Asian Drama

In 1999, a robber breaks into a supermarket in small town, killing an elderly woman and running away. The police identify three boys as the culprits and quickly close the investigation. Soon after, Hwang Jun Cheol, who is newly appointed as the chief of the squad, is convinced that Choi Woo Sung, a high-ranking police officer, and his team manipulated the case for a quick result. Hwang attempts a reinvestigation and retrial with his unique persistent and robust investigation capacity.

(Source: BIFF)

While boar hunting goes on in an ordinary country village, a missing person case takes place. Surrounding the missing person case, the villager's secrets are revealed one by one.

Young Soo is a middle-aged man in the country village. He is married to Chae Jung. One day, Young Soo goes into the mountain to hunt boars with his friends. The boars damage crops in the village. While in the mountain, Young Soo faces an unexpected situation.

Ok Soon has lived with her grandson since her son and daughter-in-law died in a fire. Ok Soon believes the fire was set by some people in the village. She doesn't trust the villagers and, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she is even more wary of them.

Chae Jung is Young Soo’s wife. She often bursts out with anger at Young Soo, but she is otherwise a warm-hearted person. Due to her personality, she is popular among the villagers. After her son goes missing on the day Young Soo is boar hunting, she becomes mentally destroyed.

After being jobless for three years, Choi Joon Woong decides to take his own life and goes to a bridge to jump off of it. However, he finds someone else there who is also about to jump off the bridge and gets into a fight trying to save them. In the fight, the two of them accidentally fall off the bridge. A crisis management team run by grim reapers belatedly arrives at the scene, and Choi Joon Woong ends up falling into a three-year coma with his soul having escaped his body due to an error caused by the grim reapers. Now a soul who is half alive and half dead, he unexpectedly gets a job at the crisis management team at the most prominent company of grim reapers in the underworld. His job at the team involves taking special care of people with high risk of suicide and helping them want to continue living.

Adapted from the webtoon "Tomorrow" (내일) by Llama.

Architect Sang Won, who lost his wife in a sudden accident, and his daughter, Yi Na, move to a new house to restore their estranged relationship. Sang Won tries to get closer to Yi Na, but their relationship hardly recovers. Then one day, Yi Na becomes cheerful again saying that she got a new friend. However, strange noises start coming from Yi Na's closet, and she starts acting abnormally. And not long after that, even Sang Won begins to have strange dreams, and his daughter then suddenly disappears. While looking for Yi Na, Sang Won gets a call from a mysterious man named Kyung Hoon, who tells him that Yi Na is not the first one to disappear and that he has been looking for 32 other missing children for the last 10 years. Sang Won and Kyung Hoon then join forces to find Yi Na and solve the mystery of the missing children.

Top National Security agent Joo Tae Joo who is rapidly rising up the ranks, dislikes all animals. In order to obtain his next promotion, he volunteers to take on a mission in which he has to protect a special Chinese panda named Ming Ming. At its welcoming ceremony, Ming Ming is kidnapped by an international terrorist organization. While chasing after the terrorists, Tae Joo injures his head and is knocked out. When he finally regains consciousness, he finds out that he now possesses a strange ability to talk to the animals and finds a sole witness to the kidnapping incident – a stubborn retired military dog named Ali. Wanting to retake the title as the top agent, Tae Joo and Ali become unlikely partners on a mission to rescue Ming Ming.

Jung Ju has lost her son to heart disease and can’t break free from the pain of that loss. She spends most of her waking hours working, drinking and going to church, but it doesn’t help her at all. One day, Min Gu, a young man newly out of prison joins her company. Looking shabby and his face covered with scars, Min Gu brings Jung Ju’s old memories that she forgot 12 years ago.

Yoon Se Ri is an heiress to a conglomerate in South Korea. One day, while paragliding, an accident caused by strong winds leads Yoon Se Ri to make an emergency landing in North Korea. There, she meets Lee Jung Hyuk, who is a North Korean army officer. He tries to protect her and hide her. Soon, Lee Jung Hyuk falls in love with Yoon Se Ri.

Im Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung, and Hwang Han Joo are best friends who are 30-years-old.

Hwang Han Joo is the head of a marketing team for a drama production company. She is a single mother who struggles to balance her work and personal life as she is raising a kid.

Im Jin Joo is a drama writer with a lot of emotional ups and downs. Her personality is unique, talking to a luxurious purse at times. Even though she is a drama writer, she tries to write her scripts in a literary style.

Lee Eun Jung is a documentary director. She runs her own production company, although she's the only employee. One of her documentaries surprisingly becomes popular overnight.

Yoon-yeong has been harboring feelings for Song-hyeon, a friend’s wife. When he finds out that she is divorced, Yoon-yeong and Song-hyeon take a trip to Gunsan on a whim. They find lodging at an inn where the middle-aged owner lives with his autistic daughter who does not leave her room. The four become star-crossed lovers in the city of Gunsan.

It's influenced from the original "A Singing Gooses."

An ace police crisis negotiator, Chae-yoon, is called to the scene where her supervisor is taken hostage. Through the control room monitor, she is faced with the cold-blooded hostage taker, Tae-gu, whose demeanors are difficult to interpret. Against the 21-hour deadline Tae-gu has set, Chae-yoon tirelessly tries to crack the unusually calm perp over multiple video-calls. Eventually, the shocking truth begins to unveil.

Mark is a disgraced arm wrestling champion who was adopted by an American family when he was a boy. He’s a bouncer at a club and befriends a Korean student named Jin Ki, who has a knack for schemes to make money from any situation he’s in.

Lured by an arm wrestling tournament in Korea and Jin Ki’s scheme to make a fortune from it, Mark comes back to his native country for the first time in 30 years. When he arrives, Jin Ki gives him his biological mother’s address. Hesitant at first, he visits the address and gets united with a sister he didn’t know existed, and embraced by a new family, he prepares himself to make a mark on the tournament.

(Source: KoBiz)

During the Qing Invasion of Korea, the king and the court take refuge in a mountain fortress, where they find themselves stranded in the cold and surrounded by the enemy. The king’s dilemma deepens as his people in the fortress start dying from cold and hunger. In 1636, Qing China invades Korea with 150,000 troops. The Korean court flees the capital to take shelter in the Namhan Fortress, located in treacherous mountains outside the city. The Qing army, led by General Yong Gol Dae, quickly surrounds the fortress, leaving the king and the court stranded in a prolonged standoff. For a truce, the Qing general makes a humiliating proposal of sending the Crown Prince out as hostage. Unable to move forward or fight the outnumbering enemy, the people of the fortress start dying from cold and hunger. Between the interior minister, who emphasizes the king’s duty to protect the lives of his subjects regardless of humiliation, and the minister of rites, who maintains that they must fight to death for the greater cause, the king must make a grave choice.

A 40-year-old taxi driver is found dead at Yakcheon. Hyun Woo, who was a witness, is charged with murder despite his cry for innocence and serves 10 years in prison. After being released from prison, Hyun Woo tries to lead a quiet life with his mother, but the stigma of being a convicted murderer is hard to rid of. Meanwhile, lawyer Joon Yeong just lost a huge class-action suit. Heavily in debt, he decides to find a job at a law firm. While offering pro bono services arranged by the firm, Joon Yeong meets Hyun Woo, and they begin their journey to prove Hyun Woo's innocence.

Set in the 1920's, during the Japanese occupation of South Korea, Lee Jung Chool was once a member of the Korean independence movement, but he now works as a police officer for Japan. He receives an order to take down the Korean independence group the Righteous Brotherhood.

Lee Jung Chool introduces himself to art dealer Kim Woo-Jin (Gong Yoo) and pretends to be interested in his Korean artworks. In actuality, Kim Woo-Jin is the regional leader of the Righteous Brotherhood. Both of these men are well aware of each other's true identities and intentions, but get closer to each other seeking out more information.

The Righteous Brotherhood learn there are spies within their group and attempt to clamp down on the moles. Soon, the identities of Righteous Brotherhood members are leaked and they flee to Shanghai, China. Meanwhile, Lee Jung-Chool and Japanese police officer Hashimoto (Um Tae-Goo) lead forces to Shanghai, China. There, members of the Righteous Brotherhood decide to acquire explosive for an attack on the Japanese government in Korea.

Princess Deok Hye was the last princess of Korea. Under Japanese colonial rule, she is taken to Japan as a hostage. With the era’s harsh conditions, she struggles to maintain the hope of the Korean people. Jang Han is a fighter for Korean independence. His mission is to bring Princess Deok Hye back to South Korea and he also loves her.

Gwang Soo, a promising teenaged swimmer, skips training regularly because he is overconfident of his ability. His violent coach gives up on him and Gwang Soo quit swimming. Years later, Gwang Soo works as a swimming instructor. Elementary school boy Joon Ho always ranks 4th in competitions, making his mom impatient. She looks for a personal trainer and finds Gwang Soo.

During the Japanese occupation, an agent tasked to assemble a group to assassinate a Japanese commander and a Korean collaborator by extricating three prisoners from Shanghai. However, the Japanese are tipped off, and a notorious hired gun is sent to take out the assassins first.

Prince Yeon San becomes engulfed with insanity as he kills those responsible for his mother's death. He appoints his longtime friend Im Soong Jae and his father to the position of retainer. They are then ordered to round up beautiful women from all parts of the country to pleasure Prince Yeon San. Women are taken regardless of their marriage status or social class, which causes widespread anger.

Dan Hee is a beautiful woman, but she is a butcher from the lowest class. She saves Im Soong Jae from danger and then begs him to take her to the palace. Im Soong Jae refuses for his own personal reasons.

Nevertheless, Dan Hee soon enters the palace. Im Soong Jae becomes conflicted and the Prince lusts after the beautiful Dan Hee.

A national cussing battle audition is the hype of the nation. People from all over the country audition in hopes of becoming the “Cussing King.” However, the contestants’ redundant cussing causes viewer ratings to drop dramatically. The producer decides to revive the show by introducing a regular looking grandmother...

Post-war South Korea in 1953, Heo Sam Gwan works on a construction site and helps his uncle to farm. The guys in his village can't get married, until they are able to sell their own blood. By selling their blood, they prove they are in healthy condition and are able to make a lot of money. One day, Heo Sam Gwan sees Heo Ok Ran. She's the most beautiful woman in the village, but she is already dating wealthy playboy Ha So Yong. Heo Sam Gwan decides that he will marry Heo Ok Ran. He sells his blood and makes enough money to marry her.

11 years later, Heo Sam Gwan and Heo Ok Ran are happily married and have three sons, but a rumor spreads around the village that Heo Sam Gwan isn't the real father of their eldest son.

Adapted from the bestselling novel "Chronicle of a Blood Merchant" by Yu Hua.

Dae Gil, a young man with natural born talents in gambling, makes a dazzling debut as a gambler and gets reunited with his first love, Mi Na. However, Dae Gil soon becomes the scapegoat of betrayal and conspiracy and is forced to be on the run. Dae Gil plans to get revenge and prepares for one big, fated game for Mi Na who has been helping him every step of the way.

"Venus Talk" follows three female friends who are all in their 40's.Shin-Hye (Uhm Jung-Hwa) works as a producer for a cable TV station and she is still single. She hears that Director Lee (Choi Moo-Sung) will marry her junior colleague who is only 26-years-old. Shin-Hye gets pissed, because they dated for 6 years and she even supported him before his promotion to a director. Shin-Hye and some of her co-workers meet afterwork for drinks. A loud argument takes place with everybody but Shin-Hye and her younger colleague Hyun-Seung (Lee Jae-Yoon) left to drink alone. They end up spending the night at a motel. Shin-Hye looks back at that night as a one night stand, but Hyun-Seung thinks about it differently.Mi-Yeon (Moon So-Ri) is a housewife who at first seems content with her life. Before she married Jae-Ho (Lee Sung-Min), she stipulated that they should have sex 3 times a week. Jae-Ho finds it harder and harder to satisfy his wife. One day, Mi-Yeon finds something hidden in Jae-Ho's desk.Hae-Young (Jo Min-Su) lives with her twenty-something year old daughter Soo-Jung (Jeon Hye-Jin) and runs a small bakery cafe. She is dating Sung-Jae (Lee Kyoung-Young) who runs a carpentry shop. Hae-Young wants to spend more time with her boyfriend and pushes her daughter to either marry or become more independent. Her daughter refuses because of her poor financial situation. Things change though when her daughter becomes pregnant and marries her boyfriend. Finally, Hae-Young can have some privacy with her boyfriend. 

In 1777, one year since he had taken reign, King Jeong Jo bears a perilous palace life with his dedicated court servant, Gap Soo, amidst opposition and threats from those around with political ambitions. Meanwhile, Eul Soo, a member of a secret assassin group, receives orders to kill Jeong Jo. Gap Soo, who had also been in the same secret assassin ring as Eul Soo, later confesses to Jeong Jo about his dark past and his motive for coming into the palace. To Gap Soo’s surprise, Jeong Jo asks Gap Soo when he had given up being an assassin, then orders him to just leave the palace. However, Gap Soo finds out that there is another assassin besides him and frantically returns to the court, only to discover Eul Soo in combat with Jeong Jo.