Asian Drama

The Chen, Lin, and Pan families reside in the Beijing hutongs. Spanning four decades of China's reform and opening-up period, their lives have undergone tremendous change.

The Chen family is an ordinary household where the son, Chen Huan, rises to become a renowned economist, while their daughter Chen Qing faces the challenges of re-employment after losing her job. The youngest daughter, Chen Xiao Ou, represents the new generation of women. The Lin family, a high-ranking cadre household, sees their son Lin Yi Da transition from a rural life to working in government and business, and their daughter Lin Ping Ping achieving her dreams of studying abroad. The Pan family's son Liang Zi is unemployed. His mother Pan Tao Hao has pinner her hopes on him and is disappointed by his lack of ambition.

(Source: cdrama.wiki)

Episodes: 48

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

Aired: May 30, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Duration: 45 min.

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

Tushan Hong Hong, a fox spirit from the righteous Tushan Fox Clan, saves Dongfang Yue Chu, a human youth pursued by his lifelong enemy, by chance. As they spend time together in Tushan, a bond gradually forms between them. Ultimately, they join forces with their loved ones to combat the forces of evil in order to fulfill their shared desire for peace between their two clans.

(Source: iQIYI)

Adapted from the manhua "Hu Yao Xiao Hong Niang" (狐妖小红娘) by Tuo Xiao Xin (庹小新).

Episodes: 38

Duration: 45 min.

Airs On: Thursday

Takara Keisuke was a detective who chased after a major scammer. Now, he works as a police officer at a police box located along a shopping street. He appears like an ordinary police officer who is friendly with the people in the neighborhood, but Keisuke Takara has a hidden side. He is also Scammer K who targets bad people that are able to avoid the law.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Aired On: Friday

Kuroba Miko is a mystery writer. Her books are popular and she has written bestsellers since she made her debut, but she is unable to write anymore. She currently works as a commentator for TV show. Morino Toru is a detective. Due to an incident, his arrest rate has plummeted and he is unable to solve cases anymore. Kuroba Miko and Morino Toru both suffer from the yips and they happen to meet at a sauna facility. They become good friends and solve cases together.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 58 min.

Airs On: Friday

Honoka Asami, a pure but plain and introverted temporary office worker, is forced to work in a company where harassment is rampant and has nothing to do but endure.

Fukase Nozomi, a new beautiful employee, stands out at work, catching the eyes of senior employees, and then she becomes close to Asami also deeply resonates with each other. After meeting and becoming close to Nozomi, Honoka gradually begins to feel that every day is fun.

Meanwhile, a senior employee who had been harassing Honoka was forced to resign due to an incident that occurred in the company, causing a commotion. But that was just the beginning!

(Source: Anyyy)

Adapted from the manga series "Shanai Shokeinin: Kanojo wa Teki wo Keshite Iku" (社内処刑人 ～彼女は敵を消していく～) by Tanaka Tomo (タナカトモ) and Tsukasaki Yu (つかさき有).

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Friday

It tells three stories of three different married couples, with each revealing the true nature of their terrible husbands.

In the first chapter, "The Case of the Funakoshi Couple", Momoko is a serious housewife who continues to devote herself to her sadist husband and former boss, Takahiro, who treats her like a housekeeper.

Chapter 2 focuses on "The Case of the Tamagawa Couple" in which Anzu is a career woman struggling with fertility issues. Her husband is Naoki, a narcissistic, no-good husband.

Chapter 3, "The Case of the Hokuto Couple", tells the story of Aki, a mother whose family and uncooperative husband forcefully impose the idea that women should take care of all the house duties and childcare.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga series "Kyokugen Fufu" (極限夫婦) by Kizuki Akira (きづきあきら) and Sato Nanki (サトウナンキ).

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Friday

When Kiriyuu Aoi was a child, her mother died, and her father then raised her alone in their suburban town. During the year 2008, a series of murders took place. One of the victims was the younger sister of a classmate that Kiriyuu Aoi liked. Kiriyuu Aoi was the person who found the body of her classmate's younger sister. Kiriyuu Aoi was so traumatized by the discovery that she lost some of her memories just before the incident. Making things worse, Kiriyuu Aoi’s father was arrested as the serial killer. With no one left around her, Kiriyuu Aoi left her hometown. Now, 16 years later, Kiriyuu Aoi has become a detective. She returns to her hometown to prove her father's innocence, but another incident takes place. Detective Kiriyuu Aoi and her buddy detective Kosaka Kei chase after the truth behind the case. She soon learns the hidden faces of her ex-classmates from her youth.

As an emotional counselor, Han Qing was commissioned by a client to investigate her husband's affair, became the personal assistant of Feng Si Qian, the president of Huajing Group, and was forced to get involved in an elaborate conspiracy. In order to find the truth, the two experienced suspicion and temptation and then helped each other to finally find the essence of marriage and true love.

(Source: WeTV Singapore)

Adapted from the web novel "Bu Bu Shen Xian" (步步深陷) by Yu Tang (玉堂).

Episodes: 24

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

Duration: 10 min.

Ratings: 7.6

Bai Xiao Fei, a grassroots hero, forms the "Survival Alliance" with a group of diverse characters: the fierce and charming Yang Jie, the naive and cute Lu Lu, the fugitive teaching assistant Guan Zai Jia, and the handsome crossbow master Qin Yang. Together, they embark on a high-stakes adventure to combat the mutants and survive the perilous environment.

(Source: ChineseDrama.org; edited by LemonThief)

Adapted from the manhua "Zombie Brother" (尸兄) by Qi Du Yu (七度鱼).

Episodes: 24

Duration: 10 min.

Aired: May 30, 2024 - Jun 15, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

Ratings: 7.0

Sisters Lee Hye Won and Lee Hye Ji were very close when they were children. After their parents divorced, they were separated. Lee Hye Won went to live with her father, and Lee Hye Ji went to live with her mother. Their lives went down different paths, but they both went through difficult times.

As an adult, Hye Won looks perfect, but she carries emotional wounds. Her life is dominated by her stepmother. Her fiancé is Yoon Ji Chang, and they are going to marry soon. Yoon Ji Chang is the son of Yoon Yi Cheol, who owns JY Group.

Meanwhile, Hye Ji has lived through poverty, loneliness, and domestic violence due to her mother and her stepfather. She badly wants to change her life and takes up the new name of Bae Do Eun. She then meets Yi Cheol, who is the owner of JY Group. To reboot her life, she enters into an affair with Yi Cheol. Then, she meets her older sister, Hye Won, for the first time since they were children.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 103

Duration: 40 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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

In the 1990s, during a stormy night, three teenagers disappeared. While one was found dead, the other two went missing. Three years later one of the missing teens reappears. He suffers from amnesia and has no memory of what happened to him. He is being returned to his family but something is suspicious about them. An old police man secretly investigates the case and discovers many hidden secrets related to murder cases and human trafficking. What is the family hiding? And what happened to the other missing teenager?

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

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Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Friday

In the 70's, a straitlaced doctor's life turns upside down when he starts an unlikely side gig as the taboo-breaking sex columnist Doctor Climax.

(Source: Netflix)

Airs On: Thursday

Hiroshige Akihisa works for a karaoke company. When he is interviewed about the past 30 years of Japanese music industry, he gets confused when he is asked about his high school student days. An incident happened 29 years ago that caused him to suppress his memories that have now come back.

On March 20, 1995, the Tokyo subway sarin attack took place. At that time, Akihisa was a high school student who got good grades and was well mannered, but the Tokyo subway sarin attack led him to face the death of someone he knew and shook his world. Around that time, he was suddenly called out by his classmate Suzuki Shotaro, whom he wasn't very close to. Shotaro asked him if he wanted to live vacantly into his adulthood and then die? Would he be happy living that type of life? Akihisa then joined Shotaro’s group and hanged out with them in Shibuya. One day, Shotaro is attacked by someone. Akihisa decides to take revenge on the attacker and begins to search for him.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the novel "95" by Hayami Kazuma (早見和真).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 49 min.

Airs On: Monday

On the eve of the 2008 Olympic Games, young girl Ouyang Yi Xing was promoted to become a cellist in a top orchestra, fulfilling her music dream. But her father suddenly suffered a misfortune and was in a vegetative state. Yi Xing was entangled between family obligations and dreams to take care of the winery to which her father had devoted half his life. To make the best wine, Qi Lu, a young, talented winemaker, came to the foot of Helan Mountain and met Yi Xing there. The two overcame difficulties in saving the winery and represented Chinese wine on the world stage.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu)

Episodes: 25

Duration: 45 min.

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

The single father Li Chang Feng resolutely embarked on the road of revenge after his daughter was abused and killed by several minors.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Adapted from the novel "The Miracles of the Namiya General Store" (ナミヤ雑貨店の奇蹟) by Keigo Higashino (东野圭吾).

Duration: 1 hr. 47 min.

Ratings: 6.6

The story centers on Asakura Sumire, a marriage swindler who has seduced many men with her beauty and skilful techniques. Sumire targeted men who made a fortune through illicit activities, and she operated in the shadows as a "Miss Target," ensuring that her chosen targets never escaped. However one day, she decides to give it all up and earnestly begin searching for a partner through marriage activities! Armed with her skills at her advantage, she enthusiastically enters the marriage market to meet a wealthy man... who is the person she is destined to meet at the end of her serious marriage search?

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Sunday

Duration: 54 min.

Minami Hinako is the company president of Office CAT, a mysterious detective agency that accepts requests from women who wish to have help with their relationship issues. The company’s objective is not just to facilitate a breakup for the client, but to “abduct” the targeted individual. Otherwise known as “Thief Cat” Minami Hinako has a 100% robbery success rate. She skilfully manipulates her appearance and personality to make the target fall for her, thus tearing apart relationships between men and women. One day, the company receives a request from a woman named Hayakawa Risa, asking for help in stealing away her abusive boyfriend.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the novel series "Dorobo Neko Hinako no Jiken Bo" (泥棒猫ヒナコの事件簿) by Nagashima Emi (永嶋恵美).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Aired On: Sunday

Centers on a 39-year-old pharmacist. She lives a peaceful life, doing the job she loves. However, the man she has loved for a long time has gotten engaged to another woman. On her way home from a drinking party with her colleagues, a younger man appears in front of her, and somehow, they start to live together out of the blue. Meanwhile, she meets another man who gives her peace of mind with his honesty and kindness. As she starts to realize the true meaning of happiness and the importance of being loved by someone, something begins to change within her…

Mayo, the Black Angel in this film, has orders from cross-dressing Mama (Shingo Tsurumi from "Freeze Me") to kill a powerful Yakuza syndicate leader, but doesn't get the job done because one of his bodyguards is the same man who saved her from a rape years prior, whom she has feelings for.

How will popular actor Sugisaka Hana spend her filming break? This is the 4th season in this omnibus series that focuses on how an actor spends their vacation in between the filming of dramas and movies.

On the morning of her break from filming, Sugisaki Hana listens to the horoscope on the radio. “If you are a Libra, tidy up all your clutter today. Your lucky item is a round object!” Hearing this, she tries to clear her laundry, but the washing machine just won’t work. Sugisaki has no choice but to go to the laundromat which she is unfamiliar with and does not know how to pay the 300-yen charge. What she brought with her is a credit card and a 1,000 yen note. Sugisaki follows another laundromat user’s suggestion to get small change from the vending machine outside. However, she ends up getting entranced by the voice of a street musician that she happened to hear and buys a CD with those 1,000 yen…

As a 24 year old woman, Ogata Makoto doesn't like to show her true self or draw attention to herself in her private life or when she is at work. This is because she doesn't want to be disliked. One night, Ogata Makoto has an accident. The accident causes her to lose memory about herself. She finds a male ring in her bag, but she doesn't remember who she was going to give the ring to. Soon, three men appear in front of Ogata Makoto and the ring fits perfectly on all three of the men. One of them proclaims himself as her ex-lover, one man claims to be her only male friend, and the other man claims to be her man of fate. Each of them have their own lies.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 57 min.

Airs On: Tuesday

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Episodes: 20

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

The film tells the story of the male protagonist Song En (played by actor Xie Mengwei) who gave up his identity as a police officer in order to destroy the dark forces that were poisoning the local area and the deeper people behind them. At the same time, he was burdened with the revenge of his father's murder and the betrayal of a traitor in the police force. Infamy, he lurked in the dark forces and became a claw of a criminal organization. He embarked on a lonely road of competing with the dark forces alone, surrounded by dangers. In the end, he cooperated with the police inside and outside to break the dark story.

Jia You Wei, a middle-aged man who has accomplished nothing, is diagnosed with a brain tumor and has only ten days left to live. He sells his old house, rumored to be demolished and reunites with several others who used to live there. They decide to indulge themselves in the final ten days of their lives. In this way, the quintet who parted ways 22 years ago in the family compound gathered together once again, only to realize that each of them has faced their own hardships in life.

A story about the friendship between a 17-year-old high school girl and a 75-year-old lady who met through BL manga.

Adapted from the manga series "Metamorphose no Engawa" (メタモルフォーゼの縁側) by Tsurutani Kaori (鶴谷香央理).

Since Kasumi became old enough to understand things, she didn't know what love was and she doesn't have any feelings of romance or attraction. Although she has worries about herself, she has lived at her own pace until she turned 30 years old. She studied at a music university, and she wanted to be a professional in music, however, she returns to her hometown and works at a call center. Due to her sister's marriage and pregnancy, her mother often adds pressure on her, "Don't you have a boyfriend?" or "You should try to find a steady boyfriend". One day, her mother arranged a formal marriage arrangement without her permission. At the meeting table, she met a man who is also seeking just a friendship.

(Source: JFDb)

Duration: 1 hr. 44 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Ratings: 7.8

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Episodes: 30

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

Song Ki Baek is single and 33 years old. He works as an announcer at a broadcasting station. People consider him an ideal announcer. He is polite and well-mannered. One day, Song Ki Baek suffers from a disease which causes him to speak without thinking first. He now faces the biggest crisis of his life.

Meanwhile, On Woo Joo is an enthusiastic TV variety show writer. She becomes interested in Song Ki Baek’s harsh language, and she gets him to appear on her variety show.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Adapted from the manga series "RoOT of Oddtaxi" (ルート オブ オッドタクシー ) written by Konomoto Kazuya (此元和津也) and illustrated by Abaraya Takeichi (肋家).

Episodes: 1