2020-3-fall-screen

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Words by
DIANNE
PINEDA-KIM
Kdramas inspired by the past and future
MY ABSOLUTE
BOYFRIEND
절대 그이
SBS, 2019
This is a story of a girl whose life will change when
she meets a humanoid called “Zero Nine.” It tells
about the possibilities of love between a human
who’s jaded and a robot that is humane.
ARE YOU
HUMAN TOO?
너도 인간이니?
KBS, 2018
A renowned scientist and artificial intelligence
expert copes with the loss of her son by building
an AI robot modelled after him. The scientist is
a member of a rich family and her purpose of
creating an android son is to maintain his position
in business and claim inheritance.
CIRCLE
써클 : 이어진 두 세계
tvN, 2017
“Circle” is a story about two opposites: college
student Woo-jin who investigates odd cases
prompted by the arrival of aliens on Earth in 2017;
and Detective Joon-hyuk who lives in the year
2037 in a “smart” Earth where human emotions
are under strict control.
DUEL
듀얼
OCN, 2017
Detective Jang Deuk-cheon investigates two
suspects who possess identical DNA and are
divided into “good” and “evil” counterparts. The
story reveals the mystery of who is human and
who is a clone.
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