My Roman Empire
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1. Strangers from Hell
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
psychological/horror
“l'enfer, c'est les Autres! - Hell is other people!"
— Jean-Paul Sartre
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2. My Liberation Notes
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
slice-of-life/family
"My heart is only pounding when something bad is happening. My heart never beats fast when I like someone. When I really like someone, I think the opposite happens. My heart beats even slower. Like I've been freed from something. Like I feel peace in my heart for the first time."
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3. The King of Pigs
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
psychological/thriller
"When Pandora opened the forbidden box, all the misery in the world flew out. But do you know what was the last thing that came out of it? It was hope. People think life is worth living because there is hope. But for me hope is just the beginning of another misery."
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4. Lost
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
melodrama/romance
"Sometimes I sink deep into the thought of what love is. Not being at the receiving end, but being the one who gives love as I create space for that person inside me. The space grows, then in the end I am filled only with that person. I think about this kind of listless love."
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5. Secret Love Affair
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
romance/age gap
"It is said that you don’t hit the keys when you play the piano, but you touch them. There are a total of 2770 chords. Of those, there are more than 500 harmonizing notes.
I touch you in this way every day.
Be still and look deeply. Have a go and try to love. That’s what it tells me."