Asian Drama

Sakuraba Mio, a newcomer assigned to the Department of General Surgery at the prestigious Seirei Medical University Hospital, is neither a doctor nor a nurse but her job as a nurse aide makes her the closest person to the patients. Mio is not only a caring person but also a medical geek, so she often sticks her nose into the doctor's examination and gets into trouble with other hospital staff.

Meanwhile, the skilled handsome surgeon Ryuzaki Taiga thinks that a doctor's skill is everything to make a successful surgery. Taiga's complete opposite belief from Mio makes them often clash with each other.

(Source: Japanese = NTV)

Adapted from the novel "Tonari no Nurse Aide" (となりのナースエイド) by Chinen Mikito.

Episodes: 10

Duration: 60 min.

Airs On: Wednesday

A love story between Kosaka Maiko, a thirty-year-old office worker with a sexual complex, and Kagiya Senri, a lethargic young man who is not good at interacting with others.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga series "Uri wo Waru" (瓜を破る) by Itakura Azusa (板倉梓).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Wednesday

Laorchan, who grew up in France and was reared by the elite, returns to Thailand to prove her family’s innocence and learn the truth about her origins. Laorchan plans to steal an ancient, accursed gemstone—the Ajna Chakra necklace—exhibiting at an aristocratic department store owned by M.L. Phuthanet Juthathep, son of M.R. Ratchanon and Soifah. She befriends the suave Phuthanet and he is instantly taken by her charm, beauty, and mysterious persona. Complications arise when she starts to fall for him, as deception and love are things that don’t go together. Can she resist his charms and accomplish her objective?

A doctor from a noble family and a girl with an unrevealed past—will they ever fall in love amidst a fight against drug trafficking? Kind, generous and hardworking Kwanruetai is the daughter of M.L Maratee Dhevaprom, whose whole being is in earnest for her mother’s love and approval. She meets young military doctor—Major Dr. M.L Chatklao Juthathep, while on duty in the northern province of Thailand where they are caught in the throes of danger due to gangs and drug wars. Chatklao falls in love with Kwanruetai but she is conflicted given their families’ long-standing estrangement. Her mother is dead-set against Kwanruetai’s romance with Chatklao as his father M.R. Phutthiphat had humiliated her when he broke off their betrothal for another woman. Will Kwanruetai listen to her heart; or are the Juthatheps and Dhevaproms just not meant to be together?

At 35, Professor Zhao Dahai was a famous psychology professor and TV talent show judge. He had a happy family with a beautiful wife, Zhou Meimei, and an adorable daughter. Zhao’s success made Zhou feel insecure, but his love and wisdom kept their family strong. Zhou’s friend Yin Hehuan struggled to find love until she met Lin Dongsheng, a younger miner. Despite their differences and a love rival named Li Yaobin, Lin proved to be the perfect match for Yin in the end.

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Episodes: 24

Aired On: Friday

The mountain bandit king Ma Da You kidnapped Princess Jiang Qian Er and was accidentally struck by lightning in the process. Miraculously, they swapped bodies and even shared each other's feelings, becoming intertwined in fate. Jiang Qian Er wanted to swap back and marry her beloved young general Lu Tian Xing, and Ma Da You also wanted to avenge his father. The two had no choice but to compromise with reality and cooperate to overcome various difficulties. Prince Ying secretly plotted a rebellion, sending people to infiltrate Ma Da You's stronghold and take control of it for a secret military base. Jiang Qian Er, Ma Da You, and Lu Tian Xing moved into Prince Ying's mansion, each with their own goals: Jiang Qian Er to investigate the death of Ma Da You's father and Lu Tian Xing to find evidence of Prince Ying's treason. Prince Ying rebelled ahead of schedule, overthrowing the court and leaving Jiang Qian Er homeless. Lu Tian Xing was also forced by his treacherous father to marry Prince Ying's daughter, Jiang Ke Lan, to show loyalty. To deceive their way to safety, Jiang Qian Er, Ma Da You, and Lu Tian Xing pretended to be involved in a hilarious and tearful love triangle.

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.

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Deaf housewife Mai Ling Jing has a perfect husband Wang Shi Ming and a considerate best friend Su Xi. However, her seemingly happy life is shattered when she unexpectedly regains her hearing; it turns out that her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is planning a more terrifying conspiracy. In order to find out the truth, Mai endured the humiliation and feigned deafness, embarking on a journey of revenge against her husband and best friend.

(Source: Chinese = Tencent)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 13 min.

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

The self-disciplined and diligent editor-in-chief of a magazine, Ye Han, helped the clumsy and lovely physical education teacher Li Xiaoxiao resolve embarrassing crises again and again by chance. Due to past experiences, it was difficult to take the step of love.

The enthusiastic and direct magazine publisher Xu Jiacheng met their former model sister Tong Yiwen. The two continued to seek balance in their pursuit of love and career.

The relationship between the four became complicated and full of challenges because of Xiaoxiao's secret love for Jiacheng. With Xiaoxiao's secret love and fragility, Xiaoxiao completely healed Ye Han's emotional wounds, and Jiacheng and Yiwen passed the test and finally achieved a positive result.

Several other friends are also going through the tempering of life. The steady and down-to-earth lawyer Xu Yan has excellent professional ability, but he never dared to face the relationship with the young and energetic Xu Jialin. The romantic restaurant owner Lu Zheng and his wife Guo Shenglin has been married for many years, and in a seemingly beautiful marriage, there are also unknown troubles. After going through multiple tests of career and relationship, they finally gained their own happiness and deepened their bond with each other.

Episodes: 40

Duration: 45 min.

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

Ratings: 7.9

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Episodes: 20

Duration: 52 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

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

Chan Zhan Tung, was originally the owner of the "All-Knowing Detective Agency". The company subsequently changed hands, and Cheung Lok Hang seized all rights. Lee Jin Hiu then joined the company. Chan Ka Hei, Cheung Lok Hang, and Lee Jin Hiu later changed the position of the detective agency from a detective agency that purely collects evidence for customers to "Unlimited Generation Slash".

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The story follows Fushiki, a newbie employee from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare who is assigned to the department to work alongside Yukimura Kai, an 88-year-old vampire detective who still looks 18 due to his immortality. Together, they will investigate a series of murders by the “Ram Killer” that have been occurring every Christmas in the year of the Ram over a period of 70 years.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 30 min.

Airs On: Friday

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.

A normal girl Xia Guo is faced with a difficult dilemma where the two choices will lead her toward two utterly different lives. Would she choose to live a home-sweet-home life with her boyfriend in her hometown or seize the opportunity to forge a successful career in a metropolitan? Which way would make her life "a little less normal"?

(Source: WeTV Singapore)

Episodes: 20

Duration: 45 min.

After being disfigured in a car accident, Gu Qing Qing suffered severe mental trauma. Fortunately, she was rescued by Pei Jin Qing, the president of the Pei Group, and takes on the new identity of Shen Man Qing. With her new face, she decides to pursue her revenge and find the culprit behind her tragedy.

Through the "Bobble Incident" that started the revenge and ended in blood, Do Hyuk became the culprit and lost his life. However, he didn't die. Do Hyuk returns with seething vengeance to expose Matthew's true identity to everyone. Kang Ki Tak and the unknown aide who goes by "Medusa" appear to help him. Matthew has no intention of stopping. With his fake identity, Matthew has the whole world crazy about him. He endeavors to be the epitome of his phony identity and take over Sungchan Group, the company his father raised with his life. Only then will his revenge be complete.

The seven wicked associates will now regroup to play the game of revenge that has reset in desperation. Some will be out for revenge, some for power, and some will hide their true goal in a new game where they will deceive and betray each other. How will the fates of the Seven reborn from lies end?

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 16

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday

The drama will follow the story of Park Young Han, a passionate detective who boasts the highest arrest rate when it comes to petty thieves, as he teams up with three charismatic colleagues to break the norms of corruption.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

On the night of her wedding to Zhao Qing, the seventh prince of a neighboring kingdom, Princess Chu Zi Qian was fatally poisoned. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the body of Lin Yan, a soon-to-be concubine of her one-night husband.

Back in the place where she was originally murdered, she tries to investigate what happened and learns from the servants that Zhao Qing had often complained about her past self, Chu Zi Qian, as not being worthy of him, trying to get out of the marriage several times, and always arguing with his father the Emperor over it. Concluding that he must've hated her enough to kill her, Chu Zi Qian, now as Lin Yan, decides that it's time for payback.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Episodes: 20

Arrogant and domineering, Gu Lin Xing, and Chen Si Nan, a resilient and kind university assistant professor, met unexpectedly when Gu Lin Xing was forced to sign a co-housing agreement. Soon, those two start a sweet cohabitation life, but family disputes, gossips and money temptations, makes it a lot harder to continue living together. What will Gu Lin Xing and Chen Si Nan choose?

8 people in need of money are invited to appear on reality variety show Money Game. The 8 people are to stay at the studio that consists of nothing but concrete walls. If they are able to hang in there for 100 days, they can divide the winning prize of 44.8 billion won equally. But, everything they spend for, including necessities like food, water, electricity, costs 1,000 times more than normal prices and are deducted from the winning prize.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the webtoon "Money Game" (머니게임) and "Pie Game" (파이게임) by Bae Jin Soo (배진수).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

Airs On: Friday

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

Ghostwriter Tu Chacha finds herself reluctantly penning love letters for Miss Wen to hide her romantic escapades. Unintentionally, Tu Chacha develops feelings for the letters' recipient, Shen Buyan. In a bid to protect Shen Buyan from Miss Wen's father's schemes, Tu Chacha forms a makeshift family to dissuade him from pursuing Miss Wen. However, they soon fall into a trap laid by Miss Wen's father, resulting in severe repercussions for their masquerade. Together, Tu Chacha, Shen Buyan, and their makeshift family navigate a web of deceit, uncovering a shocking conspiracy along the way.

Episodes: 24

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

Phupha and Khram love each other but later Phupha is murdered. However, something happens and Khram is pulled to a parallel world where, 12 years ago, Khram and Thai were in love. However, Khram was killed by Thai's dad. One day, Thai drives by a road and finds someone in the middle of the road. The face of that person stuns Thai because he looks exactly the same as his lover from 12 years so. What will happen next?

(Source: Suteera Tak Reading YouTube)

Adapted from the web novel "2 Worlds" (2 Worlds: โลกสองใบ ใจดวงเดียว) by Prang (พราง).

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Thursday

The drama depicts Kim Min Jae, a transfer student majoring in Practical Music and working part-time at the library, and Lee Kyu Ho, a Taekwondo major who helped him. Since their first meeting, the two have become entangled and closer, leading them to develop a romantic relationship.

(Source: BLUPDATE2022 Twitter)

Episodes: 6

Duration: 25 min.

Aired On: Thursday

Ratings: 7.1

Jung Ki Sub is Kim Jin Woo's slacker friend - and secret crush. So when Ki Sub asks to crash at his place, his heart tingles to be near him everyday. But as the short stay turns into permanent mooch, how long can Jin Woo keep his true feelings under wraps and hold back from confessing?

(Source: tappytoon.com)

Adapted from the webtoon "Can't Confess" (고백을 못하고) by Seok Young (석영).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 28 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Thursday

Luo Ai Lian, the gentle and peaceful eldest daughter of the Luo family, lost everything overnight due to a sudden disaster and was thrown from wealth into a quagmire. After experiencing many difficulties, she finally experienced a narrow escape and became the eldest daughter of the escort agency, Shen Dan Qing, who was capable of both literary and martial arts.

She was reborn from the ashes and embarked on the thorny road of tearing apart her enemies with her hands, starting her different life. In the process of revenge, Shen Dan Qing accidentally broke into the sight of General Xu, who was looking for the lost treasure, arousing his suspicion. This made Shen Dan Qing's road to revenge even more ups and downs and unique. In this thrilling battle of wits and courage, they helped each other and cherished each other, and a series of exciting stories happened.

(Source: wiki.d-addicts.com)

Episodes: 24

Duration: 45 min.

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

Zhang Qing, a student majoring in Literary History at university, has read classic masterpieces extensively. However, his thesis, which applies modern perspectives to analyze ancient literary history, is not approved by Professor Ye. In order to have Professor Ye become his graduate advisor, Zhang Qing decides to elaborate on his viewpoints by writing a novel. In his novel, the story revolves around Fan Xian, a young man with a mysterious background, who had been living with his grandmother in the small coastal town of Danzhou. With an unexpected visit from a teacher, Fan Xian’s seemingly tranquil life began to face a series of crises and challenges. Guided by the enigmatic teacher and a blindfolded guardian, Fan Xian became versed in the properties and principles of medicines, cultivated overpowering Qi, and refined his martial arts skills. He subsequently overcame numerous dangerous situations. Driven by curiosity about his own origins, Fan Xian left Danzhou and went to the imperial capital. In the capital, Fan Xian experienced the vicissitudes of life and remained committed to justice and goodness, enduring and thriving through various tests and tempering from family, the martial world, and the political arena, ultimately crafting an illustrious legend of his life.

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.

(Source: Goodreads)

Adapted from the novel "Young Babylon" (少年巴比伦) by Lu Nei (路内).

Episodes: 26

Duration: 45 min.

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

Ratings: 8.3