Asian Drama

A drama set in the background of South and North Korea implementing the Peace Village Project in the Goseong DMZ after South and North Korea declared an end to the war after 70 years since the Korean War.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Airs On: Wednesday

Due to family circumstances, high school student Miko Sonoda is forced to live at her uncle's boarding house. However, before she can arrive there, Miko is already met with a bad omen: while trying to find the place, she suspects that someone is following her! When her uncle comes to her rescue, the assumed stalker happens to be one of his tenants, leaving Miko embarrassed on her first day.

Miko learns that she will be living with five unique adults, including the accused man. Additionally, it turns out that he is Jun Matsunaga, a 29-year-old designer who seems to lose his temper easily. Having made such a humiliating first impression, Miko believes that only a miserable life awaits her. But in the presence of Jun, she comes to realize that living with adults is not so difficult after all—and there may even be enough room for romance.

(Source: MyAnimeList)

Adapted from the manga series "Living no Matsunaga-san" (リビングの松永さん) by Iwashita Keiko (岩下慶子).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Tuesday

It redefines dating shows with a family twist! Together with four pairs of biological brothers and sisters, they gather in a shared house to assist each other in finding romantic partners. It introduces a refreshing concept where siblings embark on a quest to find love, not just for themselves but for each other, all under the watchful eyes of their siblings.

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 15

Duration: 2 hr. 15 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday

Ratings: 8.2

Ikuko Shiraishi is about to turn 30 years old. She works for a company and is dating Hiroji Kurokawa. Her boyfriend is kind of a loser who lives at her house and does not have a job. Ikuko Shiraishi feels uneasy about getting married and her future. She makes the decision to break up with Hiroji Kurokawa and look for someone to marry. But, in her heart, Ikuko Shiraishi doesn't really want to break up with Hiroji Kurokawa, and she wants to be with him for good. At this time, her co-worker Aoyama confesses to her that he has always liked her.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the manga series "Suki na Otoko to Wakaretai" (好きなオトコと別れたい) by Fujio Ai (藤緒あい).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Thursday

Ratings: 7.3

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

Ye Xi Yan, the daughter of the Ye Group, was almost killed in a car accident while on a trip in the countryside. She was rescued by Lu Ming Yu, the owner of the tea garden in Guyan Village, who happened to pass by. To avoid danger, Ye Xi Yan pretended to have lost her memory but was mistaken for the peasant girl Xiu Fen. She also accidentally got engagement with Lu Ming Yu?! A sweet and smiling cohabitation life began...

However, the appearance of Cui Zi Hao, the son of Cui Group, broke the tranquility of their cohabitation. Ye Xi Yan's identity as a peasant girl was in doubt, and Lu Ming Yu's past as a bodyguard gradually revealed clues. The two people, each with their own concerns, had many misunderstandings, and the conspiracy against the tea garden and Ye Group gradually emerged. Can the two work together to deal with the crisis and stick to their true love?

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Episodes: 24

Duration: 15 min.

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

Jung Ki Sub is Kim Jin Woo's slacker friend - and secret crush. So when Ki Sub asks to crash at his place, his heart tingles to be near him everyday. But as the short stay turns into permanent mooch, how long can Jin Woo keep his true feelings under wraps and hold back from confessing?

(Source: tappytoon.com)

Adapted from the webtoon "Can't Confess" (고백을 못하고) by Seok Young (석영).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 28 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Thursday

Four ex-couples live under one roof for three weeks to find love-new or re-visited. Knowing everyone’s ex is in the house, they must hide who that is by pretending to be strangers. While keeping that a secret, they try to get to know others and build new relationships throughout their stay. Through the EX-REVIEW and EX-CHAT systems, singles have opportunities to learn about their new date partners from the ex of that person. Will new relationships begin? Or do ex-couples rekindle their feelings?

(Source: CJ ENM)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 2 hr. 6 min.

Aired On: Friday

Hiro's so stressed out at work that he can barely have proper meals or get some well-earned sleep. When he passes out on the sidewalk after yet another stressful day, an unfamiliar face calls out to him - apparently, they once promised to marry each other? What's Kai Fukaya's deal, and why is he so insistent on assuming the role of Hiro's fiancé?

(Source: BakaUpdates)

Adapted from the manga "Perfect Propose" (パーフェクトプロポーズ) by Tsurukame Mayo (鶴亀まよ).

Episodes: 6

Airs On: Friday

Are Cheng Yao dreams of becoming a top lawyer about to come true? It seems so – when she is unexpectedly recruited by a leading legal firm. Excited, she moves house so she can nearer her new office. She moves in, full of hope, and soon encounters her new roommate Qian Heng. However, a surprise awaits her on her first day at work.

Qian Heng turns out to be her direct superior at the office and he proves to be incredibly hard to please! Her training period quickly turns into a baptism of fire, and she starts to feel as though he is trying to chase her out of the company. But Cheng Yao won’t be so easily deterred. She redoubles her efforts, determined to prove she’s got what it takes. Could her zeal send this duo on the path to harmony and even love?

(Source: Viki)

Adapted from the web novel "What Comes Around Goes Around" (你也有今天) by Ye Fei Ran (叶斐然).

Episodes: 36

Duration: 45 min.

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

Do Do Hee is the successor of the Future Group. She has an arrogant and cool-headed personality, who doesn’t trust in anyone. She is cynical about love. Do Do Hee gets involved with a demon named Jung Koo Won and makes a contract marriage with him. She faces big changes in her life.

Jung Koo Won is a demon. He can live for eternity by making dangerous, but sweet deals with humans who endure hellish lives. He looks down upon humans and he has prowled over this world like an apex predator for 200 years. He gets involved with Do Do Hee and somehow loses his power all of a sudden. He then enters into a contract marriage with her. To prevent his own extinction, he must protect Do Do Hee who has taken all of his power. Their relationship develops romantically.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Friday, Saturday

Ratings: 8.2

Toshihide works as a doctor at a clinic located by the sea. One day, he meets Ako. She looks exactly like the woman he admires. Due to her, his heart flutters. Soon, Toshihide realizes that Ako is not his ideal woman. A case leads to Ako to begin living with Toshihide and his family. Living with the warm-hearted family, Ako slowly regains herself and becomes a person with a truthful and honest mind.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Duration: 1 hr. 53 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Courageous men seek love in a six-day journey, discovering heart-stirring first love moments, dealing with unrequited emotions, misunderstandings, and conflicts. At the end of the journey, who will find their true match?

(Source: GagaOOLala)

Episodes: 10

No hobbies, no friends, no lover. There are a lot of things that Kouki doesn’t have. The story begins when Kouki, an apathetic convenience store worker who struggles to find meaning in his daily life, is stabbed by a random thug. In his dying moments, he sees a beautiful angel with pure white wings.

Thinking he was being taken to the afterlife, he is surprised to wake up and find himself fully recovered. When he returns home, he discovers the same angel from before is already there. After learning that the angel has no memories and cannot fly, he takes pity on him and decides to let him stay with him for a while…

(Source: Japanese = Natalie.mu || Translation = Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga "One Room Angel" (ワンルームエンジェル) by Harada (はらだ).

Episodes: 6

Hayami Honoka works in the sales department for a major consumer electronics company. She is excellent at her job and is respected by her colleagues. She seems like a clean freak at work and her colleagues think she is a perfect person to marry. But, in her private life, her home is a complete mess. Things there are unorganized and dirty. On the flip side, when she arrives at work, she looks perfect.

Meanwhile, Yamamoto Chihiro is Hayami Honoka's co-worker in the same department. He joined the company 3 years after Hayami Honoka. When he was a child, Yamamoto Chihiro and his two brothers did the housework at his home, while his mother was busy with her job. Because of this, Yamamoto Chihiro is excellent at doing household chores. Due to a case, he happens to learn that Hayami Honoka's home is a mess. He begins to stay with Hayami Honoka on the condition of doing the house work.

Adapted from the manga series "Watashi no Oyome-kun" (わたしのお嫁くん) by Shiba Natsumi (柴なつみ).

Fei Fei suffers from phobia and began to live with an attractive male. Throughout their daily lives, due to their conflicting personalities, there are countless of disputed making life harder. Zheng Er Xun dream of being one of the best-selling authors is met with difficulties due to Fei Fei taking up most of his time and attention. Also, Zheng Er Xun is a Chunibyo which made him attend in a cosplay contest. In their most difficult period with many setbacks, they start to heavily depend on each other and encourage one another to endure through.

Episodes: 12

Cute Jiang Xiao Li accidentally discovers that her favorite swimming team captain Ouyang Xi turns into a cat. This leads to them cohabitating by chance. With her help, Ouyang Xi gradually finds a solution.

(Source: Sohu)

Episodes: 12

What can happen when complete strangers live together under one roof? A Chinese variety show that brings together a group of strangers to live together in the same house for 30 days. Guan Hong, Yang Chao Yue, Zhu Ya Wen, Zhang Yu Qi, and Jiang Si Da are panelists who pass commentary from their front-row seats on all the interactions of the housemates. What conflicts and connections develop among the new housemates?

Episodes: 20

Cupid returns for a fresh assault on the hearts of a new group of romance-ready singletons. The group has never met before but must live together in Signal House. The house rules encourage flirty behavior, but forbid housemates from directly telling anyone that they like them. Instead, they must express their feelings via text message. But there’s a twist: All texts to housemates are anonymous – meaning recipients have to guess who is trying to make a love connection with them.

Watching events unfurl in the house is a celebrity panel of love experts. These include returning romance fans Yoon Jong Shin, Kim Ea Na, and Lee Sang Min, all veterans of previous “Heart Signal” seasons. And joining this trio this time around is a fresh crop of star pundits, including Oh! My Girl member Mimi, Kang Seung Yoon of WINNER, and leading psychiatrist Kim Chong Gi.

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 16

When high school student Kim Eun Mi discovered that she was pregnant, her entire life changed in an instant. Determined to keep her baby, Eun Mi did just that. Raising her daughter, Jin Hee, on her own, the two have quite literally grown up together.

Now in her forties, Eun Mi works as a physical therapist while twenty-nine-year-old Jin Hee works as an officer at the Namchon Police Substation. Despite being an adult herself, Jin Hee still lives with her mother; a fact which leads to an endless stream of bickering between the two. Though both mother and daughter will agree that they love each other dearly, the two just can’t seem to find a way to get along these days.

As if struggling to find a way to deal with her daughter wasn’t enough, Eun Mi’s life takes a complicated turn when Dr. Park Jin Hong suddenly appears before her. While Eun Mi tries to make sense of the mysterious Dr. Park, Jin Hee struggles to find a way to get along with her works new director, Eun Jae Won.

(Source: Viki)

Adapted from the webtoon "Namnam" (남남) by Jeong Young Ryong (정영룡).

Episodes: 12

A heart-full story about a strange living together with a salaryman, Hanzawa Yohei, who suddenly fell in love with a lover who was thinking of getting married, and a female ghost, Aisuke.

Innocent and pure Aisuke who did not experience romance while she was alive, and Yohei who is clumsy in love who does not notice the feelings of the other party. At first, the relationship was awkward, but as they spent time in the same space, they understood each other and shortened the distance.

Seon Woo Hyul is a vampire who wants to become a human but ended up becoming half-human when he woke up a day before completing his 100 years of sleep. Meanwhile, Joo In Hae is a modern lady who shows no compassion about him and only wanted to survive. Will they find love and learn to care for each other now that fate brought them together?

(Source: IM YourOnlyOne)

Episodes: 16

“19/20” captures the growth and freedom of young 19-year-olds as they turn 20.

The show will follow various Gen Z’s as they enjoy their final week being 19 and their first week being 20 after ringing in 2023. The unique participants will close out the year by spending time with their friends and slowly but surely preparing for adulthood. They will begin attending “19 School”, where they will take lessons about useful things to know as an adult. On New Year’s Day, all the cast members will part ways with their parents and teachers to move into the “20 House,” a place of independence and the start of their new adult journey where they can showcase their colorful charms, create unexpected bonds and make meaningful memories.

A group of young adults live together in a house to find out where their hearts are leading them. They can either choose to leave the house alone, together with a new partner or together with their ex. However, they don't know who the other's exes are. Follow how the love unfolds itself in this touching dating show.

(Source: IU_baby)

Episodes: 8

The five ladies on the 22nd floor of the Ode to Joy community face new challenges and opportunities in their careers, lives and relationships.

Ye Zhen Zhen and Dai Wei really hit it off but given how devoted she is to scientific research, she is inevitably caught in all kinds of criticism at work and the tug-of-war between the two families. Fang Zhi Heng gradually walks out of the shadows of her past thanks to her lovely group of friends. Zhu Zhe may have a difficult boss, but she believes there is no road that is forever blocked and there will be opportunities for ordinary people to shine. He Min Hong experiences more setbacks and under the influence of her boyfriend, she drifts away from the girls. Yu Chu Hui focuses on work and she's no longer as confused as she once was after graduation. The 22nd floor is like a safe haven. Although there will be disputes and doubts among the five ladies, they have each other's backs.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Episodes: 37

Duration: 45 min.

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

Cinematographer: Sun Shao Hua [孙少华]

Asagi Soramame grew up in a remote countryside of Kyushu, Japan. She is an energetic and bright person. She followed her fiancé, who was also a childhood friend, to Tokyo. She had a fateful and shocking encounter with a man named Umino Oto, but they assumed they would never meet again. Now, 23-year-old Asagi Soramame meets Umino Oto again at a boarding house where they both live. Asagi Soramame has also found an interest in fashion.

Meanwhile, after graduating from a university, Umino Oto decided to pursue a career in music. His parents were not happy with his decision. He tries to become successful as a composer by creating music on his laptop, but he hasn't gotten any attention from the recording company that he is signed with. He is close to giving up on his dream. He works part-time at a cafe to help pay his bills. By meeting Asagi Soramame, 23-year-old Umino Oto is able to pursue his dream again. They fall in love with each other and encourage each other to achieve their dreams.

Shitara, a man who fell from his elite life overnight. His new "place of employment", which has lost his job, house, and wife, is a boarding house?! Under one roof, a perverted love that begins with the worst encounter with the inhabitant someday!

Adapted from the manga "Hamaru Otoko ni Keritai Onna" (ハマる男に蹴りたい女) by Amasawa Aki (天沢アキ).

Coupang Play's entertainment show 'Office Romance' is a work romance reality of 12 men and women in a virtual fashion company where dating is a paycheck.

(Source: Korean = news.jtbc.co.kr)

Episodes: 10

Shitara, a man who fell from his elite life overnight. His new "place of employment", which has lost his job, house, and wife, is a boarding house?! Under one roof, a perverted love that begins with the worst encounter with the inhabitant someday!

Adapted from the manga "Hamaru Otoko ni Keritai Onna" (ハマる男に蹴りたい女) by Amasawa Aki (天沢アキ).

Tseng Chu Wei broke up with her first love Tu Kai Wei seven years ago, but she still hasn’t recovered from the emotional pain. While she waits for news about him, she accepts a blind date arranged by her mother.

That day, after misrecognizing her blind date, followed by a series of hilarious misunderstandings, Chu Wei is sent to the hospital, where Hsv Chih Jan works as an anaesthesiologist. Now, every time Chu Wei meets Chih Jan, she keeps thinking he acts oddly similar to Tu Kai Wei...

(Source: Chinese = shows.cts.com.tw)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Aired On: Sunday

Having overcome the obstacles that stood between them in high school, Kazunari Hira and Sou Kiyoi have spent the past few years in relative bliss. Living together, they’ve been able to support each other as they learn to navigate the ups and downs of their adult life. But just because life has gotten better, doesn’t mean everything for the happy couple is perfect.

Currently, in his fourth year of college, Kazunari has spent the majority of his free time following Sou around in disguise. While Kazunari enjoys watching his boyfriend from afar, it has recently begun to dawn on him that with graduation looming, he might need to turn his attention elsewhere. With no part-time job experience whatsoever, Kazunari is starting to see that his favorite pastime may be doing him a disservice. A fact that only becomes more apparent as his classmates, with their impressive array of work experience, begin to turn their attention toward post-graduation job hunting. Feeling a bit left behind, Kazunari begins to wonder what it is he wants to do with his life.

While Kazunari struggles at school, Sou continues to work hard in his acting career. As both Sou and Kazunari learn to deal with some of life’s more harsh realities, will their relationship stand strong, or will they find their bond beginning to crack under the pressures that come with adulthood?

Adapted from the novel "He, Who is Beautiful" (美しい彼) by Nagira Yuu (凪良 ゆう).

Kicking off with season 4, “Love Catcher” will take place in Bali, a fascinating island, to catch the love and money catchers as they play a psychological love game to find true love amidst endless doubts.

(Source: Korean = Naver || Translation = Xavier Ng)

Episodes: 8