Asian Drama

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

This Web drama is based on the popular Webtoon “Love Cells“ by “김명현 (Kim Myung Hyun)” which was published from 2010-July-21 to 2010-Sep-22. In this bitter sweet love story, Navi (Kim Yoo Jung) acts like a navigation of love relationship. She leads the way for the main characters to piece their long lost memories of love together.

Retired principal Chung King Fai returned to Hong Kong from Canada in order to search for the soprano voice on his mind. He returns to the rebuilt Ngau Tau Kok Estate. His granddaughter, the reclusive illustrator Jacqueline Wong, promises to help him find his former students from the elementary school choir from forty years ago. The divorced Jacqueline, with the help of her investigator friend and "fake husband" Owen Cheung, and former students Hugo Ng and Mimi Kung, finally finds the other members - Ram Chiang, Joe Cheng, Sam Tsang, Willie Wai, Jimmy Au, Savio Tsand and former music teacher Lo Koon Lan - and reunites the choir. But these middle-aged men, who have experienced life's hardships have become like oily fried sticks who have lost hope in life. In the process of searching for the soprano, Jacqueline and Owen develop a subtle relationship, while the middle-aged men rediscover their passion for life and shine on the stage once again!

Pursuing his dream of become a screenwriter, twenty-seven-year-old Nathee invites his close friend Pharadon to write a script with him. He finds writing inspiration in the old poems hanging in a restaurant called Tram. These poems were written by the restaurant's owner, Arak. After getting to know Arak, Nathee learns the story of how his first love began on the last day the tram ran. On the tram's final trip, Arak and his close friend Boriphat fell in love with the same girl, Mukda. After that day, the story of their love triangle began. The film script is the story of a love triangle, overlapping with the true story of Natthee, Pharadon, and Sokaew. Sokaew has fallen for Nathee and Pharadon has fallen for Sokaew. However, Nathee doesn't think of Sokaew like that.

Lin Xiao Pan's parents divorced when she was a child, and after that, she went to Japan with her father to study, and graduated from Japan Junior College majoring in home economics. She seems to be silly and sweet, but in reality it's opposite - she's a stubborn and enthusiastic girl with a sense of justice. Her father dotes on his daughter and runs a Chinese restaurant in Japan.

Xiao Pan wanted to marry her boyfriend Zhou Zhi Wei, regardless of his father's opposition and his poor social background. But she didn't expect that he will run off, hearing about it. Wanting to start anew, Xiao Pan comes to Shanghai, and accidentally took over the job of cleaning the building, which starts her career as a housekeeper. Soon, she meets Zuo Fei, grieving the lost of his wife, and they both start to become closer.

(Source: Douban)

Episodes: 39

DRAMA

Yu Yang is a highly respected retired principal. He has a deep affection for traditional Chinese culture and places an emphasis on family values. His eldest son Jack Wu graduated with a journalism degree and works as a magazine editor. Jack likes to get to the bottom of things and sometimes has different opinions than his father on certain social issues. Yu Yang and his daughter Zoie Tam, being 40 years apart, have a major generation gap. Yu Yang finds it difficult to adjust to the rapidly changing technology era. Fortunately, his daughter-in-law Elaine Yiu is a good mother and wife, and keeps the household in perfect order. But as her son grows older, the family is faced with decisions about his education, which brings out the nerves of everyone. The series explores a number of critical issues for Hong Kongers, including education, housing, an aging population, declining competitiveness of youth, Mainland relations, and the immigration trend. Each episode closely mirrors reality in a way that resonates with the audience…

Doctor Chu Jing Hong accidentally entered a different world and became the princess of Northern Chu Kingdom. In order to return to the original world as soon as possible, she must face all kinds of difficulties. In the process, she falls in love with the war King Yu Long Yuan.

(Source: Chinese = 163.com)

Episodes: 26

Duration: 10 min.

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

"While walking their shiba dogs, 3 middle-aged men meet at the park everyday. They do not know each other's names. They keep their distance, but chat about whatever is on their minds."