Asian Drama

Au Yeung Chun is a stubborn yet diligent man who does not accept defeat. Due to debt problems at home, he takes refuge in a boxing gym owned by an acquaintance, and it becomes his second home. There, he meets like-minded people and is inspired to become a top boxer in Asia.

Adapted from the manhua "Dead End" (死角) by Jerry Cho Zi Ho (曹志豪).

Khun Nueng, M.L. Sipakorn, is a beautiful woman who's grown up under pressure from her grandmother. She's never been allowed to be herself, never met someone she could feel loved by or worthy of. Then she meets Anueng, cheerful and bright. Beneath the smiling face, however, there's a sadness hidden in her eyes. She makes her heart flutter like never before. Unfortunately, the sixteen years age difference, family and societal norms keep their love from flourishing.

This is an inspirational story about a girl from the Spirit Race who was deceived into obtaining the sacred object, the Wanling Orb, which aroused the grievances between the human world and the spirit world, and thus came to the human world to meet and fall in love with Ye Zhou, breaking the racial barrier.

The Tenpo period near the end of the Edo period. Katsuie's wife, Onobu, struggles to make ends meet, but never ceases to smile innocently. Her husband is Katsu Kokichi. His arms are very strong and she can't say she doesn't like it when asked. Her son, Rintaro, is clever, intelligent, aspiring to study Dutch studies, and eventually saves the people of Edo as "Katsu Kaishu."

The era is the reform of Tenpo. In addition to the noisy world, every time Kokichi brings in trouble, he is confident. Furthermore, Rintaro falls in love with Fukagawa geisha! Katsuya continues to make a fuss.

The flower shop owner and love consultant, Su Yi, has heterochromatic pupils. She can hear others' thoughts. By a twist of fate, she meets Lin Xu Feng, who has returned to start a business in his homeland. After coincidentally encountering each other several times, they gradually develop feelings for each other. Unexpectedly, their true love's kiss unlocks memories sealed for a thousand years. As their memories of past life grudges and affections awaken, what should they do in this present life?

(Source: Youku)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 10 min.

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

Loneliness and a casual attitude prompt numerous individuals to connect on dating apps, often resulting in infidelity issues. Many overlook the fact that seeking momentary enjoyment or happiness may exact a toll of enduring hardship. Even when individuals have families of their own, the pursuit of excitement through dating apps can escalate from initially casual intentions to formidable challenges in disengagement, leading to major family issues.

(Source: Viu)

Episodes: 5

Duration: 44 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Aired On: Friday

Due to a scandal, celebrity tutor Pak gets kicked out of the tutorial school he founded. Meanwhile, his wife wants to divorce him. When looking back at his life, Pak thinks of a man he does not want to face – his father Ho. Ho is a legendary figure in the education industry as well as the founder of Nature Primary School. Located in a rural area, the school encouraged its pupils, including Pak, to connect with nature and to live a simple life. Pak grew up with nature but was never proud of his father. When his father told him that his mother was a famous actress, Pak went to the city to look for her. However, it turned out to be a lie and Pak decided to leave his rural life. Later, he went on a totally different path from his father’s and founded a tutorial school with his best friend Tong.

Respect the law and love the Yangtze River. This time, we tell the world the Chinese story of judicial protection of ecological environment.

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Episodes: 30

Duration: 45 min.

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

"Foam" Famous young actor wakes up with bad news. When a former lover like "Chris" is extradited by the police for a crime Chris didn't commit, fate gives Foam a chance to go back and correct the past with what he made wrong, causing "Chris’s death. When a mysterious man gives a clock that can travel back in time to "foam,” will Foam be able to fix the past and save a lover's life? Only time will prove it!.

When the illegitimate son of a Korean conglomerate owner partners with his ambitious childhood friend, the duo will stop at nothing to seize their place at the top of the societal food chain.

Born into an impoverished single-parent household with nothing but his good looks and charm, Kang In Ha is ravenous for success. Determined to make something of himself, no matter the cost, In Ha, discovers that his father is the chairman of the hugely successful Kang Oh Group and leaves his life of poverty behind.

Shunned by the rest of his new family, In Ha partners with his intellectually gifted friend Han Tae Oh, hatching a plan from a young age to take over the company and seize their spots at the top of society. Realizing success early on, the pair steadily begin their ascent until an equally ambitious woman with a similarly troubled past threatens to derail their plans forever.

(Source: butwhytho.net)

Episodes: 12

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Wednesday

Na Ah Jeong works as an extra actress. She's talented as an actress, but she has not been recognized for her work at all. She has experience acting as a married woman, but in real life, her dating life is on the back burner due to her difficult reality. She has a male friend named Lee Do Han, whom she has known for 15 years.

Do Han is the son of a chaebol family that runs the LJ Group. He is pushed to get married by his family, but he has a secret that he can't marry. Do Han turns to his friend Ah Jeong and asks if she would act like his wife and daughter-in-law of his family. She accepts the offer and prepares to play the first leading role in her life as Do Han's wife.

At that time, she has an unexpected disrupter. That person is Lee Ji Han, who is Do Han’s younger brother. Ji Han has ambitions to make his older brother, Do Han, the successor of the LJ Group. Ji Han works hard to achieve his goal, but his plan is disrupted by his brother's sudden wedding announcement. Ji Han now tries to prevent his brother's wedding and he brings Yoon Chae Won into the picture as his brother's potential bride.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the webtoon "Wedding Impossible" (웨딩 임파서블) written by Song Jung Won (송정원) and illustrated by Lee Chung (이청).

Episodes: 12

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Airs On: Monday, Tuesday

About four friends in university who meet after graduation and decide to start a business together. They prepare to use the mindset of the Internet generation coupled with a whole new business model, to serve the ones Beijing drifters who are facing the problems of renting a room. Through mutual understanding and co-operation, and after ungoing a series of challenges, they finally manage to achieve their dreams.

Love story between the elite domineering president of the financial investment industry and the beautiful boss of the live broadcast company. They known each other since childhood and grew up together, separated by two places for various reasons in adulthood, and met again through a love bracelet and began a sweet love story.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Episodes: 24

An ordinary 24-year-old college student, Han Joo. On the surface, she appears to be a hardworking job seeker facing the harsh reality, but secretly, she nurtures her dream of becoming a singer by operating a cover song SNS account called 'Plii,' all while keeping her identity hidden.

On the other hand, there's a member of the popular idol group S.E.Z., Do Gook. Approaching the end of his contract, he decides to seek out Plii, whom he has admired, for a collaboration project as he prepares to go solo. However, it turns out that the two were classmates in college! Han Joo, who must conceal her identity as Plii, and Do Gook, who needs to find Plii. Can they really uncover each other's true identities?

(Source: Korean = TVING)

Adapted from the webtoon "Secret Playlist" (플레이,플리) by 2F (이에프).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 55 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Aired On: Saturday

Three young and ambitious entrepreneurs must find a way to repay a mountain of debt from their failed startup, when they stumble upon an unthinkable "business" opportunity—exploiting people's religious beliefs for money.

(Source: Netflix)

Airs On: Wednesday

A tragedy love story set in the dark underbelly of Bangkok. Som, the daughter of a sex worker, believes that love will lead her towards a better life. Ter, a young criminal, robs just to buy love that doesn’t exist. Peach, a school idol full of secrets, will engage in a romance with Som, a prostitute who falls in love with Peach. 'Redlife' explores a world that is broken, ignored, and which offers no escape.

(Source: thai.film, BrandThink Cinema)

Release Dates: October 23, 2023 (Festival) | November 2, 2023 (Cinema)

Duration: 1 hr. 59 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Dogai Ryuga, the Golden Knight Garo, has regained his golden glow and destroyed the evil plots of Horror. An encounter with a mysterious knight clad in “steel” leads Ryuga to the next test. Now, the story that approaches the origin of the protector begins!

(Source: Japanese = garo-project.jp)

Episodes: 12

Duration: 23 min.

Aired On: Thursday

In an audacious reworking of the biopic, this ensemble drama sees jazz pianist Minami Hiroshi’s memoir cleverly reinterpreted into a surreal and playful story about chasing dreams, disillusionment and the inner lives of professional artists. Closer to playing two sides of the same coin than tackling a dual role, Ikematsu Sosuke embodies two versions of Minami – the naïve upstart and the jaded pro – who magically cross paths as they become entangled with a cast of colourful characters in the seedy alleyways and jazz clubs of Ginza over a single night.

Nezu Haru, a third-year student at the University of the Arts, is studying video production. This is his first time making a film as a director, but he is having trouble deciding what the subject should be.

Yoshikawa Kazuya, who works as a photographer at the same time and is concerned about Haru's situation, receives a "Motus" notification on his smartphone. "Motus" is a smartphone app that posts real photos without filters, and Haru is not interested in it at all, but a post from his junior, Usui Miyako, shows Haru's girlfriend, Kuga Yuri, having an affair with another man.

(Source: Japanese = Wikipedia)

Adapted from the song by the group This is LAST (ディス・イズ・ラスト).

Episodes: 10

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Friday

The newest installment in Fuji TV's "Ooku" series is about the women linked to the Tokugawa shogun line. This time, the focus is on Isonomiya Tomoko and her political marriage to the 10th shogun, Tokugawa Ieharu.

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Airs On: Thursday

Since his wife died, Masahiko has raised his daughter Hitomi by himself. Hitomi is now all grown up and an adult, but they still live together and rely on each other. On New Year's Day, they talk with each other like they usually do, but they both reveal bombshell news. Hitomi tells Masahiko that she is going to get married in 3 months. Masahiko tells Hitomi that he was informed that he has only 3 months left to live. They are both shocked by each other's news.

Masahiko is strongly opposed to his daughter's marriage because her future husband is an unpopular comedian and is 10 years older than her. Meanwhile, Hitomi tries to persuade her father to get medical treatment. Because they want each other to be happy, they can't give up their position and try to persuade the other person. In the end, they decide they don't want to waste the next 3 months and write down things they want to do. Hitomi writes down things she wants to do before she gets married, and Masahiko writes down things he wants to do before his death.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Airs On: Monday

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

Turning thirty, Ploydao has hopes for success in her career and her relationships, but she couldn't feel farther from it. She works for a capitalist organisation and their demands don't sit well with her at all. Fortunately, she meets Namkhang, a psychologist whose advice leads her to quit her job and gives her the chance to restore relations with old friends, including former-boyfriend Chanin who's now running an enormous clothing business.

Late 18th century, Tohoku. An outcast girl, Rin lives in a village suffering from famine. She draws strength from Mt. Hayachine, where the spirits of humans ascend after passing.

Han Gyul and Go Un is a young couple raising their newborn Woo Rim. Not too long ago, they got scammed by a real estate agent and lost their entire fortune leaving them homeless. Eventually, they lug their belongings and try to sleep at Jjimjilbangs every night. Han Gyul provides delivery service driving a scooter and Go Un put up flyers carrying Woo Rim. However, it seems impossible to find a place to live by their endeavors alone. One day, Woo Rim gets hurt at a Jjimjilbang and the couple’s situation becomes more desperate. They end up temporarily staying at a house of this elderly woman whom Han Gyul got to know through his delivery service work. Han Gyul tells Go Un that this lady is visiting the US for a month but the whole thing feels suspicious to her. Homeless illustrates the despair of the younger generation toward housing problems. The couple dreams to live a life like a model house that appears in the first scene, but the reality is the opposite.

(Source: JIFF)

Duration: 1 hr. 23 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Ratings: 6.7

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Set during the annual Hungry Ghost Festival, "Hungry Souls: From Hell, with Love" tells the tale of Bao, a catering chef with the ability to see spirits. Having been traumatised by hungry souls as a child, Bao has learnt to avoid ghosts or risk being besieged by their endless requests or menacing threats. During this year’s festival, Bao finds himself followed by the enigmatic and beautiful female spirit, Soo Lian. Having been a lost spirit for nearly 50 years, she has no recollections of her living memories or her untimely death. All that remains is her heart’s aching for a reunion with her lover, Hock. Upon realising that Bao could see her, Soo Lian implores him for his help. Bao’s attempts to ward her off backfire as she learns that his cooking seems to unlock the hidden mysteries behind her life and tragic death. Her relentless disturbance leaves a helpless Bao with no choice but to be her reluctant associate. What ensues is a rhapsodic, emotional, and treacherous entanglement, as the duo overcome their differences to unravel past lives and confront their destinies, all whilst coming to terms with their budding romance.

Faikham has to unwillingly inherit the spirit of Ka from her late mother. It can make her more beautiful by licking her face, yet gives her a terrifying form too. This spirit of Ka was once a beautiful woman, called Princess Oenglong who was brutal and evil. Now Oenglong strongly desires revenge on anyone who hurt her when she was alive. Even after her death, the spirit of Faikham's mother is still stuck under Ka's powerful control. Now Faikham not only has to save herself but also her mother from the claws of evil Ka. One day, Faikham has a chance to work in the palace, opening up an opportunity for Oenglong to take revenge.