Asian Drama

"Khem Sorn Plai" is the story of a beautiful girl named Cherd, who is stuck in a marriage with Dr. Ruengboon in an overseas country. In a loveless marriage, she finds herself falling for, Lanna, a Thai student who has come overseas to study. However, Dr. Ruengboon refuses to give Cherd a divorce and this keeps her bound to him unwillingly.

Eventually, Lanna returns to Thailand and begins a new life by marrying Yaowayod, a young woman who is perfect in both looks and social status — and most of all was chosen for him by his mother. Despite having a sweet wife, Lanna can not forget Cherd and continues to keep the dazzling girl in his heart silently.

When Dr. Ruengboon discovers that Lanna has gotten married, he finally divorces Cherd and so she too returns to Thailand and begins a new life. However, despite many young men ready to peruse her, she still holds a lit candle for Lanna — unable to forget him. And what of Lanna, who expresses the desire to get together with Cherd again, while not wanting to break up with his wife Yaowayod?

The hidden needle in this story is the expression of passions in young men and women and how Cherd, after a long period of being misguided, decides to be free of the debt of the word "love".

The story is about a group of 17-year-olds who helped and accompanied each other while growing up.

~~ Adapted from the novel "Wo You Ge An Lian Xiang Gen Ni Tan Tan" (我有个暗恋想和你谈谈) by Hua Qing Chen (花清晨).

The doctor Iwamori Akira’s wife Hitomi has gone missing. He visits her hometown of Uzukawa Village together with their daughter Aiko to search for her. While the two of them are staying there, heavy rain hits the surrounding region and the village is cut off. Before long, a young person is murdered. As distrust and disquiet start to hang over the village, the complication of a power struggle in a powerful family and the generational divide between angry young people and adults gradually reaches a head. The entire village inches towards a crisis. Will Iwamori be able to come to terms with his family and his own past?

Adapted from the novel "Uzukawamura Jiken" (鵜頭川村事件) by Kushiki Riu (櫛木理宇).

When the dark evil immortal descends from the heaven, and the mysterious underground ghost palace was revealed, a strange herb named the Black Tea suddenly took Changan City by storm. However, no one knows whether it is a healthy medicine or one that could harm people. Cases of missing brides in Changan City began occurring one after another, which seems to be inextricably linked to the black tea...

Ling Feng, general of the Jin Wu guards was tasked to investigate these cases. On his journey, he meets his strongest opponent in Su Wuming, the disciple of Di Renjie. The two of them work together to solve these mysterious cases.

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Wei Fenghua

Ai studied abroad. Upon his forced return to Thailand, he meets Harley Davidson-riding classmate Nhai who has an obsession with a yellow duck keychain. Ai falls in love at first sight and a whirlwind romance ensues.

Adapted from the novel "Ai Long Nhai" (อัยย์หลงไน๋) by Nathakorn (นทกร).

When the dark evil immortal descends from the heaven, and the mysterious underground ghost palace was revealed, a strange herb named the Black Tea suddenly took Changan City by storm. However, no one knows whether it is a healthy medicine or one that could harm people. Cases of missing brides in Changan City began occurring one after another, which seems to be inextricably linked to the black tea...

Ling Feng, general of the Jin Wu guards was tasked to investigate these cases. On his journey, he meets his strongest opponent in Su Wuming, the disciple of Di Renjie. The two of them work together to solve these mysterious cases.

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Wei Fenghua

About three sisters with a close bond who grew up in poverty. It is the exciting story of the sisters as they get embroiled in a major incident and face off against the wealthiest family in the nation.

Kim Go Eun plays the eldest sister Oh In Joo, who wants to protect her family with money. Growing up in extreme poverty, her only dream was to live as well off as other normal people, but a major incident completely shakes up her life.

Nam Ji Hyun takes on the role of the second sister Oh In Kyung, a news reporter who does not want to bow down to money and aims to always do what’s right. When a mysterious case from her early reporter days returns close to her, she starts digging for the truth.

Park Ji Hu transforms into Oh In Hye, the youngest overwhelmed by the love of her older sisters who work hard for her. Although she has never even used decent art supplies due to their family’s financial situation, she enters an art high school with her natural talent.

Based on the English novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott.

12% is the probability that the person we love, loves us back.

Cake and Seeiw are neighbors and childhood friends, with totally opposite personalities. Seeiw is more reserved and prefers interacting with his own family or Cake’s. Seeiw never thought that his inability to speak well or having few friends would be a problem in his life. He always believed that even if the whole world didn’t see him; everything would be fine, as long as he had Cake beside him. But fate had other plans for Seeiw and it pushed Cake away from him. Reminiscing about the old days when they would talk every night until they fell asleep, Seeiw suddenly realizes that Cake’s social circle is growing. As such, the safe zone that once solely belonged to Seeiw, would very soon turn into a public space. And that’s no different from having the whole world collapsing right in front of Seeiw.

Adapted from the novel "12%" by afterday.

The drama mainly tells the story of the protagonist, Hu Fei, who stepped into the arena to avenge his father, and grew up from a reckless teenager who is brave and reckless to a generation of heroes who care about the common people and serve the country and the people.

Adapted from the novel "The Young Flying Fox" (飛狐外傳) by Jin Yong (金庸).

"Sai Roong" speaks of memories and the steadfast love of a young woman named Maythinee for a man whose name she calls out whenever she dares to feel, for her lover, Pak, who died in a car accident after her mother forced her to write him a breakup letter.

Her lover is gone and the memories of the past, no matter how beautiful, can not come back.

All Maythinee can do is drown herself in alcohol and try to forget. And perhaps also endure the heartbreak of suddenly seeing her dead lover's face in another man.

However, it is unknown to her that the man with her dead lover's face is indeed her dead lover, Pak, who is still alive and living under a new name, Ponsithon.

While Pak had loved her, Ponsithon is still burning in the flames of betrayal until his only desire is to get revenge.

Sai Roong, meaning Rainbow, speaks of memories and life lessons. It shows the value of love and prayer.

Because no matter where the end of the rainbow is, and no matter how out of reach it may be... for the feelings that are so dear to the heart, travelling till the end is nothing hard at all.

"Khem Sorn Plai" is the story of a beautiful girl named Cherd, who is stuck in a marriage with Dr. Ruengboon in an overseas country. In a loveless marriage, she finds herself falling for, Lanna, a Thai student who has come overseas to study. However, Dr. Ruengboon refuses to give Cherd a divorce and this keeps her bound to him unwillingly.

Eventually, Lanna returns to Thailand and begins a new life by marrying Yaowayod, a young woman who is perfect in both looks and social status — and most of all was chosen for him by his mother. Despite having a sweet wife, Lanna can not forget Cherd and continues to keep the dazzling girl in his heart silently.

When Dr. Ruengboon discovers that Lanna has gotten married, he finally divorces Cherd and so she too returns to Thailand and begins a new life. However, despite many young men ready to peruse her, she still holds a lit candle for Lanna — unable to forget him. And what of Lanna, who expresses the desire to get together with Cherd again, while not wanting to break up with his wife Yaowayod?

The hidden needle in this story is the expression of passions in young men and women and how Cherd, after a long period of being misguided, decides to be free of the debt of the word "love".

Hong Kong antique dealer Ming Shu commissions Hu Ba Yi, Wang Kai Xuan and Shirley Yang to look for the glacier corpse within the demonic kingdom from the legends of King Gesar. Having just escaped the "worm" valley, they embark on a new journey to unravel a curse.

Adapted from the 4th volume in the novel series "Candle in the Tomb" (鬼吹灯) by Zhang Mu Ye (天下霸唱).

On the early morning of the winter solstice, Yang Yuan's nine-year-old son disappeared without a trace in the stairwell. The police found that he had sneaked into a neighbor's house just before his disappearance. The suspicious neighbor has a solid alibi, as if remotely controlling a magic room escape.

On the other side of the unit, Yuan Wu's father died suddenly after drinking. In order to receive his pension, Yuan Wu decided to hide his father's body in the rental house. During the period, he encountered the fear of illusion and reality, and inadvertently touched on another mystery.

Six months ago, Lin Chu Ping, a single female white-collar worker living alone, woke up in her home and found that she was violated in her sleep, but had no clue about the culprit, only a piece of ether handkerchief left on the window sill...

These seemingly unrelated people, in different time and space Overlap each other and start their journey of finding answers.

Adapted from the Douban's novel "Hai Ku" (海葵) by Bakerbong/ Bi Ke Bang (贝客邦).

The life of Ito Noe, a women's liberation activist during the Taisho era, and who boldly confronted social contradictions such as poverty and gender inequality.

Adapted from the novel of the same title by Murayama Yuka.

Koshobu Tsutomu is smart enough to have passed his bar exam at the age of 20. He also graduated at the top of the law department at Tokyo University. He had his choice of prestigious job opportunities, but he chose to work at the Fair Trade Commission. The commission is commonly called the Guardian of the Market. There, Koshobu Tsutomu works for the 6th examination team. One day, Shirokuma Kaede joins the 6th examination team. Shirokuma Kaede is a detective. While chasing a criminal, she failed to catch the criminal that was right in front of her eyes. She was then ordered to transfer to the Fair Trade Commission. Even though Koshobu Tsutomu and Shirokuma Kaede have totally different personalities, they team up to tackle difficult cases.

Adapted from the novel "Kyousou no Bannin" (競争の番人) by Shinkawa Hotate (新川帆立).

The fearsome Lord Devil, Dong Fang Qing Cang once wrought utter chaos in the realm of gods, defeating entire clans and vanquishing all of his foes at the head of his fearsome demon army. One of the young women from the defeated army is reborn as a fairy named Xiao Lan Hua many thousands of years later. Lord Devil has long since been cursed and imprisoned in a magical tower – and has remained there for thousands of years. But when, due to a mishap, Xiao Lan Hua unwittingly sets him free, he thinks he is able to escape. He believes that all he needs to do is sacrifice Xiao Lan Hua and he will be free to unleash chaos again and conquer the known world. There is a twist, however. In the process of setting him free, some bizarre magic appears to have taken place – and the two have “swapped” bodies. Suddenly, the fearsome Lord Devil is trapped inside the body of a puny female fairy. And Xiao Lan Hua finds herself in possession of superhuman strength! If anyone learns of what has happened, he assures her, they will both be done for. But as they search for a way to undo the spell, love begins to cast its own magic spell!

Adapted from the novel "Cang Lan Jue" (苍兰诀) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (九鹭非香).

Ye Guang is an elite high school student and popular campus idol, while Xu Qi Zhang is a guitar prince who normally has a weak sense of existence but is transformed on the stage. The two boys have different backgrounds and values but when they compete in the election battle for the throne of the student president, it seems there may be more attraction than animosity.

Adapted from the novel "Secretly" (默默) by Huang Si Mi.

Nara Kenichi is a police officer who is tasked to investigate the disappearance of a 11-year-old girl Ishioka Aoi. It is not known if she was abducted, met with an accident or left home on her own because her parents were about to get divorced. Kenichi takes an exceptional interest in this case as his younger sister Mayuko has been affected emotionally since she was attacked by a man so he desperately wants to prevent something similar from happening.

Kawahara Kome is a female high school student and she has feelings for Osugi Kenta. He is the ace player on their school's soccer team. Osugi Kenta is sincere, diligent and a polite young man. He's also popular with the female students. Meanwhile, Kawahara Kome's father is Kawahara Kyoichiro. His performance at work is not very good. Kawahara Kome's relationship with her father is also poor.

One day, Kawahara Kome and her father Kyoichiro get involved in an incident and they end up switching bodies. They both struggle to live in the bodies of each other, but they believe they will return to their original bodies. During this time, Osugi Kenta, who is unaware of Kawahara Kome's unusual circumstances, gets attracted to her, but Kawahara Kyoichiro doesn’t want his daughter having a romantic relationship with Osugi Kenta.

Adapted from the novel "Papa to Musume no Nanokakan" (パパとムスメの７日間) by Igarashi Takahisa (五十嵐貴久).

Yan Dan is the sole descendant of the ancient tribe the Four-Leaved Scorpion. Yan Dan’s entire being is a treasure trove of medicines. She and twin sister Zhi Xi transformed into human form a century before while attending the Queen Mother's Feast, but Yan Dan faced the greatest trial of her life - the love trial. Falling in love with Lord Ying Yuan resulted in her wasting the following 800 years forgetting him. Such a high price to pay!

Now the supportive Yu Mo enters her life, encouraging her daily to perform good deeds. While punishing evil, they encounter Lord Ying Yuan's current reincarnation, Tang Zhou, the demon hunter. They assist Tang Zhou in his quest to locate the four ancient artifacts, uncovering an even more mysterious secret. Can the trio find the evidence they need despite the dangers?

Adapted from the novel "Chen Xiang Ru Xie" (沉香如屑) by Su Mo (苏寞).

In 1990, Hagizaki Tatsuo, the accounting department chief of Ukishima Electric Works, was busy negotiating on getting a loan together with Sekino, the company's general manager. However, just as they were about to get the funds, Sekino was involved in a 200 million yen fraud and he later disappeared with the loan. The company decides to cover up the incident to protect its image, but Hagizaki wants to get to the bottom of the matter with the help of his newspaper reporter friend, Muraki. Hagizaki later notices that the case becomes darker and darker as he continues to investigate. He then meets a beautiful woman, Uezaki Etsuko, whom he believes hold the key to the entire incident.

The drama depicts a type of psychiatry that comforts not only the patients, but also the people around the patient, who is in the midst of a world that prompts everyone to renounce conscience. It tells the story of Yoo Se Poong, a conscripted official, growing into a psychiatrist set in the Joseon era. His skills are amazing enough to be called the legend of the royal palace, but due to some reasons, he ends up suffering trauma every time a needle is taken. He gets expelled from the royal court after he becomes involved in a conspiracy of the royal family and loses his great ability as an acupuncturist. Seo Eun Woo is a helpless girl burdened by unbearable everyday life, who escapes and becomes a psychiatrist. She is a widow with a twist who infers the stories of those who are heartbroken. As the daughter of a noble family, she has sharp observation skills and extraordinary empathy. She feels wronged by her sudden marriage, and in the midst of being in danger of involuntarily becoming a wife who stays virtuous to her deceased husband, she meets Yoo Se Poong and faces dramatic changes. Kye Ji Han is the doctor of Sorak village who hides his warmth under a grumpy personality. Although he makes a bad first impression as someone who seems to be materialistic and obsessed with money, he is actually a sincere person the more you get to know him. Then one day, he will lead Yoo Se Poong towards the path of becoming a true doctor that heals the heart.

"The Psychiatrist Of Joseon" is based on the novel with the same name that won the award for excellence in the 2016 Korea Story Contest.

Celica is the daughter of a wealthy family. Her father owns a big house and has lots of money. However, they are living in a small house at the country side and they plan to move. Tewada's family wants to go first to prepare the new house for Celica's family, which only includes her dad and herself. When Celica and her father are on their way to the new house, some assigned bad guys try to kill them and Celica's father dies. Before he died, he burned his daughter with a symbol stamp to represent that she is his daughter. Tewada's family thought that both of them died and they pretended that Tewada is Celica's father's son in order for him to get the inheritence. Tewada doesn't know anything because Celica's father has always treated him as a son. On the other hand, the mayor of the town decides to raise Celica, until she is old enough to go back and fight for her rights. He changed her name so that the bad guys won't be able to find her again. Years later, Celica and Tewada are both grown up and they meet again.

Kumagai is an art teacher at a private female high school. Sakai, the school's chairman of the board, runs the school like the school is his own property and pays Kumagi a low salary. Then, Music Teacher Naoko and P.E. Teacher Oyamada asks Kumagi to join them in a scheme to blackmail Sakai.

Unexpectedly, Sakai and his girlfriend Akemi go missing. The duo are assumed to be kidnapped by Minowa and Nakao who are education consultants. Meanwhile, Kumagai and Naoko unwittingly become involved in a scheme to steal large amount of gold bars that were hidden by Sakai.

An ill-fated college couple accidentally becomes a viral sensation after a fight. Now, they must figure out how they feel – with the world watching.

In 2003, a 17-year-old girl named Huang Shu was murdered but the killing method was unknown. Ten years later, a similar case occured, but the prime suspect is already dead, and the case is thrown into a fog. Dust-covered sins were caught off guard and broke into the reality of life, revealing a youthful past buried deep among five boys and girls. The piles of incidents colluded with the complexity of human nature... The evil intentions of children is pure, while the kind intentions of adults is complicated. Is it true that you and I were both sinners?

Adapted from the novel "Victim in Me" (生吞) by Zheng Zhi (郑执).

Annie travels to Thailand to visit and stay with her maternal grandmother for summer vacation. Because she was born and raised in New York, Annie has an American lifestyle. She finds it hard to adapt to Thai culture while staying with her grandmother in the countryside. Annie's grandmother, Yai Duang, was once a well-known looktoong/morlum singer in the area but when she reached her elderly years, Yai Duang retired to manage a band. Annie meets Sattaya, a city guy who is a music director.

Celica is the daughter of a wealthy family. Her father owns a big house and has lots of money. However, they are living in a small house at the country side and they plan to move. Tewada's family wants to go first to prepare the new house for Celica's family, which only includes her dad and herself. When Celica and her father are on their way to the new house, some assigned bad guys try to kill them and Celica's father dies. Before he died, he burned his daughter with a symbol stamp to represent that she is his daughter. Tewada's family thought that both of them died and they pretended that Tewada is Celica's father's son in order for him to get the inheritence. Tewada doesn't know anything because Celica's father has always treated him as a son. On the other hand, the mayor of the town decides to raise Celica, until she is old enough to go back and fight for her rights. He changed her name so that the bad guys won't be able to find her again. Years later, Celica and Tewada are both grown up and they meet again.

Five ladies have moved in to the neighborhood to live on the same floor. Among them, hotel manager Zhu Zhe, Yu Chu Hui who's only been working for a few years and He Min Hong share a flat together. The mysterious Fang Zhi Heng and Ye Zhen Zhen who engages in life science research live in the other two units.

Five women from different backgrounds have unsatisfactory experiences when it comes to their career, family and love life. Fang Zhi Heng is a suspicious character due to her actions. Ye Zhen Zhen who got used to having special privileges finds that the workplace is inexplicably hostile. Yu Chu Hui is too smart for her own good. She'll resort to little tricks to get ahead only to learn her lesson after taking a fall. Work seems to be going smoothly for Zhu Zhe, yet her opportunities to move up is limited by her weak academic qualifications. He Min Hong who is quite naive finds herself doing the wrong things in her attempts to do good. Faced with all kinds of challenges, they go from putting up defences to opening their hearts. In the city of Shanghai, they have each other to rely on in their journey of growth.

Nam Han Joon is a former criminal profiler, who now works as a fraudster. For his scams, he disguises himself as a fortune teller and runs the fortune teller shop Minamdang. He attracts customers with his attractive physical appearance and smooth talking skills. He scams his customers for money, but he also gets involved in their cases and helps solve them. He even provides customer service for his clients. Nam Han Joon's partners are Soo Cheol and Nam Hye Joon. Soo Cheol runs a private detective agency and Nam Hye Joon is Nam Han Joon’s younger sister. She is an elite hacker.

Han Jae Hee has worked as a detective for 3 years. She is enthusiastic about her job and tries to follow a righteous path. Somehow, Han Jae Hee gets involved with Nam Han Joon.

Miyu and Shuya are high school students. They have dated for 2 years. Miyu and Shuya have a promise that no matter what, they will watch a movie together on the first day of each new month. When Miyu and Shuya are on their way to the movie theater, Shuya suddenly cancels their date. Shuya seems like he is hiding something and he acts nervous. Later, Miyu goes to the place where she is supposed to meet Shuya, but she witnesses Shuya getting into a car accident. She panics, but when she wakes up she finds herself on the morning of the accident. Miyu keeps waking up on the day when Shuya got into an accident.

Adapted from the novel "Kimi ga Otoshita Aozora" (君が落とした青空) by Sakura Eeyo (櫻いいよ).

This is the story of a junior who secretly loves his senior but does not have the courage to reveal his true feelings. No matter how much time passes by, the love in his heart remains true and never fades away. How long does he have to keep his one-sided love to himself?

Worrapat Rungreungwattana is just an ordinary guy who lives an ordinary life, but his heart is taken by a senior whom he had secretly admired since his university days. Poramet Potiwat is a nice young man who speaks very little. He prefers to express his emotions via his gaze rather than his words. Even though he is a quiet man, he likes to help others and is very kind.

Worrapat recently moved to the house next door to Poramet just before he started his first year of university. It could be mere coincidence or fate, but not only were their houses next to one another, but the two of them studied at the same university and in the same faculty, even if they were in different years. The senior's kindness, however, slowly changed the admiring gaze from the junior next door little by little, developing into a love which would change their relationship forever.