Asian Drama

A man with autistic disorder and a savant syndrome overcomes bias and discrimination by the society and becomes a paediatrician by utilizing his exceptional abilities that the disorder brings.

Cha Jeong U was an emergency medicine doctor who lost his lover in a mysterious incident. After the incident, he decided to be a worldly plastic surgeon instead of an honorable doctor.

Due to his outstanding anatomical knowledge and accurate nimble fingers, Jeong U is on a roll as a god's hand in the plastic surgeon industry. He is perfect in everything, but his one flaw is that he doesn't have emotional communication with the patients. Although he doesn't care about the patients' business, he becomes famous as a righteous doctor by accidentally intervening in the incident of a victim from homicide detective Lee Min Hyeong, who is sincerely worried about the victim.

One day, there was a patient who had been refused in getting surgery by Jeong U, and the patient's guardian left a suicide note blaming him.

By this accident, Jeong U loses his skyrocketing reputation. To overcome this, Jeong U starts 'a reconstruction plastic surgery of crime victims' as a part of a social responsibility activity with the help of the director of a hospital. During this activity, Jeong U had conflicts of opinion with Min Hyeong, who was in charge of victims' cases. Meanwhile, the convoluted relationship between Jeong U and Min Hyeong is revealed by solving the victims' cases.

The shocking truth of Jeong U's past accident, which he thought was over, is slowly revealed because of the mysterious death of the patient. Will Jeong U and Min Hyeong be able to uncover the truth of the case?

(Source: WelCon.kocca.kr)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Wednesday, Thursday

Ratings: 7.8

Teacher Makino works in the health room at an elementary school as a pediatrician. He used to work at a university hospital, but due to a new attempt to have doctors stationed at schools, he was sent to the elementary school. There is hidden story behind that. At the school, he has bushy hair and a sullen look. He nags the students with things like "Don’t sleep in the bed without my permission" and "Stay away from the health room as much as possible.” He is a doctor that complains a lot and carries an attitude, but he can spot abnormalities in children with his excellent observational eyes, and he is able to save these children, their families, and sometimes even the teachers.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Saturday

Duration: 15 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Episodes: 8

Aired On: Thursday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

There is an old, but special hospital in the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Because of the surrounding entertainment district, the hospital receives people that are different than the average Japanese person. The patients that visit the hospital include homeless people, foreign residents, hosts, and sex workers. One day, a mysterious woman named Nishi Freeman Yoko appears at the hospital. She is a doctor with a U.S. citizenship and military medical experience from the U.S. She begins to work at the hospital and becomes a presence that brightens up everything around her. Meanwhile, Takamine Toru is a beauty dermatologist, but he studies anesthesia at his uncle’s hospital where Nishi Freeman Yoko begins to work. Takamine Toru dreams of remodeling his uncle's hospital and opening a cosmetic surgery hospital, but, after he meets he meets Nishi Freeman Yoko, his life changes.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Tags: Hospital Setting, Dermatologist Male Lead, Doctor Female Lead, Emergency Service (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Wednesday

Aired: Jul 3, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Following an incident that makes him question his future as a doctor, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Talodkarn decides to go provide government services in Yala. A twist of fate, however, lands him back at his previous hospital.

(Source: Thai = TV Thunder)

Episodes: 16

Aired On: Friday, Saturday, Sunday

So Jin, a genetic researcher who loves DNA, decides to end her relationship with a playboy boyfriend and sets out to find a genetically compatible partner for a happy relationship. Whom among the two men that So Jin meets, obstetrician-gynecologist Yeon Woo and firefighter Kang Hoon, will be the perfect match for her? A captivating story intertwined with genetics! This story portrays the struggles, love, and everyday lives of young friends.

(Source: WelCon.kocca.kr)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

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

Set six years after Tokai Seishiro leaves Tojo University.

The plot revolves around Amagi Yukihiko, a world-renowned genius surgeon who excels in manipulating people and money. Amagi is the only doctor who can do the direct anastomosis technique, but because he wants a deposit of half his assets, other doctors refer to him as "The Devil".

(Source: Japanese = natalie.mu || Translation = MyDramaList)

Adapted from the novels "Blaze Mes 1990" (ブレイズメス1990) and "Cerisier Center 1991" (スリジエセンター1991) by Kaido Takeru (海堂尊).

Tags: Adapted From A Novel (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Sunday

Aired: Jul 7, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Miyamoto Ayumu is a young orthopedic surgeon. He goes back to his hometown in Nagano Prefecture and begins to work at the general hospital there. In addition to working as an orthopedic surgeon, he is ordered to join the mountain medical treatment team. The team provides treatment for patients who became sick or injured while in the mountains. The medical team members need to have knowledge about both the mountain and medicine. They are called mountain doctors because of this. Miyamoto Ayumu is not passionate about his duties on the mountain medical team. Things change as he works more with the team members. Meanwhile, Emori Gakuto is a circulatory physician who works at the same hospital and is a member of the medical treatment team. Although Emori Gakuto does his job well, he has trauma from his past that he tries to overcome.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Airs On: Monday

Sakuraba Mio, a newcomer assigned to the Department of General Surgery at the prestigious Seirei Medical University Hospital, is neither a doctor nor a nurse but her job as a nurse aide makes her the closest person to the patients. Mio is not only a caring person but also a medical geek, so she often sticks her nose into the doctor's examination and gets into trouble with other hospital staff.

Meanwhile, the skilled handsome surgeon Ryuzaki Taiga thinks that a doctor's skill is everything to make a successful surgery. Taiga's complete opposite belief from Mio makes them often clash with each other.

(Source: Japanese = NTV)

Adapted from the novel "Tonari no Nurse Aide" (となりのナースエイド) by Chinen Mikito.

Episodes: 10

Duration: 60 min.

Airs On: Wednesday

Nowadays Parenting My Dear Child is a show that provides parenting/child caring consults to families. The clients - usually parents who have problems with child care - asks to help them how to care for children properly. Then, a group of celebrities who have experiences in child care, as well as child care and parenting experts, will offer solutions and helps training. The show also provides knowledge and trendy information on how to raise the children. Ultimately, the program aims to make changes in families, relatives, friends, and everyone in society for providing better care for children.

Episodes: N/A

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday

Tezuka Osamu’s beloved manga, Black Jack, is being remade into another Jdrama, this time starring Issei Takahashi. Manga synopsis: Many of the tales feature Black Jack undertaking altruistic acts, seldom receiving acknowledgment. He frequently heals the impoverished and downtrodden without charge or imparts lessons in humility to the arrogant. Some narratives conclude with a virtuous individual enduring adversity, often facing unavoidable demise, in order to rescue others.

Kawauchi Miyabi was once a promising neurosurgeon, but an accident caused damage to Miyabi's brain. She is unable to remember the past 2 years of her life and she will forget everything that happened today when she wakes up the next day. She has all but given up on becoming a doctor and works as an assistant nurse. One day, Neurosurgeon Sanpei Tomoharu appears in front of her. He is known as an eccentric person. Sanpei Tomoharu guides Kawauchi Miyabi at his own pace, regardless of her will. This actually helps Kawauchi Miyabi as a doctor and a patient. The mystery hidden in her missing memories is gradually revealed, which contains a secret.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the manga series "Unmet" (アンメット) written by Kojika Yuzuru (子鹿ゆずる) and illustrated by Ootsuki Kanto (大槻閑人).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Airs On: Monday

Two years ago, Noda Tetsuya worked as a doctor. He was a medical intern trained by cardiac surgeon Terashima Koichi. One day, Koichi and his wife were murdered. At that time, Tetsuya lost his right hand. Koichi and his wife left behind their 8-year-old daughter Terashima Yui.

Now, Noda teams up with Yui to lead an illegal secret surgery team, whose ultimate purpose is to find the truth behind the death of her parents. The team consists of 7 members. Noda is called Teacher and Yui is called Dr. Chocolate. She is only 10 years old, but she is a genius in the medical field. She was strongly influenced by her father and acquired advanced medical techniques through her interest in her father's work. To hire the black market surgery team, a fee of 100 million yen in cash is required as well as an NDA requirement and chocolate. The team are able to save the lives of patients no matter the circumstances, but a newspaper reporter begins to chase after them.

The tumultuous feelings of a divorced couple are rekindled when they become reunited years later as interns at the same hospital.

Dr. Du showed his remarkable talent for medicine but experienced the uncertainty of life in a disaster twenty years ago. After losing his beloved girlfriend and mentor in the same accident, Dr. Du left the disappointed healthcare system and became an EMT in a small clinic. However, he never gives up any life and makes up for his guilt in every service. With his frenemy Dr. Lee and associate Dr. Hsu all around his life in critical moments, he has to deal with patient-provider relationships and life value differences between colleagues. Dr. Du believes that the only way to reform the medical system is to be part of it again. However, the mysteries about the disaster twenty years ago will blow his life in more time.

Zhen Ren is a surgeon who succeeded in achieving his father's dying wish. With the help of ER director Pan, he joined Haicheng Hospital and took steps forward to save a patient during a Whipple procedure. Zheng Ren devoted everything to being a doctor, and his skills caught the attention of genius doctor Su Yun, who began to study Zheng Ren's methods. Su Yun comes to accept and admire Zheng Ren as a colleague after witnessing his selflessness when they both signed up for the frontline rescue team after an earthquake. In order to treat a case of conjoined twins with arrhythmia, Zheng Ren and Su Yun join hands to form a team formed by a group of medical professionals that include equipment nurse Xie Yiren, attending physician Lin Yuan (Wei Wei), consulting physician Chang Yue, and German professor Rudolph.

Season 2 of the popular webdrama Medical Examiner Dr. Qin.

The new season will be lead by Liu Dong Qin as the genius forensic expert, Liu Chang as the rugged policeman and Yu Sha Sha as the trusty assistant.

During his school days, Yeo Jeong Woo always placed first in academics and he studied at the top medical school in the country. Jeong Woo is now a popular plastic surgeon. His life goes smoothly, but, due to a mysterious medical accident, his life is pushed to the edge. At this time, he meets Nam Ha Neul. She was a rival in his past and he meets her at the lowest point in his life.

Ha Neul works as an anesthesiologist. When she was growing up, people called her a genius due to her extreme intelligence. She studied hard and became a doctor. Her life consists of only work and studying. She doesn't have any time to experience fun. One day, Ha Neul realizes she isn’t happy with her life and she wants to make a change. At this time, she meets Jeong Woo during one of the worst moments in her life. They comfort each other and a romantic relationship blossoms between them.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

A university student has another identity - online she is "Sheng Sheng Man" who does music for the historical genre. Although she is still a nobody, it doesn't stop her from dreaming of the day she can collaborate with her favorite voice dubbing god "Qing Qing Ci."

Driven by her passion, Gu Sheng who is in her senior year is diligent in composing and creating music. Meanwhile, Mo Qing Cheng is the famous voice actor known as "Qing Qing Ci." Gu Sheng has never told anyone that her greatest wish is to be able to work with "Qing Qing Ci," yet one day, she unexpectedly encounters his voice. Mo Qing Cheng reads a recipe out loud to her, which stirs her heartstrings.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Adapted from the novel “Really, Really Miss You” (很想很想你) by Mo Bao Fei Bao (墨宝非宝).

Episodes: 33

Jiang Le Zhi is a medical school graduate with "Asperger's Syndrome". He has superior intelligence but is not good at expressing. After he came to Songjia Hospital to work in surgery, he did not pay attention to human feelings and proper expressions. In the process of treating patients, he was often misunderstood and complained by patients and family members, causing the hospital committee to question his medical qualifications. Jiang Le Zhi must prove himself during the inspection period before he can continue to work in surgery.

During this period, the hospital's dean Lu gave him careful instruction. His colleagues Shen Tong and Ruan Yun Duo also helped him from different aspects. Jiang Le Zhi continued to cultivate his empathy, learn the skills of communicating with others, and give full play to his medical talents, and work with colleagues, rescued patients with different conditions, and finally won the trust of the hospital, officially became an excellent attending doctor, and also gained the love of Ruan Yun Duo.

(Source: Google Translate Baidu)

Episodes: 12

In the late 20th century, lives a skilful and courageous doctor named Lin Hao. Along with his passionate and easygoing boss Wu Ren Yao, understanding and kind nurse Wu Ruo Lan, they operate a medical hall at the border of Hui Zhou Town. He also forms a friendship with Zeng Fan, who just returned from studying medicine overseas; as well as He Xin Xin, a straightforward girl who works at the martial arts art house. As the group of people work together to cure patients, a mysterious case surfaced which links to the death of Lin Hao's parents. Lin Hao decides to investigate the truth, and the perpetrator turns out to be none other than the father of someone he trusts...

Bai Shi Zhou, who majored in clinical medicine and was trained by the state, became a rural doctor in Xiancao Village. Li Chang Sheng, an old Chinese medicine doctor in the Xiancao Village Clinic, has been practicing medicine for several generations and is famous far and wide. Soon, two doctors, one old and one young, have launched a battle between Chinese and Western medicine in a clinic.

Born into a medical family, Gu Yun Zheng is a medical genius and the youngest neurosurgeon in the country. Handsome and dignified, he is known as the most attractive doctor in the hospital and was the dream man during college.

His ultimate goal is to be awarded the "Wang Zhongcheng award for Young Neurosurgeon of the Year". Dr. Gu meets the love of his life, Su Wei An, a fifth-year MBBS dropout while working on the African frontline. She carries the gene for a rare Huntington's disease.

In a battle against death, Gu Yun Zheng will race against fate and time to try and save her from this incurable disease.

(Source: OldieDevz18)

Adapted from the web novel "Zhi Yu Zhe" (治愈者) by Ning Meng Xi Yan (柠檬羽嫣).

Episodes: 38

Right after thoracic surgeon Dr. Xia is called back to treat an emergency patient, an unknown virus outbreak forces the hospital to go into lockdown, trapping Xia, along with hundreds of healthcare providers, patients, and their families.

Jung Da Eun works as a nurse. She is transferred to neuropsychiatry from the internal medicine department. This is her first time working in neuropsychiatry, so everything is difficult and awkward for her. Nevertheless, Jung Da Eun tries her best to deal with the patients and she grows as a nurse with the help of Chief Nurse Song Hyo Jin.

Dong Go Yoon works as a doctor and specializes in proctology. Watching Nurse Jung Da Eun and her pure ways, Dong Go Yoon realizes that he smiles when seeing her and is even healed by her.

Meanwhile, Jung Da Eun is friends with Song Yoo Chan. He looks like a very bright person, but he holds pain inside that nobody knows about.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the webtoon "Jeongsinbyeongdongedo Achimi Wayo" (정신병동에도 아침이 와요) by Iraha (이라하).

Episodes: 12

Baewuja is a healthcare information program for married couples who want to live a happy and long life together. The celebrity couples can find out what they know or don't know about their spouses through the camera. They also reveal the partners' unexpected sides, which can help find the perfect healthcare and medical solution for the couples. The show suggests what viewers should do to live a happy and meaningful life with your life partners.

Xiao Feng is the Deputy Chief Physician of the Cardiology Department at Dongli Hospital. He is introverted and strict. He becomes work partners with the impulsive doctor Lin Yi, yet friction arises due to the differences in their medical beliefs. Meanwhile, Xiao Feng's younger sister also gets a job working as a doctor at the Intensive Care Unit.

Xiao Feng is the backbone of the Cardiology Department and the person chief director Ren Bai and the institute leaders have high hopes for. Lin Yi has just joined the hospital. In the past when he used to work at Xili Hospital, he would only focus on his surgeries and failed to communicate and collaborate with colleagues. His teacher and immediate superior, Cao Nuo Ya, believed that this was not conducive to his growth, so he recommended Lin Yi to the newly-established heart center of Dongli Hospital.

In order to pursue her ideals and ease the relationship between her brother and her mother, Zhou Xiao Feng's younger sister Fang Xiao Ran applies to Dongli Hospital and becomes a doctor in the Extracardiac Intensive Care Unit. In the process of curing diseases and saving lives, the three people become great colleagues.

(Source: ChineseDrama)

Episodes: 40

Botanist Fu Yun Shen and Zhu Yang who works with Doctors Without Borders travel deep into underdeveloped regions to offer humanitarian relief while searching for a special medicinal plant that can save many lives.

Fu Yun Shen returns to China to develop medicine but soon discovers that his half-brother Fu Xi Zhou seeks to maximize profits by turning the medicinal plants into a series of Chinese herbal cosmetics. A car crash suddenly occurs and leaves Fu Yun Shen seriously injured. The drug development comes to a halt which results in a misunderstanding with Zhu Jiu who remains unaware of what happened.

After half a year, Zhu Jiu and Fu Yun Shen have overcome many disappointments and heartaches to become a couple again. With their wedding date approaching, Zhu Jiu inadvertently finds clues about the death of her parents. Fate has played a cruel joke on them as the grievances of the previous generation has thrown a wrench in their relationship. This time around, Fu Yun Shen is determined to protect their hard-earned romance.

(Source: ChineseDrama)

Adapted from the novel "South Wind Knows My Mood" (南风知我意) by Qi Wei (七微).

Episodes: 39

Two doctors helping abandoned medical workers and patients to fight against the ruthless government. The SARS epidemic, an infection in the municipal Bo Ai Hospital, exploded in Taiwan of ignorance and miscalculated political decisions in 2003.Under the fear of death and lack of practical supporting measures, the Taipei city government announced the Hospital would be quarantined immediately without warning. Any contacts would be treated as the source of infection. The medical workers, patients, and their family members were forcibly sealed inside the Hospital on the verge of collapse. Chen Yui Mei, a chief resident, led her colleagues and tried to fight to the bitter end. Lo Shi Kai, the Taipei City Health Bureau officer, was to survive between politics, medical ethics, and media. How could he help everyone to break through the deadly threats and return home safely?

Growing up, Song Yan and Xu Qin were the best of friends. But as they grew older, their families began to see their friendship in an unfavorable light. Unwilling to allow their relationship to go any farther, Song Yan and Xu Qin were forced apart by their families, never to see each other again.

In the ten years since their forced separation, both Song Yan and Xu Qin have worked hard to build the life they’ve always wanted. As fire chief, Song Yan has dedicated his life to saving others. Oddly enough, Xu Qin has also made it her life’s work to save others as an emergency doctor. Though working in entirely different fields, it was only a matter of time before fate stepped in to reunite the former friends. Brought together by their work, Song Yan and Xu Qin aren't exactly thrilled to be reunited once again.

Working side-by-side, it’s easy to recognize the growth each has made over the years, but there’s still so much Xu Qin and Song Yan to work through if they’re going to turn this new relationship of theirs into something more. Do they have what it takes to overcome the obstacles before them or is their current relationship destined to be as fleeting as the last?

Adapted from the web novel “Waiting for You in a City" (一座城，在等你) by Jiu Yue Xi (玖月晞).