Lian Song, a Taiwanese hit man, leads a double life: he carries out his assignments in Taipei, then hides out in Naha, Japan, until things cool down. He has a favorite laundromat in Naha where he goes on Saturday evenings because then a young woman named Yukiko happens to be there. Lian Song is in love with her, although he knows neither her name nor where she lives. His sweet little romance, however, has no chance to blossom, as his boss tells him to return to Taipei immediately: The police are on the heels of the gangster syndicates. For that reason, the gang Lian Song belongs to is negotiating with its rival, whose boss Lian Song has killed. The rival gang demands that Lian Song is handed over to them as a payback.
Due to her larger size, Mi Duo has always lacked confidence as her appearance has always caused her to face difficulties in her daily life. She falls in love at first sight when she sees Xiao Liang, a jewelry company president. However, seeing how there is no way they would ever match in appearance, she doesn't engage in a pursuit. A car accident forces her to go under surgery, one of which is cosmetic surgery. After the surgery, she has transformed into an ideal image of herself. Now with more confidence, Mi Duo successfully lands a job at Xiao Liang's company. She goes through success and failure in work, experiencing life very different from what she had been used to. With her friend, Lei Yi Ming, a surgeon, supporting her every step of the way, she begins to realize that appearances are just surface-level qualities and that there are more important things to strive for on the inside.
Due to her larger size, Mi Duo has always lacked confidence as her appearance has always caused her to face difficulties in her daily life. She falls in love at first sight when she sees Xiao Liang, a jewelry company president. However, seeing how there is no way they would ever match in appearance, she doesn't engage in a pursuit. A car accident forces her to go under surgery, one of which is cosmetic surgery. After the surgery, she has transformed into an ideal image of herself. Now with more confidence, Mi Duo successfully lands a job at Xiao Liang's company. She goes through success and failure in work, experiencing life very different from what she had been used to. With her friend, Lei Yi Ming, a surgeon, supporting her every step of the way, she begins to realize that appearances are just surface-level qualities and that there are more important things to strive for on the inside.
Love comes in all flavors. Secret Ingredient is the story of a Korean man who gives up his entire luxurious life in Seoul in search of his childhood girlfriend, someone he’s never forgotten all these years, in the hopes that she would fall in love with him, not for who they were back then or who they are now, but for what they can aspire to be: happy, fulfilled and blissfully in love with one another.
Left alone on a trip to Hong Kong, Tomoko, a sales woman from Japan finds herself the victim of a purse-snatching. The police arrest the man she points out, but it turns out to be the wrong person: a young Korean man named Ji Hoon. Despite his anger and humiliation, he takes her out to dinner since she has lost all her money, and in return, she agrees to model for his amateur film. What follows is a magical and romantic two days. Upon returning to their respective countries, Tomoko must return to her nine-to-five job and Ji Hoon must resume studying to join the family business rather than pursuing his dream of becoming a film director. But soon the two begin to email each other and rekindle their relationship despite the distance and obstacles between them. Marking the very first time in television history that a drama has been co-produced between Japan and South Korea, the story shows us that love has no borders.
Ami, a backpacker from Japan who is four years older than high school student Jimmy, shows up at his part-time job. The two end up spending the summer working at the same store, but Jimmy gradually develops a faint crush on Ami. The two of them grew closer as they rode motorcycles together at night and went to the movies, but suddenly, Ami decided to return to Japan. Ami proposes her "one promise" to Jimmy, who can't sort out his feelings.
As time passes, Jimmy visits his parents' house for the first time in a while and finds a postcard that Ami sent him 18 years ago when she returned to Japan. Jimmy's memories of his first love come back to him, and he takes his first solo trip to Japan to confront his past and examine his present. Jimmy rides the train while listening to songs that remind him of his memories with Ami, and he heads to her hometown. Will Jimmy be able to reunite with Ami?
As time passes, Jimmy visits his parents' house for the first time in a while and finds a postcard that Ami sent him 18 years ago when she returned to Japan. Jimmy's memories of his first love come back to him, and he takes his first solo trip to Japan to confront his past and examine his present. Jimmy rides the train while listening to songs that remind him of his memories with Ami, and he heads to her hometown. Will Jimmy be able to reunite with Ami?
