Asian Drama

In 1952, after several battles, the People's Volunteer Army (PVA) had gained the upper hand in ground combat during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. To boost their morale and secure advantages at the negotiating table, the UN forces made a final effort at Shangganling.

On October 14, the UN forces launched a fierce attack on Shangganling. The PVA soldiers bravely resisted the assault, engaging in repeated struggles to hold the position. After transitioning to tunnel warfare, they continued fighting in extremely harsh conditions.

In the decisive phase, the PVA launched a resolute counterattack and gradually strengthened their positions. After 43 days of intense battle, the PVA soldiers achieved victory. This campaign showcased China's national and military strength, deterring any Western countries from provoking China in the following decades.

(Source: Youku)

Tags: Web Series (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 24

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Oct 14, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

The special police detachment of the Donghai Public Security Bureau has a unique women's special operations team, codenamed Thunderbolt, and the six members are all carefully selected female police officers. They belong to the first team of the special police detachment - the lightning commando, they come from all over the world, and their personalities are very different, but they all have the heroic dream of a female special policeman. Commando Captain Peng Yingyang is an excellent SWAT officer, and he always pays attention to the growth of the Perak special operations team. In training and work, he has high standards and strict requirements, which leads to dissatisfaction among the female team members and even leads to protests. By chance, Cheng Hanyue, the leader of the special operations team, learned that Peng Yingyang's girlfriend was a female criminal policeman who died in the anti-drug operation, and they understood that Peng Yingyang's strict intentions for them. The Perak Women's Special Operations Team has grown up and performed well in a series of vicious operations, blooming with the unique style of the sonorous roses of the police community.

Episodes: 24

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

Ratings: 7.2

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

Military camp nearby the DMZ of a divided land, where South is the land of freedom, and the opposite side is land of repression. Sergeant Kyu Nam, who has been planning an escape to the South for a long time, gets caught while stopping a common soldier, Dong Hyuk, from escaping. At risk of execution, State Security Department Major Hyun Sang recognizes Kyu Nam from childhood. Instead of accusing him, Hyun Sang decides to make Kyu Nam a hero who caught a deserter. Hyun Sang, therefore, has succeeded in securing his performance records by saving Kyu Nam’s life.

Nevertheless, Kyu Nam wants to live his life by his own will, not the government’s commands. He never gives up on crossing the border. On the other hand, Hyun Sang desperately stops Kyu Nam to protect his life, which has been built by giving up his dream.

(Source: Plus M)

Tags: Starting Over, Defector Male Lead, North Korean Male Lead, Soldier Male Lead, Desertion (Vote or add tags)

Duration: 1 hr. 36 min.

Country:South Korea

Aired: Jul 3, 2024

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

A story of Inter-Korean romance and unification between a South Korean world star who has enlisted in the military and a North Korean female soldier.

Lloyd is a world star who has female fans all around the globe. Although he’s a world class star who swept all of South Korea’s 21st century artist records, he enlists in the military after being swept up in some form of conspiracy and experiences a whirlwind of events.

Second lieutenant Baek Young Ok leads North Korea’s eighth army in the special forces. In contrast to her beautiful appearance, Baek Young Ok has a cynical charm and a flawless personality.

As China's first aircraft carrier began sea trials, the Chinese Navy formed its first carrier-based aircraft test flight team. Elite young pilots Xie Zhen Yu and Yu Tao, led by Commander Qin Da Di, a decorated navy pilot, tackled the global challenge of carrier landing and takeoff with scientific rigor and a sense of mission and urgency. With the carrier fleet operational, Xie Zhen Yu and Yu Tao, embodying "the spirit of sea and air eagle," led China's jets soaring across vast skies.

(Source: Youku)

Episodes: 35

Duration: 45 min.

Aired: Jun 11, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

Ratings: 8.9

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

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.

(Source: BakaUpdates)

Adapted from the manga "Golden Kamui" (ゴールデンカムイ) by Noda Satoru (野田サトル).

Duration: 2 hr. 7 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

A historical drama that deals with the second and third periods of the Goryeo-Khitan War. King Hyeonjong of Goryeo and his political teacher, Commander-in-Chief Gang Gam Chan, unite the people of Goryeo and lead a war against Khitan.

(Source: HanCinema, AsianWiki, NamuWiki)

Adapted from the novel "Goryeo-Khitan War: Sweet Rain in The Winter" (고려거란전기: 겨울에 내리는 단비) by Gil Seung Soo (길승수).

Episodes: 32

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine sank in a maritime accident near Japan. Japan was shocked by the news that the survival of all 76 crew members, including the captain, Second Lieutenant Shiro Kaieda, was hopeless. However, the crew actually survived. They were selected as crew members for a nuclear submarine built in top secret by Japan and the United States.

(Source: Japanese = silent-service.jp)

Adapted from the manga series "The Silent Service" (沈黙の艦隊) by Kawaguchi Kaiji (川口開治).

This drama is about the takeover of the Korean government in 1979 by Chun Doo Hwan.

Episodes: 41

Duration: 1 hr. 5 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Saturday, Sunday

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Episodes: 26

Duration: 60 min.

Aired On: Sunday

Song Xing Chen is a 29-year-old doctor with a difference: While all of her co-workers are focused on performing well and making money for the hospital, she cares more about her appearance and fashion. Some think she used her good looks to win herself a top position at the hospital. But she drops a bombshell on her colleagues at her promotion dinner – by announcing she wants to quit!

Now, instead of following the path her family set out for her, she has decided to go her own way. As she begins her “new” life, she witnesses a fearless man rescue a helpless dog from a window ledge. This man turns out to be a lifetime singleton and single-minded rescue team leader named Su Qing Che. Later, their paths cross again – as they meet (and bicker) on a blind date. Is this to be the beginning of a fresh rivalry... or a budding romance?

(Source: Viki)

Adapted from the novel "Hong Chen Gun Gun Gun" (红尘滚滚滚) by Bei Qing (北倾).

Episodes: 26

Iron Squad 3 is Korea’s best military survival show, is back with its third season, and it’s packed with tougher missions on an overwhelming scale. Four reservists of the elite special forces form a team, and they compete with their physical and mental abilities.

In Iron Squad 3, the competition becomes a global match for the first time. Korea’s elite forces and the US special forces will clash to let us experience thrilling survival. There’s only one winning team at the end. The honor and pride are at stake in this match between the special forces.

Which iron squad will win the title?

(Source: Kocowa)

They were once classmates and close like brothers who have embarked on completely different paths. As they meet again at the No. 76 secret service, is it an friend or is it a foe?

In the year 1939, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics has established a special training class to combat the No. 76 secret service of the Wang Jingwei regime. Childhood friends Chen Kehai and Fang Li join with the hopes of resisting Japan to save the country. However, their brutal experiences allow Chen Kehai to see through the true face of the bureau. After failing in their last assassination attempt, Chen and Fang are separated.

Two years later, Chen Kehai who has secretly become a member of the Communist party returns to Shanghai with a new mission to infiltrate No. 76. He is reunited with Fang Li who is now the head of No. 76. Faced with Chen Kehai whose personality has changed dramatically compared to the past, Fang Li repeatedly tries to test him and even places a female agent by his side. Alone in the enemy camp, Chen Kehai does not cower as he fights to transmit valuable intel to his party. At the same time, his actions push Fang Li's suspicions to the brink. After the war against Japan, the pair of former classmates enter into a final showdown to uphold their contrasting beliefs.

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Episodes: 24

This unfolding story ensues when military desertion arrest squad members (DP), Jun Ho and Ho Yeol, run across absurdities and unchangeable reality on a regular basis.

(Source: Namuwiki)

Adapted from the webtoon "D.P Dog Day" (D.P 개의 날) by Kim Bo Tong (김보통).

Episodes: 6

During his high school days, Kokusho Hiroshi was the rugby club’s ace who attracted national attention. However, he sustained injuries owing to his self-centered and aggressive style of playing. He was criticized by his teammates and remained isolated until he stepped aside. After graduating from high school, he lived a carefree life without a regular job. Then one day, he has a brush with the law because of a fight that gets him sacked from his job at a construction site and evicted from the apartment that he had been living in for falling behind on the payment of his rent. Hiroshi is at his wits end when a man calls out that he will introduce the perfect job that comes with a fully equipped dorm and three meals a day for someone like him who is proud of his physical strength. It is to work for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force which defends the country’s peace and security. “With a name like that, weren’t you born to become a member of the Self-Defense Force?” Hiroshi initially refuses but makes a half-hearted decision to become a trainee. Despite the grueling training, this turns out to be his true calling.

A group of brave youth who are not afraid of bullets, guns, and hardships. The students stay firm in their beliefs to save their country.

From the years 1937 to 1946, Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Nankai University temporarily merged during a historic moment in Kunming to form the National Southwestern Associated University (Lianda). As the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937, young scholars and intellectuals rose up to fight a battle through literacy.

Episodes: 39

Duration: 45 min.

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

In order to pursue love, Zhang Peiran, a rich son in Shanghai, bravely participated in an assassination operation launched by her female classmate Tong Hui in order to cooperate with Zhou Jianfeng, the liaison officer of the Eighth Route Army, and was forced to flee Shanghai, and came to the Liberated Area with Tong Hui. In the Liberated Areas, Zhou Jianfeng, who had served as the commander of the reconnaissance company of the Eighth Route Army, and Zhang Peiran formed a sharp contrast in character. Zhou Jianfeng won Tong Hui's love and pursuit. The difficult environment and the setbacks of love made Zhang Peiran depressed. Just as he was preparing to quietly leave the liberated territories ...

The students and teachers at Sungjin High School receive a terrifying shock when they witness the start of an alien invasion. Coming from the skies, horrific “eggs” hatch violent insect-like creatures that attack humans. The invasion is worldwide, and the South Korean military fears it will be overwhelmed. In desperation, the President announces that mandatory conscription will begin – and that all third-year high schoolers – male and female – must join the armed forces.

Soldiers arrive at Sungjin High School. And the third-years – who only have 50 days until they are supposed to sit their university entrance exams – must commence their military training in the school playground. They must learn how to shoot rifles, fight hand-to-hand, and navigate obstacle courses...in their school uniform! Putting the students through their paces will be the platoon leader Lee Chun Ho. Meanwhile, the class teacher Park Eun Young is determined to do what she can to keep her students out of harm’s way. Will the high schoolers help save the planet from doom?

Adapted from the webtoon "Duty After School" (방과 후 전쟁활동) by Ha Il Kwon (하일권).

A sudden blockade pushes the militia captain Li Chi Shui to the front line. In order to be a good captain of the brigade in his county, he uses tactical strategies from recruiting troops to training the team. Finally, the team slowly matures. The attack of North China has begun. The task of the county brigade is to block more than 30,000 elite Japanese troops and protect the Eighth Route Army headquarters in the rear at all costs. Facing the mission of life and death, Li Chi Shui puts forward a request - the designation of a regular main force. The soldiers of the county brigade go to the battlefield with the promise of the chief. The war was fought for several days and nights, and the county brigade fought hard with all they had. After more than a month, the chief returned to the battlefield, and in front of graves one after another, he fulfilled his promise-" They defended the dignity of the Eighth Route Army with their lives! The designation I conferred today will never disappear, and will live on for generation after generation. For the sake of the Chinese nation, we can fight any enemy to the end.

A hyper-realistic comedy depicting the story of a 'military' recruit enlisting in a place where all kinds of people, from the good to the bad to the weird, gather.

Adapted from the animation of the same name by Jang Bbi Jju.

“6/45” tells the comic story of South Korean and North Korean soldiers meeting up secretly when the wind blows a first prize lottery ticket past Korea’s military demarcation line and into North Korea.

Wine Maker Hua Hong has married away to another wine-specialized family due to consequences of her adopted father lost a bet. Bandit Chen San Bao came to get revenge and disrupted the wedding by kidnapping the bride. Following, the story would be about the love story between the two which comes with major disruptions and troubles.

Adapted from the manga "Fullmetal Alchemist" (鋼の錬金術師) by Arakawa Hiromu (荒川弘).

A mini-series about soldiers of a special military unit who risk their lives on a daily basis in order to defuse old mines for public safety.

Adapted from the manga "Fullmetal Alchemist" (鋼の錬金術師) by Arakawa Hiromu (荒川弘).

In 1941 one of the Chinese troops, led by Pan Tiande, was defeated by the Japanese, and arrived in the Soviet Union by contacting the Soviet army. Officer Natasha was then responsible for their training. During the following military actions Pang's patriotism and bravery deeply moved Natasha, and they fell in love together. After the founding of New China Pang decided to serve the country as a mechanic worker, and Natasha became a soviet mechanic specialist after college. When they were preparing for the wedding, Natasha was ordered to return to the USSR. The departure was very dramatic. Later, Natasha wrote to Pang that she had settled down on the border, trying to be as close as possible, waiting for him to come one day.

Tae Jung and Seung Young are old junior high classmates. They are reunited when they are assigned to the same army base for their military duty. While Tae Jung is a sergeant near the end of his army service, Seung Young enters later as a private and has a hard time adjusting to army life, which is all about orders and obedience. Tae Jung, in a position of authority, is able to make Seung Young's life easier, but even after time passes, Seung Young is still unable to adjust to the army routine and he becomes more and more isolated from his fellow soldiers. Even Tae Jung is constantly put in awkward situations because of him. Then, after Tae Jung has been discharged, Seung Young slowly starts to change... Later, while out on leave, Seung Young asks to meet with Tae Jung. However, Tae Jung seems to feel uncomfortable around him...

The wife of an army commander is promoted to colonel before her husband gets a promotion. Their daughter is commissioned as a second lieutenant. “Bolder By The Day” depicts a family who are all involved in the military.