100% Era

Cast: Yoo Jung-woo, Lee Soo-min

What it’s about: 100% Era is a coming-of-age web drama that imagines and explores what the kind of lives kids born during the COVID-19 pandemic could be like when they grow older. Set in the year 2044, teenagers like Baek Hee-jae (Lee Soo-min) and Lee Shi-dae (Yoo Jung-woo) are living in a more competitive world. They attend a special academy, where students are trained to score 100% on tests, and those who fail to reach the 90% mark are expelled.

Where to watch: YouTube

Blue Birthday

Cast: Red Velvet’s Yeri, PENTAGON’s Hongseok

What it’s about: Blue Birthday is a chilling romance thriller with a time-travel element. Oh Ha-rin (Yeri) has been in love with her childhood friend Ji Seo-jun (Hongseok) and resolved to confess to him on her 18th birthday. But just before she could tell him how she truly feels, she finds him lying lifeless in a room where he had supposedly staged a surprise party for her. His passing was ruled as a suicide and her life has never been the same since. Ten years later, Ha-rin gets the chance to travel back in time through mysterious photos left behind by Seo-jun, uncovering the truth behind her first love’s death.

Where to watch: WeTV

One Fine Week 2

Cast: Seo Ji-soo, Shin Jun-seop, Park Geon-il

What it’s about: One Fine Week’s much-anticipated sequel pulls viewers back to the dual world of part-time cafe employee, Jung Da-eun, and girl group member Kim Byul—both played by Seo Ji-Soo. With their identical looks, they swap places once more for seven days to escape their realities and reconnect with former flames.

Where to watch: WeTV

Work Later, Drink Now

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Cast: Apink’s Jung Eun-ji, Han Sun-hwa, Lee Sun-bin, Super Junior’s Siwon

What it’s about: Based on a well-loved webtoon, Work Later, Drink Now brings together three close friends in their 30s (Jung Eun-ji, Han Sun-hwa, Lee Sun-bin), who cap off their day with a good drink too many as they talk about the fortunes and misfortunes of their lives. Kang Buk-gu (Choi Siwon), an eccentric entertainment producer, later joins the circle of friends, bringing extra chaos and hilarity.

Where to watch: Currently unavailable on local streaming platforms

Scripting Your Destiny

Cast: Ki Do-hoon, Jeon So-ni, Kim Woo-seok

What it’s about: This fantasy web drama revolves around Shin Ho-yoon (Ki Do-hoon), a god of some sort who plays a role in determining the fate of humans. When he is tasked to create a romantic fate for someone, he lifts ideas from Go Chae-kyung (Jeon So-ni), a TV scriptwriter who is known for writing off-beat and overly dramatic shows. Putting his powers to work, Ho-yoon sets up Chae-kyung with all-around good guy Jung Ba-Reum (Kim Woo-seok), who works as a television producer. Things get complicated, though, as Ho-yoon starts to catch feelings for Chae-kyung.

Where to watch: iQiyi

Replay: The Moment

Cast: (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon, SF9’s Hwiyoung, Kim Min-cheol

What it’s about: When aspiring singer Yoo Ha-young’s (Miyeon) cover of a popular song became a sudden viral hit on YouTube, she decides to form a band with fellow high school students, Lee Ji-hoon (Hwiyoung) and Gong Chan-young (Kim Min-cheol). However, what initially started as a pursuit towards their dreams suddenly turned into a rivalry, as a love triangle forms and threatens to break up the band.

Where to watch: YouTube

To My Star

Cast: Son Woo-hyun, Kim Kang-min

What it’s about: This BL web drama follows Kang Seo-joon (Son Woo-hyun), a top celebrity losing his shine, who meets and falls in love with Han Ji-woo (Kim Kang-min), a young chef with a stoic personality. Drawn to each other, they enter a relationship despite their stark differences, only to discover that love can be bittersweet, too.

Where to watch: WeTV

Would You Like A Cup Of Coffee

Cast: Ong Seong-wu, Park Ho-san

What it’s about: Stumbling upon an artisanal cafe by chance, Kang Go-bi (Ong Seong-wu) finds a new calling and decides to become a barista. Through his persistence and earnestness, he is accepted as an apprentice by cafe owner Park Seok (Park Ho-san). The mentor-mentee tandem soon develops a close bond, with Go-bi finding a renewed sense of belongingness in the coffee-loving community he has become a part of.

Where to watch: WeTV

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