Asian Drama

When Siamwit School falls on hard times, the school administrator Paphada decides to merge Udon Phithak campus with the main campus, Thep Burapha. The two campuses have long been at odds with each other, and now they'll be sharing one roof for the next school year. Saint, the head of class M.5/2, doesn't care about school or anyone in it. In middle school, he headed a gang of bullies. Now, he's met with rebellious, temperamental and stubborn Shin. In the past, Saint and Shin were close friends, but something happened between them that put a violent end to their friendship. The friction between the two causes a classroom war and teachers Jan and Sung have to put their differences aside and come together to put an end to the fighting which will require a reconciliation between Saint and Shin.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Two girls, Cai Xiao Ai, who is battling a terminal illness, and Gu Eun Zhao, a cold and distant girl, come together despite their fates. As they struggle with life's challenges, friendship, family, love, and their future, a hidden conspiracy begins to unravel around them.

(Source: WeTV)

Adapted from the webtoon "Knife in Her Heart" (칼가는 소녀) by O Ri (오리).

Episodes: 48

Duration: 10 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

Captures the realistic concerns and daily lives of "fragile" teenagers without any hesitation. Shows the taboos that adolescents face during their final teenage years before becoming adults, such as dangerous love with a friend of the opposite sex and risky deviations that they enjoy while avoiding the eyes of adults.

(Source: Korean = sports.khan.co.kr)

Airs On: Monday

In the second semester of grade 2 in high school, Shen Xing Ruo transferred back to Xingcheng Mingli High School and lived in the home of her father's friend, Lu Shan.

Shen Xing Ruo shared the same roof with Lu Shan's son, Lu Xing Yan, and attended classes in the same class. Over the course of a year and a half, their relationship evolved from initially not getting along to gradually developing feelings for each other.

(Source: Cpophome)

Adapted from the web novel "Strawberry Kiss Mark" (草莓印) by Bu Zhi Shi Ke Cai (不止是颗菜).

Episodes: 24

An audacious tale of two roommates, one a gay man and another a straight woman. Through the eyes of Mi Ae begins Go Young’s clumsy love story. Stories of laughter, tears, and wounds between a mother in denial of her son's sexuality and his being unable to escape societal judgment.

Go Young finally meets a pure love like no other, Kyu Ho, but has no choice but to let him go. With Kyu Ho gone, Go Young follows a stranger to Thailand and spends a late monsoon vacation. Reminiscing about the good old days that can never be retrieved, he achieves complete personal growth.

(Source: ktalpha.kr)

Adapted from the novel “Love in the Big City” (대도시의 사랑법) by Park Sang Young (박상영).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 50 min.

Airs On: Monday

The story depicts the relationship between five female and male college students… and where the main character, Onomura Yuki will look back on precious memories of her past as she enters the workforce.

(Source: Japanese = ABC || Translation = MyDramaList)

Tags: College To Working Life (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 9

Duration: 54 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Sunday

Aired: Oct, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Episodes: 17

Aired On: Sunday

Duration: 20 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

~~ Adapted from the web novel "Love Sick: The Chaotic Lives of Blue Shorts Guys" (Love Sick ชุลมุนกางเกงน้ำเงิน) by Latika Chumpoo (ลติกา ชุมภู).

Episodes: 15

Aired On: Sunday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

In the second semester of grade 2 in high school, Shen Xing Ruo transferred back to Xingcheng Mingli High School and lived in the home of her father's friend, Lu Shan.

Shen Xing Ruo shared the same roof with Lu Shan's son, Lu Xing Yan, and attended classes in the same class. Over the course of a year and a half, their relationship evolved from initially not getting along to gradually developing feelings for each other.

(Source: Cpophome)

Adapted from the web novel "Strawberry Kiss Mark" (草莓印) by Bu Zhi Shi Ke Cai (不止是颗菜).

Episodes: 24

Zhou Zhi Yuan, who is about to graduate, is inspired by his younger sister's water polo coach Ling Hao Er, to recruit players for the new season. He calls upon a trio of former players, known as "Old You Tiao”, comprised of Chen Yu Ting, Jiang Jia, (who didn't make the basketball team), and Bai Lang, a former provincial talent, to join the new squad.

Zhi Yuan not only has to hussle for external training venues but must also deal with the possibility of members quitting once their studies are completed.

Making his guys competitive requires Bai Lang to jump through all sorts of hoops, to get his his crush, Ling Hao Er, on board as coach.

Despite facing ironic contradictions, together they surfed the wind and the waves.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Aired: Oct 17, 2024 - Oct 19, 2024

Airs On: Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Jay, an international student from Thailand, comes to Korea to see his friend Seong Hun. The two enrolled in the same college class called "Health and Happiness" and need to submit a physical body assessment for their final project. While Seong Hun already works out regularly, Jay isn't in the greatest shape and struggles in the gym. Enter Jin Uk, a personal trainer who takes a special interest in Jay, much to Seong Hun’s displeasure. However, there's something strange about Jin Uk. Despite his kindness toward Jay, suspicions begin to rise that Jin Uk may be involved in a murder and missing person incident. Is there a happy ending in store for Jay and Seong Hun, or will Jay's budding relationship with Jin Uk cost him an unspeakable price?

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 15 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

A part-time high school in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Students with all sorts of circumstances attend the school. Yanagida Gakuto (21 years old) is a delinquent who can't escape a negative spiral. Koshikawa Angela (43 years old), whose mother is Filipino and father is Japanese, has almost given up on keeping up with her classes. Natori Kasumi (16 years old) has orthostatic intolerance and continues to attend school in the nurse's office. Nagamine Shozo (76 years old) was unable to attend high school as a young man and had no choice but to work.

Fujitake Kanae, an enigmatic science teacher, is assigned to teach these students, who are all different in age and background. With Fujitake's guidance, they aim to present their results at an academic conference based on an experiment to recreate a "crater on Mars" in the classroom, but various difficulties stand in their way, including their own disabilities, family problems, and unbreakable relationships...

(Source: Japanese = NHK || Translation = MyDramaList)

Adapted from the novel "Sora Wataru Kyoshitsu" (宙わたる教室) by Iyohara Shin (イヨハラ シン).

Tags: Student Supporting Character, School Setting, Teacher Male Lead, Miniseries (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

Airs On: Tuesday

Aired: Oct 8, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Despite not being biologically related, Kim San Ha, Yun Ju Won, and Kang Hae Jun share a close bond with each other. The trio spent their adolescence raised by Ju Won's father Jeong Jae and San Ha's father Dae Uk, who did their best to give them a happy childhood as they healed from past trauma. Upon reaching adulthood, however, San Ha and Hae Jun sought out their biological families, leaving Ju Won behind.

Ten years later, the five members of their found family reunite, but things aren't the same as they used to be. Ju Won holds some resentment after feeling abandoned by San Ha and Hae Jun, while the two boys are struggling with new romantic feelings for Ju Won and their own familial issues. Can these chosen siblings work out their feelings with each other, and will romance form between them?

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

Jattawa seems like an ordinary law student, but she has the ability to control time. Her younger sister Vivi has the ability to see the future. Lately, though, Vivi's visions seem to be wrong. Therefore, she finds it easy to disbelieve her latest prediction that P'Four, her university senior with a bad reputation, is her future lover.

Episodes: 8

Aired On: Tuesday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Zhang Gui Mei, a female teacher in Huaping County, Yunnan Province, encountered poverty-driven school dropout cases among girls during her home visits. Determined to make a difference, she established a tuition-free all-girls high school with the help of various supporters. Despite facing challenges in staffing, enrollment, and funding, Zhang Gui Mei's unwavering beliefs led the school to overcome obstacles and achieve excellent academic results. With her selfless dedication, she inspired more students to apply. Despite declining health, she persisted in her mission, leaving a lasting impact on mountain education.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 45 min.

Aired On: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

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Episodes: 13

Duration: 10min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Aired: Sep 11, 2021

A story of a child who has the right to decide the choice of gender and decides his future as he goes through adolescence.

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Uji and Sabae, both university students, are good friends from the same club.Uji has feelings for Sakurai, who is both popular in their club and Sabae’s best friend, but he hasn’t been able to talk to her much. Uji often seeks Sabae’s advice about his love life, but he frequently gets distracted by her large chest and risqué jokes. This makes him start seeing Sabae as a woman, leading to many moments where they share a good vibe, making his heart race.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the web manga series "Sabae to Yattara Owaru" (サバエとヤッたら終わる) by Hayasaka Keigo (早坂啓吾).

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

In 1999, at a small village in Geoje, high school student Pil Sun has a passion for dancing. She is best friends with Mi Na. The two girls decide to join their school's cheerleading club Millennium Girls, which has members including transfer student Se Hyun. Se Hyun did cheerleading activity at her prior school in Seoul. The members of the Millennium Girls cheers its team on with enthusiasm, while they deal with life as teenagers in the small village.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Release dates: Jul 12, 2024 (Festival) || Aug 14, 2024 (Cinema)

Tang Yang and Jiang Shi Yan were high school classmates and are close friends for ten years. After finishing school, they both passionately pursued careers in bank credit review and new media communication. Tang Yang helped the families of military martyrs start businesses in her small loan job. Jiang Shi Yan, inspired by their perseverance, made a documentary about their stories, which gained widespread attention.

Throughout this journey, the trust and understanding they developed since their teenage years endured various challenges and blossomed into a sincere and beautiful love. They went from being classmates and friends to becoming partners, building a family, and facing life together.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Adapted from the web novel "Wo Na Ni Dang Peng You Ni Que" (我拿你当朋友你却) by Hua Zhan Mian (画盏眠).

Duration: 45 min.

A coming-of-age drama about the friendship, rivalries and love of three best friends: Mana, Shin and Tawan. They spent almost all their lives together, growing up alongside one another. Tawan is the centre of their universe, both men in love with her. As close as they are, Mana and Shin don't want to hurt each other's feelings.

(Source: CH3+; edited by MyDramaList)

Tags: Coming Of Age, Love Triangle, Friendship (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 22

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Country: Thailand

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

Aired: Jul 22, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Muyang Technology's Tan Mu, to make up for the regret of his father's death, returned to the university era in 2010 through memory. As Qi Mu, a student of Ningzhou University, he met Su Cheng Cheng, who was also a student. They experienced university life together and finally reaped friendship and love.

On the first day, when Sheng Wang transferred to the attached high school, he "will not get acquainted without fighting" with Jiang Tian. What made him feel most magical was that Jiang Tian was certified as his brother that night.

In the process of defending the face and territory of Sheng Wang, a period of arrogant and arbitrary life began, and the two also went from not dealing with each other from the beginning to later cherishing each other. They thought this time was only a short period of life until they became indispensable to each other.

(Source: goodreads)

Adapted from the novel "Mou Mou" (某某) by Mu Su Li (木苏里).

Episodes: 12

Duration: 49 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Aired: Aug 22, 2024 - Oct 2, 2024

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

Ratings: 8.3

17-year-old Cheng Miao Miao and her brother, 16-year-old Cheng Ya Ya, were born in the No. 1 Oil production plant of Linqi Oilfield. Three generations of their family are oilfield workers. Their father, Cheng Peng Fei, is an otolaryngologist, and their mother, Jia Dai Yu, is a team logistics. The whole family moved from the northwest to the seaside base, Heping Town, in the late 1990s. Miao Miao, with a yearning for the outside world, pulled her childhood sweetheart Li Si and her best friend Hu Qiu Min, intending to use the summer vacation of her first year in high school to start the adventure of "going to Hong Kong to welcome the city's return to the motherland", but failed. On the other hand, her brother Cheng Ya Ya went to the back mountain for archaeology and was almost mistaken for a tomb robber. Mother Jia Dai Yu often felt worried, and the siblings began their high school life, which was full of chaotic moments. Cheng Miao Miao fell into a friendship crisis with Li Si. In Cheng Ya Ya's class, there's a newly transferred student named Yuan Shan Qing, and she is the daughter of a wanted criminal. Ya Ya was the first to stand up and resist the hostility from all sides against Yuan Shan Qing. The children ushered in growth in the changes.

Set in a solitary island school where only students who have caused problems are gathered, and communication from the world is cut off. Homura Itsuki comes to the school as a transfer student. At the school, there is a study group for the 19th-century French cruel drama "Grand Guignol", and Itsuki ends up joining that study group. In addition to the members of the study group, the teachers who manage them, the head chef, the mysterious new teacher, and other people who gather at the school are somewhat suspicious. And finally, a serial murder case like "Grand Guignol" occurs. On an isolated island with no way to escape, Itsuki and his friends are caught up in the vortex of fear of death and love and hate between men.

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

Due to his hearing disability, Sugihara Kohei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus; as such, he keeps his distance. That all changes when he meets the outspoken and cheerful Sagawa Taichi. He comforts Kohei and assures him that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi's kind words cut through Kōhei 's usual defense mechanisms and open his heart. Now, they are more than friends and less than lovers. Even so, this relationship changes Kohei forever.

(Source: fandom.com)

Adapted from the manga series "Hidamari ga Kikoeru" (ひだまりが聴こえる) by Yuki Fumino (文乃千).

Tags: Student Male Lead, School Setting, Classmates' Relationship, Young Adult Male Lead, Hearing Impaired Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Disabled Male Lead, Gay Romance, University, Deafness (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 30 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Wednesday

Aired: Jun 26, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

The play tells the story of the young people of Jingshui Middle School who are inspirational and grow up at a critical period in their lives. Jin Zhan's family is superior, but he is very lonely in his heart, and he has lacked the love and companionship of his family since he was a child, until he met Yu Shu, Du Sha, He Shang, Xiaomei and other friends, and he understood how to define a true friend.

Tags: School Setting, MDL Remake, Classmates' Relationship, Campus Setting, Short Length Series, Web Series, Middle School, Bromance, Friendship (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 24

Duration: 35 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Aug 12, 2024 - Aug 28, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Yamada Tatsuhito is a second-year high school student. He stopped going to school due to bullying. His parents, who have no interest in Yamada Tatsuhito's well-being, have travelled abroad for work. Yamada Tatsuhito is all alone, and he lives alone. One day, he happens to see Ijuin Sho get into a motorcycle accident. Ijuin Sho is the leader of the largest delinquent gang known as Grand Cross. Contrary to his slender physical appearance, he is a strong fighter who has never lost a one-on-one fight. Due to the motorcycle accident, Ijuin Sho is seriously injured. Ijuin Sho also sees Yamada Tatsuhito, who looks just like him. He gets Yamada Tatsuhito to act as his double, but will he be able to survive as a gang leader? ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Densetsu no Kashira Shou" (伝説の頭 翔) written by Natsuhara Takeshi (夏原武) and illustrated by Hamori Takashi (刃森尊).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 60 min.

Aired On: Friday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Arisawa Yuichika enrolls in an elite girls' high school attended by the children of wealthy families. Thinking of her daughter's future, her mother Chihiro tries her best to scrape together the school fees, but life for the couple is not easy. When Yuichika advances to her second year of high school, the school merges with an all-boys school to become coeducational, Tomorrow Academy. The students are excited, but a new school rule is enacted that prohibits dating between boys and girls. What's more, the rule is so strict that any student who violates the rule and has sexual intercourse will be expelled.

The student council immediately began patrolling around love hotels and other areas in what is known as the "rabbit hunt," and many students dropped out. Yuichika's best friend was also forced to drop out. Meanwhile, in order to save her mother, who was left with a huge debt from her ex-husband, Yuichika began working as a "love keeper," accepting money from violators without revealing her true identity and erasing evidence photos. The students had once given up on love, but with the arrival of a savior, the romance landscape becomes even more complicated and tangled. Yuichika had no interest in love, but after seeing the students' straightforward feelings of love and finding herself attracted to Maki Ryogo, her feelings began to change.

Eventually, after a certain incident, Yuichika decides to sue the school and demand that the ban on romance be lifted.

(Source: Japanese = Netflix)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 50 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Aired On: Thursday

Ratings: 7.9