Ruler: Master of the Mask

(5D)

Drama: Ruler: Master of the Mask (literal title)
Revised romanization: Goonjoo-Gamyunui Jooin
Hangul: 군주-가면의 주인
Director: No Do-Cheol, Park Won-Gook
Writer: Park Hye-Jin, Jung Hae-Ri
Network: MBC
Episodes: 40
Release Date: May 10 - July 13, 2017
Runtime: Wednesdays & Thursdays 22:00 (35 minutes each / 2 episodes per day)
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot
In the 1700's, Crown Prince Lee Sun (Yoo Seung-Ho) fights against Pyunsoo hwe. Pyunsoo hwe is an organization that has accumulated power and wealth through privatizing water all over Joseon. Crown Prince Lee Sun becomes a hope for the people who suffers. Ga-Eun is the woman Crown Prince Lee Sun loves and she helps grow as a ruler.

Cast
Yoo Seung-Ho
Kim So-Hyun
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Yoon So-Hee
Heo Jun-Ho
Park Chul-Min
Shin Hyun-Soo
Bae Yoo-Ram
Lee Chae-Young
Kim Byung-Chul

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My Sassy Girl

(4D)

Drama: My Sassy Girl
Revised romanization: Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo
Hangul: 엽기적인 그녀
Director: Oh Jin-Seok
Writer: Yoon Hyo-Je
Network: SBS
Episodes: 40
Release Date: May 29 - July 18, 2017
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 22:00 (35 minutes each / 2 episodes per day)
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot
Set in the Joseon Dynasty period, a romance takes place between cold-hearted Gyun-Woo (Joo Won) and Princess Hyemyung who causes troubles.

Cast
Joo Won
Oh Yeon-Seo
Lee Jung-Shin
Kim Yoon-Hye
Son Chang-Min
Yoon Se-Ah
Yoon So-Jung
Choi Ro-Woon
Ryu Dam

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Nobunaga Concerto

Title: 信長協奏曲
Title (romaji): Nobunaga Kyousoukyoku
Format: Renzoku
Genre: History
Episodes: 11
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2014-Oct-13 to 2014-Dec-22
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Ashioto ~Be Strong by Mr. Children
Related shows: Nobunaga Concerto (anime)

Synopsis
Saburo, (Oguri Shun) is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549.
There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like him. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda though is physically weak and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan.

Cast
Oguri Shun as Oda Nobunaga/Saburo
Shibasaki Kou as Ki Cho, Oda Nobunaga's wife
Mukai Osamu as Ikeda Tsuneoki
Mizuhara Kiko as Oichi
Kaho as Yuki
Yamada Takayuki as Denjiro
Fujigaya Taisuke as Maeda Inuchiyo
Fujiki Naohito as Takenaka Hanbee
Takashima Masahiro as Shibata Katsuie
Hamada Gaku as Tokugawa Ieyasu

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