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Suspicious Partner

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This is a multi-star drama with Noh Ji-Uk and Eun Bong-hee being the main lead pair supported by JI Eun-hyuk, Cha Yoo-Jung, Mr. Bang and Mr. Byun Young-hee. Bong-hee is a junior lawyer and while traveling in metro mistakes Ji-uk as a pervert. On the same day she is dumped by her boyfriend. She gets job as a junior lawyer in Prosecutor's officer and starts working with Noh Ji-Uk. On one of the summer nights her ex-boyfriend gets murdered in her apartment and Bong-hee is arrested as a suspect.  The drama combines romance, legal elements, and crime, following the complicated relationship between prosecutor Noh Ji-wook and trainee lawyer Eun Bong-hee. The premise is engaging, especially in the early episodes, which balance humor and mystery effectively. The drama also explores themes of trust, justice, and personal trauma, which adds emotional depth. The chemistry among main leads is pleasant and helps sustain interest even when the story slows down. Suspicious Partner stru...
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Crash Landing on You

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This is one of thw most popular K-dramas. Almost everyone who starts watching K-dramas watches this one. This is a romantic story between a South Korean rich business woman and a North Korean soldier.  Yoon Se-ri is feom a rich business family. But many times rich families are not happy families. Se-ri is an illegitimate child but adopted in the household by her father. Her step mother is not very happy to see her as Se-ri reminds her of her husband's infidelity. Se-ri has 2 step brothers. They are incompetent, manipulative and are jealous of Se-ri as she is very capable, efficient and even built her own fashion company. Their jealousy reached its peak when their father declared Se-ri as the successor of the Yoon group.  Captain Ri Jeong-hyeok is deployed in DMZ in North Korea. Though he never revealed his identity, he is a son of Director of General Political Bureau (very high ranking person in North Korea). He is a well accomplished Pianist. He has chosen to join...
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Genie, Make a Wish

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There is a emotionless girl Ka-young. There is a lamp and yes, there is a Genie! The result is highly entertaining Romantic Comedy.  Ka-young was abandoned by her family and was left with her grandmother. Her mother used to send money annually for expenses. She was brought up by her grandmother and her friends. Ka-young could not feel any emotions. She had only one friend Choi Mi-ji. Ka-young was a very clever girl. She had graduated from prestigious Seoul National University and has opened a garage. She also earned a lot by investing in stock market. Ka-young is a girl of routine. She goes for scuba diving on particular days of the month, she goes for hiking on designated days, she visits a particular restaurant and eats gamja tang every week. She keeps her word no matter what.  During her trip to Dubai, she finds a magical lamp and becomes a master of a genie who is residing in a magical lamp. Iblis, the genie has been imprisoned in the lamp by the almighty for m...
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Two Fathers

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When I read the name "Two Fathers" I was wondering if this story is about a gay couple. But far from it, it had no LGBTQ angle and it turned out to be nice, warm family drama.  This Taiwanese drama opens with 2 gentlemen - Wen Zhen-Hua and Tang Hsiang-Hsi getting a phone call from hospital to find that a newly born girl was left behind with a letter asking them to take care of the girl. The letter was addressed to both of them by Wen Wen (mother of newly born girl). She was not sure about who the girl's father was and left the girl behind to follow her dream. They decide to take paternity test.   Next we see both Zhen-Hua and Hsiang-Hsi after 7 years, taking care of their daughter Wen-di. So Wen-di is brought up in an  unconventional family of 2 fathers: one Papa and other Daddy. Wen Zhen-Hua is a florist and quiet by nature. Tang Hsiang-Hsi is a successful attorney and quite impulsive by nature. Zhen-Hua is meticulous and disciplined whereas Hsiang-Hsi i...
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The Art of Sarah

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The poster of The Art of Sarah was quite mysterious and it made me very curious. Normally romance is the heart of most of the Korean dramas. This mysterious and serious poster awakened my curiosity and here I am with the review.  The Art of Sarah is a character-driven K-drama that focuses on ambition, creativity, and the emotional cost of success. The story follows Sarah Kim, a talented but complex protagonist navigating the competitive world of art while dealing with personal struggles and complicated relationships. The series attempts to blend romance, professional rivalry, and introspective themes into a layered narrative. This is also a murder mystery. The drama opens with the celebrations for well renowned luxury brand "Boudoir". In the next scene a girl discovers a dead body in the gutter with a costly Birkin bag. It was a dead body of a woman with a curious tattoo inked just above the ankle. The police officer Park Mu-gyeong reached the crime scene and the ...
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The Girl Who Sees Scents

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A serial killer is roaming free in the society leaving a barcode on the hands of the victim... sole witness is alive but has lost memory Baffled Police department... A girl who can see scents and a daring police officer... dangerous chase... and finally they lived happily ever after... That's the show in a nutshell.   Choi Eun-seol was a happy and bubbly kid. One day she found dead bodies of her parents after coming home. The murderer was in the house and tried to kill her as well. But she managed to escape from his clutches and met with an accident. Police take her to the hospital. At the same time injured students from a school bus accident were also brought to the hospital. A girl with the same name was murdered in the hospital. Now orphaned Choi Eun-seol is adopted by Lieutenant Oh Jae-pyo and living her life as Oh Cho-rim without having any inkling of her horrendous past. When she wakes up from coma, she develops a special ability of seeing scents. Each scent jas a...
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Can This Love be Translated?

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Can This Love Be translated is a warm drama which depicts emotions are universal and are beyond language barriers. One can feel and understand these emotions evenif he doesn't understand actual words spoken.  This is a romantic drama and has a great cinematography. It covers exotic locations in South Korea, Canada, Italy and Japan and is a feast to eyes.  Cha Moo-hee met Joo Ho-jin for the first time in Japan when she was a struggling actress. Joo Ho-jin is an interpreter and knows many foreign languages. Though he is very proficient in languages, he is little dense when it comes to language of love.  After their first meeting in Japan, they met after few years. By that time Cha Moo-hee had become famous across the globe due to her role as Do Ra Mi in a zombie movie. Due to this, she was offered romantic reality dating show with Japanese romance king Hiro Kurusawa. Joo Ho-jin joins the show as an interpreter.  And the journey began on reality show as well...
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