The BEST KBS 2 shows of all time
Every KBS 2 show, ranked
We've compiled the average episode rating for every KBS 2 show to compile this list of best shows!
#1 - 2 Days & 1 Night
Six cheerful guys travel all over Korea for two days. Throughout their travel, they enjoy the country's beautiful nature, food and tourist attractions, while playing fun games.
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#2 - THE UNI+
The Unit is a 2017 idol rebooting show that aired on KBS 2TV. The show intended to give another chance for idols who have already debuted but failed to gain the spotlight. The project created two unit groups: one male and one female, with 9 members each.
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#3 - The Return of Superman
In this new reality show, 4 celebrity dad's will take on the task of raising their kid(s) on their own without mom's help! These dads could not be more different from one another and are on different sides of the personality spectrums. This is an extremely cute show due to the different personalities of the kids and makes for funny moments as the fathers try to raise them in their own ways (clueless at times!). Join the ohh's and ahh's as the Superman Fathers learn a thing or two about taking care of their own kids!
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#4 - Queen For Seven Days
Chae-kyung, a noblewoman, marries the crown prince, who eventually becomes the king. After being a queen for only seven days, she turns into a victim of a conspiracy and gets expelled from the palace.
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#5 - The Princess' Man
A tragic love story between the daughter of Prince Suyang and grandson of Kim Jong Seo. The son of Kim Jongseo, Seungyoo, is a handsome and wise man who carries a noble quality. Princess Seryeong, a daughter of King Sejo, aka prince Sooyang, is a cheerful, lively lady with a strong curiosity and bold personality. They fall in love instantly but later they find out that their parents are sworn enemies. It’s a Chosun dynasty version of “Romeo and Juliet”.
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#6 - Delightful Girl, Choon Hyang
"Sassy Girl, Choon-hyang" is the 2005 interpretation of the "Legend of Choon-hyang". The story begins when Lee Mong-ryong is transferred from Seoul to a high school in Namwon, North Jeolla Province. Chun-hyang does her best to help Mong-ryong, her first love and the son of the Namwon Police Station chief, to enter a prestigious university. However, after meeting with Mong-ryong’s first love, Chae-rin, Mong-ryong’s love toward Chun-hyang is shattered, although Chun-hyang’s love remains unwavering. One day, Byeon Hak-do, CEO of a famous entertainment company, appears in her life. He exudes confidence that he can make any woman fall for him. But as Chun-hyang shows no interest in him, his self-esteem is damaged profoundly. Byeon Hak-do is determined to make her love him. --KBS Global Marketing
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#7 - IRIS
Two elite National Security System (NSS) agents, Hyeong-Jun (Lee Byung-Hun) and Sa-Woo (Jeong Jun-Ho), who were sworn blood brothers, both fall for fellow agent Seung-Hee (Kim Tae-Hee). Sa-Woo attempts to suppress his feelings for Seung-Hee and wishes the couple the best. Hyeon-Jun is then sent off on a solo mission to Hungary. In Hungary, Hyeon-jun accomplishes his mission and while in escape mode becomes wounded. Shortly later, Hyeon-jun finds out that he was betrayed by fellow agent Sa-woo. Seung-Hee attempts to help Hyeon-Jun escape, but a car explosion separates the two and both are misled to believe that the other person are dead. Hyeon-Jun is then saved by an unknown voice and learns of the secret society "IRIS". One year later, Hyeon-Jun returns to Korea to seek revenge. During this time, the two Koreas are set to reunify, while the group "IRIS" are intent on stopping the reunification.
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#8 - Beyond the Clouds
Jung Se Ro lost his father and his life was destroyed by a murder case in Thailand which also involved stolen diamonds. After that incident, Se Ro lives his life as a swindler. Park Kang Jae is his partner in crime and they are close like brothers. Se Ro then falls in love with Han Young Won whose fiance died because of Jung Se Ro.
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#9 - The Happy Loner
Because of the emotional scars she received from her parents as a kid, Ji Young is an individualist who chooses not to care about anyone other than herself. Her life motto is to neither give nor receive help from other people. That's up until a neighbor named Byuk Soo appears, who is the polar opposite of her. Byuk Soo is affection-deprived and unable to live without other people. He is a social butterfly with many connections, but still has no one to truly console him in times of need. Byuk Soo meddles in Ji Young's life with trivial requests, which Ji Young finds pathetic and troublesome. But she begins to open up to him when he tries to get closer, and they share their struggles while trying to make up for each other's shortcomings.
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#10 - Hwang Jin Yi
The story of Hwang Jin Yi, the famous 16th century Gisaeng. This story is about the life of Joseon-era dancer, musician and poet, Hwang Jin Yi, who seeks perfection in her art relentlessly and the hardship facing women due to their lowly social status. Hwang Jin Yi (Ha Ji Won) is the illegitimate child of a noble and Heon Keum (Jun Mi Sun), a noted musician gisaneg. The story centers on the four men in her life and her pursue in the art of dancing. Her first love with a nobleman's son Kim Eun Ho (Jang Geun Suk) ends in tragedy. Her love affair with Kim Jung Han (Kim Jae Won) does not have a happy ending either. Byuk Kye Soo (Yoo Tae Joon) is the Emporer's relative who are obsessed with her and tried every trick but still could not have her. Finally there is her devoted bodyguard Yi Saeng (Lee Shi Hwan) who never deserted her in times of need. Meanwhile, there is Bu Yong (Wang Bit Na) who not only is Hwang Ji Yi's rival in dancing but also in love.
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#11 - The Joseon Gunman
It’s the 19th Century and as western influences spread across Asia, Korea’s Joseon dynasty is experiencing great upheaval and rapid modernization. As the son of the last great swordsman, Park Yoon Kang is caught between two worlds, but the sudden murder of his father and sister catapult him into the new era as he takes up the gun to avenge their deaths. However, it’s not just his family who needs his protection, but his people as well. Is Park Yoon Kang cut out to be the hero of an era?
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#12 - Bridal Mask
Bridal Mask (Gaksital) is a famous manhwa set in the 1930s during the Japanese occupation. The hero, Lee Kang-to, is known as 'Gaksital' because he wears a mask to hide his face — one of those traditional play masks, specifically the rosy-cheeked one reserved for the female role, aka the bride. He's an unassuming young man in real life, but when he dons his superhero mask, he fights injustice and rights wrongs during one of the darkest periods of Korea's history.
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#13 - The Slave Hunters
Chuno is an epic historical drama that is one of the highest rated series in 2010 in South Korea, and which has already found much success internationally. Chuno takes us back to the Joseon Dynasty, where slaves form a 'righteous army' to change the ruling status quo, and have a decent life irrespective of their social standing. The story revolves around a runway general falsely accused of a crime and made a slave, his sister who was sold off and is the love interest of her master, who is a man of 'high birth' and who later becomes known as the 'Slave Hunter.' This is their story, passionately told and well acted, wrapped around danger, suspense, political turmoil, equality, unfairness, love, and redemption.
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#14 - Cinderella's Sister
She has neither aspiration nor emotion and her smile is sarcastic. Eun-jo is a girl who has apathy toward life. Her mother, who has been living as a single mother for 18 years, finally found the right person to marry and brought Eun-jo into the stepfather’s house. A decent house and a decent family…. Eun-jo feels that everything in this house does not fit for her. The most unbearable thing she faces is the stepsister Hyo-sun, who is the apple of her father’s eyes and beloved by everyone in the house. Hyo-sun also takes away the mind of Eun-jo’s mother, just like her bright and untainted character attracted all the other people. Eun-jo cannot tolerate this situation, since she lost the only one that she completely owned. She sets her mind on getting even with Hyo-sun. ‘Cinderella shouldn’t be loved by her stepmother. You broke the rule! I’ll pay you back by taking away what you have and will have! But then… What should I do first?’
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#15 - Healer
A star journalist, a second-rate journalist, and a man by the code name "Healer" are brought together by a long-buried incident that hides dark truths.
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#16 - Chief Kim
An accountant who’s deft at embezzling funds becomes an unintentional hero to his colleagues when he gets a new corporate job.
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#17 - I Remember You
Armed with an incredible track record, former profiler Lee Hyun returns to Korea to take up the mantle as a member of a special task force. However, the hunter turns out to be the hunted, as Hyun's colleague Cha Ji-an has long since been conducting a personal investigation on him. Who exactly are the cat and mouse in this romantic thriller?
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#18 - White Christmas
Kim Yo Han is a psychiatrist who gets involved in a serial murder when his car broke down on Christmas Eve during a sudden storm and he is forced to take shelter at a private high school. Seven students and a teacher are also there over the winter break, but they are gradually murdered one by one as they receive letters from a killer who wants revenge for the death of his mother and sister.
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#19 - Go Back Couple
Would you like to go back in 18 years of time if you could? People have desires to turn back the time and fix the most regrettable moments in their lives. This couple with the same age is just like that. Getting married at a young age of 24 made them almost bite each other’s heads off. They are given a chance to relieve those regrettable moments. Would they be able to choose a different life after all?
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#20 - On the Way to the Airport
Choi Soo A works as an assistant purser at an airline. She has been working there for 12 years. Her husband is a pilot and they have a 12-years-old daughter. Choi Soo A thinks she is content with her life, but she meets Seo Do Woo her life changes. Seo Do Woo works as a part-time instructor in architecture. He has a bright and warm heart. He is married and they have a daughter, but a shocking incident occurs. Due to this, he becomes confused and Choi Soo A comes into his life.
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#21 - Youth of May
About two people who fell for each other like fate in the midst of a whirlpool of history in May 1980.
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#22 - Dream High
Six students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars.Students at an arts and entertainment school mature as they face incidents and struggles. This movie shows singing, dancing, and acting and also shows the true side of the entertainment industry. Song Sam-dong (Kim Soo-hyun) lives in the country side and dreams of becoming an owner of a stock farm. He falls in love with Go Hye-mi (Bae Suzy) at first sight and follows her to Kirin High School of Art. There he discovers his genius like musical talent. Jin-Guk (Taek-yeon) is a gifted dancer, but a troubled student at school. The director of Kirin High School of Art ((Bae Yong-jun)) recommends to Jin-guk to enroll at his school. There, Jin-guk's talents blossom and he now dreams of becoming a global star. Exchange student Kevin (Wooyoung) comes to Kirin High after receiving the top score for new applicants. He comes from abroad and shows outstanding skills as a dancer. Go Hye-mi (Bae Suzy) is the most popular girl at Kirin High. She carries herself as a confident girl, but inside hides a sad past. She dreamed of becoming a world renown classical vocalist, but after the collapse of her family she had no choice but to enter Kirin High School of Art. She is loved by Song Sam-dong and Jin-gook. Yoon Becky (Eun-jung) looks up to Go Hye-mi, who appears to have everything. They soon become rivals. Erica (Yoon Young-ah) is a popular teen star. She enters Kirin High School of Art and becomes the object of admiration by her peers. She looks forward to having a "regular" school life.
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#23 - Hong Gil Dong
Hong Gil Dong was the illegitimate son of a high ranked minister. A local monk took him under his wing and taught him martial arts. Hong Gil Dong was inspired to fight for the injustice in this society that divided people into nobles and ordinary citizens whereby the former enjoyed all the privileges due solely to their birth. The heroine, Heo Yi Nok, had just returned to Korea from China with her grandfather. They made their living by putting on shows and selling their special brand of medicine in the marketplace. Lee Chang Hwi had been told since he was young that he was the rightful heir to the throne which had been usurped by his half brother. He had also returned from his exile in China and was plotting to overthrow the emperor. The three got entangled in love, hate, loyalty and betrayal and only one side can win.
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#24 - Descendants of the Sun
After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.
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#25 - Once Again
About the 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.
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#26 - Sassy Go Go
Set against the backdrop of an incredibly competitive high school, a group of students find solace in cheerleading club, led by their passionate leader, Kang Yeon-doo (Jung Eun-ji). Along with the social and romantic trials of adolescence, this unlikely group of cheerleaders smile in the face of unreasonable academic expectations.
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#27 - School 2013
Several students in an underachieving class in their second year of high school face conflict in their academic and personal lives. They also have to deal with simply growing up and becoming who they want to be - something their teachers attempt to guide them through even as they come across similar problems of their own.
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#28 - The Sound of Your Heart
"The Sound of Your Heart" is based on the popular web-toon with the same title, which has been being published serially for the last ten years online. The web-toon has been loved much for the delightful stories about writer Jo Seok himself, his brother Jo Joon, and Ae-bong, who is Jo Seok's girlfriend and becomes his wife later in the story.
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#29 - Trot Lovers
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 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?
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#30 - Suits (KR)
A renowned corporate attorney at a prestigious firm gambles on a dropout with a photographic memory but no law degree to help on high-stakes cases.
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#31 - Who Are You: School 2015
Set at a prestigious private high school in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. Eun-byeol is a popular student at the private high school. She goes missing and returns, but she has lost her memory. She tries to find out the truth.
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#32 - Love Rain
"Love Rain" depicts a 1970's pure love and a love from the present day at the same time. It shows how the offsprings of a previous ill-fated couple, who met in the 1970s, managed to meet and fall in love. Seo In-ha and Kim Yoon-hee, an art student and a shy beauty, met and fell in love with each other during college in the 1970s but unfortunately their love was fated to never be. Now in the present 21st century Korea, Seo In-ha's son, Seo Joon (a liberal photographer) meets and falls in with the daughter of Kim Yoon-hee, Jung Ha-na, a cheerful and energetic girl who's personality is different from her mother's. Will their love for each other keep them together or will they have to face the same fate as their parents?
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#33 - The Producers
All-night meetings, nonstop stress and action. That’s the life of a television variety show producer trying to put together a hit show and gain ratings while handling pressures from difficult stars and corporate executives who breathe down their necks. Baek Seung-chan is a fresh new producer-director (PD) who gave up law school to work in the exciting variety show division of a major television network. He works alongside the more seasoned veteran PDs Tak Ye-jin, a no-nonsense hot-shot who gets things done her way, and Ra Joon-mo, who is still waiting for his breakout hit series. As they work with temperamental stars like Cindy, a famous singer, can the PDs please everybody and get their jobs done?
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#34 - Hwarang
During the Kingdom of Silla, a group of elite youth known as Hwarang would wield great influence. These dashing, talented knights – Moo Myung, Sam Maek Jong, Soo Ho, Ban Ryu, Yeo Wool, Han Sung, and maiden Ah Ro – could outsmart and outfight anyone as they pushed for justice in Seorabeol, the capital city. One of them would become King Jin Heung of Silla and change the course of history.
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#35 - Are You Human?
A humane AI robot becomes the surrogate of the son of a wealthy family who’s in a coma and pretends to be a human.
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#36 - Beautiful Mind
How dangerous is a genius neurosurgeon who is incapable of having any feelings for his patients? Lee Young-oh is the best at what he does but because of an accident in his frontal lobe, he lacks sympathy for his patients and has erratic personalities. When a series of bizarre patient deaths occur at the hospital, police investigators converge around Young-oh. Can a rookie cop help Young-oh open up his heart and learn to love again?
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#37 - Baby Faced Beauty
Lee So-young dreams of becoming a fashion designer, but at the age of 34 she only has a high school diploma and a family debt to pay. However, her young face leads her to be mistaken as a 25-year old university graduate landing her the job of her dreams. On the other hand, she meets Choi Jin-wook, who is younger than his mature look. Jin-wook breaks away from the family business in the hopes of making it as a designer. Because he believes So-young is younger than him, he orders her around without the respect usually paid to those who are older. The two of them clash while working together, but can't help their growing affections for one another.
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#38 - The Vineyard Man
This romantic-comedy is an adaptation of the book The Vineyard Man by Kim Rang. Yoon Eun Hye plays Lee Ji Hyun, a clothing designer in Seoul, who reluctantly leaves home for one year to work at her grand uncle’s vineyard in a small village. She reunites with a Jang Taek Gi Oh Man Suk, a local resident who had been wrongfully arrested in Seoul by police after Ji Hyun reported having a dress-which she had designed-had been stolen. The two clash frequently as Ji Hyun has a difficult time adjusting to life in the country and working with Taek Gi. However, after many twists and turns Ji Hyun adapts to rustic life while falling in love with Taek Gi.
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#39 - Witch's Court
Ma Yi-Deum has worked as a prosecutor for 7 years. She sometimes resorts to drastic methods to win cases. One day, Ma Yi-Deum is transferred to a special division dealing only with sex crimes.
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#40 - Page Turner
Yoo-Seul (Kim So-Hyun) is a student of an art high school. She is a talented pianist and who won various contests, but she is driven by her mother. Yoo-Seul's mother wanted to become a pianist when she was younger. One day, Yoo-Seul has an accident. Yoo-Seul may never play the again because of the accident. With the help of her friend Cha-Sik and Yoo-Seul's rival Jin-Mok, Yoo-Seul begins to live a new life.
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#41 - King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo
Kim Tak Gu is the eldest son of Gu Il Jung, the president of Geo Seong Foods, Gu Il Jung, who is a legend in the baking industry. Although he is an extremely talented baker and seemed destined to succeed his father as president, Gu Il Jung’s family plotted to rob him of his inheritance because he was born to Il Jung’s mistress. Tak Gu’s determination to become number one in the baking industry drives him to rebuild his career from scratch despite the many trials he faces.
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#42 - Dal Ja's Spring
‘Dalja’s Spring’ is the story of Dalja, a 33-year old single at a crossroad of whether to remain single or get married before she gets older. The drama aims to comically and candidly portray the reality and undying pursuit of romance of a thirty something single woman. The love triangle of Dalja, Taebong and Gijoong brews conflicts over love versus marriage. Taebong, a hunk six years younger than Dalja, works as substitute dates and becomes Dalja’s fake boyfriend. Gijoong is the type who dreams of an ideal and rational courtship. The drama also highlights the life and work of women in their thirties through Dalja who is a talented managing director at a home shopping channel.
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#43 - Angel's Last Mission: Love
An angel named Dan is given the mission to find love for Lee Yeon-seo but he ends up falling in love with her.
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#44 - The King's Affection
When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.
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#45 - Love in the Moonlight
Can a disguise be an obstacle to real love? Hong Ra-on is a young woman during the Joseon Dynasty who makes a living by dressing up like a man and giving relationship advice to the lovelorn young men who seek her counsel. A love letter that Ra-on writes for a client brings her in contact with Lee Yeong, who is the Crown Prince Hyomyeong, the first son of King Sunjo and heir to the throne. But neither knows the true identity of the other. As Lee Yeong becomes strangely drawn to Ra-on, the crown prince’s eunuchs brings her into the palace as one of their own, giving her insights into palace life that no woman has seen before. Inside the palace, Ra-on becomes entangled with the poet Kim Sat-gat, Lee Yeong’s trusted confidante; scholar Kim Yoon-sung, who is the crown prince’s nemesis; and Jo Ha-yeon, the chosen royal consort for Lee Yeong. Can Ra-on survive the royal palace life without being exposed as a woman?
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#46 - When the Camellia Blooms
Dongbaek is a single mother. When a potential new love enters her life, she finds ways to defy the social stigmas surrounding her.
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#47 - Oh My Venus
In an effort to support her family, Kang Joo-eun has become a workaholic lawyer without any regard for her personal well being. Overweight, unattractive and depressed at the prime of her life, Joo-eun comes across Kim Young-ho, a renowned personal trainer who considers health a deeply personal calling. Can Young-ho and his stubborn perfectionism whip Joo-eun’s body—and heart—back into shape?
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#48 - Boys Over Flowers (KR)
Set at a famous high school for the super-wealthy, this is a puppy love story centered on a poor girl and the F4 gang of rich kids headed by the rough and fearless Goo Jun-pyo. Geum Jan-di is a girl from a poor family but has an unrivaled sense of optimism and drive and is by chance admitted to a prestigious private high school. There she meets the infamous group of four astonishingly good looking and rich boys who are known as F4. The group's leader is Goo Jun-pyo, who is a spoiled heir to world-leading conglomerate Shinhwa. He is joined by mysterious and breathlessly handsome Yoon Ji-hoo, So Yi-jung, and Song Woo-bin. Their love story moves from Seoul to New Caledonia to Macau.
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#49 - You're the Best, Lee Soon Shin
Because of her father’s sudden death, Lee Soon-shin and her mother fall in trouble. They both attempt to find happiness, while Lee Soon-shin falls in love. Meanwhile Shin Joon-ho is the president of an entertainment management company. He is over confident, arrogant and cold-blooded. By meeting Lee Soon-shin, he realizes the meaning of true success and also changes.
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#50 - My Father is Strange
A young man suddenly appears in front of a family and insists that he is their son.
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