Asian Drama

The 'Universe League', which will create a boy group, will be held in a completely different format from Season 1. It is a league-style audition where the final winning team that wins the Prism Cup debuts. Three representative K-pop artists will become the managers of each club. They select team members through a trainee draft and compete against each other. This was combined with the sports element of combining the best members of each club through a trade of exchanging trainees. Through this, 'Universe League' is expected to be a differentiated audition that shows more dynamic competition.

(Source: Korean = sports.khan.co.kr)

Episodes: 10

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Airs On: Friday

During the summer in the present day, Jeon Youn Ha runs a vacation cottage located deep in the woods. His peaceful life is shaken by the sudden appearance of a mysterious woman named Yoo Sung A.

In the early 2000's, Koo Sang Joon ran the same vocation cottage as Jeon Young Ha did years later. Koo Sang Joon and his family also lived there, but, during the summer, something happened at his vacation cottage and Koo Sang Joon lost everything because of that. At that time, Yoon Bo Min worked as a police officer at the nearest police substation from the vacation cottage. 20 years later, Yoon Bo Min is transferred to the same police substation where she worked before and she begins to work there as the chief. She enjoys solving things and begins to observe Jeon Young Ha closely.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 8

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Airs On: Thursday

In her final year of high school, Lee Hong Ju fell head over heels in love. But this first brush with love ended in heartbreak. Ever since, she has been deeply skeptical when it comes to everything love-related. A decade later, she has become an animation producer when fate reunites her with her former crush, Hu Yeong, in a cafe.

He has returned to South Korea from the United States and is now a 29-year-old financial planner. They are both hit by a wave of emotions. Could a fresh chance at romance be in the cards? Or has too much water passed under the bridge?

(Source: Viki)

Adapted from the webtoon "Uyeonilkka?" (우연일까?) written by Nam Ji Eun (남지은) and illustrated by Kim In Ho (김인호).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

Set in 1960s South Korea. The series follows two men through their bromance and the obstacles they face during a turbulent time in the country’s history.

It depicts the story of Park Doo Chil, who is known as Uncle Samsik, who always has three meals a day, even during the war, and Kim San, an elite man from the Korean Military Academy, who wants to create a country where everyone lives well.

(Source: Korean = Naver || Translation = Deadline.com)

Episodes: 16

Airs On: Wednesday

Shot in the format of a drama, it is the first documentary of its kind that explores a historical age in China more than 2,500 years ago. The documentary follows the heroic figures of the seven states Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei and Qin and retells the rise and fall of a nation through realistic depictions of the events from the demise of the Warring States Period until the unification under Qin rule.

Sarin Mungman or Rin worked for a direct sales company and was recently promoted at work, however the company was sued for fraud. Now she's unemployed and has no money. She meets Ken, a gay crossdresser who also lost his job. He had no money even to buy food. When Ken fainted on the street, Rin came to his rescue but lost her wallet in the process. Ken found Rin's wallet and spent all of her money. After realizing that she might have lost her wallet while assisting Ken, Rin tracked him down. She knocked him in the head for returning her an empty wallet and they end up in the police station. While they are arrested, Ken sees a Miss Queen Beauty pageant flyer and wants to enter, then he's informed that it's not for crossdressers but for transgenders. He tells Rin about the price money and forces her to enter the contest. To protect Rin's real identity, Ken changed her name to Saranya Lertkanlaya or Zin. She wins, but everyone thinks she's a post-op woman who used to be a man.

As the winner of Miss Queen Beauty, Rin is required to take a lead role in a TV Drama called “Nang Ngiew”. The drama is directed by Pak, a famous action movie director who grudgingly agreed to direct a romance drama for the survival of his company. He eventually develops feelings for Rin, but he's confused because he thinks she's a transgender.

Runway, an ordinary high-school boy, has suffered with nightmares since his father died on his 5th or 6th birthday. Only his father’s dreamcatcher can transform those bad dreams into sweet ones that generally feature P’Dream. This has all the makings of a supernatural love story until Runway's athletic neighbor, Tanai, suddenly asks him out for a date!

Runway’s best friends, Guide and Yim, try to help him navigate both the imaginary and real relationship. Meanwhile Guide starts to notice Tanai as his three year relationship begins to fall apart. And Guide’s brother, P’Good, is caught in an odd relationship with a mysterious, gender-shifting stranger who is somehow connected to the dreamcatcher. How is everyone’s story going to end? Will all the complications be solved? Can both Runway’s and Guide’s dreams come true?

A train station attendant falls in love with the wife of the son of a powerful community leader. When Yoshimori sees how unhappy Kahori is in her new marriage, he impulsively runs away with her and her 9-year-old daughter. But nowhere are they able to find peace, for her husband is always just a step behind them.

Batafu Gakuen 2-C's Class Chairman is a young lady raised in a wealthy family. She is serious and sometimes a little high-handed.

One day, she delivered chicken ingredients to classmates Yoshida who skipped the cooking class. The Class Chairman who was interested in oyakodon ordered Yoshida to prepare the dish for school the next day.

The Class Chairman who has never eaten donburi (rice bowl dish) in her life was amazed as she enjoyed the oyakodon prepared by Yoshida. She then ordered Yoshida to prepare more donburi as she continues enjoying every one of them.

Adapted from the manga by Hiroshi Ichikawa.

Waen is a single "dreamer" girl who wants to be a love novelist, but she never experienced love. One day, she finds a lost cat who ends up leading the way for her to meet Mai, but they don't get along and are always fighting. How will their relationship turn into love?

A food television show that crosses Singapore and Hong Kong. All the contestants are in a group and competing, trying to win a store. This also creates a love rectangle between Gai Zai, Mandy, Ling Mong, and Oh Sieu.

Yanagida Kiriko (Horikita Maki) works at a food processing factory in Kita Kyushu as she lives a modest life with her intellectually disabled younger brother, Masao (Furuhata Niino). When work at the factory ends, she declines invitations from her colleagues, and waits for half-price at the supermarket so that she can buy Masao’s favourite squid rings. Then she heads straight home where her brother is waiting. Masao stuffs squid rings into his mouth with child-like delight as Kiriko fondly gazes at his smile. The next day, Masao is overjoyed to get his salary. On the way home, Kikue who is seeing off a young man from a house nearby, spots Masao counting the notes inside an envelope. She has an uncomfortable smile on her face when she jams 10,000 yen into his pay packet and asks if he can keep quiet about this. His hand is taken by Kikue and placed on her chest. A shaken Masao is left speechless. Hearing that he had accepted 10,000 yen from Kikue, Kiriko admonishes him. He is not supposed to take money from other people for no reason. Kiriko is about to go and return it, but Masao says he will go alone tomorrow. The next day, Masao visits Kikue’s home. His heart unexpectedly races as he recalls her behaviour yesterday. However, Kikue has been murdered by someone and Masao is detained as a suspect. Getting word of this, Kiriko desperately asserts, “My brother is different from an ordinary person!” But the police officers do not listen to her. On the other hand, Masao trembles in the interrogation and is not able to give an answer. If this goes on, he could end up becoming the murderer. A fretful Kiriko is reminded of the activities of the famous lawyer Otsuka Kinzo (Shiina Kippei) whom she had seen in the news and goes to Tokyo on her own. She pounds on the door of Otsuka’s law firm. Otsuka, who has been extremely busy, is exhausted. He has cleared a big court case and is going on a holiday with his lover, Kouno Michiko (Kimura Yoshino). That is when Kiriko comes to visit. “Can you help my brother? Please!” Otsuka seems moved by Kiriko’s emotional appeal, but Michiko has already come to get him. When he snubs Kiriko, telling her that his fees will go up in price even for cases in faraway places. She concludes, “I see, so you won’t help the poor” and leaves. Bile rises up in Otsuka … … Returning home Kiriko scrambles about for Masao’s sake, but he is sentenced to life in prison at the trial. Even so, Kiriko tries to save him. However, her brother dies of heat stroke while in prison. The abysmal conditions of the cell resulted in his death. Kiriko does not even shed tears in front of Masao’s dead body. She feels an emotion seething within her and vows revenge on Otsuka.