Asian Drama

Set in the 1960's. In post war Korea, the government decides to dispatch troops to Vietnam in an attempt to rebuild the country’s devastated economy. Joo Goo, a genius sculptor and renowned figure in the art scene of the day, is diagnosed with a progressive disorder that eventually leads to total paralysis of the body. In despair, he abandons work and loses the meaning of life. His wife, Jung Sook, who could not watch her husband perish day after day, goes on a search of a nude model to encourage him to go back to work. Then one day, she comes across Min Gyung, a young mother with two children who suffered loss in the war.

The story of the sculptor Jun Hyuk, an art critic Min Woo, and a modern dance student Mi Ran. A mystery melodrama about the love and secrets of the three people.

About the work and love lives of people who work at the Korea Meteorological Administration, Korea’s national weather forecast service.

Jin Ha Kyung is an intelligent and highly organized individual who does everything by the book and is fastidious about keeping her personal and professional lives separate. Due to her cold demeanor, she has few friends at work and has become an “outsider by choice.”

Lee Shi Woo, a free spirit who is always thinking outside the box. Although he can appear clumsy, he boasts an impressive IQ of 150 and is able to achieve anything once he sets his mind to it. However, in spite of his intelligence and abilities, all he cares about is the weather.

Han Ki Joon is a handsome and quick-witted character with a silver tongue. Using his formidable powers of persuasion, Han Ki Joon eventually gets scouted by the spokeperson’s office after struggling in the early days of his career at the service. However, because he has lived his entire life as a model student, he has a hard time dealing with failure.

Chae Yoo Jin is a daily weather reporter. Although she went into her job with lofty dreams of breaking news, exciting scoops, and on-site reports, Chae Yoo Jin was ultimately assigned to the “weather and lifestyle team.” While she was initially disappointed by the assignment, she eventually comes to grow fond of her job.

Dong Ning Shu, a paternity tester, met second-generation heir Zhang Xi Da in an accident. Zhang Xi Da becomes attracted to Dong Ning Shu and decides to invest in the An He Paternity Center where she works. He also claims to be an internet celebrity, hoping to accumulate material for his own personal purpose. At first Dong Ning Shu doesn't like Zhang Xi Da, but she gradually comes to accept him as she gets to know his enthusiasm and warmth as they work together on various paternity cases, and Zhang Xi Da discovers the charm and importance of paternity testing. As they grow closer, they discover each other's secrets and uncover one particularly disturbing one...what will they do when they find out they might share the same father?

The story of the fate of two couples and two families that became entangled due to an accident of birth.

Jun Ho is an orphan from young and grew up in the world alone. Never knowing kindness from people, he learnt to survive on pure grit and determination. By chance, he was given an opportunity to fight in the boxing ring, where he started to gain glory and money.

Seon Yeong loses her husband to tragic circumstances shortly after their wedding. Things change when she meets ambitious boxer Jun Ho, and their miraculous first meeting brings hope to them both. However her parents object to them because of his boxing profession and his past.

Panat is the oldest son of Preemsuda who works as a secretary for Piraya's father, Peeradate, a government official. Panat and Piraya are lovers who decided to get married quietly in Spain. After their honeymoon, they both returned home to find that Pasin, Panat's younger brother, had fallen in love and was staying with Pasika, Piraya's younger sister. However, Panat carries the burden of a deep dark secret that would eventually make Pasin and Pasika's romance impossible and break down his own relationship with Piraya. After the secret is revealed, things escalate. The girls' mother falls ill and loses her sanity. Piraya ends her relationship with Panat, so he and his brother go study abroad. Pasika runs away from home and Piraya is left alone to take care of her mother and the family's company.

Years later, Panat returns as a doctor. Even though he is still in love with his ex wife, he starts dating and gets engaged with Wasitha. On the day of his engagement, Piraya shows up and announces that he is her husband, since they were married in Spain, years earlier. Panat is happy to be with Piraya, but he does not realize that she is only planning on revenge towards him, his mother and her father.

The 35th NHK Taiga Drama is Hideyoshi, the story of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle. He is noted for a number of cultural legacies, including the restriction that only members of the samurai class could bear arms. Hideyoshi is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".

The drama won 11th Television Drama Academy Awards (1996-Dec-20) for best drama.

When career woman Shen Ming Bao meets IT guy Yang Zheng, the two quickly get married. But because of their busy lives, they were only able to meet twice a week. When her company suffer a loss in customers, she puts in extra effort at work, which eventually causes a miscarriage. When Yang Zheng knew of it, he made her quit her job, but this causes further misunderstandings between the couple. Shen's best friend, Xue Ke Xin, a wealthy and beautiful woman gets involved in a lightning marriage with Chen Tong Gang, an actor eight years her junior. However the eventually divorced as their principles did not match.

Shen Ming Bao gets pregnant again, but Yang Zheng's career also faces a drastic change. At the same time, Xue Ke Xin's good friend, Zhang Song Wen, returns to the country to seek business opportunities and finds Yang Zheng to become his business partner. Shen Ming Bao learns that Zhang Song Wen's company is a funding black hole. She thinks up a plan to vanquish Yang Zheng's responsibility and prevent the product from being listed on the market.

The four of them has also matured through hardships and crisis. Can they restore their marriage?

At 17, Wen Heng who was an adopted child, was finally found by her biological parents and brought back to the family home in Beijing. There, she tries to adjust to her new life with her new family but problems occur when her adopted sister felt threatened by her presence and started throwing tantrums. In an effort to keep the peace in the family, Wen Heng was asked to move into a family friend's house next door.

There, Wen Heng meets Yan Xi and the two of them slowly start to grow closer as they live together and go to school together. But this happy life didn't last long when Yan Xi has to return to America to be with his sick mother.

Loosely adapted from the novel "Shi Nian Yi Pin Wen Ru Yan" (十年一品温如言) by Shu Hai Cang Sheng.

Set in Shanghai in the 1930s / 1940s, the drama follows the story of a dance hostess, Chin Zhao Li, and the 3 important men in her life.

Due to family poverty, Chin Zhao Li was forced to become a dance hostess at the infamous Paramount dance hall in Shanghai when she was 18 years old. The story is about how she met her first love, Sheng Yue Ru, a young man from Shanghai's high society, who studied abroad, loves painting and theater, and someone who is single-minded and dedicated to love. They fell deeply in love and became lovers. But their relationship faced strong resistance and objections from both families, especially Yue Ru's father, a rich banker.

Adapted from the short story by Bai Xian Yong titled The Last Night of Madam Chin.

A college student and aspiring actress, Se Mi, comes from a family that has never been rich but always been happy. On the very day Se Mi wins the Best Actress Award, her boyfriend Jae Joon proposes to her, as they find out that she is pregnant. But the day becomes her worst nightmare after she goes off to work at the Taegang Group's mansion on the request of her father, the manager of the estate.

Hyuk Min is a son of President Kang of the Taegang Group. He has everything - looks, powerful connections, and a prestigious education. But contrary to his superficial personality, he is thoroughly true to his desires and is hiding his cruel and twisted nature. On the night that Se Mi visits the mansion, Hyuk Min is consumed by desire and lust and attempts to rape her. Frightened, Se Mi runs for her life and eventually falls off a balcony. As a result, she falls into a deep coma. Moreover, Se Mi’s father saw what happened and falls down the stairs from shock and dies. Her mother is also murdered by an unidentified person while investigating the truth behind her husband’s mysterious death.

Six months later, Se Mi miraculously wakes up and finds out that she has lost her parents and her baby. Adding to the devastation, Se Mi also learns that her boyfriend Jae Joon is now married to Ji Min, a sister of Hyuk Min. Ji Min keeps silent out of her jealousy towards Se Mi, even though she knows about the terrible events that happened that night in the mansion. She approaches Jae Joon, who is saddened by his thoughts that Se Mi has died, and wins him over. Meanwhile, Nam Joon is Director of Public Relations for the Taegang Group. He learns that his father, who committed suicide when he was young, met an unjust end because he got involved with corruption in the Taegang Group. Burning with desire for vengeance, he approaches Se Mi to seek revenge against the company. Se Mi escapes dangers thanks to Nam Joon’s help and moves to the US. After hiding in the US for seven years, she returns to Korea as a successful businesswoman under the name of Jennifer Dia. As Jennifer, Se Mi overcomes her weak past self that suffered from the unjust deaths in her family, betrayal of her fiancée, and sexual assault. Finally, she begins her revenge against all who crossed her.

A cheerful and provocative romance between an unlikely pair with differing personalities and tastes evolves.

At work, Jung Ji Hoo is blunt, cold, straight-laced but adored by his female co-workers. One of them will mistakenly open a package of his that will leave her bemused. Ji Hoo never made mention to Ji Woo of his owning a pet!

Unbeknownst to her, Ji Woo had just exposed his sexual fetish for all to see!

Lengthy discussions with Ji Hoo ensue, arriving at a suitable arrangement for both. Ji Woo embarks upon one racy romance by indulging in Ji Hoo's master/slave fantasies.

But what become of this kinky duo once their contract ends?

Adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Winter.

Tiwtawat, Karawat's brother was murdered in a shooting. Getusa mysteriously disappears and reappears with no memories of herself or her twin sister, Getapa, who is now missing.

Suddenly becoming a suspect in the case, Getusa teams up with Karawat to investigate what really happened.

However, while searching for answers and also a way to recover her memories... romance begins to rise between Karawat and Getusa.

Adapted from the novel "Rarng Ruk Prang Jai" (รางรักพรางใจ) by Chom Bulan (ชมบุหลัน).

A story that revolves around a young man's uncompleted revenge. Zhang Ying Xiong's father died after he was forced out of his home by Lu Zhi Qiang. Constantly wavering due to his gentle nature, Zhang Ying Xiong sets out for revenge and forges an unusual relationship with his enemy's daughter.

Tan Jing is a single mother whose son has natural heart disease. In order to save up for her son's surgery, she leads a thrifty life. However, she has no complaints and lives life positively, raising her son Sun Ping to be obedient and sensible.

Nie Yu Sheng is a heart surgeon who is working on funding a surgery project that helps children with heart disease. He picks Sun Ping as his first patient. During the treatment, he finds out that Sun Ping's mother is Yan Jing, his lover seven years ago. He is attracted by Tan Jing's calm and determined aura, and Sun Ping's adorableness and sensibility. Time allows both of of them to mature. Eventually, Sun Ping's recovers from his illness and Tan Jing develops her own career; while Nie Yu Sheng's project is also successfully established. Tan Jing and Nie Yu Sheng finally achieve happiness together.

In 1987, Im Soo Ho and Eun Young Cho are students at a prestigious university in Seoul. Im Soo Ho, who grew up in Germany, has a gentle charm but gives off an air of secrecy. Eun Young Cho, who is lively, lovable, and cheerful, fell in love with him at first sight at a social gathering. One day, Soo Ho suddenly rushes into a female dormitory covered in blood, and Eun Young Cho hides him and tends to his wounds despite facing danger under close surveillance.

Among those monitoring, Soo Ho and Young Cho must avoid Pi Seung Hee, the notoriously strict and imposing housemother of Young Cho's dorm, and Kye Boon Ok, a phone operator at the dorm who had to forgo a college education due to her family’s financial circumstances.

Lee Kang Moo is the relentless head of Team 1 of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and always insists on doing everything by the book. By contrast, NIS agent Jang Han Na is impulsive, hot-tempered, and passionate about her job.

Kang Chung Ya is a beautiful and talented surgeon at a state-run hospital who can charm anyone in a split second. Although her skills in the operating room have earned her a solid reputation as a dependable surgeon, Dr. Kang is mysterious and appears to be hiding something.

Adapted from the handwritten notes of a man who escaped from a political prison camp in North Korea.

A story focused around a woman who only has a limited amount of time left. The story unfolds as she unexpectedly meets her old love.

The drama tells the story of Lee Tae Young, who falls in love with his stepsister, Han Ji Min. Their pure but forbidden love is further tested by the interventions of those around them, all of whom are driven by their own selfish motivations

A mystery melodrama about a woman named Han Sun Joo who expresses support for another woman’s involvement in an affair, without knowing that the affair is with her husband.

Han Sun Joo has everything from looks and intelligence to wealth. She is a great wife and mother, helping her husband with her exceptional skills and raising her son with her meticulous personality. However, due to an outside intrusion, a fissure begins to appear in the perfect family she’s created, and she dives into war in order to stop it.

Shin Myung Seop is Han Sun Joo’s husband. The male version of a modern Cinderella, Shin gradually climbs the ranks of his mother-in-law’s company, Lahen Group, following his marriage. Although he is devoted to his family, he brings about disaster when he starts to feel curious about a woman who isn’t his wife and eventually crosses a line he shouldn’t.

Yoon Mi Ra is the woman who shakes up Shin Myung Seop’s heart. With a beautiful face and charm that makes her stand out anywhere she goes, Yoon Mi Ra is a character who’s loyal to her desires. She begins to covet Han Sun Joo’s husband Shin Myung Seop, causing a fierce war of nerves to unfold.

Han Jung Won is Han Sun Joo’s younger brother. Optimistic and warm-hearted, Han Jung Won is someone who trusts and relies on his older sister Han Sun Joon more than anyone else. He believes that he can do anything if it’s for his sister, raising questions about how Han Jung Won’s love for his sister will shake up the story.

School 2021 is the story of students attending a specialized high school and seeking their ambitions, rather than going off to college. It will delve into how these students learn about love, friendship, true passions, and growing up in an intense environment.

Gong Ki Joon is a hardworking student who assumes work and school simultaneously. He is a person who loses his dream 11-year dream of taekwondo due to injury and is unsure of knowing what to do. Jeong Young Joo is a transfer student with a hidden story and a past connection to Gong Ki Joon.

Jin Ji Won, a confident high school girl with a solid dream, confidently communicates her opinion though she is in conflict with her mother about going to college. Kang Seo Young is a gifted student who is preparing, by herself, for college entrance exams. She is aiming to enter one of the top five universities in Korea.

Lee Kang Hoon is a teacher who values a work-life balance. He gradually grows along with his students. Lee Jae Hee is the chairman of the board’s nephew, while Gu Mi Hee is the twin sister of Lee Jae Hyuk. She is a quiet person and strives to make many new changes. Lee Jae Hyuk is Lee Jae Hee's twin. Unlike Jae Hee, Jae Hyuk is the person who receives support from the foundation.

(Source: Soompi, Joynews24, xports news; Edited by: Bethany and DyingtobeinKorea)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 3 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

About a young master named Xu Feng Nian who under the eager expectation of his father Xu Xiao persevered through hardships and growth to become the King of Northern Liang. Although the road was long and obstructive, and filled with ruthless murderous intentions, Xu Feng Nian constantly improves his martial arts skills, and he gathered many crucial people during this journey. He led the Beiliang cavalry to fight against Beimang at the time of the Beimang invasion and become the beacon of hope in the Central Plains.

Adapted from novel "Knife in the Snow" by Feng Huo Xi Zhu Hou.

The drama tells the story of the housewife Bai Ying Ying who is disheartened by her marriage life after discovering that her husband Ding Zhi Yuan cheated on her with her friend Gu Fei Er. She then finds out many unclear points connected to her sister Bai Jing Jing's suicide. While escaping from Gu Fei Er, with the help of Jiang Chuan, Jin Rui and other friends, Bai Ying Ying tries to open a new chapter in her life.

As the design department’s team leader of one of the nation’s top fashion companies, Ha Young Eun has made quite a name for herself in the fashion industry. Beautiful, trendy, and intelligent, Young Eun loves her work and she’s good at what she does. But when it comes to relationships, things are a bit different. Pragmatic to a fault, Young Eun often comes across as cold-hearted, as she prioritizes stability over all else.

Content in both her work and her life, Young Eun has never really been bothered by the fact that others might see her as cold. But when she meets Yoon Jae Kook, a popular freelance fashion photographer, things take an unexpected turn. The living definition of the perfect man, Jae Kook is wealthy, handsome, and intelligent, but that’s not what catches Young Eun’s attention. There’s something more to Jae Kook that Young Eun just can’t seem to ignore.

As if in a dream, Young Eun and Jae Kook find themselves falling for each other. But not all fairy tales have a happy ending. Is theirs a story that will end in heartbreak or will they manage to find their own version of happily ever after, after all?

Seo Joon portrays the troublemaker son of a rich businessman. The drama draws the life of Seo Joon as he finds his own success in an alcohol business selling traditional Korean beer.

In Korea during the first half of the 1700s, Yi San is an aloof and perfection-loving young prince. His father’s killing haunts him, although it leaves him in the position to take the throne once his grandfather – the cruel and ruthless current king responsible for Yi San’s father’s death – dies. He has resolved to become a benevolent monarch who will reform the law when he eventually takes the throne, but the way his father was killed has scarred him emotionally.

At court, he meets a young woman named Sung Deok Im. Yi San falls in love with her and tries to convince her to become his official concubine. But Sung Deok Im is strong-willed and free-spirited. She is also intelligent enough to understand that becoming a royal consort to the future king is a prestigious role, but one that would restrict her freedom and likely bring her little in the way of joy. But Yi San’s love for Sung Deok Im is true, and she starts to understand that forming a union with him could ultimately benefit his troubled realm.

Adapted from the novel "The Sleeve's Red Cuff" (옷소매 붉은 끝동) by Kang Mi Kang (강미강).

A story of young boys and girls who are in between jobs begins with a misunderstanding on them as an idol in the countryside. They are actually preparing together for job interviews in resort pension but start performing for African guests due to ruralists’ misunderstanding.

A sexual scandal between a math teacher and a student in a prestigious high school ended in tragedy. 4 years later they meet again, now as adults, to reveal the corruption in school and to regain one's reputation as a teacher.

Ji Yoon Soo is a high school math teacher with a bright smile and a positive impression of others. She is a hard-nosed and stubborn person who has to push ahead with the decisions she has made. She is a math geek who loves solving difficult problems and teaches students to purely love math.

Baek Seung Yoo is emotionless and has no light in his eyes. He used to be a math genius who appeared on a quiz program at the age of five and surprised the world by solving college-level math problems. He was admitted to MIT at the age of 10 but dropped out at the age of 12, and suddenly disappeared.

A love story that is full of heartaches and heart-fluttering moments follows Su Zhi Nian and Song Qing Chun as two people who overcome a past heartbreak to be reunited once more.

Adapted from the novel "Ao Jiao Nan Shen Zhu Wo Jia" by Ye Fei Ye.

A story of the people that work at Hotel Emros around New Year's and the guest that stay there.

The hotel manager who does her job well, but she is not very confident when it comes about her personal life. The hotel's CEO is a young man with an obsession over even numbers. The hotel's staff includes a young woman, new employee, who begins work as a room maid and having put aside her dream of becoming a musical actress, and a female door porter.

The guests includes a young man, who came to the hotel to get a job. For 5 years, he prepared for the exam to become a public officer, but failed the exam. A singer-songwriter / radio DJ is quite popular now, but he went through difficult times as an unpopular singer-songwriter. A manager works for a popular artist. He and the artist went through hard times, but his client has finally found success. A radio DJ and jazz pianist who are now preparing for their wedding. A plastic surgeon sits in the hotel lounge every Saturday, waiting for his fateful love. A businessman who returns to South Korea to attend his daughter's wedding. A fortune-teller who often visits the hotel to meet with his customers. A high school student swimmer and a high school student figure skater who started liking each other.

~~ Adapted from the manhua "More and More Loves You" (爱你情出于蓝) by Ake Culture (阿柯文化).

Yu Lan had a crush on Sheng You Ting for 11 years, but her love for him makes her feel inferior because she thinks she is unworthy of him. One day, it reached a point when she could no longer continue loving him. She tried to rid him from her life, only to realize that it was too painful. Turns out that if you love someone for a long time and suddenly stop, you would go insane.