Asian Drama

Men San Dao, the great master of the Inner Household, as well as the imperial bodyguard of the Guangxu Emperor, was imprisoned for participating in the Hundred Days Restoration. After serving 12 years, he was released by the boss of the Xuantong Internal Affairs Office, who asked him to solve a case in exchange for a commutation of his sentence. He agreed and, when investigating, found a man who was to be arrested was the remnant of the same faction he was a part of. Zhou Bu Fan was a Jianghu swordsman and a master of high skill. He was intelligent, but unfortunately, he was very poor, so poor that he had to rent out the main altar of the Gate Sect and wander around with his disciples. Running out of options, he made a deal and secretly helped Wang Ye do something disgraceful, making himself a pawn that could be used and discarded at any time. Jianghu had changed; no one cared for his cause, and he just couldn't adapt to modernization. Zhu Yan was a small-town Confucian student. She waited 10 years to take an important exam and get the meritorious name, but the law changed, the examination was abolished, and all of her efforts were in vain. In order to make a living, she opened a shop in her town. She hated the law of change and hated all the people and things that undermined the imperial power, wanting to do something about it. She became involved in a case and chased the murderer for thousands of miles, only to find that he was protecting the interests of the revolutionaries. In 1919, three unrelated people who were stuck in a turbulent world met each other and came together with others coming from similar hardships and defended the imperial power, who longed for a constitution and to block the opposition once and for all. Would they succeed, would their ultimate goals be realized, and would they be the heroes of their generation?

In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle.

(Source: HanCinema)

Duration: 2 hr. 33 min.

"Crash" depicts the story of the Traffic Crime Investigation Team (TCI), which tracks only car crimes such as insurance fraud, retaliatory driving, self-harm blackmail, leka, call jump, and autonomous driving. Cha Yeon Ho, a rational individualist from KAIST, and Min So Hee, a traffic investigation ace with cool judgment and warm sensitivity, track unusual traffic crime cases with the traffic crime investigation team to uncover the truth behind them.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

Space aliens from a different planet invade Earth in an attempt to expand their territory. They are confronted by 3 individuals, who have overwhelmingly mechanic technology and individual creativity.

"Alchemy" is a pseudo-science that attempts to create "gold" from various different combinations. One experiment to do so artificially brings to life a race of creatures, and the story revolves around an era where these experiments were being conducted in secret.

In the story, the artificial lifeforms known as the "Chemies", made to imitate things that exist in the world such as grasshoppers, were created from the art of the best alchemy techniques. Each and every one of them were carefully stored in "Ride Chemie Cards' until they were accidentally released all at once into the wild.

Our main protagonist, Houtarou Ichinose, is entrusted with the Gotcha Driver and the mission to recollect the Chemies that have been released into the world. Some are well suited for human companionship and if resonated with a good heart, Houtarou can fuse with them and transform into Kamen Rider Gotchard. However those that are influenced by human malice, there is a danger of them birthing monsters known as the Malgam. This is a story that explores the nature of good and evil, which are two sides of the same coin.

Will Gotchard be able to "collect them all", or will he let his carelessness mark the destruction of the world?

(Source: Kamen Rider Wiki Fandom)

Episodes: 50

A delinquent 2nd year student becomes the chairman of the board of a prestigious high school left behind by his father.

Na Yi Soo may have grown up in an environment that others would envy, but he harbors hatred for his father and heads to Balhae High School, which his father cherished, in order to seek revenge. The process of change between Yi Soo, who has lived a rougher life than anyone else, and the nation's most elite students who have lived upright lives, as they get to know each other, and the love that blooms in the process, will be dynamically unfolded.

(Source: Korean = Daum)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Monday

Ratings: 8.3

50 years ago, a match between a Chinese and a Japanese karate expert ended in a dead heat. Together, they wrote a martial arts book that has caused storms across the martial arts world ever since. In 2019, Chong Wai fought hard and defeated her Japanese rival to win her first karate championship. However, the match left her seriously injured. Meanwhile, in Japan, Saori Kisaragi goes through hardships and is shunned by her teammates because of the martial arts book. When she learns of Chong, who has defeated one of her senior clan members, she travels to Hong Kong to challenge Chong and to find the book. When the Hong Kong karate team withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics, Chong was devastated as she felt that her years of training had been wasted. She stays away from all things related to karate while her friend Chi Ho manages the dojo, hoping for Chong to return. Chong finds an office job and meets her boss, Darwin, who takes good care of her. On the day Chong packs up her personal belongings at the sports institute, Kisaragi comes and challenges her. Chong’s teammate Tin Oi fights on her behalf and is instantly defeated. Chong is dumbfounded. Kisaragi throws down the gauntlet before she leaves.

Bok Gwi Joo and his family were born with different supernatural powers. Bok Gwi Joo is able to travel back in time, but only to happy times in his life. He can't change the past, so he can only dwell on those happy moments. Bok Gwi Joo becomes afflicted with depression, and this leads him to lose his supernatural power.

His family also loses their own powers due to modern-day problems like insomnia, bulimia, and smartphone addiction. One day, Do Da He happens to get involved with Bok Gwi Joo and his family. She begins to live with them, and change occurs.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

The drama will follow the story of Park Young Han, a passionate detective who boasts the highest arrest rate when it comes to petty thieves, as he teams up with three charismatic colleagues to break the norms of corruption.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

After a deadly forest fire sweeps the earth and fills the air with pollutants, society is on the brink of collapse and riddled with disease. The only hope seems to be in a legend come to life: that of the Slyth, a reptilian species that can disguise themselves as humans and possesses blood that can cure disease. The hunt is on.

Adapted from the novel "Novoland: Revival" (九州·龙悸) by Tang Que.

In the Wanli Year of the Ming Dynasty, marauders team up with spies in the imperial court to frame the family of Lord Qiu, Minister of War. However, the youngest daughter Qiu Moyan is rescued by the warrior Zhou Huai'an. Before his death, Lord Qiu hands over the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense plan to his daughter, hoping to entrust it to someone who could shoulder the important responsibility of saving the dynasty. In order to obtain the defense plan, the marauders hunt down Zhou Huai’an and Qiu Moyan. The imperial court also lists the two as the most wanted criminals. To protect the defense plan and the descendant of the Qiu family, Zhou Huai’an looks for Dragon Gate Inn’s boss Jin Xiangyu for help. For the love of her life, Jin Xiangyu hides the defense map in the inn and transforms the inn into a dragon ship that stays away from the martial world, protecting the defense map until the right time comes. Unexpectedly, Qiu Moyan accidentally falls into the hands of the marauders. At the same time, the imperial court also sends Xu Yi, a crime-solving expert, to the ship to arrest Zhou Huai’an and Qiu Moyan. With different agendas, several forces fight to the death on this strange dragon ship.

Duration: 1 hr. 13 min.

Post-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.

(Source: IMDb)

Oda Teruasa, a gifted high school senior who is the heir of Japan's wealthy trading company Oda Group, lost everything 13 years ago when his father was murdered by a mysterious organization. The culprit was, in fact, after a weathered key which was in Seiji's possession.

Whoever acquires this key will allegedly see their fortune rise with the number of keys they collect, and with 99 keys, one can gain control over everything in this world. Entrusted with this key by his father just before the fatal incident, Teruasa managed to escape overseas, and since then, he has traveled the world, accumulating knowledge and experiences.

Returning to Japan after 13 years to avenge his father, Teruasa finds himself entangled in the "Akuma Game", a life-threatening battle of wits against rivals aiming for the demonic key.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga series "Acma:Game" (アクマゲーム) written by Mebu (メーブ) and illustrated by Megumi Koji (恵広史).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 55 min.

Airs On: Sunday

When the world is hit with a naturally occuring virus that spreads among all living things, humans begin to turn into insatiable zombies. In a blink, the world as we know it collapses. Furthermore, the few remaining survivors are unable to use the available food resources. They therefore develop a new crop to support themselves. Survivors depend on one profession, their only hope; someone in this profession must brave the dangers to send and recieve food and packages of necessities. These people are called Riders.

Saeba Ryo is a "sweeper" in the city of Tokyo. He works as a trouble shooter, cleaning the streets of vermin, and helping out desperate people. Sometimes he's a bodyguard, sometimes he's an assassin, whatever Ryo does he does it well. In fact, his only flaw is his hormones - he loves the ladies and sometimes turns into an idiot when he's near them. Thankfully he's got people like his partner Kaori Makimura to keep him in check.

(Source: Mangaupdates)

Adapted from the manga series "City Hunter" (シティーハンター) by Hojo Tsukasa (北条司).

Duration: 1 hr. 42 min.

Ratings: 8.1

Legend has it that after Pangu created the world, in order to stabilize the cosmos, the Grand Ancestor Hongjun took the Yin and Yang energies of heaven and earth, refining them into the Profound Heaven Divine Sword using the power of the universe. It stood at the pinnacle of the Nine Heavens, guarding all living beings below. One day, Donghuang Taiyi and Demon Emperor Di Jun engaged in a fierce battle in the heavenly realm. Unintentionally, they disturbed the Profound Heaven Divine Sword, which was in the midst of cultivation. The sword body and scabbard were knocked down to the mortal realm by the combined spiritual power of Taiyi and Di Jun. The sword body was reborn in the Xingxiang Town Zhou Mansion, becoming Zhou Qian, the young master of the Zhou Mansion, losing both memory and spiritual power. The scabbard, carrying memories and residual spiritual power, fell into the Peach Blossom Forest, and became known as the Peach Blossom Fairy due to her efforts to help the world.

Yun Tianhe was orphaned at a young age. He meets Han Lingsha, a girl who attempts to break into his father's tomb. They embark on a journey together as he searches for his own identity.

A chance encounter leads Yun Tianhe to form an indissoluble bond with Han Lingsha who is from a clan of tomb raiders. Along the way, he also meets another girl named Liu Mengli. Determined to learn about his father's past, Yun Tianhe together with Han Lingsha and Liu Mengli become disciples of Kunlun Qionghua Sect.

Yun Tianhe who believes that his destiny lies in his own hands is unwavering in the face of difficulties and trials. With the help of his new friends, they fight against all odds to save the demon world and the ordinary people within the vicinity of Qionghua.

Remake of the 2005 television series Chinese Paladin.

Business genius Xu Yunlong is highly regarded within the group, arousing intense jealousy from Zhang Feng, the son of the chairman. For a smooth succession to power, Zhang Feng seduces Xu Yunlong's wife to cheat on Xu. Then, they set up a scheme to ruin Xu's reputation together and subject him to various torments before tossing him into the river. However, justice has long arms, which allows Xu to get away with it by a fluke. From then on, he adopts the alias "Wu Ergou" and starts from scratch as the poor son-in-law of a noodle shop's owner. With determination and resilience, he embarks on a journey of entrepreneurial success, vowing to defeat Zhang Feng and make a comeback in the business world!

Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.

The Hairpin of the Rogue (2023)

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In ancient times, many gods died but only one last deity Xing Zhi survived. Without emotion or desire, Emperor Xing Zhi had been living beyond the sky for tens of thousands of years. In a war between the gods and the demons, he saved the situation by himself alone. But after that, he refused to see anyone and was nowhere to be found. Several hundred years later, a female demon lord Shen Li was born with a pearl in her mouth.

On her thousandth birthday, she has arranged a marriage for political alliance. On her way to escape this marriage, Shen Li got attacked and transformed back into her phoenix shape. She fell into the human world in a coma with serious wounds. A vendor took her as a fat chicken, plucked all her feathers and put her on sale in a cage. Shen Li woke up to find herself in this situation and got so pissed that she collapsed on her back. As she felt depressed and desperate, a delicate man in black and white stopped and stared at her in deep thought, "I want this chicken." Just like that, the fates of the two people got intertwined closely because of this seemingly inadvertent trade.

(Source: WeTV)

Adapted from the novel "Yu Feng Xing" (与凤行) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (九鹭非香).

Episodes: 39

Duration: 45 min.

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

The story depicts parasites that fall from space and begin to kill to gain their own power by controlling the human brain and body by living off human hosts. The story revolves around Jung Soo In, who is infected with a parasite on her hand and starts a strange cohabitation as it fails to steal her brain.

Seol Kang Woo chases parasitic water to find his missing sister, and Choi Jun Kyung is the team leader of the parasitic life team ‘The Grey’ and lives only to exterminate the parasitic water after losing her husband to the parasitic water.

(Source: Korean = Newsen Media)

Adapted from the manga series "Kiseijuu" (寄生獣) by Iwaaki Hitoshi (岩明均).

Episodes: 6

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Airs On: Friday

Wu Geng, the human prince who has fallen from grace, undergoes the trials of losing his family and becoming a slave in the lowest depths of a mining camp. Despite these hardships, he inherits the will of the former king; he carries a deep-seated hatred for the destruction of his country and people.

To improve himself, Wu Geng follows his grandfather and life mentor, Fu Xi, to the hidden village of Shen Yin for training. Overcoming various difficulties and challenges with an indomitable spirit, he embarks on a path of revenge and the pursuit of freedom. Ultimately, he forms a powerful anti-heaven army and goes to the Boundless Domain, putting an end to the long-standing struggle against slavery.

(Source: iQIYI)

Adapted from the manhua "Wu Geng Ji" (武庚纪) by Zheng Jian He (郑健和) and Deng Zhi Hui (邓志辉).

Episodes: 40

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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

Dogai Ryuga, the Golden Knight Garo, has regained his golden glow and destroyed the evil plots of Horror. An encounter with a mysterious knight clad in “steel” leads Ryuga to the next test. Now, the story that approaches the origin of the protector begins!

(Source: Japanese = garo-project.jp)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 23 min.

Aired On: Thursday

Tells the story of Huo Xiao Xie, an orphan in the market, who was forced to be involved in a troubled world. In order to be able to protect the people around him in times of crisis, he was born to death several times and fought against evil forces. Finally, The high-burning legend of vitality and light with the blood and wisdom of the market.

In the early years of the Republic of China, the warlords ruled and the world was in chaos. The mysterious treasure jade beads tracked by tens of thousands of people appeared in the rivers and lakes. It is rumored that the clues of the "five elements holy kings" symbolizing the throne were sealed. Around the jade beads and the "Holy King Ding", the revolutionaries and progressive students launched a campaign to protect national treasures. The Central Plains martial arts headed by the Five Elements family responded positively and determined to eradicate Zhang Si Ye and Zhang Si Ye, who are committed to restoration and regression.

The Japanese Black Dragon Association robbed China's national treasure. Huo Xiao Xie was caught up in it by mistakes, protecting the national treasure all the way, all kinds of difficulties, dangers, and all kinds of dangers. He used his kindness, justice, cleverness, and alertness to overcome the difficulties, and finally integrated the family of the five elements, making the family of the five elements". A reliable force in the revolutionary struggle to expel the Tartars and restore China.

(Source: Chinese =Baidu)

Adapted from the novel “Wu Da Zei Wang” (五大贼王) by Zhang Hai Fan (張海帆).

Episodes: 12

Duration: 45 min.

Airs On: Saturday

After the death of many of their friends, as well as their separation from Hibiki, Asuha, Kanae, Kashuu, Kaito and Yura enter Utopia, the city of humanity's last hope. They reach one of the two towers, where politicians gather, striving to restore the former civilization by establishing law and order. There, what the survivors witness is an absolute upper and lower world divided by the value of human life. In a world far removed from the utopia, Asuha, Kanae, and the others, torn apart between the "Tower" and the "Under," find themselves entangled in the final battle over Utopia. Eventually, they reunite, but this time as adverseries.

Morally ambiguous, the Spiritual Heaven Sect is an influential sect that has remained in seclusion for years. Its Young Lady, Ling Xuan, encountered a pair of dying siblings during her travels ten years ago. In exchange for saving the younger sister’s life, she proposed a ten-year pact with the young man. She brought him into the Shadow Pavilion of the Spiritual Heaven Sect for training. If he could survive and graduate ten years later, he would become her assistant. The young man fought desperately and finally left the Shadow Pavilion alive with a new name, Ying Shi.

However, the Spiritual Heaven Sect has fallen into a vulnerable state. Ling Xuan’s father, the sect leader, coveted the Wanxin Technique and wanted to take it away from her mother. He incited chaos in the martial arts world and even turned against his own daughter. Forced to protect herself and devise a counterattack, Ling Xuan must disguise herself as a useless fool who is unreasonable and ruthless. At this very moment, Ying Shi is sent by the Shadow Pavilion to approach Ling Xuan in search of the Wanxin Technique. Through suspicions, testing, and dangers during their journey, they eventually build complete trust in each other. However, just as they have fallen for each other, Ling Xuan discovers the secret of Ying Shi's birth.

(Source: Youku)

Episodes: 24

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

Jin Yi Soo has everything in life. Being a third-generation conglomerate, he never requires others’ assistance. However, things start changing when he gets entangled in a case.

Jin Yi Soo joins the violent investigative team at the Kangha Police Station that specializes in catching robbers. He aims to use his wealth and personal connections to his advantage. He works under Detective Lee Kang Hyun. Kang Hyun is dedicated and a smooth-talker and doesn't care for Yi Soo's presence when they begin working as partners.

(Source: sportskeeda.com)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

Set in the beautiful city of Kyoto, a strange relationship is sparked between lonely university game geek Tadashi, who wishes for nothing more than to find a girlfriend, and Izzy, a Yokai girl who can only sustain herself by engaging in physical relationships with men. While Izzy’s true intention is to exact revenge on a human family over an incident 500 years ago, Hachi struggles to find a peaceful solution to the problem.

(Source: Natalie.mu)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday