Opening the archive…
About KDramaWorld
A personal archive for the stories that refuse to leave.
KDramaWorld is not a streaming service and not a database with a coat of paint. It is a place to keep what Korean dramas do to us: the favourites, the rankings, the exact episode you cannot rewatch, the second lead you are still not over.
Principles
What we will not do
We will not invent numbers
No fabricated community scores, fake trending metrics, invented viewer counts or made-up popularity. If KDramaWorld shows a number, it came from you or from a named metadata source.
We will not estimate your history
Statistics are computed from rows that exist. When the data is insufficient, the field is empty and tells you why.
We will not leak your private pages
Journal entries, private reviews and private lists are excluded in the query, not hidden in the interface. Visibility is enforced on the server.
We will not imitate IMDb or Netflix
KDramaWorld's design language — burgundy, champagne, film-frame marks, editorial serif — is our own. Moods are editorial curation, labelled as such.
Data
Where everything comes from
Metadatalive
Live metadata is supplied by TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Ratings shown as external are TMDB user scores and are labelled as such.
Configure TMDB_ACCESS_TOKEN to switch to live metadata. Imported records are stored with provider = 'tmdb' so they never mix with curated demo rows.
Artwork
Drama posters, backdrops and actor portraits are the real images served by TMDB, pulled once at build time and stored locally — the app makes no third-party image request at runtime. They remain the property of their rights holders and are shown here for identification and commentary. Mood covers and the homepage plate are original KDramaWorld artwork generated procedurally. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Your content
Ratings, statuses, reviews, journal entries, damage levels, lists and rankings belong to you. They are stored per-account, protected by server-side authorisation checks, and never used to make claims about you beyond the algorithm's stated inputs.
Privacy
- · Journals, notes and private lists are readable only by you, enforced server-side.
- · Private profiles expose no bio, lists or reviews to other visitors.
- · Public reviews appear only when you mark them public, and spoilers stay shielded.
- · Activity events exist solely to power your yearly recap; they are never displayed publicly.
- · Recent searches live in your browser only, never on our servers.
Terms, briefly
- · KDramaWorld is a personal collection tool; it does not host or stream video.
- · Drama metadata belongs to its respective rights holders.
- · Do not publish content that harasses real people or infringes rights.
- · Accounts may be removed for abuse; data can be deleted on request.
- · This is a demonstration build — see the README for its self-hosted limits.
Questions, corrections, or a drama we are missing? Create an account and tell us what belongs in the archive.