Asian Drama

Toto Bank President Ichihara is in a hotel suite romancing his secretary Nana when he suddenly loses consciousness. Four women arrive to perform CPR, but their efforts to save him are in vain. They calmly rid the room of evidence, then ensure the deletion of all records pertaining to the president’s stay. Previously, the president had stipulated that should he die suddenly, his death must be be made to appear as if he had died at home. Keitaro is a former litigation clerk who worked as a political secretary and is now running a ramen restaurant . He ordered the four women to deal with the situation happening in the hotel room. Together restauranteur Keitaro, housekeeper Satsuki and secretaries Chiyo, Nana, Fujiko, Saran and Miwa, form a shadow corps, whose mission it is to help the weak and punish evil-doers. With their combined skills and experience, they are a force to be reckoned with.

This tells the story of corporate rookie Zhang Xiao Yu, and how through her extraordinary talent, she manages to earn the appreciation of Lin Rui, the sales division director of a renowned cosmetics company.

Lin Rui’s many achievements as the sales director of the cosmetics company, SW, has earned her recognition from SW’s board of directors in France. She is next in line for her boss Shu Wan Ting’s position, but her road to the top hasn't been easy.

Unwilling to be replaced, Shu Wan Ting recruits Lin Rui’s rival, Fang Jing, to lead a new department. This is when Zhang Xiao Yu is hired as Lin Rui’s secretary and gets caught up in the messy office politics. Despite everything happening around her, Zhang Xiao Yu manages to blossom as a career woman while also finding her true love.

A modern businessman travels back to ancient times; he lands in the body of a man about to be married as a matrilocal husband into a family of cloth merchants. He then begins incorporating modern methods and ideals to help his friends and battle corrupt local businesses. Ultimately he becomes involved in the affairs of the country.

Adapted from the novel "Zhui Xu" (赘婿) by Fen Nu de Xiang Jiao (愤怒的香蕉).

The drama tells the story of a hostess turning 30 years old.

Tian Mi was originally a pampered young woman with a rich and happy life. However, her husband, Liu De'en, suddenly committed suicide by jumping off the building due to a business failure, and left Tian Mi with a huge debt of up to 10 million yuan, which made Tian Mi's life fall from heaven into the abyss overnight. With the help of Liu Deen's old knowledge and the help of Chang Sheng as a private bank account manager, Tian Mi plucked up the courage of life and embarked on a long road to debt repayment. After several years of hard work, Tian Mi not only learned to be self-reliant, but also grew into an excellent financial planner, and finally paid off huge debts. Tian Mi and Chang Sheng also founded a wealth management company together and started their entrepreneurial journey. Years of mutual support and encouragement have also allowed the seeds of love to sprout in the hearts of the two people. In the end, the two kind and passionate hearts are closely connected together.

During the coronavirus crisis, Nam Phon's factory was forced to close down. One of his former employees becomes a competitor, running a business from a fermented fish formula he had stolen from Nam Phon. Biding the time in hopes to take over Nam Phon's company, Nam Phol's son Kirin has to rush home from abroad to save his father's company, with the goal to make Pla-Ra Juicy Spice the top brand in Thailand!

An inside look into plastic surgery in the entertainment industry depicts a story of youth, courage and fearlessly moving forward.

Tao Xiao Ting and Tao Xiao Di are twin sisters who have come to the big city to strive hard for a better living. Xiao Ting has always been persistent and hardworking, but her older sister Xiao Di wishes to take shortcut using her beauty. From then on, they lead two different lives. Business prodigy Lian Sheng has been commissioned to return home to China to solve the crisis involving Ounuo department store's impending acquisition. It leads to a meeting with Tao Xiao Ting although they immediately get on the wrong foot.

Meanwhile, Xiao Di has set her sights on Ounuo's young boss Chou Ying Shu. Liang Sheng witnesses Xiao Ting's resilient spirit in overcoming adversities and his attitude towards her evolves from distrust, contempt and teasing to a sincere appreciation, attraction and love. Under the influence of Xiao Ting, Xiao Di grew to understand that the world does not revolve around superficial appearances.

The thematic question of whether "necessary evil" is truly necessary is explored through Heita. Each character bringing with them their own morel dilemma. Tomishima Heita has worked for a mid-sized construction company for the past 4 years. He is sincere and enjoys working with construction sites. One day, he is transferred to the business affairs department. The role of the business affairs department is to obtain contracts with large organizations like public utilities. The department is jeered by other workers and often referred to as the collusion department. Workers in the business affairs department struggle to win a 200 billion yen public works project. Is collusion a necessary evil? Heita agonizes over this question. Nevertheless, he begins to enjoy his work and his company takes the lead in winning the large contract. Meanwhile, a special prosecution team looks into corruption involving politicians and Heita becomes a target.

Wei Jinbei, Peng Xiubing, and Li Shaoqun are three young people with very different personalities. They returned from the big city to the ancient village of Yunnan and by coincidence, joined forces in e-commerce. They understood that e-commerce is not limited to sell things from the city to the countryside, but also to sell things from the countryside. Although initially incompatible with the villages, they changed everyone with sincerity and started a pure and absurd entrepreneurial journey.

“Hush” is an office drama about newspaper reporters and their everyday struggles, problems, and ethical dilemmas.

Han Jun Hyeok is a veteran reporter for a newspaper. He first became a reporter to pursue justice, but he is now conflicted between idealism and pragmatism. Han Jun Hyeok must also deal with personal issues as a husband and father.

Lee Ji Su is a bold intern reporter who isn’t afraid to say what needs to be said, even during a job interview. When she meets Han Jun Hyeok as her mentor, she begins to dream of becoming a true journalist.

Adapted from the novel "Silence Warning" by Jeong Jin Yeong.

A story revolving around the crises in the public relations industry and the people whose lives intertwine because of it. Lin Zhong Shuo switched from an entertainment reporter to work at a PR firm. Tasked with sensitive and difficult-to-handle situations, he manages to avert crisis by playing his cards right. He helps his boss face off against his toughest enemy.

He left the entertainment industry after an incident wherein he misreported the news. Innocent people got hurt and he has been blaming himself. He tries to make amends and atone for the mistakes of the past. He has two important women in his life - Yuan Wei and Xu Wen Wen. Through his journey, he gradually comes to realize who he truly loves.

The charity show features Huang Bo who opened a restaurant and hired elderly people who have Alzheimer's disease as waiters and waitresses.

A few celebrities come together to guide a few elderly who has dementia, in opening a restaurant. They face difficulties, but eventually overcome it, and there are times that warm our hearts, when the elderly perseveres to overcome their dementia.

University student Sawano Natsumi lives in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture. An encounter in Hawaii makes her decide to bring the popular pancake restaurant Eggs n’ Things to Japan, which sparks a pancake boom in the country. Despite suffering difficulties and setbacks, Natsumi fulfills her dream, motivated by thoughts of her father as well as the support of family and friends.

Gao Shan is a dangerous lover scheming revenge for the sake of his father. Qin Wo is his girlfriend with high IQ. Was their meeting due to an ulterior motive or an uncontrollable romance? Gao Shan's father went bankrupt during the 1990's after Qin Shengsheng withdrew investment in his company at the most critical moment. Gao Shan becomes determined to clear his father's name but he never expected to fall in love with Qin Shengsheng's daughter Qin Wo. As the two fall in love, Gao Shan faces a dilemma because of his father. Qin Shengsheng learns about Gao Shan's intentions and forces him to resign. Gao Shan leaves for Hong Kong to start over and meets a an important benefactor, earning him the chance to grab his first pot of gold. Gao Shan returns to Beijing as a seasoned investor and crosses paths with Qin Wo who has become a financial headhunter. Bearing burdens of their own, can love help them find their way to each other once more?

Adapted from novel "Little Storm 1.0" by Xiao Moli.

Single mother Umihara Haru was active in the American business community until she was directly headhunted by the CEO of Itsuki Trading, a leading Japanese general trading company, and returned to Japan. She takes up the position of assistant manager of the elite Corporate Planning Department but her direct superior turns out to be the ex-husband whom she divorced 10 years ago. From ramen to rockets, Haru takes on all sorts of problems within Itsuki Trading’s enormous departments and affiliate companies. She proclaims that she wants to enjoy work and does things that defies common wisdom amid an atmosphere of paralysis due to a conservative deputy CEO.

It's about a second generation rich boy whom loses his memory, and ends up in a bath parlor/spa and eventually learns the skills on how to give the best bath to customers.

Sophisticated banker CHEUK YAT YUEN (Ray Lui) mistakes con artist SA FU LOI (Gallen Lo) for his half brother CHEUK YAT MING, fortuitously elevating the swindler to one of the leading figures in the banking industry. The lost and found brotherhood has blinded YUEN to FU's real nature and intentions.

YUEN is kidnapped overseas by a group of rioters. He undergoes a dramatic personality change after the incident. YUEN's wife HO TSEUK NIN (Jamie Chik) has tried her best to console him but still cannot help him get over the unpleasant experience. Longing for more comfort and support, YUEN gets back with his ex-lover TUNG LING CHI (Kenix Kwok Ho Ying). NIN is heartbroken to learn about the affair and it has left the broken mirror that can't be mended.

The identity of CHEUK YAT MING gives FU not only a sense of family warmth but also a sweet taste of romance. He finds himself in love with YUEN's little sister CHEUK YAT SUM (Anita Yuen). SUM is attracted to FU too but thinking that they are true biological siblings, she decides to keep her love under wraps and stays with her long-term admirer KO TOK MAN (Joe Ma) instead. This comes as a huge blow to FU. He is not willing to lose his love, but neither can he reveal his real identity. Caught up in the dilemma between love and money, FU finally chooses the fortune road of no return.

It is all about a tough battle for money, a devious triangle of love, and a severe challenge to ethics.

21-year-old Kiki Inoue works part-time at a convenience store. She spends her days in a state of torpor. One day, Kiki Inoue meets Takumi Asaba, who is the CEO of a convenience store chain. She has a social media account where she reviews sweets. Her social media account has caught the CEO's attention. Takumi Asaba gets her to work on developing sweets to sell at his convenience store chain.

Meanwhile, Takumi Asaba became the CEO to turnaround his company that's ranked lowest among convenience store chains. While talking about developing new sweets, they become attracted to each other.

Yukisuke, a young, leggy bio-archeologist, gets to know Koyomi, a young land, selling Taiyaki on the street, similar to Korean fish-shaped bun. He is fascinated by her and visits her stall often. The two talk together and often hang out, but Koyomi gets in a car accident and is hospitalized. In a coma for days, she finally regains consciousness but suffers from temporary amnesia. Yukisuke tries to stay closest to her as before, but her past memories give him a hard time.

Adapted from the novel "Shizukana Ame" by Natsu Miyashita.

Akiba used to be a successful businessman. Now he spends his days working on developing mobile apps. He settles down at Koshiro’s office. Koshiro runs a temp agency, which is experiencing financial distress. Koshiro dreams of becoming a successful businessman.

One day, Akiba and Koshiro meet Eri as she is being chased by a loan shark. Eri begins to live with Akiba and Koshiro.

Meanwhile, Isao knows Akiba from their past. He now runs a successful investment company and dominates people with his wealth.

Akiba and Isao decide to buy a Tokyo broadcasting station.

A failed bidding for a project lets locomotive designer Lin Zhenyi experience a sense of failure. Her position as the project leader was replaced by an elite overseas returnee, Tan Qingchuan. As Lin Zhen and Tan Jingchuan work together, Lin Zhenyi observes Tan Jingchuan and his assistant Jian Aixing's working method, and realizes the reason why she failed. Learning from her experience, she achieves success in her next project. At the same time, Lin Zhen also faces pursuit from Tan Qingchuan, as well as her new neighbour Li Yanfeng, a research test pilot.

The year is 1978 and China is gradually opening up to the world with the policies it has implemented as part of its economic reform. Kuang Ming Chou is a tech entrepreneur wanna-be who, together with his friends set out to take advantage of the opportunities presented by introducing innovations and reforms to the state of technology at the cusp of modernization.

“Startup” is set in South Korea’s fictional Silicon Valley, called Sandbox, and tells the story of people in the world of startup companies.

Seo Dal Mi dreams of becoming Korea’s Steve Jobs. She’s an adventurer who doesn’t own much, but has a grand plan for herself. She also has experience in a wide range of part-time jobs and is a person of great vitality.

Nam Do San is the founder of Samsan Tech. He was once the pride of his family as a math genius, but for the past two years, he’s been going nowhere with his company’s investments. It turns out that Seo Dal Mi remembers him as her ‘cool first love’, and he decides to begin a startup in the hope of turning Seo Dal Mi’s misunderstanding into reality.

Han Ji Pyung begins a startup company to pay off his debt. A team leader at SH Venture Capital, his astonishing investment skills and sharp tongue earn him the nickname, “the Gordan Ramsay of investments”. Though he’s prickly to most others, he’s softer than anyone to one special person who granted him a great favor in the past.

Lastly, CEO Won In Jae has everything society respects: the educational background, beautiful appearance, and money. She considers her background as a second generation chaebol a weakness and does everything she can to create success on her own and be acknowledged for her skills. However, she ends up being used and thrown away by her father, and in order to stop being a disposable piece on her father’s chess board, she throws herself into a startup.

The son of a retail tycoon and an e-commerce live-streamer join hands on a road to realizing their entrepreneurial dreams.

Qian Xixi comes from a broken family. At a young age, she was sent to live in Duan Ran's (Johnny Huang) home and they grew up together. However, their personalities are like heaven and earth due to their difference in status. Through sheer coincidence, Qian Xixi gets into the field of live-streaming. Duan Ran who's a fuerdai (second-generation rich) sees the potential in e-commerce live streaming and acquires a company, thus becoming Qian Xixi's boss. Duan Ran realizes that the industry is more complicated than he ever imagined. Meanwhile, Qian Xixi throws herself into her work and unexpectedly encounters top star Jiang Zheyang (Cao Yuchen) who was her old high school classmate. Duan Ran and Qian Xixi encounter repeated problems at work and also in their relationship that they must learn to overcome.

Adapted from the novel "Du Jia Zhuan Chong" by Sui Zheng.

The lives of people from two different social classes never intersect. Li Qing Liu is a silk merchant who leads the upper elite while Long Aoyi leads the lower class consisting of the entertainers, seamstresses, candy sellers, and thieves. They are pitted against each other but have to push aside their prejudices to solve a case of a burglary that shakes the city.

During the late Tang Dynasty, wealthy tycoon Li Qing Liu showcases garments made from the finest golden silk inside a bustling tavern. Outside the tavern is Long Ao Yi, the leader of the Longzhu Clan who engages in a game of life and death against the Snake Clan. Despite having no connections, the two are forced to work together because of a case revolving around the missing gold thread.

As he gets to know Long Ao Yi, Li Qing Liu realizes that he had many misconceptions about the ordinary folk. In turn, Long Ao Yi learns the ways of trading from him. When the machinations of an unscrupulous merchant causes many people to lose their homes, Li Qing Liu steps up to protect them. His identity as prince is revealed and a new fight takes place in the palace with Long Ao Yi by his side.

Shen Tiantian studied design with the support of Li Manli, the chief executive of Li's garment making. In order to repay Manli, she became a "shadow designer" for Tang Guoer, Manli's daughter, and she became an all-talking girlfriend with Guoer. In order to let Li's clothing go to the world, Manli decided to let Guoer and Zhao Mingyuan, the heir of the Zhao Group, go on a blind date to strengthen Li's. Unexpectedly, Guoer fell in love with an unknown "male god" and asked to go on a blind date for herself every day. Unexpectedly, Tiantian and Zhao Mingyuan really fell in love, and Guoer discovered that his male god was also Zhao Mingyuan. In order to fulfill the fruit, painfully leave every day. Guo'er got his wish and married Zhao Mingyuan, who also married the brand "Guoer" designed in her name every day. But Guoer wanted to eliminate all traces of Tiantian because of jealousy, and sold Guoer. At this time, a scandal broke out in the Li family: Zhao Mingyuan was not the heir of the Zhao group, but was just a beggar adopted by Zhao Lange. Zhao Lange's move was to completely defeat the Lee Clothing Group. And Zhao Lange's real son turned out to be Wang Ye, who had a crush on Guoer. Zhao Mingyuan saw the true face of Zhao Lange, and he resigned in anger. He invited Tiantian to join forces and began the road of revitalization of "Made in China". The Li group collapsed and Manli passed away in despair. Guo'er blamed Tiantian for the source of the misfortune. Losing her mind, she decided to focus on design and compete with Tiantian. Two of the best girlfriends once became the opponents who knew each other best. But the wise Zhao Mingyuan realized that the vicious competition between the Li and Zhao groups has been caused by foreign capital deliberately soliciting to suppress China's design industry. Zhao Mingyuan is determined to crush the despicable plan of foreign capital. In the end, through Zhao Mingyuan's efforts, Guo'er repented and the plan of overseas capital completely failed. Guoer and Tiantian joined forces to promote the "Made in China" fashion brand to the world.

A continuation of the original series Sealed with a kiss.

The story tells of a Japanese businessman, who is sent to assess some gems in a remote Chinese village, and a member of the yakuza, who is accompanying him to make sure his organization gets its proper share. The scenery of China is something not usually explored in Japanese film and thus was a massive change of pace for Miike, and a far cry from the recurrent themes of violence and sexuality present in his other films. Chinese locations in the movie include Dali City, Yunnan, the city characters enter through a stone arched gate and the Nujiang River, where they see people riding pulleys on steel cables over the water.

The story follows a newbie salaryman named Miyamoto, who works at a stationary company and pushes forward despite his frustration with his own insignificance.