&nbsp;

Encouraging Tu Mo to think about what it is she really wants, Wei Yi helps his lost friend see that life doesn’t always have to have structure and a plan, by reminding her that sometimes it’s best to follow your heart.

Based on the novel by Zhao Qianqian, “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Zhu Dong Ning.

Put Your Head On My Shoulder

Lean on Me 

GMM 25

University student and perfume enthusiast Liu (Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul) decides to have plastic surgery, believing she will never get her dream job without first changing the way she looks. Soon after her operation, she befriends the naturally stunning Faye (Jane Ramida Jiranorraphat). Her handsome colleague Guy (Win Metawin Opas-iamkajorn) warns her that Faye is trouble, adding romantic intrigue to her increasingly complicated life. But will Liu’s surgery really help her attain her perfume industry dreams? What might happen if her surgery secrets are exposed? And could she find true love along the way? This 2024 Thai drama series was based on the hit webtoon “My ID Is Gangnam Beauty” by Ki Maeng Gi. It was directed by Mui Aticha Tanthanawigrai.

Beauty Newbie

💋 Inner Beauty 🪞 Team

After a failed long-term relationship, Xu Nuo (Sun Yi) finds a kindred soul in Zhao Jin (Zhang Wan Yi), a veterinarian who is weighed down by family responsibilities – including demands to marry, like hers. As their friendship develops, they can't help but notice their romantic chemistry growing. Being together feels so right for both of them, but those around them disagree. Can they make their relationship work, or was it not meant to be? This 2023 Chinese drama series, adapted from the 2019 Korean drama "One Spring Night," was directed by Lu Yu Lai.

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