Asian Drama

Zhang Gui Mei, a female teacher in Huaping County, Yunnan Province, encountered poverty-driven school dropout cases among girls during her home visits. Determined to make a difference, she established a tuition-free all-girls high school with the help of various supporters. Despite facing challenges in staffing, enrollment, and funding, Zhang Gui Mei's unwavering beliefs led the school to overcome obstacles and achieve excellent academic results. With her selfless dedication, she inspired more students to apply. Despite declining health, she persisted in her mission, leaving a lasting impact on mountain education.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 45 min.

Aired On: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

17-year-old Cheng Miao Miao and her brother, 16-year-old Cheng Ya Ya, were born in the No. 1 Oil production plant of Linqi Oilfield. Three generations of their family are oilfield workers. Their father, Cheng Peng Fei, is an otolaryngologist, and their mother, Jia Dai Yu, is a team logistics. The whole family moved from the northwest to the seaside base, Heping Town, in the late 1990s. Miao Miao, with a yearning for the outside world, pulled her childhood sweetheart Li Si and her best friend Hu Qiu Min, intending to use the summer vacation of her first year in high school to start the adventure of "going to Hong Kong to welcome the city's return to the motherland", but failed. On the other hand, her brother Cheng Ya Ya went to the back mountain for archaeology and was almost mistaken for a tomb robber. Mother Jia Dai Yu often felt worried, and the siblings began their high school life, which was full of chaotic moments. Cheng Miao Miao fell into a friendship crisis with Li Si. In Cheng Ya Ya's class, there's a newly transferred student named Yuan Shan Qing, and she is the daughter of a wanted criminal. Ya Ya was the first to stand up and resist the hostility from all sides against Yuan Shan Qing. The children ushered in growth in the changes.

Song Zhu, the third young miss of the Song family, rebels against arranged marriages in pursuit of true love. She is the odd one out in a family of intellectuals. Meanwhile, the black-bellied Xiao Yu hides his identity to study at the academy. Song Zhu and Xiao Yu develop an immediate dislike for each other upon meeting that eventually blossoms into a sweet romance.

The Song family is well-known for producing a long line of scholars. There is no one in their family who isn't a literary prodigy except for the third daughter Song Zhu. Aside from being a pretty face, she has not inherited any of her parents' good qualities. The more it seems to be the case, the less Song Zhu seems to care about learning. Wanting to escape from everyone's shadow, Song Zhu has been trying to get herself married, that is, until she met "the womanizer" Xiao Yu who has completely disrupted her plans.

Xiao Yu is the bane to Song Zhu's existence. As long as he is around, there will be disaster. However, Song Zhu is not the type who is willing to lose, so the two always end up fighting like there's no tomorrow. The whole academy is in disarray because of them, yet they are also the ones who have rekindled the spirit of competition. Academy life in that era is the same as campuses now full of vitality and interesting stories. Song Zhu rallies her group of friends to chase for their own happiness.

(Source: iQiyi)

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Xie Jing Heng Xiang

Episodes: 36

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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

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

It tells the story of the people's enhanced sense of gain, happiness and security during the ten years from 2012 to 2022.

So much more than a place of learning, high school is where lifelong friendships are made and tough life lessons are learned. Meeting in high school, Kang Jia Wei and Xu Jing Jing didn't see eye to eye originally, but upon striking a bargain to help each other with grades and losing weight, their bond changed. Over the years, their circle of friends has grown but their friendship has remained strong. Having learned, laughed, cried, and cheered each other on as they've each made their way through the various ups and downs of life, this tight-knit group of friends has only grown closer over the years.

But some things are bound to change over time. As high school gets harder, Jia Wei and Jing Jing are beginning to see that some relationships are bound to grow even closer while others are destined to drift apart. With more lessons ahead of them to learn and more of life's challenges to navigate their way through, will this group of friends have what it takes to remain strong no matter what might lie ahead?

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 moment she opened her eyes, ten years of bloody wind stirred Lu An Ran's heart. In this world, the peach blossoms are still there, but she is reborn with hatred and is no longer innocent. The unsuccessful person who stood on the bow of the ship and who has not yet become the devil, the young man who has been traveling the mountains and beloved all his life, when they once again stand at the fork in the road, how should Lu An Ran choose?

(Source: Weibo)

Episodes: 30

The story follows two modern women who deal with unemployment and typical day-to-day struggles.

Da Yu meets Xiao Yu, a girl born in 1995 who has the same name and surname as herself. Xiao Yu had quit her job out of boredom and by coincidence, the two start living under the same roof.

During the year that they are jobless, Da Yu follows Xiao Yu's lead in trying new things. In turn, Xiao Yu also learns to plan things under the influence of Da Yu. They decide to return to the workplace once more. Da Yu who's 30 hits a wall due to the stringent requirements in the corporate world and must find another way to move forward. Meanwhile, Xiao Yu learns to strive hard instead of taking it easy and earns the appreciation of her superiors. In this way, Da Yu and Xiao Yu find the meaning of life and work through each other.

Lin Zhi Xiao is a budding young cellist looking to start her career as she prepares to graduate from university. She has a handsome, loving boyfriend and even has a promising job lined up for when she completes her studies. Then her world falls apart…

Just before she graduates, her father is suddenly taken ill and needs to be hospitalized.

She is forced to attend to his ailing health, and all of a sudden is forced to say goodbye to the job she was hoping to take. To compound the misery, she also splits up with her boyfriend. But when she is really starting to feel sorry for herself, she meets Gu Wei, the doctor charged with treating her father.

Gu Wei has also had a rough time of life of late, but the duo slowly starts to form a mutual understanding.

But could love follow for this pair – and might they one day be able to reverse their bad luck?

Adapted from a hit novel written by Bolin Shi Jiang.

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Seventeen years ago, Xuan Zhen was mysteriously murdered. Seventeen years later, another homicide related to the Xuan family occurs. Xuan Zhen's older brother, Xuan Liang became the suspect. As the truth behind the old murder case gradually surfaces, years of conflict between the Xuan siblings break out again.

Be Yourself tells the story of several young women, their youth experiences and growth.

The four young ladies are:

Xia Lang Lang is the tomboy, stubborn and with strong logic thinking who learns to find and regain the girl inside.

Huangfu Shu Min who has "Princess Disease" who loves to cry and act like a baby. She gradually learns to be independent.

Fan Xiao Yu who is rich, fair and beautiful. She is a legend of her school in addition to being intelligent. She tries to support herself after breaking free from her father's clutches. Finally understand that true freedom lies in love.

Yang Jia Qian the girl with an old soul who needs to face her true self after accidentally revealing her identity.

In order to manipulate the results of an inter-school debating contest, a group of unscrupulous teachers decides to throw together a motley crew of misfits that they expect to perform dismally in the competition. The rag-tag group comprises the likes of the headstrong Xiao Yu and the rudderless Nan Bei and the teachers are certain this group is destined for failure.

But, against the odds, the team discovers a way to pool their respective skills and somehow manages to become a competent, capable debating unit, ready to take on all-comers in inter-school matchups. However, the scheming school principal realizes that the plot is threatening to backfire – attempting to undermine the new team.

But have the teachers bitten off more than they can chew – and could the young debating rookies prove all the doubters wrong on the most prestigious school debating platform of them all?

The lives of people from two different social classes never intersect. Li Qing Liu is a silk merchant who leads the upper elite while Long Aoyi leads the lower class consisting of the entertainers, seamstresses, candy sellers, and thieves. They are pitted against each other but have to push aside their prejudices to solve a case of a burglary that shakes the city.

During the late Tang Dynasty, wealthy tycoon Li Qing Liu showcases garments made from the finest golden silk inside a bustling tavern. Outside the tavern is Long Ao Yi, the leader of the Longzhu Clan who engages in a game of life and death against the Snake Clan. Despite having no connections, the two are forced to work together because of a case revolving around the missing gold thread.

As he gets to know Long Ao Yi, Li Qing Liu realizes that he had many misconceptions about the ordinary folk. In turn, Long Ao Yi learns the ways of trading from him. When the machinations of an unscrupulous merchant causes many people to lose their homes, Li Qing Liu steps up to protect them. His identity as prince is revealed and a new fight takes place in the palace with Long Ao Yi by his side.

It's a female-centric drama that follows the main couple who are in a relationship, the second couple who face problems in their marriage due to an affair and a potential love line for the third pair.

A story about first love and romances from the perspective of three couples in the workplace. It follows an independent young woman brimming with potential who crosses paths with a black-bellied boss.

Because of the prosperous meaning behind her name, Xing Yun is recruited by Xia Ke to work at his gaming company. He is determined and headstrong, a son who refused to take over the family business and chose to make it on his own. In her journey from a sketch artist to a gaming designer, she experiences many extremes and jumps many hurdles in dealing with her black-bellied boss. Their continuous bickering brings them closer and the girl who has never been in love before finds that the last hurdle is love.