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 ⛈

Tving

Cast members from hit dramas like The Sound of Magic, Itaewon Class, and Love in the Moonlight—including Park Seo Joon, Park Bo Gum, Ji Chang Wook, and Kim Yoo Jung—head to the countryside for an unforgettable retreat. They’ll cook, compete in hilarious games, and run an outdoor pub, all while catching up and making new friends. Will they stick with old co-stars or forge fresh bonds? Tune in for laughter, surprises, and a peek into the real lives of your favorite stars! This 2022 Korean reality show was produced by Kim Seong Yoon.

Young Actors’ Retreat

Itaewon's Moonlight Magic

Kim Wook (Go Soo) is a smooth-talking conman who earns money by cheating unsuspecting folks out of their money.

But his life takes a turn when he tries to pull off his usual mischief in Duon Village. He soon comes to realize that things are going awry in this sleepy-looking rural hideaway – with the soul of dead people haunting the village.

He meets Jang Pan Seok (Heo Joon Ho), a shady character who ostensibly searches for missing people.

The two form an unlikely alliance – and decide to get to the heart of the mystery and the village’s dark secrets.

The men are joined on their quest by Lee Jong Ah (Ahn So Hee), a minor public officer by day, but a social activist with dazzling computer skills by night.

Also joining the adventure is Shin Joon Ho (Ha Jun), a policeman on a desperate mission to find his missing fiancée.

Does this motley crew have what it takes to discover the village’s secrets?

“Missing: The Other Side” is a 2020 South Korean drama series that was directed by Min Yeon Hong.

Missing: The Other Side

👻Spectral 🔎Searchers Team

Shi Qi (Ke Ying) is a talented and good-natured artist who, during one of her painting assignments, learns of an affair between the chancellor’s cruel and exploitative daughter, Shen Qin (Kay Song), and the ruler of the realm, King Ning (Wang Ze Xuan). Shen Qin, however, is engaged to marry the powerful general Xiao Han Sheng (Ryan Cheng). But when Shi Qi accidentally witnesses deadly and nefarious goings-on at the court, she finds herself drawn into trouble. Shen Qin devises a way to enlist a magician to swap her face with that of Shi Qi – so that she and the painter can “switch” identities.

As such, Shi Qi ends up “engaged” to Xiao Han Sheng, while Shen Qin takes up the painter’s identity. But the “real” Shi Qi has already crossed paths with Xiao Han Sheng many years ago – even though he has no idea who she truly “is” now. King Ning, meanwhile, is still keen to continue his relationship with the woman he believes to be Shen Qin. As the two women begin to live each others’ lives, though, both King Ning and Xiao Han Sheng begin to suspect that the women they are with have undergone enormous personality changes. Could something be amiss, they ask themselves. Will the truth come out? And will Shi Qi and Shen Qin ever regain their “true” faces?

“A Familiar Stranger” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Zeng Qing Jie.

A Familiar Stranger

Switched Identities 🔮✨

Lu Yue Er (Zheng He Hui Zi) is a 17-year-old girl who helps run a small business in a busy town. Despite the fact that her family is strict and hard on her, she is unfailingly hard-working, brave, warm, and optimistic. Hua Yi Nan (Huang Sheng Chi), meanwhile, is a handsome but outwardly rough and unsophisticated 20-year-old man who just happens to be the master of a large island. Due to a quirk in his family history, Hua Yi Nan learns that he must marry Lu Yue Er in order to ensure all goes well with his family.

He tries to win her over, using his awkward charms, which at first do very little for the streetwise and sophisticated Lu Yue Er. Eventually, she is left with no choice but to become his wife – but Hua Yi Nan finds it hard to win her heart. But as the duo starts to get one another better, they discover hidden depths to one another’s personalities. Attraction sparks – but what will happen when Lu Yue Er learns the real reason why Hua Yi Nan was so keen to marry her in the first place?

“Believe in Love” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Shen Jin Fei.

Believe in Love

the 👄 Sunset Kiss 💋 Team 

Sohu TV

In the peaceful Qingqiu Country of Jiangzhou, on the banks of Qingshan Lake, resides Su Xiao He (Tian Xi Wei). The bubbly proprietress of a local pet shop, Xiao He is as beloved by all as the adorable animals she works with. Perfectly content with her life, Xiao He has never been one to dream of far-off places or grand adventures so naturally, when she happens to come across a pretty blue stone one day, the possibility of it being anything other than a stone, never even crosses her mind. Little does she know that rock will soon change her life forever.

So much more than just a pretty rock, the Blue Soul Orb is a rare and unusual stone with the power to reach across space and time, when given the right circumstances. Now in Xiao He’s possession, this mysterious orb accidentally awakens the Meow Star Prince. Once a noble prince of the DW Galaxy, Mo Xiu Ran (Kevin Xiao) now finds himself acting as a major general in the Qingqiu army. With no idea where he is or how he got there, Xiu Ran has no choice but to ask Xiao He for help. Agreeing to help only after a contract is signed, the two embark on an unusual adventure, hoping to find a way to get Xiu Ran home.

Despite their differences, Xiao He and Xiu Ran find themselves drawing closer together, as they work to piece together the clues surrounding this mysterious puzzle. But what if what they set out to find has been right in front of them all along?

A light-hearted tale with a fantasy twist, “Be My Cat” is a 2021 historical romantic adventure drama directed by Qiang Wu.

Be My Cat

💋The Purrrrfect Team🐈

Youku

Liu Jin Feng (Jackie Li) has lived a rough life. She and her mother were abandoned by her father and she grew up in a small side alley in a busy city. She is streetwise, full of common sense, and tough, but lacks etiquette and is somewhat overweight. As such, she is the very antithesis of what most people at court would consider to be a good queen.

But a quirk of fate leads Liu Jin Feng to the Imperial palace, where she is instructed to marry the cold and distant King, Duan Yun Zhang (Li Hong Yi). Having not been brought up in the court, she has no idea about how to conduct herself around nobility. Her relatively uncouth manners and unconventional appearance doesn’t win her many friends among the women of the court. And her grand ambitions of reforming the palace also alienate many of the scheming men at court, who want to try to rule the country by stealth. But Liu Jin Feng is determined to make the marriage work – even if it means she must do her utmost to win the heart of her new husband!

“The Legendary Life of Queen Lau” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Xu Hui Kang.

The Legendary Life of Queen Lau

👑Wise Queens Team👑

Tencent

Zhang Ping (Song Wei Long) is an impoverished orphan who comes from a provincial part of the country. He has come to Beijing in an attempt to take the civil service entrance examination but must eke out a living by making noodles to sell on the street. While he is unsophisticated in his manners and is something of a dreamer, he is exceptionally perceptive – and also quite nosy. That means he is naturally gifted when it comes to solving puzzles and getting to the bottom of intrigues.

Meanwhile, Lan Jue (Jing Bo Ran) is a young, well-mannered minister, but hides a secret from his youth that he does not want to reveal to anyone. As Lan Jue is going about his business, trying to solve a case, his path crosses with that of Zhang Ping. Despite some misunderstandings, Zhang Ping manages to help Lan Jue solve the case – although the former also inadvertently learns the latter’s secret. But this incident turns into the beginning of a remarkable partnership. The two men develop a close bond – despite their very different backgrounds. And together, they resolve to solve all manner of mysteries – and rid the royal court of corruption!

This drama was based on a novel named “The Mystery of Zhang Guo” by Da Feng Gua Guo.

“A League of Nobleman” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Yang Fan and Jia Xiao Xiong.

A League of Nobleman

😈 Evil Dough Doll 😈

Dong Ting Yao (Dawn Chen) is the sole survivor of a massacre that wiped out her entire family. Before his passing, her father instructs her to seek refuge with her arranged fiancé, Fang Yu Ze (Vincent Wei). Before she can flee, Ting Yao is horrified to see soldiers led by Yu Ze’s uncle Fang Tian Yi (Dai Gao Zheng) enter her family home, making her believe the Fang family is responsible for the massacre. When she eventually escapes from Tian Yi's captivity, she discovers that her half-sister has taken her place as Yu Ze's fiancée. Determined to seek revenge and reclaim her position, she stays at the Fang residence as a maidservant, but finds Tian Yi thwarting her every plan and even trying to seduce her. Will Ting Yao’s quest for vengeance succeed, or will Tian Yi emerge victorious? This 2022 Chinese drama series was directed by Lin Qing.

Maid's Revenge

<3 Sweet Revenge Team <3

Shen Manning’s (Li Mo Zhi) world is turned upside down the day she’s kidnapped and brought face-to-face with her doppelganger, Zhuang Xinyan (Li Mo Zhi). Before they can explore their uncanny resemblance, Xinyan dies, leaving Manning to assume her identity as the fiancée of Yan Xingcheng’s (Fan Zhi Xin). Initially, Manning and Xingcheng despise each other, but their animosity gives way to intrigue when they uncover a shared connection to a 17-year-old mystery. As they team up to unravel the past, a fragile bond begins to form between them. But is it strong enough to withstand the secrets and danger that lie ahead? As mysterious as it is romantic, this 2023 Chinese series was directed by Chu De Jian.

My Lethal Man

How To Kill A CEO

A male chef who works at the South Korean presidential residence is transported from the present day to Korea’s past, where his soul ends up in the body of queen-to-be Kim So Yong (Shin Hae Sun) shortly before her marriage to King Cheol Jong (Kim Jung Hyun)! As Queen So Yong gets acquainted with her new life, she realizes that conspiracy is afoot in the kingdom, as the real Kim So Yong had an mysterious accident before the wedding and a scheming matriarch is trying to take advantage of King Cheol Jong’s kind nature, although he has secrets of his own. Can So Yong help right the wrongs going on in Joseon? This 2020 South Korean period drama series was directed by Yoon Sung Sik and Jang Yang Ho.

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