2023 Plot
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!
KBS Drama Special 2023 aired on October 14th, 2023.
2023 Episodes
1. No Path Back
A story about a salesman in beverage distribution who makes the wrong decision to better his life.
2. Half Lies
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.
3. Shoot For Love
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.
4. Anyone Anywhere
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.
5. Dog Days of Summer
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.
6. The True Love of Madam
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.