Asian Drama

Ai-oon is the disappointing twin of successful and beloved Ob-oom. They aren't close. On Ob-oom's wedding night, she takes Ai-oon aside and makes a request of her. Ob-oon and her husband Paul will be going away for their honeymoon and she'll be leaving something important behind: a lover, May, she hasn't broken up with—and she wants Ai-oon to do it for her. In the early morning following the wedding, Ai-oon learns that the newlyweds got into an accident. Paul has passed away and Ob-oom is in a coma. When Ai-oon decides to fullfil her sister's request, she's shocked to learn that May is both blind and a woman. She finds herself unprepared to complete the task.

About the independence, growth, and friendship of the 'Bangpan Sisters', four women who started selling adult products door-to-door in a rural village in 1992, a time when “sex” was still taboo. It's a story of women who were ahead of their time when it was hard even to say the word 'sex', who somehow managed to bring a healthy dose of energy into the secretive world of couples and thrive on their own.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Remake of the British drama "Brief Encounters" [2016].

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Saturday, Sunday

A matchmaking romance story about Bong Chul Hee, an island bachelor who meets all the requirements to avoid marriage. The drama depicts the struggle that unfolds as civil servant Jung Ha Na, who doesn’t believe in marriage, is dispatched to a “Marriage Encouragement” team that was formed to send Bong Chul Hee off to marriage.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Jeong Nyeon has no money or education, but she is a Mokpo girl with a talent for singing! Her dream is to join a women's traditional theater company, and make it big. But she has a lot to learn and a long way to go before becoming a lead actor. Will Jeong Nyeon achieve her dream of becoming a big star and getting rich?

The story begins in 1956 (post-war Korea) in the southwestern port city of Mokpo.

(Source: Mangaupdates)

Adapted from the webtoon "Jeong Nyeon" (정년이) written by Seo Irae (서이레) and illustrated by Namon (나몬).

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Edwin Siu is a poor scholar whose goal is to ace the imperial exam, but he has failed every time. He is temporarily staying at his sister-in-law Joyce Tang's lantern store and making a living as an artist. His eldest brother Evergreen Mak is a penny-pincher, while second brother Oscar Leung is illiterate and henpecked by his wife. His childhood sweetheart, Jinny Ng, is constantly pushing him for marriage. In addition, his father, Yu Yang, falls sick. Becoming desperate, Edwin unwillingly participates in Joyce's fraudulent tactics to sell lanterns. It leads to a huge battle between Taoist master Angela Tong and con-artist Ricky Fan. There isn't a quiet day in the household with bizarre things happening every day and everyone acting oddly. Edwin starts to notice that there is a female spirit (Nancy Sit) secretly protecting him. Unfortunately, her powers are not strong enough and often causes things to backfire, resulting in many comedic moments...

In the not-too-distant future, humans relying on bionics for emotional support triggers a series of cascading crises.

(Source: ChineseDrama)

Episodes: 12

Gosei School has a long history. The principal of the school is highly ambitious and he tries to achieve his goals by using supernatural majin powers. Six students go up against the principal. The students are Taisei Manaka (Taisho Iwasaki), Ryuhei Domon (Ryuga Sato), Yusuke Takigawa (Yuto Nasu), Hyuma Oura (Hidaka Ukisho), Naoya Morimura (Naoki Fujii) and Ichika Sakurai (Issei Kanasashi).

Jin Qian has constantly failed her examinations to become a civil employee. Feeling frustrated, she wants to use the broken time machine her friend made to cheat. However, the machine malfunctioned and sends her back to the Northern Song Dynasty. She disguised as a man and becomes a constable at Kai Feng Manor, and comes under the lead of the renowned Bao Qingtian. Thus begins her career as civil employee in the Northern Song Dynasty, where she meets many famed historical figures, and also the final boss Prince Xiang Yang...

Yang Yi-ru, as a workaholic never had time for a holiday. After Yang Yi-ru was conned by her family and friends that she had been diagnosed with cancer and had only six months to live, she was sent aboard for a holiday to help her take a break from her job, before she even had time to respond to the shocking news she had just discovered. Still a state of shock from discovering she only had six months left, Yi-ru met Lan Shi-de, who was on a business trip. When Yi-ru told Shi-de that she only has six months left to live and that one of her dream was to get married and have kids, Shi-de proposed to Yi-ru. Not knowing that Shi-de actually had met her years ago and had fallen in love with her since that time, Yi-ru accepted his proposal. Under the blue skies and on the white sandy beach with a red carpet covered in rose petals, Shi-de helped Yi-ru fulfilled her dream of getting married and also given her the dream wedding that she would want if she got married. From there on, Shi-de decided to accompany Yi-ru for the number of days she had left and when Yi-ru disappeared, Shi-de swore to find Yi-ru no matter what, because this time, he doesn't want to miss this chance like he did years ago when he met Yi-ru, not knowing the fact that Yi-ru had only six months to live was a lie that Yi-ru herself did not even know at first. 

There is an old proverb saying, “An evil may sometimes turn out to be a blessing in disguise.” It means tragedy could bring a reversal at the end. Just like the case of ugly duckling, which turned out to be a beautiful swan, there are always ups and downs in life and everything just goes through after all… This drama brings you the story of Jae-in and Young-gwang. Warm-hearted Yoon Jae-in is a cheery, bright girl who always maintains a positive attitude despite her poor background. Kim Younggwang, former 4th hitter of the major league team, now a minor leaguer, is an innocently confident man who never stops trying his best to re-live past glories. This drama will show you how these young adults deal with life’s hardship and grow older to achieve their dreams.

Zhang Peng is a playboy who hits his head as he falls into a pool when he's trying to run away from an ex-girlfriend. He wakes up to find that he's traveled a thousand years into the past. But, that's not even the biggest problem, he also wakes up as the crown princess of the dynasty - Zhang Peng Peng. Hilarity ensues as Zhang Peng weighs between trying to get back to his time and leveraging his new female identity to seduce all the concubines and women he can.

Duan Yucheng is a high-spirited young man who loves high jump but is limited by his height, met his talent scout, the experienced athletics assistant Luo Na. In order to get more professional guidance and help, Duan Yucheng made every effort to enroll at the university where Luo Na coaches, and became a member of Luo Na's team, started to pursue his dream of high jumping.

Pursuing dream is a very cruel thing, you have to experience injuries, failures, and loneliness that none can understand. But pursuing dream is also very sweet, because every bit of joy of improvement can transcend the pain of the body and the doubts of others. Starting from the school-level competition, then to the municipal, provincial, National University Games, and the National Athletics Championships, Duan Yucheng climbed step by step. No matter how far he goes, there is only one thing that will never change - the blazing track is his only belief.

Adapted from the novel "Blazing Trail" (炽道) by Twentine.