Viki : February Programming
Touch Your Heart (tvN) – Available only on Viki in the Americas and Europe 2/6/19 – Starring Goblin’s Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na
https://www.viki.com/tv/36416c-touch-your-heart#!
An office romance between a top actress and a lawyer. Top actress Oh Yoon Seo (Yoo In Na) makes headlines after the tabloids publish that she is romantically involved with a notorious chaebol, thus ending her once promising career. The only way to regain her popularity back is to star in a drama that is written by a famous writer. But in exchange for the role, the writer wants Yoon Seo to work as a secretary in a law firm to gain real-life acting lessons first. She starts to work under Kwon Jung Rok (Lee Dong Wook), who turns out to be a shrewd, demanding, and arrogant attorney. Will Yoon Seo be able to work with Jung Rok for six months and regain her shot at fame?
Viki Original: Wind-Bell – Available Now
https://www.viki.com/tv/36300c-wind-bell
Set in backdrops of Seoul’s most popular tourist spots including Han River and Bukchon, it is a story about a writer, named Daniel, who was adopted to the US when he was 10 years old, coming back to Korea after becoming a world-class novelist. He decided to come back to Korea to meet his family including his mother who had no option but to put her son up for adoption. While he traces back in memory, he meets Yeo Jin, the editor helping Daniel with the publication of his book in Korea and the two soon realize some undeniable chemistry between them.
Tower of Babel – Available Now
https://www.viki.com/tv/36296c-tower-of-babel
A mystery melodrama that shows the secret feuds and murders behind South Korea’s most famous chaebol family. Woo Hyuk(Park Shi Hoo) is a journalist turned prosecutor. His sole goal is to take down President Tae of Kisung corp., who has killed Woo Hyuk’s father in the past. When he finally gets the chance to take revenge, he encounters a dilemma as he falls in love with President Tae’s daughter-in-law Jung Won(Jang Hee Jin). Jung Won is the wife of President Tae’s second son, Tae Min Ho(Kim Ji Hoon). Min Ho is found dead and Jung Won becomes the prime suspect of the murder case. However, not too long after, Jung Won learns that she is pregnant and the father of the child might be either Min Ho or Woo Hyuk…What will happen to Jung Won after Woo Hyuk learns that she is pregnant? Will Woo Hyuk protect her even though the child might not be his? And who is the murderer of Min Ho?
The Golden Eyes
https://www.viki.com/tv/36172c-the-golden-eyes
Zhuang Rui (Zhang Yixing) is a simple man working at a pawnshop when his life is changed forever by a new set of eyes after an accident. When Zhuang Rui’s upgrade leads to special magical powers, he decides to use them to get rich by betting on precious jewels. Meanwhile, undercover police officer Miao Feifei (Wang Zixuan) is suspicious of his actions, decides to tag along for further investigation. Will Zhuang Rui decide to maintain his new life of excitement and riches or give up his powers and going back to being a simple shop assistant?
The Longest Day in Chang’an
https://www.viki.com/tv/35888c-the-longest-day-in-changan
Li Mi (Jackson Yi), the head of the Chang’an’s anti-terror department, and Zhang Xiao Jing (Lei Jia Yin), a detective-turned-prisoner, must work together to ensure the safety of the people by investigating a mysterious infiltration of the city. With lives at stake and less than 24 hours left, can these two work together to outsmart the brilliant mastermind behind the crime? The Longest Day in Chang’an is a 2019 Chinese drama based on a novel of the same name written by Ma Bo Yong.
Spring Turns to Spring – Available Now
https://www.viki.com/tv/36420c-spring-turns-to-spring
The story of two women whose souls switch bodies, giving them chance to live out their dreams and gain new experiences.
The Item – Available 2/11
https://www.viki.com/tv/36417c-the-item
A criminal profiler and a prosecutor work together in their attempts to decipher the secrets behind various objects which have special protection powers.
Love Catcher
https://www.viki.com/tv/36313c-love-catcher
Some people are out to find true love. Others are just in it for the money!
In a fun new reality survival series, 10 strangers live together for eight days under the same roof. Some of them are “love catchers,” who are looking for true love. But some are “money catchers,” who have entered the competition to win the prize money of 50 million won (approximately $44,600). In order to win the money, money catchers have to try to identify a love catcher to partner up with. If they end up choosing another money catcher, they are eliminated from the game. Love catchers have avoid falling for a money catcher in their quest for true love. TV personality Shin Dong Yup serves as the main host of the show, and he is joined by comedian Jang Do Yeon, mystery author Jeon Gun Woo, love expert Hong Suk Chun, singer Lady Jane, and NU’EST’s JR as commentators.
“Love Catcher” is a 2018 South Korean reality series.
Newlywed Diary S2
https://www.viki.com/tv/36315c-newlywed-diary-s2
What really goes on between celebrity newlywed couples?
In the second season of this popular reality series, fans can get an inside peek into the newlywed lives of model Jang Yoon Joo and her husband, Jung Seung Min, as well as popular TV anchors Oh Sang Jin and his wife, Kim So Young. What surprises will the early days of their marriage hold? “Newlywed Diary S2” is a 2017 South Korean reality series directed by Na Young Seok. It is the second season of the popular “Newlywed Diary S1” (2017), which featured celebrities Ahn Jae Hyun and Ku Hye Sun.
My Poseidon
https://www.viki.com/tv/36101c-my-poseidon
A story revolving around a sunny youth and a marine biology student as they work together to protect the ocean. An Fei is a scholar who harbors a crush on a young and accomplished scientist named Mo Liang. She dreams of becoming a top researcher in the country in order to protect the ocean. One day, she encounters Ye Hai, a young man who seems to bring her bad luck. Ye Hai not only opposed the project that An Fei has been working on but he also makes up stories about her by claiming that she’s his wife. Finding Ye Hai arrogant and weird, An Fei tries to avoid him at all costs until she realizes that he may have been right along. As she gets to know him, memories of a past relationship begin to surface just like the legendary story of Poseidon and Amphitrite.
Le Coup de Foudre
https://www.viki.com/tv/36354c-le-coup-de-foudre
Le Coup de Foudre is based on the author’s own story. Zhao Qiao Yi (Janice Wu) and Yan Mo (Zhang Yu Jian) are classmates in high school. One is a bad student and the other a top student. Although they don’t seem to have anything in common, they make a promise on the day before graduation to go study abroad together. But due to an unforeseen incident in Qiao Yi’s family, she can’t keep the promise and the two lose contact. Four years later, they meet again at their first class reunion. Qiao Yi finally admits her own feelings and decides to move to where Yan Mo lives in order to pursue him, but has to discover that there is already someone by his side. Yan Mo, though, secretly does a lot of things for Qiao Yi. While nobody can rival him when it comes to studying or working, he is unable to express his feelings. Will the two find together in the end?
Viki Original – Give Me a Break
https://www.viki.com/tv/36439c-give-me-a-break
Kim Jae Joong will be traveling with his closest friends and introducing them to the secret places he only knows. The only concept for the travel is “freedom”! Japan now feels like second home to him – he will be taking his friends to not only famous tourists spots but also all those hidden local restaurants he discovered. He will be the guide during the whole trip for his friends and viewers.
