Asian Drama

Cheng Xi Nian is a young girl who met an untimely demise in her first life. Realizing that she had been used to death after she was unexpectedly reborn, she vows to change the outcome of this new life and allies herself with Su Jing Yuan, a man who has been lurking and hidden in her family to get his revenge.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Adapted from the novel "Huang Gui Fei Ta Xiang Lai You Chou Bi Bao" (皇贵妃她向来有仇必报) by Si Yue Chu Xi (四月除夕).

Episodes: 24

Duration: 10 min.

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

Ratings: 7.2

As the daughter of the Prime Minister, Mei Yu Shan exchanges her life with Dou Zi, a skilled thief. With very different personalities and identities, they spark many hilarious stories in the process of exchanging their lives. How will Yu Shan win over Nan Gong Yao, the Crown Prince of Jixi Kingdom, by showing a different charm as an "overbearing thief"?

Will the cool and obsessive-compulsive Crown Prince be able to break the prophecy made by the National Master, Bai Ye, which predicts the crown prince's love will lead to the annihilation of the Jixi Kingdom? Can he ultimately fulfill his responsibilities to both his country and his beloved?

(Source: Youku)

Adapted from the novel "Shen Tou Qiao Wang Fei" (神偷俏王妃) by An Yi Mo (安以陌).

Episodes: 24

Duration: 39 min.

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

Ratings: 7.1

Drama series depicts the life of Ieyasu Tokugawa (January 31, 1543 - June 1, 1616).

Takechiyo (later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo. Takechiyo lost his father during a war. He grew up lonely and away from his mother. Takechiyo didn't have a clue about what his future would hold. He then has a dramatic meeting with young Oda Nobunaga.

The 63rd work of NHK Taiga Drama depicts the life of Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese female poet who wrote "Tale of Hikaru Genji". This story is set in the mid-Heian period.

(Source: nhk.or.jp)

Episodes: 40

Story follows the life of Inotsume Tomoko, who dreams to be a lawyer.

(Source: Japanese = nikkansports.com)

Episodes: 130

Duration: 15 min.

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

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Episodes: 24

Duration: 10 min.

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

The drama continues from the first season of the Joy of Life trilogy, following the story of Fan Xian as he gains a stronghold in the court.

Episodes: 36

Duration: 45 min.

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

Ratings: 8.7

The mountain bandit king Ma Da You kidnapped Princess Jiang Qian Er and was accidentally struck by lightning in the process. Miraculously, they swapped bodies and even shared each other's feelings, becoming intertwined in fate. Jiang Qian Er wanted to swap back and marry her beloved young general Lu Tian Xing, and Ma Da You also wanted to avenge his father. The two had no choice but to compromise with reality and cooperate to overcome various difficulties. Prince Ying secretly plotted a rebellion, sending people to infiltrate Ma Da You's stronghold and take control of it for a secret military base. Jiang Qian Er, Ma Da You, and Lu Tian Xing moved into Prince Ying's mansion, each with their own goals: Jiang Qian Er to investigate the death of Ma Da You's father and Lu Tian Xing to find evidence of Prince Ying's treason. Prince Ying rebelled ahead of schedule, overthrowing the court and leaving Jiang Qian Er homeless. Lu Tian Xing was also forced by his treacherous father to marry Prince Ying's daughter, Jiang Ke Lan, to show loyalty. To deceive their way to safety, Jiang Qian Er, Ma Da You, and Lu Tian Xing pretended to be involved in a hilarious and tearful love triangle.

Tao Zhen Yan, a trainee forensic doctor in the Republic of China, met private detective Gu Nan Chuan because of a murder case. Their fates were connected due to the emergence of the stamp demon serial killer, and they began to join forces to solve strange cases.

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Episodes: 24

Aired On: Friday

The drama continues from the first season of the Joy of Life trilogy, following the story of Fan Xian as he gains a stronghold in the court.

Episodes: 36

Duration: 45 min.

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

Ratings: 8.7

Set during the Edo Period, "Sword of Desperation" tells the unforgettable story of swordsman Kanemi Sanzawmon. Three years ago, Kanemi Sanzawmon killed Renko, the mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou and a woman causing corruption. Unexpectedly, Kanemi Sanzawon received a lenient punishment and was able to return to his clan in only one year. After the death of his wife Mutsue, Kanemi Sanzawon lives with and takes care of Mutsue's niece Satoo. Kanemi is unaware of Satoo's secret affections for him, but she is able to change his outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi Sanzawon's unique "bird-catching" sword fighting technique will be tested when he must battle Hayatonosho Obiya.

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.

(Source: BakaUpdates)

Adapted from the manga "Golden Kamui" (ゴールデンカムイ) by Noda Satoru (野田サトル).

Duration: 2 hr. 7 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

A Joseon-era version of a romantic comedy about a crown prince who is kidnapped by a woman who is set to become his wife. While on the run for their lives, romance blossoms between the two.

Episodes: 20

Duration: 60 min.

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Cheng Xi Nian is a young girl who met an untimely demise in her first life. Realizing that she had been used to death after she was unexpectedly reborn, she vows to change the outcome of this new life and allies herself with Su Jing Yuan, a man who has been lurking and hidden in her family to get his revenge.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Adapted from the novel "Huang Gui Fei Ta Xiang Lai You Chou Bi Bao" (皇贵妃她向来有仇必报) by Si Yue Chu Xi (四月除夕).

Episodes: 24

Duration: 10 min.

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

Ratings: 7.2

On the night of her wedding to Zhao Qing, the seventh prince of a neighboring kingdom, Princess Chu Zi Qian was fatally poisoned. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the body of Lin Yan, a soon-to-be concubine of her one-night husband.

Back in the place where she was originally murdered, she tries to investigate what happened and learns from the servants that Zhao Qing had often complained about her past self, Chu Zi Qian, as not being worthy of him, trying to get out of the marriage several times, and always arguing with his father the Emperor over it. Concluding that he must've hated her enough to kill her, Chu Zi Qian, now as Lin Yan, decides that it's time for payback.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Episodes: 20

The year is 1892 during an era of prosperous prostitution. This story reflects women's rights and female friendships when three women stand up and fight for their dreams whilst searching for a way to liberate themselves and redeem their human dignity.

Kulap is a beautiful and talented sex worker full of courage and an unimaginable dream. Botan wants an ordinary life a man she loves, not an easy feat. Sold into the brothel, Thianyot dreams of being an ordinary girl who gets to study.

(Source: Thai = Sanook)

Episodes: 8

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

Ghostwriter Tu Chacha finds herself reluctantly penning love letters for Miss Wen to hide her romantic escapades. Unintentionally, Tu Chacha develops feelings for the letters' recipient, Shen Buyan. In a bid to protect Shen Buyan from Miss Wen's father's schemes, Tu Chacha forms a makeshift family to dissuade him from pursuing Miss Wen. However, they soon fall into a trap laid by Miss Wen's father, resulting in severe repercussions for their masquerade. Together, Tu Chacha, Shen Buyan, and their makeshift family navigate a web of deceit, uncovering a shocking conspiracy along the way.

Episodes: 24

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

Luo Ai Lian, the gentle and peaceful eldest daughter of the Luo family, lost everything overnight due to a sudden disaster and was thrown from wealth into a quagmire. After experiencing many difficulties, she finally experienced a narrow escape and became the eldest daughter of the escort agency, Shen Dan Qing, who was capable of both literary and martial arts.

She was reborn from the ashes and embarked on the thorny road of tearing apart her enemies with her hands, starting her different life. In the process of revenge, Shen Dan Qing accidentally broke into the sight of General Xu, who was looking for the lost treasure, arousing his suspicion. This made Shen Dan Qing's road to revenge even more ups and downs and unique. In this thrilling battle of wits and courage, they helped each other and cherished each other, and a series of exciting stories happened.

(Source: wiki.d-addicts.com)

Episodes: 24

Duration: 45 min.

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

The year is 1892 during an era of prosperous prostitution. This story reflects women's rights and female friendships when three women stand up and fight for their dreams whilst searching for a way to liberate themselves and redeem their human dignity.

Kulap is a beautiful and talented sex worker full of courage and an unimaginable dream. Botan wants an ordinary life a man she loves, not an easy feat. Sold into the brothel, Thianyot dreams of being an ordinary girl who gets to study.

(Source: Thai = Sanook)

Episodes: 8

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

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

Adapted from the web novel "Tui Hun Hou Bei Da Lao Qin Ku Ke" (退婚后被大佬亲哭了) by Su Xiao Juan (苏晓卷)

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.

`Shinsengumi'' is a story about the fictional young Shinsengumi soldiers Fukakusa Kyujuro and Kamagiri Daisaku. After his father is killed, Okajuro joins the Shinsengumi to improve his sword skills and avenge his death. At the entrance exam, I met Daisaku, a promising newcomer with excellent sword skills. Although the two develop a passionate friendship, they are at the mercy of the times and are destined to have to kill each other...

(Source: Japanese = natalie.mu)

Adapted from the manga "Shinsengumi" (新選組) by Tezuka Osamu (手塚治虫).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Airs On: Thursday

Adapted from the web novel "Tui Hun Hou Bei Da Lao Qin Ku Ke" (退婚后被大佬亲哭了) by Su Xiao Juan (苏晓卷)

An ordinary girl, Mo An'an, accidentally travels back a thousand years and meets Xiao Chu, a powerful duke of the Chu state whose influence spans the entire court. To change Xiao Chu's fate of being harmed by treacherous individuals, Mo An'an travels through time three times, experiencing a thousand years of angsty romance with Xiao Chu.

Episodes: 24

Aired On: Wednesday

Du Ruo Fei, a chemical engineering student, travels into the world of a novel and becomes the wife of Xun Chang Hao, the minister of punishment. Although Ruo Fei's modern language and industrious technology are incompatible with ancient times, she finds herself strangely compatible with her ancient-era husband. Together they fall in love and struggle to solve a strange case.

(Source: Sohu)

Adapted from the web novel "Qing Ben Wu Shuang" (卿本无双) by Jin Lai Si (今来思).

Episodes: 36

Duration: 18 min.

Aired On: Tuesday

Set in Harbin under the puppet Manchukuo regime in 1944, Song Zhuo Wen, an underground party member disguised as a railway police officer, is mistakenly identified by the head of the spy department, Guan Xue, as her lifesaver—but is actually Zhuo Wen's long-lost twin brother, Song Zhuo Wu. To uncover the ultimate mission of Kwantung Army officer Asano Daigo in Harbin, Zhuo Wen decides to use Guan Xue to infiltrate the spy department, but the sudden appearance of Zhuo Wu plunges him into unexpected trouble. Guan Xue is cold-blooded and suspicious, cruel and ruthless, while Zhuo Wu is impulsive by nature, often unintentionally sabotaging Zhuo Wen's operations. Only through the arrangements of their superiors do the brothers cooperate and protect each other, avoiding the overt and covert struggles among their colleagues in the spy department and eventually gaining the trust of Guan Xue and the Japanese officials. Within this short year, the underground party members endure hardships to uncover and stop a secret operation conspired by the Japanese army and the Soviet Union, root out the puppet Manchukuo spies within their party, and welcome the final victory of the war.

Tells the story of the arrogant and cold-faced female detective Li Yi Yue and the Prince of Norther Hai, Tong Ling, who met, fell in love, and forgot each other to save the common people, and then met again for the sake of justice, hated each other, fell in love, and stayed together!! Three years ago, the two fell in love with each other while tracking down "Ping Ji's inner demon", but their lives were hanging by a thread in the battle with the inner demon. After the robbery, their memories were blocked. Three years later, the two united to eliminate the returning demons. Their relationship was on the verge of breaking up in order to restore their memories, but they finally eliminated the demons. In order to save Li Yi Yue, who was possessed by the inner demon, Tong Ling "erased" the memories and feelings of the two people... The extraordinary skill of the iron-faced female detective of the Lone Star, the immortal who can grow dragon scales on her neck when she is shy. The combination of the most handsome and dandy prince in the palace, the "tiger" type "chivalrous heroine" and the "big" type "prince of the fairy world" is actually destined to have a red line and fate for three lives? A love like "thunder and fire" is unfolding enthusiastically this summer...

Princess Sheng Tao Tao of Sheng Xuan Kingdom is an upright and kind-hearted person, but because of her rebellious behaviors, which are incomprehensible to people, she causes the emperor a lot of headaches and is sent back to her fiefdom, Qingcheng, to reflect on her growth story.

Qingcheng was originally a rich and fertile place, famous for its garment-making culture, but as the young and strong gradually went out to work, leaving only the elderly and children to guard their homes, the skill of garment-making was gradually lost. Sheng Tao Tao was born with a love of beauty, and when she was relegated to the fiefdom, she witnessed the old people's unique dressmaking skills and resolved to promote them.

After Sheng Tao Tao's series of actions, the court issued an order on old age care, innovating a series of old age care practices. Spreading the culture of respecting and loving the elderly in old age and filial piety and opening up re-work opportunities for the elderly, the experience and craftsmanship of the elderly were stimulated to produce gorgeous garments, which reactivated Qingcheng's business and trade, attracting many young people back to work, and causing Qingcheng to prosper again.

(Source: Youku)

Episodes: 18

Duration: 10 min.

Aired On: Tuesday

Ratings: 6.9

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