For all those newbies who don't know which drama to start

All the newbies to drama land

KBS2

Ask any Kdrama connoisseur to recommend a fan-favorite classic and one of them is bound to suggest Boys Over Flowers. Also known as “Boys before Flowers”, this iconic Kdrama hit is based on the Japanese manga of the same name.&nbsp;
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The story centers on an average schoolgirl Jan Di (Kyu Hye Sun) and her confrontations with the four richest and most spoiled boys in her high school. Collectively, these four are known as the “F4”. Coming from a humble family in the dry-cleaning business, Jan Di only got into the prestigious and expensive Shin Hwa High School on a stroke of luck after saving the life of someone on the school’s property and receiving a swimming scholarship in reward.
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Not one to stir up unnecessary trouble, Jan Di keeps to herself and tries to avoid interactions with rich kids like the F4. However, a turn of events occurs when Jan Di’s best friend Oh Min Ji (Lee Si Young) crosses Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho), the leader of the F4, by accidentally getting ice cream on his shoes. Jan Di decides that enough is enough and stands up for her friend against the group.
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As it turns out, Jan Di discovers that there’s more to the members than their spoiled-boy façade and finds herself falling in love with one of them. At the same time, Goo Joon Pyo begins to battle his attraction towards her. How will this love triangle change the dynamics of the group?
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Achieving sky-high ratings and bagging plenty of awards across Asia around the turn of the last decade, Boys Over Flowers will be a treat for anyone interested in the themes revolving around issues like socio-economic disparity, family ties, and the joys of love and friendship.
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Get ready for addictive drama, romance, and comedy at its best! With a cast made of worldwide famous actors, this puppy love story is a must-watch for those into the world of kdramas.

Boys Over Flowers

🌸The Fabulous Four Team🌸

In the middle of the 18th century in Joseon, the social class's severe contradiction and rapid change are vividly described through the main character of this story, who was born into the lowest-class family. This is a story about the hope and self-consciousness of the lowest class of people, who were evaluated only by the value of wealth without being recognized for the minimum value as a human being. In addition, it introduces the reality of the underground organization of the lowest class of people, which emerged as a serious social problem during the Manchu Invasion of Korea in 1636.

Jewel in the Crown

Sign of the Heavens Team

How can a girl at the bottom of her class ever hope to capture the attention of the smartest and most popular boy in high school? Ha Ni (Jung So Min) is smitten with Seung Jo (Kim Hyun Joong) from the moment she laid eyes on him on the first day of school. He is the total package – tall, athletic, good-looking, and the envy of all the students because he always gets a perfect score on all his examinations. But Ha Ni’s affections are not returned, despite her energetic efforts to get his attention. Fate throws them under one roof when an earthquake destroys Ha Ni’s family home, and they live temporarily in the home of her father’s childhood friend, who turns out to be Seung Jo’s father. Will Ha Ni ever be able to get Seung Jo to think of her as anything more than a nuisance? “Playful Kiss” is a 2010 South Korean drama that is based on the Japanese manga “Itazura Na Kiss” (“Mischievous Kiss” and its sequel “Mischievous Kiss 2”), which has also been adapted in Taiwan as “It Started With a Kiss” and its sequel “They Kiss Again”.

Playful Kiss

the PKer team

Fuji TV TWO

A girl with average looks and poor grades sees a boy on the first day of high school and falls head-over-heels in love with him. Kotoko (Honoka Miki) admires Naoki (Yuki Furukawa), the most handsome and smartest boy in school, from afar for three years. But fate throws them together under one household when her family home is struck by a falling meteor and destroyed. During her home’s reconstruction, Kotoko’s family stays with her father’s childhood friend, who just happens to be Naoki’s father. Despite living under one roof, can Kotoko possibly get Naoki to think of her as more than just a nuisance? “Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo,” also known as “Playful Kiss: Love in Tokyo,” is a 2013 Japanese drama series. This is the fifth television adaptation of the Japanese manga “Itazura Na Kiss” by Tada Kaoru, following the original Japanese series “Itazura Na Kiss” (1996), the Taiwanese series “It Started With a Kiss” (2005) and its sequel “They Kiss Again” (2007), and the Korean series “Playful Kiss” (2010).

Mischievous Kiss: Love in TOKYO

Mischievous Kisser Team

This is an alternate history drama that is based on Park So Hui's "Gung" with the reinstatement of the Korean monarchy in August 15, 1945, along with its liberation and establishes Year 1 of Gwanghwa. In 2006, "Year 14 of Inhwa," an overly normal high school girl that attends an arts high school ends up marrying the Crown Prince, who is dating Min Hyo Rin, because of a promise that the elders made decades earlier, and becomes the Crown Princess. But due to the failing health of the King, many problems occur in the aftermath. That's when Hwa Yeong, the former Crown Princess and her son, second in line to the throne, Prince Yul, return from 14 years away in England. Their ultimate aim being to take the throne. But Prince Yul ends up falling in love with the average high school girl turned Crown Princess, Shin Chae Gyeong, and one calamity after another continues to plague the Royal Family.

Princess Hours

 🐻 Royal Teddy Bears 🐻

Tae Gong Sil used to be a bright girl called \u201CSun.\u201D But after an accident where she barely managed to escape death, she starts to see strange things that no one can see. Going through lonely times, struggling to hold out in a horrifying world, she encounters Joo Joong Won, a greedy penny pincher and the owner of a huge shopping mall. Ever since Joong Won met Gong Sil, it seems like his life has become dark, but as they get close, they become special to each other. The two listen to sad and pitiful stories of spirits and help them out. Will they be able to find the light at the end of this spooky road?

Master's Sun

I See Dead People Team 

Min Joon fell from outer space to the land of Joseon in 1609. He remains young and beautiful, just as he first came to the earth. Moreover, he can move surprisingly fast with keen eyesight and hearing. He can also foresee the future but never uses his powers, planning to live a quiet life without others bothering him. He takes a cynical stance on love, thinking it's merely lust and greed. However, this completely changes for him when he meets Song Yi. He learns to love through her, which leads him to be in danger of being exposed to the world.

My Love From the Star

Go Go Alien and Hallyu Star

KBS02

Taking place at a prestigious boarding school, this drama depicts the high school life in Korea where students are taught to compete and climb over their competitors. One day, an unfortunate incident creates a crisis for the school's dance club and a group of elite students. They must overcome their differences and work together in order to prove others wrong.

Cheer Up!

The Sassy Team 

Eun O, a son born out of wedlock of the former Chancellor Kim, travels around the nation as he is interested in nothing, even women, money, or fame. Since his childhood, Eun O has been able to see and talk to ghosts, and this ability has bothered him so much. Eun O meets A Rang, a clumsy, brazen, yet lovely ghost. A Rang strives hard to find out who she was when she was alive, only to face despair. But she teams up with Eun O, a district magistrate, clears up cases one by one, and gets close to a big shocking truth.

Tale of Arang

Marang

Mi Nyeo has a twin brother, Mi Nam. They grew together at an orphanage. Mi Nam has been chosen to be a member of a boy band, but he can't work as a singer due to an accident. So Mi Nyeo pretends to be her brother and starts to live as Mi Nam, the idol singer. The boy band has three other members: Shin Woo, Tae Kyung, and Jeremy. Shin Woo is a musical genius and the most popular member. Unlike the artistic and sensitive Shin Woo, Tae Kyung is more like a businessman and is hardly moved by anything. And Jeremy is an optimistic person who gets along with everyone. Mi Nyeo, living as Mi Nam, has to work with them. However, she is not sociable as she has lived all her life cut off from the world. So living as an idol singer is hard for her.

You're Beautiful

The A.N.JELL Team

TTV / SETTV

Xiao Shi (Cyndi Wang) is unlucky in love but dreams of meeting the right man who can break her “three-month curse.” Ever since her first boyfriend, Ah Zhe (Gino), none of Xiao Shi’s relationships has been able to survive 90 days. When Xiao Shi is dumped by her 17th boyfriend in the middle of the street, He Qun (Nicolas Teo), a famous idol, runs into her while trying to escape the paparazzi. As they land on top of each other in the street, the “kiss” is caught on film and makes the front page of the tabloids the next morning, creating a scandal by accusing He Qun of two-timing his girlfriend, Rita (Joyce Zhao), who just happened to have dumped him hours earlier. He Qun’s manager forces Xiao Shi to enter into a love contract and pose as He Qun’s fiancée in order to spin the scandal. Can the fake relationship even survive Xiao Shi’s curse?
 
“Smiling Pasta,” a 2006 Taiwanese drama directed by Ding Yang Guo and Shen Yi, is a remake of the popular 2004 Korean drama series “Full House.”

Smiling Pasta

PASTA TEAM

Once a popular girl, Hye Jin grew into freckles and curly hair, losing the perfect features she had during childhood. Sung Joon, who used to be chubby and fainthearted, grew up into a successful and perfect looking guy. Ha Ri, the girl who seems to have everything, lacks some sex appeal. Shin Hyuk is a guy with regurgitative humor who has something to hide. Hye Jin and Sung Joon had a crush on each other back in childhood, but He and his family moved to the states. After many years have passed, Sung Joon came back to Korea as a fashion magazine chief editor while Hye Jin was still jobless. He wishes to meet Hye Jin after his return.

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