Asian Drama

Umika is a very kind and shy student. She finds it difficult to talk to other people and dreams of one day meeting someone from another planet. But her lonely school life takes a cosmic turn when she meets a new transfer student named Yu, an alien with telepathic powers!

(Source: girlsloveupdate on Instagram)

Adapted from the manga series "Hoshikuzu Telepath" (星屑テレパス) by Ookuma Rasuko (大熊らすこ).

Tags: Female Centered Plot, Adapted From A Manga, Supernatural (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 24 min.

Airs On: Wednesday

Aired: Jun 26, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

A drama set in the background of South and North Korea implementing the Peace Village Project in the Goseong DMZ after South and North Korea declared an end to the war after 70 years since the Korean War.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Airs On: Wednesday

Arisawa Yuichika enrolls in an elite girls' high school attended by the children of wealthy families. Thinking of her daughter's future, her mother Chihiro tries her best to scrape together the school fees, but life for the couple is not easy. When Yuichika advances to her second year of high school, the school merges with an all-boys school to become coeducational, Tomorrow Academy. The students are excited, but a new school rule is enacted that prohibits dating between boys and girls. What's more, the rule is so strict that any student who violates the rule and has sexual intercourse will be expelled.

The student council immediately began patrolling around love hotels and other areas in what is known as the "rabbit hunt," and many students dropped out. Yuichika's best friend was also forced to drop out. Meanwhile, in order to save her mother, who was left with a huge debt from her ex-husband, Yuichika began working as a "love keeper," accepting money from violators without revealing her true identity and erasing evidence photos. The students had once given up on love, but with the arrival of a savior, the romance landscape becomes even more complicated and tangled. Yuichika had no interest in love, but after seeing the students' straightforward feelings of love and finding herself attracted to Maki Ryogo, her feelings began to change.

Eventually, after a certain incident, Yuichika decides to sue the school and demand that the ban on romance be lifted.

(Source: Japanese = Netflix)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 50 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Aired On: Thursday

Ratings: 7.9

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Episodes: 2

Ogimi Soma is a detective who has just been transferred to the Emotional Cases Special Investigation Unit and is paired with Yumekawa Mikiya. Ogimi is sincere, clumsy, and a bit of a novice when it comes to love. He secretly crushing on his superior and was a bit too clingy towards her. Yumekawa was handsome, and always knew how to tease and toy with women, but he had absolutely no bad intentions. Declaring himself a Love Master, Yumekawa changes girlfriends like changing clothes. A loyal Ogimi and a flighty Yumekawa work together to solve difficult cases related to love. ~~ Based on real-life murder cases.

Episodes: 6

Aired On: Friday

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Sakuraba Haruma's childhood friend Inukai Shuji was a cut above him in every way imaginable, living out the glamorous life bestowed upon him. Haruma, an unassuming salaryman, has lived his every day clutching onto his inferiority complex, existing only in Shuji's shadow. One day, Haruma coincidentally meets Shuji's wife, Inukai Reika, who Haruma has always secretly admired since his high school days. With feelings of envy, jealousy, and more, a "secret" is born from Haruma's repetitive days.

Depicts the forbidden romance between an idol and the otaku who has serious feelings for her. The main character is Onodera Mimika, a second-year high school student who is the center member of the increasingly popular idol group Tetra but has concerns regarding her future.

One day, after the words of her fan Keita resonate deeply with her, she heads towards where he works at his part-time job and thus, crosses the barrier between idol and fan.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the novel "Idol Disqualification" (アイドル失格) by Abe Wakana (安部若菜).

Episodes: 12

Aired On: Saturday

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

Katagiri Kyosuke, who moved to Tokyo from the countryside to attend university, is in a long-distance relationship with “Sacchan.” However, by chance, he ends up having a physical relationship with the married woman who lives near to his apartment. Thus begins a story surrounding an immoral love triangle… Kyosuke, who doesn’t understand love, must choose between a girlfriend from his hometown or a married woman in the city. What is the fate of this destructive love affair?

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Adapted from the manga series "Dear Sa-chan" (さっちゃん、僕は。) by Asaga Iori (朝賀庵).

Tags: Extramarital Affair, Infidelity, Adapted From A Manga, Love Triangle (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Tuesday

Aired: Jun 11, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Komukai Riko is the family's second daughter, with an elder sister who is sturdy and a younger sister who is more free-spirited. Riko was working briefly in Tokyo when she returned to her parent's residence after her grandfather died.

While rummaging through her stuff on the roof where the family has gathered for the first time in four years, Riko comes across a half-completed plastic model. Riko was guided by Yassan to the Yajima model shop where her grandfather used to go, and she decided to make her first plastic model.

Riko, feeling that she knows a little more about her grandfather and family, resolves to spend the summer at her parent's house so she can do what her grandfather regrets.

(Source: Japanese = Natalie.mu)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Airs On: Friday

This story is a mature, realistic adult love affair story that portrays people struggling between the institution of marriage and the instinctive feelings of first love, repeatedly engaging in infidelity and betrayal. Zaizen Honami, a preschool teacher living a happy life with her husband, is suddenly surprised when her friend Kaori Maria confesses to her that she is having an affair with her first love. To make matters worse, Honami is then left shocked when she discovers her husband’s infidelity. Amidst this turmoil, she meets her neighbor, Tokimatsu Chihiro, and gradually begins to develop romantic feelings for him. ~ Adapted from the manga series "Hatsukoi Furin: Kono Koi wo Hatsukoi to Yonde Ii desu ka" (初恋不倫～この恋を初恋と呼んでいいですか～) by Yokobaba Ryo (横馬場リョウ).

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Thursday

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

This drama is adapted from the manga of the same name, and tells the story of Yuya Ishida, a young editor in his 20s, who became the editor of a sports magazine because of his baseball experience, but went to a women's magazine that he was not used to due to transfer. Temporarily serving there was a culinary researcher in his 50s, Mr. Miya, who is a signature figure in the Kyoto dialect and a popular entertainer who openly gays and lesbians. Although Tomo was nervous, Mitsuya's food grabbed his stomach with ease. Staring at Tomoya's gentle gaze, cheerful character, and occasionally showing cuteness, I was helplessly attracted——!?

Adapted from the manga series "Mitsuya Sensei no Keikakutekina Ezuke." (三ツ矢先生の計画的な餌付け) by Matsumoto Ayaka (松本あやか).

Tags: Age Gap [Drama Life], Middle-Aged Male Lead, Café Owner Supporting Character, Editor-in-chief Supporting Character, Editor Supporting Character, Editor Male Lead, Researcher Male Lead, Age Gap [Real Life], Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Country: Japan

Airs On: Friday

Aired: Jul 26, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

The Eiryukan High School Musical Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and the annual school festival performance is coming up. Although it is a traditional club with a glorious track record, the current number of members is only four. Led by Hibino Ren, the club members work hard every day in preparation for the performance, but they all have strong personalities and are not very cohesive...

And suddenly, in their peaceful days, the club is on the verge of being disbanded! At that time, a transfer student from New York, Otowa Shoma, arrives. He invites Shoma, who seems to be interested in musicals, to join the club, but he quickly turns him down... This is a story of youth that hinges on the survival of the musical club and the success of its performances.

(Source: Japanese = TV Tokyo)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Airs On: Thursday

This is a love story about a weekend marriage between two people who are clumsy when it comes to love. Fukuyama Kenta, whose hobby is barbecuing, meets Yamaguchi Chihiro, who loves to eat, on a dating app. When he is transferred to Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, he suddenly proposes marriage to her, and the two get married after zero days of dating. Kenta and Chihiro, who live apart in Tokyo and Hamamatsu, slowly deepen their relationship by having barbecues every weekend. ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Yaiteru Futari" (焼いてるふたり) by Hanatsuka Shiori (ハナツカシオリ).

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Friday

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Lin Qiang was originally the deputy director of the audit department of the United Bank Head Office. Because he was unwilling to sign a problematic loan, he offended his superiors and was transferred to the Longyuan branch, which had the lowest performance. His close friend Zheng Shuai entered the bank at the same time. After being implicated in this matter, he was demoted together.

The management of the Longyuan Branch was chaotic. Lin Qiang quickly discovered the crux of the problem with his professional ability and helped the tellers of Longyuan Branch fight for the benefits they deserved. This move angered Hao Wei, the branch president, and he put pressure on Lin Qiang everywhere. Lin Qiang, whose career was in crisis, had to fight back and trace the root cause of the problem in the loan case. In the end, the problem was eliminated, and Lin Qiang also realized his desire to serve small, medium and micro enterprises.

(Source: IMDb)

Adapted from the web novel "Qian Tu" (钱途) by Gei Nin Tian Mo Gu La (给您添蘑菇啦).

Tags: Workplace Setting, Adapted From A Web Novel, Web Series (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 26

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Aug 18, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

The story takes place five years after the main series ended. After Wu Xie found a painting of a young man in the post office at Medog County and returned from Nepal, his peaceful life was interrupted again by the sudden visit of Jin Wan Tang. He brought a scorpion-shaped pendant from the Zhang family's ancient mansion, which was closely related to Zhang Qi Ling in his childhood. In pursuit of clues, Wu Xie went to Nepal again and then moved to Medog. In Medog, all kinds of clues related to Zhang Qi Ling are coming. Wu Xie realized that he had come to Medog and found that it was not accidental but it was planned by someone. Wu Xie and Wang Pang Zi find out more about Zhang Qi Ling's background and the mystery behind Zhang family.

(Source: DramaWiki)

Tags: Hidden Past, Tomb Raiding, Conspiracy, Bromance, Investigation, Supernatural, Friendship, Suspense (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 32

Duration: 40 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Aug 26, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

This is a love story about a weekend marriage between two people who are clumsy when it comes to love. Fukuyama Kenta, whose hobby is barbecuing, meets Yamaguchi Chihiro, who loves to eat, on a dating app. When he is transferred to Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, he suddenly proposes marriage to her, and the two get married after zero days of dating. Kenta and Chihiro, who live apart in Tokyo and Hamamatsu, slowly deepen their relationship by having barbecues every weekend. ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Yaiteru Futari" (焼いてるふたり) by Hanatsuka Shiori (ハナツカシオリ).

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Friday

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

This drama is adapted from the manga of the same name, and tells the story of Yuya Ishida, a young editor in his 20s, who became the editor of a sports magazine because of his baseball experience, but went to a women's magazine that he was not used to due to transfer. Temporarily serving there was a culinary researcher in his 50s, Mr. Miya, who is a signature figure in the Kyoto dialect and a popular entertainer who openly gays and lesbians. Although Tomo was nervous, Mitsuya's food grabbed his stomach with ease. Staring at Tomoya's gentle gaze, cheerful character, and occasionally showing cuteness, I was helplessly attracted——!?

Adapted from the manga series "Mitsuya Sensei no Keikakutekina Ezuke." (三ツ矢先生の計画的な餌付け) by Matsumoto Ayaka (松本あやか).

Tags: Age Gap [Drama Life], Middle-Aged Male Lead, Café Owner Supporting Character, Editor-in-chief Supporting Character, Editor Supporting Character, Editor Male Lead, Researcher Male Lead, Age Gap [Real Life], Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Country: Japan

Airs On: Friday

Aired: Jul 26, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

“No or stop, you unexpectedly say cute things.” The beauty assistant Natsume is forced to do pair sales with his junior Sahashi. Sahashi, who doesn’t take Natsume or his work seriously, overtook him in sales and annoys Natsume as he’s trying to act as a good superior…once his act is discovered and he’s threatened into becoming his sex friend?! Plus, he carelessly pushed the switch to awaken Sahashi… “Is it all right if I get serious?”.

This is a story set behind the cosmetic shop counter, with feelings of love appearing as Natsume finds his heart beating fast, although it irritates him.

(Source: MangaUpdates)

Adapted from the manga series "Cosmetic Playlover" (コスメティック・プレイラバー) by Narashima Sachi (楢島さち).

Tags: Beauty Consultant Male Lead, Cosmetic Industry, Co-workers' Relationship, Workplace Setting, Senior-Junior Relationship, Consultant Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Friends With Benefits, Forced Kiss (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 60 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Tuesday

Aired: Aug 6, 2024 - Aug 27, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

An original anthology drama based on the theme of live streaming, that depicts the connections between online streamers ("livers") and their listeners.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Episodes: 4

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Saturday

Episodes: 18

Aired On: Saturday, Sunday

Content Rating: G - All Ages

A cash-strapped young man, a gifted realtor and a pair of fake exorcists form an unlikely squad to sell houses haunted by spirits.

It tells the love story of piano teacher Wen Man and lawyer Huo Shao Ting, two people who are not good at expressing love; from temptation to suspicion to trusting each other, and being honest with each other.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu)

Adapted from the web novel "Huo Xian Sheng Guai Guai Chong Wo" (霍先生乖乖宠我) by Feng Yu Qing Qing (风羽轻轻).

Episodes: 24

Duration: 10 min.

Aired: Jun 18, 2024 - Jun 24, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

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.

Kawakami Sachi is a normal second-year high school student with a peaceful family. Her parents accepted the love story between Sachi and her childhood friend Tsukishima Takara, and the two spent happy days together even though they went to different schools. Takara is a track and field club member, aiming to enter a prestigious university for track and field.

One day, Sachi noticed something strange with her body and discovered she was pregnant. From here, Sachi and Takara must face the realities of life, grappling with the question of whether they can have and raise children.

(Source: Japanese = natalie.mu || Translation = MyDramaList)

Adapted from the manga series "Ano Ko no Kodomo" (あの子の子ども) by Aoi Mamoru (蒼井まもる)

Tags: Student Supporting Character, Student Female Lead, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Teammates' Relationship, Classmates' Relationship, Caregiver Supporting Character, Housewife/Househusband Supporting Character, Teenager Supporting Character, Teenager Female Lead (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Country: Japan

Airs On: Tuesday

Aired: Jun 25, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

"Alchemy" is a pseudo-science that attempts to create "gold" from various different combinations. One experiment to do so artificially brings to life a race of creatures, and the story revolves around an era where these experiments were being conducted in secret.

In the story, the artificial lifeforms known as the "Chemies", made to imitate things that exist in the world such as grasshoppers, were created from the art of the best alchemy techniques. Each and every one of them were carefully stored in "Ride Chemie Cards' until they were accidentally released all at once into the wild.

Our main protagonist, Houtarou Ichinose, is entrusted with the Gotcha Driver and the mission to recollect the Chemies that have been released into the world. Some are well suited for human companionship and if resonated with a good heart, Houtarou can fuse with them and transform into Kamen Rider Gotchard. However those that are influenced by human malice, there is a danger of them birthing monsters known as the Malgam. This is a story that explores the nature of good and evil, which are two sides of the same coin.

Will Gotchard be able to "collect them all", or will he let his carelessness mark the destruction of the world?

(Source: Kamen Rider Wiki Fandom)

Episodes: 50

It tells the story of the complicated love-hate relationship between Lin Yue Er, Guo Feng and Zhao Ding Hong. Lin Yue Er, the daughter of a general, wanted to marry Zhao Ding Hong to avenge her father's murder, but her plan was exposed before she could take action. She was "imprisoned" by Guo Feng for two years in the name of protection. After being rescued by her father's subordinates, Lin Yue Er transformed into a stunning dancer and infiltrated Guo Feng's side. She planned a revenge drama step by step. Returning to her hometown, can she clear her father's name and escape the vortex of love and hate?

(Source: KUKAN Drama English Youtube Channel)

Adapted from the web novel "Xia Nv Fu Chou" (下女复仇) by Shi Qian Ah (十千啊).

Episodes: 24

Duration: 10 min.

Aired: Aug 4, 2024 - Aug 19, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

Gu Yi Zhong, the young master of the famous Gu Family in Suzhou, graduated from the architecture department of a famous foreign university. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Gu Yi Zhong insisted on staying in Suzhou, under the name of protecting cultural relics, while in fact he actually actively participated in Anti-Japanese activities.

In a rescue operation, Gu Yi Zhong was framed by the Japanese as a traitor within the party and betrayed overnight. Unable to prove his innocence and in order to find out the real traitor, Gu Yi Zhong took the initiative to infiltrate the Japanese army and became a hidden member of the Suzhou Secret Service Station. His hidden task is full of dangers.

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

Release date: First 2 episodes were prescreened on Aug 5, 2024 (Cinema)

Tags: Spy Male Lead, Historical Fiction, World War 2, Web Series, Espionage, Investigation, Crime, Suspense (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 36

Duration: 45 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Aug 6, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Tongrak is a writer of popular romance novels. While travelling in search of inspiration for his most recent novel, he chances to meet an irritating southern Thai man, Mahasamut. When they end up in bed together, however, Tongrak finds himself hooked.

(Source: Thai = Sanook.com)

Adapted from the novel "Love Sea" (ต้องรักมหาสมุทร) by MAME.

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Sunday

Located in the busiest part of the Eastern Market, Ruyi Inn is a serene retreat that has earned a sacred reputation among the people. Despite its tranquil atmosphere, the inn is protected by three individuals with unique skills: Madame Hong, the shopkeeper; Ren Fansheng, the accountant; and Wu Ren Ai, the cook.

According to this legend, Madam Hong's extraordinary ability to summon the "Flower of Lust" on her forehead and inhale its essence is said to grant her deepest desires. However, the inn's peaceful existence was disrupted by the arrival of A Lan, a skilled assassin from Xianyue Pavilion who has the Purest White Flower within her.

(Source: DramaWiki)

Tags: Short Length Series, Historical Fiction, Web Series (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 30

Duration: 15 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Jul 11, 2024 - Jul 18, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

To protect prospective buyers from unwittingly buying properties with stigmas attached, the Happy Real Estate Agency launched the “Happy Stigmatized House App” and created a special investigations team to build a map and database of stigmatized properties across the Greater Taipei region.

Faced with paying off her mother’s debts and selling the stigmatized property her missing father left behind when he disappeared 18 years ago, optimistic and hardworking agent Lu An Chi takes on the Happy Stigmatized House App assignment. Desperate for money and not afraid of ghosts, An Chi partners up with rookie assistant Yo Da Chih, who can see dead people but loses his psychic abilities whenever he sneezes. Together, they begin a series of investigations into properties that have been stigmatized for various reasons. Along the way, they are gradually changed by their profound experiences, realizing that they are not just investigators and detectives but also psychotherapists, life consultants, and even enforcers of justice.

(Source: pavilion.taicca.tw)

Tags: Supernatural Being, Ghost-seeing Male Lead, Ghost, Suspense (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 14

Duration: 47 min.

Country: Taiwan

Airs On: Friday

Aired: May 31, 2024 - ?

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Late one night, in the old town of the seaside town, a bizarre murder occurred, and Guan Jingtang, a well-known local old man, died tragically in his villa. The captain of the criminal police, An Ping (played by Han Dong), was ordered in danger, and Shang Jie (played by Qu Jingjing), a high-achieving student of the provincial department, took the initiative to ask for help, and the two fully cooperated and launched a meticulous investigation. However, as the investigation deepens, various contradictory suspicions emerge one after another, coupled with the huge amount of cash that is missing, the familiar woman in red, the blood-red flower pattern, and the intricate interpersonal relationships of the Guan family, make the case more and more confusing. Not only that, but murders are still happening one after another, and the deceased have a lot to do with Guan Jingtang. Anping and Shang Jie withstood the huge pressure, investigated from the source, and turned out an old case, and Anping's master, who is also Shang Jie's father, died because of that case. Finally, Anping peeled back the cocoon, cracked the unsolved case, found out the real culprit behind the scenes who had long been psychologically distorted, and brought him to justice. Shang Jie also walked out of the haze, untied the knot that had plagued her for many years, and was determined to leave behind to inherit her father's legacy and fight side by side with Anping.

Tags: Web Series, Investigation (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 40 min.

Country: China

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

Aired: Aug 17, 2024 - Aug 24, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated