[Edaily Starin YUN GI BACK Reporter] The four-day Chuseok holiday is the perfect time to binge-watch online video service (OTT) shows that you’ve put off due to a lack of time. The genres range from historical dramas to crime dramas, office comedies, and variety shows. There’s a wide variety of options, from series where all episodes have already been released to those where the final episode was just released right before the holiday. Posters, clockwise from the top left: Netflix’s “Scandal,” “The Crazy Office 2,” TVING’s “Even the Lottery Winner Goes to Work,” and Disney+’s “Made in Korea 2.” (Photos: Netflix, TVING, Disney+) ◇Dramas Perfect for Binge-Watching On Netflix, you can watch the original series “Scandal.” It tells the story of Lady Jo (Son Ye-jin)—a woman with exceptional talents who finds it difficult to live solely as a woman in the Joseon Dynasty—along with Jo Won (Ji Chang-wook) and Hee-yeon (Nana), Joseon’s greatest womanizers, as they become entangled in a dangerous love wager. It is a series remake of the 2003 film “Scandal: A Story of Passion Between a Joseon Man and Woman,” released 23 years later. The initial response has been enthusiastic, with the series reaching No. 7 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English Shows just three days after its release. All eight episodes are available at once, making it perfect for binge-watching over the holiday. On Disney+, Season 2 of “Made in Korea,” starring Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung, has concluded. Set nine years after Season 1, Baek Ki-tae (Hyun Bin) and Jang Geon-young (Jung Woo-sung) clash once again over even greater ambitions and power. Episodes 5 and 6, the final episodes, were released on the 23rd, allowing viewers to watch the entire series in one go. Hot OTT Shows for the Chuseok Holiday (Graphic by Reporter Moon Seung-yong) TVING’s “Even Lottery Winners Go to Work” is an office comedy about Gong Eun-tae (Lee Jun-hyuk), an ordinary office worker who wins the lottery but chooses not to quit his job. It portrays the changes in his work life and relationships after coming into money with realistic humor. Currently, the first four episodes are available. On Coupang Play, you can binge-watch “It’s Not About the Affair.” This black comedy follows a couple who have always presented themselves as a happy family and their neighbors, who are in the midst of a divorce, as they become entangled in a secret even bigger than an affair. The passionate performances by acclaimed actors such as Kim Hye-soo and Jo Yeo-jeong are a highlight. All episodes are available, so you can watch the entire series in one go. From left: Posters for Coupang Play’s “It’s Not About the Affair,” Wavve’s “The Community 2,” and “Legendary Investigation.” (Photo: Coupang Play, Wavve) ◇Variety Shows for Light-Hearted Laughs or Deep Immersion Netflix’s *The Crazy Ki-an House 2* has moved its setting from Ulleungdo to Daegwallyeong this season. Ki-an 84 returns as the guesthouse owner, and Kim Yeon-kyung, Lee Jun-ho, and Kazuha have joined as new staff members. The winter scenery of Daegwallyeong, Ki-an 84’s uniquely eccentric management style, and the unexpected episodes involving the cast and guests are the main highlights. On Wavve, we recommend the variety show “The Community 2: The Invisible Hand” and the investigative reality show “Legendary Investigation.” If you want to enjoy intense psychological battles over survival and prize money, check out “The Community 2”; if you’re interested in real-life cases and forensic science, “Legendary Investigation” is worth a watch.
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