Asian Drama

After a huge flood during the 15th year of his reign, the young Emperor Kang Xi conducts civil service examinations to recruit talented individuals to solve the problems plaguing the Yellow River, thus allowing the 24-year-old Chen Huang an opportunity to come to the fore.

Hikawa Tooru, who was a math teacher, falls in love with a PE teacher Akagi Masumi in the same high school and experiences a love story between men.

Three years later. On the recommendation of the president of the school, he will be qualified as a lawyer and will work for a law firm. Schools were shut down due to the new virus that affected the world, work and learning became remote, and people's work styles were changing. It was Hikawa who had a catastrophe because it happened when he was next to his lover; he changed his mind and was looking back at his life. At the new law firm, Kana Yunagi, who serves as an international lawyer and is attracting media attention, served as director, and Ryo Takase, a young lawyer, solved several cases.

One day, Hikawa's friend and artist, Kawasaki Taiyo, arrives as a customer. Hikawa and Takase were shocked by Kawasaki's request, and Takase began to have a special feeling for Hikawa.

An office drama depicting a woman who became the first female executive in her group to make her career beyond her first to the highest position. In the background of an advertising agency, it contains realistic stories of the daily lives of those who live a life like war and behind the scenes in the industry.

A story of four people attempting to quench their desires and appease their heartbreaks.

Jo Eun Gang wants to become a school teacher, but she has failed to pass her teaching examination. She now works as a private tutor. She appears calm, but she holds something hot within her heart. She is a person who will do anything to get what she wants.

Ji Nam Cheol comes from a poor family, but he is married to a woman from a rich family. He runs a business that is actually owned by his father-in-law. Ji Nam Cheol is powerless at the company.

Han Ba Da is a married woman. She works as a jewelry designer. Right before her wedding, her parents went bankrupt. She was about to give up on her wedding, but her fiance persuaded her to marry him. Her life is not easy due to her mother-in-law.

Go Cha Won works as a dermatologist. He became a doctor as his parents expected and is married to Han Ba Da. He doesn't like his job and he knows his wife is having a hard time due to his mother, but he doesn't know what to do. His brother-in-law is Ji Nam Cheol.

Lu Siheng is the CEO of an IT company and is known as the "male god" of the industry. He was separated from his childhood playmate, and kept to himself ever since. He meets Lin Xiaodi, an news anchor who has to move in to his house due to problems with her property. After spending some time with her, he realizes that she is his long-lost childhood friend whom he has been searching for for fifteen years.

Turning 40 should be a year when everything is falling into place; however, 42-year-old Bian Liang is completely at a loss. As a father, who actively seeks breakthroughs, he encounters hurdles in his quiet and indifferent son and has reached a bottleneck in his career.

In his forties, Bian Liang, who has always felt that everything was smooth-sailing for his family is caught by surprise now that they're facing a crisis. Suddenly, all the wisdom and experience he has accumulated over the past 40 years of his life are no longer enough for him to deal with various problems and even his past methods seem to have been wrong. Despite feeling confused and powerless, Bian Liang being a responsible middle-aged man can only move forward hard while trying to find a solution. When everything in his past is shattered and he has to pick up the pieces, Bian Liang learns to reconcile with his wife, son, relatives and friends, and finds the right way to live.

Shingyoji Kome has recently begun work at Marufuku Komuten, which is a home renovation company. She is 30-years-old and single. The company where she works is owned and run by the Fukuyama family. Shingyoji Kome worked as a sales ace for a large construction company, but she made a mistake that led to her losing her job. Shingyoji Kome is now paired with Fukuyama Gennosuke, who has zero ability in his sales position. Fukuyama Gennosuke is a single parent and he is also the first son of the Fukuyama family that owns the company. Kome Shingyoji works with Gennosuke Fukuyama as her partner and she is responsible in training him. They work together and deal with problems brought by clients.

Adapted from the manga "Mahou no Rinobe" by Hoshizaki Maki (星崎真紀).

25-year-old Moriyama Mikuri graduated but had no job offers. She became a temporary employee but was even laid off. So while she is taking a break right now, Mikuri feels unwanted and displaced. She starts work as a housekeeper for bachelor Tsuzaki Hiramasa by chance. One day, he proposes a contract marriage to her. The two of them get married in secret, but will their married life work out?

Nasuda Ayumi is a young travel nurse who gives a bad first impression. In fact, he had been an excellent nurse practitioner in the US. He has the qualifications to carry out certain medical procedures and assist doctors in surgeries. However, some circumstances trigger his return to Japan where nurse practitioners are relatively unknown and nurses are still expected to do what doctors order. Ayumi ends up working at Amano General Medical Centre where he encounters a mysterious, legendary nurse Kuki Shizuka who will become his partner. Shizuka cleans “quietly” just like his name suggests and gets mistaken for a cleaner by the hospital staff including Ayumi. But he is actually a super nurse with boggling skills. Although Shizuka does not defy doctors and is too soft, when it comes to the crunch, he would boldly take decisive action with scathing words. He is quite a “liar” and has a huge secret. With their respective skills and philosophies, Ayumi and Shizuka are different types of unsung nurses who repulse each other but also collaborate to slowly bring about changes in not only the patients but also the healthcare professionals around them.

This is a story of three generations of women in the Mikuriya family, seriously thinking about "What kind of life do I want to lead?" and overcoming their problems through saving money.

Mikuriya Miho is the second daughter of the family and has just started living alone after finding a job with a decent salary. Miho has been dreaming of becoming a working adult with a wonderful boyfriend, but an event causes her to rethink her life.

Adapted from the novel "San Senen no Tsukai Kata" (三千円の使いかた) by Harada Hika (原田ひ香).

Welcome, First Time Living in Korea? is a reality show observing ex-pats in South Korea. The foreigners residing in South Korea for various reasons - studying, job, travel, relationships, and so on - share their daily lives as they try to adapt to the new society's way of life and unfamiliar culture.

This drama focuses on the fireworks industry, which is suffering from a decline in events due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Mochizuki Fireworks Store" is a fireworks store that has been running for generations. Mochizuki Kou is the fourth generation owner who passes away at the age of 80, leaving his son Seitaro alone and at a loss for words. Few months later, Kou, who was supposed to be dead, appears in front of Seitaro as if he is still alive. This is a heartwarming fantasy, depicting the mysterious daily life of the father and son fireworks masters.

Kotaro Yuki is a 26-year-old man. When he was a child, he played baseball with fierce determination. Since then, he hasn't given his best to anything else. After he quit his job, he just spends his days meaninglessly. He lives in a house that his parents left behind. One day, a mysterious man appears in front of Kotaro Yuki. The man introduces himself as Kotaro Yuki's former pet dog Ten. When Kotaro Yuki was a child, he did have a pet dog named Ten. The mysterious man proceeds to freak out Kotaro Yuki. He knows things only that his pet dog Ten would know. Kotaro Yuki begins to wonder if the man could really be Ten?

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An exciting story takes place in the 90s about Xiaoji Neighborhood and the different generations of people supporting and growing together. They learn about family, friendship and love even if they have just a common and trivial life.

Because of the death of her best friend, Xu Hong Dou's life and work fell into a slump. She went to the "windy courtyard" in Yun Miao Village, Dali, to rest alone. There she meets Xie Zhi Yao, a local who quit his high-paying job and returned to his hometown to start a business, and a group of peers from big cities. Xie Zhi Yao began to see Xu Hong Dou's kindness and seriousness, and invited her to use her years of experience in the hotel industry to help local employees improve their service awareness and help develop Yun Miao Village's cultural tourism business. At the same time, Xu Hong Dou was moved by Xie Zhi Yao's ideal of building a hometown so that the villagers could be strong and useful, and the two fell in love with each other and finally came together. As they all worked together they re-examined their pasts, helped and inspired each other, started to heal and gained the strength to start again in this "windy place".

Cooking is how Nomoto de-stresses, but one day, she finds herself making way more than she can eat by herself. And so, she invites her neighbor Kasuga, who also lives alone. What will come out of this impromptu dinner invitation...?

Adapted from the manga series "Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna" (作りたい女と食べたい女) by Yuzaki Sakaomi (ゆざきさかおみ).

For 35 years of the Japanese colonial period, Joseon had been in pitch-darkness. Even amid the darkness, Yi Yuk Sa wrote poems to send messages of hope to those who have given up Joseon and those who waited for the new Joseon. Now, Korea is no longer under Japanese colonial rule, and Yi Yuk Sa is dead, but his poems still remain alive, ceaselessly sending his messages. In those darkest times, what kind of agony did he have to suffer and what kind of love did he have?

Ah-chim is a 20-something girl who is just starting out in her career. "Poetry Story" chronicles her relatable adventures and challenges as well as her personal and social life, from shopping to dating. Things that could happen to any newbie at an office are shown through Ha Sang-wook's poems in this drama. Let "Poetry Story" add a new, refreshing dimension to your viewing schedule!

Akira Yamazaki and Akira Kaido are new employees at Industrial Central Bank. They are both outstanding at their jobs and fierce rivals, but they come from totally different backgrounds. When Akira Yamazaki was a child, his father's factory went bankrupt, and his family ran away in the middle of the night. Because of that experience, Akira Yamazaki wants to work as a banker to save people. On the other hand, Akira Kaido was born into a family that runs a large company. He works with a calm demeanor.

Due to a case, Akira Yamazaki receives a demotion. Akira Kaido continues to be successful at work, but his family's company is on the verge of bankruptcy due to their family-oriented management style. The employees there and their families are all in a crisis situation. With this desperate situation unfolding, the reversal of fate of these two men begins.

Adapted from the novel "Akira and Akira" (アキラとあきら) by Ikeido Jun (池井戸潤).

Yasuo grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira. Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in an accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced his parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone.

Adapted from the novel "Kite" (とんび) by Shigematsu Kiyoshi (重松清).

DNA Mate is an observational reality show focusing on siblings, a.k.a. DNA mates. We can enjoy watching celebrities' daily lives and their unique dynamics with other siblings.

Ah Young fails to enter Myungsung University for the second time, so she lies to her family and tells them that she got in. Her cousin Jung Eun is a freshman at the university and becomes aware of Ah Young's lie. Jung Eun asks Ah Young to attend her classes and pretend to be her. And so Ah Young meets Min Sung, a freshman who has a secret. He used a fake name to enrol in a university.

It tells the work and love story of 6 men and women from all over the world living in a luxurious global share house in Seoul in Yeon Nam Dong, and their stories of life, love, and friendship.

Dong Jin Woo is the reliable owner of the share house. At a young age, his parents passed away and he was raised by his grandmother. Thanks to the real estate investment skills he learned from her grandmother, he became a successful real estate investor who has amassed a lot of assets.

In the middle of this sharehouse full of joy with young people of a different nationality, there is Kang Yu Na. As he started to closely interfere with her private life and finding fault in it, he started to fall in love with her.

Kang Yu Na is a university student on a leave of absence. She started to work at the global share house as a staff. She starts her romance with the owner of the share house Dong Jin Woo and has various friendships with the global youth living in the share house.

Nicky fell in love with Korean entertainment through YouTube and settled down in Korea. Through his YouTube Channel, he is introducing Korea to people all over the world. He is a funny guy who likes to receive attention and love. He is in a love triangle with Tae YoonMin and Moon So Ra.

Adapted from the manga series "Takane no Hana-san" (高嶺のハナさん) by Murata Kouji (ムラタコウジ).

Adapted from the webtoon "Sooldo Girl" (술꾼도시처녀들) by Mi Kkang (미깡).

Kiyo and Sumire are childhood friends from Aomori Prefecture who move to Kyoto to become maiko. During their training, Sumire is praised for her talent and diligence. Kiyo, meanwhile, has difficulty learning the basic skills and is eventually expelled. However, Kiyo's talent in cooking is discovered, and she is hired as the new cook of the maiko house. Kiyo is happy with her new role: supporting Sumire and the other maiko through her cooking.

Adapted from the manga series "Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san" (舞妓さんちのまかないさん) by Koyama Aiko (小山愛子).

Teenage Parents Season 2 is an observational reality show following three teenage couples who experienced pregnancy, marriage, and child birth. The show reveals young parents' candid lives and discusses the actual status of sex education on teenagers.

A new food variety show for small shop owners who are struggling in the pandemic. The show gets requests from family members or friends, sets the goals, and orders food from the shop until the ingredients run out. The hosts interview the owners, listen to their ongoing struggle, and give the aid fund to make their day.

The story of a couple who fell in love since young. When they were about to realize their wish from school uniform to wedding dress, suddenly the heroine disappeared without saying goodbye. What happened behind the disappearance of the heroine?

Chang Rae is in his 40's. He works as a translator and a humanities instructor. His wife suffers from terminal bowel cancer. She also has difficulties eating, because of digestive problem. She asks Chang Rae to cook for her everyday, even though the only thing he knows how to make is ramen. Chang Rae begins to cook for his wife and she eats little bits of his food, which he cooks with love and care.

Adapted from the non-fiction novel "Oneuleun Jom Maewoolji Molla" (오늘은 좀 매울지도 몰라) by Kang Chang Rae (강창래).

A healing romance follows the new "fox" medical director and his "sheep" assistant. Are they each other's "nemesis" or each other's "savior"?

Ye Shi Lan, a pediatrician at Taoyuan Village Clinic, starts off on the wrong foot with the new director Lu Zhao Xi due to a misunderstanding. By chance, she becomes his assistant. In solving many problems around running the place and patient treatment, the two fall in love. As they grow together, they come to have a deeper understanding for the mission of doctors to save lives and heal the wounded.