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Best Melodramas and dramas about life you have ever watched

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  • Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    1. Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.8
    3,786 points by 38 voters
    In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. Na Hee Do is a ...more
  • My Mister

    2. My Mister

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    3,119 points by 32 voters
    Park Dong Hoon is a middle-aged engineer who is married to attorney Kang Yoon Hee. However, his life is not that happy as he has two unemployed brothers, Sang Hoon and Gi ...more
  • Hidden Love

    3. Hidden Love

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
    9.0
    3,118 points by 32 voters
    Sang Zhi falls in love with Duan Jia Xu, the boy who often comes to her house to play games in her older brother's room. He is five years older than her. ...more
  • Because This Is My First Life

    4. Because This Is My First Life

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.4
    2,613 points by 27 voters
    A house-poor man and homeless woman become housemates in a drama that examines the institution of marriage and the problems that young people face today. Nam Se Hee is a single man ...more
  • Move to Heaven

    5. Move to Heaven

    Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    9.1
    2,409 points by 25 voters
    Han Geu Roo is an autistic 20-year-old. He works for his father’s business “Move To Heaven,” a company that specializes in crime scene cleanup, where they also collect and arrange items left ...more
  • Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    6. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    2,028 points by 21 voters
    After a conflict with her boss, dentist Yoon Hye Jin escapes the city to a seaside village where she'd vacationed to before as a little girl. When she learns the village is ...more
  • The Good Bad Mother

    7. The Good Bad Mother

    Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
    8.9
    1,986 points by 21 voters
    Young Soon is a single mother and pig farmer who raised her son Kang Ho alone. Despite her love for him, her strict parenting caused Kang Ho to view her as a ...more
  • Meet Yourself

    8. Meet Yourself

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
    8.9
    1,915 points by 20 voters
    Xu Hong Dou is a woman who has worked in the hotel industry for most of her adult life. She is every inch the big-city woman, but her life hits a sudden ...more
  • Reply 1988

    9. Reply 1988

    Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
    9.1
    1,851 points by 19 voters
    Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok ...more
  • Run On

    10. Run On

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    1,781 points by 19 voters
    Ki Sun Gyeom is a sprinter on the national team who was forced to quit due to legal issues. Oh Mi Joo writes translated subtitles for movies. She was thrilled to see ...more
  • Welcome to Samdal-ri

    11. Welcome to Samdal-ri

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    8.6
    1,539 points by 16 voters
    After losing his mother—who worked as a haenyeo (female diver who harvests sea life)—at a young age due to a mistaken weather report, Cho Yong Pil makes up his mind to become ...more
  • Just Between Lovers

    12. Just Between Lovers

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    1,492 points by 16 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
  • One Spring Night

    13. One Spring Night

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    1,327 points by 14 voters
    Feeling trapped in a stale four-year relationship and reluctant to take the next step into marriage, Lee Jung In stumbles into Yu Ji Ho's pharmacy one morning, nursing a hangover after a ...more
  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    14. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    1,324 points by 14 voters
    Bok Joo is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. While she is a woman ...more
  • When the Weather Is Fine

    15. When the Weather Is Fine

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    1,322 points by 14 voters
    A story about forgiveness, healing, and love taking place around a small bookstore in the countryside. Hae Won is an ordinary woman with good character. She has played the cello since she ...more
  • Hospital Playlist

    16. Hospital Playlist

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    9.1
    1,305 points by 14 voters
    The stories of people going through their days are seemingly ordinary but actually special at the hospital, a place known as the microcosm of life, where someone is being born and someone's ...more
  • Our Blues

    17. Our Blues

    Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
    8.6
    1,241 points by 13 voters
    "Our Blues" takes on an omnibus-style drama, which tells the story of diverse characters that are somewhat interconnected, in one way or the other. Lee Dong Suk, a guy born on the ...more
  • Daily Dose of Sunshine

    18. Daily Dose of Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.8
    1,214 points by 13 voters
    Jung Da Eun works as a nurse. She is transferred to neuropsychiatry from the internal medicine department. This is her first time working in neuropsychiatry, so everything is difficult and awkward for ...more
  • Extraordinary Attorney Woo

    19. Extraordinary Attorney Woo

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.9
    1,124 points by 12 voters
    Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, 27-year-old Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from the prestigious Seoul National University for both college and law school due to her high ...more
  • Eulachacha Waikiki

    20. Eulachacha Waikiki

    Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
    8.6
    1,001 points by 11 voters
    Three very different young men – Dong Goo, the bad luck incarnate who dreams of becoming a film director; Joon Ki, an eccentric actor who performs to make a living; and Doo ...more
  • Prison Playbook

    21. Prison Playbook

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    9.0
    999 points by 11 voters
    Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to sexually assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of the nation, ...more
  • Call It Love

    22. Call It Love

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    8.3
    922 points by 10 voters
    Life's difficulties can take a toll on anyone, and this romantic melodrama portrays the story of a man and woman who are deeply affected. Through their growing empathy and understanding for each ...more
  • Encounter

    23. Encounter

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.1
    877 points by 10 voters
    What happens when an encounter between a man and a woman who seem to have nothing in common develops into a complicated love story? Cha Soo Hyun is the daughter of a ...more
  • Uncontrollably Fond

    24. Uncontrollably Fond

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.1
    867 points by 10 voters
    People change but can the heart adapt? Sin Joon Young and No Eul were in love in their younger days. But uncontrollable circumstances separated them, and they went their separate ways. Joon ...more
  • If You Wish Upon Me

    25. If You Wish Upon Me

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.4
    833 points by 9 voters
    Yoon Kyeo Re is a young man who has known nothing but misery ever since he was a child. He was abused while still a boy and had a horrid time at ...more
  • Yumi's Cells

    26. Yumi's Cells

    Korean Drama - 2021, 14 episodes
    8.4
    793 points by 9 voters
    Controlled by a complex network of cells, each and every human on the planet is kept running by an unseen operating system that is, for the most part, completely ignored. Though humans ...more
  • Navillera

    27. Navillera

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.9
    779 points by 9 voters
    A 70-year-old with a dream and a 23-year-old with a gift lift each other out of harsh realities and rise to the challenge of becoming ballerinos. Shim Deok Chul has had a ...more
  • Go Ahead

    28. Go Ahead

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
    8.9
    748 points by 8 voters
    The story revolves around three troubled youths who find solace in their common experiences to become the best family that they can be for each other. Growing up in dysfunctional households, three ...more
  • Something in the Rain

    29. Something in the Rain

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.0
    716 points by 8 voters
    Yoon Jin Ah is a woman in her mid-30s who doesn’t know yet what it’s like to date a man. She’s been dumped by a man many times because of her clumsy, ...more
  • Our Beloved Summer

    30. Our Beloved Summer

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    711 points by 8 voters
    Years after filming a viral documentary in high school, two bickering ex-lovers get pulled back in front of the camera — and into each other's lives. Choi Woong seems naive and a ...more
  • Racket Boys

    31. Racket Boys

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    657 points by 7 voters
    A story of a boys' badminton team at a middle school in Haenam as they grow, both as people and as players. Yoon Hyun Jong was once a very good badminton player, ...more
  • Itaewon Class

    32. Itaewon Class

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.4
    656 points by 7 voters
    Park Saeroyi's life has been turned upside down after he gets expelled from school for punching a bully and his father is killed in an accident. Following his father's steps, he opens ...more
  • At a Distance, Spring Is Green

    33. At a Distance, Spring Is Green

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.3
    647 points by 7 voters
    A coming of age story about young people in their twenties and the problems they face in university. Nam Soo Hyun and Yeo Joon, two boys with contrasting personalities, unexpectedly become friends ...more
  • Summer Strike

    34. Summer Strike

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.4
    623 points by 7 voters
    Lee Yeo Reum is a young woman whose career and life are going very well: She has just been awarded permanent contract status at work, and she has a boyfriend she likes ...more
  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    35. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.9
    601 points by 7 voters
    Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, ...more
  • Dr. Romantic

    36. Dr. Romantic

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    596 points by 7 voters
    Kim Sa Bu was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in seclusion and ...more
  • Find Me in Your Memory

    37. Find Me in Your Memory

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.2
    584 points by 7 voters
    The story centers on two individuals with contrasting memory conditions. Jeong Hoon, a charismatic news anchor, possesses hyperthymesia, enabling him to recall life's minutiae in exquisite detail. Haunted by the memory of ...more
  • Bo Ra! Deborah

    38. Bo Ra! Deborah

    Korean Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
    8.1
    542 points by 6 voters
    The series follows the romantic journey of Yeon Bo Ra, a celebrated love coach and successful author of romance novels, and Lee Soo Hyuk, a charming man who grapples with matters of ...more
  • Age of Youth

    39. Age of Youth

    Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    8.5
    541 points by 6 voters
    Five girls in their twenties come to live together in a house called "Belle Epoque," which means "a beautiful time" in French. Each girl has a particular personality, background, and issues. In ...more
  • My Liberation Notes

    40. My Liberation Notes

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.6
    537 points by 6 voters
    Set in Sanpo Village where more people leave than remain, the three Yeom siblings, Chang Hee, Mi Jung, and Ki Jung, wish to escape from a life rife with uncertainty. A mysterious ...more
  • Romance Is a Bonus Book

    41. Romance Is a Bonus Book

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    535 points by 6 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
  • Fight for My Way

    42. Fight for My Way

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    531 points by 6 voters
    Can you still go after your dreams without the right background? Ko Dong Man has always dreamed of becoming famous as a taekwondo athlete but now works as a contract employee in ...more
  • Lighter & Princess

    43. Lighter & Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
    8.6
    493 points by 5 voters
    Li Xun is a cold, calculating computer programming ace who entered college as the top scorer of the national college entrance exams, earning him the admiration of all his classmates. However, he ...more
  • When I Fly Towards You

    44. When I Fly Towards You

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
    9.0
    481 points by 5 voters
    In the early autumn of 2012, Yucai High School welcomes a cheerful transfer student named Su Zai Zai. On the first day of school, Su Zai Zai encounters the aloof and cool ...more
  • Oh My Venus

    45. Oh My Venus

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    470 points by 6 voters
    Kim Yeong Ho is a personal trainer for Hollywood stars. He reluctantly comes back to Korea to face his family after a scandal with an actress. Even though he comes from a ...more
  • Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    46. Misaeng: Incomplete Life

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
    8.7
    348 points by 4 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
  • Tell Me That You Love Me

    47. Tell Me That You Love Me

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
    8.5
    332 points by 4 voters
    Cha Jin Woo is a deaf artist. He is used to expressing his feelings through drawings instead of speaking, as most are unwilling to learn sign language or even get to know ...more
  • Dinner Mate

    48. Dinner Mate

    Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.0
    322 points by 4 voters
    A young woman going through a rough breakup with a long-time boyfriend and a man who had a painful first love, meet unexpectedly on Jeju Island. Upon their return to Seoul they ...more
  • Tomorrow with You

    49. Tomorrow with You

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.0
    302 points by 4 voters
    Yoo So Joon is the successful CEO of a real estate company who has the ability to time travel when he takes the subway. Going back and forth in time, he sees ...more
  • Brush Up Life

    50. Brush Up Life

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
    8.6
    296 points by 3 voters
    A comedy focusing on Kondo Asami, a 33-year-old single woman who lives with her parents and works at the local city hall, and suddenly finds herself starting her life over from scratch. ...more
  • Be Melodramatic

    51. Be Melodramatic

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.4
    275 points by 3 voters
    Im Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung, and Hwang Han Joo are best friends who are 30-years-old. Hwang Han Joo is the head of a marketing team for a drama production company. She ...more
  • Lost

    52. Lost

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.4
    267 points by 3 voters
    At forty years old, Lee Boo Jeong has lost her way. She feels like she has reached the end of her potential and achieved absolutely nothing. Lee Kang Jae is twenty-seven, a ...more
  • A Piece of Your Mind

    53. A Piece of Your Mind

    Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.1
    267 points by 3 voters
    An innovator in the world of artificial intelligence programming, Moon Ha Won has made quite a name for himself in the AI industry. The founder and brain behind the popular portal site, ...more
  • Gaus Electronics

    54. Gaus Electronics

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.3
    243 points by 3 voters
    Stress is no stranger to the members of Marketing Team 3 of the home appliance department at the Gaus Electronics HQ. The firm is a busy, multinational company, but this is a ...more
  • Moment at Eighteen

    55. Moment at Eighteen

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.0
    236 points by 3 voters
    Transfer student Jun Woo arrives at school with a heavy past, having been expelled for his involvement in bullying. Class president Hui Yeong extends a warm welcome, but Jun Woo rebuffs his ...more
  • Love All Play

    56. Love All Play

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.4
    230 points by 3 voters
    A sports romance drama that depicts the passion and affection for badminton of a male and female protagonist who are a mixed doubles group with players from the badminton business team. Park ...more
  • Hi Bye, Mama!

    57. Hi Bye, Mama!

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.5
    218 points by 3 voters
    It's the story of a mother who died and begins a 49-day long project of reincarnation, and a husband who has barely begun to live a new life after overcoming the pain ...more
  • Today's Webtoon

    58. Today's Webtoon

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    7.9
    184 points by 2 voters
    Once a member of the National Judo Team, On Ma Eum’s entire life revolved around the sport. But when a tough match leaves her with a torn ankle ligament, she’s forced to ...more
  • Orange Days

    59. Orange Days

    Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
    8.2
    182 points by 2 voters
    Yuuki Kai is in his senior year at university studying social welfare psychology. At present, he is in the middle of job-hunting season. He is finding it difficult with no job offers ...more
  • Do You Like Brahms?

    60. Do You Like Brahms?

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.1
    172 points by 2 voters
    In defiance of her family’s opposition, Song Ah gets accepted to the music school of the same university where she originally majored in business. As she’s seven years older than her classmates, ...more
  • Cheese in the Trap

    61. Cheese in the Trap

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    7.4
    137 points by 2 voters
    Having returned to college after a year long break due to her family's poor background, Hong Seol, a hardworking over-achiever, inadvertently gets on the wrong side of her senior, Yoo Jung, who's ...more
  • Youth of May

    62. Youth of May

    Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
    8.7
    133 points by 2 voters
    Hee Tae becomes the pride of Gwangju when he enters Seoul National University College of Medicine with top marks. His best friend Kyung Soo, an avid pro-democracy activist, insists that they open ...more
  • Will Love in Spring

    63. Will Love in Spring

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 21 episodes
    8.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    Chen Mai Dong was once a rebellious youth, but after experiencing a life-changing event, he chose to become a funeral makeup artist. Zhuang Jie became disabled due to a car accident, but ...more
  • Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru

    64. Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    Aikawa Kazuki is a university lecturer who teaches ethology, which is the study of animal behaviour. He has just started work as a lecturer at the recommendation of Professor Samejima Shun whom ...more
  • Barakamon

    65. Barakamon

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    Handa Seishu is a 23-year-old who, despite his young age, is a professional calligrapher. He’s young, handsome, and talented but happens to be quite the narcissist. When an elderly curator criticises his ...more
  • The Light in Your Eyes

    66. The Light in Your Eyes

    Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    8.1
    98 points by 1 voters
    In order to save her father from an accident, 25-year-old Kim Hye Ja uses a mysterious watch to rewind time in an attempt to prevent the accident, but fails. Desperate, she ends ...more
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    67. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
    9.0
    98 points by 1 voters
    Ling Bu Yi, the foster son of Emperor Wen and a talented & ruthless general of the Black Armour Army, was on a personal mission to uncover hidden truths about the past, ...more
  • Mad for Each Other

    68. Mad for Each Other

    Korean Drama - 2021, 13 episodes
    8.5
    98 points by 1 voters
    About two people with their own painful stories who go through a complicated process of hurting and healing while falling in love with each other. No Hwi Oh is a detective in ...more
  • Love Shuffle

    69. Love Shuffle

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
    8.0
    97 points by 1 voters
    Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of his company's president. Shortly after she breaks off the engagement, a power ...more
  • Okaeri Mone

    70. Okaeri Mone

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 120 episodes
    8.2
    97 points by 1 voters
    Momone Nagaura lives with her parents, grandfather and younger sister on an island in Kesennuma Bay, Miyagi Prefecture. In the spring of 2014, Momone Nagaura graduates from high school and moves to ...more
  • Hakozume: Tatakau! Koban Joshi

    71. Hakozume: Tatakau! Koban Joshi

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
    8.2
    96 points by 1 voters
    20-year-old rookie police officer Kawai Mai works hard at a police box and feels both physically and mentally drained. She has never felt appreciated even though she supposedly works for the sake ...more
  • Tonbi

    72. Tonbi

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
    8.5
    95 points by 1 voters
    Ichikawa Yasuo, who goes by the nickname Yasu, is a ‘dumb’ man unequalled anywhere in the world. He has not had schooling, is boorish and would immediately let his fists fly if ...more
  • Osozaki no Himawari

    73. Osozaki no Himawari

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 10 episodes
    8.0
    94 points by 1 voters
    The drama is set at the beautiful Shimanto River in the Kochi prefecture and revolves around a group of seven men and women and the unfolding of their lives. Ikuta plays a ...more
  • Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai

    74. Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.3
    93 points by 1 voters
    Kishibe Mitsuru is a 31-year-old single guy. After he graduated from a university, he became absorbed with coffee and opened up a business related to coffee. His business failed. Since then, Mitsuru ...more
  • Beautiful World

    75. Beautiful World

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    83 points by 1 voters
    This drama is about a boy on the edge of life and death, and his family's quest to find the truth. Amidst the lies and secrets, mistrust and pain, the family looks ...more
  • Birthcare Center

    76. Birthcare Center

    Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    8.3
    81 points by 1 voters
    Oh Hyun Jin has had a glittering career in her work life. She is the youngest member on the board of executives at the company she works at and is used to ...more
  • Good Doctor

    77. Good Doctor

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    8.3
    63 points by 1 voters
    Although Park Shi On is an autistic savant who lacked mental maturity and empathy, he graduated from medical school with distinction. His medical skills are exceptional, but he struggles to deal with ...more
  • The Sound of Your Heart

    78. The Sound of Your Heart

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.3
    59 points by 1 voters
    "The Sound of Your Heart" comically follows Jo Suk's ridiculous but hilarious adventures with his girlfriend-turned-wife Ae Bong, their dogs, older brother Jo Joon, and parents. ~~ Adapted from the webtoon "The ...more
  • Diary of a Prosecutor

    79. Diary of a Prosecutor

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    57 points by 1 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
  • Chocolate

    80. Chocolate

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.1
    55 points by 1 voters
    The story of a man who became a neurosurgeon, though he dreamed of becoming a cook, and a woman who became a cook because of him. Lee Kang is a neurosurgeon who ...more
  • Mother

    81. Mother

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    9.0
    51 points by 1 voters
    Realizing one of her students is being abused, school teacher and bird researcher Soo Jin impulsively kidnaps the girl and acts as a substitute mother in an attempt to take care of ...more

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