☑️Asian Melodrama (genre) (DRAMAS + MOVIES)
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--- Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Taiwanese, Philippines, Hong Kong, etc.
--- Storylines with intentional exaggerated emotions + dramatic events.
(intense emotions of love/fear/anger/sadness + suspenseful/dramatic music + sentimental script)
https://mydramalist.com/list/10dydmW1
--- Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Taiwanese, Philippines, Hong Kong, etc.
--- Storylines with intentional exaggerated emotions + dramatic events.
(intense emotions of love/fear/anger/sadness + suspenseful/dramatic music + sentimental script)
https://mydramalist.com/list/10dydmW1
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- DirectorsPark Kyung-JinJohn H. LeeKim Tae-wonStarsJung Woo-sungSon Ye-jinBaek Jong-hakA young couple's enduring love is tested when 27-year-old Su-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
- StarsKim Hee-aePark Hae-joonHan So-heeA story about a married couple whose betrayal of one another leads to a whirlwind of revenge.
- StarsKwon Sang-wooChoi Ji-wooShin Hyeon-junThere exists a love in the human heart that cannot be erased forever. Because it was believed that this love exists only in heaven, people continue to search for a stairway to heaven.
- StarsHaruma MiuraMikako TabeShunsuke KazamaSawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries to live his life to the fullest.
- StarsHwang Jeong-eumJi SungBae Soo-binYoo-jung is betrayed by her lover Do-hoon and falsely accused of a hit-and-run accident. Min-hyuk, an heir to a conglomerate, lost his lover Ji-hee in the car accident. Min-hyuk seeks revenge and falls in love with Yoo-jung.
- StarsErika SawajiriRyo NishikidoHiroko YakushimaruThe story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.
- StarsLee Jun-hoWon Jin-ahLee Ki-wooA major accident takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are also marked forever.
- DirectorSong Il-gonStarsSo Ji-seobHan Hyo-jooKang Shin-ilJang Cheol-min is a former boxer who finds work as a parking space attendant. His life turns upside down when he meets Jung-hwa, a blind girl, and they begin to fall in love.
- StarsLim Soo-jungSeo Ji-yeongLee Hye-yeongA tough Korean man adopted in Australia is shot at the wedding of his girlfriend to an older mobster. Facing death, he returns to Korea to find his actress mother and pop star brother. He discovers his abandoned sister and falls for his brother's friend while seeking revenge.
- StarsKim Hyun-jooJi Jin-heePark Han-byeolA woman who lost her memory falls in love with the husband she despised.
- StarsSoo AeJu Ji-hoonYeon Jeong-hunJi-sook facing a hard time because of her father's debts and begin chased by moneylenders. When a series of things happen Ji-sook have to live with Eun Ha's identity (a Woman from elite family) because she look exactly like a Eun Ha.
- StarsKwon Sang-wooKim Hee-seonYeon Jeong-hunHye-In was blind when she was born, Jun-Young's mother work in night clubs and make Jun-Young being laughed by friends. Once Jun-Young and Hye-In walked together, Hye-In gave Jun-Young a sliver card badge with her name "Hye-In". Hye-In's aunt, Audrey, took Jun-Young's mother(all cash) and bring Hye-In and left Jun-Young. Jun-Young (Sang-Woo Kwone) grew up, with mother died, father re-married. the remarried mother took all Jun-Young's money away, and Jun-Young has to work in construction sites to earn money for his college studies. He met Lee Gun-Woo (Yeon Jeong-Hoon, originally Song Seung-Heun) and Gun-Woo also met Hye-In in the street in USA, just outside Harvord University. Gun-Woo buy Hye-In new dress, and gave Hye-In money so Hye-In could see again. Hye-In open her eyes, saw Gun-Woo, she didn't know that Jun-Young is still alive, and began to love Gun-Woo. Gun-Woo told Jun-Young to meet his new girl. Jun-Young saw Hye-In, lost control. Hwa-Jung, the cheerleader of Jun-Young's class, only loves Jun-Young. But Jun-Young doesn't love Hwa-Jung. Hwa-Jung even return Hye-In's USA letters to Hye-In, make Hye-In commit suicide. Audrey met Willie, the USA sailor, but he was mad, and crazy, drunk easily and even horny. He even rape Hye-In. Jun-Young saved Hye-In from some bad guys when Hye-In was captured on a street (waiting Jun-Young) with her teddy bear. Jun-Young finally played the "sad Sonata" to make Hye-In to recognize himself. Gun-Woo was angry that Jun-Young and Hye-In are known before and even love together. Jun-Young ask Gun-Woo to hit himself, but Gun-Woo force both Hye-In and Jun-Young to leave away from himself as far as they could go. Gun-Woo inherit father's business and offended a Korean company boss. the boss sent a killer to plan to kill Gun-Woo but finally Joon-Young took that bullet up. Gun-Woo ask friend to send Joon-Young to hospital. Doctor said Joon-Young had his kidneys destroyed and must have immediate operation to save life. But Joon-Young refused and died in HyeIn's concert. 14 years later, HyeIn found her son able to play guitar like his father, Joon-Young.
- StarsKim Sung-ryungKwon Sang-wooSoo AeK-drama TV show about a young woman who becomes consumed by greed and ambition, and, the man who once loved her who's now determined to stop her and make her pay for her past sins.
- StarsLee Ji-wanPark Seo-KyeongLee Jun-hoBased on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who places his duty to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
- StarsYeo Jin-gooLee Se-yeongKim Sang-kyungThe story takes place in Joseon period, when power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the King puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne.
- StarsHa Ji-WonJu Jin-moBaek Jin-heeA Korea-born warrior girl had to be a servant at the Mongol Yuan court but somehow overcame her low status to become an empress in another land.
- StarsLee Byung-hunKim Tae-riYoo Yeon-seokA young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.
- CreatorSoo HughStarsLee Min-hoJin HaMinha KimBased on the New York Times bestseller, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
- StarsTor Thanapob LeeratanakachornFerny Nopjira LerkkajornnamkulSiraphan WattanajindaAfter years of abuse, Tor returns as rich Sila to avenge his mother's death. His childhood friend Mingta recognizes him, complicating his plans.
- StarsFandy FanGingle WangBo-Chieh WangIn this series based on the movie, a man with a terminal illness seeks to help his beloved find a long-term partner.
- DirectorKwak Kyung-taekStarsKwon Sang-wooJung Ryeo-wonMa Dong-seokAfter losing his family when he was young, Nam-soon feels no pain. He cannot feel physical pain and is emotionally barren until he meets Dong-hyeon, who calls herself a vampire because she suffers from hemophilia. Unlike Dong-hyeon, when Nam-soon is injured, she bleeds from even the smallest wound. As the two grow closer, Dong-hyeon suddenly begins to lose his lifelong insensitivity to pain and the hurt of a lifetime washes over him.
- DirectorWon Tae-yeonStarsKwon Sang-wooLee Bo-youngLee Beom-su"K" loves Cream but has terminal cancer so he keeps his love for her secret and tries to find a mate for her before he dies so she will not be alone after he dies.
- StarsYoon KyesangHan Ji-hyeCho Jin-woongDespite coming from a criminal family, Jung Se Ro (Yoon Kye Sang) is a hardworking student who wants an honest life for himself. That is, until he accidentally gets entangled in one of his father's heists the night of a glamorous jewel exhibition opening. When the dust settles, Se Ro's father is dead and he is falsely accused of killing a man. After being released from prison five years later, Se Ro takes up the life of a con man, joining a ring of jewel smugglers led by Park Kang Jae (Jo Jin Woong). Se Ro is filled with revenge for his father's death and his wasted life until he meets the beautiful jewel heiress, Han Young Won (Han Ji Hye), who has developed a cold heart after the death of her fiancé. The couple brings each other back to life in an ill-fated love, not knowing that Young Won's fiancé was actually the man killed by Se Ro five years earlier.
- StarsKim Woo-binBae SuzyLim Ju-hwanThe memory of their painful breakup still fresh in their minds, two former lovers reunite years later as a top actor and a documentary producer.