Dear drama fans, ICYMI, meaningful pieces of life advice can be found in shows and dramas on Viu!
Specifically, dramas on Viu got you covered if you are at a crossroads in your life where you’re forced to make a decision in prioritizing your love life or career. When it comes to making that difficult choice, there are many factors to consider – is true love better than money? Is a better career really the key to a better life? So many questions, and so little time.
On that note, dramas on Viu are here to inspire your choice in making that pivotal life decision. Whether it’s choosing the right man or venturing into a new industry, there is always a show that may spark an interest and motivate you to make the right choice or find that you don’t necessarily have to forgo one for the other.
So, sit back, relax and enjoy the latest dramas on Viu that’ll tide you through life’s many highs and lows.
Shows To Spark Your Love Journey
The Law Cafe (Viu Original)
Can old friends really rekindle their love from a childhood romance? Adapted from a popular web novel, Lee Se Young stars as Kim Yu-ri, a beautiful lawyer who quits her job and opens up a law firm that also doubles as a cafe, with the goal of making the law more accessible for the masses. Kim Jeong-ho (Lee Seung Gi) is the landlord and owner of Yu-ri’s law cafe, and also a former prosecutor who was also known as a “monster genius” during his time there.
They are also each other’s first love, and Jeong-ho still harbors a secret crush on Yu-ri. It’s a fast-paced and lighthearted rom-com you just can’t miss! The highly anticipated Viu Original, The Law Cafe, has started streaming on Viu. Make sure to catch up on its latest episodes.
A Dream of Splendor
One of the highly rated blockbuster C-Dramas of the year, A Dream of Splendor is part romance and part female empowerment – who says you can’t have it all?
It stars Liu Yifei in her first drama after 16 years, who serves (quite literally) with her graceful and elegant demeanor. She stars as Qian Fan, a capable teahouse owner whose fiancé leaves her for another woman after he becomes an officer in the capital, citing her inferior status as the reason.
She refuses to give up and travels to the capital to prove her worth. Along the way, she meets Qian Fan (Chen Xiao), a commander in an elite Capital squadron. While not exactly love at first sight, they warm up to each other and find their way to love.
She also meets two other women who are down on their luck after being treated badly by their spouses. With each other’s help, they build their own careers and find love as they fight against social discrimination and gender norms.
It’s a refreshing take on the cliché damsel in distress narrative and a definite must-watch on Viu.
EXchange 2
No, this variety show isn’t encouraging you to call your ex! Doesn’t hurt to live vicariously through the individuals of this show though. EXchange 2 is a dating reality show that features ex-couples, as they reunite in the same house, with new additions. Some participants hope to reunite with their exes, while others are ready to meet someone new.
Tensions are bound to rise as they deal with unresolved feelings for their ex while connecting with attractive new singles. It’s even more real and raw as the production crew remains hidden, with participants not knowing when they are being filmed.
If you’ve been in a similar situation before, then this scenario will be all too relatable – watch more to find out if the participants will overcome past struggles and reunite, or move on to find new love here.
Immortal Samsara
For fans of fantasy and historical dramas, this is a must-watch. It stars A-listers Cheng Yi, Yang Zi and Ray Chang as immortals who together, track down four ancient treasures and uncover mysterious secrets.
Yang Zi stars as Yan Dan, a naive young fairy who, as the only descendant of an ancient bloodline, can heal all things. She crosses paths with the dashing Tang Zhou (Cheng Yi), a demon hunter and reincarnation of her former lover, who she spent 900 years trying to forget. Yu Mo (Ray Chang) is a mountain God who sacrifices his immortality to stay by Yan Dan’s side during her most difficult time.
It’s a tale as old as time – the classic love triangle is sure to satisfy your thirst for drama and love at the same time. Does her heart lie with her ex-lover Tang Zhou, or the reliable Yu Mo? Start the fantastical love-fest on Viu here.
Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1
Spoilt for choice? If you’re up for living life on the edge with tons of action, you might get some inspiration from this drama. Fans of The Long Ballad, be sure to catch Leo Wu and Zhao Lusi’s on-screen reunion in the highly rated Chinese romance series, Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1.
Raised by her conniving aunt and without her parents by her side, the intelligent but insecure Cheng Shao Shang lives her life thoughtlessly. When choosing a partner for marriage, she’s both pragmatic and insecure, after having gone without love her whole life.
She meets three potential marriage partners from noble families including Ling Bu Yi, the emperor’s adopted son and unwittingly becomes involved in the mystery surrounding his birth, and his plans for revenge. The two grow from their experiences and eventually fall in love as they work together to resolve a national crisis.
From family dramas to swoon-worthy moments, catch the first part of Love Like the Galaxy on Viu.
Find Your Career Purpose In These Dramas On Viu
If You Wish Upon Me (Viu Original)
Get your tissues ready, you’re in for a rollercoaster ride of emotions with the top-rated If You Wish Upon Me. Inspired by the true story of the Make-a-Wish Foundation in the Netherlands, it stars Ji Chang Wook as Yoon Gyeo-rye, a man with an uncertain past who’s only ever lived for himself. He ends up volunteering at a hospice after being sentenced to community service and joins Team Genie, a group that fulfills the last wishes of hospice patients.
With the help of the kind-hearted but hard-headed MMA trainee Seo Yeon-joo (Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung), and Team Genie leader Kang Tae-sik (Sung Dong Il), he learns to care for others for the first time in his life, and find his direction in life.
It’s an uplifting drama that’ll warm your cold heart to find renewed purpose in life.
Today’s Webtoon (Viu Original)
Are you thinking of making a career switch to start out in a new industry, or just a fan of webtoons? If you said yes to any of these questions, then Today’s Webtoon is for you.
Today’s Webtoon follows the aspiring journey of On Ma Eum (Kim Sejeong), a former Judo athlete who was forced to retire after an unfortunate accident. She later joins a webtoon editorial department as a webtoon producer, but struggles to assimilate into her role, amidst the country’s competitive webtoon industry.
Not only does the coming-of-age drama provide a peek into the webtoon industry, where passionate artists and producers go the distance to bring readers the best webtoons, but it also sheds light on office politics and the struggles of office workers. Catch it on Viu here.
Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist
For individuals who are all-things medicine, this drama might spark your interest. Based on the 2016 award-winning novel of the same name, Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist stars Yoo Se-poong (Kim Min Jae), a successful physician for the royal family, who becomes entangled in a conspiracy and is kicked out of the royal palace. He later meets Jihan (Kim Sang Kyung) and Eun-woo (Kim Hyang Gi) in the strange but beautiful Gyesu village, and learns to treat patients who suffer from psychological illnesses by listening to them.
This series is a hit among the Korean audience as it unfolds mental health issues that people today can relate to in a lighthearted and comedic way. Join Se-poong on his journey in overcoming his trauma to become an established physician on Viu here.
Get inspiration from these shows and dramas on Viu to rediscover the love and career meant for you or you might have overlooked!
PR Source: Viu
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