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 ⛈

JTBC

Despite not being biologically related, Kim Sanha (Hwang In Youp), Yoon Juwon (Jung Chaeyeon), and Kang Haejun (Bae Hyeonseong) share a close bond with each other. The trio spent their adolescence raised by Juwon's father Jeongjae (Choi Won Young) and Sanha's father Daeuk (Choi Moo Sung), who did their best to give them a happy childhood as they healed from past trauma. Upon reaching adulthood, however, Sanha and Haejun sought out their biological families, leaving Juwon behind. Ten years later, the five members of their found family reunite, but things aren't the same as they used to be – Juwon holds some resentment after feeling abandoned by Sanha and Haejun, while the two boys are struggling with new romantic feelings for Juwon and their own familial issues. Can these chosen siblings work out their feelings with each other, and will romance form between them? This drama was adapted from the 2020 Chinese drama "Go Ahead."

Family by Choice

Heartfelt Family Team

Born into a humble family with little financial success, Wu Suo Wei (Zi Yu) finds himself constantly insulted by his much wealthier (now-ex) girlfriend. He decides to reinvent himself and start his own business, only to constantly cross paths with Chi Cheng (Tian Xu Ning), the spoiled heir to his own family's business. When Suo Wei finds out that his ex is dating Chi Cheng, he decides to get his revenge – by seducing Chi Cheng himself! Despite having no previous romantic inclination towards men, Suo Wei gives it his all and manages to win Chi Cheng over, but is shocked to find himself developing genuine romantic feelings. As their lives grow increasingly tangled together, things only get more complicated for Suo Wei. Will this unexpected love story work out, or has Suo Wei's plan gone way too far? This drama was adapted from the web novel by Chai Ji Dan.

Revenged Love

Falling for my Rival 🐍

Coming from a family of artists, Qi Lu (Guo Jia Le) was forced to learn painting from a young age under his father's strict control. However, Qi Lu ends up studying in a different studio in his senior year of high school. There, he meets Qin Xiao (Zhang Xuan Yu), who's also a young, talented painter, but he's struggled due to his family's impoverished background. In an unexpected surprise, Qin Xiao turns out to be an online artist named "Lan" (Blue) whom Qi Lu has been searching for, but Qi Lu is unsure how to approach the situation, instead approaching Qin Xiao in the hopes of becoming friends. While Qi Lu and Qin Xiao initially butt heads, they gradually manage to grow closer to each other... and their friendship begins to develop into something else entirely. This 2024 drama was directed by Li Xi and Ning Yuan Yuan.

Blue Canvas of Youthful Days

Canvas of Our Hearts

Youku

As structural engineer Jiang Jia Qi (Mark Chao) approaches 40 years old, his life crumbles around him after his wife cheated on him with her boss and his job site becomes increasingly hostile. The arrival of Zhou Yu An (Zhang Zi Feng) threatens his already-deteriorating work life even more, as she was initially hired by another company to commit corporate espionage against Jia Qi. However, Yu An finds Jia Qi's quiet resilience and integrity deeply moving, especially as she struggles with poverty while caring for her bedridden grandmother. Jia Qi and Yu An strike up an unlikely friendship, connected by a shared understanding of hardship and mutual respect for each other, gradually helping each other emotionally in ways they never could have expected.

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