Asian Drama

A town with no future and no hope.

Seventeen-year-old Yeon Gyu was born in this place and has never been anywhere else. While enduring the repeated violence inflicted by his stepfather, he saves up money in the lone hope of moving to the Netherlands with his mother. Chi Geon, born and raised in this town, is now a mid-level boss in a criminal organization. Having learned early in life that this world is hell, he gets by in his own way.

One day Yeon Gyu gets into a fight to protect his stepsister Ha Yan. Unable to raise the settlement money, Yeon Gyu is helped by Chi Geon, and in that way Yeon Gyu comes to start a new life as a member of Chi Geon’s gang. Although scared and awkward, Yeon Gyu gradually adjusts with the help of Chi Ggeon who is like an older brother to him. Having earned Chi Geon’s trust while fighting to survive in the gang, Yeon Gyu begins to fall into more and more dangerous circumstances.

In order to escape from hell, they become a part of it.

(Source: International Festival de Cannes press kit)

The film tells the story of a father’s revenge after his daughter’s murder.

A fisherman, Lao Jin, finds out his daughter was murdered while studying in Japan and is determined to avenge his daughter. Meanwhile, Li Miao Miao, the victim’s boyfriend and biggest suspect, has avoided persecution by returning to China with the help of his parents.

(Source: cfensi)

Adapted from the novel "She Guo Fen Nu Di Hai" by Lao Huang.

Duration: 2 hr. 24 min.

It tells the story of an interrogation accident that sent detective Cheng Bing of the Third Brigade to prison to serve his sentence. His teammates were implicated, dismissed from the police, and demoted. The former elite Third Brigade of the police fell apart. After ten years in prison, Cheng Bing regained his freedom. He lost everything, but Wang Da Yong, the suspect in the case, is still at large...

Wearing a police uniform for a day brings justice for a lifetime. The Third Brigade needed to explain, but unwillingness turned into persistence. The sharp blade was unsheathed again. Cheng Bing and the brothers from the Third Brigade regrouped and embarked on the road to pursue the murderer. During the lonely and long journey, they cooperated with the police to chase the murderer for thousands of miles. In the process, we rediscover the meaning of life.

(Source: Chinese = iQIYI)

Adapted from the non-fiction novel "Qing Zhuan Gao Ju Zhang, San Da Dui Ren Wu Wan Cheng Le" (请转告局长，三大队任务完成了) by Shen Lan (深蓝).

Episodes: 24

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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

Neri and her younger brother Jo make money by perpetrating fraud cases. One night, they happen to score hundreds of millions of yen. Since that time, they are chased by various nefarious people.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the novel "Keisou" (勁草) by Kurokawa Hiroyuki (黒川博行).

Duration: 2 hr. 23 min.

Police officer Pang Hong Mei, amid the many obstacles created by U.S. and Jiang spy agents, rescued Ji Danyang, a patriotic scientist who had returned from the United States from the enemy spy. She accompanied Ji Danyang to Lumen City to participate in the "Water Drop Project". Enemy special forces formulated a sabotage plan codenamed "Operation Rock," concentrated their forces, and tried to destroy the "Water Drop Project."

Pang Hong Mei and Ji Dan Yang fought a life-and-death battle with enemy agents in Lumen, thwarted the enemy's conspiracy, protected the "Water Drop Project", and finally achieved the expected success. The couple who went through the test of life and death, also realized their dreams and firm ideals.

(Source: DramaWiki)

Episodes: 38

Having lost his colleague who was also his brother-in-law to a serial murderer two years ago, homicide detective Jae Hwan is unable to contain his hatred toward the murderer and dives headfirst into hunting the brutal killer. Jae Hwan finally comes face to face with the murderer Jin Hyuk but in the heat of the chase, they get into an accident. Waking up in a hospital, Jae Hwan realizes his body has been switched with that of the murderer. To protect his family and uncover the secret of this body switch, Jae Hwan begins a desperate chase.

When Kim Ji Yong was a child, his mother was beaten to death in the street. The culprit only received three and half years in prison. Kim Ji Yong—now an adult—sees that his mother's killer hasn't changed at all. Ji Yong takes matters into his own hands and beats him brutally.

Subsequently, Kim Ji Yong begins living two entirely different lives. On weekdays, he's a model student at the police university. During the weekends, he punishes criminals who'd recieved light sentences and continue to commit criminal acts. Now called Vigilante, Ji Yong receives help from admirer Cho Kang Ok. Meanwhile, Detective Cho Heon chases after the man called Vigilante.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from a webtoon "Vigilante" ( 비질란테) written by CRG and illustrated by Kim Gyu Sam (김규삼)

Release dates: October 5, 2023 (Festival)

Episodes: 8

Police detective Chu Yi Han goes undercover to infiltrate a criminal organization in hopes of finding his mother. By chance, he encounters Gu Lin Na.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Episodes: 24

Retells of Dr. Cheon, a false exorcist who can't hear or see ghosts but solves all types of cases with his ghostly insight, receives a contract for a powerful possession case he's never seen before. (Source: JTBC News, edited by Krystale Mitaesa)

Journalist Shigeko Maebata (Miki Nakatani), young Shinichi Tsukada and elderly Yoshio Arima all suffer from and become involved in a serial kidnap and murder case. Shinichi Tsukada first discovers a cut arm and handbag from the murder case. Elderly Yoshio Arima's granddaughter is a murder victim. "Murder’s record" is found at a man’s house who died in a car accident.

Detective Won Ho looks for missing person Rak and he also chases after Teacher Lee, who is the boss of a drug ring. Brian and Keunkal appear in front of Detective Won Ho. Keunkal is the the only one who knows the real identity of Teacher Lee.

(Source: AsianWiki)

When heinous criminals avoid punishment from the law, all citizens over 18 years old receive a text message polling them on whether that person should receive the death penalty. If more than 50% respond in favor of the capital punishment, that person is killed by "Dog Mask" - unknown, working in virtual world persona. Meanwhile, the police chase after "Dog Mask" and three people become involved because of it:

Kim Moo Chan leader of the First Investigation Team at the Southern Police Agency, Kwon Seok Joo former famous legal scholar, who killed the rapist who attacked his young daughter and then turned himself in to the police and Joo Hyun - a police officer who has worked at the Cyber Safety Bureau at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for 5 years.

Adapted from the webtoon "Gukminsahyeongtupyo" (국민사형투표) written by Um Se Yoon (엄세윤) and illustrated by Jung Yi Pum (정이품).

Episodes: 12

Lee Joon Sung, Song Jae Hyo, and Park Min Woo graduated from high school together and are now in their twenties. Joon Sung was a rising soccer star during high school, but his dreams were shattered. After losing his way for a while, he decides to get his life back together. Jae Hyo, who went by the name Lee Jun Sung in high school, is currently attending medical school. Min Woo is the only son of a wealthy family.

The three friends meet up for drinks, and Jae Hyo, who is facing a personal crisis, enlists the help of Jun Sung and Min Woo. To avoid trouble for himself, he impulsively instigates a fake kidnapping of Min Woo with the goal of getting a billion won. After the kidnapping is staged, though, things take an unexpected turn, and the ensuing complications lead all three of them down a dark and turbulent path.

Adapted from the webtoon "Deal" (거래), that won the Excellence Award at the 2020 NAVER webtoon and webnovel competition.

Episodes: 8

Soo Hyun buys a secondhand washing machine online, making her the latest target of some warped vigilante. Detective Na investigates to determine the identity of the culprit terrorizing Soo Hyun.

(Source: Soompi; Kdramastars)

Two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while traveling down the Mekong River in the waters of the Golden Triangle, one of the largest drug-manufacturing regions in the world. 13 sailors are executed at gunpoint, and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene. Upon discovery, the Chinese government immediately sends a band of elite narcotics officers led by Captain Gao Gang to the Golden Triangle to uncover the truth behind the murders. Tea field owner and Golden Triangle-based intelligence officer Fang Xin Wu joins the investigation. After it was discovered that the drugs seized on the Chinese ships had been planted by the henchman of a notorious drug cartel leader named Naw Kham, the governments of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China launched a joint task force to apprehend the criminal. The road to justice is, however, paved with dangerous and deadly obstacles...

Inspired by the true story known as the Mekong Massacre.

Set in Seoul in the 1990s, a former DJ starts selling a new powerful drug nicknamed "Gangnam Crystal" in city nightclubs after mastering a gangster organization. Since the police know little about the origin of such drugs, in order to crack down on this rampant drug trafficking organization, rural police officer Park Jun Mu is assigned to sneak into the organization, only to discover that his wife, Yoo Eui Jung , also a detective, has volunteered to participate in this dangerous mission and seems to have an unspeakable past with the heinous underground drug king. Park Jun Mu in this drug-related mission, not only does he wholeheartedly fight the drug cartel, but also works hard to protect his wife's safety at all times.

(Source: Korean = jcw.hk.wookies.new)

Episodes: 12

Pan Yi Ming who is in Macau, accidentally received a will from his father who had not seen him for 30 years. His father left him a huge inheritance and required Yi Ming to attend the funeral to inherit it. He obeyed his will and returned to the small town in southern China where he was born. Here, there are his former lover Lin Yue, his seemingly honest rival Hua Qi, his daughter Mu Zi, who has never met before, and some residual memories.

(Source: Douban)

They're comedians starring in a thrilling drama, but if their jokes don't land in the unscripted scenes, they're off the show. Let the mayhem begin!

“Limit” is a suspenseful thriller about a cop that goes undercover to hunt down the criminal behind a horrific kidnapping case. Lee Jung Hyun will be starring as So Eun, the police officer who gets involved in the case by taking the place of the kidnapping victim’s parents. As she fights to chase down the criminal, she finds herself caught up in tense, high-stakes mind games with the kidnapper.

Moon Jung Hee will be playing the role of Hye Jin, a character who has a connection to the kidnapping case, while Jin Seo Yeon will be playing Yeon Joo, a character who puts herself in danger in order to find the kidnapped child.

Choi Duk Moon will be taking on the role of Sung Chan, a detective who works together with So Eun to solve the case, while Park Myung Hoon will be playing Joon Yong, another character with a connection to the incident.

(Source: Soompi)

Adapted from the novel "Kiroi Jou" by Nozawa Hisashi (野沢尚).

Duration: 1 hr. 28 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

University student Sogawa Ichika inherits 5 trillion yen from her father all of a sudden and attempts are made on her life by his siblings. The avaricious family has struck a deal to let the person who kills Ichika first have all the money to himself or herself and tries all means to take her life. Ichika’s housekeeper hires the investigator Chikumagawa Hikaru, who has a perfect record of solving cases before they happen, to protect her.

Against the backdrop of three important historical events before the founding of New China, The Eve follows Lin Xi, Su Nan and other passionate youths who join the revolution and devote themselves to serving their country.

The story is set in the three historical stages of the Shanghai Concession in 1941, the Battle of Jinzhou in 1948 and the liberation of Shanghai in 1949. Gang member Lin Xi and progressive female student Su Nan represent the unsung heroes of their time. It depicts the secret battles and hidden dangers during the Anti-Japanese War of Resistance and the difficult path revolutionary workers have taken for the sake of their ideals.

(Source: Chinesedrama)

Episodes: 32

When Kurosaki Koshiro was 15 years old, his father was a victim in a fraud case. His father tried to kill all his family members including himself. Kurosaki Koshiro was the only family member to have survived. Due to his painful past, Kurosaki Koshiro decides to take revenge on swindlers who cheat people and take their money. This becomes his purpose to live. Kurosaki Koshiro seems like an ordinary young man, who raises black cat Kuro. But, Kurosaki Koshiro doesn't trust people and lives a lonely life. Meeting with various people, he also faces his past.

Adapted from the manga series "Kurosagi" (クロサギ) written by Natsuhara Takeshi (夏原武) and illustrated by Kuromaru (黒丸).

Because of the economic crisis, Toom has suddenly been laid off. Without money, she resorts to theft and her thoughts turn to suicide when, like a gift from the heavens, a mysterious instant noodle box turns up in front of room number six—her apartment. What she doesn't realise is that inside the box contains millions. Soon, a pair of unfriendly gangsters turn up looking for the box.

(Source: Thai = komchadluek)

Episodes: 6

Uncle Hua, who has lived in the old street for many years, is highly respected by the neighbors and has made a living by selling antiques. "If you're in trouble, find Uncle Hua" has almost become a motto for the community. Due to real estate dealings, the old street faces forced demolition by the local Qinglong Gang. Within the walls of Uncle Hua's antique shop, six bodies, seven passports, and firearms are unexpectedly discovered, leaving everyone horrified. All of this does not escape the notice of the old street's homeless man, Old Cao. Meanwhile, Uncle Hua becomes the target of a mysterious organization led by Ah Jie. The identity of Uncle Hua remains shrouded in mystery. As everything unfolds, the situation becomes increasingly enigmatic and convoluted.

Serina Hirakawa (Riisa Naka) is a deputy director at a public prosecutor's office. Her father (Yukijiro Hotaru) was a police officer, but killed. Kentaro was charged for murdering her father. Serina's father was investigating Kentaro and his involvement in a string of thefts inside of cars. Kentaro was found guilty for the murder. Serina Hirakawa admired Prosecutor Ryoji Tajima (Goro Kishitani) who extracted a confession from Kentaro.

Now, Serina works for Prosecutor Ryoji. One day, Kentaro insists he is innocent of the murder charge and kills himself in prison.

Several days later, Prosecutor Ryoji meets Attorney Kuromiya (Jiro Sato). The attorney defended Kentaro in the murder case. Attorney Kuromiya tells Prosecutor Ryoji about the real killer in the murder case. Soon, Attorney Kuromiya is found dead. Doubts about the death of Serina's father is aroused. Prosecutor Ryoji is suspected in the murder of Attorney Kuromiya. Serina is dumbfounded by the recent chain of events. She soon begins to investigate the two murder cases: her father's murder and the death of Attorney Kuromiya.

Rumors spread that on the night when the new Imperial Palace in Luoyang was constructed, a divine dragon appeared, breathing fire, and burning down the palace. The carpenters involved either died or went missing. Di Renjie was promoted, unusually, and appointed as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Justice to handle this "palace arson case." Throughout the investigation, he faced obstruction from mysterious forces, and he gradually uncovered the truth.

(Source: iQIYI)

After a series of deaths in a small provincial town, a determined detective attempts to uncover the killer — and British expat Earl is the prime suspect.

A report exposed that the renowned corporate giant JuLun Group in Canghai City has covered up the truth about a mining disaster that occurred years ago. Deputy Director Qu Jiang He becomes the focal point of the anti-crime and anti-evil campaign. When he gets involved in the investigation, he realizes that the line between right and wrong in reality is no longer clear-cut. Due to various interests at stake, his opponents, friends, and even his superiors all demand the concealment of the truth. The newly appointed female director Yan Ge is also shocked by the harsh and heroic reality. Covering up is a greater evil than the crime itself.

(Source: IQIYI)

Adapted from the novel "Yan Gai" (掩盖) by Wu He Ping (武和平).

It tells the story of Detective Ma Seok Do and a gang in Geumcheon-seo, who are trying to clean up drug crimes in Incheon.

A noir action drama about three men who became entangled in debt but attempt to escape it in any way they can.

Adapted from the webtoon "Hunting Dogs" (사냥개들) by Jung Chan (정찬).

It tells a story about the battle between hypnotists. Ordinary people are caught in the fight between good and evil. They'd go to the bank to turn over all their money under hypnosis, what's worse, these people will not only be at their mercy, they'd also risk their lives.

Adapted from the novel "Xie E Cui Mian Shi" (邪恶催眠师) by Zhou Hao Hui (周浩晖).

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