Asian Drama

The 'Universe League', which will create a boy group, will be held in a completely different format from Season 1. It is a league-style audition where the final winning team that wins the Prism Cup debuts. Three representative K-pop artists will become the managers of each club. They select team members through a trainee draft and compete against each other. This was combined with the sports element of combining the best members of each club through a trade of exchanging trainees. Through this, 'Universe League' is expected to be a differentiated audition that shows more dynamic competition.

(Source: Korean = sports.khan.co.kr)

Episodes: 10

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Airs On: Friday

King of Mask Singer is a South Korean singing competition program starting Celebrities. Each competition lasts for two episodes, with the singers competing one-on-one in three elimination rounds. They are given elaborate masks to wear in order to conceal their identity, thus removing factors such as popularity, career and age that could lead to prejudiced voting. In the first round, both contestants sing the same song, while in the second and third round they each sing a solo song. The winners of each pair are selected by the audience and panel of celebrities through instant live votes.

The identities of the singers are not revealed until they have been eliminated. The winner of the third round challenges the previous competition's Mask King, and is either eliminated or becomes the new Mask King.

King of Mask Singer is a South Korean singing competition program starting Celebrities. Each competition lasts for two episodes, with the singers competing one-on-one in three elimination rounds. They are given elaborate masks to wear in order to conceal their identity, thus removing factors such as popularity, career and age that could lead to prejudiced voting. In the first round, both contestants sing the same song, while in the second and third round they each sing a solo song. The winners of each pair are selected by the audience and panel of celebrities through instant live votes.

The identities of the singers are not revealed until they have been eliminated. The winner of the third round challenges the previous competition's Mask King, and is either eliminated or becomes the new Mask King.

A single-log bridge romance that unfolds as Seok Ji Won and Yoon Ji Won, who were born on the same day and with the same name and have been enemies for generations, reunite after 18 years.

Seok Ji Won is the executive director of Seokban Construction and the new chairman of Dokmok High School. Seok Ji Won is a naturally cheerful guy who has been able to do anything since he was young, whether it be studying or exercising. Seok Ji Won left his hometown and school due to family circumstances, but after returning home in glory as the chairman of a foundation, he meets his 'great rival' Yoon Ji Won who used to growl at him just by making eye contact, again after 18 years.

Yoon Ji Won is a physical education teacher at Dokmok High School's Creative Experience Club. Yoon Ji Won is a girl who earned the nickname 'Dokmok High School Mad Dog' during her school days. She cannot tolerate injustice and must find and correct bad habits and unreasonableness to feel better. As she experiences the ups and downs of life on her way to adulthood, the 'Mad Dog' inside her that had been quietly sleeping begins to emerge again when she reunites with Seok Ji Won.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Running Man is a reality-variety show that stars Yoo Jae Suk and many other celebrities. In each episode, they must complete missions at famous landmarks to win the race. The missions almost always feature running, hence the title, and the name tag ripping game is filled with tension as each member struggles to survive.

Cheongryeom Laundry has been run by Lee Da Rim's family for 3 generations. Her family has enough money that they can iron out their dreams instead of being worried. Seo Kang Joo is the son of the wealthiest family in the Cheongryeom neighborhood. He works as a senior director of the Jiseung Group. 8 years ago, Seo Kang Joo and Lee Da Rim attended the same university. Prior to enlisting in the military, he had an unforgettable experience with Lee Da-Rim.

Now, Seo Kang Joo reunites with Lee Da Rim and gets involved with her. Since she was in her teens, Lee Da Rim's eyesight has deteriorated, and she has limited vision. After turning 30, Lee Da Rim completely lost her vision, but there is hope that she will be able to see again. An extremely expensive injection may give her vision back.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 36

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired: Sep 28, 2024 - Jan 26, 2025

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

A matchmaking romance story about Bong Chul Hee, an island bachelor who meets all the requirements to avoid marriage. The drama depicts the struggle that unfolds as civil servant Jung Ha Na, who doesn’t believe in marriage, is dispatched to a “Marriage Encouragement” team that was formed to send Bong Chul Hee off to marriage.

(Source: Soompi)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Here, dazzling teenagers from all over the world gather to receive professional training at Starlight Academy, crossing the boundaries of language and culture and igniting the stage with their talent and passion. Through fierce competition and teamwork, they will compete for the opportunity to become a globally recognized super idol. Let’s witness how they are born from the starlight and become trendsetting stars!

(Source: iQiyi)

Co-production with China.

Episodes: 10

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Airs On: Saturday

Cheongryeom Laundry has been run by Lee Da Rim's family for 3 generations. Her family has enough money that they can iron out their dreams instead of being worried. Seo Kang Joo is the son of the wealthiest family in the Cheongryeom neighborhood. He works as a senior director of the Jiseung Group. 8 years ago, Seo Kang Joo and Lee Da Rim attended the same university. Prior to enlisting in the military, he had an unforgettable experience with Lee Da-Rim.

Now, Seo Kang Joo reunites with Lee Da Rim and gets involved with her. Since she was in her teens, Lee Da Rim's eyesight has deteriorated, and she has limited vision. After turning 30, Lee Da Rim completely lost her vision, but there is hope that she will be able to see again. An extremely expensive injection may give her vision back.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 36

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired: Sep 28, 2024 - Jan 26, 2025

Airs On: Saturday, Sunday

Kim Hae Il is a hot-tempered Catholic priest with a burning sense of justice. He heads to Busan to pursue a drug case which originated in Gudam-district, Seoul. Helping him in his pursuit are Prosecutor Park Kyung Sun, Detective Gu Dae Young from Gudam Police Station, and Detective Gu Ja Young from Busan.

(Source: Asianwiki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

Baek Sa Eon comes from a prestigious political family, and he became the youngest presidential spokesman in Korea. His background also includes time spent as a war correspondent, hostage negotiator, and main anchorman. He married Hong Hui Ju 3 years ago. She is the daughter of a newspaper proprietor. She has mutism due to an accident she had when she was little. She works as a sign language interpreter in court and on television.

Sa Eon and Hui Ju got married largely due to convenience. For the past 3 years, they haven't communicated with each other or have meals together. They pretend they are a happily married couple. One day, Hui Ju is kidnapped by an unidentified person. This changes their marriage life.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the web novel “The Number You Have Dialed" (지금 거신 전화는) by Geon Eomul Nyeo (건어물녀).

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Friday, Saturday

Three Meals a Day, which has been loved all over the country, has returned with a newer and more 'light' look to celebrate its 10th anniversary! Where will Chef Cha, who can quickly prepare a bowl of rice anywhere, and Mr. Cham Bada, who has become more experienced and versatile, and Cha Seung Won & Yoo Hae Jin, who have been friends for 10 years, go to the Three Meals a Day House? This summer, which was unusually hot, a special story that unfolds over mountains and across seas, Three Meals a Day: Light, is coming.

(Source: Korean = Namu.Wiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Aired On: Friday

Ratings: 8.3

In the new season, camping expert Ra Mi Ran is joined by Kwak Sun Young, Lee Joo Bin, and Lee Se Young, as they leave for the Adriatic Sea. This season, they plan to enjoy camping in Europe's hidden gems, which are rapidly emerging as attractive travel destinations, from the Adriatic Sea to the Dolomites.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 10

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Aired On: Thursday

“Stage Fighter” is a survival program in which male dancers from ballet, contemporary dance, and Korean traditional dance genres will compete against each other in a ranked battle. The dancers will combine their unique dance styles with modern and popular dance elements to present spectacular group performances.

Jung Woo goes from being a successful, popular pilot to being unemployed one morning. However, he succeeds in getting a new job after accidentally taking on a newly laundered identity.

(Source: HanCinema)

Tags: Starting Over, Pilot Male Lead, Job Seeking, Unemployed Male Lead, Popular Male Lead, Fake Identity, Mistaken Identity, Stolen Identity, Double Identity (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 1

Duration: 1 hr. 51 min.

Country: South Korea

Aired: Jul 31, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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

Moon Jung In is a highly ambitious woman. She married Dr. Baek Dong Ho for his money. He had a daughter, Baek Seol Ah, from his previous marriage. Jung In stole all of Dong Ho’s assets and then left him. Jung In became successful in life, and she now runs her own entertainment company, which produces drama series.

One day, she meets Seo Jin Ho, who looks like her first love. Jin Ho wants to become an actor, and he is engaged to Seol Ah. He first met Seol Ah at an orphanage, and they grew up together there. Due to Jung In, Jin Ho disappears completely.

Meanwhile, because of Jung In, who married Seol Ah's father, Seol Ah's life fell into a bottomless pit, and she had to grow up in an orphanage. As Seol Ah turned her life around after meeting Jin Ho, her life completely changed again because of Jung In.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 101

Duration: 40 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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

Pi Seon Ju works as an interior designer in a small neighborhood. She is married to Jeon Nam Jin, who is an ambitious architect. Although Pi Seon Ju is devoted to her husband, her husband falls in love with Jin Sang A, who will become the successor of an architecture company. To further pursue his love and ambitions, Jeon Nam Jin demands a divorce from Pi Seon Ju. After their divorce, Pi Seon Ju decides to start her new life.

Meanwhile, architect Kim So U is married to Jin Sang A. Unlike Jin Sang A, he is satisfied with a stable situation rather than being fueled with ambition. Due to his wife's affair with Jeon Nam Jin, Kim So U gets divorced. After meeting Pi Seon Ju, Kim So U experiences a turning point in his life.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 120

Duration: 35 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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

Celebrity dads are left to care for their kids alone for 48 hours without the help of anyone, while their wives leave the home to enjoy some relaxing time off. The wives are shown leaving the home before the 48 hours begins and coming back to greet their family once the 48 hours have ended. During the 48 hours, the dads and children are either doing a task the wives have written out for the dads to complete or the dads exploring new activities with their kids. Occasionally celebrity friends of the dads will stop by to interact with the kids.

A variety show that gives you luck in the small gaps in your daily life.

Cha Jeong U was an emergency medicine doctor who lost his lover in a mysterious incident. After the incident, he decided to be a worldly plastic surgeon instead of an honorable doctor.

Due to his outstanding anatomical knowledge and accurate nimble fingers, Jeong U is on a roll as a god's hand in the plastic surgeon industry. He is perfect in everything, but his one flaw is that he doesn't have emotional communication with the patients. Although he doesn't care about the patients' business, he becomes famous as a righteous doctor by accidentally intervening in the incident of a victim from homicide detective Lee Min Hyeong, who is sincerely worried about the victim.

One day, there was a patient who had been refused in getting surgery by Jeong U, and the patient's guardian left a suicide note blaming him.

By this accident, Jeong U loses his skyrocketing reputation. To overcome this, Jeong U starts 'a reconstruction plastic surgery of crime victims' as a part of a social responsibility activity with the help of the director of a hospital. During this activity, Jeong U had conflicts of opinion with Min Hyeong, who was in charge of victims' cases. Meanwhile, the convoluted relationship between Jeong U and Min Hyeong is revealed by solving the victims' cases.

The shocking truth of Jeong U's past accident, which he thought was over, is slowly revealed because of the mysterious death of the patient. Will Jeong U and Min Hyeong be able to uncover the truth of the case?

(Source: WelCon.kocca.kr)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 60 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Wednesday, Thursday

Ratings: 7.8

RAP:PUBLIC (2024)

A fatigued man wakes up at a bar with a bartender who will forever change his life as he gets to know more about her. Three criminals have somewhat accomplished their task of kidnapping their target, but their overall mission seems to go nowhere in the end. In the late 1970s, a mysterious woman runs a bar where a deadly situation will affect the lives of everyone. Two killers are looking for their faceless victim, who shows up at a diner every day at 6 o'clock sharp. Four incredibly talented Korean filmmakers, four intriguing cinematic visions, four astounding stories revolving around murderers for hire. (Source: fantasiafestival.com) ~~ Adapted from the short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway. ~~ Release dates: Jul 24, 2024 (Festival) || Oct 23, 2024 (Cinema)

Duration: 1 hr. 59 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

The story follows a young man who has been single for a year after his boyfriend suddenly disappeared without a formal breakup. One night, while scrolling through a dating app, he encounters someone who looks strikingly similar to his ex. After a spontaneous hookup, he discovers that this new acquaintance is actually his ex’s twin brother. As he navigates this unexpected twist, he finds himself drawn into a complicated web of emotions. Will he end up choosing between the two brothers, or will he find himself entangled with both?

Duration: 11 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Despite not being biologically related, Kim San Ha, Yun Ju Won, and Kang Hae Jun share a close bond with each other. The trio spent their adolescence raised by Ju Won's father Jeong Jae and San Ha's father Dae Uk, who did their best to give them a happy childhood as they healed from past trauma. Upon reaching adulthood, however, San Ha and Hae Jun sought out their biological families, leaving Ju Won behind.

Ten years later, the five members of their found family reunite, but things aren't the same as they used to be. Ju Won holds some resentment after feeling abandoned by San Ha and Hae Jun, while the two boys are struggling with new romantic feelings for Ju Won and their own familial issues. Can these chosen siblings work out their feelings with each other, and will romance form between them?

(Source: Viki)

Episodes: 16

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Wednesday, Thursday

A city where days bustling with people and nights staggering under the twinkling lights coexist. A series of disappearances occur in the middle of Gangnam. Jae Hui, an employee at an entertainment establishment who holds crucial evidence, suddenly disappears, and Yun Gil Ho, a problem solver in the entertainment district, begins to search for her. Gil Ho is not the only one looking for Jae Hui.

Detective Kang Dong U, who was demoted after exposing his colleagues' wrongdoings, is assigned to the investigation at the chief's request, and prosecutor Min Seo Jin, who is favored by the chief prosecutor, is also following the case. As club officials use every means necessary to track down Jae Hui, a series of disappearances intertwined with various desires expose the dark face of Gangnam.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 8

Airs On: Wednesday

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A high-teen secret romance unfolds when 'Outsider' (an outsider) becomes the manager of the anonymous community app 'Inssa Time' and learns all the secrets of the entire school and joins a group of super popular kids that she desperately wants to get involved with.

Kang U Bin is a popular kid among the popular kids and a trainee at a large entertainment agency who is admired by the entire school and is seen as perfect by his classmates. He not only has great visuals but is also good at studying. He seems like a born-to-be superstar who exceeds the webtoon's setting, but he is hiding a secret that no one can find out about. U Bin, who has never been suspected, ends up in an awkward situation because of 'Outssa', whose name is even confusing.

(Source: Korean = Naver)

Episodes: 8

Duration: 25 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Lee Han Shin, a former lawyer turned parole examiner, is dedicated to preventing inmates from exploiting the parole system through money, connections, or deceit—however, he's compassionate to people who are unjustly imprisoned, helping them whenever possible.

Han Shin teams up with ace detective An Seo Yun and unexpected ally legendary loan shark Choi Hwa Ran with the ultimate goal of confronting Ji Myeong Seop, a second-generation family business heir who believes he's above the law. Can this unlikely group succeed in its battle against corruption?

(Source: Rakuten Viki)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

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

It's been three years since "Shooting Star" began airing, and the universe of the show expands even further! The players not only have improved remarkably in terms of soccer but also returned with a much firmer mindset. "Soccer? We can do it too!" The female stars who are truly in love with soccer with full confidence and the legendary former soccer players who once represented the nation gathered as players and coaches, respectively. In even more intensified competitive matches, they will create the renaissance of female soccer with their amazing shots and seamlessly organized passes!

Three Meals a Day, which has been loved all over the country, has returned with a newer and more 'light' look to celebrate its 10th anniversary! Where will Chef Cha, who can quickly prepare a bowl of rice anywhere, and Mr. Cham Bada, who has become more experienced and versatile, and Cha Seung Won & Yoo Hae Jin, who have been friends for 10 years, go to the Three Meals a Day House? This summer, which was unusually hot, a special story that unfolds over mountains and across seas, Three Meals a Day: Light, is coming.

(Source: Korean = Namu.Wiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Aired On: Friday

Ratings: 8.3