As a high school senior, Su Jeong (Mun Ka Young) began playing an online game where she met another player nicknamed "Black Dragon." They unexpectedly got close, developing crushes and planning a meeting in real life... that concluded in humiliation and disaster when "Black Dragon" turned out to be an awkward middle schooler instead of the young man he portrayed himself to be! Sixteen years later, Su Jeong is a skilled planner at Yongsung Department Store, but her job is about to get a shakeup with the arrival of Ban Ju Yeon (Choi Hyun Wook), the ambitious new head of strategic planning and heir to the company. There's just one problem: Ban Ju Yeon is actually "Black Dragon," and Su Jeong still holds a grudge. Will their past come back to haunt them, or can they find a way to resolve their misunderstandings – and even find love as adults?

The KBS Drama Special, a collection of episodes that are fully packed with well-constructed content, has made its comeback in 2023 as KBS airs the series annually. The stories to be told will include one about a typical working professional who makes a decision to better his life that ends up being the wrong decision, a coming-of-age story of people trying to protect a kid who lies to hide the family history, a story of a female amateur futsal team's passion as they become one through the sport, a story about the victim, perpetrator, and bystander of bullying at a school, a hectic, wisecracking rom-com about a Joseon scholar who witnesses a secret rendezvous of his wife and his servant, and a rom-com set in a university where a student tries to mess with the smartest student in class to be at the top. The 2023 KBS Drama Special offers a plethora of stories accompanied by extreme thrills, fresh takes, and heartwarming sensations. Expect to find an episode that hits the sweet spot!

Oh Young Sim (Song Ha Yoon) and Wang Kyeong Tae (Donghae) were childhood best friends until Kyung Tae’s family moved to the U.S. 20 years later, Young Sim, now a TV producer, needs to cast a handsome bachelor for a new romance series or risk losing her career. She chooses startup CEO Mark Wang, only to discover he's her long-lost friend Kyung Tae. Will Kyeong Tae finally confess his childhood crush, or have the years apart changed his feelings? Based on the hit animated series and comic “Fourteen-year-old Youngsim,” this 2023 South Korean series was directed by Kim Kyung Eun and Oh Hwan Min.

Once a medal-winning athlete at the National Athletics Competition, Gong Ki Joon (Kim Yo Han) gave up on taekwondo after suffering a serious ankle injury. With his dreams of becoming a professional athlete now in tatters, Ki Joon wonders if his life can get any worse. Unfortunately for him, it can. With his father’s business facing imminent bankruptcy, Ki Joon has no idea where to go, what to do, or what his future holds. Unable to follow the path of his college-bound peers, Ki Joon enrolls in a vocational high school, completely unaware that this decision will change his life forever.   A dedicated vocational student struggling to balance both work and school, Jung Young Joo (Chu Young Woo) has big dreams for his life and he’s not afraid to work hard to make them come true. Though he has very little in common with Ki Joon, the two find themselves forming an unlikely friendship. Joining their group is Jin Ji Won (Cho Yi Hyun), a second-year student studying hard in order to make her own dreams come true, despite the constant conflict she has with her mother. Though all three friends come from very different walks of life and have very different dreams, they share an unbreakable bond of friendship.   Helping each other overcome the difficulties inherent with taking the road less traveled, the three friends learn invaluable lessons about life, love, and friendship. But will these lessons actually help them make their dreams come true?

Kang Yo Han (Ji Sung) is the “Devil Judge” – the head judge of the highest court in the land. In a dystopian South Korea of the future, his word is the law, but his courtroom is also a television studio, and the court has become the ultimate TV reality show, with viewers invited to participate in a live, self-styled “people’s court.” Here, greed and corruption are apparently exposed for all the nation to see, and punishments meted out accordingly. A divisive figure, the public is unsure as to whether Kang Yo Han is a true popular hero or a malicious force sowing the seeds of chaos in his court. Meanwhile, Jung Sun Ah (Kim Min Jung) is a tough, intelligent, and ambitious woman with a hunger for power. She has formed a bitter rivalry with Kang Yo Han and has risen from poverty to become the director of a corporate social responsibility foundation. She wields considerable behind-the-scenes power, maintaining close ties with politicians and business leaders alike – and is hellbent on promoting her own vision of the future. She is also gunning for the “Devil Judge” himself – hopeful of uncovering her rival’s darkest secrets. Into this turbulent world step two childhood friends on a quest for true justice: a rookie orphan judge called Kim Ga On (Jinyoung) and a police officer named Yoon Soo Hyun (Park Gyu Young). Do they have what it takes to take on the scheming Jung Sun Ah...and the “Devil Judge?” “The Devil Judge” is a 2021 South Korean drama series that was directed by Choi Jung Gyu.

It's the year 2050, and time travel exists thanks to Alice, the mechanism through which the intriguing practice is made possible. But a rumor based on a prophecy being spread about time travel coming to an end. When You Min Hyuk and Yoon Tae Yi are sent to the year 1992 to find out about the prophecy, Tae Yi realizes she's pregnant and decides to stay in the past by herself. She changes her name to Park Sun Young and eventually gives birth to a beautiful son named Park Jin Gyeom, whose mental health suffers due to radiation exposure. Fast forward to the year 2010, and Sun Young is murdered by someone. Ten years after her death, her son Jin Gyeom is on a mission to find who is responsible for his mother's death. But while searching, he runs into Yoon Tae Yi, a physics professor who looks exactly like this mother.

An ardent animal lover and skilled veterinarian, no one would suspect Kim Soo Hyun (Jang Ki Yong) is actually one of the world’s deadliest men. Using his cover as a champion of the small and furry to hide his true identity, Kim Soo Hyun has made a name for himself amongst the lowest of the low as the epitome of precision, skill, and above all else, anonymity. A mystery in and of himself, he is nothing more than a ghost, a shadow, a lethal whisper, hired by individuals and organizations the world over, to take care of problems only he is qualified to handle. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Do Hyun Jin (Nana) is the hard-working detective whose icy exterior hides a sympathetic soul. Using an effective combination of skill and instinct, Do Hyun Jin finds herself working a case that leads her straight to Kim Soo Hyun. Believing him to be the serial killer she’s after, Do Hyun Jin digs deeper into Kim Soo Hyun’s identity and his past but what she finds shakes her to her very core. Now tied by fate, Do Hyun Jin and Kim Soo Hyun set out to unravel the mystery that bound them years ago. "Kill It" is a 2019 drama directed by Ahn Ji Sook and Nam Sung Woo.

Kim Hae Il is one extraordinary priest. He's out to serve justice on earth while he carries his devotion to Holy Order. The peace in his life is swayed by the sinful death of Father Lee, someone who treated Hae Il very much like his own child. Out of his devotion to the holy church and his drive to serve justice, he goes on a journey to fight with his fists to make sure the man who put his favorite priest to death shall get the earthly punishment he truly deserves behind bars.

Once bullied for her looks, Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) undergoes a dramatic transformation through plastic surgery, only to face new challenges in college when people ridicule her for altering her appearance. Reconnecting with Do Kyung Suk (Cha Eun Woo), who values inner beauty over appearances, Mi Rae finds herself caught between external judgment and internal growth. As Kyung Suk stands up for her against harsh labels and superficial commentary, Mi Rae starts to reclaim her confidence and realizes that true beauty is about who you are on the inside… and starts to sense that she and Kyung Suk might become more than just friends. This 2018 Korean drama was adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Gi Maeng Gi and was directed by Choi Sung Bum.

Lee Yeong Joon (Park Seo Joon) is the arrogant hotshot vice president of his family’s company, thanks to the tireless efforts of his incredibly talented secretary, Kim Mi So (Park Min Young). With her by his side for the last nine years, Yeong Joon has been able to appear like the shining star he believes he is. But when Mi So suddenly decides to quit, Yeong Joon quickly realizes just how important she is... and not just to his career. Jealous over his older brother, Lee Seong Yeon’s (Lee Tae Hwan) growing relationship with Mi So, Yeong Joon decides it’s time to get his secretary back, no matter what. Based on the novel of the same name by Jung Kyung Yoon, this 2018 South Korean romantic comedy series was directed by Park Joon Hwa.

Aspiring musical actress, Michaela Choi (Lee Sung Kyung), has the incredible ability to see the life spans of everyone, including herself. But in the aftermath of a minor car crash, when Choi comes across Lee Do Ha (Lee Sang Yoon), the chief director of a cultural foundation, she realizes her own time clock stops whenever she is near him.   As she knows that her own time on earth is limited, this ability to extend her life span means she can accomplish her dreams of becoming a musical theatre star. However, it doesn’t take long for Do Ha to see how Choi is constantly trying to insert herself into his day-to-day life.   As Do Ha tries to figure out what he’s going to do with this newfound admirer, there’s no doubt that life can be remarkably fleeting.

Such is life. Sometimes, you are grateful and happy that you are alive, but then you lose the reason to live when you gradually lose things or people that are dear to you. When you face hardship, you start to wonder if living just means you are walking down a path of misery. However, while you are walking down that path alone, there comes a time when you become desperate for someone's hand. That hand may save you from lingering in your own misery and may also spark the desire to live although life is full of hardship. This drama shows that exact moment when two hands reach out to each other and bloom, keeping one another warm and safe. Come and Hug Me wishes to tell the viewers that although life may not be full of miracles, there is still that small hope of its getting better.