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Weak Hero is a South Korean action revenge thriller drama series co-written by Yoo Soo-min and Kim Jin-seok. Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Seopass and Kim Jin-seok, the Netflix series follows Yeon Si-eun, a highly intelligent student who refuses to back down to bullies and soon decides to take them down by using his intelligence. Weak Hero stars Park Ji-hoon, Choi Hyun-wook, Hong Kyung, Ryeoun, Choi Min-young, Lee Min-jae, Yoo Su-bin, Bae Na-ra, and Lee Jun-young. So, if you loved the thrilling story, bloody action, and compelling characters in Weak Hero, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Revenge of Others (Hulu) Credit – Disney+

Revenge of Others is a South Korean mystery, revenge, thriller, drama series written by Lee Hee-myung. The Disney+ series follows Ok Chanmi, a Shooting champion who...

Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror flick, Sinners, has turned out to be an unexpected success. Starring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld in the lead, the film offers brilliant social commentary while keeping its horror elements close by. Once you have watched the film, it lingers long after the credits roll. But watching it again and again might ruin its appeal and if you are someone who is craving more, here is a perfect Korean series you can binge-watch!

Disney+’s Korean series, Light Shop, makes up for a satisfying mystery-horror drama. From its stellar ensemble cast to its supernatural elements, the series is the perfect one to stream after Sinners.

What is Light Shop about? Ju Ji-hoon in Light Shop | Credit: Disney+

Light Shop is an eight-episode mystery-horror drama, written by Kang Full and directed by Kim Hee-won. Based on Kang Full’s 2011 webtoon of the same name, it...

"How did you find your way here?" Hulu has revealed an official US trailer for an intriguing new Korean streaming series called Light Shop, which is made for Disney+ in South Korea as one of their mainstream offerings in that country. The series is an adaptation of Kang Full's webtoon also called Lamp Shop, which is turned into Light Shop or Lightshop Keeper for its worldwide debut. A group of strangers, each struggling to come to terms with a traumatic event in their past. Going about their lives, each individual is mysteriously drawn to a light shop that sits at the end of a seedy alleyway. Guarded by a vigilant shopkeeper, the light shop could hold the key to the strangers' pasts, presents and futures. The full ensemble cast features Ju Ji-hoon as the owner of the shop, Park Bo-young, Kim Seol-hyun, Bae Seong-woo, Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Min-ha,...

“Light Shop”, directed by Kim Hee-won, based on the webtoon by Kang, is a new live-action supernatural TV series, starring Ju Ji-hoon, Park Bo-young, Kim Seol-hyun, Bae Seong-woo, Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Min-ha, Shin Eun-soo, Park Hyuk-kwon, Kim Sun-hwa and Kim Ki-hae, streaming December 4, 2024 on Disney+:

“…a group of strangers each have a hard time processing a disturbing experience from their past.

“Each of them is going about their normal lives when they are all strangely pulled to a light shop located at the end of a dubious alleyway.

“A cautious shopkeeper guards the light shop, which may contain the key to the strangers' pasts, present and futures…”

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Officer Black Belt is a South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Joo-hwan Kim. The Netflix film follows the story of Lee Jong-do, a skilled martial arts fighter as he is recruited by a probation officer to help closely manage the criminals wearing electronic ankle bracelets to stop them from hurting innocent people. Officer Black Belt stars Kim Woo-bin in the lead role with Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Hae Young, and Kim Yool-ho starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the thrilling action, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in Officer Black Belt here are some similar movies to watch next.

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Midnight Runner is a South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Jason Kim. The 2017 film follows two new students at the Korean National Police University...

Time travel in K-dramas elevates romantic, detective, and historical stories with sci-fi or fantasy twists. While some K-dramas overuse time travel, the best ones cleverly use the trope to tell captivating and unique stories. Shows like "A Time Called You" and "Twinkling Watermelon" explore time travel to unravel mysteries and change fates in heartwarming ways.

The idea of traveling through time is a powerful storytelling tool popularized by Hollywood movies, anime series, and the best time travel K-dramas. For K-dramas, the past often involves the Joseon era, riddled with political distress, turmoil, and drama. In some cases, K-dramas get creative and use time travel to solve crimes, like a heinous murder from the past, or with clues unraveling through time. In others, time travel is the narrative catalyst for an epic romance story of lovers separated by centuries.

Not surprisingly, many of the best K-dramas involving time travel use the...

If you were craving more South Korean content after brilliant shows like Squid Games, All Of Us Are Dead, Hellbound, and Sweet Home, then I’m sure that you found Netflix’s latest teen thriller drama series, Hierarchy, to your liking. Directed by Bae Hyeon-jin from a screenplay by Chu Hye-mi, the Netflix series is set at an elite South Korean high school, and it follows the story of a transfer student who seems to have a hidden motive behind enrolling in the school. So, if you loved the teen drama, revenge, love, and friendships in Hierarchy, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Revenge of Others (Hulu) Credit – Disney+

Revenge of Others is a South Korean teen thriller drama series directed by Kim Yoo-jin from a screenplay by Lee Hee-myung. The Disney+ series follows the story of Ok Chan-mi, a shooting champion, as she transfers to a...

Adapted from a Korean webcomic, “Yongamhan Shimin” created by Kim Jung-hyun, serialized first on Comico platform and later published on Naver Webtoon platform from 2014 to 2016. The story focuses on a female former boxing champion who starts her new career as a substitute teacher in a high school. In order to achieve her definite goal of becoming a full time teacher, she tries her best to avoid and ignore troubling situations. But she eventually has to confront the school's most feared and cruel bully after seeing too much intolerable violence and becoming a victim herself.

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“Too Young to Die” (2002), a film about an elderly couple rediscovering sex was Park's feature film debut. With his highly acclaimed “You Are My Sunshine” (2005), a tearjerker about the love between a farmer and a sex worker, he received the Best Director at the 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

Behind Your Touch is a South Korean feel-good fantasy rom-com series. The K-Drama is set in a small town and tells the story of a psychic veterinarian and a detective, who team up to crack on small crimes but their skills are put to the test when they have to solve a mystery involving a serial killer. Behind Your Touch stars Lee Min Ki, Han Ji-min, and Suho in the lead roles.

Behind Your Touch – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?)

Behind Your Touch premiered on Netflix on August 12 with its first episode and the second episode came out the next day, with the rest of the episodes coming out weekly in the batch of two. Check out the release dates for all of the episodes below:

Credit – Netflix Episode 1 – August 12 Episode 2 – August 13 Episode 3 – August 19 Episode 4 – August 20 Episode 5 – August 26 Episode 6 – August 27 Episode 7 – September 2 Episode 8 – September 3 Episode 9 – September 9 Episode...

We had brought you a glimpse of the making of Jang Hoon’s eagerly awaited period drama A Taxi Driver some time back. Now here’s the first official trailer of the film starring Song Kang-ho in the title role.

Based on a true story, the film features Man-seob, a down-on-his-luck taxi driver from Seoul, who gets involved in a life-or-death struggle after he agrees to drive a German journalist reporting on the events of the Gwangju Democratization Movement of 1980. Thomas Kretschmann (Avengers: Age of Ultron) plays the journalist character based on Jürgen Hinzpeter, the real-life German reporter who became internationally famous for filming the military’s brutal crackdown of the pro-democracy movement in Gwangju.

Thomas Kretschmann and Song Kang-ho in A Taxi Driver (Source: hancinema.net)

This is Song Kang-ho’s second outing with director Jang Hoon – they worked together in the 2010 spy thriller Secret Reunion before this. Yoo...

The first teaser trailer for the Korean horror film The Mimic has just come out. The creature feature stars Yum Jung-ah (A Tale of Two Sisters), Park Hyuk-kwon and Shin Rin-ah, and is directed by Huh Jung (Hide and Seek).

The movie is about a family affected by the unknown titular creature that mimics human voice to enchant people. Yum Jung-ah plays Hee-yeon, a mother who has lost her child. She comes across a young girl in the forest, and takes her in. Soon, the girl starts to mimic Hee-yeon’s lost child, other strange things begin happening around them, and it looks like the film is creeping towards a potentially tragic finale.

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The story has been inspired by the South Korean urban legend of the Jangsan Tiger, or Jangsanbum, named for the Jangsan Mountain near Busan. The man-eating creature with sharp teeth and beautiful white fur...