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For this friend group, no matter how hard their university studies are, there's always something more to do their head in; the chaos of life and love won't let anyone rest.

We are... friends, but we fight each other and like each other so much we might hit on each other.

(Source: Thai = GMMTV)

Adapted from the novel 'We are... คือ เรารักกัน' by ภารวี.

Episodes: 16

Duration: 45 min.

Aired On: Wednesday

Set in Harbin under the puppet Manchukuo regime in 1944, Song Zhuo Wen, an underground party member disguised as a railway police officer, is mistakenly identified by the head of the spy department, Guan Xue, as her lifesaver—but is actually Zhuo Wen's long-lost twin brother, Song Zhuo Wu. To uncover the ultimate mission of Kwantung Army officer Asano Daigo in Harbin, Zhuo Wen decides to use Guan Xue to infiltrate the spy department, but the sudden appearance of Zhuo Wu plunges him into unexpected trouble. Guan Xue is cold-blooded and suspicious, cruel and ruthless, while Zhuo Wu is impulsive by nature, often unintentionally sabotaging Zhuo Wen's operations. Only through the arrangements of their superiors do the brothers cooperate and protect each other, avoiding the overt and covert struggles among their colleagues in the spy department and eventually gaining the trust of Guan Xue and the Japanese officials. Within this short year, the underground party members endure hardships to uncover and stop a secret operation conspired by the Japanese army and the Soviet Union, root out the puppet Manchukuo spies within their party, and welcome the final victory of the war.

Knowing nothing more than the working-class life he is born into, headstrong Lu Xiao Lu reluctantly starts down the path he is expected to follow. At age nineteen in 1990s China, he feels pressure to follow suit with those around him and takes a job at the town’s saccharin factory. Slowly, he adjusts to the bureaucratic factory routine, making the best of the situation by bonding with coworkers, flirting with girls, and refusing to give in completely to the expectations of those around him. As Lu Xiao Lu finds his way, a startling portrait of an economically expanding China comes into view; the propaganda of a common goal gives way to a bottom-line system that he sees as indifferent to individual happiness. But thanks to the relationships he develops, Lu Xiao Lu decides to fight for the life he wants.

Chen Mai Dong was once a rebellious youth, but after experiencing a life-changing event, he chose to become a funeral makeup artist. Zhuang Jie became disabled due to a car accident, but she worked hard and became a career elite in the big city in order to pursue a better self.

One is a funeral makeup artist with a rebellious personality but is emotionally and physically lonely; the other is a brave and dazzling medical salesperson with physical defects. Through constant struggles, they gradually understand and respect each other, healing each other’s “imperfections” with love.

(Source: Cpophome)

Adapted from the web novel "Qing Ren" (情人) by She Mu Si (舍目斯).

Episodes: 21

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

It is a melodrama about two married couples that choose to put their ethics and morals aside as they make a bold choice in order to save their children.
Seo Ji Young (Han Chae Young) is an anchorwoman and talk show host who is very devoted to her children. Kim Jae Wook (Bae Soo Bin), heir to a large architecture company, who is willing to sacrifice everything and stand up against his family in order to protect his children.

Chong Nam begins her first year at a university in Seoul. She came from South Chungcheong Province to attend the university. She loves eating desserts. Yeon Nam is a first year student at the same university. They also study the same major. Chong Nam and Yeon Nam become friends and develop romantically.

An Elite Bank clerk who killed his wife and child, after graduating from a prestigious university, he found a job at a major city bank and had a happy life with his wife and child, but he was accused of suddenly drowning his wife and daughter.

After the Onin War, the world is plunged into chaos. Amid this situation, heroes of the warring states begin to emerge in an attempt to unify the country and rule in these turbulent times. In the mid-1540s, there is a young wandering samurai in Mino which is strategically located between the East and West. His name is Akechi Mitsuhide. At this time, there is plenty of internal strife within the Toki clan which rules Mino. Surrounded by the Oda of Owari, the Imagawa of Suruga and the Asakura of Echizen, Mino has constantly faced the risk of invasion. Mitsuhide is pulled into battle and destroys the enemy. His bravery as well as stratagem catches the attention of Saito Toshimasa, the chief retainer of the Toki clan, and he is singled out. This man who is also known as Saito Dosan will go on to takeover the Toki and make Mino his own.

Balsa (Haruka Ayase) is a 30-year-old female bodyguard-for-hire. Her life changes when she saves Imperial Prince Chagumu who is being carried away by a raging river. They then attempt to return the great egg of the water spirit, which is in Prince Chagumu's possession to its source in the sea. Along the way, they are hunted by hired assassins.

Daonin comes from a poor family who lives in a village. They do traditional dancing for a living. Daonin is hired to dance at one of the events and sees Songpol. She falls in love with him, a one sided crush. However, they part ways.

Daonin follows one of her village friends into the city to find work. The friend tricks her and she ends up getting raped by an old guy. She then becomes a prostitute to make a living and lies to her father and sister that she's doing fine in the city. She meets Songpol again in the brothel she works at.

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