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6 pairs, 6 forms of love that are more than 'friends' from 6 songs, 6 artists from Boxx Music.
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  • Ep 9 RAW

    Tatakau! Shoten Girl (2015)

    Tatakau! Shoten Girl
    Genre:
    Drama
    Country:
    Japanese
    Pegasus Bookshop is a bookstore of long standing as the rise of online bookstores make competition increasingly tougher. Kitamura Aki and Mita Takahiko are transferred to the Kichijoji branch where assistant store manager Nishioka Riko works. The fearless Aki has a great love for books and will express her opinions frankly no matter who the other party is. On the first day of work, she fiercely objects that Riko has assigned her to be in charge of comics instead of children’s books as she had wanted. While Riko welcomes the return of Takahiko, her former subordinate, she is taken aback by Aki’s attitude. Shibata, a publishing company’s sales representative comes to Aki with his deputy editor, Obata Nobumitsu. In truth, Riko has been secretly dating Shibata. She has not seen Shibata much because he has been busy lately. Just when she is feeling insecure, Shibata tells her, “I have something important to say to you,” and finally proposes. Riko becomes upset, and consults her colleague, Ozaki Shiho, about Shibata. Told by Tashiro Toshiyuki, a stranger who happens to be seated next to them at a restaurant that they frequent, “You’re lucky to get a proposal,” a drunken Riko ends up picking a quarrel with him. One day, Aki takes the cue from a customer’s words and calls for the use of point-of-purchase material more promotion of the books. Riko is dead set against this. The store’s policy is keep point-of-purchase materials to a minimum because it is more important to let customers choose for themselves rather than to recommend books. In the end, the store manager Nojima gives Aki special treatment and lines up handwritten point-of-purchase materials at the comics section. However, trouble develops. Aki is given a severe admonition by Riko and sheds tears of frustration and disappointment. The next day, Aki suggests doing an event with a popular effeminate male talent who has published a novel based on his own life, in an attempt to make up for her mistake. Although they have just a few days for preparation, she uses her connections, determines his schedule and forces the event through. As the book store staff are complaining one after another, Aki requests to change her afternoon shift despite the event being a day away. However, the next morning, Riko receives a phone call from Aki who says that she cannot come to work. Riko soothes the angry staff and everyone spends their time with preparations until late at night in order to make the event a reality. On the day of the event, when Aki goes to greet the male talent in the waiting room, he suddenly says, “Cancel the event!” … … Aki is a well-off girl who joined Pegasus Bookshop through connections. Riko has been through a lot of hard times and worked her way up only to belatedly realise that she has passed marriageable age. There is a generational gap between them as well as a difference in their circumstances. Because of their different personalities and experiences, their approaches to work and love are are not alike and they mix like oil and water. But when the branch is suddenly faced with the crisis of closure, these two females who have been saved by books, temporarily call a truce and stand united with all the staff in order to protect the store that they love.
  • Ep 14 SUB

    The Player (2018) (2018)

    The Player (2018)
    Genre:
    Action, Crime
    Country:
    Korean
    This drama is about the revenge of four talented individuals in their respective fields who create an elite team to solve crimes. Kang Ha Ri (Song Seung Hun) is a veteran conman from a family of investigators who was born bold and gifted with words. Meanwhile, Cha Ah Ryung (Krystal) is a skilled driver who grew up in an orphanage after being abandoned by her parents.
  • Ep 5 SUB

    Stay Still (2023) (2023)

    Stay Still (2023)
    Genre:
    BL, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Romance
    Country:
    Hong Kong

    Hayden, who has just moved to a new place, coincidentally helps Damien's grandmother and meets Damien in the process. The two individuals, who had no connection before, start a complicated relationship after an unexpected kiss. Archie reunites with his high school sweetheart, Kelvin, who is now married. However, they disregard their circumstances and rekindle their love.

    (Source: BLUPDATE2022 Twitter)

    Episodes: 5

  • Ep 51 SUB

    Empress Ki (2014)

    Empress Ki
    Genre:
    Drama, Historical, melodrama, political, Romance, Tragedy
    Country:
    Korean
    Genghis Kahn built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, for 37 years. She was neither of Mongol descent nor from the Han Chinese. She came from Goryeo, a small kingdom in the Far East. She was taken to Mongol against her will as a Gungnyeo (palace women) but somehow overcame her lowly status to become an empress in another land. Her name was Empress Ki.
  • Ep 45 SUB

    Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019) (2019)

    Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019)
    Genre:
    Action, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Robot, Sci-fi, Tokusatsu
    Country:
    Japanese

    Japan has entered a new era. Hiden Intelligence, the leading company in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has developed and began to test the reality of Human Gear, AIs in human form. Human Gear is designed so that it is no different from humans and is included in many different workplaces.

    Meanwhile, "MetsubouJinrai.NET", a terrorist organization hacked into Human Gear and turned them into weapons to destroy humanity. The Japanese government quickly discovered them and established AIMS (Artificial Intelligence Military Organization) directly under the direction of the Secretary of the Cabinet. AIMS's goal is to destroy the rebellious Human Gear.

    On the other hand, man who took up a funny job named Hiden Aruto was suddenly appointed Hiden Intelligence chairman after his grandfather's death. Although he was not interested in being president, but when he saw firsthand the Human Gear hacked by "MetsubouJinrai.NET" to attack people, Aruto used "Hiden Zero-One Driver" only for the president of Hiden Intelligence. and the henshin into Kamen Rider Zero-One.

    From here, Hiden will clash with not only "MetsubouJinrai.NET" but AIMS as well, when the AI ​​development competition goes into an explosive phase.

  • Ep 24 SUB

    Have A Crush On You (2024) (2024)

    Have A Crush On You (2024)
    Genre:
    Manhua, Romance, Web Series
    Country:
    Chinese

    Adapted from the manhua "Boss Ge Ge, Ni Qian Zou" (Boss哥哥,你欠揍) by Yun Duan Wu Hu Yu (云朵屋互娱).

    Aired On: Thursday

  • Ep 6 RAW

    Hitoya no Toge (2017)

    Hitoya no Toge
    Genre:
    Crime, Drama
    Country:
    Japanese
    Takeshima Ryota has followed in his father's footsteps and now works as a prison officer at Kitakanto Prison. He has witnessed corrupt prison officers who tolerate bullying and gambling. Nakui Soichi then becomes the newly appointed prison chief. Soichi gives an order to Ryota, informing him that he will get rid of prison corruption. ~~ Adapted from the 2014 novel "Hitoya no Toge" by Daimon Takeaki.
  • Ep 10 SUB

    18-sai, Niizuma, Furin Shimasu. (2023) (2023)

    18-sai, Niizuma, Furin Shimasu. (2023)
    Genre:
    Bodyguard, Contract Relationship, Drama, Manga, Romance
    Country:
    Japanese

    Meika is the heiress to a massive estate, called the Sanjou Empire. With her high school graduation, she is to marry her bodyguard Akira, and she is starting to think her actual budding romantic feelings are pointing elsewhere, but can that really be true?!

    (Source: BakaUpdates)

    Adapted from the manga series "18-sai, Niizuma, Furin Shimasu." (18歳、新妻、不倫します。) by Watanabe Shiho (わたなべ志穂).

    Episodes: 10