Asian Drama

Qing Lian is content to lead an ordinary life and aspires for a suitor who only has eyes for her, yet is instead forced to marry into the royal family. She discovers her husband He Lian Xin is not the heartless and stone-faced noble he presents himself to be, and secretly helps him navigate the treacherous waters, earning his affection and respect in the process.

Adapted from the web novel "Xi Fei Zhuan" (熹妃传) by Xie Yu (解语).

Episodes: 36

The story opens with the failed uprising in 1927. Foshan Communist Party members Chen and his wife died tragically to provide cover for their comrades. Years later, their three children go on to make spectacular achievements in the field of Cantonese medicine, cuisine and opera to earn fame in all of Guangzhou, staying true to their intentions even in wartime.

Due to the drastic countermeasures against the revolutionaries in Guangzhou on April 15, 1927, CCP underground members Chen and his wife died heroically and their three children were adopted by ordinary people. The eldest son Chen Shan He becomes an apprentice of medicine, the second son Chen Qing Wei becomes a chef, and the youngest daughter Chen Li Xia becomes an opera performer. Under the tutelage of their respective masters, they become legends in their own fields.

Just as they are about to take revenge on the enemy who killed their parents, war breaks out in Guangzhou causing the fates of the three individuals to also change dramatically. Chen Shan He engages in a seven-year struggle with Japanese merchants to protect the secrets of traditional Chinese medicine. He also devotes everything in the deadly fight against Japan's biological weapons.

Chen Qing Wei refuses to betray his country so he leaves for Hong Kong to promote Cantonese cuisine. He returns to Guangzhou with a successful career and helps his brother in their efforts to save the people. Chen Li Xia leads the performance troupe during the war, continuing to improve her craft and learning to find a balance between their harsh reality and the beautiful world of opera. The three siblings adhere to their national integrity amidst the severe trials of war to pass on their respective skills.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Episodes: 40

It tells a story of He Jiu Ling, the youngest daughter of General He Liang of Jialin Kingdom who studied at Wuhua Mountain of Xuantian Sanren. He Jiu Ling really likes to wear red clothes and has a mischievous personality. However, her life changes forever when she meets Rong Yu, the chief of the Jialin National Astrology Hall. Rong Yu is a very gentle and kind man. He also has a very handsome appearance and a cold personality.

(Source: acejoy, Weibo)

Episodes: 27

Jom is an architect responsible for the renovation of a historic house alongside the Ping River. There he discovers a wooden chest packed with old drawings, drawings that look strangely familiar. The contents are intriguing. However, Jom doesn't have time to concern himself with them; he must take a trip back to Bangkok to see his love. For years, Jom has been counting the days till his boyfriend would return from his far away studies, only to find him engaged to someone else.

Heartbroken, Jom comes to a place of acceptance as he runs his car into the river. In the cold darkness, Jom catches the sweet scent of fresh frangipani flowers coming from the stream and in the distance, he can make out a deep, gentle voice pronouncing clearly, "Pho Jom."

Jom will find himself waking up in 1920s Chiang Mai.

(Source: Goodreads)

Adapted from the novel "The Fragrance of Love" (หอมกลิ่นความรัก) by Violet Rain.

Episodes: 12

Based on the life story of Ding Bao Zhen, an official from Guizhou, China.

Episodes: 27

The play is set in the turbulent period of the Republic of China in Shanghai. In a turbulent era, the forensic doctor Che Su Wei and the gentleman detective Gu Yuan are intertwined with various forces. Deputy Inspector Kang Yi Chen, and the innocent and lively reporter Cao Qing Luo worked together to crack out a number of weird and curious cases, and restore the truth.

(Source: Trakt)

Episodes: 23

A hard-working young woman in the new era wakes up and finds that she has transmigrated into a novel she stayed up reading all night. Fine, what's done is done except she's also in the body of a vicious supporting role.

Now a character in a novel, the modern-day girl has to cope with having a traitor father and a playboy brother. What's worse, "she" has already done all sorts of bad things in the earlier parts of the story, so her intentions to ensure that her character stays alive till the end can only be described as a long and difficult road. Only after experiencing things firsthand does she realize that the heroine can easily capture one's smile without much effort. Let's see how the "vicious" supporting character without the heroine's halo and golden armor turn her pile of bad cards into a winning hand.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Adapted from the novel "The Female Supporting Role" (洗铅华) by Qi Yue Li (七月荔).

Episodes: 30

Set in the late 1920s, it follows the three daughters of Shanghai department store giant Xinghua as they go head to head against each other to determine the true heir who will ensure the family’s continued prosperity.

Lin Wan Qing, the timid and hesitant leader of the Miduoduo Armed Escort Agency, infiltrates the supreme court as a part-time assassin to revive the agency. Su Mo Yi, the cold and ruthless official of the supreme court, plays along and gets acquainted with the kind Lin Wan Qing head-on. They join forces to investigate cases and protect the imperial city, ultimately achieving a successful love story that goes both ways.

(Source: iQIYI)

Episodes: 20

The eldest princess Bao Zhu escaped from the imperial palace, and the emperor ordered Shen Yi of the Yinyao Sect to search for it with all his might. Surprisingly, after the princess left the palace, she formed a bond with a commoner named Jin Jiu.

While Shen Yi wanted to bring her back, the princess used her life as leverage, swearing to stay by Jin Jiu’s side. Shen Yi had no choice but to take Jin Jiu under the wing of the Yinyao Sect, making him a palace eunuch to accompany the princess at all times.

Under the protection of the eldest princess, Jin Jiu entered the palace in the guise of a fake eunuch but a real man.

Jin Jiu had long planned to reunite with the princess, all for the sake of an old matter from many years ago…

(Source: Cpophome)

Episodes: 12

Set in the 1940s, former lovers Zuo Shuangtao and Chen Jiaping unexpectedly reunite and regain love in a sea of spies as they pursue the same beliefs.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Remake of the American movie "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" [2005].

Episodes: 32

The story opens with the failed uprising in 1927. Foshan Communist Party members Chen and his wife died tragically to provide cover for their comrades. Years later, their three children go on to make spectacular achievements in the field of Cantonese medicine, cuisine and opera to earn fame in all of Guangzhou, staying true to their intentions even in wartime.

Due to the drastic countermeasures against the revolutionaries in Guangzhou on April 15, 1927, CCP underground members Chen and his wife died heroically and their three children were adopted by ordinary people. The eldest son Chen Shan He becomes an apprentice of medicine, the second son Chen Qing Wei becomes a chef, and the youngest daughter Chen Li Xia becomes an opera performer. Under the tutelage of their respective masters, they become legends in their own fields.

Just as they are about to take revenge on the enemy who killed their parents, war breaks out in Guangzhou causing the fates of the three individuals to also change dramatically. Chen Shan He engages in a seven-year struggle with Japanese merchants to protect the secrets of traditional Chinese medicine. He also devotes everything in the deadly fight against Japan's biological weapons.

Chen Qing Wei refuses to betray his country so he leaves for Hong Kong to promote Cantonese cuisine. He returns to Guangzhou with a successful career and helps his brother in their efforts to save the people. Chen Li Xia leads the performance troupe during the war, continuing to improve her craft and learning to find a balance between their harsh reality and the beautiful world of opera. The three siblings adhere to their national integrity amidst the severe trials of war to pass on their respective skills.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Episodes: 40

Lian Maner, a modern girl, accidentally finds herself in an ancient rural village where she encounters the eccentric Lian family, who are her distant relatives. She also meets the enigmatic and "tsundere" Shen Nuo. Together, they confront troublesome relatives, engage in farming and business ventures, and strive for prosperity. As they go through various hilarious and chaotic situations, their relationship deepens, and they promise to accompany each other through life. With chickens flying and dogs jumping, and with the gathering of relatives and the cultivation of rice, everyone is invited to join in the farming journey.

(Source: iQiyi)

Adapted from the novel “Zhong Sheng Xiao Di Zhu” (重生小地主) by Ruo Yan (弱颜).

Episodes: 24

Fortunately, God has given me a chance to start over. The first "rebirth", oh, the poisonous wine is already on my lips, couldn't it be earlier! ? The second "rebirth", I stopped this old man, but I couldn't stop his pig teammates, the team was implicated, and I died again... The third "rebirth", this time I returned to the eve of the wedding, and I was not married yet. , I don’t want to play anymore!

(Source: TencentVideo)

Episodes: 24

In the 37th year of the Wan Li Period of the Ming Dynasty, there were successive murders in the county seat of Jiangnan County. The identities of the dead were different and unrelated to each other. The corpses were arranged in bizarre poses, and there was a sentence left at the scene of each case. As the apprentice of the first victim, Xiaohu Kuaiqu Sanren cooperated with his friends to launch an investigation. With the deepening of the investigation, the three religions and nine streams, local farmers, workers and merchants of all colors appeared one after another. Amidst the fog, an old case from ten years ago surfaced. Who would the murderer be and for what purpose?

(Source : Weibo)

Episodes: 12

It depicts the story of what happens in Arth approximately a decade later. Over the course of more than eight years, Arthdal succeeded in suppressing the massive rebellion of the tribes slaughtered by Ta Gon in Season 1, and the Agos finally achieved the reunification of 30 clans after 200 years under the leadership of Eun Seom.

In Season 2, Ta Gon’s Kingdom of Arthdal and Eun Seom’s Ago Union are set to face an inevitable great war. Eun Seom is the ruler of the East now. Tan Ya is the successor to the Wahan clan. The story set eight years after Ta Gon has become king.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 12

18 years ago a young and innocent Xue Tong witnessed her family being brutally murdered. Since then she has hidden herself quietly and patiently, waiting for the day she could put her revenge plan into action. Well that day has come, and Xue Tong has finally returned to her hometown as Miss Lin Bao Er, the daughter of a wealthy Nanyang businessman. Now an adult, Lin Bao Er is clever, cunning, good with a gun, and skilled at understanding the depths of human nature.

When she meets the charming young master Zhu Guan Wen, the two decide to pose as couple in order to progress their own interests. Neither can help but grow feelings for each other, but will their love be their greatest strength or their downfall?

(Source: Chinese = Yue365 || Translation = Jwells)

Episodes: 24

The fox demon, Boqiu, endured a thousand years of solitude and a tortured love across nine lifetimes to break the curse afflicting his beloved, Su Xiaohuan, which caused her to tragically die in each cycle.

In this lifetime, Su Xiaohuan met her demise at the hands of Boqiu. Raised in the streets, Su Xiaohuan experienced the ups and downs of human society, surviving with her audacious and thick-skinned personality. She was later manipulated by the deposed Crown Prince Xuanyuan Qingchuan of the former dynasty, who sent her to the imperial palace, placing her beside the notorious bloodthirsty fox demon, rumored to be the one she sought revenge against.

Unexpectedly, due to fate, she once again fell in love with the fox demon without realizing it. In this lifetime, Boqiu chose to break free from the bonds of destiny by sacrificing himself, rather than acknowledging his beloved, in order to sincerely love and influence the world, ultimately breaking the curse that plagued Su Xiaohuan.

(Source: Cpop Home)

Episodes: 24

This tells the story of a group of teenagers who, for the sake of their dreams, love, and responsibility, trudge through the gloom of the chaotic world to save the world. The optimistic and cheerful mountain orphan Huzi accidentally swallows a red pearl, a treasure of Yang, and befriends the cold captain, who is also a clean freak, Qi Xiao Xuan, a national demon master. The two young people with very different personalities are forced to go on the road together because of a red pearl, and they make friends with Zhao Xin Tong, Wang Yu Qian and others.

They are attracted by each other's differences, and through some adventures, they become life-and-death friends when Qi Xiaoxuan is imprisoned in order to protect Huzi. In order to save Qi Xiaoxuan, Huzi and his partners come together to participate in the selection of the national imperial demon master, but there, they uncover the great conspiracy of the national imperial demon master and seek to find the truth about the human-demon war five hundred years ago.

Suppressed for five hundred years, the demon army is seeking to destroy Earth, and the master of the State Master Demon Division is trying to take advantage of the chaos to dominate the world. Just when the ambitions of the human and demon worlds bring a catastrophe on earth, a group of dreamy and passionate teenagers are willing to sacrifice themselves to save the earth.

(Source: iQIYI)

Episodes: 36

Du Ru Yu has a been a widowed single mother for the past 18 years, raising four daughters with very different personalities. This is a warm story of family full of laughter and tears.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu)

Episodes: 24

Adapted from the web novel "Auspicious Empress Dowager" (朝歌赋) by Capricorn Dayu.

Episodes: 26

Story about university student Cheng Dalei accidentally transmigrates into a video game.

Adapted from the manhua of the same name, It Starts With A Mountain.

He Su Su, a girl majoring in archaeology, accidentally traveled back in time to Tian Shi Kingdom in a landslide accident, and became a girl on the run. He Su Su had only two thoughts at that moment: one survive, and two find a way back to her time. When she runs into Pottery Master Song Yi Chen during a confrontation with spies, she accidentally kills one which leads him to believe she's in league with the spies. In order to keep tabs on her he enrolls her in his clay pottery class, and their love story begins.

Miyo Saimori was the unfortunate child of a loveless, arranged marriage. After her mother died, her father brought in his lover and her own daughter, Kaya. From then on, Miyo's life was reduced to that of a mere servant. Even worse, while Kaya inherited the family's psychic abilities, Miyo had none—she was truly the daughter with no merit.

After years of being treated like dirt, Miyo has learned to keep her head down, hide her pain, and obey every order. So, it comes as no surprise that she is arranged to be married to Kiyoka Kudou, a military captain rumored to be so cruel that he has driven away every one of his potential wives so far.

From a painful upbringing to a painful marriage, that's the future that awaits Miyo—or so she thinks. Contrary to her expectations, her new husband is actually kind-hearted. What really awaits Miyo is a blissful, everlasting marriage full of happiness!

Adapted from the light novel series "Watashi no Shiawasena Kekkon" (わたしの幸せな結婚) by Akumi Agitogi (顎木あくみ).

A romance between a girl, who accidentally stumbles upon jianghu’s top mountain pavilion, only to pose as the young master's future wife.

(Source: DramaWiki)

Episodes: 32

Soiinthanin is a beautiful, smart, well-educated girl, who is the daughter of Saengfah, who owns the "Yupharet" house. But because her mother is only a mistress, and she is an illegitimate child, she spends her life in their house being oppressed and not experiencing the same privileges her half-sister Soifah gets.

The miserable and painful life of her mother is not lost on her as she too finds herself facing the same fate when she falls for Soifah's fiance Phas, a man who has to marry her half-sister in order to maintain his noble family's honour.

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Adapted from the novel "Phloeng Rak Nang Bamroe" (เพลิงรักนางบำเรอ) by Chalalai (ชลาลัย).

Episodes: 16

A young woman named Ru Lan who put her reputation on the line to air her grievances dies in vain. Seven years later, nine people who are inextricably linked to the Ru Lan case get together for different reasons thus beginning a story of revenge.

Disregarding her good friend Meng Wan's objections, the young Lin Rulan risked her own reputation to sue Wu Lian who is the master of Xiu Liu. After many unsuccessful attempts, Rulan who finds that there's no place that will hear her grievances finally commits suicide to prove her innocence. Meng Wan bides her time for seven years later and assembles nine people to seek justice for her friend. In the process, the struggles of a young girl who was buried in time gradually emerges.

(Source: ChineseDrama)

Adapted from the novel “Jiu Yi Ren” (九义人) by Li Bo Jian (李薄茧).

Episodes: 12

Legend has it that there are many Jiang Hu forces hidden in Mu Yun City. Meng San Xi, a martial arts master, is investigating the case of a friend who was murdered by an assassin organization allegedly based out in the city. At Mu Yun City, Meng San Xi meets three other people who share the same mission as him. But to continue their investigation, they need money. So, they opened a convenience store to make a living and also to fund their investigation.

(Source: Chinese = MangoTV Moonson YouTube channel)

Episodes: 24

After conspiring with a conniving fox demon to kill the emperor and seize power, King Zhou reigns as a tyrant so brutal that he incurs the wrath of Heaven. In a final attempt to save the mortal world from desperate peril, the gods decide to intervene and invest in an unlikely champion brave enough to challenge the evil king—even if it may cost him everything.

(Source: WellGoUSA)

Adapted loosely from the novel "The Investiture of God".

Detailing the love story between Yun Chen, the daughter of a traitor, and the Minister of Qingliu, Yan Xuan Yue.

This seemingly peaceful world is not just inhabited by humans. All along, the little demons and fairies in the world have been living among us in human form. Among them, there are those who are kind-hearted towards humans and those who are wicked. The secret organization that maintains order and peace in this world is the hidden martial arts clan known as the Hidden Mist Sect. The evil demon Tian Xie attempts to use the power of Tai Sui to eradicate the Hidden Mist Sect and build a demonic kingdom, but unexpectedly, Tai Sui becomes attached to Wu Yin.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu)

The scholar Wang Zi Fu fell in love with the girl Ying Ning at first sight. By coincidence, he found Ying Ning's residence, and the two became husband and wife. The scholar's mother was afraid of Ying Ning. After learning that he was a fox demon, she separated the two of them.

(Source: TheMovieDB)

Adapted from the short story "Ying Ning" (婴宁) from the collection “Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio” (聊斋志异) by Pu Song Ling (蒲松龄).