Asian Drama

First-year students draw lots to determine their peer mentors and, by a stroke of fate, Arm lands himself in the exclusive circle of "Perfect 10 Liners," a group comprising extraordinary students from various years, with Yipun as his second-year peer mentor. Yipun entrusts him with the formidable task of managing the Engineer Cute Boy page, a widely popular online platform. Despite his reluctance, Arm performs admirably as the page's administrator. In response to many fan requests, he uploads a photo of third-year civil engineering student Arc, unaware of the prohibition against doing so. Not knowing the admin's identity, Arc sends a harsh message demanding the photo's deletion. Detesting Arc's rudeness, he develops a dislike for Arc before learning that Arc is his third-year mentor. Despite his reservations, Arm finds himself interacting with Arc with some frequency, for mentorship and otherwise. What Arm doesn't know is that he's been let into Arc's inner circle because Arc was smitten with him at first sight. On his first day of university, disaster strikes Gun hard. Hapless as he is, Gun manages to break a bathroom faucet. Fortunately, a classmate comes to his rescue. Amidst the chaos, however, Gun doesn't get a look at his saviour's face, just catching a glimpse of their shoes. Eventually, he tracks the shoes to Faifa and expresses his gratitude. As they get to know each other, Gun realises it was actually Yotha, Faifa's older Irish twin who he should be thanking.

Episodes: 24

Aired On: Sunday

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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Episodes: 20

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

Okitama Miyabi is the director of Zenryoiki Ijou Kaiketsu Shitsu (known as Zenketsu). The company is the oldest investigation agency that tries to solve mysterious cases. Miyabi exudes an elegant aura and he possesses extraordinary knowledge, memory, and insight. With his abilities, he solves inexplicable abnormal cases that can’t be solved by even cutting-edge scientific investigations. His cases often involve the paranormal and the occult. He visits the scene and investigates in detail, putting all the facts together and deducing a hypothesis that everyone can understand. The words that he speaks are mysterious and he is a person who doesn't show people what he is in his mind.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Wednesday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

This work is a human mystery entertainment story that follows two detectives from different eras: Hidaka Senju, a warm-hearted “Showa-era detective,” and Fuwa Toshiki, a cool-headed “Reiwa-era detective.” Together, they tackle long-standing, unresolved cold cases that have been shelved for years. In a department known as “Okura” where misfits assemble, a pair of detectives with a generational gap work together, using the slightest clues to get closer to the truth behind each case.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Tuesday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Three young men face the university entrance exams upon which their economic and social fates depend. Kim Tae Moo is a comic book artist whose art is plagiarized even as he's humiliated at school, at work, and then in the army. Cho Se In, plagued by a drunken father, wants to be a hairdresser and is the victim of gay bashing and chicken hawks. The overweight, phlegmatic, and cowardly Kong Seung Ho lives to eat and watch videos. The film dramatizes their friendship, their family lives, and the crushing reality of the limited opportunities Korean society offers them.

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Episodes: 58

Duration: 53 min.

Aired On: Monday

Ratings: 7.7

The story is about politics and power struggle among doctors at a hospital. Friends can switch allegience and enemies can turn supportive in split seconds.

Dr. Jang Joon Hyeok was an ambitous surgeon who wanted nothing more than to be the department head when his boss retired. His effort was frustrated by his boss Dr. Lee who brought in Dr. Noh Min Guk from the States with the intention of letting him be the next department head. Dr. Lee's wife has also set her sight on Dr. Noh to be her future son-in-law whereas the daughter, Lee Yoon Jin has something else on her mind.

Dr. Choi Do Young was a good friend of Dr. Jang and he did not like to get involved in any of hospital's politics but only to concentrate on his work and heal patients. But when Dr. Jang was being sued by a patient's family for causing his death due to negligence, he joined force with Lee Yoon Jin to stand up for the patient's right at the risk of losing his post at the hospital and friendship.

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Adapted from the novel "Shiroi Kyoto" (白い巨塔 ) by Yamazaki Toyoko (山崎豊子).

Episodes: 20

Eisuke Yamate (Osamu Mukai) is busy preparing dishes with two other men for the opening of his French restaurant "Le Petit Chou." Chie Okusu (Miori Takimoto) is a college student who dreams of meeting her perfect match and having dinner with him at the French restaurant like "Le Petit Chou" for her birthday. On the day of Chie's birthday, she goes to "Le Petit Chou" with her female friend. When they arrive, they are surprised to find that the restaurant looks completely different from what they saw in the magazine. Furthermore, the name of the restaurant has been changed to "Gasterea."

Chie and her friend then notice a "Le Petit Chou" flyer nearby, which points passersby to another location. They go towards the direction that the flyer points and soon notice a man, Eisuke Yamate, hanging the "Le Petit Chou" flyers along other buildings. They decide to follow Eisuke Yamate and he eventually goes inside a warehouse. When Eisuke comes out, he brings out an electric guitar and proceeds to smash it into the ground. Eisuke then notices Chie and her friend and tells them that "Le Petit Chou" will have its opening in the evening. Chie and her friend then realize that the warehouse they are standing in front is "Le Petit Chou."

3 months before...

Eisuke Yamate is a member of rock group "Rock Head," which he formed with friends 15 years ago. His mother is a chef who specializes in French cuisine. Eisuke was also born with a natural talent for cooking and until the age of 13, dreamed of becoming a French chef. Eisuke even learned to speak French and practiced cooking different dishes. At the age of 13, Eisuke heard rock music for the first time and felt an immediate connection with the music. Soon afterwards, Eisuke dreamed of becoming of a rock star, while forgetting about his culinary dreams. By the age of 29, Eisuke's band "Rock Head" still hasn't achieved very much success. The band's lead singer then quits the group. The other two members of "Rock Head" start talking about pursuing other lines of work. The group attempts to make a pact that if they are still not recognized by the age of 30 they will quit for good. Even before that pact can go into place, the band decides to breakup that day.

Later that same evening, Eisuke goes to his mother's French restaurant "Le Petit Chou." A man named Tokio Aso (Goro Inagaki) tells Eisuke's mom that he could renovate the restaurant to make her more money, but Eisuke's mom turns his offer down. When Eisuke arrives, he tells his mother that he now wants to work as an assistant chef at her restaurant. Eisuke's mother encourages him to do what will make him happy. While they are having their discussion, Eisuke's mother suddenly collapses and dies. After his mother's funeral, Eisuke tells his father that he will work at "Le Petit Chou" as its chef. His father informs Eisuke that he already sold the restaurant to Tokio Aso after he promised to keep the restaurant exactly like it is. When Eisuke and his father walk over to "La Petit Chou" they start to hear loud sounds coming from the direction of the restaurant. They run over to the restaurant and discover that is being demolished. Eisuke and his father confronts Tokio Aso about his promise, but Tokio Aso just ignores them. Eisuke then decides to open a restaurant at a warehouse with the same name as his mom's place.

Eisuke brings over the two former members of his band "Rock Head" and they prepare for the grand opening of "La Petit Chou," which will have its opening on the same day as rival French restaurant "Gasterea.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Yan State was established by Xianbei's Murong family and the wolf tribe outside the mainlands. The Yan king was young, and political battles between the royal families were prosperous. An incident of an adoptive daughter causes the Duke of Zhen's manor to be turned upside down.

The eldest son Murong Yan was beheaded, the second son Murong Chen was sent to exile, and the adoptive daughter Murong Yi was sent back to the Wolf tribe's Khan Ming Yefeng, cast aside by the Yan people. Under the help of the evil spirits, Murong Yan, who faked his death, wants to make a comeback and win the ancient gods. Murong Chen studied the powers of vanquishing devils in order to take revenge, and he meets Murong Yi who has transformed into a devil. The three siblings were being coerced by the hate and revenge of the nations, leading to the unraveling of a thousand-year conspiracy to be unraveled.

In the ancient troubled times where the legendary monster Jiuying roamed the lands, the five great elements joined forces to lock the demon. However, Jin Zhengyi was not sealed and became a thousand-year-old wandering soul. He then uses all sorts of intrigues and wiles to reincarnate as the Emperor of Yan. His goal was to re-gather the five great elements and release the legendary monster Jiuying, causing great chaos to the world. The obsession of past life, the love, and hate of this life, faced with the entanglement of the millennium, the five people fell into a situation of incomparable contradictions. In the end, Murong Yi persuaded everyone to jointly choose to love the world, to give up their lives, to lock the demon, and once again fulfilled the promise of defending the world two thousand years ago.