Asian Drama

Qin Siyuan, an immortal shopkeeper of “Wu Wang Zhai,” spends her days guiding souls to the afterlife, lighting lanterns to fulfill their last wishes. Bound by her past sins, she cannot end her own life. When Shen Zheng stumbles into her shop, an unusual event reveals that he is the key to ending her eternal wait. However, Qin Siyuan learns that Shen Zheng’s life will end before he turns twenty, and she decides to extend his life, hoping to fulfill both their destinies.

In the mysterious Forgotten River Inn, fate weaves a tangled love story between the cold-faced constable, Shen Nan, and the enigmatic woman, A Ke. With her unique ability to enter the dreams of the living, A Ke uncovers the secrets of the past, only to realize that her destiny is intertwined with Shen Nan’s, bound by a love that transcends lifetimes.

In the early years of the Republic of China, Su Man Li, a stand-in dancer at the XianYuess Club, crosses paths with Chen Bi, a noblewoman whose family has been tragically wiped out, while searching for her father’s killer. Borrowing Chen Bi's identity, Su Man Li approaches Yang Zi Qin, a council member of the Haitang Society, to uncover the truth behind the Chen family massacre. Upon learning Yang Zi Qin's true identity, the three join forces to confront the mastermind behind it all.

(Source: WeTV)

Episodes: 23

Duration: 10 min.

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

Ban Chok Dee is a large, isolated rental house in a remote suburb. The main post of the house was made from a teak tree, which is possessed by a spirit of a nymph. Almost every house usually has one. The wood used to build it also has a ghost. The mystery or origin of each piece of wood tells the story of various people’s lives that have been involved in this house. When good people come, the ghost will provide help and protection. But if they are bad, the ghost will harm them. It teaches that doing good deeds brings good results and doing evil things brings bad results.

The Butterfly Lovers is a sad love story. It begins with a rich daughter disguised as a man to pursue her intellectual needs at an academy. There she befriends Liang Shan Bo. They study day and night together but because Shan Bo is a gentlemanly nerd, he fails to recognize her feminine characteristics. When they see their love for each other, it’s too late as Ying Tai is forced to marry anotherman. Shan Bo falls critically ill and eventually dies after hearing the news. On the day of their wedding, Ying Tai sneaks off to visit his grave and begs for it to open up. Once it does, Ying Tai throws herself into the hole. The two dead love birds become a pair of butterflies, never to be separated again.

A delightful family drama that asks the true meaning of 'happiness' by showing various aspects of marriage such as divorce, remarriage, and single life, and brings about empathy and laughter from all generations.

Maeng Gong Hee is a contract designer at Jayce Fashion. Having inherited her strong mother's spirit and her former detective father's athletic ability, she is a rare wild woman these days who has the guts to survive even if she were to be stranded on a deserted island.

Gu Dan Soo is the grandson of Jayce Fashion Chairman Hwang Ik Seon and born to a wealthy father and a poor mother. Dan Soo, who was living as a free spirit in a foreign country, comes to Korea according to his grandmother's plan to make a successor to the chairman out of him and he reunites with childhood friend Maeng Gong Hee once again.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 120

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Find the Light ((Chinese: ??•?•??) literally Hero-Sword-Youth) is a 2003 TVB historical costume drama, set in the Qing dynasty. Consisting of 20 episodes, it was broadcast from September 8, 2003 to October 3, 2003, in the prime 8:00 to 9:00 pm weekday slot. The theme song was sung by Francis Yip. The series uses dramatic irony in its telling, the two main protagonists being based on historical figures.Following its humiliation in the First and Second Opium Wars Qing China attempts to modernise its military, part of this modernisation being the belated creation of a modern military academy. Despite secretly being a revolutionary Chan Do Yeung (Damian Lau) is chosen to be principal of the academy and agrees, on the proviso that he be allowed to admit Han students. Among the first intake of students are a scion of a noble family Tam Chi Tung (Bosco Wong) and a commoner Wong Ng (Ron Ng), despite their differences the two become bosom friends. Also amongst the students is Cheuk Lan (Shirley Yeung), a princess belonging to a cadet branch of the ruling family. Cheuk Lan's father is Sok Yi Suen (Lau Kong) with ultimate responsibility for the academy, believing that the Empire is a Manchu one, he orders his followers in the academy to make things as hard as possible for the Han students with the aim of failing them. Chan Do Yeung however takes an interest in Wong, who is the son of a deceased friend, and accepts him as a formal disciple, he stumbles though with Wong's training, for although possessing great strength Wong finds it impossible to use his strength in combat. Initially at odds with one another Wong and Cheuk Lan fall in love, however he is unable to graduate from the academy, and instead becomes a head of an escort agency. Chan Do Yeung's secret is discovered, although willing to serve the sinicized Manchu to defend China against a common enemy, the Manchu have him ambushed and killed. Finally having found a weapon to suit his great strength, the dadao, Wong Ng arrives to late too save his master but is able to avenge him.

The entanglement and love affairs of two neighboring families sets resentment which circles around to the next generation, fueling hatred and revenge, but also more love.

The story is about Chuen's and Bua Pan's (grandma generation) two families. Cheun has two sons while Bua Pan has three daughters (mom generation.) The two neighbors' friendly relationship ends when one of Cheun’s sons drowns while trying to save one of Bua Pan’s daughters, Mali. Cheun’s remaining son, Bok Pong, goes behind his mother’s back to date Bua Pan’s oldest girl, Mala, as they are in love. However, things get a little crazy because of a love square: there’s a rich boy, Pan Leu, who also fancies Mala and a crazy girl, Dao Rai, who fancies Bok Pong. Dao Rai is obsessed enough to use black magic (a love potion) to capture Bok Pong. She succeeds; but, the black magic leads to unforeseen consequences -- In a confusing moment, under the heated influence of black magic, Bok Pong rapes Malai (Mala's younger sister) who had been there to scold Bok Pong for making her sister Mala pregnant. Mala later miscarries, while Malai finds out that she was impregnated when Bok Pong raped her.

After the rift, the families go their separate ways and prosper in their respective trades.

Eventualy, Mala marries the very rich Pan Leu (they go on to have 2 sons.) Malai marries Kongpope (they have a daughter.) Bok Pong ends up with Dao Rai (they go on to have a son and two daughters) although the paternity of the oldest daughter, Pan Wat, is questionable, since she could be Pan Leu's.

Things don’t rest for long, because the mothers' generation fuels the fire of hatred for the younger generation. Mala’s youngest son, Chayapol, comes back from studying abroad to take over the family business, and meets Bok Pong's daughter, Pan Dao. Once he learns that Pan Dao's father had hurt his mother in the past, and fueled by his aunt Malai's prompting, he sets out to seek retribution by exacting revenge on Pan Dao, who easily falls for his charms. Meanwhile, Pan Dao's sister, Pan Wat, and Chayapol's brother, also develop an attachment. At the same time, her brother Patawee and Aunt Malai's daughter, Dutduen have fallen for each other, not knowing they are both fathered by Bok Pong.

Han Tian Yu is a friendly island physician. His father has a stroke and his mother urges him to take over the family business - a beauty medical clinic. However, Tian Yu can't understand why his father abandoned him and his mother, and can't forgive him for finding someone new. He is extremely reluctant to rescue the clinic. In a series of coincidental mishaps, he meets Tong Lin, who happens to be father Han's student and mother Han's tenant, and she poses as his fiance. The enthusiastic and optimistic Tong Lin is discontent towards Tian Yu's negative attitude.

Tells the life of a woman, intelligent and kind, who becomes a concubine of the inner court while her love for the people enables her to do great things for the country. It's standard palace politics that we've all heard before but also the kind of story that can be so addictively good. ~~ It is a adapted from a novel by Cang Min Shui.

The story follows a forensic examiner Ran Yan, as she investigates the truth around her mother's suicide and solves murder cases one at a time. Ran Yan is an eighteen year old destitute noblewoman who grew up learning about autopsies and finding clues through corpses. She encounters a judicial official and an assassin by chance and finds true love through the course of searching for the truth.

Adapted from the novel, The Tang Dynasty’s Female Forensic Doctor, by Xiu Tang

In the late 1970s, in a small alley of a cotton spinning factory's residential area in Suzhou, lived the Zhuang and Lin families. As the college entrance examination resumed, Zhuang Chao Ying, a teacher, and his wife, Huang Ling, prioritized their children's exams as the family's top priority. Their neighbor, Lin Wu Feng, and his wife, Song Ying, also began to pay attention to their son's studies due to their influence.

The Zhuang family appeared harmonious and respectable, with their son Zhuang Tu Nan being diligent and studious, and their daughter Zhuang Xiao Ting being well-behaved and sensible. However, Zhuang Chao Ying's cowardice and foolish filial piety caused harm to his family. In contrast, the Lin family seemed to live according to their own rules, with their son Lin Dong Zhe being exceptionally mischievous.

In reality, the couple supported each other, and there was mutual respect between parents and children, creating a lively and fulfilling family atmosphere. Adapting to the changes of the times, Lin Wu Feng and Song Ying moved the whole family to Guangzhou to seek new opportunities.

After separating from childhood friends Zhuang Xiao Ting and Lin Dong Zhe, they realized their feelings for each other and agreed to enroll in the same university. Upon graduation, despite facing obstacles from family and reality, they firmly chose each other. After many twists and turns, Zhuang Tu Nan and Li Jia also eventually became a couple.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu || Translation = MyDramaList)

Adapted from the web novel "Xiao Xiang Ren Jia" (小巷人家) by Da Mi (大米).

Tags: Neighbors' Relationship, Family Relationship, 1970s, Multiple Mains, Coming Of Age, Youth, Friendship (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 40

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Oct 28, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated