Asian Drama

Born in a scholarly family, Huang Yi Mei grew up carefully sheltered, like a flower in a greenhouse. From a young age, she showed her talents in the arts and thrived after entering the workplace. From there, she meets Zhuang Guo Dong, and they fall in love. However, due to fate, the two are ultimately separated by the pressures of life. After undergoing this tumultuous period of both work and heartbreak, Huang Yi Mei grows and slowly understands the path she wants to take in life. Deciding to further her education, she goes back to school.

After graduating, she marries her college classmate, Fang Xie Wen. However, this marriage is unfortunately doomed to end as their careers lead them down vastly different roads. Eventually, the two choose to divorce. As Huang Yi Mei starts her own business within the field of art curation, she meets her soulmate, Pu Jia Ming. However, Pu Jia Ming is terminally ill and only has a few months left to live. The red string of love between them is ultimately cut short by death's scythe. Despite her grief and pain, Huang Yi Mei ultimately chooses to look forward to the future, living out her life in the fullest and most dazzling fashion.

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

Adapted from the novel "The Story of Rose" (玫瑰的故事) by Yi Shu (亦舒).

Tags: Senior-Junior Relationship, Talented Female Lead, Brother-Sister Relationship, Break Up, Soulmates, Back To School, Heartbreak, Strong Female Lead, Multiple Couples, Character Development (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 38

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Jun 8, 2024 - Jun 22, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Drama series depicts the life of Ieyasu Tokugawa (January 31, 1543 - June 1, 1616).

Takechiyo (later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo. Takechiyo lost his father during a war. He grew up lonely and away from his mother. Takechiyo didn't have a clue about what his future would hold. He then has a dramatic meeting with young Oda Nobunaga.

The 63rd work of NHK Taiga Drama depicts the life of Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese female poet who wrote "Tale of Hikaru Genji". This story is set in the mid-Heian period.

(Source: nhk.or.jp)

Episodes: 40

Mi You is the cowardly and forbearing wife of Zhao Fei Ran, the second son of an executive of the pharmaceutical giant Qi Zhong Group. After a car accident, her personality changes drastically, and she divorces Zhao Fei Ran. Later, Mi You learns that her car accident was not an accident at all. Meanwhile, the new CFO of Qi Zhong Group, Han Yi Cheng, is secretly investigating past illegal drug testing at the pharmaceutical company. Mi You and Han Yi Cheng join forces to discover the truth behind the scenes..

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

Tags: Short Length Series, Medical Malpractice, Car Accident, Web Series, Investigation (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 24

Duration: 10 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Jun 2, 2024 - Jun 18, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

A Taiwanese opera family of generations sticks together and travels around the island to earn a living. On and off the traveling stage, they taste the flavors of life and experience joys and sorrows. Fearing no hardship, they fight together with resilience, presenting the story of their brilliant lives woven by laughter and tears on and off the stage.

A teen fantasy thriller drama that tells the story of people attempting to get out of the quicksand caused by a dangerous and harmful cookie that makes their wishes into reality with just one bite.

After losing her parents in an unfortunate accident, Choi Soo Young has to take care of her three years younger sister. When she became 18 years old, she become the breadwinner of her family. She gave up on high school and began working at a factory, taking up several odd part-time jobs to provide for herself and her younger sister. However, one day her sister gets into trouble cause by a homemade cookie, and she risks everything to protect her.

Seo Ho Su is a 3rd year student at Junghan High School, the best private school in South Korea. His mother is battling cancer, while his father disappeared a long time ago. Despite his personal problems, he tries to focus only on his studies, but often becomes a victim of his rich classmates whom think of him as a pushover who is at their disposal.

Yoo Seong Pil is a mysterious underground college admissions consultant. He uses any means necessary, even illegal, to help his students enter the university they wish for. Although nobody asked him to, he goes to Junghan High School to take a consultant position for the entire 3rd grade class, and he slowly starts to reveal his true intentions after entering the said school...

(Source: Korean = Namu.Wiki)

Episodes: 20

Kang sells curry-rice (khao kaeng) at a school. Moo is a grade twelve student who dreams of becoming an idol. He splits his time between hitting on Kang and training. He simultaneously wants love and to realise his dream, but it seems he cannot have it when debuting comes with the caveat that relationships are forbidden.

(Source: Thai = naiin.com)

Adapted from the novel "Khae Thi Kaeng" (แค่ที่แกง) by peachhplease.

Episodes: 12

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Aired On: Sunday

Ratings: 8.4

Xue Li, the daughter of a well-off and content county magistrate, loses everything after a major upheaval. Saved by her benefactor, Jiang Ruo Yu, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, she returns to the capital city in Jiang Ruo Yu's identity.

With the help of people like Xiao Heng, the Duke of Suguo, she overcomes numerous challenges, continually fights against injustice.

(Source : Cpophome.com)

Adapted from the web novel "Marriage of the Di Daughter" (嫡嫁千金) by Qian Shan Cha Ke (千山茶客).

Episodes: 40

Duration: 45 min.

Jiang Shi Qian, who used to be a victim of violence and bullying, comes back after a beautiful transformation with a meticulous plan of revenge against her abusers.

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

Adapted from the web novel "Zhang Xin You Ni Duo Huan Xi" (掌心有你多欢喜) by Shang Ju Jun (山谷君).

Tags: Revenge, Mean Supporting Character, Deaf Supporting Character, Short Length Series, Orphan Female Lead, Deafness, Disability, School Bullying, Disabled Supporting Character, Adapted From A Web Novel (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 10 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Jun 10, 2024 - Jun 22, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Capt. Ronnajak Jutathep, eldest son of M.R. Ronnaphee, is entrusted with his deceased friend’s younger sister, Sunida. When he enrols Sunida at his alma mater, he runs into a former classmate, Jaipisut, who is now a teacher. Jaipisut barely tolerates Ronnajak, as she has no good childhood memories of him because of his teasing; but the two are forced to play nice together when Sunida has problems at school. Building a friendship with your arch-nemesis is never easy. Theirs is far more complicated when Jaipisut finds out she is adopted, and from the heirloom brooch left by her birth mother, she might be a Dhevaprom. Will Jaipisut’s connection to the Dhevaprom prove too much for Ronnajak to overcome, or will the two realise that what they have is worth fighting for?

(Source: CH3+)

Adapted from the novel "Jaiphisut" (ใจพิสุทธิ์) by Phraenat (แพรณัฐ).

Tags: Searching For A Biological Parent, Transfer Student Supporting Character, Student Supporting Character, School Setting, Orphan Supporting Character, Co-workers' Relationship, Classmates' Relationship, Cousins' Relationship, Police Captain Male Lead, Fashion Designer Supporting Character (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 17

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Country: Thailand

Airs On: Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Aired: May 12, 2024 - Jun 21, 2024.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Yukihira Asuka is 28 and works at the reception desk for a music school. She hears that her high school will soon be abolished and decides to attend a school reunion held at her high school. There, Yukihira Asuka meets Mizuno Haruto. Asuka liked Haruto when they were high school students, but she never conveyed her feelings to him. Asuka and Haruto talk during the school reunion and they learn that they both had feelings for each other and they still feel the same way. Asuka is ecstatic, but, the next day, an unexpected tragedy strikes Haruto. That leaves him in an unconscious state.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the song "366 Days" (366日) by HY.

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Airs On: Monday

Kariyama Riku's job is that of an architect. He works as the chief of the civil engineering design department for a large construction contractor and has dedicated his life to building bridges. He is a perfectionist at his job. Currently, Kariyama Riku is working on the construction of the Ryujin Bridge, the design of which began a couple of years ago. He soon faces unexpected difficulties.

As a 24 year old woman, Ogata Makoto doesn't like to show her true self or draw attention to herself in her private life or when she is at work. This is because she doesn't want to be disliked. One night, Ogata Makoto has an accident. The accident causes her to lose memory about herself. She finds a male ring in her bag, but she doesn't remember who she was going to give the ring to. Soon, three men appear in front of Ogata Makoto and the ring fits perfectly on all three of the men. One of them proclaims himself as her ex-lover, one man claims to be her only male friend, and the other man claims to be her man of fate. Each of them have their own lies.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 57 min.

Airs On: Tuesday

Shibuya Taikai is a popular young actor with excellent acting skills and a charming smile. Women are crazy about him, but Taikaihas never been in love in his life. He has a 4-year-old sister named Rizumu who attends nursery school. One day, Rizumu comes back home with a scratch from the nursery school. Taikai is concerned enough that he passes up on a drama series acting offer and decides to take Rizumu to school and pick her up after school. At his sister's school, Taikai Shibuya meets Rizumu's teacher Aota Aika. He gets attracted to her. Meanwhile, Aika is a devoted nursery school teacher who likes children. She has a warm heart and cares about other people.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the manga "Omukae Shibuya-kun" (お迎え渋谷くん) by Mitsuno Makoto (蜜野まこと).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Tuesday

Shirasaki Yuki, a rookie actor, finally lands an audition and is chosen to star in a BL drama alongside current superstar Hayama Asami, who was also his senior at university. Feeling anxious and troubled before his first major role, Shirasaki is approached by Hayama with the proposal to form a “romantic relationship for the sake of character development” until the filming concludes. Their pseudo-romantic involvement off-screen leads to a moving and beautifully crafted love story exploring the intricacies of relationships within the entertainment industry and among actors.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga series "25 Ji, Akasaka de" (25時、赤坂で) by Natsuno Hiroko (夏野寛子).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Airs On: Friday

During the Qing Dynasty, political corruption and corrupt officials were in power, and the people were in dire straits. As a result, foreign powers took advantage of the situation and invaded China in various ways. In these troubled times, a little national hero, Song Shi Jie, quietly emerged. The son of a jailer, Jie is a clever and clever man. He has been wandering around the prison cell since he was a child, seeing all the injustices in the world and seeing all the joys and sorrows. He is convinced that the so-called law and the so-called justice are just a child that is out of reach for the world.

Talk about the world. Therefore, Jie did not care about fame and fortune, so he secretly helped his friend He Shouxin to get Jinshi and then left after embarking on the road to becoming an official. Hou Jie and his brother Song Ajiu Lang travelled around the world, living a life of "having wine now and getting drunk now", living a carefree life.

With his clever mind and sophistical eloquence, Jie is at ease when encountering various green forest thieves or local bullies. At this time, God allowed him to meet a woman who changed his life - Linglong. Long, who has a mysterious identity, has a fierce temper and strong martial arts skills. He and Jie Duo had many enmities and relationships.

Their fates were intertwined, and they eventually became a couple. Jie embarked on the road of becoming a lawyer, and his reputation spread all over the country. There were numerous lawsuits, and clients and dignitaries came to his door in an endless stream. Jie, Niang Zi Long, brother Jiu, and maid Xiao Feng have become a team that can never solve any case. All unsolved cases, big and small, cannot escape their eyes.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu)

Episodes: 18

Duration: 45 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

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

The Chen, Lin, and Pan families reside in the Beijing hutongs. Spanning four decades of China's reform and opening-up period, their lives have undergone tremendous change.

The Chen family is an ordinary household where the son, Chen Huan, rises to become a renowned economist, while their daughter Chen Qing faces the challenges of re-employment after losing her job. The youngest daughter, Chen Xiao Ou, represents the new generation of women. The Lin family, a high-ranking cadre household, sees their son Lin Yi Da transition from a rural life to working in government and business, and their daughter Lin Ping Ping achieving her dreams of studying abroad. The Pan family's son Liang Zi is unemployed. His mother Pan Tao Hao has pinner her hopes on him and is disappointed by his lack of ambition.

(Source: cdrama.wiki)

Episodes: 48

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

Aired: May 30, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Duration: 45 min.

Kim Deuk Pal is a 47-year-old gangster, who is the #2 guy in his gang. He doesn't have an educational background due to his poor parents, but he has a dream of attending a university. He has been studying to achieve his dream, but it's not easy. One day, he sees a young man, Song Yi Heon, about to kill himself. At that time, Deuk Pal's spirit possessed the body of the suicidal 19-year-old high school student. Deuk Pal soon learns that Yi Heon is a victim of bullying, which has caused him to want to take his own life.

Now, Deuk Pal, in the body of Yi Heon, takes on the bullies to punish them and becomes friends with classmate Choi Se Kyung. Se Kyung is a model student who appears to be in a perfect situation, but he suffers from domestic violence at home by his father.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the web novel "I, a Gangster, Became a High Schooler" (조폭인 내가 고등학생이 되었습니다) by Ho Rol (호롤).

Release dates: Feb 22, 2024 (Ep. 1-2 Special screening)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Episodes: 20

Duration: 10 min.

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

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

(Source: dramasq.com)

Aired: Jun 12, 2024 - Jun 18, 2024

"Crash" depicts the story of the Traffic Crime Investigation Team (TCI), which tracks only car crimes such as insurance fraud, retaliatory driving, self-harm blackmail, leka, call jump, and autonomous driving. Cha Yeon Ho, a rational individualist from KAIST, and Min So Hee, a traffic investigation ace with cool judgment and warm sensitivity, track unusual traffic crime cases with the traffic crime investigation team to uncover the truth behind them.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

Tushan Hong Hong, a fox spirit from the righteous Tushan Fox Clan, saves Dongfang Yue Chu, a human youth pursued by his lifelong enemy, by chance. As they spend time together in Tushan, a bond gradually forms between them. Ultimately, they join forces with their loved ones to combat the forces of evil in order to fulfill their shared desire for peace between their two clans.

(Source: iQIYI)

Adapted from the manhua "Hu Yao Xiao Hong Niang" (狐妖小红娘) by Tuo Xiao Xin (庹小新).

Episodes: 38

Duration: 45 min.

Airs On: Thursday

Episodes: 24

Duration: 10 min.

Aired On: Tuesday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

(Source: dramasq.com)

Aired: Jun 11, 2024

Takara Keisuke was a detective who chased after a major scammer. Now, he works as a police officer at a police box located along a shopping street. He appears like an ordinary police officer who is friendly with the people in the neighborhood, but Keisuke Takara has a hidden side. He is also Scammer K who targets bad people that are able to avoid the law.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Aired On: Friday

Every day, bank branches encounter various problems like missing money, information leaks, loan problems & breach of duties. Hanasaki Mai's job is to go there and fix the problems. She is able to do so even though she is just a bank clerk without higher-level powers. Because of her character, Hanasaki Mai will not keep still when she sees a wrong. She's willing to stand up for the side of the weak, regardless of the relation between the top and bottom factions of the bank.

Oba Nana is the middle child among three sisters. She is 29 years old, single, and works hard at her job. She receives a promotion at her job to become the youngest assistant manager, but she feels anxious due to her friends getting married and having children. Her two sisters are 39-year-old Narusawa Mutsuki and 19-year-old Oba Hatsumi. Narusawa Mutsuki works as a certified accountant. She is currently separated from her husband due to her husband's infidelity. Oba Hatsumi feels unease with people her age who have their own life goals and pursue their goals. In order to comfort her feelings, she meets a man from a dating app.

One day, these 3 sisters face a big situation when their father suddenly goes missing. Due to that incident, they gather together.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Aired On: Friday

Kuroba Miko is a mystery writer. Her books are popular and she has written bestsellers since she made her debut, but she is unable to write anymore. She currently works as a commentator for TV show. Morino Toru is a detective. Due to an incident, his arrest rate has plummeted and he is unable to solve cases anymore. Kuroba Miko and Morino Toru both suffer from the yips and they happen to meet at a sauna facility. They become good friends and solve cases together.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 58 min.

Airs On: Friday

Honoka Asami, a pure but plain and introverted temporary office worker, is forced to work in a company where harassment is rampant and has nothing to do but endure.

Fukase Nozomi, a new beautiful employee, stands out at work, catching the eyes of senior employees, and then she becomes close to Asami also deeply resonates with each other. After meeting and becoming close to Nozomi, Honoka gradually begins to feel that every day is fun.

Meanwhile, a senior employee who had been harassing Honoka was forced to resign due to an incident that occurred in the company, causing a commotion. But that was just the beginning!

(Source: Anyyy)

Adapted from the manga series "Shanai Shokeinin: Kanojo wa Teki wo Keshite Iku" (社内処刑人 ～彼女は敵を消していく～) by Tanaka Tomo (タナカトモ) and Tsukasaki Yu (つかさき有).

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Friday

A healing drama where troubled women visit a store called 'KIRAMEKI' where handsome therapists perform treatments while behaving like a lover.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Thursday

It tells three stories of three different married couples, with each revealing the true nature of their terrible husbands.

In the first chapter, "The Case of the Funakoshi Couple", Momoko is a serious housewife who continues to devote herself to her sadist husband and former boss, Takahiro, who treats her like a housekeeper.

Chapter 2 focuses on "The Case of the Tamagawa Couple" in which Anzu is a career woman struggling with fertility issues. Her husband is Naoki, a narcissistic, no-good husband.

Chapter 3, "The Case of the Hokuto Couple", tells the story of Aki, a mother whose family and uncooperative husband forcefully impose the idea that women should take care of all the house duties and childcare.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga series "Kyokugen Fufu" (極限夫婦) by Kizuki Akira (きづきあきら) and Sato Nanki (サトウナンキ).

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Friday

When Kiriyuu Aoi was a child, her mother died, and her father then raised her alone in their suburban town. During the year 2008, a series of murders took place. One of the victims was the younger sister of a classmate that Kiriyuu Aoi liked. Kiriyuu Aoi was the person who found the body of her classmate's younger sister. Kiriyuu Aoi was so traumatized by the discovery that she lost some of her memories just before the incident. Making things worse, Kiriyuu Aoi’s father was arrested as the serial killer. With no one left around her, Kiriyuu Aoi left her hometown. Now, 16 years later, Kiriyuu Aoi has become a detective. She returns to her hometown to prove her father's innocence, but another incident takes place. Detective Kiriyuu Aoi and her buddy detective Kosaka Kei chase after the truth behind the case. She soon learns the hidden faces of her ex-classmates from her youth.

A Joseon-era version of a romantic comedy about a crown prince who is kidnapped by a woman who is set to become his wife. While on the run for their lives, romance blossoms between the two.

Episodes: 20

Duration: 60 min.

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

As an emotional counselor, Han Qing was commissioned by a client to investigate her husband's affair, became the personal assistant of Feng Si Qian, the president of Huajing Group, and was forced to get involved in an elaborate conspiracy. In order to find the truth, the two experienced suspicion and temptation and then helped each other to finally find the essence of marriage and true love.

(Source: WeTV Singapore)

Adapted from the web novel "Bu Bu Shen Xian" (步步深陷) by Yu Tang (玉堂).

Episodes: 24

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

Duration: 10 min.

Ratings: 7.6