Staff Picks
K-Dramas at Richland Library!
- Desire'e Thomas
- Monday, December 30, 2019
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K-Dramas? What is that? K-Dramas are Korean TV shows. If you are looking for a new show to binge watch or to help you in your journey of learning the Korean language, give these awesome shows and movies a try.
Baker King
Published in 2011
Kim Tak Goo is the eldest son of Goo In Jong, the president of Samhwa Enterprise, a legend in the baking industry. Although he is an extremely talented baker and seemed destined to succeed his father as president, Goo In Jong's family plotted to rob him of his inheritance because he was born to In Jong's mistress. Tak Goo's determination to become number one in the baking industry drives him to rebuild his career from scratch despite the many trials he faces.
The Beauty Inside
Published in 2016
Every morning, Woo-jin wakes up in a different body. His age, gender, and nationality may change, but the one constant in his life is Yi-soo - the woman he loves. She knows his secret, and loves him anyway. With every transformation, Woo-jin has to figure out how to return to his own body and reunite with Yi-soo.
Brilliant Legacy
Published in 2010
Eun-sung is a kind, hardworking young woman from an affluent family, but she goes from riches to rags when her father suddenly passes away and her duplicitous stepmother devises an evil plan. Hwan, the arrogant heir to his grandmother's large food company, has no interest in working and takes everyone around him for granted. In a series of twists and turns, Hwan's grandmother decides to groom Eun-sung to be her company's successor instead. Sparks begin to fly as the two go head to head. Includes 28 episodes.
City Hall
Published in 2010
Jo Gook is an ambitious big-city bureaucrat with an eye on the presidency. Much against his wishes, he is abruptly dispatched to be the new deputy mayor in the backwater coastal town of Inju where he meets Mi-rae, a low-level clerk who works in the mayor's office. Jo Gook quickly makes enemies with just about everyone at the City Hall. But his most ridiculous run-ins are with Mi-rae, whose kindheartedness and steadfast determination end up capturing the hearts and minds of all Inju citizens.
Finding Mr. Destiny
Published in 2012
When Gi-joon is fired from his job, he opens the First Love Agency, a one-man organization dedicated to helping others find their long-lost first loves. Stage director Ji-woo is dragged to the First Love Agency by her father, who is convinced she won't get married because she isn't over the handsome stranger she met during a long-ago vacation in India. With a name and the dates of her trip as their only clues, can Gi-joon and Ji-woo work together to find her first love?
For the Emperor
Published in 2015
Yi-Hwan is a former professional baseball player. He was involved in fixing games and lost everything. Gang boss Sang-Ha runs a money lending business and a gambling location. He makes Yi-Hwan work for him. Meanwhile, Yi-Hwan falls for bar owner Yeon-Soo.
The Good the Bad the Weird
Published in 2010
It's 1930s Manchuria, and greed is in the air. A manic outlaw, a nasty holy man, and a determined bounty hunter are all in hot pursuit of a treasure map. Throw in Chinese gangsters, the Japanese army, and other rival factions also in pursuit of the invaluable map, and it all comes down to a big showdown in the desert.
I Really, Really Like You. Vol. 1
Published in 2008
An uplifting drama series about the transforming power of the heart.
Lie to Me
Published in 2012
A little lie leads to a whole lot of trouble in the Korean TV drama series LIE TO ME. Korea's favorite romantic comedy heroine Yoon Eun-Hye (Palace) turns on her charm in this sizzling romance of errors with Kang Ji Hwan (90 Days of Love, Be Strong Geum-soon). Civil servant Gong Ah-jung (Yoon Eun-Hye) is bright, sassy, and very single - a point that gets rubbed in her face by a "frenemy" who is determined to put her down. To save her pride, Ah-jung blurts out that she too is happily married! It's just a harmless lie until the rumor mill starts cranking and links Ah-jung with hot-tempered hotel CEO Hyun Gi-joon (Kang Ji-Hwan), whom she met under fabulously embarrassing circumstances.
My Girlfriend is an Agent
Published in 2009
DVD : She is a super agent -- smart, beautiful and calm under pressure. He is a bumbling rookie agent, who tries way too hard to impress. Lying is part of their job, and secrecy is the name of the game. However, Ahn Soo-Ji and Lee Jae-Joon are also college sweethearts, who have broken up due to Jae-Joon's inability to put up with Soo-Ji's frequent lies. Unbeknownst to each other, both of them now work for different spy departments within the South Korean Intelligence Agency. Action-packed hilarity ensues as their paths cross when a Russian organized crime group sets out to steal an advance chemical weapon from Korea.
My Lovely Sam-Soon
Published in 2005
Kim Sam-Soon is a single 29-year-old pastry chef who is obsessed about her weight. She's outspoken, stubborn, and fed up with society's expectations. She meets a guy named Hyeon Jin-Heon, a rich restaurant owner who hires Sam-Soon, not only to be a chef, but also to be his pretend girlfriend.
Rooftop Prince
Published in 2012
"An 18th-century prince time-travels to modern-day Seoul in the ... Korean TV drama series Rooftop Prince."-- Container.
Scent of a Woman
Published in 2012
If you had six months left to live, what would be on your bucket list? From the stars of My Lovely Sam-soon and My Girl comes the touching Korean TV Drama Scent of a Woman, about turning death's call into a chance to live and love. Yeon-jae (Kim Sun-Ah, My Lovely Sam-soon) has spent her whole life on the sidelines, working hard and saving up to no avail. When she's diagnosed with terminal cancer, she realizes she may die without ever having lived. With her days numbered, she embarks on a journey to find herself, dream new dreams, and fill her life with purpose. She also makes her final to-do list: learn to tango, meet her idol, and fall in love. Travel agency heir Ji-wook (Lee Dong-Wook, My Girl) is so apathetic, he simply goes along with whatever his father arranges, including getting engaged to a woman he doesn't love. Life makes no difference to him, until the day he meets Yeon-jae...
Secret
Published in 2005
Compassionate and always thinking of others first, Lee Hee-Jung is a young woman whose only dream is to become a fashion designer. Her sister Lee Ji-Eun will stoop to any level to get what she wants: the man Lee Hee-Jung loves.
Super Rookie
Published in 2005
Kang Ho has wasted most of his life with reading comic books and kickboxing. When a computer error suddenly earns him a job in a prestigious company, his life takes a turn into the fast-paced world of business, where it's all work and no play!