Asian Drama

A suspense drama depicting mothers engaged in a fierce social media battle to destroy each others' happiness for their own, to free themselves from oppression, hurt, and secrets, and regain their true selves.

Adapted from the novel "Haengbokbaeteul" (행복배틀) by Joo Young Ha (주영하).

The story takes place in Kong Sang Continent, and revolves around the tumultuous love story between Zhu Yan, princess of the Chi Yi Tribe and Shi Ying, a royal prince. Shi Ying's mother was framed, and he was banished to Jiu Yi Mountain to cultivate. Originally focused on nothing but cultivation, he began to develop romantic feelings for Zhu Yan, his disciple. However because of their relationship as teacher and student, both of them do not voice out their feelings. Fate also stands in their way when they stood on opposite sides in political struggle and undergo life and death situations. However, they eventually put aside their issues, and work together hand-in-hand to protect Kong Sang Continent.

Adapted from the novel "Zhu Yan" (朱颜) by author Cang Yue (沧月).

A report exposed that the renowned corporate giant JuLun Group in Canghai City has covered up the truth about a mining disaster that occurred years ago. Deputy Director Qu Jiang He becomes the focal point of the anti-crime and anti-evil campaign. When he gets involved in the investigation, he realizes that the line between right and wrong in reality is no longer clear-cut. Due to various interests at stake, his opponents, friends, and even his superiors all demand the concealment of the truth. The newly appointed female director Yan Ge is also shocked by the harsh and heroic reality. Covering up is a greater evil than the crime itself.

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Adapted from the novel "Yan Gai" (掩盖) by Wu He Ping (武和平).

The story of two completely different people from opposite walks of life--Wang Ju An and Su Mo--that work in the same company. When feelings start to develop, they slowly surrender to them. But when difficulties arise; will their love withstand the ultimate test of opposites attract?

Liu Yu Ru, daughter of a merchant, has only one hope in life: to find a good husband and marry into a good family so that she could escape from her own family composed of her very sick mother, her cruel stepmother and her neglectful father. Therefore, she trains very hard to become a perfect lady whom anyone would want as a wife and a daughter-in-law.

She thinks she's finally succeeded when she marries the rich young master Gu Jiu Si. But she realizes that her husband despises her, as he thinks she's only a gold-digger, and would rather spend his time in brothels than with his wife.

Yu Ru finally understands that she must take her destiny into her own hands and that she cannot rely on others to survive. She learns business with her mother-in-law, eventually earning her place in the family, and even succeeds in taming her husband, becoming able to stand up to him and change him from a drunken playboy into a brave, honest and righteous man.

This is the story of a weak and pitiful lady who grows up to become a strong and smart woman who no longer needs anyone to survive and can stand up for herself, even gaining the love of a husband who despised her and changing him for the best.

Adapted from the web novel "Chang Feng Du" (长风渡) by Mo Shu Bai (墨书白).

The crisis of middle age hits Chun Mei in waves. She begins to think about how she can deal with the pressures of life and how to accept that she's ageing.

From everyone else's perspective, Zhang Chun Mei's life is perfect. Her son has been admitted to a top school due to his excellent grades; her husband is a professor with outstanding credentials; Chun Mei herself is up for promotion as an editor of their magazine. Chun Mei has a house, a car and abundant savings; but in fact, only she knows her own suffering.

Middle age crisis came without warning, what's worse, Chun Mei's husband Wei Qiang has disappeared. After putting together all the clues, Chun Mei has enough reason to suspect that her husband is cheating on her. When Wei Qiang seems to have thought things through and finally goes home, he asks for a divorce.

Adapted from the novel "Shu Nian" (熟年) by Yi Bei (伊北).

The Su family has twin daughters with very different personalities. One became a doctor of geology and the other became a star in the entertainment industry, until the day she disappears leaving a letter of resignation and a lot of damage in her wake. In desperation her twin sister is kidnapped and forced to replace her on a variety tv show. On top of trying to survive the entertainment business, she also has to pretend to be her sister with her sister's rich and handsome VP boyfriend. What kind of sparks will these two start?

Adapted from the novel "White Lotus Is Not Good Enough" (白莲花不好当) by Mo Li (莫里).

A suspenseful family thriller that subverts the fantasy of 'our happy home with a yard' through the suspicion and awareness of a housewife who enjoyed happiness in a perfect house that others envy.

Adapted from the novel "Lies Hidden in My Backyard" (마당이 있는 집) by Kim Jin Yeong (김진영).

Adapted from the novel "Xue Xiao Ran's Ancient Companionship Tour" (薛小苒的古代搭伙之旅) by Qian Mo (千墨).

Shokudo Megumi is an oden restaurant run by Megumi, a popular former fortune teller who lost her powers. Now she still helps her regular customers in other ways, by advising them through their various troubles in their marriages. In this way, the customers of Shokudo Megumi will find happiness.

Adapted from the novel series "Konkatsu Shokudo" (婚活食堂) by Yamaguchi Keiko (山口恵以子).

Jeng is a fierce digital marketing manager despised by his subordinates in the company. As son of the owner, there's little he can do about it.

Pat studied abroad in LA before coming to work as an enthusiastic new member of the team. Jeng develops a secret fondness for his new subordinate, but in this position, he has to be particularly strict and picky with Pat. It comes to a point where Pat decides to submit his resignation, sparking a reform in the workplace.

Adapted from the web novel "Khoi Khoi Rak" (ค่อยๆ รัก) by summer december.

Born with psychic powers, Cho-ueang is vilified as a bad omen against the community. When she is only small, her father performs a spell to keep her hidden and Cho-ueang winds up travelling hundreds of years into the future. There, a family takes her in and renames her Panruethai.

Unexpectedly, Panruethai is returned to her original era, an era she has no memory of. All she knows is her powers have strengthened. Confused, she comes across a young man, Singkham, who mistakes her for a thief and apprehends her. However, she finds herself staying with him.

Adapted from the novel "Ruethai Bodee" (ฤทัยบดี) by Jarotjan (จรสจันทร์).

High school senior Pu is the only daughter of an island mogul. Daring and precocious, the people of the island nickname her Mae Pu Priao. She meets and assists solemn journalist Non. Non knows little outside the purview of work and duty. In the atmosphere of crashing waves and sea breezes in the middle of the sea, the lively girl and older guy build a closeness.

Adapted from the novel "Mae Pu Priao" (แม่ปูเปรี้ยว) by Nantana Weerachon (นันทนา วีระชน).

Sang Zhi falls in love with Duan Jia Xu, a boy who often comes to her house to play games in her older brother’s room. He is seven years older than her. Sang Zhi had a crush on Duan Jia Xu when she was young, but they lost contact with each other for some reason. After she graduates, she joins the university in the city he is in, and during their day-to-day intimate and close interaction, they slowly fall in love.

Adapted from the web novel "Secretly, Secretly; But Unable to Hide It" (偷偷藏不住) by Zhu Yi (竹已).

Lin Yi Cheng came from a poor background and became a TV reporter as he wished after graduation. He was gradually and conscientiously the backbone of the television network team. He has certain principles and bottom lines, and has experienced various stories of youth along the way. He is very polite and responsible with a strong sense of self-esteem. Wang Yan, a high-IQ woman, a gold-digger, but also a self-made professional elite, was born into a poor family. Under her beautiful appearance, she is good at relying on beauty to obtain resources for herself and help her friends tear off the 'mask of men'.

In Lin Yi Cheng's journey of mutual encouragement and understanding Wang Yan, love creeps up quietly, but facing reality, he can only endure the pressure of life patiently and enjoy it. Also, because of Lin Yi Cheng's dedication and understanding to Wang Yan's life and work, she was deeply touched, but she was entangled between reality and ambitions.

Adapted from the novel 'Running Towards the Sun' (向阳奔跑) by Dan Shu Guang Guang (丹书光光).

Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with Rie who was his client. She asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke. After Rie got a divorce, she raised her child alone and returned to her hometown. There, she met Daisuke and married him. She enjoyed a happy family life with Daisuke and their 2 children. Suddenly, Daisuke died in an accident. While she was grieving, Daisuke’s older brother Kyoichi visited his funeral. The two brothers had been estranged for many years. When Kyoichi saw Daisuke's picture, he stated that the person in the picture was not his brother.

Adapted from the novel "A Man" (ある男) by Hirano Keiichiro (平野啓一郎).

It tells the story of the rebirth of Qin Chen, a man who experiences the betrayal of both his best friend and lover and sets off on the road of hegemony once more.

Qin Chen was once a legendary being in the Wu Continent, but he has fallen due to the painful betrayal of his friend and former lover. Three hundred years later, he has reincarnated into the body of an illegitimate son of the royal family. Relying on his previous attainments, he then hones his skills to go up against the sky.

Adapted from the novel "Valkyrie Dominates" (武神主宰) by Dark Mage (暗魔师). Title has also manga and animation, with the same title.

Osanai Kei enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Osanai Kozue and daughter Osanai Ruri, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Osanai Kei's life suddenly changes.

One day, a man named Misumi Akihiko visits Osanai Kei. Misumi Akihiko tells him that on the day Osanai Kozue and Osanai Ruri died, Osanai Ruri, who was a complete stranger to him, was coming to see him. Misumi Akihiko tells him about a woman named Masaki Ruri, who he once loved.

These people, who don't seem related, connect under the name of love.

Adapted from the novel "Tsuki no Michikake" (月の満ち欠け) by Sato Shogo (佐藤正午).

Manee Morana is a cursed piece of jewelry tied to a bone demon. The ring possesses great powers to influence its wearers to commit acts of evil. Its latest target is Phakakaew, a naive woman with kindness who is being protected by Khamron.

Adapted from the novel "Manee Morana" (มณีมรณะ) by Chuwong Chayachinda (ชูวงศ์ ฉายะจินดา).

Kamizuru Ryoko, a brilliant female detective who is a master in disguises, teams up with Takayama Nobuhiko, a young man who has an IQ of 140 but is uncomfortable in the presence of women. She fulfils all manner of requests except for murder and assault cases, but her request fee is a high price at 2 million yen.

Kiyama joins the agency after a chance encounter, and though he appears perfect at first glance, he has an extreme area of weakness when talking to women. He is drawn in by the absurdly unpredictable methods of the Detective Agency and utilizes his brilliant mind to support Kamizuru, who is willing to use any means at her disposal, and the combination of the two leads them to solve cases in the most lively way.

Adapted from the novel "Goritekini Arienai: Tantei Kamizuru Ryoko no Kaimei" (合理的にあり得ない ～探偵・上水流涼子の解明～) by Yuzuki Yuko (柚月裕子).

In the early autumn of 2012, Yucai Middle School, welcomed a new student named Su Zai Zai, a cheerful transfer girl. On the first day of school, Su Zai Zai saw a guy who is also her classmate and fall in love with him at first sight. The guy actually school bully, Zhang Lu Rang who always rude to everyone around him. However, his life changes forever when he met Su Zai Zai that made him understood the meaning of self and slowly began to understand how to plan his life. They both slowly developed love for each other and gained happiness together.

Adapted from the novel "Ta Bing De Bu Qing" (她病的不轻) by Zhu Yi (竹已).

When Kosuke was 14 years old, his mother died. As a young gay person, he spent his adolescence in a rural village and suppressed his feelings. Now, Kosuke is all grown up and he works as a fashion magazine editor in Tokyo. He meets Ryuta, who works as a personal trainer. Ryuta's mother raised him alone and he is close to his mother. Kosuke and Ryuta become attracted to each other and they sometimes spend time with Ryuta's mother. Kosuke is happy to share time with Ryuta and his mother, which makes him remember his late mother. Kosuke and Ryuta make an appointment to go for a drive together, but, on that day, Ryuta does not show up.

Adapted from the autobiographical novel "Egoist" (エゴイスト) by Takayama Makoto (高山真).

Release dates: Oct 27, 2022 (Festival) || Feb 10, 2023 (Cinema)

Adapted from the novel "Xue Xiao Ran's Ancient Companionship Tour" (薛小苒的古代搭伙之旅) by Qian Mo (千墨).

Have you ever imagined reuniting with your ex? Will you hold on tightly or run away? The story follows small-town girl Chen Jian Xia and the rebellious yet kind Li Ran.

Chen Jian Xia grew up in a patriarchal environment. At Zhenhua, she meets school delinquent Li Ran, and he becomes the only light in Chen Jian Xia's life. They redeem each other but regrettably part ways.

Many years later, they meet again. "It's not that I've fallen in love again. In reality, I've never stopped loving you."

Adapted from the web novel "Zhe Me Duo Nian" (这么多年) by Ba Yue Chang An (八月长安).

From a rescue operation ten years ago to their encounter ten years later, firefighter Jin Shi Chuan and Xu Lai who's now a journalist and a dog trainer become partners.

Ten years ago, Xu Lai was rescued by firefighter Jin Shi Chuan and his rescue dog Zhui Feng. In order to comfort an injured Xu Lai, Jin Shi Chuan agrees to a ten-year promise. Ten years later, Xu Lai returns to China as a journalist and a dog trainer. She meets Jin Shi Chuan at a rescue site. He not only fails to recognize her but also mistakes her for an unscrupulous reporter.

When the search and rescue dog team is formed, Xu Lai becomes Jin Shi Chuan’s partner due to her international qualifications as a dog trainer. She wins over everyone with her tried and tested skills. As reporters and firefighters, the two people always meet on the frontlines. In repeated life and death encounters, they gradually fall in love.

Adapted from the web novel "Shi Guang Ru Yue" (时光如约) by Xiao Lu (筱露).

Nuring was adopted into Singh's family protection in order to have ability that allows her to save people around from any danger. She decided to run away after being arranged to marry Singh because she was scared of disappointment. Now she works as a bodyguard for a foreign customer.

Singh took over his family's business since he was 20. He's strict and smart but is always being harmed by his rival, so he needs to get Nuring back.

After Nuring came back to Singh, she must be a bodyguard for his rival's daughter, meanwhile disguising herself to protect Singh. She's doing this due to gratitude to his family who raised her. Meanwhile, he doesn't want her to do it because he's scared something might happen to her, but he accepts it because of his grandfather.

The leaders of righteousness and evil, the Long Sect and Yi Sect, engage in a decisive battle at the summit of Kunlun. Yi Men is annihilated, and the leader of Long Sect, Lang Yan, establishes the Dragon Sparrow Guard organization to ensure peace in the region. In the blink of an eye, twelve years later, Long Sect faces an attack from spiders, and Lang Yan is poisoned, plunging the entire city into danger. The leaders of the Dragon Sparrow Guard, Fang Yuan and the Saintess Ji Xin Ye, set off to the Demon Market to find the divine doctor Zhang Lian Hua. The three of them endure numerous hardships and successfully unravel the conspiracy of the remaining members of Yi Men who seek to disrupt the peace of the city. They engage in a final battle with the Soul-Eating Spider...

Adapted from the web novel "Da Tang Long Que Wei" (大唐龙雀卫) by He Yi (和一).

A female high school student named Sayaka kills herself, but the reason why she killed herself is unknown. Sayaka appeared to have a normal life with her family, including her mother Rumiko. Rumiko seemed to raise Sayaka with love and care. In reality, Rumiko is a mother who is unable to give love to her daughter and Sayaka is a daughter who wants to receive love from her mother.

When mother Rumiko and daughter Sayaka think of the same incidents that took place in the past, they tell different stories.

Adapted from the novel "Bosei" (母性) by Minato Kanae (湊かなえ).

In the Wei Kingdom of the Mortal World, although the cultivation of immortals is popular, immortality is still out of reach for most common men. Wei Zhi, a young lady, has been seen as a harbinger of unluckiness since young. Although she is quiet and lowkey in her actions, she is not cowardly. She bravely attended the coming-of-age ceremony to detect for the presence of immortality root bones. During the ceremony, the group of thirty-six Wei Zhi was in showed the Phoenix figure in the mirror. Due to this, the entire group was sent to the Egret Academy for further studies. Amongst them, the outstanding third lady of the Wei Family became a popular contender of the individual who possesses the Phoenix bloodline. In the academy, the young ladies and gentlemen who were born with a silver spoon, were tormented by the strict teacher, Yan Yue.

In fact, Yan Yue is the Monarch of the Heavens, and has come down to the Mortal World to find the individual who has the Phoenix bloodline because according to legend, the Phoenix is a terrifying existence that will destroy the three worlds, and killing the phoenix is the biggest test for Yan Yue. In the meantime, although Yan Yue cannot interfere with human affairs due to the law of the Heavens, he gradually developed an interest in the intelligent and tenacious Wei Zhi.

Adapted from the web novel "Wu Chang Sheng" (误长生) by Lin Jia Cheng (林家成).

The modern and humble son-in-law, Li You, arrived at the Xujiang County of the Daning Dynasty and took on the role of a yamen runner, following in his father’s footsteps.

Being mocked as a lowly yamen runner, Li You, filled with anger, presented a poem as a gift to Li Huan, a songstress who had also been humiliated. Unexpectedly, the poem gained great fame, making him a talented official and catching the attention of the county magistrate. Li You’s path to success was opening up, but little did he know that being a talented young man could also be dangerous. He found himself caught in a marriage dispute between the martial officer Liu and the wealthy merchant Guan, becoming a son-in-law of both families due to a twist of fate. To his surprise, even after changing time and space, he remained a son-in-law and even upgraded to being a double son-in-law! Fortunately, Li You was clever and established a three-year agreement, but he was caught in a dilemma between Liu Xinyu’s and Guan Xiuxiu’s advances.

In order to gain freedom, Li You worked hard and gained fame in the literary world, earning the title of the “Lyric Saint of Jiangnan.” He also steadily rose through the ranks in the county yamen, solving extraordinary cases, and achieved great success in the business world. His sense of justice made him fearless against the evil forces of the wealthy Yan family and the county prefect, and he became renowned for advocating for the people, gaining fame across the dynasty. However, he did not expect that he would become more and more dazzling, and both the Guan and Liu families found it increasingly difficult to let go of this exceptional son-in-law. How will this three-year agreement ultimately unfold?

The ancient dragon Tian Yao was riddled with gaping wounds due to a lover's betrayal, and his heart was emptied. When the dragon is reborn, he meets Yan Hui. She will protect him with all her strength in their fight to retrieve his remaining bones.

Twenty years ago, Tian Yao was betrayed by the woman he loved, stripped of his dragon bones that are sealed in four directions. By chance, Tian Yao's soul escapes from the seal. He senses a seal within a lake and waits for his opportunity.

Tian Yao sees a glimmer of hope upon encountering Yan Hui. She has the dragon within her that can help Tian Yao break the seal. Tian Yao uses Yan Hui for the purpose of retrieving his body parts. She tries to escape but fails, yet their relationship only grows closer. Over time, Tian Yao is moved by Yan Hui's repeated efforts to save him. She also realizes that her connection to Tian Yao can never be severed. One mystery comes after the other as she learns about her true origin.

Adapted from the novel "Hu Xin" (护心) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (九鹭非香 ).

Xiang Yuan, the eldest miss of Donghe group, is tasked with saving their Xi'an branch from bankruptcy. At this time, she meets her former crush Xu Yan Shi once again.

In their school days, Xiang Yuan pursued Xu Yan Shi with all her might to no avail. Reunited as adults, she is trying to save a company while he is deep in the mud due to problems in the workplace. Despite facing inequality, he is determined to pursue his dream to become a navigation engineer. In the process of dealing with the company crisis, Xiang Yuan gradually learns to take matters into her own hands. The two come to support each other as they realize their dreams.

Adapted from the novel "San Fen Ye" (三分野) by Er Dong Tu Zi (耳东兔子).