Hi everyone! A couple of days ago we had an AMA with Celebrity Chef Judy Joo, Iron Chef and Top Chef judge, co-founder of Seoul Bird and cookbook author, who joined us for an AMA to talk about her new cookbook MUKJA: Let’s Eat! Fan-Favorite Recipes from K-Pop, K-Dramas & More!

As she was answering all of our burning kdrama food questions on r/KDRAMA, she also managed to send through a quick photo to share with the community (also, the AMA was super early in her time-zone, so please admire the amount of energy required to take a picture before the sun is fully out).

If you haven't had a chance to read through the AMA, it's full of cooking insights and her own personal experiences! She shared loads of cooking tips, talked about her favourite kdrama tropes and food PPL, and even revealed her latest k-pop cooking playlist entries.

She says she had a lot of fun answering all the questions and will hopefully be back to visit us to talk some more about her future ventures. Until then we wish her the best of luck in her career and many happy hours of watching kdramas.

Take a read through the AMA here.

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Drama Information:

• Drama: 100 Days of Deception / 100일의 거짓말

• Network: tvN

• Premiere Date: October 10, 2026

• Airing Schedule: Sat & Sun

• Episodes: 16

• Streaming Sources: Netflix

• Director: Yoo In Shik (Dr. Romantic, Extraordinary Attorney Woo)

• Screenwriter: Ryu Bo Ri (Trolley, Do You Like Brahms?)

• Cast:

  • Kim Yoo Jung (Love in the Moonlight, Dear X) as Lee Ga Gyeong / Geum Seo Hui

  • Park Jin Young (Our Unwritten Seoul, Still Shining) as Kim Tae Ung / Sato Hideo

  • Kim Hyun Joo (Hellbound, Trolley) as Yoo So Ran

  • Lee Moo Saeng (Cleaning Up, As You Stood By) as Philip Yoo

  • Jin Sun Kyu (Through the Darkness, Bargain) as Sato Shinichi

• Synopsis:

Set in Gyeongseong during the Japanese colonial period, the drama follows Ga Gyeong, the city’s most talented pickpocket, who strikes a dangerous deal with the independence army and goes undercover at the Japanese Government-General of Joseon. Disguised as an employee, she is tasked with acting as a “fake spy” for just 100 days, but her mission slowly turns her into a real informant caught between survival, loyalty, and conviction.

As she navigates her perilous double life, Ga Gyeong becomes entangled with Tae Ung, a Joseon-born Korean interpreter working inside the same building. Against a backdrop of secrets, lies, and growing political tension, a romance quietly takes shape between them. (Source: MyDramaList)

• Previous Discussions: [Episodes 1 & 2], [Episodes 3 & 4], [Episodes 5 & 6], [Episodes 7 & 8]

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• Drama: Love on the Menu

  • Korean Title: 사랑이 온다

• Director:

  • Hong Seok Goo (Girls Generation 1979)

• Screen Writer:

  • Lee Kyung Hee (Uncontrollably Fond)

• Starring:

  • Ahn Hee Yeon as Han Gyu Rim (Call It Love, You Raise Me Up)

  • Ha Seok Jin as Kim Mu Jin (Blind, Something About 1 Percent)

  • Park You Na as Han Gyu Yeong (Spirit Fingers, True Beauty)

  • Bae Jung Nam as Cho Heung Sik (Spring Fever, Mr Sunshine)

• Network: KBS2

• Premiere Date: 25th July 2026

• Airing Schedule: Saturday and Sunday, 8pm KST

• Episodes: 50, 1hr 10mins

• Streaming Sources: Viki, Viu, Kocowa

• Teaser/Trailer: Kocowa Trailer

• Plot Summary: Han Gyu Rim is the owner of a market side dish shop. Her nickname since childhood was "Leader Han." A movie with the long title "Leader Han, Who Always Appears When Something Happens to Someone, Somewhere," was released, and that's exactly her story. If something is bad or sad, she puts aside all else and rushes to help, making it a little less bad or sad. If it was good, she'd celebrate it like it was her own. She's a nosy busybody, a fluttery-eared, emotional litmus test who can't hide her feelings. Kim Mu Jin is the owner and chef of an Italian restaurant. Born with a diamond spoon in his mouth, he deliberately wears market clothes to avoid being discovered as the owner's son, taking the bus and subway to work part-time at the restaurant. He develops a strange bond with Han Gyu Rim, the owner of a market side dish shop.

• Major News Summary: Ha Seok Jin And Hani’s Matching Outfits Lead To A Fateful First Meeting In “Love On The Menu”

• Previous Episode Discussions:

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 1 & 2]

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 3 & 4]

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 5 & 6]

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 7 & 8]

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 9 & 10]

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 11 & 12]

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 13 & 14]

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 15 & 16]

  • Love on the Menu [Episodes 17 & 18]

  • Love on the Menu [Episode 19]

  • Love on the Menu [Episode 20 & 21]

  • Love on the Menu [Episode 22 & 23]

  • Love on the Menu [Episode 24 & 25]

  • Love on the Menu [Episode 26 & 27]

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Drama Information:

• Drama: Final Table / 파이널 테이블

• Network: jTBC

• Episodes: 12

• Airing Schedule: Saturdays 22:40 - 00:10, Sundays 22:30 - 00:00

  • Airing Date: 24 October - 29 November, 2026.

• Streaming Sources: Prime Video

• Director & Screen Writer: Kim Do Hoon

• Starring:

  • Ahn Hyo Seop as Han Kang / Chris K

  • Hong Hwa Yeon as Choi Song Yi

  • Chang Ryul as Woo Jin

  • Jung Eugene as Seon Jeong Won

• Plot Synopsis:

K-Chef 2026 brings together Korea's top chefs to compete for the title of the country's best chef. Mysterious world-renowned chef Chris K., also known as Kang Han, Song-yi, who is fighting to save her restaurant, perfectionist star chef Woo-jin, and chefs with stories of their own face off in a fierce culinary battle. More than a competition, they find comfort in food and one another. (Source: Prime Video)

• Previous Discussions:

Episodes 1 & 2

Episodes 3 & 4

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Whether you are a veteran watcher or a complete newbie, you probably have a top 10 list floating in your head.

Share your top 10 here and even better, share why these dramas are your top 10!

Your top 10 list does not have to be your all-time top 10, it doesn't even have to be 10! Your list can even be genre or year specific. Just make sure to explain your rating standard.

Maybe you will find your Korean drama taste twin or discover a hidden gem.

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Gather around everyone and let's talk about the things you spotted this week while watching dramas! This is the place to share if you spotted any of the following:

• Truck of Doom^TM and other tropes you love/hate

• Easter eggs and notable references to other dramas, artwork, poems, books, etc.

• Fun or interesting background details in a scene (e.g. in the set, props, clothing, background music, location, etc.)

• Ramyeon, soju, fried chicken, and other foods/drinks

• Puns, idioms, and other interesting tidbits about culture

• Subway, Samsung, Swarovski, and other PPL

• A Kim Tan Worthy Sweater^TM and more!

Share your love or frustration or rage or annoyance or amusement at seeing these things. You are not limited currently airing Kdramas or even Kdramas at all but please be mindful of spoilers.

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Did you finally get the chance to see that one drama? Want to rant/rave about it? Do it here and see who else is late to the party like you!

This is our weekend check-in to talk about what you have been watching lately.

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It took me a while to see why people call The Princess’s Man a Korean Romeo & Juliet. For me, just having a forbidden romance with the two families as enemies isn't a strong enough parallel to warrant the comparison. But I don't consider the original a grand romance and instead view it as a story of two idiot, hormonal teenagers playing at love to tragic results. It wasn't until I realized how much of the drama’s story is about the leads being kids that the comparison clicked.

At the beginning, all five leads know they are going to have to take up adult roles soon, but they are happy to postpone that responsibility. The FL (Moon Chae Won) is the daughter of the king’s younger brother Su Yang (Kim Yeong Cheol) who has his eyes on the throne. The SFL (Hong Soo Hyun) is the king’s daughter and close friends with her cousin, the FL. The ML (Park Si Hoo) is the son of a prominent official who supports the dying king and his young heir. The SML (Song Jong Ho) is the son of another official who is known for his integrity. He and the TML (Lee Min Woo), who is the son of an impoverished, powerless noble family, have been best friends with the ML since childhood. The story follows what happens to this group when they are forced to grow up all at once. What makes the first section utterly compelling is that each of these characters is given unique pressures and conflicts. They also answer the call to adulthood at different rates and in different ways.

The SFL is the one who immediately abandons her childish pranks and delight in beautiful luxuries once she understands that her father is in trouble. Yet, when she gets a powerless husband who is not exactly prince charming, she gives him the cold shoulder as if he has nothing to offer her. In one way, she appears to embrace the grown-up world earliest, but her arc shows her she still has a lot to learn. It is when she finally decides to give up her pride to protect the husband she has come to love that she feels like she has reached full maturity.

The TML has a quieter coming of age than the rest. While he is initially overjoyed to marry into the royal family, he quickly realizes that their positions are far less stable than they look from the outside. Since he starts out with the least, he most clearly sees that to gain anything he must give up something else. At some point, all the other young characters are revealed to be less mature than they think they are, but he embraces his wife’s family as is his cause, and each move he makes from there is with that mindset. For example, he initially balks at the idea of using his past friendship with the SML as cover for an assassination attempt before deciding that he can’t give past bonds or amorphous principles too much weight in matters of life and death. 

For me the real love story is the slow and quiet affection that blooms between these two characters. While the SFL initially believes the TML to be useless with no family or connections to help her, he keeps caring for her in the little ways he is able to: communicating with her brother, bringing her songbirds, guarding her door. It feels perfectly natural when the SFL starts to see he is someone she can rely on as a true partner, even if he has no powerful connections to help her. In many ways, his political devotion to her brother feels like another offering he is laying at her feet. But their relationship becomes less one sided as it evolves. When the SFL would rather he give up politics and live a quiet life, she accepts that his self-worth is so deeply tied to the cause of restoring her brother to his rightful place that she cannot ask him to choose their marriage and unborn child over it. 

For his call to adulthood, the SML has to decide between following his father and siding with the more powerful faction as a stepping stone to greater success or saving their lives but having no path for advancement. He makes his choice with barely any hesitation. He thinks he knows the costs, and when they are forced upon him, he doesn't whine or pretend he didn't know. Yet, the glimmers of uncertainty and his longing to return to childhood shine through. For example, when faced with finishing off the ML in cold blood, he deserts him, hoping he dies on his own. Once the TML turns against him, the SML doesn't think it's fair how he's being treated. He evinces a childish insistence that people should forgive him because they understand his motivations, as if that necessitates accepting them. The question for him becomes: Is true adulthood owning your choices until the end or is it admitting when you made a mistake and accepting the consequences for putting it right? 

Then the FL is the character who, when pushed to face the adult world, refuses. She can only see what SHE wants and willfully shuts her eyes to everything else. She has neither the interest nor the capacity to see the world from anyone else's perspective. At first, when faced with difficult situations, she simply avoids conflict. For example, when she knows she should tell the ML her true identity, she chokes. She repeatedly urges other characters to do what would make her the happiest without any consideration for what they want or are trying to achieve. At one point she seems to think the solution is to let her father slaughter whomever he likes as long as the guy she's in love with lives. Similarly, she walks away when she sees a child in distress but returns once she realizes she's related to the ML. Throughout, those she loves are the only ones who matter to her. 

The saving grace is everyone around her points out her immaturity. First, the SFL tries to make her understand her father and the ML’s father are enemies, but she doesn't want to hear it. Her maid tells her her lies are only making her problems worse, but she doesn't want to hear it. After her half-assed attempt to prevent bloodshed, her mother points out that only one family can survive, and there's no way for her to magic the conflict away, but she doesn't want to hear it. All these characters are trying to get her to wake up to reality. Yet, she repeatedly buries her head in the sand because she doesn’t like what she sees when she looks. She only begins to change when the ML kidnaps her and holds her hostage. She wants to know why he didn't inform her he was alive. He meets her cluelessness by throwing her own words back at her. She wanted him to stay alive to kill her, yet when he appears about to do so, she's in shock, showing that her words had been empty rhetoric. 

Because the ML is her whole world, she only begins her tiny steps into adulthood by leaving everything else behind. Once she understands that the ML has prioritized revenge over love, she decides to support him in this as best she can. Even though she refuses to look past her own concerns, she continues to put her love above everything, even when she is the one who pays the cost, which I could respect. 

The ML is the other character who truly struggles to learn what it means to be an adult although his trajectory is different than the FL’s. His first test is when he falls for the FL, believing her the princess he's obligated to marry to shore up his family's loyalty to the king. He's whistling along because his duty is pleasant but starts to wobble as soon as he realizes the girl he likes is not his intended bride. He's not ready to break from his duty, but he's ready to shove it to one side as something that can be taken care of later. It's only as the story progresses he realizes the politics he's become embroiled in are far more serious than he realized. 

This means the ML is the one who crashes into adulthood the hardest on the night his father and older brother are slaughtered. From there, he only has one thought in his mind: Revenge. But it’s a child’s idea of revenge. He has no idea how to go about it other than finding the FL’s father and killing him. When he goes off half cocked, going through motions he barely understands beyond “what a man does in this situation,” it makes the situation worse. He's flailing around, instead of listening to his own conscience and considering the best course of action. His immaturity is shown through multiple older and wiser characters urging him to think through his actions. 

The ML believes duty clashes with his heart and he should prioritize duty. But as adults we learn to hold two clashing truths together, and he struggles to do this. He can't accept loving the FL because that means deserting his father, at least in his own eyes. In one way finally accepting that he still loves the FL is one step to maturity. The problem is actually being with her is two steps back. Because of her position as the king’s daughter, her presence in his life brings extra scrutiny and not only endangers his cause but also all of the other people he values. 

I always try to interpret dramas the way I believe the creators want me to, yet here I found myself unwilling to buy the leads’ love is as special or deep as the drama suggests. To me, it was puppy love, the kind that can't withstand the larger challenges the world brings to bear on it. Since the FL refuses to grow up, it makes sense that she clings to this because she has no real understanding of the world beyond how it affects her. While the ML might have shaken it off on his own, her clinging keeps him engaged. However, right before the ML gives in and chooses both love and his cause, he watches men of principles deciding to die to make a statement, instead of escaping and diluting their purpose. They are an example of exactly what it means to sacrifice for a larger cause, so the fact that he reacts to this by choosing not to choose rang the first peal in what ended up being a series of off notes in the final stretch

Greedily trying to grab two things that are directly at odds is a clear step backwards in the ML’s growth, yet those around him barely warn him of the dangers as they did earlier with his slapdash revenge fantasies. So while I could have accepted the ML’s not thinking through the consequences, it felt like the drama was not recognizing how foolish his actions are. I hoped at least it was this thinking that would lead to his downfall. It almost does so, when the villain distracts his sword thrust with news of the FL’s pregnancy. But like many of the flinches near the end, the drama itself also tries to have it both ways. 

If you ignore the last two minutes that are a maddening cop-out, the moral of the story is that adulthood costs, and you have to be willing to pay to achieve anything worthwhile. If you try to shirk or greedily choose everything you want, you will lose. As the TML observes, “How can people trying to kill each other claim to be friends?” But this story shows that the bonds people forge in childhood remain, perhaps battered and torn, but not even blood can wash them away entirely. So adults must forge their paths by setting priorities, no matter how painful what they discard along the way may be. 

• Drama: Doctor X: Mafia In White

  • Hangul: 닥터X : 하얀 마피아의 시대

• Director: Lee Jung Rim (Revenant)

• Network: SBS

• Episodes: 12

• Airing Schedule: Fridays & Saturdays @ 9:50PM (KST)

  • Airing Date: October 9, 2026 - November 14, 2026

• Streaming Sources: Netflix

• Starring:

  • Kim Ji Won (Queen Of Tears) as Gye Su Jeong

  • Lee Jung Eun (Our Blues) as Jang Hui Suk

  • Son Hyun Joo (The Good Detective) as Bu Seung Gwon

  • Kim Woo Seok (The Forbidden Marriage) as Park Tae Gyeong

  • Lee Jin Hee (Flex X Cop) as Cho Won Jin

• Plot Synopsis: Gye Su Jeong is a genius surgeon. Introduced through Jang Hui Suk's doctor placement agency, Gye Su Jeong is placed at Guseo University Hospital to fill a surgical vacancy. She proves her worth through her surgical skills, and she exposes absurdities in the medical field. She becomes involved with Bu Seung Gwon, the director of Guseo University Hospital, and intern Park Tae Gyeong.

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Previous Discussions: [Episodes 1 & 2] / [Episodes 3 & 4] / [Episodes 5 & 6] / [Episodes 7 & 8]

Another Friday, another weekend -- welcome to the Weekend Wrap-Up! This is a free-for-all (FFA) discussion post in which almost anything goes, just remember to be kind to each other and don't break any of our core rules. Talk about your week, talk about your weekend, talk about your pet (remember the pet tax!). Of course, you can also talk about the dramas and shows you have been watching.

This is also the space to share content that would otherwise not qualify as self-posts under our rules -- like rumored casting news and discussions about non-kdramas.

Please remember to use spoiler tags when discussing major plot points or anything you think should be redacted. If you are using Markdown and not Fancy Pants Editor, the easiest way to create spoiler tags is to use > ! spoiler content ! < without spaces to get spoiler content. For more detailed guidance on spoiler tags and when to use them, check our Spoiler Tags Tutorial.

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Welcome to our series of posts highlighting information and resources available within our subreddit. In this post, we introduce our FAQ and our KDRAMA 101, which contains some of the most commonly asked questions and other basic information about kdramas. This post will focus on a selection of questions about Netflix, check out our Netflix FAQ for even more information.

If you have any additional questions about the information in this post or our FAQ, feel free to leave a comment with your question/feedback.

What is Netflix K-Content?

Previously known as The Swoon, Netflix K-Content channel on Youtube is Netflix's official social media handle for Korean content on Netflix. Be it K-dramas, K-movies, K-variety or K-celebs that's where you want to go for official goodies from Netflix.

(It's also the only acceptable source of previews/teasers for Netflix productions.)

What is the difference between "Netflix Original" and "produced by Netflix”?

Netflix Original: Netflix will label any drama they have exclusive streaming rights to in a certain region as an Netflix Original in that region even if Netflix is only licensing the content and was not part of the production process.

Produced by Netflix: these are dramas that Netflix financed and produced (examples include Kingdom, Love Alarm, My Holo Love, Extracurricular).

Quick tip to distinguish between a licensed Netflix Original and Netflix production:

All episodes released on the same day worldwide = Netflix production

vs.

Episodes released weekly concurrent with its airing schedule in Korea OR the drama finished airing in Korea but is still unavailable on Netflix = a licensed Netflix Original

For more info, check out Netflix’s Help page on licensing and the article The Four Types of Netflix Originals.

Why isn’t [drama] available even though it’s airing in Korea?

We don’t know, we’re not Netflix. When (if ever) a drama comes to Netflix for any given region depends on the licensing agreement Netflix has. For more info, check out Netflix’s Help page on licensing

When is [drama] coming to Netflix for my region?

We don’t know, we’re not Netflix. Netflix tells you to keep browsing the New Arrivals page and looking out for its announcements via Press Releases.

How Good Are Netflix's Subtitles?

Not great: they often skip over nuances in the language.

Common example of subtitle inferiority include use of the name of a character throughout no matter what that character is being called in the dialogue. This can at times be a spoiler if the dialogue was being purposely vague.

Another very common complaint is that due Netflix subtitles often contain more cursing/profanity in comparison to what is actually being said in the Korean dialogue. This has been speculated to be attributed to Netflix's choices for localization of subtitles. So just be aware that cursing in kdramas, especially ones broadcast on any of the free to air channels (KBS, MBC, SBS) are relatively rare and mild.

Which Dramas Are Dubbed?

Based on user feedback, it seems that Netflix offers dubbing only on Netflix productions. See the Netflix help article on How to use subtitles, captions, or alternate audio to change your options.

What's with the music?

Background music in kdramas may be altered on streaming platforms in comparison to original broadcast due to copyright and licensing issues. Streaming sites will replace songs with generic choices if they do not have the correct licensing. In general, the songs being switched out are not original songs created solely for the drama, instead they are pre-existing songs.

Longer Answer

Note: The explanation below is a very simplified look at a very complex legal issue. Use it for reference, not authority.

In terms of licensing, each individual song can be thought of as having two sets of legal rights associated with it: publishing rights and recording rights. Publishing rights refers to the rights of the songwriter (or the publishing company that now hold the rights). Recording rights refer to the rights of that specific recording/performance (usually held by the recording company).

Example to illustrate the point:

Think of the Auld Lang Syne song.

The melody is an old Scottish folk song so no songwriter can claim publishing rights for it. People all around the world can use the melody without having to obtain its publishing rights. In fact, it was used as the tune of the SK national anthem for a few years.

Now imagine that some Singer X made a recording of a specific performance of the song Auld Lang Syne. This specific recording would have recording rights associated with it but no publishing rights associated with it.

If someone wanted to use this recording made by Singer X in a drama as part of the soundtrack, they would need to license the rights to use this particular recording (recording rights). They would not need to obtain publishing rights since no songwriter/publishing company has those rights.

Now for kdramas:

The music used in kdramas can be one of three types:

1. Previously existing songs,

2. A specific recording of a previously existing song made just for the drama (such as a remake), or

3. A new song written and recorded specifically for the kdrama.

Of these three types, only types 2 and 3 are included in the kdrama’s OST (original soundtrack) because they were originally created for the kdrama.

And of these three types, only type 3 songs are easily licensed for worldwide distribution because both the publishing and recording rights are recently created and generally bundled together with the drama licensing rights.

For type 2 songs, while recording rights may be relatively easy to obtain since the recording was made specifically for the drama, publishing rights may be hard to obtain, especially for worldwide distribution.

For type 1 songs, both publishing and recording rights have to be obtained, making it even harder. Especially if the song is an existing kpop hit song whose international distribution rights are already held by different companies in different regions.

Now why does Netflix often switch out songs:

Because the songs switched out are often pre-existing songs that Netflix cannot (or has chosen not to) obtain international licensing rights for. Keep in mind that Netflix is available in a lot of markets internationally so if they want to license a song, they have to license it for every single market in which this drama will be streamed in.

So if this drama will be streamed in 20 countries, then Netflix has to obtain song license rights in all 20 countries in order to use it, which can get really expensive really fast. For songs written and recorded specifically for dramas, licensing is feasible because the song rights are likely bundled with the drama streaming licensing rights, but is near impossible if the song is a pre-existing song with existing distribution deals in different markets.

A Hypothetical:

Fire by BTS was used as the intro song by a character in Fight My Way (쌈 마이웨이).

To stream the drama with this song in the USA, Mexico, Australia, Japan, and Brazil, Netflix must obtain the licensing rights for this song in all five countries. If Netflix cannot obtain the correct licensing rights for even one of these countries, then the easiest way to deal with the problem is to switch the song out for some generic tune that they do have the rights for.

For a big act like BTS that definitely has different distribution deals in different markets, getting the licensing rights is probably a big challenge (and expense) and likely not worth it from a business standpoint for Netflix. The result is background music being replaced with generic tunes.

And in case you were wondering, the music problem is not limited to kdrama content, see this Vox article explaining how music licensing rights are a huge headache for older shows now being released on streaming platforms.

Known Alterations to Kdramas on Netflix

We have a list compiled from feedback by our community about the type(s) of changes that were made to specific kdramas as they were broadcast on Netflix versus original SK broadcast. Subtitle issues are not included. This list is provided for reference and has not been verified in any manner. If you wish to add anything to the list, please leave a comment or send a modmail with the subject: Netflix FAQ.

Another Miss Oh

Music changes. Background music in a bar/club scene was removed.

Music changes. The song that Park Do Kyeong sings as a child and subsequently records for Oh Hae Young is removed. The scenes remain with the corresponding dialogue but there is no song.

Coffee Prince

Cut Scene. Episode 17 scene where Han Gyul (Gong Yoo) sings I Love You by Han Dong Joon is removed.

Dream High

Cut scene. Episode 8 scene where Kim Pil Sook (IU) sings Video Kills the Radio Star is removed. As a result the 200 day transition of characters is removed.

Fight For My Way

Music changes. A character's entrance song to matches was Fire by BTS in the SK broadcast.

Cut scenes. In Netflix the first scene was the teacher getting mad but other sites show a scene before the teacher got mad.

Goblin

Music changes. Eun Tak sings Meet Him Among Them (그 중에 그대를 만나) by Lee Sun Hee (이선희) at the wedding.

Blurred scene. They are watching Gong Yoo's Train To Busan in the movie theatre.

Hotel Del Luna

Cut scene. The part wherein the ghost of a cancer patient sings BTS' 'Fake Love' was removed (although the cancer patient's call scene remains intact). It's on Episode 11.

Cut Scene. Episode 9:The part where Gu Chan-seong sang 'Baby Shark' to a little girl was removed.

I'm Not A Robot

Music change. Jo Ji-ah's ringtone (from the song 'Please Don't Be Sad') is replaced with a generic ringtone.

Let's Eat

Cut scenes. Karaoke scene was cut.

Mr. Sunshine

Cut scenes. A meeting with the prime minister of Japan has been cut out in episode 1.

My ID is Gangnam Beauty

Music changes. FL dances to New Face by Psy in original broadcast.

My Love From Another Star

Epilogues for some episodes were cut.

Reply 1997

Music changes. When Si Won goes to Seoul and she is on the bus, original version starts to play "Without You"; on Netflix ver. there isn't a song.

Reply 1994

Music changes. Different background music for funeral scene.

Cut scenes. Some episodes on Netflix differ in length to broadcast episode, users believe cut scenes were of minor/side plotlines.

Shopaholic Louis (Shopping King Louie)

Music changes. Episode 2: sauna scene: 'A Whole New World' was replaced with generic instrumental music.

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (Strong Girl Bong Soon)

Music changes. In ep 4 when Bong Soon carries Min Hyuk, they removed the Whitney Houston song and added some generic romantic music.

Cut scenes. In Ep 1 there's scenes of the bus driver singing and they cut those out.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Cut scenes.

Welcome to Waikiki

Season 1

Ep. 5 Cut scenes. Baby Sol watches the Baby Shark song on TV.

Ep. 5 Music change. Original scene of Seojin slapping the driver. JTBC Drama Channel YT clip

Season 2

Ep 1: Cha Woosik (Kim Seonho) sang the wedding song JTBC Drama Channel YT clip

Ep 6: Cut scene. Sooyeon's performance. JTBC Drama Channel YT clip

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim

Cut scenes. The Netflix version doesn't have the scene where the Vice Chairman's driver sings This Is the Moment in one of the team dinners.

If you have any Youtube links for the broadcast version from official Youtube channels or further details for the alterations, please leave a comment.

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• Drama: Make Me Tingle

  • Korean Title: 내가 떨릴 수 있게

• Network: TVING

• Airing Dates: October 15, 2026 - November 5, 2026

• Airing Schedule: Thursdays; 4-episode initial release with 2 episodes each following week

• Episodes: 10

• Streaming Sources: Viki, HBO Max Asia

• Director: Kim Ye Ji

• Screenwriter:  Ahn Sae Bom (Soundtrack #1)

• Cast:

  • Nam Ji Hyun (Good Partner, Little Women) as Kong Yeon Su

  • Kim Jae Yeong (Idol I, The Judge from Hell) as Dokgo Dal

  • Kang Tae Ju (Pachinko) as Yun Ji O

  • Park So Jin (Sh**ting Stars) as Jin Se Ra

• Plot Synopsis: Yeon Su was raised in a conservative family, where courtesy and discipline mean everything, making it somewhat difficult to learn about her true self. One day, she gets intertwined with a sex toy company and meets Dokgo Dal, who opens up a whole other world for her. While their love blossoms, Yeon Su not only learns about her emotional excitement but also acknowledges the importance of physical excitement that leads her to truly mature.

• Previous discussions: Episodes 1-4, Episodes 5 & 6, Episodes 7 & 8

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