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The dramas that thrilled us

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Despite Youn Ga Min's (Hwang Min Hyun) natural gift in martial arts, he dreams of academic success. However, the school he attends is notoriously attended by troubled students, making it difficult to succeed, and carries dark secrets – including a past teacher's murder. Determined to boost his grades, Ga Min forms a study group with Kim Se Hyun (Lee Jong Hyun) and other like-minded students, but the group soon finds itself targeted by bullies, led by Pi Han Ul (Cha Woo Min). Ga Min refuses to let his study group get beaten down, unleashing his fighting skills to defend them. Idealistic teacher Han Kyeong​ (Han Ji Eun), Ga Min's former tutor, also wants the school to do better, but she harbors some secrets of her own. Can Ga Min and Han Kyeong help this disastrous school?

Study Group

📝  The Diligent  📚  team

Kim Hye In (Lee Eun Saem) is an unconventional student at Cheongdam International High School due to her lower-income background – and because she's now witnessed two deaths of students related to the school. She's also the newest member of Diamond 6, the school's most exclusive clique, alongside Baek Je Na (Yeri), the leader of the group and the prime suspect in one of the deaths Hye In saw. However, Hye In's membership in the Diamond 6 and the introduction of new students shake up Cheongdam High's social hierarchy, threatening Je Na's formerly stable position at the top. This is the second season of "Bitch X Rich."

Bitch X Rich 2

The Gossip Syndicate Team

Having long dreamt of the day she could move into a place of her own, Police Officer Yoon Sae Bom (Han Hyo Joo) is counting down the days until the construction of the city’s brand-new high-rise apartment building is complete. With her long-time friend and fellow officer, Detective Jung Yi Hyun (Park Hyung Sik) planning to move into the complex as well, Sae Bom is certain her new home is going to be nothing short of perfect. Unfortunately, she couldn’t be more wrong. Not long after moving in, a strange sickness begins to spread throughout the building, leaving the city with no choice but to quarantine the residents. Cut off from the outside world, will the uninfected residents find a way to save themselves from this living nightmare? This 2021 South Korean fantasy action thriller series was directed by Ahn Gil Ho.

Happiness

Rookie cop Jung Ba Reum (Lee Seung Gi) is dedicated to justice and his job. While he’s content with his life, everything changes when a psychopathic serial killer terrorizes the nation. Teaming up with his partner, Go Mu Chi (Lee Hee Joon), Ba Reum hunts down the elusive murderer, but surviving a deadly encounter with the killer alters his life forever. Shaken by the experience, Ba Reum becomes obsessed with understanding the mind of a psychopath, diving into a dark and dangerous quest for answers. As the line between right and wrong begins to blur, Ba Reum must confront terrifying truths that may shatter everything he thought he knew. This 2021 South Korean mystery drama was directed by Choi Joon Bae and Kang Cheol Woo.

Mouse

🐭 The Mouseketeers Team 🐭 

When hostile aliens launch a worldwide invasion, the South Korean military has no choice but to recruit all third-year high school students to join the forces. After arriving at Seongjin High School, platoon leader Lee Chun Ho (Shin Hyun Soo) guides students through rigorious training for combat. Meanwhile, class teacher, Park Eun Yeong (Im Se Mi) is determined to keep her students safe as they fight this war against aliens to save their world from the brink of extinction. Based on the webtoon written by Ha Il Kwon, this 2023 South Korean drama series was directed by Sung Yong Il.

Duty After School

KBS2

Life was perfect for Choi Jin Hyeok (Kim Byung Chul), his wife Ha Eun Ju (Yoon Se Ah), and their beloved daughter Sun Hui (Park Ju Hyun) – until the day the young girl came home covered in blood, saying she thinks she killed her friend… When the latter’s house burns down, suspicions at home and school begin to surface. When another kid goes missing too, family members and friends begin to point fingers at one another. Will the truth about this “perfect family” ever emerge? This 2024 South Korean drama series was based on a webtoon by Nyangpa and Joo Eun and was directed by Yukisada Isao.

Perfect Family

Nobody's Perfect Team

Yu Yi Hwa (Kim Seo Hyung), a wife trapped in a passionless marriage, seeks purpose in life by becoming a contract employee at a savings bank. As she gradually rebuilds her confidence, Yi Hwa's growing ambition leads her down a dangerous path of embezzling money from VIP customers. Trapped in an increasingly complex web of deceit, she finds herself spiraling into a dangerous world from which escape seems impossible. Her actions threaten to unravel everything she knows, challenging her understanding of morality and survival. Adapted from Mitsuyo Kakuta's novel, this is a 2023 South Korean crime suspense drama directed by Yoo Jong Seon and Jung Won Hee.

Pale Moon

Revenge of the pale moon🌒

JTBC

Yoon Joo No (Lee Je Hoon), a renowned expert in the high-stakes world of corporate mergers and acquisition, is the leader of a team of skilled professionals that includes sharp and savvy lawyer Oh Soon Young (Kim Dae Myeung) and market trend and risk analyst Choi Jin Soo (Cha Kang Yoon). While working a white-collar job might seem boring, their lives are anything but mundane as they tackle complex corporate deals while facing challenges from rival companies, internal conflicts, and ethical dilemmas that threaten to blur the boundaries between their personal and professional lives. As the stakes rise and personal sacrifices grow ever larger, Joo No must use his legendary negotiation skills to secure deals that could make or break their careers.

The Art of Negotiation

🐺 Wolf in a Suit 👔

Wavve

When former high school friends Lee Joon Seong (Yoo Seung Ho) and Song Jae Hyo (Kim Dong Hwi) meet their classmate Park Min Woo (Yoo Su Bin) for drinks, they discover a desperate solution to their financial troubles. Joon Seong, a former promising athlete now drowning in debt, and Jae Hyo, struggling through medical school, see an opportunity in Min Woo's wealthy background. After Min Woo passes out drunk, they devise a risky plan to fake his kidnapping and extort money. However, their scheme quickly spirals out of control when an unexpected witness observes their suspicious actions, threatening to expose their desperate plot. This is a 2023 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Jung Gon.

The Deal

Let's Make a Deal Team

Wealthy Moon Joo Ran (Kim Tae Hee) lives a tranquil life as a housewife married to a doctor. Their peaceful existence is shattered when Joo Ran notices a strange smell in their backyard. This prompts her to investigate her husband and eventually meet Choo Sang Eun (Lim Ji Yeon). Unlike Joo Ran, Sang Eun grew up in poverty and struggles financially. Living in a shabby apartment with her abusive husband, Sang Eun’s life is a nightmare. Her misery intensifies until she receives a phone call informing her that her husband is dead. As Joo Ran and Sang Eun’s lives intersect, they uncover shocking truths that bind their fates together. This drama series was based on a novel by Kim Jin Yeong.

Lies Hidden in My Garden

🌿 The Earth Knows 🍁 Team

Woo Seul Gi (Chung Su Bin), a bright but reserved girl raised in an orphanage, transfers to the elite Chaehwa Girls’ High School. While she was the top student at her previous school, she now faces even greater competition – particularly from Yoo Je Yi (Lee Hye Ri), the school’s wealthy, high-achieving queen bee, who draws Seul Gi into a complex relationship that oscillates between friendship and rivalry. As Seul Gi tries to navigate her new cutthroat environment, she becomes entangled in a web of secrets about the school and its students, including the mysterious death of her father. Will Seul Gi and Je Yi find a way to resolve their growing tension, or will their respective ambitions lead to a bitter end? This drama was adapted from the webtoon of the same name written by Song Chae Yoon and illustrated by Shim Jae Young.

Friendly Rivalry

🖤 Be my BFF Bit*h 😈

Eight years after Noh Sang Chun (Heo Sung Tae), the mastermind behind a massive financial fraud scheme, was presumed dead, police detective Goo Do Han (Jang Geun Suk) uncovers shocking evidence linking Sang Chun to a current murder investigation. As Do Han delves deeper, he must determine whether Sang Chun is truly dead or has been hiding all these years, and how the past fraud might connect to the present-day crime. The detective's relentless pursuit of truth leads him to question everything he knows about the case. This is a 2023 South Korean drama series exploring the complex layers of a long-buried financial scandal and its potential ongoing consequences.

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