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4 Inspiring K-Dramas That Will Change the Way You Look at Life

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29 March 2016 at 4:26 am

Page Turner

After a tragic car accident, a piano prodigy (Kim So Hyun) loses her eyesight and a rising athlete (Ji Soo) can no longer participate in sports activities. With their dreams crushed, the teenagers start to rediscover themselves. Just like a page turner, you may not notice their existence but yet they play crucial parts in a life of a pianist. Watch as the teenagers pick up the broken pieces of their lives and dream a bigger dream.

Watch Ji Soo and Kim So Hyun and be inspired by their perseverance in Page Turner

My Lawyer, Mr Joe

Jo Deul Ho (Park Shin Yang) may be one of the best lawyers around but his careers goes downhill after he decides to be a whistleblower for a corruption case. He starts his life afresh in a small town and becomes a neighbourhood lawyer. With his firm belief that everyone is of equal status before the law, he sacrificed his high-paying legal position to serve the needs of his clients. But will justice be too steep a price for him to pay?

Watch Park Shin Yang in his drama return on My Lawyer, Mr Jo

Memory

A successful lawyer is enjoying the peak of his career when everything comes crashing down after he is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. With his memory deteriorating, Tae Seok (Lee Sung Min) chooses to fight his final case and earn back the love of his family that he sacrificed while pursuing his career. Watch as he discovers that life is not always about being successful but the people around is what makes life worth living for.

Watch as Lee Sung Min tackles Alzheimer’s disease in Memory

Good Doctor

At a young age, Shi On (Joo Won) was found to have an incredible memory and spatial skills. Due to his autism, his abilities were doubted despite being accepted as a resident in pediatrics. Faced with a hot headed surgeon and the criticisms from patients and doctors, Shi On learns to overcome his disability through understanding the true meaning of being a doctor.

Watch Joo Won and his spectacular performance as a doctor with autism in Good Doctor

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