Secret Affair (2014)

GENRE: Melodrama, Romance, Musical

SYNOPSIS: A 20 year old quick delivery man is given a chance at a college scholarship with the Seo Han Arts Foundation when 40 year old Oh Hye Won, the foundation’s planning leader, discovers the piano genius during a delivery to the school. An affair quickly ignites between the two when she becomes his teacher but another issue comes up when the foundation’s chairman, CEO, and chief director have a legal issue involving the school erupt that also implicates Hye Won.

STARRING: Kim Hee Ae (Oh Hye Won), Yoo Ah In (Lee Sun Jae), Park Hyuk Kwon (Kang Joon Hyung), Shim Hye Jin (Han Sung Sook), Kim Hye Eun (Seo Young Woo), Kim Yong Gun (Seo Pil Won), Kyung Soo Jin (Park Da Mi), Choi Tae Hwan (Son Jang Ho), Lee Kan Hee (Myung Hwa), Kim Chang Wan (Min Yong Ki), Park Jong Hoon (Jo In Seo), Shin Ji Ho (Ji Min Woo), Jin Bo Ra (Jung Yoo Ra), Yang Min Young (Kim In Joo), Baek Ji Won (Secretary Wang), Kim Shin Jae (Jang Shi Eun), Kim Kwon (Woo Sung), Seo Jung Yun (Korean-Chinese ajumma), Yoon Bok In (Ji Soo), Jang So Yun (Se Jin), Jang Hyun Sung (Kim In Kyum)

EPISODES: 16

VIEWING SOURCE: January-February 2016; Netflix

Manny (2011)

GENRE: Romance, Comedy

SYNOPSIS: Considered to be the top male nanny in Seoul, Kim Yi Han, in an attempt to avoid some unpleasant issues in New York, has just returned to South Korea only to find himself in yet another difficult situation. After meeting Seo Do Young, a young divorced mother of two who happens to be in dire need of a nanny, he finds himself employed with a place to live and an income. Over time the two fall in love despite Yi Han’s personal restrictions of mixing employment with his employer and the two have many obstacles to overcome if they are to remain together.

STARRING: Suh Ji Suk (Kim Yi Han), Choi Jung Yoon (Seo Do Young), Byun Jung Soo (Janice), Jung Da Bin (Oh Eun Bi), Goo Seung Hyun (Oh Jung Min), Kim Sook (Goo Hyun Jung), Seo Woo Jin (Lee Jun Ki), Park Joon Hyuk (Eun Bi/Jung Min’s Father), Park Hyuk Kwon

EPISODES: 16

VIEWING SOURCE: Netflix & Youtube; June 2013