News Short and Light
Dramas that are between 2 hours and 16 hours long and generally pretty light. The run times listed below are rounded to the nearest hour.
CW = content warning.
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1. Splash Splash Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 2 episodes
2 hours
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2. Business Proposal
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
12 hours
CW: There's a relatively short subplot / storyline involving a peeping tom who records women without their consent.
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3. The Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 24 episodes
14 hours
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4. Love to Hate You
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
9 hours
CW: some focus on misogyny / infidelity
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5. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
16 hours
CW: a little bit of focus on body image / eating disorder issues.
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6. My Secret Romance
Korean Drama - 2017, 13 episodes
13 hours
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7. Love's in Sight!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
10 hours
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8. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
5 hours
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9. Be Loved in House: I Do
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Approximately six hours if you include the epilogue.
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10. School 2017
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
16 hours
The conflict is mostly about pressure at school / unfair treatment at school with some parent-child relationship tension too. But not super heavy.
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11. Semantic Error
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
3 hours
CW: some bullying in the beginning
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12. Adult Trainee
Korean Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
Episode 3 to 5 = 2 hours
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13. Soundtrack #1
Korean Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
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14. About Youth
Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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15. Kiss Scene in Yeonnamdong
Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
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16. Cherry Blossoms after Winter
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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17. Sweet Teeth
Chinese Drama - 2021, 22 episodes
17 hours
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18. Something about 1 Percent
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
11 hours
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19. Accidentally in Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 30 episodes
15 hours
CW: in two episodes a secondary character is suicidal
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20. Witch's Romance
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
16 hours
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21. Queen and I
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
12 hours
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22. Wednesday 3:30 PM
Korean Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
4 hours
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23. Gogh, the Starry Night
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
7 hours
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24. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
16 hours
CW: some focus on looks / body image / eating disorders / bullying.
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25. You Drive Me Crazy
Korean Special - 2018, 4 episodes
2 hours
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26. The Happy Loner
Korean Special - 2017, 2 episodes
2 hours
Not all sunshine and roses. It deals with depression, abandonment, bad families, extreme loneliness, etc. but it doesn't wallow in misery and it's very short and fast-paced. The story also has some really sweet, light, and touching moments and has a feel-good ending.
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27. My Only Love Song
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
10 hours
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28. She Was Pretty
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
16 hours
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29. Ashi Girl
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
8 hours
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30. Cheer Up!
Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
12 hours
CW: a secondary character deals with abuse from his father and attempts suicide.
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31. Dear My Name
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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32. Tinted with You
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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33. Nobleman Ryu's Wedding
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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34. Ugly Duckling Series: Perfect Match
Thai Drama - 2015, 9 episodes
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35. When a Snail Falls in Love
Chinese Drama - 2016, 21 episodes
Some crime elements, including murder and crime scenes, but mostly light.
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36. Noble, My Love
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
5 hours
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37. Good Morning Call
Japanese Drama - 2016, 17 episodes
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38. Snow Lotus
Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
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39. From Five to Nine
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
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40. Min & Max
Chinese Movie - 2016
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41. Strongest Deliveryman
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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42. Dear Uranus
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 3 episodes
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43. Lily Fever
Korean Drama - 2015, 9 episodes
LGBTQ. This one is a bit odd. As far as I recall there isn't really a storyline.
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44. 7 First Kisses
Korean Special - 2016, 8 episodes
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45. My Uncanny Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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46. Ready for Love?
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
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47. I Cannot Reach You
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
2.5 hours
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