Asian Drama

Adapted from the novel "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" (那些年，我們一起追的女孩) by Jiu Ba Dao (九把刀).

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

Mew, Ray, and Boston—a group of business students running a hostel together—blur the lines between friendship and romance.

Mew has been focusing on his studies, setting aside no time for sex and relationships. Upon learning of his friend's innocence, Boston introduces Mew to Top. What Boston intended to be a one-night affair turns into something more and he isn't happy with the turn of events. Economics student Saen wants an exclusive relationship with Ray, but Ray has feelings for Mew and he's not interested in settling. IT guy Nick finds a sex tape in Boston's phone and ends up in a friends-with-benefits relationship with him. However, Nick wants something more.

Episodes: 10

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Episodes: 8

The show mainly tells the story of four teenagers with different backgrounds and unique personalities who work hard in the swimming pool and persistently pursue their dreams.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Episodes: 30

Kujo Rina is a chemistry teacher and the homeroom teacher for the 3rd grade D class at Horai High School. She doesn't have a bond with her students. On the school's graduation day, Kujo Rina is pushed from the 4th floor and falls down. She is able to glimpse a school uniform sleeve on the person that pushed her. At that time, she wonders why she was pushed and that she does not want to die.

The next moment, Kujo Rina is standing in front of her students, and she has travelled back in time to one year earlier. She knows that one of the 30 students in front of her will try to kill her in a year. To find the truth about what will happen and to avoid her death, she approaches her students with all her heart. Meanwhile, Ugumori Kanau is one of Kujo Rina’s students in the 3rd grade D class. She is a model student, but she experiences a miserable school life due to her classmates targeting her.

School friends Lee Wan and Shin Gi Tae are inseparable school friends who spend every single moment of free time they have together. But Lee Wan has a secret: He has a crush on his best friend and wants their relationship to turn romantic. When he tells Shin Gi Tae how he feels, Gi Tae recoils and Lee Wan runs away to a new life.

Seven years later, Lee Wan who is now an illustrator is called to an interview at a gaming firm that is developing a dating-themed game where he he comes face-to-face with Shin Gi Tae, who is a team leader at the same firm. Now these two former friends must work together, despite the events of seven years ago. But will spending so much time in one another’s company again result in friction – or could it reignite old passions?

(Source: Viki, edited by Chun Mo Rionnag)

For the first time, university student Zo resolves to pursue his long-time crush Nita. In order to woo her, he approaches Joke, Nita's ex, for dating advice. Joke agrees to help him in exchange for a place in the debate club. Or, at least, that's what he tells Zo.

Adapted from the novel "Wara Son Ren" (วาระซ่อนเร้น) by Dezair.

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Third-year film student Punn gets an internship on the set of a drama. He's come there to learn from professionals, but what lights his passion even more than the work is leading man Achi, beloved of the nation.

Adapted from the novel "The Superstar and the Puppy on Set" (พี่พระเอกกับเด็กหมาในกอง) by Ofious (ออเฟียส).

Chen Miran, as the runaway girlfriend of the school heartthrob, endured three difficult years in high school to escape the heavy emotional burden of this "stolen love." She aspired to become a figurine designer and applied to the design department at university, hoping for a fresh start. However, fate took a twist, and she ended up being transferred to a different major. What's even more unfortunate is that she will be classmates for four years with her first love, the guy who callously dumped her in the past.

Zhong Weiqiong, determined to get back his ex, resorts to all sorts of tactics to "torment and seek revenge," all in an attempt to rekindle their former love. However, Chen Miran can't bring herself to admit that everything began because Zhong Weiqiong mistook her identity back then. So, she has to come up with various tricks to escape his advances. Little did they know that, despite all the twists and turns, their hearts still beat for each other. They fall in love again and become a sweet couple once more until the "real contender" suddenly appears, turning their world upside down.

(Source : iQIYI)

Adapted from the novel 'Jin Li Shi Ge Ji Shu Huo' (锦鲤是个技术活) by Tang Xin Tian.

Episodes: 28

What is a good life? Rose is a brilliant scholarship holder at Sudruthai School, an institution with many connections that can make her go to a good school ranking in the future. However, when Rose stepped into this school, she realized that in order to get a good life in this country, money is everything. Everything revolves around money and parental connections.

The one who uses it so much is Lily, the school queen, whose father is one of the members of the Parents' Association. Rose, a scholarship student who was pulled into the last chain of this school, had to get up, “robbing and taking back what students deserve” alongside Surf, a quiet but clever scholarship student and Boo, a crazy Taekwondo athlete.

Dong Gu is not your average Madonna fan. Listening to the Material Girl's second album (and applying a little lipstick) allows the young teenage boy to escape into his imagination, away from his dysfunctional family - his pathetic alcoholic father, a former boxer, is prone to violence, his older brother is beginning to resemble the old man, and his mother has fled family life to work at a Disney-esque amusement park. Things aren't much better at school, where he's bullied for his effeminate tendencies. But once again, fantasy comes to the rescue in the form of a young male teacher who, Dong Gu imagines, beckons to him during class. But when a wrestling coach discovers the boy's natural talent, and a potential goldmine in those stocky thighs, Dong Gu starts training, striving to win a competition for the cash prize that will allow him to realize his ultimate fantasy: becoming a woman.

“Count” will tell the story of former gold medalist-turned-gym teacher Si Heon and rebellious student Yoon Woo as they throw a punch at the unfair world.

(Source: Soompi)

Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

After Lin Yu Jing's parents' divorce, she and her dad moved to a new city where she becomes seat mates with notoriously "ill-tempered" Shen Juan at their new school. They get reacquainted, separated and reunited again in university.

Lin Yu Jing was initially full of anxiety about readjusting to a blended family after her father's remarriage, but she is warmly welcomed by her stepmother and stepbrother Fu Ming Xiu. She also thought it would be difficult to integrate into a new group, but she quickly meets interesting classmates at her new school. Her arrival also brings changes to Shen Juan, her new seat mate who was held back a year.

Just as her life was gradually getting back on track, Lin Yu Jing's mother, Lin Zhi, forcibly takes her back to her hometown. A year later, she is reunited with Shen Juan in university. She learns that Shen Juan's family has gone through some hard times and he still hasn't recovered from the trauma. With the help of Lin Yu Jing and their classmates, Shen Juan slowly walks out of the haze. Lin Yu Jing also finds her own direction in life.

(Source: Chinesedrama)

Adapted from the novel "Bai Ri Meng Wo" (白日梦我) by Qi Jian (栖见)

Episodes: 30

In the second semester of her junior year, 17-year-old Su Qiao welcomed her new desk mate, the "big celebrity" Lin Zi Lu. However, his appearance in her life brings misfortune to Su Qiao. What's even more absurd is that he not only costs her money but also moves into her house, taking over her bedroom.

They hadn't been on good terms since they played together as kids, and all Su Qiao can think is, "Classmate, when are you moving out of my house?" But Lin Zi Lu didn't just stay; he also becomes good friends with students like Guan Jin Jin and Fang Liang at school, leaving Su Qiao feeling isolated. Thanks to his good looks and hardworking nature, Lin Zi Lu firmly entrenched himself in Huxin Village!

But as time goes on Su Qiao begins to understand the immense pressures he has faced. As they work in the fields, face thieves, study together, and pursue their dreams side by side, they slowly come to know the other better. But as the end of junior year approaches and summer vacation begins, a new challenge arrives. What will become of their fleeting youth?

(Source: IQIYI)

Episodes: 12

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has led to the development of cutting-edge technologies that have rapidly evolved the world. As a result, schools have begun incorporating these technologies into their curriculum, leaving behind the ways of the old. One such institution is the elite Yuyu Girls' Vocational High School, where both Serufu Yua and her childhood friend, Miku "Purin" Suride, have applied. Although the tech-savvy Purin is accepted to Yuyu High, the accident-prone Serufu is rejected and enters the traditional Gatagata Girls' High School instead, driving a wedge into their friendship.

On her way to class one day, Serufu gets into a bike accident, and Rei Yasaku, a passerby who attends the same school, fixes her damaged bicycle. Serufu later finds out that Rei has a passion for old-fashioned crafts and is the head of the school's Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Club—which is in danger of closing due to a lack of members.

Realizing that this may be her chance to repair her relationship with Purin, Serufu joins the club in hopes of creating projects that could bring them together once more. As the DIY Club welcomes new faces, Serufu learns to build not only handicrafts but also new friendships along the way!

Adapted from the anime TV series "Do It Yourself!!" (Do It Yourself!! -どぅー・いっと・ゆあせるふ-) produced by Pine Jam (パインジャム).

Evil spirits from the afterlife arrive on Earth in search of an immortal existence. The story follows a group of counters who are tasked with catching these malevolent entities. The show is based on a webtoon that has been ongoing since 2018 and has been popularly serialized on various online portals."

(Source: whats-on-netflix)

Episodes: 12

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The profit-oriented middle-aged businessman Chen Bi Da exchanges memories with high school student Gao Wen Ming after an accident and became a second year student at Yuying Middle School. Even more surprisingly, he finds out he has a son, Jiang Yu, he has never met before, who by accident becomes his deskmate.

Chen Bi Da uses his business experience to deal with Jiang Yu, but soon realizes that adult rules do not work at all in a group of middle school students, causing all kinds of ridiculous incidents. More troubles arise when Chen Bi Da's company starts facing dangers and the real Gao Wen Ming wakes up in Chen Bi Da's body...

There is something wrong with Fa's high school; strange events have been happening around her. In which way are they related to the new teacher, Ajin?

When children are not wanted by their parents, they are sent to the best boarding school in the country: “Home School”. However, Home School seems more like a prison than a school with its strict rules and regulations. Its curriculum is also quite unique.

A group of students in the school after starting to feel like something is very wrong with the establishment, try to find out just what is going on with the school in the woods. But this task is not that easy.

Follow the story of acquaintances Ba Ram and Han Tae after an incident occurred during their school years. Now that they are adults, will Ba Ram be able to suppress the feelings for Han Tae that he has harbored for so long?

Adapted from the manhwa of the same name.

Episodes: 8

Following a failed confession to her first love, female high school student Mikoto Ochiai contemplates jumping off the roof of the school building. However, her thoughts are interrupted by the arrival of Jin Haiba, the physics teacher known for being a slacker and the butt of students' jokes. Calmly, he lights a cigarette and asks for an explanation of the events that led her to this precipice. Rather than dissuade her from killing herself, he makes a request—will she enter into a romance with him before she dies? Together, the two gradually ponder why they should keep living and why they should not love each other in earnest.

Adapted from the manga series "Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi" (墜落JKと廃人教師) by Sora.

“19/20” captures the growth and freedom of young 19-year-olds as they turn 20.

The show will follow various Gen Z’s as they enjoy their final week being 19 and their first week being 20 after ringing in 2023. The unique participants will close out the year by spending time with their friends and slowly but surely preparing for adulthood. They will begin attending “19 School”, where they will take lessons about useful things to know as an adult. On New Year’s Day, all the cast members will part ways with their parents and teachers to move into the “20 House,” a place of independence and the start of their new adult journey where they can showcase their colorful charms, create unexpected bonds and make meaningful memories.

About the life of mothers, and their relationship with their children.

The relationship between husband and wife, parent-child and intergenerational relationships in the four families has experienced tremendous challenges.

Just one year of pre-school education of their young children allowed young parents to gain important growth experiences in their lives, learning not to be entangled with competition but return to the original intention of helping children stand on the true starting point of their life.

Due to circumstances, Hao Nan had to return to his old teaching post. He meets new student Ren Zhen and a group of teens who, through their "unruly" teacher, gradually open their hearts to usher in their brilliant lives.

The 28-year-old Hao Nan left teaching for five years and became the owner of a pool hall, but the good times did not last. After having to close the shop, he resumes work as a teacher. The 18-year-old Ren Zhen fails the gaokao due to her unreliable father. She meets an equally frustrated Hao Nan on the rooftop, and he uses his own experience to encourage her.

Coincidentally, Hao Nan, who has become a teacher at Qingyun High School, meets Ren Zhen again. She is a new enrollee. In the days that follow, Hao Nan and the students go from not understanding each other to cherishing each other. Thanks to his efforts, these young people who are looking forward to the future come to trust their special teacher.

Adapted from the manga series "Kamera, hajimete mo iidesu ka?" (カメラ、はじめてもいいですか？) by Shiro (しろ).

Ban Hikari has a genetic disease and has been given a year to live. Determined to make the most of the time she has left, she decides to bid farewell to everyone while secretly jotting down her aspirations in a notebook. Hikari's goal is to transform the remaining time into a remarkable journey, striving to turn each day into her best day ever.

Consequently, those around her affectionately refer to her as the "Positive Monster." Hikari's penchant for undertaking audacious endeavors and embracing eccentricities not only attracts people to her but also inexplicably captivates everyone. Amidst her endeavors, Hikari finds herself entangled in an inexplicable bond with Fujiwara Taishi, a student from Class 3D, whom she deeply admires and loves.

Student body president Tinn has a secret crush on Gun, the head of the music club and lead singer of the middling band Chinzilla.

The son of the principle, Tinn is instructed to axe any clubs that don't boost their school's reputation. The music club tops that list and Tinn is therefore Gun's number one enemy. To make matters worse, the club's newest member is talented and attractive Sound who Gun bonds with over music. How can Tinn compete with that?

Desperate to save his club, Gun pledges servitude to Tinn who isn't stupid enough to turn down an offer like that. When Tinn learns Chinzilla has a rule that band members aren't permitted to date until they win the Hot Wave Music Contest, he vows to do whatever it takes to help them do just that.

The show follows the lives of several characters, based on true stories, of loving and broken-hearted people who decide to volunteer as clowns. Season 2 will focus on the love of school students and university students.

Tsuyuko Hoshino works as a nurse and wants to become a violinist. She divorced a few years ago. Her ex-husband fell in love with his co-worker and asked for a divorce. Tsuyuko Hoshino now lives with her teenage daughter Akari Hoshino, who has a heart disease. One day, Tsuyuko Hoshino happens to meet high school music teacher Santa Fuyuno at a cafè where is playing the flute. She is fascinated by him. Even though she knows he is engaged to Hanako Tanaka and works with her at the same high school, she can’t suppress her feelings for him.

Meanwhile, Akari Hoshino doesn’t trust people due to her father abandoning her and her mother. She doesn’t have friends at school, but her homeroom teacher Santa Fuyuno cares about her. His feeling toward her develops romantically.