Asian Drama

Having lost his colleague who was also his brother-in-law to a serial murderer two years ago, homicide detective Jae Hwan is unable to contain his hatred toward the murderer and dives headfirst into hunting the brutal killer. Jae Hwan finally comes face to face with the murderer Jin Hyuk but in the heat of the chase, they get into an accident. Waking up in a hospital, Jae Hwan realizes his body has been switched with that of the murderer. To protect his family and uncover the secret of this body switch, Jae Hwan begins a desperate chase.

Why did the girl have to die? The mother becomes the tycoon's father's lover... The father becomes the tycoon's wife's hair stylist... The uncle becomes the tycoon's daughter's Korean tutor... And the sister becomes a journalist investigating the tycoon's son... The family of the high school girl disguise themselves to infiltrate the tycoon's life in order to uncover the truth behind their beloved daughter's death. Revealing shocking truths on the way, this is a story about an imposter family tackling mysteries and seeking revenge!

(Source: YTV)

Episodes: 10

Tells the story of a bank contract employee who accidentally touches a customer's money and irreversibly deviates from their normal daily life.

Adapted from the novel "Kami no Tsuki"(紙の月) by Mitsuyo Kakuta (角田光代).

Natsuki Amakusa , a detective from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division, and Yuya Shiki, a high school student with an eye for spotting murderers, are involved in the murder of a newspaper reporter, Tadafumi Yamada, who was stabbed to death. The incident was investigated. Although the culprit was safely arrested, Natsuki feels uncomfortable when he confesses that he had no intention of killing the victim. And what is the "certain purpose" of detective Hozumi Yakumo who appears in front of Natsuki and Yuya at the crime scene? A full-scale crime suspense story that shakes the nation begins.

(Source: WOWOW)

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: 7

A mystery teen drama that takes place when a class of second-year high school students is suddenly forced to play mafia games in real life during their retreat. The drama will draw out the intense psychological warfare between the students as they go into survival mode.

Students in the 2nd grade 3 class at Yooil High School go on a field trip. There they are forced to participate in a mafia game of death, and they struggle to survive. Lee Yoon Seo has excellent observation and reasoning abilities, which she uses to try to escape. Kim Jun Hee is the class president with a strong sense of justice and responsibility. Oh Jung Won ranks first at school academically, but she is an outcast and a loner. To survive, she must work with the other students.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 12

In the 19th century, on the night of her wedding day, Park Yeon Woo's husband died after revealing that he had suffered from a heart condition for a long time. She is devastated, but before she can even mourn her husband, she gets kidnapped by a man and is thrown into a well. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw her husband before her. Transcending time, space and death, she is now in present-day Seoul, South Korea, and the man who saves her from the swimming pool is Kang Tae Ha, who looks a lot like her dead husband from the 19th century.

Kang Tae Ha is the successor of SH Seoul Corporation. He does not like opening himself up to others due to his heart disease and the trauma that he endured in his childhood. He prioritizes logic over emotions and is uninterested in having a romantic relationship, but his ill grandfather tells him that he wishes to see his wedding before he dies. In the hopes of making his grandfather's wish come true, Kang Tae Ha asks Park Yeon Woo to enter into a contract marriage with him.

(Source: AsianWiki, MBC; edited by kyungsoosbae)

Adapted from the web novel "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract" (열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐) written by Kim Neo Ul (김너울) and illustrated by B.

Episodes: 12

Three people come from different backgrounds and face their own troubles. Their fate leads them to face each other as their destinies become intertwined.

At 0AM on December 24th, a fatal shooting case takes place at a Yamashita wharf in Yokohama. When Suguroji Seiji wakes up, he finds a dead person right in front of him. The dead person was shot in the head. Suguroji Seiji can’t remember anything about what happened, but he becomes the prime suspect. He is chased by the police. He follows his blurred memories and tries to find clues about the murder.

Tachiaoi Tokio is a chef of a famous restaurant in Yokohama. The restaurant has been there for 80 years and through 3 generations. Since his wife died, Tachiaoi Tokio has been alone. He has decided never to fall in love again. On Christmas Eve, he is busy preparing meals for his restaurant that is completely booked. At that time, a male stranger breaks into his restaurant.

Kurauchi Kikyo works as a newscaster for a local TV station in Yokohama. She has hosted her news program for 10 years. Suddenly, she is informed that her news program is canceled and she will be transferred to a cooking program. Nevertheless, Kurauchi Kikyo heads out to the shooting murder case site to cover her last news story.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

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Episodes: 20

Kaseifu no Mitazono is back for a sixth season. Mr. Mitazono is a strong housekeeper who dresses as a woman and has exceptional housekeeping skills. Whenever he is sent to a client's house in order to carry out the work, he is able to pick out the deepest rooted secrets that exist among the family.

This time, he is joined by Yaguchi Miyu, a 20 year old newbie housekeeper.

(Source: DramaOtaku)

Episodes: 9

Rin is a woman who appears to have it all: She is a key member of the VIP customer management team at a major Thai department store. The team caters to the store’s super-rich clients, providing private shopping sessions and exclusive services. As well as being successful, she is also beautiful, and has a dashing and equally successful husband Pakawat, the team leader of the same management team. But her life comes crashing down around her one late night, she hears Pakawat having a heated argument with someone on the phone.

Soon after, she receives an anonymous text message that reads “Your husband is having an affair with someone from your team.” All of a sudden, Rin is consumed with suspicion, eager to find out who sent the message. She begins to suspect Pakawat may be cheating on her behind her back with someone she thought she could trust. Is Pakawat a love rat? And if so, who has he been cheating on her with?

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 10

Unaware of each other's identity, police detective, his rookie partner, and an assassin shared a table in a busy restaurant. The detective is a gourmet. The assassin treats each meal like it is his last. They hit it off right away over their love of good food and soon become meal buddies. While they are friendly when eating, reality sets in after the meals. They are enemies of opposing sides and will point their weapons at each other if needed.

When Zoey's best friend Nant goes missing his twin brother Nont came to investigate. Zoey joins force with First to help Nont solve the case. Delving into Nant's past, the trio find themselves entering a dark communities of the sex industry (Aob/Puen), illegal pornorgraphy (Keen/Captain), online hook-ups with drug dealing (Nuth/Phop), covert sex work (Jump/Porche) and sex-love revenge exposing human's darkest nature (Prom/Nont-Nant). In the meantime, Zoey—who's afraid of sex—is seduced by his nude model 'senpai' while First delves so deep into the ecstacy of sex when met with Soong, an ex-sex worker, that he might become sex-addicted. Will they find the missing person? Or will they discover some hidden truth about themselves through this daunting journey?

On the night of December 29th, Detective Kudo Yuji drives his car to see his mother, who is hospitalized with a serious health condition. He receives a phone call from the station police chief asking about his involvement in the creation of a slush fund. He also learns that that his mother has passed away. Yuji then accidentally hits a man with his car and that man dies. At the hospital, Yuji tries to cover up the death of the man he hit with his car by placing his dead body into his mother's casket. At that time, he receives a text message from Police Officer Yazaki. The text message warns "You killed a person. I know that."

Natsuki Amakusa , a detective from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division, and Yuya Shiki, a high school student with an eye for spotting murderers, are involved in the murder of a newspaper reporter, Tadafumi Yamada, who was stabbed to death. The incident was investigated. Although the culprit was safely arrested, Natsuki feels uncomfortable when he confesses that he had no intention of killing the victim. And what is the "certain purpose" of detective Hozumi Yakumo who appears in front of Natsuki and Yuya at the crime scene? A full-scale crime suspense story that shakes the nation begins.

(Source: WOWOW)

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: 7

The hosts read the scariest horror stories submitted by the public, searching for the best horror storyteller with the spookiest story winning a final prize of 444,444 won.

Ichijo Rei is an elite lawyer who works at S&J Law Office, the largest law firm in Japan. Born into a family who has worked in the legal field for generations, his education, income and looks are all perfect. And yet despite this, he is not good with romance and has no luck with women at all.

Yuki Rinko is a female lawyer who comes from a humble background, but has the skill of a hyena who will use any means necessary to win. These two individuals, who are completely different from each other, compete for survival in the cut-throat legal world and fall in love with each other along the way.

(Source: DramaOtaku)

Episodes: 10

Why did the girl have to die? The mother becomes the tycoon's father's lover... The father becomes the tycoon's wife's hair stylist... The uncle becomes the tycoon's daughter's Korean tutor... And the sister becomes a journalist investigating the tycoon's son... The family of the high school girl disguise themselves to infiltrate the tycoon's life in order to uncover the truth behind their beloved daughter's death. Revealing shocking truths on the way, this is a story about an imposter family tackling mysteries and seeking revenge!

(Source: YTV)

Episodes: 10

Late at night, a Korean man, Chi-hoon, visits his older sister’s house which is located in a residential area in the United States. He knocks on the door and it is Mun-seok, the husband of Chi-hoon’s sister, who welcomes Chi-hoon. The two start drinking. While having conversation, the truth that will determine the fate of their family is revealed. What on earth happened to this family?

“If you go to college, you can do anything”, “Okay, okay...” The high school student daughter, who used to casually brush off her mother’s nagging while driving her to school, makes a tragic decision that forever changes their lives one day. The police, investigating incidents centering around typical teenage problems, like school violence and random chatting apps, gradually uncover a twisted and distorted mother-daughter relationship, which they never suspected before as they gather testimonies from those around them.

A teen fantasy thriller drama that tells the story of people attempting to get out of the quicksand caused by a dangerous and harmful cookie that makes their wishes into reality with just one bite.

After losing her parents in an unfortunate accident, Choi Soo Young has to take care of her three years younger sister. When she became 18 years old, she become the breadwinner of her family. She gave up on high school and began working at a factory, taking up several odd part-time jobs to provide for herself and her younger sister. However, one day her sister gets into trouble cause by a homemade cookie, and she risks everything to protect her.

Seo Ho Su is a 3rd year student at Junghan High School, the best private school in South Korea. His mother is battling cancer, while his father disappeared a long time ago. Despite his personal problems, he tries to focus only on his studies, but often becomes a victim of his rich classmates whom think of him as a pushover who is at their disposal.

Yoo Seong Pil is a mysterious underground college admissions consultant. He uses any means necessary, even illegal, to help his students enter the university they wish for. Although nobody asked him to, he goes to Junghan High School to take a consultant position for the entire 3rd grade class, and he slowly starts to reveal his true intentions after entering the said school...

(Source: Korean = Namu.Wiki)

Episodes: 20

Police detective Chu Yi Han goes undercover to infiltrate a criminal organization in hopes of finding his mother. By chance, he encounters Gu Lin Na.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

Episodes: 24

Set in the backdrop of the mid-to-late 1980s, “The Hidden Dragon” is a suspense drama that tells the story of students at an agricultural high school in Chungcheong Province. Jang Byung Tae is a small and weak boy living in Onyang in South Chungcheong Province. He is at the bottom of the school’s social ladder so he transfers to the neighboring Buyeo Agricultural High School. There, he faces an unexpected incident that becomes a turning point in his life.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 10

Set in the backdrop of the mid-to-late 1980s, “The Hidden Dragon” is a suspense drama that tells the story of students at an agricultural high school in Chungcheong Province. Jang Byung Tae is a small and weak boy living in Onyang in South Chungcheong Province. He is at the bottom of the school’s social ladder so he transfers to the neighboring Buyeo Agricultural High School. There, he faces an unexpected incident that becomes a turning point in his life.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 10

Retells of Dr. Cheon, a false exorcist who can't hear or see ghosts but solves all types of cases with his ghostly insight, receives a contract for a powerful possession case he's never seen before. (Source: JTBC News, edited by Krystale Mitaesa)

Qi Heng, vice president of the Qizhou Intermediate People's Court, took over the complicated "fishing boat murder case" as soon as he took office and peeled back the survivors' testimony to find loopholes in them. At the same time, Luo Huai Gong's "Jiang Yun Chemical Group'," causes the villagers living near the factory to suffer from terminal illness. Soon, both cases will connect together in an unexpected way.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Airing on Shanghai News App (上海的新闻综合频道)

Episodes: 34

The descendants of an infamous group of bandits investigate a series of brutal murders in their village. Is this karma or the work of a vengeful human?

What does a faceless mobile platform mogul, a drama production company CEO, an ex-gangster, a wannabe idol, an OBGYN doctor, an entertainment CEO, and a school art teacher have in common? These 7 individuals were all involved in the heated case of a missing girl. As they attempt to escape their fate and pursue the truth, they find themselves embroiled in secrets, lies, and desires in this retribution tale.

Episodes: 17

When heinous criminals avoid punishment from the law, all citizens over 18 years old receive a text message polling them on whether that person should receive the death penalty. If more than 50% respond in favor of the capital punishment, that person is killed by "Dog Mask" - unknown, working in virtual world persona. Meanwhile, the police chase after "Dog Mask" and three people become involved because of it:

Kim Moo Chan leader of the First Investigation Team at the Southern Police Agency, Kwon Seok Joo former famous legal scholar, who killed the rapist who attacked his young daughter and then turned himself in to the police and Joo Hyun - a police officer who has worked at the Cyber Safety Bureau at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for 5 years.

Adapted from the webtoon "Gukminsahyeongtupyo" (국민사형투표) written by Um Se Yoon (엄세윤) and illustrated by Jung Yi Pum (정이품).

Episodes: 12

While at sea, the loyal butler on a luxury cruise, Ubukata Suguru, and a mysterious woman named Banjaku Chizuru cross paths as they try to uncover a murder-mystery that occurs on the ship.

(Source: Variety)

Reiji Mano is a forensic science researcher at the Scientific Research Laboratory in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He is good at his job, possessing a vast amount of knowledge and having excellent technique. However, he is a lone wolf who does not cooperate with others. When he works on a case, he focuses exclusively on hard facts, ignoring speculation. Reiji Mano hates the media and their thirst for sensational news. When he was a child, Reiji Mano experienced a terrible case. He has looked for the truth in that case ever since. Nonna Sawaguchi is a rookie forensic science researcher who begins to work with Reiji Mano. Because of their work together, Reiji Mano begins to open his mind to others and Nonna Sawaguchi matures as a forensic science researcher.

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