Asian Drama

The Chen, Lin, and Pan families reside in the Beijing hutongs. Spanning four decades of China's reform and opening-up period, their lives have undergone tremendous change.

The Chen family is an ordinary household where the son, Chen Huan, rises to become a renowned economist, while their daughter Chen Qing faces the challenges of re-employment after losing her job. The youngest daughter, Chen Xiao Ou, represents the new generation of women. The Lin family, a high-ranking cadre household, sees their son Lin Yi Da transition from a rural life to working in government and business, and their daughter Lin Ping Ping achieving her dreams of studying abroad. The Pan family's son Liang Zi is unemployed. His mother Pan Tao Hao has pinner her hopes on him and is disappointed by his lack of ambition.

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Episodes: 48

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

Aired: May 30, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Duration: 45 min.

A story about two sisters falling for one man after the younger sister asks the older sister to go on a date in her stead.

Ning Xia (Jiang Mengjie) is an ordinary office worker. She once saved Zhao Dan Qiao (Dennis Oh), a young executive who has been searching for her for years. She finds a job at his company though the two start out with their initial biases towards each other and oblivious to their connection in the past.

Ning Xia has been using the username Little Red Bean to keep in touch with a person named Shu Dong online. When she finds out that Zhao Dan Qiao is the person that she has been chatting with, she becomes suspicious and tells her cousin Ning Xin (Lu Jiarong) to meet with him instead. After being dumped by her ex-boyfriend for money and learning that Zhao Dan Qiao comes from a rich family, Ning Xin becomes determined to marry him and becomes a roadblock when Ning Xia and Zhao Dan Qiao start falling for each other.

Can five single, independent career women who live in the Ode to Joy apartment building find fulfillment on their own terms? An Di (Liu Tao) is a successful business woman who has returned to China after studying in New York to find her younger brother. Qu Xiao Xiao (Wang Zi Wen) is only 25 but already owns her own small business. Fang Sheng Mei (Jiang Xin) grew up in poverty but has shed her “Princess of the Streets” background to work for a multinational company. Qiu Ying Ying (Andy Yang Zi) is a 20-year-old small-town girl who is trying to make it in the big city. Guan Ju Er (Bridgette Qiao Xin) is a 20-year-old from a highly educated family, but she must discover what she wants out of life when enters the workforce for the first time. For these women, there is a man (or two) who is trying to get their attention. Dr. Zhao (Wang Kai) is a flirtatious, handsome doctor. Qi Dian (Zu Feng) is the stoic businessman. Wang Bai Chuan (Zhang Lu) is Sheng Mei’s steadfast friend who has always carried a torch for her. Yao Bin (Zhang Xiao Qian) is a second-generation chaebol. Tan Zong Ming (Jin Dong) is An Di’s boss who has been friend-zoned by her despite knowing her since their school days. Can the women find the personal happiness they seek? “Ode to Joy” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Sheng Kong. It is based on a novel by the same name.

Adapted from the novel "Ode to Joy" (欢乐颂) by A Nai (阿耐).

Episodes: 42

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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

Cinematographer: Wang Yi Wei [王逸伟] and Wang Dong [王栋]