Asian Drama

Things not going well in life? Uncle is here to help! In a smart suit, Lam Muk Sam looks mature and reliable, when he's actually money-hungry and honey-tongued, and often resorts to tricks. Having worked as a car salesperson for years, he's met people from all walks of life, which honed his ability to persuade people, making him one of the top salespersons in the industry. Sam got divorced in his younger years, and his wife got custody of their daughter Lam Ma Sha. The mother and daughter then moved to the US. But good times don't last. In the poor post-pandemic economy, the car dealership decides to lay him off because of his high pay. Ending up middle-aged and unemployed, Sam, who's always loved to flaunt, hits rock bottom. But then his daughter returns from overseas and gives him the idea of 'Uncle for Rent'! Sam is reluctant at first but later wants to make a fortune and turn his life around with this business. In the end, he finds that Uncle for Rent helps him tidy up his messy life and return to his true self. Sam even gets a few old friends to join him as uncles for rent, including the handsome genius Luk O, house husband Ping Jee, cafe owner Ben and big-bellied taxi driver Tin. Over time, the uncles find their values and rediscover their passion for life through their work. While Lam Muk Sam solves his clients' problems, he also solves his own. All this is part of a learning process.

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

Chae Yong Ju is a former member of the special forces in the military. She's physically and mentally strong and has her own unique cheerfulness. She is also good at hiding her true emotions. Now working as a salesperson for a liquor company for the past six years, she has been dubbed the sales king. Despite her dedication, her branch is on the verge of closing.

To avoid the closure, she carries out a mission to sell a new beer made by brewmaster & CEO of the brewery company Yun Min Ju. Min Ju is a sensitive man good at sensing other people's emotions. He lives in a peaceful, quiet rural area to focus on making beer. When Yong Ju appears in front of him, however, his life is about to change.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

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

Endo Ai is an office lady and she is about to turn 30-years-old. She has enjoyed posting about herself on social media, but she has grown tired of that. One day, she happens to see underground idol Kurimoto Hana perform live. Ai is touched by her, who is not good at performing, but eager at what she is doing.

A YouTube streamer who is a big fan of mysterious events and a man with a mutated gene.

It is the autumn of 2019, one year since Miyamoto Akiko (Ayase Haruka) re-entered the workforce. Her job is based in Osaka and she has been living in apart from her step daughter Miyuki (Kamishiraishi Moka) who is in Tokyo. Headhunted by a major consulting firm Acxel Business Partners, Akiko has been working energetically. She has achieved such remarkable results that the 10 years she devoted to raising Miyuki after her husband Ryoichi (Takenouchi Yutaka) passed away, is not a noticeable blank. Miyuki is now a lovely first-year university student who still does things at her own pace. She joined the university’s entrepreneurship club and continues to work part-time. Her relationship with childhood friend Kuroda Hiroki (Inowaki Kai) seems the same even though she rejected his feelings a year ago. One day, Akiko is suddenly fired and goes back to Tokyo. She visits Miyuki’s apartment only to see Mugita Akira (Sato Takeru), the owner of Bakery Mugita where Miyuki works part-time, come out topless from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. To make matters worse, a baby boy is clutched in his arms. Then Miyuki returns home. Akiko jumps to the conclusion that this baby is their child. Miyuki and Mugita deny it, leaving Akiko confused by this perplexing situation.

Jung Ha Yoon is a graduate from law school who successfully passed the bar exam. In order to become a prosecutor specialised in the medical field malpractice litigations, she came to the Song Eui General Hospital as a 1st year intern. She works at a hospital to have a better perspectives to experience what the other side is all about and gain experience. At first she has no intention to be in the medical profession.

25-year-old Yusaku (Nagase) was about to marry Yu, a famous manga artist to whom he was apprenticed. However, Yu had three children by a previous marriage, all of them resented her relationship with the much younger Yusaku and disapproved of...

A woman is the top shoe designer at a shoe company. The woman is called "Gold Miss," because she is in her mid-30's, single, and financially successful. She mistakenly spends a drunken night with a counterfeit shoes peddler and becomes pregnant. Ji-An (Kim Sun-A) is a successful shoes designer and a director at a high-end shoe company. Even though Ji-An is in her late 30's, she isn't interested in marriage. The only thing Ji-An cares about is shoes and her job. Meanwhile, 20 something year old Tae-Gang (Lee Jang-Woo) dreams of becoming rich, but for now he works with his dad making imitation high-end shoes. While Ji-An attends her father's 70th birthday party, she receives a phone call that something is wrong with the prep work for a fashion show. Ji-An leaves the party and rushes to the fashion show, but on her way there she runs into a motorcycle driven by Tae-Gang. They have an argument over who caused the accident, but, finally, Ji-An offers to pay for the minor damages on his motorcycle if he gives her a lift to the fashion show. Tae-Gang accepts and Ji-An makes it to the show and fixes the problem. Afterwards, Tae-Gang takes Ji-An to the hotel where her father is having his birthday celebration. When they arrive, Ji-An discovers that her parents have already left. Tae-Gang then takes her to the Seoul Station to catch her parents before they leave. Ji-An is able catch up to her parents right before they board the train. Her father complains about Ji-An leaving early and they have an argument. After her parents leave Ji-An cries on a bench. Tae-Gang follows her to get money for his motorcycle repair. They then begin to talk and discover that they have some things in common, like not being the greatest kids to their parents. They then go to a restaurant which Tae-Gang's friend runs. When they are about to leave, Tae-Gang tries to put her into a taxi, but she is so drunk he can't. The next morning they find themselves laying on a bed together. They are both freaked out. Prior to leaving, they both pretend nothing happened. Ji-An sees a doctor. The doctor warns her that she is going to experience menopause soon. Back at work, Ji-An has trouble selling shoes because of fake products. To catch the counterfeit shoemakers, she walks around a shopping area at night. There, she runs into a guy with a bag of counterfeit shoes. She's surprised to see that the guy is Tae-Gang.

From fingerprint analysts to computer experts to dentists, forensic specialists help authorities track down criminals with the tiniest clues.

Seo Jung Won is an investigative reporter and the host of the current affairs television program “Let’s Get Grabbed by the Collar.” Thanks to her unique and straightforward way of exposing all kinds of torts committed by culprits—all whilst making sarcastic remarks—she gains great popularity and attracts the general public’s attention.

When Jung Won is accused of murder, she joins with detective Kim Tae Hyun, and sets out to find the truth. Also helping her are her husband Seol Woo Jae and Woo Jae, respectively.

(Source: Soompi)

Adapted from the web novel "Myeoksal Hanbeon Jabhibsida" (멱살 한번 잡힙시다) by Nyureoki (뉴럭이).

Episodes: 16

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday