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KBS Drama Special
2010 - 2024 7.4 (5 votes) 15 Seasons
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KBS Drama Special (KBS 드라마 스페셜)

Overview

Forget the existing one-act dramas! Short but impactive! KBS Drama Special presents high quality single episode dramas. Dramas are the broadcast content with the widest public appeal. KBS Drama Special will produce short dramas of far-reaching impact involving at times a serious social message, unique emotions or perspectives. It will stay abreast of modern viewership.

Seasons

Season 4 (2013)

No overview available.

18 episodes

Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2014)

No overview available.

31 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Taste of Curry
2014-01-26

Tucked away in a corner of Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea is the curry restaurant "Cat's Restaurant" run by Yu-Mi. She doesn't have very many customers, but Yu-Mi tries to stay the course. One day, Yu-Mi's restaurant is vandalized and she notices a guy standing behind her. Yu-Mi ends up knocking him out with her groceries. When he wakes up, the guy is unable to remember his own name. Until he regains his memory, the man helps out at Yu-Mi's restaurant.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 2: First Birthday
2014-02-02

Jeong-Suk holds a one year birthday party for her daughter. She invites her old college friends to her apartment for the party. Tension from their past soon simmers during the birthday celebration.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 3: Playing Games
2014-02-23

Nearing the age of 40, Nam Gung-Sang (Kim C) is content with his bachelor life and working at his mid-level office job. He is particular about certain things and somewhat condescending towards those around him. Lee Eun-Hong (Woo Hee-Jin) works at the same comapny as Nam Gung-Sang and similar in age. After attending a funeral for a co-worker, they wake up in the same bed. Meanwhile, Nam Gung-Sang becomes interested in younger co-worker Yu Ji-A (Shin So-Yul).

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 4: You're Pretty, Oh Manbok
2014-03-02

Oh Man-Bok (Kim Hyang-Gi) lives with her family which includes her father (Park Chul-Min), mother (Ra Mi-Ran), older sister (Na Hae-Ryung) and older brother (Shin Dong-Woo). Her family loves her and treats her with kindness, but Oh Man-Bok still yearns to meet her birth father. After her birth parents separated, her mother passed away from cancer and her adoptive parents have taken care of her since then. One day, Oh Man-Bok watches a music competition TV program and realizes the song that is being performed is the same song her mother sang to her. During the show, the singer mentions that 10 years ago he met a guy in Chuncheon who wrote and performed the original song. After the original singer broke up with his love, he could no longer sing the song anymore and gave the song to him. Oh Man-Bok is convinced the original singer is her father.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 5: The Dirge Singer
2014-03-09

The dirge singer is paid to attend funerals and mourn for the dead. They are viewed as belonging to the lowest class. Yeon-Sim (Kim You-Jung) is brought up by her mother (Hwang Mi-Seon) to become a dirge singer like herself. Yeon-Sim refuses to follow in her mother's footsteps and cry for others. She flees to a home to become a gisaeng. Yun-Su (Seo Jun-Young) was born out of wedlock and is only half a noble person. Because of his birth status, he can't attain the stature that his brother (Kim Dong-Yun) has. Yun-Su and Yeon-Sim meet at a delicate moment in their lives.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 6: I'm Dying Soon
2014-03-16

After experiencing pain near his stomach area, Choi U-Jin (Oh Jung-Se) goes to see a doctor. He learns that he has pancreatic cancer and only 3 months to live. While stunned by the news, Choi U-Jin eventually decides to live the last 3 months of his life fully. He quits his job as an office worker, closes out his savings account and books a hotel suite for the next 3 months. Meanwhile, Sa-Rang (Kim Seul-Gi) worked with Choi U-Jin at his former office job and likes him a lot. In fact, she was the only woman who liked him there.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 7: The Reason I'm Getting Married
2014-03-23

Kim Ji-Won (Park Hee-Von) and Han Seung-Uk (Song Jong-Ho) have dated for about 6 years and they will get married in 3 months. Yet, their seems to be little excitement in their relationship Kim Ji-Won even asks Han Seung-Uk "Why are we getting married?" One day, while Kim Ji-Won is getting fitted for a wedding dress, she meets Lee Jun-Gi (Hong Jong-Hyun). He had a huge crush on her in the past.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 8: Monster
2014-03-30

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 9: Middle School Student A
2014-04-06

Lee Hae-Jun (Kwak Dong-Yeon) transfers to a new middle school in an affluent area of Seoul. At his previous school, Lee Hae-Jun was the top ranked student in his grade. While going to his first day of class at his new school, he sees a girl leaning over a bridge. Thinking she may jump, he pulls her to the ground which she does not appreciate. Later that day, Lae Hae-Jun learns the girl he saw earlier is Jo Eun-Seo (Lee Yul-Eum). She's currently the top ranked student at his new school. 3 months later, with new test scores released, Lee Hae-Jun takes the top spot and bumps Jo Eun-Seo down to #2. Meanwhile, Jo Eun-Seo vows that Lee Hae-Jun won't beat her again. She recruits her classmate Jeong Na-Yeon (Lee Han-Na) to help her retake the top spot. Lee Hae-Jun finds himself falling for Jo Eun-Seo.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 10: That Kind of Love
2014-04-13

Heo Jin-Uk (Bae Soo-Bin) is serving a life in prison term. After years in prison, he is informed that he is terminally ill and he will be released from prison. For the past two years, he has been visited in prison by Ji Yeon-Su (Lee Yoon-Ji). She is part of a volunteer group that tries to help reform prisoners. Without having anywhere to go, Heo Jin-Uk visits Ji Yeon-Su. Her personal life is far different than what he envisioned.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 11: Youth
2014-04-14

Seok-Ju (Seo Young-Joo) lives with his older brother Seok-Hyeon (Kim Heung-Soo). Seok-Hyeon was once a promising boxer, but he nows works at a market selling fish. Seok-Ju feels nothing but hopelessness with his situation. He sees an out when his older brother's former friend Jong-Beom (Um Tae-Goo) offers him a job to work with his gang. His older brother warns him to stay away from Jong-Beom.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 12: Illegal Parking
2014-04-15

Noh Jung-Do (On Joo-Wan) is an office worker at a law firm. He buys a new car, to impress Lee Ji-Hyun (Jang Joon-Yoo). He carpools with her to work everyday. Anxiety soon sets in for Noh Jung-Do when a taxi company CEO (Kim Sang-Ho) parks in his spot everyday.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 13: The Dreamer
2014-04-21

Joo Joon-Kil (Yang Jin-Woo) dreams about the deaths of others before it even happens. He drives out to see a client (Yoon Se-Ah) and meets the woman from his last dream. He can't help falling in love with her even though he keeps seeing her death in his dream.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 14: Pitch-black Darkness
2014-04-22

Park Hyun-Tae (Danny Ahn) drives his bus through a tunnel like every other night, but this evening high school student Jung Woo-Min (Kang Chan) is standing outside of the tunnel. Park Hyun-Tae is unable to avoid the student and he is killed. When he goes back to work, he has to drive through the same tunnel every evening. Meanwhile, he overhears high school students mention Han Jung-Wook's (Kwak Jung-Wook) bullying as a reason for Jung Woo-Min committing suicide.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 15: Bomi's Room
2014-05-11

Kong Bo-Mi (Ahn Seo-Hyun) ia miserable that she has to share a room with her older sister Kong Eun-Joo (Lee Young-Ah). Even though her mom (Park Hae-Mi) promised to renovate the storage room into a bedroom for Kong Bo-Mi, she realizes she will be stuck with her older sister forever. Kong Bo-Mi then gets the idea that if she can get her older sister married, the bedroom will be all hers.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 16: The End of that Summer
2014-05-18

Han Soo-Kyung (Cho Eun-Sook) receives a phone call that her husband (Lee Kwang-Ki) was involved in a car accident and is now in coma.While filing insurance papers, Han Soo-Kyung learns that her husband registered a young boy Kim Cho-Rok (Jeon Jin-Seo) on their family register. Han Soo-Kyung goes through her husband's phone and contacts a woman from his recent caller list. They make plans to meet at a cafe in Chuncheon. There, Han Soo-Kyung meets the woman and young Kim Cho-Rok.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 17: The Three Female Runaways
2014-05-25

Su-Ji, Kim Yeo-Jin and Hyung-Ja all converge at the park, while they are all being chased by men who want to take them back. They decide to escape together.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 18: Pitch-black Darkness
2014-06-01

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 19: Bomi's Room
2014-06-08

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 20: The End of that Summer
2014-09-14

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 21: The Three Female Runaways
2014-09-21

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 22: We All Cry Differently
2014-10-05

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 23: Suspicious Ward No. 7
2014-10-12

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 24: The Tale of the Bookworm
2014-10-19

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 25: Repulsive Love
2014-10-26

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 26: The Final Puzzle
2014-11-02

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 27: The Girl Who Became A Photo
2014-11-09

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 28: Vengeful Spirit
2014-11-16

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 29: The Reason I Get Drunk
2014-11-23

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 30: I Introduce My Father
2014-11-30

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 31: I Introduce My Father
2014-12-07

Runtime: 70 min
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Season 12 (2021)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: My Daughter / Hee-Soo
2021-10-22

Joo-Eun and Tae-Hoon are married and they have a 6-year-old daughter named Hee-Soo. As working parents, they are busy, but enjoy happy times together. Their world suddenly changes when Hee-Soo dies in a car accident. Joo-Eun and Tae-Hoon experience tremendous grief over their loss. With the help of VR program developer Joon-Beom, Joo-Eun and Tae-Hoon meet Hee-Soo again through virtual reality.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 2: F20
2021-11-05

Ae-ran, a proud mother, hears a shocking news that her son Do-hoon has developed schizophrenia. Afraid of losing her perfect daily life, Ae-ran decided to hide his son's illness, but her secret gradually turning her anxiety into madness.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 3: Scenery of Pain
2021-11-12

In a shabby neighborhood where serial murders are disguised as lonely deaths occur, an elderly priest who hears the confession of a criminal and a middle-aged female detective work together to find and chase down the culprit.

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Episode 4: Siren
2021-11-19

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 5: The Effect of a Finger Flick on a Breakup
2021-11-26

A realistic romance about a woman who wants to be loved and a man who doesn’t know how to express love.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 6: Be;twin
2021-12-03

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 7: The Palace
2021-12-10

So-Ssang has been a court lady for the past 14 years. One day, she learns something about Kwon-Min, who is the concubine of Crown Prince Yi Hyang. Meanwhile, Kwon-Min wants to be the only person loved by Crown Prince Yi Hyang. For that, Kwon-Min needs to oust Crown Prince Yi Hyang’s wife Bong-Sun. So-Ssang is given a mission by Kwon-Min. Her assignment is to oust Bong-Sun.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 8: Atonement
2021-12-17

A suspenseful thriller about three friends who live with the scars of a sexual crime. After 12 years, they reunite to seek revenge.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 9: Ordinary Jae-Hwa
2021-12-24

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 10: Memories of Hae-Gak
2021-12-25

Eun-Soo (Moon Geun-Young) took care of her alcoholic husband Seok-Young (Jo Han-Sun) for 7 years. She became stressed over her harsh situation, including taking care of her husband and working a job to support them. Due to Eun-Soo's dedicated nursing, Seok-Young was able to break his alcohol addiction. But now, Eun-Soo has now become an alcoholic and Seok-Young takes care of her. He gets tired of their situation. Meanwhile Hae-Gak (Kang Sang-Joon) is the owner of a rental cottage, located at the end of a beach. He understands alcoholic Eun-Soo’s pain.

Runtime: N/A min
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Season 13 (2022)

The KBS Drama Special is back as always in 2022. From a suspenseful psychological thriller about desire starring young actors to a fantasy story where villains are punished with a superpower to a heart-warming coming-of-age drama about ballet to a story about a 19-year-old being lost and in love for the first time to the romance among COVID-19 patients in the isolated ward to a story about a man who is serious about panties and life to a frolicsome, touching romantic comedy and to the last episode set in a military base, this year's drama special is coming back with eight one-act dramas full of vibrant charms, commemorating the 38th anniversary

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Stain
2022-11-16

A music college student who secretly practices piano at a junior's house to get an opportunity to study abroad runs into a catastrophe when he encounters an unexpected guest.

Runtime: 64 min
Episode 2: Currently Offline
2022-11-17

A poor 26-year-old rider has great dreams, but reality is harsh. He ends up with special powers strong enough to kill someone and punishes the bad. A story about the birth of a young dark hero.

Runtime: 64 min
Episode 3: Prism
2022-12-01

A beautiful and lonely story of growth about high school students who dreamed of being ballet dancers at a young age, finding the meaning of life through each other, suffering and badly hurting each other.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 4: Nineteen Otters
2022-12-07

The story of the precarious and affectionate first love of a 19-year-old who carries around a letter of resignation.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 5: Let's Meet in an Unfamiliar Season
2022-12-08

A drama that tells the story of COVID-19-confirmed patients in 2020 who enter a residential treatment center, communicating through windows and comforting each other during unfamiliar and fearful quarantine times.

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Episode 6: Underwear Season
2022-12-14

A story about a young man who doesn't believe in sincerity meets Don Quixote, the president of an underwear company, and his right-hand man, Sancho, and becomes sincere both in underwear and in life.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 7: Do You Know Ashtanga?
2022-12-15

A yoga instructor with a twisted mind meets a sugar daddy in this bumpy human romantic comedy.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 8: Silence of the Lambs
2022-12-21

A drama about the conflict between Captain Choi Hyeong Won, who has to silence a case to seize the last chance of promotion.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 9: Devil in the Lake
2022-12-22

A horror movie that takes place against the background of a reservoir where people are dying.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 10: The Distributors
2022-12-28

Yoo-bin, a man who dreams of a happy married life, is led by his old friend, Sang-bum, and spends an unforgettable day at the club. And then, the memories from before that night disappeared, and a phone call was received from someone. The criminal said that if he didn't get 33 million won, he would release the video to the world... Tonight, everything he wanted to hide is unlocked.

Runtime: N/A min
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Season 14 (2023)

The KBS Drama Special, a collection of episodes that are fully packed with well-constructed content, has made its comeback in 2023 as KBS airs the series annually. The stories to be told will include one about a typical working professional who makes a decision to better his life that ends up being the wrong decision, a coming-of-age story of people trying to protect a kid who lies to hide the family history, a story of a female amateur futsal team's passion as they become one through the sport, a story about the victim, perpetrator, and bystander of bullying at a school, a hectic, wisecracking rom-com about a Joseon scholar who witnesses a secret rendezvous of his wife and his servant, and a rom-com set in a university where a student tries to mess with the smartest student in class to be at the top. The 2023 KBS Drama Special offers a plethora of stories accompanied by extreme thrills, fresh takes, and heartwarming sensations. Expect to find an episode that hits the sweet spot!

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: No Path Back
2023-10-14

A story about a salesman in beverage distribution who makes the wrong decision to better his life.

Runtime: 65 min
Episode 2: Half Lies
2023-10-21

The story of 10-year-old Du-ri, who lied to hide her parents' divorce, and the growth of people around her trying to protect Du-ri.

Runtime: 65 min
Episode 3: Shoot For Love
2023-10-28

Do-hyun was a promising youth soccer player in the national team but retired due to injury. Growing up in an orphanage, she leaves the facility, turning 20. While bending over backward to stand on her own, Do-hyun meets an amateur female futsal team and becomes a proper adult. Now, Do-hyun wants to confess her feelings to her first love, Moo-won.

Runtime: 63 min
Episode 4: Anyone Anywhere
2023-11-04

Eun-ho goes to school early in the morning as usual and senses something is odd. To school where it should still be silent, the police and ambulance have come. While things are hectic, a lonely little hand drops lethargically from the stretcher. The estimated time of death was 11:13 p.m. last night. It was 45 minutes before the victim's birthday, and on that day, we were there.

Runtime: 63 min
Episode 5: Dog Days of Summer
2023-11-11

Puberty causes emotional turmoil and secondary sex characteristics to appear. During this stage, teenagers go through their own pain, which leads some to fully transform while some don't. In this process of becoming another version of themselves, puberty hits like a midsummer heatwave that burns the teenagers swept in chaos. This is a story about teenagers who accept the changes puberty causes and grow one step at a time.

Runtime: 63 min
Episode 6: The True Love of Madam
2023-11-18

Seol-ae is known for her humble life style as the wife of Jung-yeol, the man of integrity. However, her beauty and elegance can't be unnoticed. Also, as she grew up as the dotted youngest daughter, she still has a child in her. After Jung-yeol was dismissed, they moved to a small town, but as Jung-yeol stops being intimate with her, Seol-ae spends a lonely and agonizing nights. Meanwhile, after seeing a servant boy taking a bath at the valley, half-naked, Seol-ae opens up to a new possibility.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Behind the Shadows
2023-12-09

It features a gay storyline set in the Joseon Dynasty and explores the complexities of love, friendship, and social conventions. Yoon Ho, Jae Woon, and Seol were childhood friends who hung out together before their coming-of-age ceremony. However, their friendship intertwines through love, as one day, Yoon Ho realizes that his heart is pounding for someone, leading him to develop his first love that he can't tell anyone about. The youthful romance set in Joseon begins.

Runtime: 82 min
Episode 8: Love Attack
2023-11-25

A campus drama about what happens when Cha Seok-jin, second-rank in the school, attacks with confession to blur the concentration of Kang Kyeong-joo, an ace.

Runtime: 63 min
Episode 9: Overlap Knife, Knife
2023-12-02

A story about two people trying to protect their loved ones by turning back time and confronting fate.

Runtime: 61 min
Episode 10: Episode 10
2023-12-16

Runtime: 82 min
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Season 15 (2024)

In a new phase of KBS's one-act drama project, fresh actors, directors, and writers come together to provide entertainment and inspiration. Every story has something unique to offer! A young historian is determined to preserve the past, while the prince seeks to erase it and take the throne, leading to a collision of values. Cutie, the obscure member of an idol group that disbanded 13 years ago, begins his journey of hunting for Handsome, another member who's been elusive. In the tumultuous year before the Korean War, two women, Young Bok from Korea and Sachiko from Japan, fight for the love of the same husband. This is the dramatic story of two ladies who can never be friends. A seasoned member of a street-view shooting team encounters a directionally challenged woman who claims that a figure caught in the street-view is her father. Ha Neul, a high school girl, devises a clever plan to coax her reclusive sister out of her room! Immerse yourself in a collection of touching stories.

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