Asian Drama

In 1999, at a small village in Geoje, high school student Pil Sun has a passion for dancing. She is best friends with Mi Na. The two girls decide to join their school's cheerleading club Millennium Girls, which has members including transfer student Se Hyun. Se Hyun did cheerleading activity at her prior school in Seoul. The members of the Millennium Girls cheers its team on with enthusiasm, while they deal with life as teenagers in the small village.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Release dates: Jul 12, 2024 (Festival) || Aug 14, 2024 (Cinema)

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Episodes: 10

Duration: 2 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday

"Iron Girls" is a new tvN entertainment program that features Jin Seo Yun, Uee, Seol In Ah, and Park Ju Hyun challenging a triathlon.

The triathlon that the four will challenge is a sport that requires swimming, cycling, and marathon without stopping, and is an event that requires extreme physical strength and strong endurance. The four people's challenge and passion will be conveyed through "Iron Girls".

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Saturday

It tells the story of Lin Hao, a Han youth who grew up in Xinjiang, and Halik, a Uyghur youth who met in the uninhabited area of ​​Dahaidao, Xinjiang, in 2013. The two people with different personalities but equally persistent learned from each other and became brothers in the constant competition.

In order to realize their common dream of becoming professional motorcycle racers, the two participated in rally after rally to accumulate experience. In the process, they experienced the psychological trauma of losing friends and the devastating blow of physical pain, but neither of them stopped the two people's determination to pursue their dreams.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu || Translation = MyDramaList)

Tags: Male Centered Plot, Silk Road, Chasing A Dream, Motorcycle Racing, Economy, Hardworking Male Lead, Teamwork, Web Series, Character Development, Bromance (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 24

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

Airs On: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Aired: Sep 22, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Season 3 of the soccer show where star athletes from various sports form an amateur soccer club are coached by former pro players with one goal: to win a national championship. However, as they have played countless matches inside South Korea, it's time to expand the stage around the world!

(Source: Korean = jTBC)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 2 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Sunday

Idols compete in an athletic competition, divided by teams.

Baseball Monsters is a sports reality show following former professional baseball players dreaming of recreating their glory days again. The Monsters, including baseball legend Lee Seung-yeop as the head coach, have a series of matches with some of the best baseball teams in the country.

Tells the story of professional female wrestler Dump Matsumoto, who achieved fame in the 1980's. As a young woman, Dump Matsumoto hoped to become a successful professional wrestler while playing a good character. She got fired from her job and makes the fateful decision to perform as an evil character.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Tags: Inspired By A True Story, 1980s, Wrestler Female Lead, Female Centered Plot, Pro Wrestling, Female Rivalry, Showa Era, Strong Female Lead, Character Development, Friendship (Vote or add tags)

Country: Japan

Aired: Sep 19, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Eighteen year old genius volleyball player, Chen Wei Lan, receives a heavy blow after failing to qualify for the national youth team. After a quarrel with her mother, she returns to her home village and enrolls in the local academy. Under the goading of her playful grandpa, she joins the beach volleyball competition and meets fellow classmate, Li Guo Duo. The two become the best of friends. Shui Chan Academy used to be known for its top volleyball team, but is no longer able to live up to its former glory. Li Guo Duo and Gaoge Zhang Luo set up a volleyball club, but the members are inexperienced and weak. Chen Wei Lan and Li Guo Duo lead the team of inexperienced members, and set out to revitalize the club. Along their journey is a series of tough training and hilarious encounters. Finally, with hard work and determination, the club finally becomes the sports team it envisions to be.

Episodes: 36

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Hoping for a better future, grade eleven student Zen is working hard to compete for a scholarship to lift himself out of poverty. That hope is threatened when news about a senior on the team's drug use is spread by student journalist Lin, the school announcing their intent to disband the basketball club. Unwilling to give up on his passion, he has to hurriedly find new teammates and a coach in time for the season's first qualifying round.

For a second time and despite their differences, former best friends Ryu and Zen bond over basketball, their relationship evolving to something beyond friendship. However, street-basketball player Ryu is confused and hesitant to admit his feelings for team captain Zen.

(Source: Viu; edited by MyDramaList)

Tags: Basketball Player Male Lead, Athlete Male Lead, Gay Romance, Basketball, LGBTQ+ (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 50 min.

Country: Thailand

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

Aired: Jun 26, 2024 - Aug 1, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Le Ying has stayed at home for many years doing nothing. After graduating from college and working for a period of time, Le Ying chose to withdraw from society and not held contact with her social circle. This was the best way she believed to "reconcile" with herself. One day, due to several "tricks" of fate, she decided to change her life.She met boxing coach Hao Kun. Just when she thought her life was about to get on the right track, life tests her again.

Hunky celebrities, who love their bodies as themselves, start a battle for a chance to be a commercial model. The ten contestants make two teams of five and execute various missions while maintaining their weight without gaining or losing it. Who will emerge victorious among the former pro athletes, comedians, Youtubers, and idols?

Episodes: 20

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Sunday

Female celebrities start a new challenge: playing soccer! Those who want to do soccer, find new excitement in their middle-aged life, or have a refreshment after a long hour of housework, step up to be a soccer player. Models, singers, comediennes, actors, and so on form four teams. Four former players from the National Soccer Team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup join as the head coaches and trains the women. Let's find out which team will win the first-ever female celebrities mini-soccer league.

Au Yeung Chun is a stubborn yet diligent man who does not accept defeat. Due to debt problems at home, he takes refuge in a boxing gym owned by an acquaintance, and it becomes his second home. There, he meets like-minded people and is inspired to become a top boxer in Asia.

Adapted from the manhua "Dead End" (死角) by Jerry Cho Zi Ho (曹志豪).

In Season 2, a new batch of 100 contestants at their physical peak will enter the arena and compete to be the last one standing after an elimination-style fight to the finish. And just like last season, anyone, regardless of age, sex, nationality or weight class, can win the hefty cash prize and be awarded the title of having the “ideal physique."

Zhang Chi suffered serious injuries after driving off the racing track and unexpectedly found himself in the body of 21-year-old Lin Zhen Dong.

He tried everything he could to prevent his 24-year-old self from making the same mistakes again.

(Source: Cpophome)

Episodes: 28

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Brothers Pak Wai and Chin Fan have totally different personalities. Pak Wai is a positive, diligent leader of an ice hockey team. Even when facing strong opponents Tin Shing, he believes that passion and hard work can lead them to victory. Chin Fan hates his elder brother’s eagerness and feels that he can never be as skillful as him. When Pak Wai dies in an accident, Chin Fan and Pak Wai’s girlfriend Yu are dispirited. They share memories of Pak Wai to keep each other going. Meanwhile, Team Sparks, once led by Pak Wai, falls apart. While selling Pak Wai’s ice hockey equipment, Chin Fan meets Bean, an optimistic girl who inspires him to regroup Team Sparks. He restores the ice-skating rink and resumes the business. When the team meets their old rival Tin Shing and his team Storm, they feel powerless. However, they also realize that passion brings about a determination to achieve their goal. They vow to defeat their rivals and head towards the professional championship.

(Source: Makerville.hk)

Episodes: 20

Hau is a hard-working fast food restaurant staff. Despite his hectic schedule, he plays basketball on a public basketball court early in the morning. He has not taken part in any matches ever since he was bullied back in high school. One day, a group of young men forcefully take over the public basketball court. Angered by their behaviour, Bo randomly picks Hau, Leung and Tak to form a team to play against the young men. At first, the group of strangers have absolutely no chemistry at all. However, with their unique styles and Bo’s coaching, they manage to defeat their opponents. While they get a sense of achievement on the basketball court, the trio each have their own problems and feel lost when they are off court. Basketball is their only way to escape reality.

Former professional snooker genius Lin Yi Yang met the popular nine-ball player Yin Guo on a rare snowstorm night. With the help of Yin Guo's cousin, they got to know each other. Lin Yi Yang was once a famous snooker genius, in a match he unintentionally offended the judge due to the objection of penalty. He was unsatisfied with the judgment and announced his retirement directly. As a result, he quit the professional snooker. Yin Guo's appearance changed his life, he fell love in with Yin Guo.

(Source: WeTV)

Adapted from the web novel “Zai Bao Xue Shi Fen” (在暴雪时分) by Mo Bao Fei Bao (墨宝非宝).

Episodes: 32

Duration: 45 min.

Kim Baek Doo participates in the traditional Korean wrestling sport of ssireum and is a member of the ssireum team for the Geosan County Office. Baek Doo was born as the youngest son of a prestigious ssireum family. In the past, he was known as a genius like ssireum wrestler, but not anymore. He is thinking about retiring from the sport altogether. One day, Baek Doo meets his childhood friend Oh Yoo Kyung and has a turning point in his ssireum life. Yoo Kyung and Baek Doo grew up together in Geosan County. She begins to work as a leader of the management team for the ssireum team, which is on the verge of disbanding.

Meanwhile, they have people around them like Min Hyun Wook, who suddenly appears at Geosan County and adjusts well to life here, and Joo Mi Ran, who is a mysterious cafe owner. There's also the new coach, Kwak Jin Soo, of the ssireum team and Cho Seok Hee, who is Baek Doo’s best friend and works as a police constable.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

It is said that identical twins who are produced from the same egg will share a bond as if they were the same person. But not with "Sprite" and "Zee", the identical twins. Despite following the same route as an athlete from birth, both want to be the only one!

(Source: Lovemedia Thailand)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 49 min.

Aired On: Friday

A series which follows the reality of rural society. It tells the story about the loveliness Thai native football team and the problem in the village and the culture of the Northeast part of Thailand.

This true story retells the incredible tale of the 2012 National High School Basketball Championship, in which a new coach and six players from the weakest basketball team ran nonstop for eight days.

Nagumo Shuji played baseball for a long time. His life revolved around baseball, but while he played for his university baseball team, he was injured. Due to his injury, Nagumo Shuji quit baseball and dropped out of school. He then worked as a sports trainer, but he made the decision to pursue his dream of becoming a teacher. At the age of 32, he enrolled at a university again and studied to become a teacher. Now, Nagumo Shuji works as a social studies teacher at Etsuzan High School in Mie Prefecture. He is married to Mika, and they live with Mika's father and their two children. Their two children are Aozora, who is from Mika's previous relationship, and their daughter Nagisa.

Meanwhile, there is a baseball team at Etsuzan High School, but they have not had many winning seasons. Inuzuka Mikio is a rich man from a prestigious family. His grandson enters Etsuzan High School, and his goal is to play baseball professionally in the United States. For his grandson, Inuzuka Mikio supports the high school baseball team, and Nagumo Shuji becomes an advisor for the team.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

A rousing tale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.

(Source: HanCinema)

Chen Mo Bai regarded racing as a lifelong dream since he was a child, and longed to one day represent China in the "Super Formula" arena. But in the eyes of Chen Mo Bai's family, this was an unsafe and unreliable joke, until he met Shen Xi, an engineer who was also obsessed with realizing her dream in life. Shen Xi's rigor and professionalism make Chen Mo Bai believe that his dream can be brought into reality. But at this moment, Shen Xi is at the darkest moment in her life. The confusion of her career and the departure of her family have plunged her into the abyss.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu)

Adapted from the novel "Ji Su Bei Lun" (极速悖论) by Jiao Tang Dong Gua (焦糖冬瓜).

Episodes: 16

The second rendition of the all-female dance competition show, Street Woman Fighter 2, aims to outperform the debut season. Unlike its first season, which only featured Korean dance crews, Street Woman Fighter 2 intends to expand its target audience, making it a bigger international dance competition. Dancers from various countries, such as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and China, add more variety and fierceness to the competition. Monika, Mike Song and Shownu join this season’s judging panel, and they’ll be accompanied by guest judges, including Bae Yoon Jung, Aiki, Mike Song, and many more.

(Source: Viu)

Episodes: 10

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).

The show mainly tells the story of four teenagers with different backgrounds and unique personalities who work hard in the swimming pool and persistently pursue their dreams.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Episodes: 30