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Plot Summary:
Ireland is a 2004 South Korean television series starring Lee Na-young, Kim Min-joon, Kim Min-jung and Hyun Bin. It aired on MBC from September 1 to October 21, 2004 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tear jerker, tearjerker
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Rescue: Pride of Orange (2009)
Plot Summary:
Kitajima Daichi has wanted to join the rescue squad and wear the same orange uniform ever since he was saved by them as a child. When the squad calls for young firefighters to join, he and some other men take the challenge to go through the tough training. Together, they live through hard times and joy as they save lives while living on the edge themselves.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags:
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The Brightest Star in the Sky (2019)
Plot Summary:
Star Entertainment is the top entertainment agency in China. It was set up by a couple, Cheng Tian Hao and Du Wan Qing, who eventually separated due to differing beliefs in managing the company. Yang Zhen Zhen is an aspiring young girl with a passion for music. She joined Starry Sky Entertainment and was assigned as Zheng Bo Xu's assistant. Bo Xu is a popular idol who is arrogant and unruly. With the help of Zhen Zhen, who helped him correct his flaws and unleash his potential, Bo Xu slowly transforms into a talented singer. In the process, Zhen Zhen also gains experience and becomes a capable idol manager. At the same time, Du Wan Qing is also grooming a singer, Yu Zi Rui, who shapes up to become Bo Xu's biggest competitor yet.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Back of Father (2014)
Plot Summary:
A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Next of Kin (2018)
Plot Summary:
Whip-smart general practitioner Dr. Mona Harcourt lives in London with her political lobbyist husband Guy and her family. When a bomb goes off in London on the same day that her brother, Dr. Kareem Shirani, is abducted in Pakistan, Mona's charmed life is shaken to its core.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Beautiful Secret (2015)
Plot Summary:
Twenty years ago, singer Wang Xuan spent all her savings trying to treat the illness of her daughter, but to no avail. In the end, she had to give her up for adoption, while hiding the truth from the world. Jiang Mei Li was adopted by Jiang Wei Guo and his wife, and suffers from amnesia after contracting a high fever. Unable to find her daughter, Wang Xuan decided to put all her love into her step daughter Xu Rou Lin. Twenty years later, Ruo Lin enters a singing competition to win back her ex-boyfriends, producer Guan Yi. While coming out to support her sister Jiang Mei Yan, Jiang Mei Li ends up being a competitor in the same competition. During the course of the competition, complicated relationships between love interests and family occur.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration:
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Lesson in Love (2022)
Plot Summary:
New female teacher became a target of a trouble making gifted student's bullying. But their confrontations soon developed a romantic undertone and they began to have a secret affair that played fast and loose with their feelings.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Dangerous Beauty (2012)
Plot Summary:
Muazzez (Gizem Karaca) is a beautiful and young girl who loses her father and becomes all alone in this world. After her father's death, she struggles with the difficulties in her life but she never loses her hope. She thinks that she does not have any relative, for this reason, she tries to stand on her own legs. However, she has an uncle whom she has never met. Her uncle has been angry at Muazzez's father for a very long time that's why, he has never seen Muazzez. When Muazzez loses her father, her uncle decides to look after her nephew and sends his older son Namik (Murat Han) to find her. Namik explains everything to Muazzez and bring her to Istanbul. Now, Muazzez has a new life in this beautiful city. She starts to live with her uncle, her cousin Sait (Mehmetcan Mincinozlu), Namik and his wife Sayeste (Seda Akman). Muazzez arrival to the house changes everything immediately. Both Namik and Sait develop a crush on her. Although Namik is married with Sayeste and even though he is older than Muazzez, he cannot stand for her beauty. On the other hand, Sait is a young and handsome boy who goes to university. He is a womanizer but he also cannot stand for Muazzez's beauty. At the beginning, Muazzez shows no interest in neither Sait nor Namik. She calls Namik as an older brother. However, as time passes, she also starts to develop a crush on Sait.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, captivating, disturbing, controversial
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My Fantastic Funeral (2015)
Plot Summary:
Though Mi Soo received treatment for her brain tumor three years ago, it’s back. Soon, she becomes a terminally ill patient. After her parents divorced, her mother remarried and her father passed away from a car accident. Her aunt raised her, but they’re on bad terms. She’s single and without any close friends, so there’s no one to arrange a funeral for her. Mi Soo decides to find someone who can make arrangements after her death. She runs into Dong Soo who becomes obsessed with her, constantly following her everywhere she goes like a stalker. Ten years ago, Dong Soo fell hard for Mi Soo but now has miraculously crossed paths with her again.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 5
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: rough, touching, serious, realistic
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New Life (2020)
Plot Summary:
Adam is an ex-special forces solider who is hired to work as a bodyguard for Yasmine,Tymor's wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Tres Milagros (2018)
Plot Summary:
The series follows the lives of three young people who end up joining their destinies thanks to a prophecy, the prophecy says: "The day that Milagros meets Milagros and Milagros, Milagros and the love of Milagros, They will die". On September 18, 1985 there is a birth of three girls who are baptized with the same name. Catemaco's jaguar manages to see the connection between the three girls. and to his own sorrow he anticipates a prophecy. What will make the three girls start their lives and both fall in love with the same man, but only one of them will die.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, telenovela
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Hwang Jin Yi (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story of Hwang Jin Yi, the famous 16th century Gisaeng. This story is about the life of Joseon-era dancer, musician and poet, Hwang Jin Yi, who seeks perfection in her art relentlessly and the hardship facing women due to their lowly social status. Hwang Jin Yi is the illegitimate child of a noble and Heon Keum, a noted musician gisaneg. The story centers on the four men in her life and her pursue in the art of dancing. Her first love with a nobleman's son Kim Eun Ho ends in tragedy. Her love affair with Kim Jung Han does not have a happy ending either. Byuk Kye Soo is the Emporer's relative who are obsessed with her and tried every trick but still could not have her. Finally there is her devoted bodyguard Yi Saeng who never deserted her in times of need. Meanwhile, there is Bu Yong who not only is Hwang Ji Yi's rival in dancing but also in love.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating
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An Istanbul Tale (2003)
Plot Summary:
The series is made into 71 episodes. It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. The story centers around two rich brothers Selim Arhan the elder and Demir Arhan the younger one. They are still living at home with their parents Omar Arhan and Baheye Arhan. They live in a large house and have a cook by the name of Suzanne and her husband the driver whose name is Jamal Kozan. They have three children; Cheche the eldest is 28, Esma the second daughter who is the star of the series and finally a son who is in his final year at school. Esma has loved Demir, the younger son, ever since she was a child but he never noticed her. She always followed his news in the magazines. One night she climbed a tree to watch the annual Spring party that his family was holding but her sister followed her and tried to force to come down from the tree resulting in her falling over the large cake and hurting her ankle. The next morning, Selim found her sitting in the garden of his house and discovered that her foot was hurting so he decided to take her to a doctor. Esma was going to audition that day for a dance but her father didn't know about it. She failed the audition because she couldn't dance well. One night Demir came home followed by one of his girlfriends who refused to leave and wanted to be invited inside. He told her that his girlfriend was there and so he couldn't receive her. To convince that girl to go away, he kissed Esma who was in standing there. She thought that such a kiss was a sign that he was beginning to notice her. One night Demir came home drunk and couldn't go to his room. Esma had a copy of the house keys and so went to him to help him to his room. She tired to help him out of his clothes when his mother came in and saw them together in bed. When Selim was told about that he thought that he could save matters by putting her name as one to the people who were going to do their training at Arhan indutries which happened to be the largest company in Turkey and where many people were always trying to get their training there to put it on their CVs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, touching, sweet
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A Taste of Honey (2011)
Plot Summary:
Naoko, who is a medical student falls in love for the first time for her uncle, Masato. She gets admitted into a prestigious medical school in Tokyo to get closer to him. There, she meets Aya, the daughter of the hospital's director and also a talented researcher at the school. Aya is also Masato's girlfriend. Aya feels insecure when Naoko meets Masato again.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Cinderella Man (2009)
Plot Summary:
When brash, street-smart orphan Oh Dae San, who makes his living copying designer fashions, and the apathetic grandson of the fashion empire Lee Joon Hee meet by chance one day, the two men realize that they look exactly alike and in that, they see a chance to set each other free.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Dark Fate (2003)
Plot Summary:
Mariana de la Noche is a Mexican telenovela from 2003. Written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Salvador Mejia, it starred Angélica Rivera, Jorge Salinas, Alejandra Barros and César Évora.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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The Bride with White Hair (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Bride with White Hair is a Chinese television series very loosely based on Liang Yusheng's novel Baifa Monü Zhuan. Except for some characters' names, the plot is almost completely unrelated to the original story. It was first aired on Hunan Satellite TV on 14 September 2012. Shooting started on 26 April 2012 in Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang. The series stars Nicky Wu, Ma Su, Louis Fan, Liu Sitong, Li Jie, Guo Zhenni, and Ye Zuxin.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Secrets of Life (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Secrets of Life centers the heartwarming, intense and a bit thrilling story of Kuzgun family whose happiness was wrecked when the secrets of family members comes out one after another. While the audience is captured by the heart breaking and passionate love story of Burak and Seher.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 348
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (2017)
Plot Summary:
An ordinary middle-aged woman has devoted her life to her family. She is diagnosed with terminal cancer and must prepare her goodbye to her family.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, tear jerker, tearjerker
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Sin tu mirada (2017)
Plot Summary:
A Mexican telenovela revolving around Marina, a blind woman who because of her disability has developed a great sensitivity.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Miss Mermaid (2002)
Plot Summary:
《인어 아가씨》는 MBC에서 2002년 6월 24일부터 2003년 6월 27일까지 246부작으로 방영되었던 드라마이다.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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What's Wrong, Poong-Sang (2019)
Plot Summary:
Poong Sang is a lonely, pitiful middle-aged man, who has never lived his life for himself. Up until now, he took care of his four younger siblings and supported them financially. Will he ever get to find happiness for himself?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, dorama
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Wounded Birds (2019)
Plot Summary:
A Story of a brother, sister and her love, protecting them from every evil. Every character have wounded feeling. How life give them suffering and the solution itself.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Triple (2009)
Plot Summary:
In pursuit of her dreams to become a figure skater, Ha-ru goes to Seoul where she is reunited with her stepbrother.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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Surgeon Bong Dal-hee (2007)
Plot Summary:
Surgeon Bong Dal-hee is a 2007 South Korean medical drama television series starring Lee Yo-won, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Min-joon and Oh Yoon-ah. It aired on SBS from January 17 to March 15, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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What Happened in Bali (2004)
Plot Summary:
Soo Jung grew up poorly with her brother, Jang Soo who’s a walking disaster, after losing both of her parents at a young age. Meanwhile, Jae Min is the son of a conglomerate family, but he’s always been afraid of living under his father’s shadow. He gets engaged to Young Joo, who’s also a daughter of a rich family like him.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, dorama
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Enemies from the Past (2017)
Plot Summary:
Go Ya supports her family by doing part-time work. Her father had an affair and left home 10 years ago. She is now looking for a regular full-time job. Ji Seok is a lawyer who specializes in divorces. He is skeptical about marriage, but after he meets Go Ya and gets close to her, they face a difficult situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, soap opera
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Mysterious Personal Shopper (2018)
Plot Summary:
Hong Se Yeon works as a personal shopper. She is outgoing and a positive person, but she is betrayed by people whom she loved. She begins to take revenge on those who betrayed her. Meanwhile, Eun Kyung Hye is the only child of a CEO. Her life looks perfect, but she has a fear that she will get abandoned. Because of her fear, she has an impulse control disorder and gets compulsive.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (2022)
Plot Summary:
After a whirlwind romance, Olivia finds herself as the mistress of the imposing Foxworth Hall, where she soon discovers that the fairy tale life she expected has quickly become a nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, period drama
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Golden Cross (2014)
Plot Summary:
If you have a chance to enter top 1% super class at a cost of others’ happiness, what would you do? Employee’s net incomes are getting lower and lower but their employer’s salaries increases every year. In the age of rough economy, we are forced to believe prospective economy in the future. Then one day, someone lures you for dirty money. Just by juggling with some figures, you can get a glamorous life from a great deal of money and promotion as well as fancy sports car and luxurious pent house. Will you take this Golden Cross card that will lead you to a totally new world? Everyone wants to live well. Who has never dreamed of this kind of desires? However, what if you need the sacrificial lambs for your desires? Here was a banker who never compromised with the dirty desires. But the price of having this principle was high. For rejecting a dangerous suggestion, he had to pay for it with his life. Here is a son of the dead banker, who jumps into the world of Korean top 1% super class with the purpose of taking revenge for his family’s death. However, before long, the son confronts the moment of the same kind of choice like his father. Between his mission to taking revenge and the desire for a glamorous life filled with the power and money, which one will he choose in the end?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Lies of Lies (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ji Eun-Soo is a daughter-in-law of a powerful chaebol family. She suddenly she becomes a murderer, who killed her husband. After she is released from prison, she tries to get her daughter back. She approaches Kang Ji-Min, who has adopted her daughter. He is a cool as ice reporter. Ji Eun-Soo pretends to fall in love with him and attempts to marry him to become the stepmother of her daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing