Korean Remakes of Japanese Dramas/Mangas
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- StarsKu Hye-SunLee Min-hoKim Hyun-joongPoor girl attends the elite Shin Hwa High and is bullied by the leader of F4 (the four richest boys). He becomes attracted to her; however, she has a crush on his best friend. Whom will she choose?Hana Yori Dango-manga
- StarsJung So-minKim Hyun-joongLee Tae-sungFate brings polar opposite high school classmates (one obsessively attracted to the other, the other indifferent to all advances) to live under one roof. Is romance possible?Itazura na Kiss-manga
- StarsChoi Ji-wooLee Sung-jaeKim So-hyunA drama about a housekeeper Park Bok Nyeo, who gets hired to work for a family which has just lost its mother, leaving just the father and 4 children. But, she's strange. She is unsociable housekeeper who is perfect in what she does around the house but doesn't smile or show her feelings due to her mysterious past. Bok Nyeo will help the family healing process and rebuild their bonds.Kaseifu no Mita
- StarsLee Tae-VinGong Seo-yeongSuhoLonely, wealthy, solitary rich genius meets an ebulliant, smart, witty, cute woman who changes his life. A journey from loneliness, to overcoming obstacles, embracing change and true love.Rich Man, Poor Woman
- StarsLee Bo-youngYool HeoKo Sung-heeA temporary teacher at an elementary school realizes that one of her students is being abused at home by her family. She makes an impulsive decision to kidnap the child and attempts to become her mother.MOTHER
- StarsSeo In-GukJung So-minPark Sung-woongA detective takes on a murder case that was disguised as suicide and becomes obsessed with solving it. But his younger sister falls in love with a man that is somehow connected to the murder. The detective tries to push the two away from each other, because he knows the man isn't a good person but the young woman has sympathy for him.Hundred Million Stars From The Sky
- StarsJi Hyun-wooPark Han-byeolRyu Soo-youngLove in Sadness is a love story that encapsulates the mythical-like fate of love that is so coveted that it ignores all bounds. In it, love outweighs what the world thinks, ignores the pain and anguish with it, and pursues its destiny. In the drama, Ma Ri is a beautiful girl, married into wealth with a seemingly perfect life. Ironically, her husband, In Wook, who looks like a more than ideal husband, is an obsessive lunatic who is also violently abusive. When he pushes her too far, she reaches out for help from Jung Won, an honest, smart, handsome plastic surgeon. And when he agrees to help her escape from her husband's hands, they fall in love. But In Wook, who is consumed by his obsession for her, isn't going to let her get away from his grasp. Watch as these two characters struggle to stay on their arduous road to love.Beauti
- StarsGi So-yooKim Jeong-eunChoi Won-youngA story about a couple who starts a war at home with extremely dangerous choices, and about finding the meaning of life as a husband and wife in Korean society.Boku no Yabai Tsuma
- StarsHiroshi AbeTakashi TsukamotoMitsuko KusabueA 40-year-old gifted architect enjoys living alone and doesn't communicate well with people. He has three female friends. Will he ever marry?He Who Can't Marry 2009
- StarsJin GooSeo Eun-suBak YoonA story of two completely different lawyers. Go Tae Rim is a lawyer with a 100 percent success rate who knows how to play with the law, and Seo Jae In is a rookie lawyer who believes in the law and justice.Legal High
- StarsLee Sun-kyunSong Ji-hyoKim Hee-wonSuspecting his seemingly perfect wife is cheating on him, a troubled man seeks anonymous advice from an Internet community to save his marriage."My Wife's Having an Affair this Week?!" 2007
- StarsKim Hye-suOh Ji-hoJung Yu-miTemporary employee Ms. Kim (Kim Hye-Soo) is a remarkable woman. She possesses highly advanced skills in seemingly all work fields. She's also highly confident and always sticks to her ideals. Jang Kyu-Jik (Oh Ji-Ho) is a hot-shot foreign educated MBA, hired to turn around a flagging corporation. As they begin work together at their new jobs, can they ever co-exist?Pride of the Temp
- StarsYoo Seung-hoPark Eun-binLee Hyun-jinKang Baek Ho realizes that he is in love with his best friend, Ham Yi Seul, on the day of her wedding to another man. He travels back in time to various events of their lives hoping to change the outcome of their relationship. Will Baek Ho be able to change the course of their future?Operation Love 2007
- StarsBae DoonaWi Ha-joonSon Suk-kuJo Seok-Moo (Cha Tae-Hyun) graduated from a prestigious university, but he pursued his dream of becoming a musician rather than finding a traditional job. Jo Seok-Moo unfortunately did not become a musician and because of his advanced age, he could not land a decent job. He finds a job at a security service company where he met Kang Whee-Roo (Bae Doo-Na) for the first time as his customer. They eventually get married and have been for 3 years now, however suddenly Jo Seok-Moo asks for a divorce. When taking a closer look they do not have very much in common. Jo Seok-Moo has a stubborn personality and enjoys spending time alone, while Kang Whee-Roo is easy-going and has a positive personality. Meanwhile, a married couple of Jin Yoo-Young (Lee El) and Lee Jang-Hyun (Son Suk-Ku) appear. Which comes to a surprise because Jin Yoo-Young is Jo Seok-Moo's first love.
Matrimonial Chaos 2013 - StarsKim So-hyunKim Ji-SooYoon Da-kyungCan you escape the difficulties of your current life by returning to a more innocent area of your heart? A group of grade school friends hold a reunion after 30 years. Lee Tae Jin (Choi Cheol Ho) is a magazine editor who is separated from his wife and learns that he has a terminal illness. He wants to see his grade school friends again so he organizes a reunion. It may be specifically to see Im Ji Hyun (Kim Ji Soo), whom he has always liked, and Seo Young Wook (Ryu Jung Han), his biggest rival and friend. Ji Hyun has been going through a tough time since her husband lost his job, and she has been working at a hospital cafeteria to help support her family.Class Reunion: Love Again Syndrome
- StarsKahoMirai ShidaYûki AmamiMaya Akutsu, a new teacher who strives for perfection and punishes students in unorthodox manners. A 12-year-old Kazumi has been able to withstand her strange punishments so far but the other 23 students begin to fold under the pressure.Korean remake: The Queen's Classroom 2013
- StarsHan Jung-hyunZo In-sungSong Hye-kyoA man who was led to a life of a con artist who preys on rich women meets the sole heir to a fortune who is a blind woman.Forget Love 2002
- StarsYeo Jin-gooBang MinahHong Jong-hyunDan Dan, is a woman who works as a special effects make-up artist but has a very cold-heart. She then, unexpectedly, falls in love with Yeong Goo, a humanoid robot programmed to be a perfect boyfriend. Yeong Goo begins to develop human emotions, and they end up in a love triangle with her famous actor childhood friend, Ma Wang Joon, who also falls for her.Absolute Boyfriend (manga)
- StarsPark Ha-seonLee Sang-YeobYe Ji-wonA drama about a woman who is bored with her daily life until she meets a charming biology teacher.Hirugao (Japanese original story)
- CreatorShinobu KaitaniStarsKim So-eunJo Jae-yoonSin Seong-rokKind Nam Da Jung gets selected to participate in 'Liar Game', a reality show that gives its contestants money they have to cheat each other out of. To succeed, she seeks help from Cha Woo Jin, a convicted swindler and living lie detector.Liar Game (manga)
- StarsAtsuko AsanoTetsuya TakedaYôsuke EguchiA young man has problems finding his true love. His brother tries to help him but is unsuccessful. It seems like this young man would be on the brink of major depression, until he meets a beautiful young lady. This drama follows their relationship and the people who surround them.101st Proposal (Korean remake)
- CreatorHisaya NakajôStarsKim Ji-wonKang Ha-neulChoi Min-hoA high school girl who's inspired by a gold-medal High Jumper devises a scheme to motivate him by attending his school.manga series "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e"
- StarsJoo WonShim Eun-kyungBaek Yun-shikWhen a jaded man and a charismatic young woman meet at a Korean music academy, they bond over their past traumas and love of songs.Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile
- StarsLee Hyun-wooPark Soo-youngLee Jung-JinLee Hyun Woo (Moorim School, The Technicians) and Joy (from K-pop group Red Velvet) star in an adaptation of the runaway hit Japanese manga. When a genius composer with a hidden identity meets a girl with a beautiful voice, it is love at first sound. Finding true love with hidden identities, though, is a bit complicated. Kang Han Kyul (Lee Hyun Woo) is a famous, and very talented, composer. Having worked for a famous band long before they were stars, he has achieved a lot more in his youth than most do in their careers. However, he has fallen into a deep depression and no longer seems to have any motive to live. That is until he hears a voice that strikes a chord in his heart. Yoon So Rim (Joy) is a high school student. She has a voice unlike any Kang Han Kyul has ever heard. Yoon So Rim sees the pain in the sound composer's heart. Through her kindness and serenity, she convinces him to return to life. And through her voice, she makes her way into his heart. The problem, though, is that Kang Han Kyul intentionally hid his identity from Yoon So Rim. So for a man who has fallen in love, is it even possible for it to be real when you are hiding your true who you really are?Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru-manga
- StarsKang HoonNam Sang-miLee Shi-AhJi Eun Han loses her memory after a facial reconstruction surgery. Han Kang Woo is her plastic surgeon and helps her. She faces strange revelations during the process.Beauti
- DirectorPark Shin-wooStarsHan Suk-kyuSon Ye-jinGo SooA pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town. Police suspect that he was murdered by an acquaintance, as even the most experienced investigator on the case could identify no signs of resistance. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. One year later, one of them is found dead and the original murder case becomes even more mysterious. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector, now approaching retirement, reflects on the only case he could not solve in an otherwise successful career. Haunted by a sense of responsibility and guilt that he caused suffering by letting the murder case go unsolved, he decides to re-investigate. His persistent search brings attention to the long forgotten case and reveals a hidden relationship between the victim's son and the neighborhood woman's daughter. As their love grows, more crimes happen. As their sin grows, the inspector's chase comes closer to them.Journey Under the Midnight Sun-japanese novel
- DirectorCheol-ha LeeStarsKim Ju-hyukMoon Geun-youngSeong-ho ChoiJulian has lived off the money he lures from his rich female customers. But now he faces usurious debts from a hasty expansion of his business and he will be killed unless he clears the debt in one month. The only way to save himself is to pretend to be the long-lost brother of an heiress and kill her to get her huge fortune. Ryoo Min (Moon Geun-Young), the blind heiress, cold-hearted like Julian, slowly opens herself to him, and he falls for her. But Julian must pay his creditor. Also, the illness that took Ryoo Min's eyesight has relapsed and threatens her life.Forget Love 2002
- DirectorByeong-gon KimStarsKim Ha-neulJang Keun-sukRyu Tae-joonEun-Yi (Kim Ha-Neul) works as an editor for a fashion magazine. She keeps failing in relationships with men, but doesn't get along with her colleagues. In-Ho (Jang Keun-Suk) was a promising ballet dancer. Two years ago he lifted a female dancer, but dropped her on accident. Because of this accident the woman was unable to dance any further and, now, In-Ho won't dance with women anymore. In-Ho now hopes to become a musical choreographer. Unfortunately for In-Ho, he doesn't have a place to stay. He goes to a bar where his friend Eun-Soo (Choi Jong-Hoon) works. Later that night, Eun-Soo takes In-Ho over to his older sister's house (fashion magazine editor Eun-Yi). When Eun-Yi arrives at her home, she walks into the bathroom and sees someone brushing her teeth. As she walks by she pats him on his rear end, assuming the guy is her younger brother Eun-Soo. When the guy turns around she's shocked that it is a complete stranger. Eun-Soo then asks his older sister Eun-Yi if In-Ho can stay at her place temporarily, telling her that he's really good with household chores. Eun-Yi disapproves of the idea, but that night Eun-Soo accepts money from In-Ho to stay at her sister's place. The next evening, on a rainy night, Eun-Yi walks home and finds a large blue box on front of her home. When she looks inside of the box she's shocked again to see the guy the from the other day, In-Ho, sitting in the box. Ji-Eun brings sopping wet In-Ho into her apartment, while she tries to contact her younger brother. Her younger brother doesn't answer her calls. Oddly enough, In-Ho reminds Eun-Yi of her former pet dog Momo. Eun-Yi then comes up with an arrangement. She will let In-Ho stay at her apartment if he will become her pet dog named Momo. As they become more familiar and comfortable with each other, Eun-Yi's first love Cha Woo-Sung (Ryu Tae-Joon) comes to her office looking for her .Tramps Like Us-You're My Pet
- StarsLee Sun-kyunKim Myung-minKim Do-yeonJang Joon Hyuk, a brilliant and ambitious assistant professor at Myeongin University Hospital, excels in medical skills but struggles due to his cold personality, lacking support within the institution.Shiroi Kyotō
- StarsHye Eun LeeHa Seok-jinChoi Ji-wooKorea's biggest Hallyu star Choi Ji Woo ( Winter Sonata ) and the one and only "Oska" Yoon Sang Hyun ( Secret Garden ) come together in this drama about two married divorce lawyers who butt heads in and out of the courtroom. Lee Eun Jae and Yeon Hyung Woo fell in love at first sight without knowing much about each other. After a romantic meeting at a baseball game, the two quickly marry, but as all whirlwind marriages go, the spark fizzles quickly, and things soon begin to fall apart for these two mis-matched divorce lawyers. When their married friends come running to them begging for divorces, Eun Jae and Hyung Woo begin to wonder if divorce may be the best solution for their problems as well. Money and career tensions fuel the already raging fire and soon regret abounds for their hurried love affair.The Sasaki Couple's Merciless Battle
- CreatorNaoko MatsudaStarsKim SejeongDaniel ChoiHa Do-kwonThe story is about a woman who struggles together with her coworkers to mature into a true webtoon editor after joining the webtoon editorial department.Juhan Shuttai! (2016)
- StarsGeon YuKim Ok-binLee Jong-hyukThe story is about a bright and innocent 27 years old guy with an IQ of 65. Because of his issues he is neglected by society and frowned upon, but he tries to be optimistic and not let it bother him. Seo Eun Hye, a fumbling swindler running from the cops and who only believes money can bring her happiness, and love will bring more sadness then it's worth. One day she meets this boy and hey completely changes her outlook on life.Algernon ni Hanataba wo (2002)
- DirectorKim Tae-joonStarsChun Woo-heeIm Si-wanKim Hee-wonA woman's life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move.Japanese novel of the same name
- StarsKim Seo-hyeongSeon YuLee Cheon-heeA thriller drama about Yoo I-hwa, a stay-at-home mom living her comfortable and contented life without desires, but to her husband's indifference. While working as a bank contract employee, she unexpectedly touches money from VIP clients and gradually falls into an irreversible collapse.on a novel of the same name by Mitsuyo Kakuta
- DirectorJang-Hoon LeeStarsSo Ji-seobSon Ye-jinKo Chang-seokWoo Jin takes care of his son Ji Ho alone after his wife Soo A passed away. Before she passed away, she promised she would be back on a rainy day one year later. One year later, Soo A appears again, but she does not remember anything.2004 Japanese film of the same name-Be with You
- DirectorSoon-rye YimStarsKim Tae-riRyu Jun-yeolJin Ki-jooA young woman grows tired of life in the city and returns to her hometown in the countryside.manga series of the same name
- StarsKim Soo-roBae DoonaOh Yoon-ahKang Seok-Ho (Kim Soo-Ro) is an ordinary lawyer and former bike gang member. He then takes a position to revive a third rate high school named "Byeong-Mun High School". To revive the school, Kang Seok-Ho needs his students to become accepted into prestigious universities. Because of this, Kang Seok-Ho decides to teach a bunch of rebellious students (Hwang Baek-Hyeon, Kil Pul Ip, Hong Chan-Du, Na Hyeon-Jeong, and Oh Bong-Ku). He promises to get five of them into their most prestigious colleges in the country. Kang Seok-Ho takes students who have bad scores, and guides them to improve not only their scores but their outlook on life. One such student is Hwang Baek-Hyeon (Yoo Seung-Ho) a defiant and headstrong student who is similar to Kang Seok-Ho at that age. Their strong personalities causes them to have clashes, but gradually, Hwang Baek-Hyeon opens up to Seok-Ho's teaching methods and eventually becomes the best student in the class.on the Japanese comic series Dragon Zakura
- DirectorTerra ShinStarsHwang Jung-minSeon YuKim Seo-hyeongJun-oh, an insurance claims agent, faces off with a client who he suspects of committing murders with the intention of collecting insurance premiums.based on the popular Japanese novel of the same title (called Kuroi Ie)
- DirectorJee-woon KimStarsJohnny Yong BoschHan Hyo-jooTodd HaberkornSet in the distant future where both North and South Koreas agree to establish a joint government, which has been in preparation for a duration of 7 years, the plot focuses on political uprisings on opposing sides which grow fierce when a special police unit is formed to stop the chaos.1999 Japanese animated film Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
- StarsKim Sang-jungChae Shi-raYoo Dong-geunA re-make of the Japanese "Auditor Nozaki Shuhei", it is the story of a bank auditor who pursues justice and the changing of policies in an era where the economic bubble is collapsing, and financial authorities are in battle over money and power.Japanese manga Kansayaku Nozaki Shuhei
- StarsLee Jun-hyukNam Ji-hyunKim Ji-SooA story where ten people get the chance to go back in time by one year, but unexpectedly mysterious situations start to arise when their fates are changed and twisted in the process.2004 novel Repeat by Japanese writer Kurumi Inui
- DirectorJong-kwan KimStarsJo Bok-raeHwang Do-YunYoon Hye-riA story that depicts the brightest moments of Josee and Young-Seok. Josee has a physical disability and lives in her own world. Young-Seok enters her world.Japanese short story Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
- DirectorKyu-dong MinStarsJu Ji-hoonKim Jae-WookYoo Ah-inJin-hyeok opens a cake shop in an old antique shop, hiring Seon-woo, Korea's best pastry chef, who fell in love with him in high school. Also there, are Su-young, crushing on Seon-woo, ex-boxer Ki-beom, and Seon-woo's French ex-boyfriend.based on the comic Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga
- StarsKim Hee-aeJi Jin-heeKwak Si-yangKang Min Joo (Kim Hee Ae) is a pragmatic, single, 40-something television producer who has no time for love and pretends she doesn't want any either. Deep down, though, she does wish something would happen in her love life. As fate would have it, she meets Go Sang Sik (Ji Jin Hee), an environmental facility section chief at city hall who sincerely believes he does not need any romance in his life. But when the two meet, love finds its way into their lives. Now, in a revival of the kind of romance they both left behind years ago, Kang Min Joo and Go Sang Sik will have to learn that no matter how much they try to deny it, the heart wants what the heart wants. Adding to the drama are Go Mi Ryeo (Oh My Ghostess star Kim Seul Gi), a webtoon writer and Sang Sik's little sister, and Min Ji Sun (Detectives of Seonam Girls' High School alum Stephanie Lee), a family friend's old flame who will form a love triangle with the two hesitant romantics. An official remake of the 2012 hit Japanese drama of the same name, Second to Last Love comes from director Choi Young Hoon, who has come a long way since his days as an assistant director on The Painter of the Wind. Screenwriter Choi Yoon Jung, whose daunting resume includes hits such as Mr. Baek, Emergency Couple and Lie to Me, pens the adaptation, once again channeling her nuanced understanding of what happens when you find romance where you least expect it. The first episode of Second to Last Love will air on SBS on July 30, 2016, with subsequent episodes airing every Saturday and Sunday at 10:00PM, in the time slot vacated by the conclusion of Beautiful Gong Shim. The drama is expected to run for 20 episodes, with an expected finale some time in September 2016. The full cast for Second to Last Love includes Ji Jin Hee as Go Sang Sik, Kim Hee Ae as Kang Min Joo, Kim Seul Gi as Go Mi Ryeo, Stephanie Lee as Min Ji Sun, Lee Soo Min as Go Ye Ji, and Kim Kwon as Cha Soo Hyuk.Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
- CreatorMotoka MurakamiStarsSong Seung-heonPark Min-YoungLee Beom-suA surgeon treats a mysterious patient who has a human-shaped tumor in his head, only to discover himself time-travelling to the year 1861.JIN 2009
- DirectorPang Eun-jinStarsRyu Seung-beomLee Yo-wonCho Jin-woongBrilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up, after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.Keigo Higashino's novel The Devotion of Suspect X
- DirectorSabuStarsLee Ji-hoonLee Yoon-wooSoo-Hang ShinJi-hoon longs to see his college love Ye-eun again, but her marriage to violent Hyung-oh has drained her vibrance. To save her, Ji-hoon hides under their bed.Under Your Bed 2019
- DirectorDong-bin KimStarsShin Eun-kyungSeung-Hyun LeeJung Jin-youngAfter the mysterious death of her niece and other three teenagers on the same hour and with the symptoms of heart attack, the journalist Sun-ju decides to investigate their last moments. She discloses that the four friends had just watched a videotape exactly one week before their death in a resort. She travels to the place and finds the deadly video and after watching the weird footage, her telephone rings. When she takes a picture of herself, she sees her image blurred the same way that happened with the teenagers. She makes a copy of the cursed tape to her acquaintance, the skeptical coroner Choi Yeol. Together they seek for a hint, and find that it was taped thorough telekinesis by Eun-suh, a psychic girl that had disappeared years ago. When Sun-ju's little daughter watches the movie, Sun-ju has a stronger reason to unravel the mystery to save her daughter and her own lives.Japanese novel Ring by Koji Suzuki
- StarsJung Woo-sungShin Hyeon-binPark Jin-jooA healing melodrama about the fate of Cha Jin-woo, a deaf person who is used to express emotions through pictures instead of words, and Jeong Moo-eun, who expresses her heart with her voice.Aishiteiru to Ittekure
- StarsAhn Eun-jinYoo Ah-inRen HanamiAn examination of despair and hope in individuals aware of an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, signifying the end of the world.