Asian Drama

Set during the Ming Dynasty, the story revolves around the romance between General Xu Lingyi and the concubine's daughter Shiyiniang that starts from an arranged marriage. Despite being born with a low status, Luo Shiyiniang is extremely assertive and believes that a woman's vision should not be limited to the household. She hopes to rely on her embroidery skills as a ticket to freedom. However, the once esteemed Luo family is in a state of decline. Hoping to save the clan through a marriage alliance, Shiyiniang is selected to become the wife of Yongping Duke and great general Xu Lingyi. Things were not easy for Shiyiniang due to the Xu family's biases towards her. Nonetheless, she manages to win over their trust through her optimism and sincerity. Xu Lingyi also becomes attracted to Shiyiniang's various beautiful qualities such that husband and wife manage to find love after marriage.

Through Xu Lingyi's support, Shiyiniang opens Xian Ling Pavillion to have her own embroidery workshop. Meanwhile, Xu Lingyi experiences many setbacks as he tries to protect his homeland and improve the livelihood of the people by supporting the lifting of a maritime ban. As they face a crisis that could spell the end for the Xu family, Xu Lingyi and Shiyiniang continue to support each other through thick and thin.

Adapted from the novel "The Concubine-born Daughter's Strategies" by Zhi Zhi.

Story of a family of five who realize the real meaning of family after going through a series of arguments.

Father Zheng suddenly collapse and then woke up from a coma. He reflected on himself and set about unknotting past grievances, helping his four children: a busy surgeon, a housekeeping manager, an auto repair shop owner and a pampered youngest daughter, find themselves, understand and embrace life.

“Replay” will be a relatable romance story about the dreams and love of 18-year-olds during the time when they are most clumsy, insecure, and innocent. Like the title, the drama will be told by replaying the past in present time.

This program is to recollect the daily lives of celebrities and form its unique sympathies among the singles within South Korea by showing celebrities' lives without significant filtering.

Mr. House Husband is a South Korean television entertainment program, where six men who do housekeeping and parenting are observed by their fellow cast members.

Three women with completely different personalities met together to start a business due to unexpected circumstances. On this unfavorable road to entrepreneurship, they will eventually learn to laugh at the birds, not admit defeat, but grow!

Wang Xuan and Xiao Qi strike a deal for the sake of power. They marry first before falling in love and join hands to protect their homeland. She is a woman who is no less than any man while he rose from humble beginnings.

The imperial family has become rotten to the core. The nobles are lavish with no regard for the people. Princess Wang Xuan and her childhood sweetheart, the third prince, become pawns of a prophecy that states, "to acquire thee is to obtain the world." Being pulled into the matters of the court, Wang Xuan is married off by her father to Xiao Qi who comes from a poor family. On the night of their wedding, Xiao Qi is forced to leave the capital. Wang Xuan is shamed and discouraged. The Helan Prince kidnaps Wang Xuan in order to seek revenge on Xiao Qi. The crisis they face becomes a blessing in disguise for the couple. Wang Xuan is moved and inspired by Xiao Qi's wish to bring peace and prosperity to the nation and they fall in love.

However, circumstances threaten to destroy them. The Wang and Xie clans are fighting for power, the Empress Dowager schemes to separate husband and wife, the military has committed treason while the Helan clan has raised their flags in rebellion. Wang Xuan puts her life on the line to escort the third prince to safety. She leads an army of men to defend the last stronghold in hopes that Xiao Qi can arrive in time with reinforcements..

Adapted from the novel "Emperor's Conquest" (帝王业) by Mei Yu Zhe.

Kureno Masora is a young doctor who was working happily at a large hospital in Tokyo. However, she found out that she has an illness and decided to continue working as a doctor, while hiding her illness at a clinic located in a small village called "Niji no Mura". Therefore, Masora gets to meet the interesting villagers and gradually learns about facing life enthusiastically.

After the Onin War, the world is plunged into chaos. Amid this situation, heroes of the warring states begin to emerge in an attempt to unify the country and rule in these turbulent times. In the mid-1540s, there is a young wandering samurai in Mino which is strategically located between the East and West. His name is Akechi Mitsuhide. At this time, there is plenty of internal strife within the Toki clan which rules Mino. Surrounded by the Oda of Owari, the Imagawa of Suruga and the Asakura of Echizen, Mino has constantly faced the risk of invasion. Mitsuhide is pulled into battle and destroys the enemy. His bravery as well as stratagem catches the attention of Saito Toshimasa, the chief retainer of the Toki clan, and he is singled out. This man who is also known as Saito Dosan will go on to takeover the Toki and make Mino his own.

It follows Kanda and Fukumaru as they experience the joys of living together and learning about each other.

Adapted from a manga of the same name by Umi Sakurai.

God of wealth Zhao Zimo was demoted to the mortal world because of his "previous life's dying fate". His ability was lost, his handsomeness was greatly diminished, and he was miserable. He meets Xiaqin, the second generation of the "waste talented and unlucky girl" at the Lingxiao Hotel. He unexpectedly finds that Xiaqin and the hotel are the key to his return to heaven! As the memory was unblocked bit by bit, Zhao Zimo finally discovered that this past life that could not even be washed away and uncovered the deep regret of his previous life.

Three Star Bar is a small bar in the Nishi Ogikubo area of Tokyo, Japan. Three men work at the bar. They are the handsome bartender Amamiya, quiet cook Nakauchi and bar owner Kobayashi. People who have worries about various things in their lives visit the bar as customers. These three men also seem to have something from their past.

Adapted from the manga series "Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou" by Asai Sai.

Three Star Bar is a small bar in the Nishi Ogikubo area of Tokyo, Japan. Three men work at the bar. They are the handsome bartender Amamiya, quiet cook Nakauchi and bar owner Kobayashi. People who have worries about various things in their lives visit the bar as customers. These three men also seem to have something from their past.

Adapted from the manga series "Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi Youshudou" by Asai Sai.

Natsuko lives her dream as a copy writer for an advertising company in Tokyo. But when she hits a slump in her career, she returns to her family's sake brewery in the countryside. There she discovers her older brother has been hunting down a phantom rice called tatsunishiki, believing it to be ideal for creating a new sake. He finds the rice seeds he needs to begin his new sake, but right after Natsuko returns to Tokyo with her spirits renewed, he passes away suddenly. Despite new success at her job, she decides to quit and return home to continue her brother's dream. What begins is a several years long journey, first to cultivate the notoriously difficult to grow tatsunishiki, and then to perfect the brewing process of her new sake.

“On and Off” is a reality show that captures how stars take time to be themselves away from their public personas during their busy everyday lives. This is a new program helmed by producing director (PD) Jung Hyo Min of “Hyori’s Homestay” and “Laborhood on Hire.”

A new style of talk show hosted by Jessi!

The story of giving tips on how to organize your house begins now! If the quality of your house changes, then the quality of your life changes as well. The one who prefers to own fewer possessions, a minimalist Shin Ae Ra, the one who prefers to own as much as she can, a maximalist Park Na Rae, and the one who wants to keep his house clean, Yun Kyun Sang are gathered to counsel people on how to organize their houses! Ae Ra’s secret organizing method is revealed for the first time on the show. Kyun Sang who practically lives in his cats’ house is the first one to experience the secret organizing method. Since Ae Ra and Na Rae have opposite lifestyles, they confront each other to carry on their points. How will they compromise with each other’s opinions and give us a special consultation on organizing our house? Experience the happiness of organizing!

Korea's "Comedy King," Lee Gyeonggyu, who's also known for his love for dogs and the country's most famous dog expert, Kang Hyungwook, team up to study how the humans and the pets live in peace and harmony.

Three women with completely different personalities met together to start a business due to unexpected circumstances. On this unfavorable road to entrepreneurship, they will eventually learn to laugh at the birds, not admit defeat, but grow!

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.

Five friends from college chase their post-grad dreams of becoming a successful writer, film director, singer, rich wife and out-and-proud hair stylist.

Do Il plans for his wedding and to care for his baby. Although being a young father is not easy, he is happy. On furlough from the army, discovers that Ye Joon is not his biological son. His fiancee, Sun Yeong, disappears before he can ask her about it. He is a very young father, maybe too young, and desperately wants to find Sun Yeong.

Magnificent Dogs follows two celebrities, Lee Kyung-kyu and Lee Yoo-bi, as they learn and train to be dog trainers. Kyung-kyu is famous for raising several pets for years, while Yoo-bi has never taken care of pets. The two are trained by Kang Hyung-wook, Korea's best dog trainer. They are very eager but realize slowly that adoring pets and training pets are very different. Can they succeed in becoming a competent dog trainer? The show covers the two celebs' daily lives and training while exploring the best way for people and pets to live in harmony.

The taste of cuisines morphs through time, and often differs from the original versions. Although traditional cuisines are created through the passage of time, the passage of time also alters the original taste of these cuisines. In Old Taste Detective, the host, together with a renowned chef, will revisit popular local traditional cuisines and attempt to recreate the original taste long forgotten by diners.

A story about a psychiatrist and the many problems his young clients cannot solve without his help.

An inside look into plastic surgery in the entertainment industry depicts a story of youth, courage and fearlessly moving forward.

Tao Xiao Ting and Tao Xiao Di are twin sisters who have come to the big city to strive hard for a better living. Xiao Ting has always been persistent and hardworking, but her older sister Xiao Di wishes to take shortcut using her beauty. From then on, they lead two different lives. Business prodigy Lian Sheng has been commissioned to return home to China to solve the crisis involving Ounuo department store's impending acquisition. It leads to a meeting with Tao Xiao Ting although they immediately get on the wrong foot.

Meanwhile, Xiao Di has set her sights on Ounuo's young boss Chou Ying Shu. Liang Sheng witnesses Xiao Ting's resilient spirit in overcoming adversities and his attitude towards her evolves from distrust, contempt and teasing to a sincere appreciation, attraction and love. Under the influence of Xiao Ting, Xiao Di grew to understand that the world does not revolve around superficial appearances.

The environment surrounding children is becoming more and more severe as they continue to live in self-restraint to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, and the risk of abuse increases as they spend more time at home. What should we, and society, do to help them in these times? Sakura, who struggles to make oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl), sometimes with kindness and sometimes with severity, may provide us with a hint.

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With the overall achievement of a well-off society in 2020 as the background, the theme is grand. But in storytelling, it is not from a grand perspective, but to explore the lives of ordinary people.

There are 6 mini-stories:

1. Fei Chang Xia Ri (非常夏日)

2. Qing Chun Yong Zhu (青春永驻)

3. Nian Qing You Wei (青年有为)

4. Lai Wan Ya Xue Fen Si Tang (来碗鸭血粉丝汤)

5. Nian Ye Fan (年夜饭)

6. Xiang Wang (向往)

As childhood playmates, Luo Zhi and Sheng Huai Nan were nearly inseparable. Growing up, they attended the same schools and participated in the same activities, but as time passed their friendship slowly faded. Through high school, Luo Zhi focused more on her studies than anything else, and Huai Nan became nothing more than a distant acquaintance. Yet secretly, her heart still longed for the boy who made her laugh, all those years ago.

Now in university, it is merely by coincidence that Luo Zhi and Huai Nan attend the same school. Though no longer a part of each other’s lives, Luo Zhi can’t seem to forget her long-lost friend. Every glimpse she catches of Huai Nan makes her heart race, but with their lives heading in such different directions, the connection between them seems to have all but disappeared. Pining for a boy she has loved for fifteen years, Luo Zhi is resigned to her fate, accepting the fact that her feelings for Huai Nan will remain unrequited forever. But Destiny, it would seem, has other plans.

Finding themselves unexpectedly thrown together during an excursion in Red Canyon Valley, Luo Zhi and Huai Nan’s old friendship is rekindled and soon sparks of love begin to fly. But the meddling of others makes things complicated and a series of misunderstandings threatens to ruin everything. Can these reunited friends overcome the challenges before them, or will their new-found love fade before it even has a chance to bloom?

Adapted from the novel "Unrequited Love" (暗戀·橘生淮南) by Ba Yue Chang An (八月長安).

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