Asian Drama

~~ Adapted from the 6th volume in the novel series "Candle in the Tomb" (鬼吹灯) by Zhang Mu Ye (天下霸唱)

This drama is adapted from Mo Yan Chuan's novel of the same name and it tells the story of Tang Xin, a screenwriter who has had a crush on her boss, Tang Yu, for years. But Tang Yu is pursuing her best friend, so she keeps her unrequited feelings silent...until her friend rejects him. Thinking this is finally her chance to be honest about how she feels, Tang Xin confesses. Realizing that there is no possibility between her and Tang Yu, and hurt from his rejection, she chooses to resign and move on. But Tang Xin's departure doesn't sit well with Tang Yu; what will happen between these two as she tries to move on from him and he tries to pull her back?

The Tenpo period near the end of the Edo period. Katsuie's wife, Onobu, struggles to make ends meet, but never ceases to smile innocently. Her husband is Katsu Kokichi. His arms are very strong and she can't say she doesn't like it when asked. Her son, Rintaro, is clever, intelligent, aspiring to study Dutch studies, and eventually saves the people of Edo as "Katsu Kaishu."

The era is the reform of Tenpo. In addition to the noisy world, every time Kokichi brings in trouble, he is confident. Furthermore, Rintaro falls in love with Fukagawa geisha! Katsuya continues to make a fuss.

Ji Soo Ho and Do Hyun Seo, who once dated for six years, meet again as a young rich CEO and a piano instructor who gave up on her dreams. Despite the awkward reunion, the two start piano lessons for their respective purposes. Meanwhile, talented musician, Kei, accepts Soo Ho's offer to work on a collaborative project and invites Hyun Seo as a fellow collaborator. Annoyed with this new partnership, Soo Ho proposes that they stay and work at his house, which causes subtle tension between the three. Soo Ho becomes confused after learning why Hyun Seo left him. Hyun Seo worries about Soo Ho's health, while Kei doesn't hide his feelings for Hyun Seo. Soo Ho and Hyun Seo embark on a bumpy romantic journey full of twists and turns. Will history repeat itself?

(Source: Disney+)

Episodes: 6

How far back do their destinies cross in history? Xue Ling Qiao (Kim Tae Hwan) is a mutant man with superpowers who has been roaming the Earth for 500 years but has been trapped in a deep sleep for the past 100 years. When B-actress Tian Jing Zhi (Wu Qian) gets into a car accident, Ling Qiao is released from his sleep trap. He uses his powers to heal her wounds and bring her back to life. With nowhere else to go, Ling Qiao forces his way into rooming with Jing Zhi in her apartment, becoming embroiled in her crazy world of trying to make it as an actress under the shadows of a perfect A-list star. As they bicker their way to a better relationship, they are shocked to learn that their fates have been entangled by a conspiracy that spans many centuries! “My Amazing Boyfriend” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Deng Ke.

After enduring vicious bullying, orphaned student, Mind, attempts to take her life in hopes of escaping her problems. Miraculously, she survives with the loss of all memory and wakes up to a new life as she takes on the identity of Meen. Mind and Meen couldn’t be more different, of course besides the fact that they are identical twins. Living as Meen, Mind is granted the opportunity to meet Natee, a young swimming athlete who is Meens’ close friend, and Gunkan, a mischievous handsome boy at the school who later comes to help her recover her lost memories. But as time passes, unveiling the truth causes her to feel more pain than she had ever experienced.

The chaotic story arose when a farmer with only grade 4 knowledge, Hope, is known as the most honest in the three worlds. Have to switch bodies with the top chief executive of the country, Pakproom. Chaos rose when a proud young businessman, owner of Thai Farm Company Integrated agriculture, decided to sign a contract with an American company without knowing that this joint business will create a great disaster for the Thai rice industry. This caused trouble because The contract would extinguish the Thai rice industry entirely because it would become owned by foreigners. The Farmers would be treated as slave laborers to produce rice for foreigners. Therefore the Goddess Kwan Kao was sent to the human world to help.

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Set in Shanghai's 1930's, Jiang Xin (Tiffany Tang) is a young lady who was originally an heir to a rich family, is in search to find her family. Due to an accident, Xin loses her memory, and therefore, Du Xiao Han (Yang Rong) takes the identity of Xin. While the real Jiang Xin falls into the hands of Bai Zhangjie, a powerful business man, her previous lover, Sheng Jie Wen (Tony Yang) had been searching for Xin.

Hirosue Ryoko plays a pouty, blind girl with a chip on her shoulder (chips and grudges are in this quarter), whose very wealthy father has just died and left her his estate. Her mother left him years ago, taking her older brother, but leaving her behind. The sweet, but none-too-sharp brother, Reiji, writes her for years but the housekeeper throws the letters away. Now it turns out that this sweet Reiji (let's call him Reiji I), has gone to work as a cook for another guy named Reiji (Reiji II played by Watabe Atsuro), the cold-hearted head of a very successful Kabukicho host club. The girls all love him, but all he loves is his bankbook. Reiji II's life goes well until one day a rich executive's wife, who has been providing him with millions, turns out to be a poor bank clerk who has embezzled all the cash from her employer. Reiji II did not know this, but the police do not believe him and he heads off to serve six months as an accessory to the crime. The distraught, sweet Reiji I steps into the street to protest as Reiji II is driven off to jail, gets hit by a motorcycle and dies.

Six months later, Reiji II returns to find that the world of Kabukicho has turned against him and, during his incarceration, he has somehow run up a huge debt to the district's worst loan shark. As he prepares to be eaten alive by the nasty loan sharks, a private detective shows up looking for Reiji I, so he can reunite him with his long-lost sister. Somebody gets Reiji I and II confused, but Reiji II does a quick take on the situation. Seeing this as his only hope of swimming out of shark-infested waters, he takes it. He steals the identity of the other Reiji and heads off for a reunion with his newfound "sister." Bitter and angry about something as yet undisclosed, she is in no mood to be won over and slashes him on the cheek with her white cane. End of episode one. And yes, that was the best offering of the week. (Wm Penn, Excerpt from Daily Yomiuri, 2002-Jul-18).

Hu Tian is a 25-year-old delinquent leading a carefree life with Xiao Jin Ya, whom he considers to be like a sister. One day, a mysterious woman named Bing Lun appears with news of his long-lost parents, who disappeared for more than 20 years. A man named Lei Li also appears and claims to be a friend of his father. Along with his new-found friends, Hu Tian sets out on an expedition to find his long-lost family; while figuring out how to differentiate friend and foes.