ENA: Brewing Love

Premieres 04 November. New episode every Monday and Tuesday

• Cast: Kim Se-jeong, Lee Jong-won
• Synopsis: Former special forces member turned liquor salesperson Chae Yong Ju is her company's top seller, known for her energetic personality and incredible strength, although she tends to put her own feelings aside to help others. However, when her company branch is at risk of closing down, Yong Ju is willing to do whatever it takes to keep it open. She decides to recruit Yun Min Ju, an up-and-coming brewmaster who makes incredible beer, but the task is harder than it looks: Min Ju lives a quiet, rural life, keeping to himself to avoid becoming overstimulated by others' emotions. Can these two opposites find a way to work together – and will learning how to let each other in lead them to love?
• Director: Park Seon Ho [Business Proposal]
• Teaser/Trailer: Main trailer
• Streaming: Viu, Rakuten Viki

KBS2: Face Me

Premieres 06 November. New episode every Wednesday and Thursday

• Cast: Lee Min-ki, Han Ji-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung
• Synopsis: Cha Jeong Woo is one of the best plastic surgeons in the country, possessing great anatomical knowledge and surgical skill. However, his bedside manner is sorely lacking, and he's known for his poor communication towards patients. His reputation comes crashing down when a suicide case was linked to his refusal of a patient's surgery. To rehabilitate his image, Jeong Woo starts working on a new group of patients – victims of violent crimes who need reconstructive surgery. In the process, Jeong Woo crosses paths with homicide detective Lee Min Hyeong, and while they initially butt heads, they begin to respect each other as Jeong Woo helps Min Hyeong solve crimes. However, during their investigations, an old mystery resurfaces: is there something more behind the incident that cost Jeong Woo's past lover her life?
• Director: Jo Rok Hwan
• Teaser/Trailer: Main trailer
• Streaming: Viki

Disney+: Gagnam B-side

Premieres 06 November. New episodes every Wednesday

• Cast: Ji Chang-wook, Jo Woo-jin, Ha Yoon-kyung, BIBI
• Synopsis: A city where days bustling with people and nights staggering under the twinkling lights coexist. A series of disappearances occur in the middle of Gangnam. Jae Hui, an employee at an entertainment establishment who holds crucial evidence, suddenly disappears, and Yun Gil Ho, a problem solver in the entertainment district, begins to search for her. Gil Ho is not the only one looking for Jae Hui. Detective Kang Dong U, who was demoted after exposing his colleagues' wrongdoings, is assigned to the investigation at the chief's request, and prosecutor Min Seo Jin, who is favored by the chief prosecutor, is also following the case. As club officials use every means necessary to track down Jae Hui, a series of disappearances intertwined with various desires expose the dark face of Gangnam.
• Director: Park Noo-ri
• Teaser/Trailer: Official Trailer
• Streaming: Disney+

Netflix: Mr Plankton

Releases 08 November, with all the episodes available upon release

• Cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Yoo-mi, Oh Jung-se
• Synopsis: A man plagued by misfortune and his ex, the unluckiest bride-to-be, are forced to accompany one another on the final journey of his life.
• Director: Hong Jong-chan
• Screenwriter: Jo Yong [It's Okay to Not be Okay]
• Teaser/Trailer: Main trailer
• Streaming: Netflix

SBS: The Fiery Priest 2

Premieres 08 November. New episode every Friday and Saturday

• Cast: Kim Nam-gil, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Honey, BIBI

• Synopsis: Kim Hae Il is a hot-tempered Catholic priest with a burning sense of justice. He heads to Busan to pursue a drug case which originated in Gudam-district, Seoul. Helping him in his pursuit are Prosecutor Park Kyung Sun, Detective Gu Dae Young from Gudam Police Station, and Detective Gu Ja Young from Busan.

• Director: Park Bo-ram

• Screenwriter: Park Jae-bum

• Teaser/Trailer: Main trailer

• Streaming: Disney+

Hello everyone! Have you been sleeping well or have you been up all night binging dramas?

Eun Sang's Sleepy Sunday Soliloquy (ESSSS) is a free for all thread, in which almost anything goes, don't diss The Heirs or break any of our other core rules. General discussion about anything and everything is allowed - including monologues!

Who is Eun Sang?! Good question. To the uninitiated among us who haven't watched the seminal masterpiece, The Heirs, she is r/KDRAMA's first lady, Kim Tan's main squeeze, Cha Eun Sang. She is a lady of few words, but many, many tears.

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• Drama: A Virtuous Business
  • Hangul: 정숙한 세일즈
  • Also known as: Quiet Sales, Silent Sales, Virtuous Sales, Jeongsughan Seiljeu
• Director: Jo Woong (Love All Play)
• Writer: Choi Bo Rim (My Roommate is a Gumiho, Touch Your Heart)
• Network: jTBC
• Episodes: 12
  • Duration: 1 hr. 30 mins.
• Air Date: Saturdays, Sundays @ 22:30 KST
  • Airing: Oct 12, 2024 - Nov 17, 2024
• Streaming Source(s): Netflix
• Starring:
  • Kim So-Yeon (Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938, The Penthouse: War in Life) as Han Jeong Suk
  • Yeon Woo-Jin (Daily Dose of Sunshine, Undercover) as Kim Do Hyeon
  • Kim Sung-Ryung (Love to Hate You, Are You Human Too?) as O Gyeom Hui
  • Kim Sun-Young (Crash Course in Romance, Crash Landing on You) as Seo Young Bok
  • Lee Se-Hee (Bad Prosecutor, Young Lady and Gentleman) as Lee Ju Ri
• Plot Synopsis: About the independence, growth, and friendship of the 'Bangpan Sisters', four women who started selling adult products door-to-door in a rural village in 1992, a time when “sex” was still taboo. It's a story of women who were ahead of their time when it was hard even to say the word 'sex', who somehow managed to bring a healthy dose of energy into the secretive world of couples and thrive on their own.
• Genre: Business, Comedy, Life
• Previous Discussions:
  • [Episodes 1 & 2]
  • [Episodes 3 & 4]
  • [Episodes 5 & 6]
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• Drama: Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born

  • Hangul: 정년이

• Network: tvN

• Premiere Date: October 12, 2024

• Airing Schedule: Saturdays & Sundays @ 9:20 PM KST

• Episodes: 12

• Director:  Jung Ji In (The Red Sleeve)

• Writer: Choi Hyo Bi (A Time Called You)

• Starring:

  • Kim Tae Ri (Mr. Sunshine, Twenty-Five Twenty-One) as Yoon Jeong Nyeon
  • Shin Ye Eun (Revenge Of Others, He Is Psychometric) as Heo Young Seo
  • Ra Mi Ran (The Good Bad Mother, Black Dog) as Kang So Bok
  • Jung Eun Chae (Anna, The King: Eternal Monarch) as Moon Ok Gyeong
  • Kim Yoon Hye (Vincenzo, Sh**ting Stars) as Seo Hye Rang

• Plot Synopsis: Jeong Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. But she has a lot to learn and a long way to go before becoming a lead actor. Will Jeong Nyeon achieve her dream of becoming a big star and getting rich? The story begins in 1956 (post-war Korea) in the southwestern port city of Mokpo.

• Streaming Sources: Disney+, Hulu

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• Previous Discussions: [Episodes 1 & 2] / [Episodes 3 & 4] / [Episodes 5 & 6]

Gather around everyone and let's talk about the things you spotted this week while watching dramas! This is the place to share if you spotted any of the following:

• Truck of Doom^TM and other tropes you love/hate

• Easter eggs and notable references to other dramas, artwork, poems, books, etc.

• Fun or interesting background details in a scene (e.g. in the set, props, clothing, background music, location, etc.)

• Ramyeon, soju, fried chicken, and other foods/drinks

• Puns, idioms, and other interesting tidbits about culture

• Subway, Samsung, Swarovski, and other PPL

• A Kim Tan Worthy Sweater^(TM) and more!

Share your love or frustration or rage or annoyance or amusement at seeing these things. You are not limited currently airing Kdramas or even Kdramas at all but please be mindful of spoilers.

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• Drama: Iron Family
  • Korean Title: 다리미 패밀리
  • Revised Romanization: Darimi Family
• Network: KBS2
• Premiere Date: September 28^(th), 2024
• Airing Schedule: Saturdays & Sundays
• Episodes: 36 (1 hr. 6 min.)
• Screenwriter: Seo Sook Hyang (Jealousy Incarnate)
• Director: Sung Joon Hae (Bravo My Life)
• Cast:
  • Kim Jung Hyun (Mr. Queen, Crash Landing on You) as Seo Gang Ju
  • Geum Sae Rok (The Fiery Priest, Youth of May) as Lee Da Rim
  • Choi Tae Joon (Suspicious Partner, So I Married an Anti-Fan) as Cha Tae Ung
  • Yang Hye Ji (Nevertheless, Live On) as Lee Cha Rim
• Streaming Sources: Viki, Kocowa, Viu
• Plot Synopsis: Da Rim is the youngest child of a family that runs a laundry shop. She has a vibrant character, but she was diagnosed with a rare eye disease at 14 years old that would slowly narrow her vision. Time goes by, and Da Rim slowly begins to lose her vision. She attempts to do everything she can before she can't see anymore, like reading all the books and movies in the world and even more. Right before Da Rim loses her sight completely, Gang Ju, a college alumnus and the son of a conglomerate family, shows up before her. Their relationship becomes twisted due to a careless slip of the tongue, and Gang Ju becomes a hated man due to an unexpected accident.

One day, her family learns that she can regain her vision with an expensive surgery they could never afford. However, her grandmother, An Gil Rye, finds something unfathomable in the hills while picking wild herbs. Could this be something that lets Da Rim see the world again?

• Previous Discussions: Episodes 1-8, Episode 9 & 10
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Welcome to our Spotlight On post series where you can share your picks of dramas that deserve the spotlight! Each Spotlight On post is focused on a genre or theme, as you can see in the post title. Based on this genre/theme, you are welcome to share your views about dramas you have watched that fit the topic of this post, which is:

Action

Dramas where the cast or main character is involved in a series of events that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats and frantic chases.

You are invited to share short (or long) reviews of dramas you have watched that fit the topic of this post and an explanation of why you think the drama deserves the spotlight, including whether you would recommend the drama or not.

Our suggested format/structure for comments is:

Drama Name

• Good Things: about the drama,

• Bad Things: about the drama

• Interesting Things: about the drama

• Spotlight On Because: explain why you think the drama deserves the spotlight, including whether you would recommend the drama or not.

We strongly encourage you to share your MDL profile so that others can compare their tastes with yours to get a better understanding of preferences and dislikes, which will help in understanding if the feedback provided is applicable for them.

Please remember that every individual watching goes in with their own life experiences and biases so not everyone will see the drama in the same light or enjoy it in the same way.

Just because someone did not enjoy a drama that you loved is not a slight against you as a person.

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Did you finally get the chance to see that one drama? Want to rant/rave about it? Do it here and see who else is late to the party like you!

This is our weekend check-in to talk about what you have been watching lately.

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• Drama: The Judge from Hell

  • Native Title: 지옥에서 온 판사
  • Also called: Judge from Hell, Jiokeseo On Pansa

• Network: SBS

• Premiere Date: September 21, 2024

• End Date: November 02, 2024

• Airing Schedule: Every Friday and Saturday

• Episodes: 14

• Duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes

• Streaming Sources: Disney+, Hulu

• Cast:

  • Park Shin Hye (The Heirs, Doctor Slump) as Kang Bit Na
  • Kim Jae Young (Love in Contract, Reflection of You) as Han Da On

Summary:

Kang Bit Na is an elite judge with a beautiful appearance, but she is a demon. Her mission as a demon is to kill evil people who lead other people to their deaths and don't reflect on their actions. She sends these people to Hell afterwards. One day, Kang Bit Na meets Han Da On. He has a friendly and gentle personality. As a detective, his mind is sharp and he has a keen sense of observation. But he carries pain inside that nobody knows about. After Kang Bit Na and Han Da On met with each other, their lives changed greatly.

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• Previous Discussions:
  • Episodes 1 & 2
  • Episodes 3 & 4
  • Episodes 5 & 6
  • Episodes 7 & 8
  • Episodes 9 & 10
  • Episodes 11 & 12

• Drama: Doubt
  • Korean Title: 이토록 친밀한 배신자
  • Also Known as:   The Intimate Traitor , Such a Close Traitor , The Close Traitor , Itorok Chinmilhan Baesinja
• Network: MBC
• Premiere Date: October 11th, 2024
• Airing Schedule: Fridays & Saturdays
• Episodes: 10 (70min each)
• Director: Song Yeon Hwa (The Red Sleeve)
• Cast: 
  • Han Seok Kyu (Dr. Romantic Seasons 1, 2 and 3) as Jang Tae Su
  • Chae Won Bin (Twenty-Twenty) as Jang Ha Bin
  • Oh Yeon Soo (Military Prosecutor Doberman) as Yun Ji Su
  • Han Ye Ri (My Unfamiliar Family) as Lee Eo Jin
• Streaming Source: Viki Netflix Kocowa
• Plot Synopsis: Jang Tae Su is a legendary criminal profiler in Korea. He was one of the first in his field and paved the way for criminal behavior analysts in the country. He has gained the absolute respect and trust within the police organization. At home, he is a single parent and raises his daughter by himself. Jang Tae Su works on a murder case and realizes that his daughter is involved in the case. The discovery shakes everything in his professional beliefs and his relationship with his daughter. To protect his daughter, Jang Tae Su struggles to reveal the truth.
• Previous Discussion: [Episodes 1 & 2] [Episodes 3 & 4] [Episode 5]
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Welcome to Make A Wish, our monthly post to share one's aspiration about dream or alternate casting, remakes, adaptations, and creative writing.

This is your chance to share who you want to see on screen and for what.

And also a great chance to exercise one's imagination sharing script ideas or your alteration of a kdrama. (You can cook up whatever you want, but please keep things PG!)

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Another Friday, another weekend -- welcome to the Weekend Wrap-Up! This is a free-for-all (FFA) discussion post in which almost anything goes, just remember to be kind to each other and don't break any of our core rules. Talk about your week, talk about your weekend, talk about your pet (remember the pet tax!). Of course, you can also talk about the dramas and shows you have been watching.

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• Drama: Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo
  • Korean Title: 태권도의 저주를 풀어줘
  • Also Known As: Uncovering the Curse of Taekwondo, Taegwondoui Jeojureur Pureojwo
• Network: Heavenly
• Premiere Date: October 17, 2024 
• Airing Schedule: Thursday
• Episodes: 8 @ 35 min 
• Streaming Sources: GagaOOlala, IQlyl
• Director: Hwang Da Seul (Where Your Eyes Linger, Blueming, To My Star)
• Starring: 
  • Kim Nu Rim
  • Lee Seon
• Plot Synopsis: High school student Do Hoe lives with his father who runs a Taekwondo gym in a rural area. He despises the violent and brutal atmosphere of his home. One day, his cheerful and bright peer Ju Young, who dreams of going to college with a Taekwondo major, comes from Seoul. With Ju Young's arrival, small and large joys begin to fill Do Hoe's previously dark life. However, the oppressive culture symbolized by his father ultimately twists their relationship, and after an unexpected incident forces them apart, they reunite ten years later. It warmly portrays the transformation of feelings that start with innocent excitement into a deep love that embraces and heals each other's wounds. 
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• Previous Discussions: 
  • [Episodes 1 & 2]
  • [Episodes 3 & 4]

• Drama: Eccentric Romance
  • Korean Title: 기이한 로맨스
  • Also Known As: Bizarre Romance , PT Is Love , Giihan Romaenseu , Pitwi (PT) Neun Sarang , 기이한로맨스 , 피튀(PT)는 사랑
• Network: Viki
• Premiere Date: October 10, 2024 
• Airing Schedule: Thursday
• Episodes: 12 @ 15 min 
• Streaming Sources: Viki, GagaOOlala
• Starring: 
  • Yoon Jun Won (Best Mistake)
  • Save Saisawat (Why You….Y Me?)
  • Lee Geon Woo (Love is Like a Cat)
  • Go Byung Wan
• Plot Synopsis: Jay, an international student from Thailand, comes to Korea to see his friend Seong Hun. The two enrolled in the same college class called "Health and Happiness" and need to submit a physical body assessment for their final project. While Seong Hun already works out regularly, Jay isn't in the greatest shape and struggles in the gym. Enter Jin Uk, a personal trainer who takes a special interest in Jay, much to Seong Hun’s displeasure. However, there's something strange about Jin Uk. Despite his kindness toward Jay, suspicions begin to rise that Jin Uk may be involved in a murder and missing person incident. Is there a happy ending in store for Jay and Seong Hun, or will Jay's budding relationship with Jin Uk cost him an unspeakable price? (Source: Viki) 
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  • [Episodes 1 & 2]
  • [Episodes 3 & 4]
  • [Episodes 5 & 6]

Grab yourself a knee rug and a mug of hot chocolate, it's time to reminisce those old time dramas from days gone by of pre-2019. Maybe you were around when they aired for the first time and want to take a trip down memory lane by watching them on the box. Maybe it's your first time through.

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• Drama: Dog Knows Everything
  • Korean Title: 개소리
  • Also Known as:  Nonsense , Who Knows Your Secret? , Dog Sound , Gaesori
• Network: KBS2
• Premiere Date: September 25th, 2024
• Airing Schedule: Wednesdays & Thursdays
• Episodes: 12 (60min each)
• Director: Kim Yoo Jin (Revenge of Others)
• Cast: 
  • Lee Soon Jae (Money Flower) as Lee Sun Jae
  • Kim Yong Gun (Ojakgyo Brothers) as Kim Yong Gun
  • Im Chae Moo (Tasty Life) as Im Chae Moo
  • Bae Jung Nam (Mr. Sunshine) as Sophie (voice)
• Streaming Source: Viki Kocowa
• Plot Synopsis: It follows a group of close friends in their seventies, still chasing their dreams and love lives to the fullest. Lee Sun Jae used to be a big star but now lives a simple life. Despite challenges, he handles neighborhood problems with humour and wisdom. Kim Yong Gun, another former star turned director, adds fun with his playful arguments. Lim Chae Mu, dreaming of YouTube fame after a career in lighting, completes the trio. Together, they show that friendship and adventure never get old and that age is just a number.
• Previous Discussion: [Episodes 1 & 2] [Episodes 3 & 4] [Episodes 5 & 6] [Episodes 7 & 8] [Episodes 9 & 10]
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• Drama: Seoul Busters
  • Korean Title: 강력하진 않지만 매력적인 강력반
  • Also Known As: Not Powerful, but Attractive Crime Squad; The Not Powerful but Attractive Violent Crimes Unit; Not Very Powerful, but Attractive; Gangryeokhajin Anhjiman Maeryeokjeokin Gangryeokban; Gangmaegang; 강매강
• Network: Disney+
• Premiere Date: Sep 11th, 2024
• Airing Schedule: 2 episodes every Wednesday @ 4PM KST; 4 episodes on Oct 30th
  • Airing Dates: Sep 11, 2024 - Oct 30, 2024
• Episodes: 20
• Streaming Source: Disney+, Hulu
• Screenwriter: Lee Young Chul (High Kick series, Hit the Top), Lee Kwang Jae (Potato Star 2013QR3)
• Director: Ahn Jong Yeon (Racket Boys – co-director)
• Cast:
  • Kim Dong Wook (Delightfully Deceitful) as Dongbang Yu Bin
  • Park Ji Hwan (Queen Woo) as Mu Jung Ryuk
  • Seo Hyun Woo (Uncle Samsik) as Jung Jung Hwan
  • Park Se Wan (Doona!) as Seo Min Seo
  • Lee Seung Woo (Vigilante) as Jang Tan Sik
• Genres: Mystery, Comedy, Drama
• Plot Synopsis:
  • A comedy crime investigation drama depicting the story of the nation's lowest-ranking homicide squad and the best elite homicide squad leader meeting to become the strongest team. Dongbang Yu Bin is the tall, intelligent and athletic head of Songwon Police Station’s homicide squad. He was offered a permanent professorship at a famous overseas university, but he suddenly came to Korea and volunteered to become the head of the Songwon Police Station’s homicide squad Unit 2, which ranked last in the country in terms of arrest rate.
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• Previous Discussions: [Episodes 1-4] / [Episodes 5 & 6] / [Episodes 7 & 8] / [Episodes 9 & 10] / [Episodes 11 & 12] / [Episodes 13 & 14] / [Episodes 15 & 16]

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• Drama: Family by Choice
  • Revised Romanization: Jolibsik Gajok
  • Hangul: 조립식 가족
• Director: Kim Seung Ho (Joseon Attorney: A Morality)
• Writer: Hong Si Young
• Network: JTBC
• Episodes: 16
• Airing Schedule: Wednesdays @ 8:50PM (KST)
  • Airing Date: Oct 9, 2024 - Nov 27, 2024
• Streaming Sources: Viki, Viu
• Starring:
  • Hwang In Yeob as Kim San Ha
  • Jung Chae Yeon as Yun Ju Won
  • Bae Hyeon Seong as Kang Hae Jun
• Plot Synopsis: Despite not being biologically related, Kim San Ha, Yun Ju Won, and Kang Hae Jun share a close bond with each other. The trio spent their adolescence raised by Ju Won's father Jeong Jae and San Ha's father Dae Uk, who did their best to give them a happy childhood as they healed from past trauma. Upon reaching adulthood, however, San Ha and Hae Jun sought out their biological families, leaving Ju Won behind. Ten years later, the five members of their found family reunite, but things aren't the same as they used to be. Ju Won holds some resentment after feeling abandoned by San Ha and Hae Jun, while the two boys are struggling with new romantic feelings for Ju Won and their own familial issues. Can these chosen siblings work out their feelings with each other, and will romance form between them?
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• Previous Discussions
  • [Episodes 1 & 2]
  • [Episodes 3 & 4]
  • [Episodes 5 & 6]