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Plot Summary:
Xie Xiang disguises herself as a man in order to attend military school, where she and her classmates become embroiled in a series of tale-worthy events. After an academic career that wins her classmates’ and instructors’ respect, Xie sets out for China’s northeast to battle with Japanese forces that have rallied under a newly returned Chamber of Commerce president. As conspiracies and traps mount against her side, Xie will have to prove her valor in battle at last.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 781
Genere: Action, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, dorama, romantic, sweet, romantic drama
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Find Yourself (2020)
Plot Summary:
A determined entrepreneur navigates a love triangle between a young charmer and an older executive, leading her down an unconventional path to love.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 349
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, feel good, semi serious, dorama, scenic
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Great Men Academy (2019)
Plot Summary:
Love has always been a fan of the popular guy Vier of the famous Great Men Academy but has never had the chance to meet him. One day she sees the mystical unicorn rumored to fullfil wishes and wishes for her love for Vier to get a chance. Unfortunately the unicorn interpreted her wishes in a different way and Love wakes up to find herself as a guy?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, touching
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Go Princess Go (2015)
Plot Summary:
Zhang Peng is a playboy who hits his head as he falls into a pool when he's trying to run away from an ex-girlfriend. He wakes up to find that he's traveled a thousand years into the past but that's not even the biggest problem, he woke up as the crown princess, Zhang Peng Peng, of the dynasty. Hilarity ensues as Peng weighs between trying to get back to his time and leveraging his new female identity to seduce all the concubines and women he can. Did I forget to mention the hot crown prince and his equally handsome brother the 9th prince, who eventually fall in love with her.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, visually appealing, slapstick comedy, parody, costume drama
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7th Grade Civil Servant (2013)
Plot Summary:
Love and espionage collide in this drama of the National Intelligence Service’s rookie agents. Han Gil Ro realizes his dream of becoming an international man of mystery, after a childhood spent pouring over James Bond films. Kim Seo Won spices things up as a goofy, yet determined agent, but it's not all 007 glamor. Both Gil Ro and Seo Won must learn what it takes to uphold their sworn duty, even at the sacrifice of their happiness - and lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Action, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, romantic, touching, emotional
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General and I (2017)
Plot Summary:
Brilliant strategist Bai Ping Ting and prince-general Chu Bei Jie of rival kingdoms find themselves torn between loyalty to the country and their passionate love for each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, uplifting, touching, sweet, costume drama, soap opera
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Well-Intended Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
In order to receive a bone marrow transplant quicker and be able to continue her career as an actress, Xia Lin enters into a secret marriage with Ling Yi Zhou, the CEO of a company. Despite the conspiracies and misunderstandings they encounter, the two find true love.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, sweet, dorama, captivating, romantic drama, romantic, melancholic, entertaining
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Rookie Agent Rouge (2016)
Plot Summary:
Can a young woman prove her loyalty to her country and her family? Lan Yan Zhi is a privileged banker’s daughter in Shanghai and a student activist who mistakenly comes into possession of a letter from the Japanese Army in 1937. She gets misunderstood for a spy by her crush, Zhou Yu Hao, an upstanding officer in the Chinese Army. To prove her innocence, Yan Zhi agrees to infiltrate the home of her best friend, Feng Man Na, and help Yu Hao track down a mysterious “Mister Traitor.” But what will Yan Zhi do when the search leads to a member of her own family?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Action, History
Country: China
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, exciting, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative, costume drama
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The Scholar Who Walks the Night (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Jo Yang Sun is driven out of house and home after her father is framed for a crime, she is forced to crossdress in order to make ends meet as a bookseller, where she meets Kim Sung Yeol, a handsome, but mysterious scholar who is actually a vampire. Meanwhile, an evil presence at the royal palace stops at nothing to keep the Crown Prince from claiming his rightful throne.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: dorama, sageuk, captivating, exciting, tense, sincere
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The Tale of Nokdu (2019)
Plot Summary:
While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: dorama, romantic, exciting, sweet, epic, romantic comedy, historical romance, period drama
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Sword Dynasty (2019)
Plot Summary:
A story revolving around a young man with a seemingly ordinary background who dreams everyday of overthrowing the ruling regine and assassinating the King who stands at the epitome of power. It was a period of chaos and instability as wars range the land. Through the alliance held once every seven years, the Wu State returns to a position of power which leaves the three states Ye, Qing and Su at a dangerous disadvantage. Ding Ning is a young man afflicted with a chronic illness, yet he moves into action to shake the invincible Wu State and shocks the world of jianghu with his extraordinary feats to achieve immortal cultivation.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: dorama, captivating, disturbing, visually appealing, xianxia
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Iljimae (2008)
Plot Summary:
Iljimae is a 2008 South Korean historical action television drama series, starring Lee Joon-gi in the title role of Iljimae, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Young-ah and Park Si-hoo. It is loosely based on a comic strip Iljimae, published between 1975 and 1977, by Ko Woo-yung that was based on a Chinese folklore from the Ming dynasty about a masked Robin Hood-esque character during the Joseon era. It was directed by Lee Yong-suk and produced by Chorokbaem Media. It aired on Seoul Broadcasting System from May 21 to July 24, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, touching, captivating, suspenseful, sageuk, anime, historical drama, period drama
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The Great Seer (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Great Seer is a 2012 South Korean historical television series, starring Ji Sung, Ji Jin-hee, Song Chang-eui, Kim So-yeon and Lee Yoon-ji. Set during the turbulent decline of Goryeo, it is about practicers of divination and the power that they hold over the fate of the country. It aired on SBS from October 10, 2012 to February 7, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 35 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Action, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, touching, family saga, crying
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Overlord (2020)
Plot Summary:
During the late Tang Dynasty, the lives of people from different social classes never intersected, despite the fact that they lived side-by-side. With his keen sense and a thriving silk trade, Li Qing Liu had worked hard to become one of the most prominent leaders of the upper elite. At the same time, Long Ao Yi was using her quick wit and tenacity to climb her way through the ranks of the Longzhu Clan. Though living entirely different lives, Qing Liu and Ao Yi had both made a name for themselves as two of the strongest leaders of their respective classes.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, emotional, talky
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Bridal Mask (2012)
Plot Summary:
Bridal Mask is a 2012 KBS2 period drama based on the popular Korean manhwa by Huh Young-man. The setting takes place in Seoul, Korea during the 1930s Japanese colonial era. The plot of the TV drama is slightly modified from the original graphic novel. The story follows a man named Lee Kang-to, a Korean police officer commissioned by the Japanese Police to betray his own country and aid the Japanese in the annihilation of the Korean rebellion. During his mission, he encounters a notorious masked man who dons a traditional Korean bridal mask to fight for Korea's independence by assassinating Japanese key officers. As the detective's hunt for "Gaksital" unravels, his eyes are slowly opened to the treacherous deeds he has committed towards his own countrymen. It stars Joo Won and Jin Se-yeon as the leads and with Shin Hyun-joon as the notorious masked hero of the Korean rebellion and brother to the main character.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 712
Genere: Action, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dorama, exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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Sweet Tai Chi (2020)
Plot Summary:
Feng Piaopiao seems ladylike enough to the rest of the world – artistic, well-read, musically-inclined, and always carrying a book with her. But between the tomes are hidden manhua, and all her paintings and calligraphy are actually by her grandfather. When she accidentally saves a classmate Wei Chu with Tai chi learned from her grandfather, she realizes that her skills are far more advanced than she had thought. From then on, her life becomes entangled with that of Wei Chu and Tai chi. Yet because her grandfather once betrayed his Tai-chi clan, she must constantly chose whether to use her skills to save lives at the risk of their identity be revealed. Soon, she learns that Wei Chu has a secret of his own – he is the heir to the same Tai chi clan that her grandfather once betrayed. Will he find out her secret first before she figures out how to clear her grandfather’s name?.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Action, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, atmospheric, sweet
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The Legends (2019)
Plot Summary:
While attempting to take her predecessor’s Wanjun Sword, Lu Zhao Yao is ambushed by the ten immortal sects and mistakenly believes Li Chen Lan is related to the incident after he is revealed to be the previous cult leader’s son. Five years later, Li Chen Lan has taken over the position of cult leader, and Zhao Yao decides to exact revenge with the help of cultivator Qin Zhi Yan, though slowly falls in love with him instead.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: dorama, scenic, stylized, intense, xianxia
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Click your Heart (2016)
Plot Summary:
Starring AOA's Min Ah as an endearing outcast who turns the heads of Da Won, Ro Woon, Cha Ni and Ju Ho, this interactive choose-your-own-adventure series unites AOA and Neoz trainees in a sweet string of high school romances.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: dorama, sincere, romantic, touching, interactive
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Ashes of Love (2018)
Plot Summary:
Jin Mi is the daughter of a flower deity who is fed a pill that prevents her from feeling or expressing romantic love. She gets tangled in a love triangle with Heavenly Prince Xu Feng and the ambitious Night Deity Run Yu.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: scenic, exciting, stylized, xianxia, tear jerker, intense, sweet, tearjerker
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The Wolf (2020)
Plot Summary:
Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Wen usurped the throne and established the Liang Kingdom. A boy from the wild accidentally falls off a cliff while being pursued for saving wolf pups. He is rescued by Zhu Wen who adopts him as a son, and is renamed Zhu Youwen. Ten years later, the young boy has been conferred the title Prince of Bo and he meets and falls in love with Zhaixing, the daughter of a governor. Zhaixing discovers that Zhu Youwen is kind and righteous in spite of his status and the two become embroiled in a struggle for power.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, captivating, political, suspenseful
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The Empress Ki (2013)
Plot Summary:
The story of the woman that would become Empress Ki, and her struggles as she worked her way through war, political conspiracies, and the imperial palace to become Empress of China. This Korean Drama re-imagines the historical figure as a fierce, independent woman who goes to extreme lengths to protect those she loves.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: suspenseful, romantic, harsh, multicultural, semi serious, captivating, epic, sageuk, political, costume drama
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You Are Beautiful (2009)
Plot Summary:
You're Beautiful is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy television drama series, starring Park Shin-hye, Jang Keun-suk, Lee Hong-ki of F.T. Island and Jung Yong-hwa of CN Blue. It is about a fictional boy band A.N.Jell and the relationship between its members when a female, posing as her twin brother, joins the group. It aired on Seoul Broadcasting System from October 7 to November 26, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The series has been posted on SBS's YouTube channel. A Japanese remake of this drama was released in Japan in July 2011 as Ikemen desu ne, and included a cameo appearance by Jang in Episode 8 as his Japanese counterpart, Gunsoku. A Taiwanese remake, Fabulous Boys, was broadcast in 2013, which includes a cameo appearance by Park Shin-hye.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, dorama, humorous, novela, semi serious, romantic drama, realistic
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Descendants of the Sun (2016)
Plot Summary:
A drama about the love of people who get closer as they learn to be considerate of each other in desperate times and sacrifices made by people who throw themselves into natural disasters.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, scenic, light, humorous, dorama, feel good, romantic drama, exciting, multicultural
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My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018)
Plot Summary:
This romantic comedy chronicles the life of Mirae, who has always believed that her life would be better if she were born more beautiful. After she goes under the knife, she comes out looking like the beautiful woman she has always dreamed of becoming. She feels ready to take on the world for the first time, and she falls madly in love with Seok, the perfect man. Except Seok hates people who get plastic surgery.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dorama, exciting, romantic, romantic drama, psychological, romantic comedy, light, not serious, uplifting
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To the Beautiful You (2012)
Plot Summary:
To The Beautiful You is a 2012 South Korean television drama series starring f(x)'s Sulli, Shinee's Minho, and Lee Hyun-woo. It aired on SBS from August 15 to October 4, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. It is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, written by Hisaya Nakajo. The Korean series is the fourth television adaptation of the manga following the Taiwanese Hanazakarino Kimitachihe in 2006, the Japanese Hanazakari no Kimitachi e in 2007 and its remake Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: romantic, dorama, romantic comedy, sentimental, touching, twist ending
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The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (2007)
Plot Summary:
Han-gyeol is a smart young man who hates to be tied down to one career in his life. Abhorring the idea of joining the family business, he is ordered by his grandmother to manage a cafe. Unable to disobey his grandmother, he reluctantly takes over the responsibility of running a cafe and begins to immerse himself in the gourmet coffee business. One day, he meets Eun-chan, whom he mistakes as a boy, and learns the meaning of true love.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: romantic, dorama, feel good, inspirational, touching, captivating, entertaining, emotional, novela, romantic drama
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The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022)
Plot Summary:
Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen. Relationships will be tested, painful truths will be revealed, and Belly will be forever changed. It’s a summer of first love, first heartbreak and growing up — it's the summer she turns pretty.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, romantic, entertaining, disturbing, psychological
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My Country: The New Age (2019)
Plot Summary:
Set during the turbulent time of the fall of Goryeo and the founding of Joseon, two former friends face-off against one another over a woman and the future shape of the nation.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, sincere, disturbing, sad, sageuk, historical drama
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Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sungkyunkwan Scandal is a 2010 South Korean fusion historical drama about a girl who disguises herself as a boy while attending Sungkyunkwan, the Joseon Dynasty's highest educational institute, where no women were allowed. Directed by Kim Won-seok and written by Kim Tae-hee based on Jung Eun-gwol's bestselling 2007 novel The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars, it stars Park Min-young, Park Yuchun, Yoo Ah-in, and Song Joong-ki. It aired on KBS2 from August 30 to November 2, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, exciting, humorous, inspirational, dorama, sageuk, romantic comedy
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Mr. Sunshine (2018)
Plot Summary:
Based in Shinmiyangyo, or the U.S. expedition to Korea in the late 19th century, Mr. Sunshine tells the story of a Korean boy born into a family of a house servant running away to board an American warship, later to return to his homeland as a U.S. marine officer. He ironically falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter and discovers the dark scheme to colonize the country that he once ran away from.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: dorama, sentimental, captivating, sad, factual, romantic, gothic, epic, period piece
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True Beauty (2020)
Plot Summary:
Lim Ju-kyung is a high school student. Since she was little, she has had a complex about her appearance. To hide her bare face, Ju-kyung always wears make-up. Her excellent make-up skills make her pretty and she hides her bare face in front of others. She gets involved with 2 men; Lee Su-ho and Han Seo-jun.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dorama, touching, sincere, romantic, sentimental