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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

Mango TV

Though a successful businessman, Song Hao Yu (Xie Bin Bin) is utterly hopeless when it comes to raising his son, Song Xing Chen (Zhang Yan Bo). In desperate need of help, this single father will do almost anything to better his relationship with his son, including proposing a marriage of convenience with Qi Si Le (Zheng Qiu Hong). A single mother in desperate need of a miracle, Si Le agrees to Hao Yu’s proposal, as doing so will provide her with the funds she needs for her daughter’s life-saving operation. Joining their single-parent families, Hao Yu and Si Le have no idea they’ve just started down that path that may ultimately lead them to love. This 2023 Chinese drama series was directed by Li Jie.

Please Be My Family

Welcome to the Family

Da Rim is the youngest child of a family that runs a laundry shop. She has a vibrant character, but she was diagnosed with a rare eye disease at 14 years old that would slowly narrow her vision. Time goes by, and Da Rim slowly begins to lose her vision. She attempts to do everything she can before she can't see anymore, like reading all the books and movies in the world and even more. Right before Da Rim loses her sight completely, Gang Ju, a college alumnus and the son of a conglomerate family, shows up before her. Their relationship becomes twisted due to a careless slip of the tongue, and Gang Ju becomes a hated man due to an unexpected accident. One day, her family learns that she can regain her vision with an expensive surgery they could never afford. However, her grandmother Ahn Gil Rye finds something unfathomable in the hills while picking wild herbs. Could this be something that lets Da Rim see the world again?

Iron Family

Together Against All Odds🫂

It’s not easy, admitting to yourself that your life is not a happy one, but that’s exactly what Park Dong Hoon (Lee Sun Gyun) has been forced to do. A middle-aged engineer working at a company where his college junior, Do Joon Yeon (Kim Young Min), is his boss, Dong Hoon is anything but happy. But that’s the least of his problems. With his two unemployed brothers living at him with his mother, he has to do what he can to help his struggling family, while trying to hold his own life together. Meanwhile, his wife and Joon Yeon are secretly having an affair.

As if life couldn’t get any more complicated or miserable, Dong Hoon soon finds himself entangled in a messy situation when one of his co-workers, Lee Ji An (IU) sees him accepting an unexpected bribe at work. Living with an invalid grandmother and drowning in debt, Ji An is drowning in her own miserable life so when the opportunity presents itself, she does what she can to try to make things better. Exploiting Dong Hoon in his moment of weakness, Ji An does what she can to make her life better but things don’t go the way she planned.

Caught up in a tangled web of personal struggles and internal corporate rivalry, Dong Hoon and Ji An find themselves fighting for the chance to make life better as they struggle to free themselves from their current misery and find a way to heal the wounds they each carry.

An emotional tale full of hurt, hope, and healing, “My Mister” is a 2018 drama directed by Kim Won Seok.

My Mister

The Lonely Team

Min Soo (Yoo Yeon Seok) is a dog-lover who has a beloved puppy named Runni. He is devoted to Runni, but looks to be forced to part with his pet when he meets and falls in love with a woman. He proposes marriage to her and she accepts. But she has a dog hair allergy, which means he will no longer be able to live with Runni. Reluctantly, he decides to look for a new home for his dog, and enlists the help of his older cousin Jin Kook (Cha Tae Hyun).

Jin Kook is a down-on-his-luck cafe operator whose business has just failed. But he agrees to help Min Soo find a suitable “guardian” for Runni. This task proves to be much harder than it first seems, though – the candidates who come forward all appear to be experiencing chaotic challenges. But during the course of the selection process, they get into all sorts of trouble – a fact that leads them with an ever-expanding collection of dogs to care for. Eventually, they have not one but eight pooches to look after. With time running out, will Min Soo and Jin Kook ever find a new home for their pack of puppies?

“My♡Puppy” is a 2023 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Joo Hwan.

My Heart Puppy

 🐶My♡Puppy Team🐶

Mikuri Moriyama (Aragaki Yui) is a 25-years-old woman whose fledgling career has stalled. She has a degree in psychology, and even has a talent for analyzing people, but she has also just been fired from her job. Without a boyfriend and without any job leads, life is looking bleak for her – particularly as her parents are planning to relocate to the countryside. In desperation, her father decides to intervene...and finds her an unusual job!

The job involves working as a live-in housekeeper for a diligent workaholic man (36) named Hiramasa Tsuzaki (Hoshino Gen). He has never had a girlfriend and has nobody to look after him. The two agree to live together, but must later marry in order to continue this arrangement. As they spend more time together, however, this odd couple starts to hit it off. Could romance spark between a man who cares only about his work and his unconventional “housekeeper?”

This drama was based on a hit manga series title authored by Tsunami Umino and first published in 2012.

“The Full-Time Wife Escapist” is a 2016 Japanese drama series that was directed by Fuminori Kaneko.

The Full-Time Wife Escapist

KBS01, KOCOWA

Maeng Gong Hee, a contract designer at Jayce Group, possesses a survival instinct inherited from her strong mother and former police officer father, making her a rare wild woman in modern society. After winning the Jayce Fashion contest, she finally joins the company of her dreams, and everything seems to be going well. However, her peaceful life is disrupted when her childhood friend Gu Dan Soo suddenly moves in as her rooftop neighbor. Dan Soo, who was born rich, had to hide away with his poor mother, whom his grandmother didn't see as a suitable daughter-in-law. He spent a happy childhood next door to Gong Hee but everything changed when his mother left him. His wandering life led him to be taken in by his grandmother, who subjected him to harsh training to prepare him as the heir of their wealthy family. Eventually, Dan Soo finds his way back to Gong Hee's rooftop room. Reunited as adults, can they tap into the warmth of their childhood memories to find happiness again?

My Merry Marriage

After serving the Jin family and Soonyang Group faithfully for years, Yoon Hyeon Woo (Song Joong Ki) is embroiled in their succession battle and tragically murdered as collateral damage. Miraculously, fate gives him a chance to exact his revenge when he finds he’s brought back in time inside the body of Jin Do Jun, the youngest grandson of Jin Yang Cheol (Lee Sung Min), the CEO of Soonyang Group. Using his new identity and knowledge of the future, Do Jun plots a hostile takeover of the Soonyang Group. Will Do Jun succeed in his revenge and find his murderer? Based on the webtoon of the same name by San Kyung, this 2022 South Korean drama series was directed by Jung Dae Yoon.

Reborn Rich

🥊Reborn to Avenge Team🎯

KBS02

Jun Hwi seems like a regular office worker. But the truth is, he's actually an undercover boss who is first in line to succeed the chairman. With his stylish and dashing good looks, many women show their interest in him. However, as a man who doesn't believe in marriage, he rejects them all. He is also a strict individualist who absolutely detests being on the giving or receiving end of loss. On the other hand, Cheong Ah is a bit pathetic, barely scraping by with part-time jobs while attempting to pass the civil service exams for the eighth year in a row. A real-life youthful romance begins when Cheong Ah, a girl who is loyal to a fault, meets Jun Hwi, a self-centered 'man of the times' who doesn't believe in marriage.

Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life

Tokyo MX

As a member of the editorial staff of Juice, a monthly manga for young women, Tokoro Madoka (Motokariya Yuika), or Koro to her friends, considers herself to be pretty successful in her career. But as experienced as she is in her professional life, she’s equally inexperienced when it comes to love.&nbsp;

Despite being in her thirties, Koro has never really had a chance to experience love; though that’s not to say she has no idea what love is. Having fallen in love with Hiraoka Naoya (Hiraoka Yuta), one of her company’s four most popular men, while watching him enjoy a meal, Koro would love the chance to take things from platonic co-worker to romantic partner. However, with no real dating experience, Koro has no idea where to start. Asking one of her colleagues for help, Koro is advised to learn more about Naoya by finding out what foods he most enjoys eating.

Taking this advice to heart, Koro begins to keep track of the meals Naoya enjoys so she can go out and try them herself. While eating the same food as Naoya doesn’t get Koro any closer to him in person, it does inspire her dreams. Unfortunately, a full belly and a head full of fantasies won’t get her any closer to the man of her dreams, will it?

A delightful little treat, “One-sided Love Gourmet Diary” is a 2020 Japanese romantic drama directed by Hirabayashi Katsutoshi.

One-sided Love Gourmet Diary

🍱Eat, Love, Watch 0.1💘

Troubled convict Yun Gyeo Re (Ji Chang Wook) is ordered to do community service at an end-of-life care facility for the terminally ill. He must work with the tireless Kang Tae Sik (Sung Dong Il), the leader of the facility’s volunteer team. Tae Sik has launched a unit called Team Genie, which seeks to make the final wishes of dying patients come true, no matter what they ask for. Gyeo Re also meets Seo Yeon Ju (Choi Sooyoung), a young nurse who tries to keep her patients physically active and full of cheer. Will working with Team Genie and Yeon Ju help turn Gyeo Re’s life around or is it already too late for him? This 2022 South Korean drama series was directed by Kim Yong Wan.

If You Wish Upon Me

🦋 Free as a butterfly Team 🦋

Ji Pei Zhen (Xu Fan) has devoted her life to her daughter Li Xiao Mei (Zhang Jing Yi) and husband Li Wen Fang (Xu Ya Jun), and her career as a teacher. However, Xiao Mei has long struggled under her mother's overbearing tendencies, fleeing their hometown of Qingdao to Beijing to pursue a career in TV production with limited success. After a last-minute change of plan, Xiao Mei returns to Qingdao to visit her family, but the family reunion quickly takes a turn when a CT scan reveals that Pei Zhen has an aggressive form of uterine cancer. With Pei Zhen's days numbered, can this family reconcile before it's too late? This 2021 Chinese film was directed by Zhao Tian Yu.

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