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Plot Summary:
Ji Seung Yeon fails her audition piece for an English music college by severely modernizing it, secretly returning home to South Korea in shame. Hiding out at her painfully shy friend's house, she joins him in auditioning to replace popular members of a boy band who are getting too old. Together, she and her friend make it through to a finalized group of eight competing for the few opening spots. No one but her friend and her uncle (director of the pop music company) and his assistant know she's a girl. The leader of the boy band, not in the know, starts questioning his orientation when finding himself progressively attracted to this "boy.".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, feel good, entertaining
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Fantasy Girlfriend (2015)
Plot Summary:
28-year-old Keisuke has never had a girlfriend but posts about life with his fantasy girlfriend, Haru, on social networks. Then one day, his “ideal girl” Haru appears and she somehow behaves in the way that he fantasises. Keisuke gradually experiences a taste of romance. But is this situation imaginary? Or a reality?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, light, feel good, humorous, romantic comedy
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Miss Rose (2012)
Plot Summary:
Luo Si Yi seeks out the obligatory services of Lily, a local fortune teller, but when she receives her fortune she’s unwilling to accept the mystical decree that she’s doomed to be a spinster for life. Si Yi wagers that she’ll get married within a year, and if she wins, Lily must pole dance at her wedding. But should Si Yi fail, she’ll truly make a fortune teller out of Lily: Si Yi will pay her one million dollars. Gussied up for the dating circuit, Si Yi soon finds she’s got a challenge in balancing romance with the demands of her boss Gao Cheng Kuan. Is Cheng Kuang just another cosmic obstacle for Si Yi to overcome, or a blessing in disguise?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, feel good, entertaining
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Eating Existence (2015)
Plot Summary:
Yoo Yang faces daily challenges working in customer service and tries to make it through each day without too many scars. She’s a part of the so-called Sampo Generation, a new generation of young professionals who eschews courtship, marriage and childbirth because of the tremendous social and economic pressures facing them. Yang instead takes great delight in food and loves to go around to find and eat great food. But when Yang meets the devilishly good-looking Park Byeong, who shares her attitude and also inexplicably finds her irresistible, will her attitudes about life and love change?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, feel good, entertaining
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My Shining Girl (2012)
Plot Summary:
The drama is about the events that happen in a broadcasting company. This drama also focus on the love triangel between the three main characters, Kang Min (Kim Hyung Joon), a top star in the Korean entertainment buisness who a is bit temperametal. No Yong Woo (Park Kwang Hyun), a well know producer. and Jun Ji Hyun (So E Hyun), a newly minted scriptwritter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing
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Because of You (2020)
Plot Summary:
Growing up in a large, wealthy family, the three Yuan brothers never wanted for anything. Despite the three of them being only half brothers, the trio was incredibly close, their familial bonds undeniably strong. Whatever the brothers faced, they always faced together. But as they grew older, they began to realize that some things they just couldn’t share, especially when it came to matters of the heart. Now older, Yuan Jun Cheng, Yuan Jun Dao, and Yuan Jun Ping have all felt the overwhelming tide of emotions that comes with love. But the journey has been anything but easy. Fighting against the sweeping tide of feelings that have continually beat against them, telling them things like “no,” “impossible,” and “cannot,” the three brothers must find a way to overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges, as they pursue that which the heart wants most of all—to be loved.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 14 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspense, suspenseful
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Line Romance (2014)
Plot Summary:
Min Ho, a music producer who is struggling to write a new song because of the lack of inspiration. He is told by his manger that he has to find love so he would have emotions to write a new melody. He then meets a Chinese tourist named Ling Ling. Min Ho is inspired by Ling Ling but due to their language barrier he decides to adds her as a friend onthe mobile messenger app LINE to communicate with one another.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 14 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing
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Shut Up Flower Boy Band (2012)
Plot Summary:
Shut Up Flower Boy Band is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Sung Joon, Jo Bo-ah, Kim Myung-soo, Jung Eui-chul, Lee Hyun-jae, Yoo Min-kyu, and Kim Min-suk. It is a coming-of-age story about a high school rock band dealing with friendship, rivalry, romance and their passion for music. It aired on tvN from January 30 to March 20, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 16 episodes. It is the second installment in cable channel tvN's new line of youth-targeted programming "Oh! Boy" Project, which features a line-up of handsome leading men. The previous series was Flower Boy Ramyun Shop. Yoo Min-kyu was cast after winning tvN's reality audition program Flower Boy Casting: Oh! Boy. Kim Myung-soo is from boy band Infinite, Lee Hyun-jae is from indie rock band Mate, and Kim Min-suk and Kim Ye-rim were contestants on reality talent show Superstar K3.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, realistic, sincere, emotional, anime, novela, crying
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Once Again (2020)
Plot Summary:
A turbulent divorce story of the Song family that ends in the discovery of romance and familial love. The Song family includes a frugal father, a cute but materialistic mother, and four adult children with their own quirks and family troubles.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: light, touching, suspense, suspenseful, dorama
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Professional Single (2020)
Plot Summary:
Single since birth, Yuan Qian and Qin Shen are two people who will probably end up being single for life because they want to. Set against the backdrop of an art school, the story follows students who overcome many difficulties to pursue their artistic ideals. Qin Shen is a student who dreams of becoming a sculptor. A freshman in their department, he is like a god-level existence in their school - cold, disciplined and a perfectionist. However, girls mean nothing to him and he finds dating to be a complete waste of time. Yuan Qian has the appearance of the cute girl next door but has a headstrong personality. She is eloquent and determined such that no one can stop her once she sets her mind to something. However, she has a tendency to pick at other people's shortcomings so much that no guy can impress her.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, touching, disturbing, tsundere
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The Best Future (2014)
Plot Summary:
Choi Go is a young aspiring idol working a part-time job, who can be a bit of a coward. Mi Rae, recently hired by a company in the talent development field. The two struggle attempting to start different careers, meet by chance and start to share the same house, but because of their different schedules (one works during day, the other during night), they communicate leaving messages on a board.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, dorama, touching, humorous, disturbing
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Sprout (2012)
Plot Summary:
Miku finds out that the most popular guy at school will be living under the same roof as her for the summer. Will a budding summer romance blossom?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing
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This Is Living (2014)
Plot Summary:
Woo Bin and Ji Hyo play best friends who move to Vietnam into a home filled with the coolest Samsung appliances. There is also a bit of drama in store for the friends when feelings and other people get involved.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, entertaining, disturbing
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My Little Princess (2016)
Plot Summary:
Should some places be off limits to the poor? The Si Ye Art Institute is an elite arts high school for the children of wealthy families whose students go on to attend the most exclusive universities. Jiang Yu Nian is one of the most popular boys at the school, but he is cold and emotionally distant after the death of his sister. The exclusive school and its privileged students are turned upside down when Lin Xing Chen, a talented art student from a poor background, is admitted. Xing Chen faces immediate bullying from the other rich students, but will Yu Nian try to protect the kindhearted new student?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, touching, suspenseful, dorama
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The Outstanding Woman (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young fashion magazine editor is a successful career woman who seems to have everything, but she must learn to balance her work, friends and love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, touching, feel good, dorama
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Game Development Girls (2016)
Plot Summary:
A drama based on a webtoon which depicts and builds a connection through the story of young women who work at a mobile game company.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Welcome (2020)
Plot Summary:
What if your cat was capable of turning into a charming boy? After taking time off, Sol Ah returns to school as she finds herself a place to live alone. Per her friend’s favor, Sol Ah takes in a cat named Hong Jo, and a story of the life of two housemates unfolds. However, Sol Ah is not aware that the cat, Hong Jo, has the ability to shapeshift into a human. Sol Ah’s friends start to notice weird things about Hong Jo whenever they run into his human form. Things are about to change around the peaceful single-resident complex, and Hong Jo finds it difficult just being a mere cat whenever Sol Ah is too busy with her life to pay attention to him. Will Sol Ah be able to recognize Hong Jo in his human form? Sol Ah and Hong Jo “Welcome!” you into their romance fantasy story.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing, dorama
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Love in the Time of Corona (2020)
Plot Summary:
A funny and hopeful look at the search for love, sex and connection during this time of social distancing.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 509
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining, social
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Be Arrogant (2014)
Plot Summary:
Hong Hara is a bright, energetic girl with a positive outlook on life. She is a sweet girl who believes that every time she falls in love, it would last forever. Hong Hara is in a relationship with No Cheol, a man no one cannot seem to resist, though he is not mature all the time. He is also the ex-boyfriend of Do Ra Hee, a girl who has spent the last ten years in the fashion business. After dating No Cheol for six years, she is now sick of men and her number one goal is to gain more money. Somehow Hong Hara ends up living and working with Do Ra Hee. The two women decide to launch their own online shopping mall. After struggling to make a living at the fast fashion mecca of Korea, Dongdaemun, they realize the potential in online shopping malls. However, the industry is filled with competitors, and the business partners soon learn about the challenges of running a small business.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, light, dorama, touching, humorous, romantic comedy
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The King of Dramas (2012)
Plot Summary:
A satirical dramedy about what goes on behind the scenes in making a TV drama.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: dorama, sentimental, feel good, humorous, entertaining, parody
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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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Love Actually (2017)
Plot Summary:
It’s a story about the eras of the 70s, 80s and 90s; about the rapid development of the great era of love and how to deal with the success and failure of life, self-growth and self-transformation. It’s a drama genre of modern day city life; about singles’ rigid pursuit of love; about the lives of a group of ordinary people. It avoids dramatic negative energy. Instead, it’ll bring forth positive energy to encourage men and women to move positively forward in life and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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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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One Summer Adventure (2015)
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, touching, disturbing
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Horimiya (2021)
Plot Summary:
Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to work, Hori has to look after her younger brother and do the housework, leaving no chance to socialize away from school. Meanwhile, Izumi Miyamura is seen as a brooding, glasses-wearing otaku. However, in reality, he is a gentle person inept at studying. Furthermore, he has nine piercings hidden behind his long hair and a tattoo along his back and left shoulder. By sheer chance, Hori and Miyamura cross paths outside of school—neither looking as the other expects. These seemingly polar opposites become friends, sharing with each other a side they have never shown to anyone else.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, light, touching, humorous
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Ma Boy (2012)
Plot Summary:
Jang Geu Rim (Kim So Hyun) is a student at an arts high school who dreams of becoming a pop singer. At school she gets a new roommate, Irene (Sun Woong) who’s actually a boy. Irene’s persona is a pretty Female CF star and his actual name is Hyun Woo.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, humorous, entertaining
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The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019)
Plot Summary:
Do Min-Ik works as a director of the mobile media 1 team at T&T. He is smart and excellent at his job. His secretary is Jung Gal-Hee. Do Min-Ik often does childish things like calling Jung Gal-Hee continually. Jung Gal-Hee carries out Do Min-Ik's orders without complaints. She looks soft, but she hides her tough side.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: dorama, feel good, funny, light, romantic, touching, captivating, sentimental, humorous, entertaining
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The Time We Were Not in Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jang Ha Na and Choi Won are incredibly close platonic friends: throughout 20 years, they've braved it all through thick and thin. As Ha Na's 30th birthday approaches, Won extols the virtues of aging as a man—like a wine—while explaining that women are like grapes that shrivel into raisins. Determined to prove him wrong, Ha Na strikes a bet on which of the two will marry before turning 35. Can these two friends make the ultimate leap?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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EXO Next Door (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ji Yeon-hee is an extremely shy, introverted 23-year-old girl with zero dating experience and a tendency to blush when talking to someone she likes. One day, four young men move into the house right next door to Yeon-hee's home, and to her surprise, they turn out to be Chanyeol, D.O, Baekhyun, and Sehun from her favorite boy band EXO, who are looking to lay low for a while. They hire her to clean their house part-time during the winter vacation and that's when Yeon-hee found out that Chanyeol was her long lost childhood friend and crush "Chan" and is the grandson of the house owner. As the story goes on, Yeon-hee soon becomes involved in a love triangle with Chanyeol and D.O.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: dorama, light, humorous, touching, feel good, romantic, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Lovers of Music (2014)
Plot Summary:
When she's not making ends meet, Choi Choon Hee hones her skills in trot music, an old-fashioned, but heartfelt genre. Her luck turns when she pairs up with Jang Joon Hyun, an arrogant songwriter who excels in pop hits, as well as Jo Geun Woo, a shrewd talent CEO. Choon Hee's star burns hot, but between work and love, can she overcome the haters and trot her way into success?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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So I Married an Anti-Fan (2021)
Plot Summary:
The romance between top star Hoo Joon and his anti-fan reporter Lee Geun-young who end up living together.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, dorama