Original and Educational Dramas About Niche Professions

Tae Ho Dec 25, 2019
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  • Unnatural

    1. Unnatural

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.7
    1,572 points by 16 voters
    Unnatural is a case-of-the-week medical mystery show; its main theme is the change of reality brought upon by imminent death of a loved one. Mystery and exhilarating human drama unfold against the ...more
  • Juhan Shuttai!

    2. Juhan Shuttai!

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.4
    1,191 points by 12 voters
    Kokoro Kurosawa used to be a contender for the Olympic Judo Team, but she had to give up on her dream due to an injury. In the end, she ends up working ...more
  • Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko

    3. Jimi ni Sugoi! Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.1
    1,077 points by 11 voters
    Kono Etsuko joins a publishing company with her sights set on becoming a fashion editor. But she is assigned to the very unglamorous proofreading department, which examines and fixes errors in manuscripts. ...more
  • Search: WWW

    4. Search: WWW

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    986 points by 10 voters
    This drama delves into the challenges and triumphs of modern women who have chosen career over traditional family roles. Bae Ta Mi, a competitive director at a major web portal company in ...more
  • Just Between Lovers

    5. Just Between Lovers

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    895 points by 9 voters
    A major accident takes the lives of 48 people. The lives of the survivors, those who lost loved ones and those connected to the parties blamed for the tragic event are also ...more
  • Live

    6. Live

    Korean Drama - 2018, 18 episodes
    8.6
    593 points by 6 voters
    This drama revolves around the incidents that occur in the police force and the joy, sorrow, and pain that police officers experience as they try to protect justice. Yeom Sang Soo, is ...more
  • Good Manager

    7. Good Manager

    Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
    8.5
    590 points by 6 voters
    Can corporate politics turn a bad person into a good person? Kim Sung Ryong is a skilled accountant who works for gangsters. He makes his way into a company called TQ Group ...more
  • The Producers

    8. The Producers

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    7.5
    485 points by 5 voters
    The drama is set in the backstage world of broadcasting industry. The story revolves around the dynamic work and life of people who work in the entertainment division of television network. Ra ...more
  • Black Dog

    9. Black Dog

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    395 points by 4 voters
    It tells the story of a young woman who gets a short-term teaching position and does her best to fight for students’ dreams in school. The drama will take a deep look ...more
  • Descendants of the Sun

    10. Descendants of the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.6
    298 points by 3 voters
    A love story that develops between a surgeon and a special forces officer. Kang Mo Yeon is a pretty and assertive woman who works as a cardiothoracic surgeon at Haesung Hospital. She ...more
  • A Little Thing Called First Love

    11. A Little Thing Called First Love

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 36 episodes
    8.1
    294 points by 3 voters
    The story of an ordinary girl who falls head over heels for the most popular guy in school. Xia Miao Miao is a shy, artistic student who develops a crush on a ...more
  • The Naked Director

    12. The Naked Director

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
    7.8
    291 points by 3 voters
    From his unlikely start as an English encyclopedia salesman, Toru Muranishi casts a charismatic vision that leads Japanese pornography from idealized, substanceless skin flicks to more realistic and story-based encounters. Along the ...more
  • Diary of a Prosecutor

    13. Diary of a Prosecutor

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    291 points by 3 voters
    A drama depicting the mundane daily routine of overworked prosecutors staying up all night to tackle all the different cases handed over by the police. Lee Sun Woong works at the Public ...more
  • Attention Please

    14. Attention Please

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
    7.2
    290 points by 3 voters
    Losing her mother at a young age, Misaki Yoko was raised amongst three brothers. Yoko is a slightly boyish girl who is bullheaded and hates dishonesty. Ever since she was young, she ...more
  • Modern Farmer

    15. Modern Farmer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    7.7
    288 points by 3 voters
    A comedy drama about a rock band that takes up farming as an escape route. Lee Min Ki is a genius rocker, as well as leader, vocalist, and guitarist of a rock ...more
  • Good Luck!!

    16. Good Luck!!

    Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes
    8.0
    287 points by 3 voters
    Having achieved his life-long dream of being a pilot, Hajime is first officer on an international jetliner and is now working to become a captain. He can't seem to please Captain Koda, ...more
  • Mad Dog

    17. Mad Dog

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.3
    280 points by 3 voters
    Choi Kang Woo, who is a former police and leader of Taeyang Insurance's investigators team, decides to create his own investigation team, after an airplane crash that took the life of his ...more
  • Where Stars Land

    18. Where Stars Land

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.9
    199 points by 2 voters
    Where Stars Land follows the lives of workers at Incheon Airport, and in particular, the interactions between a clumsy, yet bubbly, woman named Han Yeo Reum and a prickly and mysterious man ...more
  • My Absolute Boyfriend

    19. My Absolute Boyfriend

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    7.3
    199 points by 2 voters
    Eom Da Da is a special effects make-up artist who has been secretly dating Ma Wang Joon, an A-class actor, for 7 years. After a sequence of incidents that damaged Da Da's ...more
  • The Package

    20. The Package

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.0
    197 points by 2 voters
    Yoon So So relocates to France with her college boyfriend, defying her parents' wishes. However, he heartlessly abandons her and returns to Korea. To remain in France for her Ph.D., So So ...more
  • Soratobu Kouhoushitsu

    21. Soratobu Kouhoushitsu

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
    8.1
    196 points by 2 voters
    Inaba Rika, whose childhood dream was to become a news reporter, is instead a director for an informative TV program. At one point, she was a reporter; however, her career was cut ...more
  • Yamikin Ushijima-kun

    22. Yamikin Ushijima-kun

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 9 episodes
    7.5
    196 points by 2 voters
    This drama depicts the harsh reality of those at the bottom of society through the eyes of the loanshark Ushijima. He is the head of Kaukau Finance which is a ruthless black ...more
  • The Whirlwind Girl Season 2

    23. The Whirlwind Girl Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 36 episodes
    7.4
    195 points by 2 voters
    Qi Bai Cao successfully conquered martial art competitions across Asia and gained a deeper understanding of her field. But with the tragic loss of her mentor, Ruo Bai, she didn't know how ...more
  • My Mr. Mermaid

    24. My Mr. Mermaid

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 36 episodes
    8.0
    195 points by 2 voters
    Tang Yi Bai, a former swimming champion wrongly accused of doping, attempts a comeback after four years. He joins South Physical Education College with his best friend Qi Rui Feng to compete ...more
  • Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    25. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.6
    194 points by 2 voters
    Jang Geu Rae has played the game of Go since he was a child. When his plans of becoming a professional Go player fail, the down-and-out Geu Rae is forced to take ...more
  • School 2013

    26. School 2013

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.2
    194 points by 2 voters
    Seungri High School ranks as one of the worst of the 178 high schools in Seoul based on academic scores. Kang Se Chan is the top Korean language teacher who owns a ...more
  • Naeil's Cantabile

    27. Naeil's Cantabile

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    7.5
    194 points by 2 voters
    Cha Yoo Jin is a third year student in a school of music majoring in piano and dreaming of becoming a world renowned conductor. He seems to be perfect with his good ...more
  • The World That They Live In

    28. The World That They Live In

    Korean Drama - 2008, 16 episodes
    7.3
    192 points by 2 voters
    Joo Jun Yeong, a producer working her way in the male dominated world of drama creators. Co-star Hyun Bin plays her mentor, who makes Joo's character's life miserable at first, but later ...more
  • Dandarin Rodo Kijun Kantokukan

    29. Dandarin Rodo Kijun Kantokukan

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
    7.5
    191 points by 2 voters
    Labor Standards Inspectors… are you aware of their existence? For the sake of the 52 million actively employed people across the nation, the government had set up this body to help ensure ...more
  • Nusumareta Kao: Miatari Sosahan

    30. Nusumareta Kao: Miatari Sosahan

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes
    7.1
    190 points by 2 voters
    Shirato Takamasa is a detective at the Investigation Cooperation Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. His job is to catch wanted criminals by only relying on their faces. One day, he ...more
  • Awl

    31. Awl

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    7.7
    189 points by 2 voters
    Soo In has a timid personality and is easily frightened, but he stands up for justice and does not cower in fear when he feels that he has been wronged. Early on ...more
  • Pinocchio

    32. Pinocchio

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.3
    187 points by 2 voters
    The idealistic Choi In Ha has her work cut out for her when she becomes a broadcast reporter, especially when she suffers from a condition known as “Pinocchio syndrome,” which makes her ...more
  • Hero

    33. Hero

    Japanese Drama - 2001, 11 episodes
    8.0
    187 points by 2 voters
    Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a ...more
  • Fragile

    34. Fragile

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    7.5
    184 points by 2 voters
    The dashingly handsome Kishi Keiichitaro is Sobokai First General Hospital’s only pathologist. Described as intensely eccentric and very sharp-tongued, he is an extremely outstanding doctor. He would clash with the other party ...more
  • Ie Uru Onna

    35. Ie Uru Onna

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    8.0
    184 points by 2 voters
    With four years left before Tokyo hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics, housing sales are fiercely competitive. At this time, Sangenya Machi, an excellent real estate agent, appears. She is single, 30-years-old and ...more
  • Mop Girl

    36. Mop Girl

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes
    7.5
    181 points by 2 voters
    Momoko has just started a new job at a company that offers funeral services and cleans up after crime scenes when she discovers she has an amazing supernatural power. When she touches ...more
  • Hibana: Spark

    37. Hibana: Spark

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    7.3
    181 points by 2 voters
    Struggling artiste Tokunaga has an electrifying encounter with a senior artiste Kamiya, a genius who has his own unique stand-up comedy philosophy, and becomes his disciple. This is the story of the ...more
  • Chef: Mitsuboshi no Kyushoku

    38. Chef: Mitsuboshi no Kyushoku

    Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
    7.8
    179 points by 2 voters
    Hoshino Mitsuko is the talented three-star chef of famous French restaurant, La Cuisine de La reine, in Ginza, Tokyo. She has drawn attention not just from Japan but also the world for ...more
  • I AM NON

    39. I AM NON

    Japanese TV Show - 2019, 10 episodes
    7.4
    100 points by 1 voters
    YouTube Originals documentary on the making of "Get To The Punchline", the first film written and directed by Non (formerly, Nounen Rena). It covers the pre-production, 13-day shoot, and post-production of the ...more
  • Standing in the Time

    40. Standing in the Time

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 38 episodes
    7.2
    100 points by 1 voters
    Li Xiao, passionate about literature and dreaming of becoming a fashion editor, lands a job at a publishing house. However, on her first day, she discovers she's been placed in the wrong ...more
  • Big Money!

    41. Big Money!

    Japanese Drama - 2002, 12 episodes
    7.6
    99 points by 1 voters
    "Big Money!" is a human drama with a suspense twist about a young man who learns the tricks of the trade about stock exchange from a well-experienced investor. The backdrop of this ...more
  • RESCUE

    42. RESCUE

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 9 episodes
    7.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    Daichi Kitajima has become a firefighter as a consequence of his childhood experience of being rescued by a fire rescue team. Despite his trauma, he strives to be promoted to become a ...more
  • School 2017

    43. School 2017

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.1
    98 points by 1 voters
    The drama tells realistically of the many various troubles that high school students can face. Ra Eun Ho is just one of them, struggling to survive in a school that discriminates against ...more
  • Doctor Prisoner

    44. Doctor Prisoner

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    Doctor Prisoner centers around an ace doctor in a university hospital’s emergency care center, a skilled professional who treats his patients with full devotion and without discrimination. However, his medical license gets ...more
  • Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou

    45. Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
    7.6
    97 points by 1 voters
    Biblia Second-hand Bookstore has been quietly open for business in some corner of Kamakura. Its owner is Shinokawa Shioriko, a young, pretty but introverted girl who is extremely shy around strangers and ...more
  • Fruits Takuhaibin

    46. Fruits Takuhaibin

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    7.5
    95 points by 1 voters
    After the company SAKITA had been working at has gone out of business, he returns to his hometown in a regional city for a second start as the head of a call-girl ...more
  • Call Center no Koibito

    47. Call Center no Koibito

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
    6.6
    95 points by 1 voters
    Tokura Wataru works in Tokyo for a TV shopping program. After getting on the bad side of the show's charismatic presenter, "Antarctic Ice", he gets transferred to a rural call center. Waiting ...more
  • Ushi ni Negai wo: Love and Farm

    48. Ushi ni Negai wo: Love and Farm

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    6.7
    94 points by 1 voters
    Six agriculture students travel north to Hokkaido for first-hand training and experience in a farm setting. The story focuses not only on their daily life and their growth as young men and ...more
  • Hotel Concierge

    49. Hotel Concierge

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
    7.2
    92 points by 1 voters
    At the five star Forumonto Hotel, Toko Amano works as a rookie concierge. Her senior concierge is Kazuma Honjo and the general manager is Ryusuke Washio. They are friendly and restrained with ...more
  • CHANGE

    50. CHANGE

    Japanese Drama - 2008, 10 episodes
    7.8
    91 points by 1 voters
    Asakura Keita, 35, is an all-around nice guy who is a primary school teacher from rural Nagano Prefecture. His recently deceased father had been a Diet (House of Representatives) member from Kyushu ...more
  • Underwear

    51. Underwear

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 13 episodes
    7.6
    91 points by 1 voters
    Tokita Mayuko is a fabric otaku who was also majored in textile technology in college. She and her friend Kouno Yuri moved to Tokyo and each of them finally found a job ...more
  • Caseworker's Diary

    52. Caseworker's Diary

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    7.4
    90 points by 1 voters
    Emiru Yoshitsune is a 22-years-old who has just started working as a case worker to poor people needing public assistance. She has no knowledge about the social welfare system and struggles to ...more
  • Her Private Life

    53. Her Private Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    88 points by 1 voters
    A dedicated professional, Seong Deok Mi lives for her work as an art gallery curator. Devoting herself to her work, she is exceptional in every way, save one. Beneath that cool, professional ...more
  • Romance Is a Bonus Book

    54. Romance Is a Bonus Book

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    87 points by 1 voters
    Cha Eun Ho is a successful and handsome writer who is also the youngest chief editor at a publishing company. He has a calm demeanor and remains reasonable at work. He then ...more
  • Bengoshi no Kuzu

    55. Bengoshi no Kuzu

    Japanese Drama - 2006, 12 episodes
    7.1
    87 points by 1 voters
    Toyokawa Etsushi and Ito Hideaki appear together for the first time in what is a never-before-seen lawyer-oriented drama. The original work by Iura Hideo, "Bengoshi no Kuzu," is currently being published by ...more
  • The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop

    56. The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop

    Korean Drama - 2016, 54 episodes
    7.9
    86 points by 1 voters
    Laurel Tree Tailor Shop is family-owned and has been in business for almost a century. Its master tailor, Lee Man Sool, has perfected the dying art of creating a made-to-measure suit. Man ...more
  • Koe Girl

    57. Koe Girl

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    7.4
    86 points by 1 voters
    Kikuchi Makoto is the only daughter of the grocer on the shopping street in front of the train station. She has gained popularity for her eloquence in explaining fruits and vegetables while ...more
  • Special Labor Inspector Jo

    58. Special Labor Inspector Jo

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.1
    85 points by 1 voters
    Social satire drama about punishing the "haves" of society. It follows Jo Jin Gap, a man who used to be a member of the national judo team, and whose dream of becoming ...more
  • Miss Pilot

    59. Miss Pilot

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
    7.6
    85 points by 1 voters
    A young aspiring female pilot named Tezuka Haru has been desperately hunting for a job for a while now, but nothing seems to come about. Without thinking about the consequences, she takes ...more
  • SP

    60. SP

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    7.6
    80 points by 1 voters
    SP, the duty to protect. Professional bodyguards that safeguard important people even if at times it means sacrificing their own lives. In the 21st century, regarded as the century of terror, Japan's ...more
  • Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.

    61. Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
    7.2
    79 points by 1 voters
    Ueba Kamo is a career woman who works as a government official at the Ministry of Finance after graduating from Tokyo University. One day, her mother who is the landlady of an ...more

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