Asian Drama

Miwa Kanzaki is married to Hiroki Kanzaki and is a full-time housewife. She used to work for a large company, but made the difficult decision to quit her job and become a full-time housewife in hopes of having a child. But her marriage life isn't going very well as her love for her husband has cooled considerably. Hiroki acts like an ideal husband when around others, but he speaks harsh words to her when they are alone. She lives her days like a bird in a cage. One day Miwa meets her childhood friend Ryo Fuyutsuki, whom she hasn't seen in years. Back then, Ryo was like a hero to her and loved by her. When she was in trouble, he always came and helped her. They make the fateful decision to spend the night together and Miwa later finds out that she is pregnant with his child. She doesn't want to divorce her husband and become a single mom, because she doesn't have a job. To protect her baby, she decides to tell her husband that she is pregnant with his child.

Episodes: 11

Aired On: Thursday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Takasugi Harumi is a 31-year-old man. Even though he has a college degree, he is unable to find a job. One day Miya, Harumi's aunt who is like a sister to him, suddenly dies. Harumi's 12-year-old daughter, Kururi, has no one to rely on now that her mother is dead. Harumi has to take care of Kururi now but her heart is kept closed. "Obentou," a lunch box, gives them a reason to get closer to each other. Each lunch box has their feelings, love and heart in it. (Source: MangaUpdates) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Takasugi-san Chi no Obento" (高杉さん家のおべんとう) by Yanahara Nozomi (柳原望).

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Thursday

Duration: 25 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Set in Hashima and modern Tokyo, Nagasaki Prefecture, where the coal industry grew rapidly in 1955, this drama tells the story of love, friendship, and family history spanning 70 years, outlining the family bonds and human beings, youth and love in the post-war reconstruction period to the period of rapid economic growth, and depicting the modern era of "an era that seems to have everything but young people have no dreams".

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Sunday

Aired: Oct, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Kiichi is a former policer officer and his younger sister Yuki is a genius white hat hacker. Five years ago, their father Takashi, who worked as a police officer, was murdered by an unknown person in front of them. They had already lost their mother at an early age and their father Takashi raised them by himself. He was the most precious person in their lives. After their father’s death, Kiichi quit his job as a police officer and chased after his father's killer with his younger sister. But, they did not have any clues on the identity of their father's killer except that he had a phoenix tattoo on the back of his hand. Now, Kiichi and Yuki finally get into a criminal organization, which is the largest fraud group in Japan. At the top of the criminal organization is someone named Phoenix. They try to get close to this mysterious person.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Saturday

Duration: 54 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

This drama is about the tumultuous lives of contemporary twenty somethings, as they worry and learn how to connect with people, how to love, and how to succeed in this harsh world.

Lee Ji Hoon (Kim Min Jae) and Choi Woo Seung (Lee Se Young) are two childhood friends who also happen to be preparatory students for the civil service exam, although Ji Hoon has a secret dream to be a singer and songwriter. One day they meet a popular but problematic idol Yoo Hyun Jae (Yoon Si Yoon), and thus begin the story of passion, love, and friendship among 20s youth in the entertainment industry.

The crisis of middle age hits Chun Mei in waves. She begins to think about how she can deal with the pressures of life and how to accept that she's ageing.

From everyone else's perspective, Zhang Chun Mei's life is perfect. Her son has been admitted to a top school due to his excellent grades; her husband is a professor with outstanding credentials; Chun Mei herself is up for promotion as an editor of their magazine. Chun Mei has a house, a car and abundant savings; but in fact, only she knows her own suffering.

Middle age crisis came without warning, what's worse, Chun Mei's husband Wei Qiang has disappeared. After putting together all the clues, Chun Mei has enough reason to suspect that her husband is cheating on her. When Wei Qiang seems to have thought things through and finally goes home, he asks for a divorce.

Adapted from the novel "Shu Nian" (熟年) by Yi Bei (伊北).

Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures. Sung Deok Sun struggles for attention as the middle child in her poor family while also carrying the burden of her 999th ranking in school. Kim Jung Hwan only has a one-track mind for soccer, even after his family becomes rich overnight. Sung Sun Woo is the perfect student, student council president and a caring and dependable son in his family. Ryu Dong Ryong is a geek who knows more about girls and life than the rest of his friends, but his poor academic score prevents him from being able to go to college. Choi Taek is a genius baduk player who dropped out of school to go professional. As the group of friends gets into and out of mischief around the neighborhood, what experiences from these memorable times together will they carry with them into their future lives?

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 1 hr. 35 min.

Country: South Korea

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

Aired: Nov 6, 2015 - Jan 16, 2016

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Miwa Kubota is a 29-year old movie fanatic who just got fired from her dead-end job. She saw that her favorite actor, the world-renowned Takahashi Yakai, is looking for a housekeeper. Even though she is totally unqualified, she goes there anyway. When she saw the new hire get into an accident outside his door, Miwa steps in to become the "pretend" housekeeper for her idol.

(Source: MangaUpdates)

Adapted from the manga series "Miwa-san Narisumasu" (ミワさんなりすます) by Aoki U-hei (青木U平).

Episodes: 32

Duration: 15 min.

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

An entertaining revenge drama follows Haibara Shoko, an ordinary high school girl who vows revenge after all of her family and friends are taken from her. Shoko, an ordinary high school girl, became an internet celebrity after she appeared in beauty streamer Tokumichi Hitoshi's video. However, her classmates, who are jealous of her success, lure her into a trap and film her being assaulted. As a result, the video goes viral and is spread across the internet - making her a target of hate.

To make matters worse, after her home address is revealed and her house is set on fire, she loses her parents as a result. And yet still, the digital tattoo remains on the internet. Suffering emotional scars, she ended up being taken in by her grandmother, where she lived a rough life. 10 years on, just as Shoko is deciding to end her life, she happens to see her former happy classmates on TV. At that moment, she vows instead to take revenge on them, and Tokumichi, regretful that he could not help in the past, lends her his support as her partner in revenge.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 29 min.

Airs On: Saturday