Asian Drama

Celebrity dads are left to care for their kids alone for 48 hours without the help of anyone, while their wives leave the home to enjoy some relaxing time off. The wives are shown leaving the home before the 48 hours begins and coming back to greet their family once the 48 hours have ended. During the 48 hours, the dads and children are either doing a task the wives have written out for the dads to complete or the dads exploring new activities with their kids. Occasionally celebrity friends of the dads will stop by to interact with the kids.

Celebrities’ moms observe their sons and record precious moments in “Mom’s Diary.”

Running Man is a reality-variety show that stars Yoo Jae Suk and many other celebrities. In each episode, they must complete missions at famous landmarks to win the race. The missions almost always feature running, hence the title, and the name tag ripping game is filled with tension as each member struggles to survive.

Park Do Ra is a bright, brave woman with a challenging personality who became a top actress because her mother, Baek Mi Ja, said it was the only way to escape poverty. After earning fame and fortune as a top star, all Do Ra wants to do is rest and enjoy her riches, but her mother keeps causing trouble. Mi Ja always adorns herself in luxury, even more than any top star, thanks to Do Ra's success. However, Mi Ja wants more. Do Ra can't handle her tight schedule due to Mi Ja's desires and wants to quit her new drama "Straightforward Romance," but she can't because she met her first love, Go Pil Sung, the assistant director.

Pil Sung is passionate about his job but tries to leave "Straightforward Romance" because of Do Ra, who was very particular to him when he was young. Unfortunately, an unusual assignment to exclusively lead her falls in his lap. Will Do Ra find her happiness by escaping her mother's never-ending desires?

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 50

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

The story of three couples or lovers aged thirty to forty who are chased by life in a fast-paced environment and work hard to save themselves and realize their own life values. Facing their own dilemmas in life, they do not complain or feel sorry for themselves, but faced their hearts and weathered the crisis of life together.

(Source: Chinese = iQIYI.com || Translation = mikaeelan at MyDramaList)

Adapted from the novel "Wo Bu Shi Fei Chai" (我不是废柴) by Ji Jing Rong (纪静蓉)

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Episodes: 37

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Aug 31, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

This program is to recollect the daily lives of celebrities and form its unique sympathies among the singles within South Korea by showing celebrities' lives without significant filtering.

Byun Moo Jin was married to Geum Ae Yeon. They had a daughter, Byun Mi Rae, and a son, Byun Hyun Jae, during their marriage. Moo Jin attempted various business ventures while married, but they all failed. His family could not take him anymore, and they cut him off from them.

After going through a divorce, Ae Yeon experienced difficulties raising her two children by herself. Now, 11 years later, she works part-time at a big mart. Her daughter and son are all grown up. The daughter, Mi Rae, wanted to become a person her mother could rely on. She works as the MD at a big mart. She is also the breadwinner of the family. The son, Hyun Jae, has a unique charm, but he is also the troublemaker of the family.

One day, Moo Jin appears in front of his family as the owner of the villa building where they live. Moo Jin hopes to reunite with his beloved ex-wife Ae Yeon and even tries to seduce her, but the daughter, Mi Rae, is strongly opposed to her father's idea. Unlike his sister, Hyun Jae supports his dad's attempt at reconciliation.

Meanwhile, Mi Rae gets involved with Nam Tae Pyung. He was once a member of the national taekwondo team and now works as a security guard at the same mart as Mi Rae. He hides his real identity and the fact that his father owns the mart.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

The story of three couples or lovers aged thirty to forty who are chased by life in a fast-paced environment and work hard to save themselves and realize their own life values. Facing their own dilemmas in life, they do not complain or feel sorry for themselves, but faced their hearts and weathered the crisis of life together.

(Source: Chinese = iQIYI.com || Translation = mikaeelan at MyDramaList)

Adapted from the novel "Wo Bu Shi Fei Chai" (我不是废柴) by Ji Jing Rong (纪静蓉)

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Episodes: 37

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Aug 31, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Jin Soo Ji is a psychiatrist at Haedeul Hospital and a celebrity who is considered the most sought-after for variety shows. In addition to medical treatment, she is a hot shot who has never slept more than three hours a day due to tight schedules such as broadcasts, book concerts, and fan signing events. However, her perfect life, which seemed to be on a roll forever, starts to fall apart.

It all begins with Chae Woo Ri, the new doctor. He is talented, humorous, and full of justice. Therefore, in the eyes of a doctor who believes understanding and trust of patients are the top priority, Soo Ji seems to be a selfish person who only cares about her own success, and they naturally become enemies in the hospital.

However, when Soo Ji disappears due to various scandals, he starts to understand her pain. What will happen between Soo Ji and Woo Ri, who were at each other's throats from the beginning?

(Source: KOCOWA+)

Episodes: 120

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Two high school girls, Young and Tung, are best friends despite their opposite personalities and different backgrounds. Their friendship is put through the wringer as they navigate through problematic teen quirks, unrequited love, family complications, and dysfunctional high school life. If being a teenager wasn’t hard enough, one has to deal with the cultural minefield of being a second-generation immigrant.

(Source: pavilion.taicca.tw)

Tags: Web Series, Coming Of Age (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 60min.

Country: Taiwan

Airs On: Friday

Aired: Aug 30, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

For as long as Ichika could remember, her family home has followed some strange “rules.” Her mother, Kazumi, decided that her father, Reitaro, must not cross the tape that has been placed all over the house. Her parents have not conversed for as far back as Ichika could recall, and her father is forbidden from talking to Ichika or Kazumi, instead forced to live in a dark, cramped room, while eating and sleeping in isolation. Although Ichika finds her family’s situation strange, she’s unable to talk to her father due to her mother’s strict control. As her 18th birthday approaches, she decides to solve “the family quiz” and start to converse with Reitaro. Her father than confides in her, revealing the reason for the tape around the home might be because something he had said had hurt Kazumi. Meanwhile, he attempts to communicate with Kazumi in order to change the family’s situation, but when he crosses the tape, Kazumi reacts in an unbelievable way.

After confiding to Kurashiki Sayako about his situation, who had saved him from being hit by a car, she gently advises him that it seemed like “domestic violence.” Ichika tries her best to stop Reitaro drifting away from Kazumi, in a wish to reconcile her family. But as she delves deeper into the mystery of the tape, she uncovers an unbelievable “lie” that her parents have been hiding all along.

(Source: Drama-Otaku.com)

Adapted from the manga series "Sonna Kazoku nara Sute Chaeba?" (そんな家族なら捨てちゃえば？) by Murayama Wataru (村山渉).

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Country: Japan

Airs On: Friday

Aired: Jul 19, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Life was perfect for Choi Jin Hyeok, his wife Ha Eun Ju, and their beloved daughter Seon Hui – until the day the young girl came home covered in blood, saying she thinks she killed her friend… When the latter’s house burns down, suspicions at home and school begin to surface. When another kid goes missing too, family members and friends begin to point fingers at one another. Will the truth about this “perfect family” ever emerge?

(Source: Viki)

Adapted from the webtoon "Perfect Family" (완벽한 가족) by written by Nyangpa (냥빠) and illustrated by Joo Eun (주은).

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

Tsukioka Natsu is 28 years old and single. He works for a printing company in Tokyo. One day, Tsukioka Natsu hears that Nagumo Mizuki died. They were in a romantic relationship when they attended the same university. They broke up after Nagumo Mizuki suddenly told him that she wanted to end their relationship, and she disappeared afterwards. He didn't hear anything about her for the past 7 years after their breakup. Tsukioka Natsu attends Nagumo Mizuki’s funeral, where he meets a young child named Umi. He is surprised to learn that Umi is Mizuki Nagumo’s daughter. Nagumo Mizuki’s mother talks to him and tells him that Umi is his daughter.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Monday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

When something happens between a couple, it’s surprising how each person’s interpretation and memory of it differs from the other’s. By watching the daily life of a celebrity couple that faces challenges and conflict as we all do, the program offers a perspective from both male and female while asking viewers to reflect on the value of finding a soulmate and sharing their lives with another person.

A relationship that's closer than anything, and yet feels like the most distant relationship on earth - a father and daughter's.

As time goes by, these two who got distanced start clearing up misunderstandings and hidden feelings, try to understand each other better and forgive each other.

(Source: Korean = OnDemandKorea)

Episodes: 30

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Wednesday

Oba Nana is the middle child among three sisters. She is 29 years old, single, and works hard at her job. She receives a promotion at her job to become the youngest assistant manager, but she feels anxious due to her friends getting married and having children. Her two sisters are 39-year-old Narusawa Mutsuki and 19-year-old Oba Hatsumi. Narusawa Mutsuki works as a certified accountant. She is currently separated from her husband due to her husband's infidelity. Oba Hatsumi feels unease with people her age who have their own life goals and pursue their goals. In order to comfort her feelings, she meets a man from a dating app.

One day, these 3 sisters face a big situation when their father suddenly goes missing. Due to that incident, they gather together.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Aired On: Friday

A Taiwanese family comedy that reflect the daily culture of the people and also the problem of the transformation of a traditional cake shop. It discusses parent-child relationship, problems between mother in law and wife, the gap between generations and the dilema of maintaining tradition or modernization.

Episodes: 40

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Aired On: Saturday

Ratings: 7.9

Zhou Quan submitted his resignation to his employer with great enthusiasm. It just so happened that his wife Che Li’s public account became famous overnight, and she was pushed to the position of entrepreneur. Zhou Quan happily accepted a new job with full board and lodging and a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan after tax. As soon as he joined the job, he directly contacted the core customer - his son Zhou Ai Wen. His wife is his boss, his son is his client, he is a stay-at-home dad, and it is a story where the father’s role returns to the family and a new life is about to begin.

(Synopsis: Chinesedramaworld)

Adapted from the novel "Quan Zhi Ba Ba" (全职爸爸) by Mao Li (毛利).

Episodes: 36

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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

Yukio Kunikida and Yuma Yamagishi are high school students, and they are dating each other. On an ordinary day, Yuma Yamagishi tells Yukio Kunikida, "I'm going to die in a week." She knows that her illness has progressed and has accepted the fact that her days are numbered. She wants to live the rest of her days being true to herself. Yukio Kunikida finds it difficult to accept that Yuma Yamagishi has just a short time left to live, but he busies himself fulfilling her wishes.

(Source; AsianWiki)

Adapted from the novel "Happiness" (ハピネス) by Takemoto Novala (嶽本 野ばら).

Duration: 1 hr. 58 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Three Hong Kong girls, who are in different situations and stages of life, have decided to leave Hong Kong and try to put down roots on the island of Taiwan due to their own reasons and expectations. However, there is often an unpredictable distance between imagination and reality. Faye (27), a Hong Kong girl, had planned to travel in Taipei and temporarily live in the family of her good sister Jia Jia, who married to Taiwan. Faye saw that Jiajia's Taiwanese husband Shuhao was meticulous and completely different from Hong Kong men, and had the idea of wanting to get married in Taiwan, and the diving instructor Lydia (35+) and her husband Leo (35+) have invested in immigrating to Taiwan for several years, and the couple ran a dunwater shop on Green Island with Taiwanese photographer Jiarong (30+). Yvonne (39) worked as an art contract teacher at a technical college in Taipei for four years, happily managing her "Ivan's World" blog, enjoying life and truly living in the present! Soon after, I received a notice from the principal that the Department of Fine Arts of the Technical College was underadmitted, and the school needed to streamline its manpower, and the first thing that came to mind was of course Yvonne...

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Episodes: 15

Duration: 60 min.

Country: Hong Kong

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Aired: Jul 8, 2024 - Jul 26, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

The Tenpo period near the end of the Edo period. Katsuie's wife, Onobu, struggles to make ends meet, but never ceases to smile innocently. Her husband is Katsu Kokichi. His arms are very strong and she can't say she doesn't like it when asked. Her son, Rintaro, is clever, intelligent, aspiring to study Dutch studies, and eventually saves the people of Edo as "Katsu Kaishu."

The era is the reform of Tenpo. In addition to the noisy world, every time Kokichi brings in trouble, he is confident. Furthermore, Rintaro falls in love with Fukagawa geisha! Katsuya continues to make a fuss.

After years of hard work, Gu Xiao Meng, an excellent high school teacher, and her designer husband Lv Xiang finally bought their own small house, but they also welcomed Lv Xiang's parents who came to Beijing for medical treatment in the name of vacation.

At the same time, Gu Xiao Meng's mother Liu Meiqin and younger brother Gu Xiao Song, who were in constant trouble, also came from Suzhou. Gu Xiao Song was repeatedly fooled by the intermediary in order to go abroad, so he sold his house in his hometown and threw Liu Mei Qin to Gu Xiao Meng.

Three old people joined this family, when the family was in a mess, Gu Xiao Meng learned that she was pregnant, so the couple began a tortuous life with these old people and their child. Although there are all kinds of troubles in life and career, the determination to protect love and home gives this couple courage. They work tirelessly and strive for their ideal life.

(Source: Youku)

Episodes: 40

Duration: 47 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

The wealthy Qiu family has always been known for favoring sons over daughters. It is known that the Qiu family property will be inherited by the only male grandson of the third generation, Qiu Zhi Bin. Mr. Qiu was in coma due to a stroke. A letter of authorization signed by him shocked everyone: he actually entrusted his eldest granddaughter, Qiu Hao Er, to act as chairman of the group on his behalf. But this letter of authorization did not send Qiu Hao Er to the peak of power but pushed her into the center of the storm.

(Source: Youku)

Episodes: 30

Duration: 45 min.

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Middle-aged Xu Men Gan thought she had everything under control, but her life suddenly went out of control. The company laid off a large number of employees, promotion was blocked, her husband Li Lin lost his job, her daughter was suspected of premature love, and she unexpectedly had a second child. All these problems came at once, leaving her exhausted. How to find the motivation to start again under the pressure of reality and strive to balance between self-growth and family responsibilities are the problems she needs to solve urgently.

On the other hand, her best friend, Chen Wan Zhen, was ignored by her husband, Yu Hai, in her life as a full-time housewife. She was so distressed that she decided to return to the workplace. Xu Men Gan's sister, Xu Meng Xin ​, suffered from hormone imbalance during pregnancy. In the struggle and pain, they overcame the difficulties with softness and finally opened up a new situation in life and achieved a second growth.

Adapted from the novel "Lao Ma You Xi" (老妈有喜) by Jiang Li Zi (蒋离子).

Two versions available: 40 episodes (Online) || 42 episodes (TV)

(Source: Chinese = Baidu || Translation = MyDramaList)

Episodes: 40

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

Aired: Jun 3, 2024 - Jun 28, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Duration: 45 min.

A Taiwanese opera family of generations sticks together and travels around the island to earn a living. On and off the traveling stage, they taste the flavors of life and experience joys and sorrows. Fearing no hardship, they fight together with resilience, presenting the story of their brilliant lives woven by laughter and tears on and off the stage.

Teenage Parents is an observational reality show following three teenage couples who experienced pregnancy, marriage, and childbirth. The program shows young parents' growing up as parents and responsible adults.

Episodes: 27

Duration: 1 hr. 24 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Wednesday

A variety show focused around the KPOP group EN-HYPEN where they complete games, obstacle courses, and trivia in order to strengthen their friendship and trust.

The Chen, Lin, and Pan families reside in the Beijing hutongs. Spanning four decades of China's reform and opening-up period, their lives have undergone tremendous change.

The Chen family is an ordinary household where the son, Chen Huan, rises to become a renowned economist, while their daughter Chen Qing faces the challenges of re-employment after losing her job. The youngest daughter, Chen Xiao Ou, represents the new generation of women. The Lin family, a high-ranking cadre household, sees their son Lin Yi Da transition from a rural life to working in government and business, and their daughter Lin Ping Ping achieving her dreams of studying abroad. The Pan family's son Liang Zi is unemployed. His mother Pan Tao Hao has pinner her hopes on him and is disappointed by his lack of ambition.

(Source: cdrama.wiki)

Episodes: 48

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

Aired: May 30, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Duration: 45 min.

Sisters Lee Hye Won and Lee Hye Ji were very close when they were children. After their parents divorced, they were separated. Lee Hye Won went to live with her father, and Lee Hye Ji went to live with her mother. Their lives went down different paths, but they both went through difficult times.

As an adult, Hye Won looks perfect, but she carries emotional wounds. Her life is dominated by her stepmother. Her fiancé is Yoon Ji Chang, and they are going to marry soon. Yoon Ji Chang is the son of Yoon Yi Cheol, who owns JY Group.

Meanwhile, Hye Ji has lived through poverty, loneliness, and domestic violence due to her mother and her stepfather. She badly wants to change her life and takes up the new name of Bae Do Eun. She then meets Yi Cheol, who is the owner of JY Group. To reboot her life, she enters into an affair with Yi Cheol. Then, she meets her older sister, Hye Won, for the first time since they were children.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 103

Duration: 40 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

In the 1990s, during a stormy night, three teenagers disappeared. While one was found dead, the other two went missing. Three years later one of the missing teens reappears. He suffers from amnesia and has no memory of what happened to him. He is being returned to his family but something is suspicious about them. An old police man secretly investigates the case and discovers many hidden secrets related to murder cases and human trafficking. What is the family hiding? And what happened to the other missing teenager?

Since Kasumi became old enough to understand things, she didn't know what love was and she doesn't have any feelings of romance or attraction. Although she has worries about herself, she has lived at her own pace until she turned 30 years old. She studied at a music university, and she wanted to be a professional in music, however, she returns to her hometown and works at a call center. Due to her sister's marriage and pregnancy, her mother often adds pressure on her, "Don't you have a boyfriend?" or "You should try to find a steady boyfriend". One day, her mother arranged a formal marriage arrangement without her permission. At the meeting table, she met a man who is also seeking just a friendship.

(Source: JFDb)

Duration: 1 hr. 44 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Ratings: 7.8

Xiao Chang Qing, Sun Qian Cheng and Chen Xin Cheng worked hard all their lives. After retirement, they finally got together and co-founded a warm retirement community. In the community, they solved problems that elderly people faced, and in the process, they recognized their own problems and reconciled with their family and with themselves.

Episodes: 36

Duration: 45 min.

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