There are some dramas built around sibling angst. A sequence of life events drives close relatives apart: The siblings can be reunited as strangers, pitted against each other, discover they aren’t blood-related, or become rivals in love. The bonds of family are tested again and again. Is blood really thicker than water? How far would you go to protect your family? What causes loved ones to become estranged? These dramas inhabit heart wrenching, gray-area conflict. Enjoy!

Sibling Angst

Hunan TV

One hundred years after a great war between the Ice Tribe and the Fire Tribe, the only two remaining royal heirs of the Ice Tribe struggle for power. 

Prince Ka Suo (Feng Shao Feng) and his younger half-brother, Yong Kong Shi (Ma Tian Yu), are the only pureblood illusionists and royal heirs left in the Ice Tribe. Ka Suo reluctantly ascends to the throne to help rebuild the kingdom, but he wants nothing more than the freedom to be with his love, Li Luo (Victoria Song), who can never marry him despite rising to become a powerful sorceress because she was born a commoner. 

Kong Shi does everything in his power to take the throne away from Ka Suo, while Yan Da (Zhang Meng), the only daughter of the Fire Tribe royal family, is willing to give up everything for Kong Shi. 

When both Kong Shi and Li Luo suddenly go missing, can Ka Suo protect his kingdom alone when another war breaks out? 

“Ice Fantasy” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Ju Jue Liang. It is based on the novel City of Fantasy by Guo Jing Ming.

Ice Fantasy

Gone with the Shirt Team

A serial killer is on the loose, preying on women who share a similar appearance. Top detective Cha Ji An (Jang Na Ra) is dispatched to the case, but as she and her team investigate the latest crime scene, her childhood friend Lee Hyun (Seo In Guk), a criminal profiler, joins them. He received an anonymous email that he believes to be from the serial killer, containing clues that Lee Hyun believes may be linked to an escaped criminal “monster” from his childhood who killed his father and was responsible for the disappearance of his younger brother. Ji An is cautiously optimistic to see Lee Hyun again, as she had a crush on him when they were kids, but he doesn’t seem to remember her at all. Can they join forces to crack the case – and discover the truth about the dark secrets that still haunt Lee Hyun? This 2015 South Korean drama series was directed by No Sang Hun and Kim Jin Won.

Remember You

The Profilers

Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) hasn’t had the easiest life – although she’s a hardworking and dedicated student, she was forced to take an extended break from her studies to help alleviate her family’s financial situation. She appears to have a stroke of luck when she receives a scholarship for a year’s worth of college tuition, but it was meant for another student: upperclassman Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin), the heir to a family-owned multinational corporation. While he's athletic and attractive, he's secretly insecure and often vindictive towards those he dislikes. Yoo Jung often finds himself at odds with Hong Seol, but also seems to find her attractive. Things escalate when Yoo Jung’s estranged childhood friend In Ho (Seo Kang Joon) comes back to town – and also falls for Hong Seol. Will this love triangle make Hong Seol's college life hell, or will she find a genuine relationship? This 2016 Korean drama, based on the webtoon of the same name by Soonkki, was directed by Lee Yoon Jung.

Cheese In The Trap

I'm trapped

Today, modern people have even lost love for each other. We shout that the core value of the universe is love, and our life is all about a fight to find that love, but we hide from our closest friends and family like an actor. So we become the loneliest people in the world, dreaming of futile escape and wasting the precious gifts of life. Through the stories with mixed fates, we realize that true love and salvation of the soul are the restorations of humanism. As society rapidly advances, we have become psychological nomads. Where is our haven? This drama is about the restoration of humanism. Humanism and devotion between family members are what we need.

East of Eden

Dal Po's real name is Ha Myung. When he was about to drown at 14, Gong Pil saved and adopted him, giving him a new name. Gong Pil believes Dal Po is his son who was lost in the sea in the past. And Dal Po tries to erase his past to live as Gong Pil's son. He even pretends to be bad at his studies even though he is brilliant and intentionally wears shabby clothes to hide his good looks. He gives up going to college due to financial difficulty at home. Still, he succeeds in becoming a reporter with unique talents thanks to the intelligence and experience he acquired by driving a taxi. Meanwhile, he has a niece who is the same age as him. She has Pinocchio syndrome, so she can't choose a job that requires some amount of lying. She decides to be a reporter, whose job is to seek the truth at all times.

Pinocchio

The Can't Lie Team

MBC, KOCOWA

Woo Ri, an intelligent 9-year-old girl, never knew her father's name. She stands by her deaf mother's side with Young Gyu, a not-so-smart man who falls in love with her mother, and Ma Ru, his son. A man who hopes to inherit his grandfather's company running by his stepfather named Dong Joo meets Woo Ri years later. He teaches her how to play the piano. In a world of uncertainties, the two now learn to listen to each other's hearts while plotting revenge against Dong Joo's stepfather.

Listen to My Heart

In those days when leading a wealthy and prosperous life was all that mattered, Gangnam was the critical point where the power took the lead in the development. All kinds of people who dream of making a fortune and desire a new world gathered at Gangnam. There, machinations and veiled enmity were rampant, and everyone did whatever they could to achieve what they wanted. The success story of a man who continues to win his victory only with wisdom and courage in the weak-to-the-wall kind of society will give considerable comfort and joy.

Giant

Channel A

Pan Da Yang is a sweet and lovable as her name suggests, and she owns a small bakery called Panda Café. She hires a new pastry chef, Ko Seung Ji, whose name sounds like “hedgehog” and has a prickly personality to match. As the clashing duo churn out sweet desserts, they try to compete against a national franchise cake company that happens to be owned by Panda’s first love. Whose desserts will reign supreme?

“Panda and Hedgehog,” also known as “Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog,” is a 2012 South Korean drama series directed by Han Joon Young. It is the much-anticipated new series starring Donghae from the popular K-pop boy group Super Junior.

Panda and Hedgehog

The Panda Bears Team

Tencent

In a realm dominated by the formidable Wen clan, Wei Wu Xian (Xiao Zhan) forms an unexpected bond with the righteous Lan Wang Ji (Wang Yi Bo). Their discovery of the Wen clan chief's sinister plot leads them to challenge his schemes, but their efforts result in Wei Wu Xian’s mysterious disappearance, leaving their world in turmoil. Sixteen years later, Wei Wu Xian returns to a land plagued by mysterious murders and rekindles his alliance with Lan Wang Ji. Together, they must unravel the dark conspiracy behind the killings and confront the shadowy figure orchestrating the chaos. Can they solve the mystery and restore peace, or will the dangers of the past resurface to thwart their quest? This 2019 Chinese drama, based on the hit novel Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, was directed by Steve Cheng and Chan Ka Lam.

The Untamed

To outside observers, it looks like metal-worker Baek Hee Sung (Lee Joon Gi) and homicide detective Cha Ji Won (Moon Chae Won) have a perfect life: they’re happily married with a beautiful young daughter. But Hee Sung is hiding secrets from his family… and when Ji Won is dispatched to a puzzling and violent new case, she learns that her husband is somehow implicated. As she investigates, she begins to discover that the man she loves may not be who she thinks he is. Could he have taken on a secret identity? And if he is lying about his real identity, what other skeletons could be lurking in the family closet? This 2020 South Korean drama series was directed by Kim Cheol Kyu.

Flower of Evil

✨🌹The Flowers Team 🌹✨

Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho)’s wealthy parents have been grooming him to take over the lucrative family business, the Empire Group, since he was just a young boy. His jealous older half-brother Kim Won (Choi Jin Hyuk) – already a successful executive at the firm – is a constant thorn in Tan’s side. Tan, meanwhile, is engaged to an heiress, Rachel Ryu (Kim Ji Won), the scion of a powerful, hotel-owning family. But while he is studying in the United States, Tan meets and falls for Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), unaware that she is the daughter of his family’s housekeeper. As super-rich families hatch plans for their children’s future, could love put an end to their ambitious schemes? This 2013 South Korean drama series was directed by Kang Shin Hyo and Boo Sung Chul.

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