Asian Drama

A fatigued man wakes up at a bar with a bartender who will forever change his life as he gets to know more about her. Three criminals have somewhat accomplished their task of kidnapping their target, but their overall mission seems to go nowhere in the end. In the late 1970s, a mysterious woman runs a bar where a deadly situation will affect the lives of everyone. Two killers are looking for their faceless victim, who shows up at a diner every day at 6 o'clock sharp. Four incredibly talented Korean filmmakers, four intriguing cinematic visions, four astounding stories revolving around murderers for hire. (Source: fantasiafestival.com) ~~ Adapted from the short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway. ~~ Release dates: Jul 24, 2024 (Festival) || Oct 23, 2024 (Cinema)

Duration: 1 hr. 59 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

It tells the story of twin brothers Guan Hong Feng and Guan Hong Yu, who were implicated in a family massacre, fighting against a criminal organization hidden in the dark, uniting forces from all sides to track down the truth of the 213 family massacre, and ultimately light defeating darkness.

(Source: Chinese = Youku)

Episodes: 30

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Set before the Battle of Changsha, this is a story about unsung heroes during a time of warfare and follows a man who learns to fight for a greater cause in his journey to find his father's killer. In order to occupy Changsha, the Japanese resorts to using the 'black butler', a strategic agent that has been lurking in China for 15 years to carry out a long-planned deception. Yun Mu Zhi, a member of the underground party of the Communist Party of China, is killed while investigating the "black butler." Without knowing his father's true identity, his son Yun Hong Shen returns to their hometown of Changsha to track down his father's murderer. His father's friend and comrade reaches out to help him. Yun Hong Shen joins hands with Wen Ye Ming, a young woman impassioned by her sense of patriotism as they fight against innumerable odds. Setting aside his personal vendetta, Yun Hong Shen engages in a deadly game with Japanese agents to earn his countrymen a chance to win the war.

Episodes: 38

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Yang Zi Xiang is sent to Taiwan for business negotiations but gets attacked. He hires Jiang Shao Peng to take care of him and takes this opportunity to escape from his family responsibility while also falling for Shao Peng. Zi Xiang's assistant, Feng Jie, acts as a stand-in for his boss, and Xin Jia, the assassin hired to get rid of Zi Xiang, repeatedly fails to take out his target. While Feng Jie manages to escape, sparks of love start to bloom.

Aired On: Wednesday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

This work is a human mystery entertainment story that follows two detectives from different eras: Hidaka Senju, a warm-hearted “Showa-era detective,” and Fuwa Toshiki, a cool-headed “Reiwa-era detective.” Together, they tackle long-standing, unresolved cold cases that have been shelved for years. In a department known as “Okura” where misfits assemble, a pair of detectives with a generational gap work together, using the slightest clues to get closer to the truth behind each case.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Tuesday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

A city where days bustling with people and nights staggering under the twinkling lights coexist. A series of disappearances occur in the middle of Gangnam. Jae Hui, an employee at an entertainment establishment who holds crucial evidence, suddenly disappears, and Yun Gil Ho, a problem solver in the entertainment district, begins to search for her. Gil Ho is not the only one looking for Jae Hui.

Detective Kang Dong U, who was demoted after exposing his colleagues' wrongdoings, is assigned to the investigation at the chief's request, and prosecutor Min Seo Jin, who is favored by the chief prosecutor, is also following the case. As club officials use every means necessary to track down Jae Hui, a series of disappearances intertwined with various desires expose the dark face of Gangnam.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 8

Airs On: Wednesday

Set before the Battle of Changsha, this is a story about unsung heroes during a time of warfare and follows a man who learns to fight for a greater cause in his journey to find his father's killer. In order to occupy Changsha, the Japanese resorts to using the 'black butler', a strategic agent that has been lurking in China for 15 years to carry out a long-planned deception. Yun Mu Zhi, a member of the underground party of the Communist Party of China, is killed while investigating the "black butler." Without knowing his father's true identity, his son Yun Hong Shen returns to their hometown of Changsha to track down his father's murderer. His father's friend and comrade reaches out to help him. Yun Hong Shen joins hands with Wen Ye Ming, a young woman impassioned by her sense of patriotism as they fight against innumerable odds. Setting aside his personal vendetta, Yun Hong Shen engages in a deadly game with Japanese agents to earn his countrymen a chance to win the war.

Episodes: 38

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Fate brings two men together in a love-hate relationship.

Joker leads a double life. Boastful and talented in conversation, he is secretly a notorious thief wanted by the police. Using his exceptional disguise skills, Joker robs wealthy oppressors and redistributes their riches to aid struggling villagers.

On the other side is Jack, a former Taekwondo black belt turned debt collector. With a calm and quiet demeanor, Jack instills fear in those he encounters. Despite his intimidating presence, he is a reasonable man who believes in solving problems without force and holds the conviction that "the strength one possesses should be used only to protect the weak."

(Source: Thai = jackandjoker_ Twitter)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Airs On: Monday

Kiichi is a former policer officer and his younger sister Yuki is a genius white hat hacker. Five years ago, their father Takashi, who worked as a police officer, was murdered by an unknown person in front of them. They had already lost their mother at an early age and their father Takashi raised them by himself. He was the most precious person in their lives. After their father’s death, Kiichi quit his job as a police officer and chased after his father's killer with his younger sister. But, they did not have any clues on the identity of their father's killer except that he had a phoenix tattoo on the back of his hand. Now, Kiichi and Yuki finally get into a criminal organization, which is the largest fraud group in Japan. At the top of the criminal organization is someone named Phoenix. They try to get close to this mysterious person.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Saturday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Kiichi is a former policer officer and his younger sister Yuki is a genius white hat hacker. Five years ago, their father Takashi, who worked as a police officer, was murdered by an unknown person in front of them. They had already lost their mother at an early age and their father Takashi raised them by himself. He was the most precious person in their lives. After their father’s death, Kiichi quit his job as a police officer and chased after his father's killer with his younger sister. But, they did not have any clues on the identity of their father's killer except that he had a phoenix tattoo on the back of his hand. Now, Kiichi and Yuki finally get into a criminal organization, which is the largest fraud group in Japan. At the top of the criminal organization is someone named Phoenix. They try to get close to this mysterious person.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Saturday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

It focuses on the perseverance of the Central Plains Mining Police in upholding justice. It tells the story of the public security police officers who are unyielding in their fight against the village bullies, and their wisdom and courage ultimately lead to the elimination of the criminals.

Episodes: 24

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Aired: Oct 23, 2024

Kim Hae Il is a hot-tempered Catholic priest with a burning sense of justice. He heads to Busan to pursue a drug case which originated in Gudam-district, Seoul. Helping him in his pursuit are Prosecutor Park Kyung Sun, Detective Gu Dae Young from Gudam Police Station, and Detective Gu Ja Young from Busan.

(Source: Asianwiki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

In need of money for his brother's medication, Min takes work as a kidnapper. When his employer asks him to kill the rich young man he's kidnapped, Min cannot bring himself to pull the trigger. Instead, he tells them the job's complete and takes him home to hide him away.

A mysterious woman teams up with a man whose daughter was killed and who is now seeking revenge. Together they kidnap members of an organization and torture them to find out what really happened.

This work is a human mystery entertainment story that follows two detectives from different eras: Hidaka Senju, a warm-hearted “Showa-era detective,” and Fuwa Toshiki, a cool-headed “Reiwa-era detective.” Together, they tackle long-standing, unresolved cold cases that have been shelved for years. In a department known as “Okura” where misfits assemble, a pair of detectives with a generational gap work together, using the slightest clues to get closer to the truth behind each case.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Tuesday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Two old college pals, Asai and Jiyong, make their annual pilgrimage up a mountain in the middle of winter in honor of their friend Sayuri who disappeared there 16 years earlier. However, Jiyong seriously injures his leg in the middle of a violent blizzard. Overcome by cold and pain, he asks Asai to let him die here and save his own life. First, though, he confesses to a horrible secret that has been eating away at him. He was the one who killed Sayuri that fateful day, out of jealousy. The problem, if there is one, is that Asai finds a cabin nearby that they hadn’t seen because of the blinding storm. Once inside, the murderer's confession takes on a whole new dimension, and let's just say that the elephant in the room is more of a mammoth. To say that it's going to be a long night would be an understatement.

Chang Ya-nan was once a student at the police training school. Due to health issues, she had to abandon her training and later married a police officer. Tragically, after several years of marriage, Ya-nan’s husband suddenly passed away. Forced to support her family, Ya-nan had to work as a cleaning staff member handling special cases at Sunshine Cleaning Company. Unexpectedly, this job brings her into contact with a group of colleagues, leading to workplace relationships that, although appearing on the fringe, contain warm human connections.

Seo Dong Jae is a prosecutor and works in the Cheongju District Prosecutors’ Office. He is ambitious and places a priority on his success as a prosecutor. Nevertheless, he is not completely cold hearted as a person. Due to the label given to him as a corrupt prosecutor, his future as a prosecutor is not bright at all. While mired in trouble over a redevelopment case, he takes on a high school student murder case. He begins to walk a fine line between his intuition as a prosecutor and instinct as an opportunist.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 50 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Thursday

Striking Rescue (2024)

Myung Deuk is a detective. While working on a case involving a criminal organization, he comes across money belonging to the crime group. Myung Deuk is soon chased by the police and the crime group.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Duration: 1 hr. 40 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Kang Bit Na is an elite judge with a beautiful appearance, but she is a demon. Her mission as a demon is to kill evil people who lead other people to their deaths and don't reflect on their actions. She sends these people to Hell afterwards. One day, Kang Bit Na meets Han Da On. He has a friendly and gentle personality. As a detective, his mind is sharp and he has a keen sense of observation. But he carries pain inside that nobody knows about. After Kang Bit Na and Han Da On met with each other, their lives changed greatly.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 14

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

The series’ story is set in two time periods, 1995 and 2005, and follows the life, childhood friends and the repercussions of the decisions of a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity.

(Source: variety.com)

Adapted from the SEGA game franchise “Yakuza Like a Dragon.” [2005].

Co-production with the U.S.A

Tags: Competent Male Lead, 2000s, Determined Male Lead, Skilled Fighter, Organized Crime, Adapted From A Game, Mafia, Miniseries, Street Fight, 1990s (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 6

Country: Japan

Airs On: Friday

Aired: Oct 25, 2024 - Nov 1, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Story depicts a family whose life changes drastically due to an unforeseen incident.

Episodes: 8

Aired On: Saturday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

In the year 1971, former Korean Air Force fighter pilot Tae In works as a pilot for a commercial airline. He faces a crisis inside a hijacked flight with the passengers, including Yong Dae, and his crew members, including Captain Kyu Sik and Flight Attendant Ok Soon.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Duration: 1 hr. 40 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Loi Bo Watch Company, Hong Kong's esteemed watch boutique, conceals a thrilling secret—it serves as the epicentre for stolen timepieces. Under the icy command of Uncle, a fearless crew assembles: an audacious thief, explosive specialist, lock-picking prodigy, and watch connoisseur. Their target? Tokyo, where they plan to heist three ultra-luxury watches.

In 1943, a shocking explosion in Shanghai results in a confrontation between Communist Party undercover Lu Zheng Yang and former police officer Lin Shao Bai, each flaunting their skills. Six years later, Shanghai is liberated, and Lu Zheng Yang becomes a core member in the anti-espionage efforts of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. Faced with severe retaliation in their anti-espionage efforts, with the support of his superior and strict screening, Lu Zheng Yang boldly employs the former police officer Lin Shao Bai, the "Shanghai Expert". The two team up and successively solve major cases such as the "Treasury Robbery", "Counterfeit Coin", and "Hidden Radio" planned by the veteran spy Zheng Lan Ting of the Shanghai Secret Services’ Special Station, completely thwarting the conspiracy of the hidden enemy agents. Working on cases together, Lu Zheng Yang and Lin Shao Bai go from constant friction to gradually building trust, and eventually becoming comrades who live and die together.

Episodes: 38

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

A former underworld crime boss now runs a company that cleans up death scenes, which requires him and his assistant to visit accident sites and witness the many facets of human life. Things becomes complicated when his daughter returns to their hometown.

(Source: screendaily.com)

Episodes: 9

Duration: 46 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Aired: Sep 7, 2024 - Oct 5, 2024

Airs On: Saturday

Ratings: 8.1

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Personnel Division is an elite group responsible for inspection work to uncover misconduct among the more than 40,000 personnel who work for the police force. It is said that just being the subject of an inspection can end a police officer’s career. Feared as police of the police, inspectors like Sara Masaki have a lonely role. Two years on, Sara comes face to face with a conspiracy that will rock the entire police organization.

(Source: jdramas.wordpress.com)

Adapted from the novel "Blacklist ~ Keishichou Kansatsu File" (ブラックリスト 警視庁監察ファイル) and "Zankyou ~ Keishichou Kansatsu File" (残響 警視庁監察ファイル) by Igane Gentaro (伊兼源太郎).

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Episodes: 8

Duration: 60 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Sunday

Aired: Aug 11, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

It tells a story of a life-and-death game with constant reversals, and all the ruthless people start a crazy showdown! The son of the notorious drug cartel leader, Sha Wang, and the anti-drug captain An Du are restraining each other. The director's wife Nancy enters the game strongly, and the gangster thug Ba Le is ruthless. In a world where order is broken, various forces are ready to move and conspiracies are rife with dangers. Who will be the master of this life-and-death game?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

When a dedicated rescue worker ends up caught up in the kidnapping plot of a mogul's tween daughter, he must save her from the clutches of rival gangs hunting them down with unpredictable dangers around every corner.

In the 1940s, the world situation was turbulent, and it was crucial to decipher the enemy's communications codes quickly and accurately. Rong Jin Zhen has shown a unique talent for numbers since he was a child. He accidentally solved the difficult problem set by the mathematics teacher, which got him noticed by more people.

The mathematical genius was recruited into the secret unit 701. In order to crack the enemy's super code "Purple Code", he was involved in a thrilling spy war.

(Source: Chinese = Douban, new.qq.com || Translation = MyDramaList)Adapted from the novel "Decoded" (解密) by Mai Jia (麦家).

Release dates: Jul 27, 2024 (Pre-screening) || Aug 3, 2024 (Cinema)

Tags: Mathematician Male Lead, Genius Male Lead, Historical Fiction, Chinese Republican Era, Espionage, Adapted From A Novel, War, Suspense (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 1

Duration: 2 hr. 36 min.

Country: China

Aired: Jul 27, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Idealistic and passionate rookie lawyer Yen Ching takes on the case of a death row prisoner Ming Te, who has been sentenced to death five times. Yen Ching, initially harboring no high hopes, begins to believe in Ming Te’s innocence as she delves deeper into the case. Firm in her conviction that law should represent justice, she submits extensive evidence to prove Ming Te’s innocence, only to be disregarded by the judges. Yen Ching soon realizes that she is not merely fighting against the legal system but against the inherent human nature of prejudice. Now faced with the challenge of toppling society’s deeply ingrained “presumption of guilt” principle, Yen Ching strives to save Ming Te from his imminent execution.

(Source: pavilion.taicca.tw)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 60 min.

Airs On: Sunday