Asian Drama

Ban Dong Wook is suffering from chronic insomnia every night and it gets worse with the bad weather. One day in those painful days, he falls into a deep sleep next to Lee Do Hyun by chance. That’s how Do Hyun, the only shelter for Dong Wook, becomes irreplaceable to Dong Wook. Hanging out together, Do Hyun has a crush on Dong Wook and tries to confess.

However, it didn’t go well as planned. Dong Wook only receives a gift not knowing who gave it to him and Do Hyun misunderstood it as he was dumped. Stuck in a misunderstanding, they drift apart.

5 years later, on campus, they met again in the basketball game. However, they still have different feelings about each other. Their relationship, started with first love and ended in misunderstandings, continues again in campus. Will they be able to reconnect their broken ties?

(Source: IQIYI)

Adapted from the webtoon "Weather Forecast Love" (일기예보적연애) written by Gwendolyn (그웬돌린) and illustrated by Samyoung (삼영).

Episodes: 8

N/A

Episodes: 10

In an experiment gone wrong, a humble but clumsy college student teleports to a male only alternate universe.

(Source: Dramaqueen)

Episodes: 6

Over the past 3 years, both of them had grown apart. Venus decided to quit his job. He planned to return to his hometown to take a career break until his passion for work was reignited. In the meantime, he killed boredom through helping his older brother Janus who just opened a 24-hr. convenience store in a suburb. In the evenings, he would be responsible for small tasks such as delivering items to regular customers whose residences were located on his way home.

One day, Venus met a new customer,Sky. Sky became an incessantly good-humoured, highly energetic young doctor despite mountains of work at the hospital. Upon seeing each other again, they couldn’t resist the feelings.

(Source: iQIYI)

Episodes: 10

At the end of the first year of high school, Yoshioka Futaba meets Tanaka Kou who was her first love. In their middle school days, they attended the same school, but he suddenly transferred to another school. Three years later, he appears in front of her again with the different last name of Mabuchi Kou. His personality also seems to have changed from warm to cold. He is like a totally different person from three years ago. Yoshioka Futaba slowly learns what happened to Mabuchi Kou for the past three years and she become to have feelings for him again.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the manga "Ao Haru Ride" (アオハライド) by Sakisaka Io (咲坂伊緒).

Episodes: 8

This anthology series set during the pandemic follows 10 unique love stories of passion and heartache.

(Source: Netflix)

Episodes: 10

Watanabe Tatsuya, the falsely accused newspaper reporter decides to run for State Governor to change Tokyo. The Democratic Liberal Party Headquarters, which wants to clear its name in the next gubernatorial election, recommends political commentator Kawamoto Eita as an official candidate.

Meanwhile, Saki, the daughter of Ujihara Takumi, the president of Hamashio Construction, a major general contractor, is kidnapped. The culprit's request is to cancel the land reclamation project in Tokyo Bay, which is being promoted by Hamashio Construction under the leadership of Suzuki Ichiro, the secretary-general of the Democratic Liberal Party. Kenichi becomes a negotiator with the criminal, in order to make a hostage exchange to save Saki. Who is the culprit of the kidnapping case and what is its purpose?

(Source: DramaOtaku)

Episodes: 5

Kozono Yohei, secretary general of Shoto University, was found stabbed to death in his home. Hoshino Naoto, a detective at Fujimi Police Station, rushes to the scene and sees the scene of the murder in the living room. Tanimura Kaho, a lecturer at Shoto University's Department of International Studies, is trying to get ahead in life at any cost, and has been having an affair with Kozono, who holds the right to personnel affairs, for half a year. Kozono is murdered, and Kaho is arrested as a murderer. On the other hand, reporter Maruyama Sota receives information about the affair via anonymous email, and realizes that someone is trying to manipulate the impression of the incident, and begins his own investigation. In the midst of this, Hoshino feels uncomfortable with the investigative policy of the upper-level police, which concludes that Kaho is the culprit in a half-baked investigation, and eventually realizes that Kaho may have been framed by someone.

(Source: U-NEXT SQUARE)

Episodes: 8

N/A

Episodes: 2

The main character, Yuzo Jumonji (Tozuka Junki), a struggling actor, has a part-time job at a supermarket, but he can't seem to put any effort into his job, which he doesn't like.

One day, when he told his workplace that he wanted to retire to concentrate on his acting career, the chief cashier told him, "You can see the person's life from the contents of the basket."

Follow Yuzo as he fantasizes about the lives of the customers from the ingredients in their baskets!

Episodes: 10

"Himawari" is a comedy that focuses on the main character, Akiko, who works in the same company as her father, Kenichi No.1 and wants to become a manga artist. Akiko's love interest is Kenichi No.2.

Adapted from the manga "Himawari: Kenichi Legend" (ひまわりっ 健一レジェンド) by Higashimura Akiko (東村 アキコ).

N/A

Episodes: 5

Karasawa Toshiaki stars as Shitara Kyoichi, a mysterious fixer who can resolve any disputes and problems in the political and corporate world which the law and the police cannot handle. The story begins from the point when Kyoichi has finished serving his prison sentence.

One night, a car carrying the prime minister is involved in an accident, falling off a cliff. The deceased driver is suspected of drunk driving….. Furthermore, suspicion begins to mount that there is a connection to a secret scandal surrounding the approval of a new drug. Meanwhile, a man approaches the prime minister’s secretary, who is busy dealing with the accident. His name is Shitara Kyoichi, also known as the “fixer”. Kyoichi had covered up the PM’s misconduct in the past and had talked with the PM on the phone just before the accident. Was this an accident or was this a set-up in the political world? The prime minister, who has not regained consciousness, is forced to resign and an election for a new leader begins. Kyoichi then takes on the role of kingsmaker with the ruling party’s presidential candidates.

N/A

Episodes: 5

Gohara Aura, a scout for the Yokohama Bay Golds, is caustic and self righteous but generally regarded as a hotshot. He flies around the country in search of hidden talent to pick the Draft King – the no. 1 among the players chosen for this year’s draft. Kamiki Ryosuke, a former professional player who is now a rookie scout, and the members of the scout division led by the empathetic Shimobe Rikuo engage in a heated discussion with Gohara in their effort to strengthen the team. Gohara’s arch-enemy Busujima Ryuji, a veteran scout for the Osaka White Tigers who would do anything to accomplish his goals, is also fired up to secure talented players and makes a secret move. Can Gohara and his colleagues find a diamond in the rough and pick the Draft King?

Adapted from the manga series "Draft King" (ドラフトキング) by Kuromatsu Tetsuro (クロマツテツロウ).

When a deadly infectious disease resembling the Ebola virus ravages a small village, a team of epidemiologists led by Doctor Khunkhao races against time to investigate the source of the outbreak and contain the spread.

(Source: BEC World)

Episodes: 18

N/A

Episodes: 4

It tells the story of Hamaoka Taeko, a 52-year-old ordinary housewife who lives with her older husband and their son. She doesn't have any particular hobbies and has just been living her life while juggling child-rearing and part-time work. Despite working hard as a housewife and a part-time worker, she finds herself being looked down upon by her family, who tell her “You know nothing about society.” However, amidst this, she begins to feel as though someone is following her or watching her with strange, suspicious glances both at her workplace and in her daily life. The beginning of a startling change in her life...

(Source: FUJI TV)

When a next door neighbor mysteriously dies one day, the next day a puzzling box has been placed in front of everyone's room. The innocent ones are blamed. Because the sender listed on the box is their dead neighbor, they each have to investigate who sent these boxes to everyone and what is inside each of them.

(Sources: Thai = Bearcave Studio Twitter || Translation = Pasit0612)

Episodes: 10

Depicts the unequal marriage between Shinohara Kanon, a sloppy woman in her mid-thirties, and Shirosaki Makoto, a handsome company president who is younger than her.

(Source: LGBT & Asian Drama Update YouTube)

Adapted from the manga series "Sono Kekkon, Shouki desu ka?" (その結婚、正気ですか？) by Akira (アキラ).

Episodes: 10

Eden, who is about to debut in a boyband, encounters Ji Hoon, an over-the-hill celebrity from the same agency as his. Not long after seeing Ji Hoon and determining that he would become a more popular star than Ji Hoon, Eden is told that he can make his debut only by doing a “business gay performance (BGP)” as a team with Ji Hoon. Eden wants to reject such a reality, but he follows what his agency wants him to do for his long-cherished dream of debuting. Eden feels averse to “BGP” while working in a boy band called “BoK”, and Ji Hoon naturally approaches and teases him. The two continue to squabble, but as they spend more time together, they begin to grow closer. In the meantime, with the appearance of top stars Hyun Bin and Jay, misunderstandings between Eden and Ji Hoon build up… Will they be able to clear up the misunderstanding and find out their true feelings for each other?

(Source: BLUPDATE2022 Twitter)

Adapted from the webtoon "Bump Up Business" (범프 업 비즈니스) by RK Studio.

Episodes: 8

Doo Na, a member of the girl group Dream Sweet, suddenly left the group one day and end up living in the same share house as Won Jun, a college student. Doo Na mistake him for being her sasaeng fan, and Won Jun does not know who she is. They become curious about each other.

(Source: Korean = Netflix Korea)

Adapted from the webtoon "The Girl Downstairs" (이두나!) by Min Song Ah (민송아).

Episodes: 9

N/A

Episodes: 8

Xie Ya Zhen is a high school student who is born with psychic abilities. At night, she works at the temple as a Xian Gu to help believers.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Episodes: 8

"The Future Handbook" is a collection of multi-universe sci-fi films directed by young Chinese directors. The collection combines many of B-station users' favourite actors to perform six single stories in six sci-fi styles with six kinds of emotional resonance.

(Source: Chinese = bilibili.com)

Episodes: 7

Popular handsome man and weather forecaster Segasaki is actually a tyrant at home. Yoh, an ero-manga artist in a tight spot knows this very well. This is because the two of them are living together. More than that, it's because he cooks and cleans for Segasaki! To no surprise, in exchange for being provided food, he must "obey everything that Segasaki says". What comes from such a contract is?

(Source: MangaPlaza)

Adapted from the manga "Taikan Yohou" (体感予報) by Taino Nikke (鯛野ニッケ).

Episodes: 8

In the 1990s, IT entrepreneurs emerged one after another with the full-scale spread of the Internet in Japan. In the Internet world, which is undergoing dramatic change at a tremendous speed, Japanese IT entrepreneurs have a history of unknown challenges and sufferings. The story of such IT entrepreneurs is described in "Net Rise and Fall".

Episodes: 5

Talap, a beautiful slave girl was raped by her master Manas. As a result, his first wife Thanthip hates her. Pregnant from the assault, Talap's child ends up dying after delivery as the result of Thanthip's vengeance. In retaliation, Talap decides to take away Thanthip's own daughter. As time passes, the abducted young girl grows into a beautiful young woman. Now Talap plans on bringing the father and daughter into a forbidden relationship for the ulitmate revenge.

(Source: thaidramatic_update; edited by Soju)

Episodes: 10

Hitsujitani Chiharu joined a big advertising agency after she graduated from a university. She experienced a hard time at her job due to harassment. After 3 years, Hitsujitani Chiharu decided to quit working at the advertising agency. She begins to work for a temp agency that is run by her aunt. There, she meets Kurusu Arashi, who works as a career adviser at the temp agency. He walks with a cane due to discomfort from his left foot, but he has a great reputation as a career adviser and his nickname is The Devil of Changing Jobs. He often makes biting remarks to people worried about changing jobs. Working with Kurusu Arashi and dealing with people who are looking to change jobs, Hitsujitani Chiharu also grows as a person.

Adapted from the novels "Tenshoku no Mao-sama" (転職の魔王様) and "Tenshoku no Mao-sama 2.0" (転職の魔王様2.0) by Nukaga Mio (額賀澪 ).

Adapted from the manga series "Gifted" (ギフテッド) written by Amagi Seimaru (天樹征丸) and illustrated by Amamiya Rima (雨宮理真).

Episodes: 8

With the spread of the internet, social media has become a crucial part of people's daily lives. However, its helpful, informative qualities are not all that comes with it. This omnibus drama series depicts social media's destructive ability to plant darkness and fear in the people trapped in its mysterious charm.

Fujunna Ii ne

High school model Mieko (Mikami Ai) is a beautiful and popular girl who is loved by everyone. Her older sister Mayu (Tomiyama Eriko) is not attractive and a social recluse who is also abused by the family. Mieko cannot stand her. But one day, Mayu goes viral on social media and also among Mieko’s classmates. Wanting to hide her sister’s existence, Mieko plots to sap her popularity. However, Mayu who has experienced the pleasure of getting a large number of likes, starts to do something extreme...

Shikei Club

Kawamura (Okayama Amane), an employee at the ward office, is going to marry his girlfriend Shiori (Fukagawa Mai) soon. One day, he is informed by his boss that he has been flamed on the internet because a woman whom he had an argument with over her welfare application has committed suicide. Kawamura is even snubbed by the police when he seeks help. As he makes every effort to gather information on the situation, he is backed into a corner by all sorts of people. He eventually learns that the culprits are a members-only dark site called Vigilante Club. The club’s misguided sense of righteousness and the public’s curiosity gradually escalates but what is the fate that awaits Kawamura and the people around him?

Meitantei S

University student Imai (Suga Kenta) is invited by a classmate Kajihara (Furukawa Tsuyoshi) to jointly produce a criminal psychology report. The two of them begin playing investigators who reveal the tactics used by stalkers, based on the theme of an idol being stalked on the internet. The idol Riricchi is the subject of their report, and Imai who is also her fan uncovers her regular range of activities from a variety of information posted on social media. Presents from fans arrive for a live birthday event for Riricchi several days later. She lets out a scream when she opens a box. It contains a macabre wedding cake and a note...

Not Famous

Kamo Kousei (Isomura Hayato) is a live streamer with less than 2,000 subscribers on his channel. He extorts his ex-girlfriend Makita Asuna and dreams of being popular and successful some day. One day, Kamo live streams a threatening call made to the mother of his hometown friend Honma. He threatens to kill her son if she does not truly bring the 5 million yen ransom within 10 minutes in a malicious plan to see whether she will actually pay up. However, an unexpected development hits Kamo as he waits in the park...

Two colleagues from different backgrounds who work together for a camping goods manufacturer, go on a tour to visit the beautiful scenery that is often overlooked in everyday life which helps to invigorate their moods.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the book "Nichijo no Zekkei Shitteru Machi no, Shiranai Mikata" (日常の絶景 知ってる街の、知らない見方) by Hachima Satoshi (八馬智).

Episodes: 3