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In the Name of Blossom

Liu — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:37:32 +0000

The story continues in the bustling city of Chang’an, where Fang Garden thrives as a hub of commerce and beauty. The narration follows the tale of He Wei Fang and Jiang Chang Yang as they navigate through personal challenges and societal pressures while slowly building a mutual bond. On Jiang Chang Yang's road to serving the country, He Wei Fang helps him, and the two sides gradually develop a secret love. After a near-death experience, the two work together to put down a rebellion, and both retreat into the world of heaven and earth.

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Ayashii Partner

Dargom Bes — Thu, 29 May 2025 10:02:56 +0000

Tateishi Haruto, a skilled prosecutor, is mistaken for a molester by Miyashita Sakura on the bus and has a terrible experience. After that, he happens to encounter Sakura, who is fighting after her boyfriend cheated on her, and ends up helping her without thinking… This leads to Haruto having to join Sakura in her drowning binge, and she pushes him down when he's completely drunk! A few days later, Haruto is reunited with Sakura, who has come to take her prosecutor training. Haruto is strict with Sakura, but for some reason he can't leave her alone.

These two started off with the worst possible meeting. Was this meeting a coincidence? Or was it inevitable?

A bittersweet love comedy about two love-shy people who will make you believe in fate, opening this spring!

(Source: Japanese = MBS || Translation = MyDramaList)

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Legend of Zang Hai

Dargom Bes — Wed, 21 May 2025 09:07:52 +0000

Zang Hai was originally the son of the Imperial Astronomer. However, when he was young, he witnessed the murder of his entire family. Deciding on the path of revenge, Zang Hai withdrew from the scene temporarily and began training himself by learning construction and the art of war.

Ten years later, he returned to the capital as an unrecognizable figure and became—through mentoring—the adviser of his enemy, Duke Ping Jin. From the Lord's manor to the court, from an ordinary advisor to becoming the chief minister of the imperial cabinet, Zang Hai struggled in the face of treacherous political plots and battles, finally getting a chance to kill his enemy.

However, he soon discovered that not everything was as it appeared and that he had just scratched the surface of something much bigger. Facing an unknown road ahead, Zang Hai teamed up with his beloved friends to overcome and uncover the conspiracy, defending their country.

(Source: DramaWiki; edited by MyDramaList)

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Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)

Liu — Fri, 02 May 2025 01:50:20 +0000

In the 1900s, in San Francisco, a white woman is murdered in Chinatown, and the suspect is a Chinese man. The murder causes a social shock, and the public calls for Chinatown to be outlawed. Chinese medicine practitioner Qin Fu and Chinese man Ghost are involved in the case, and they race against time to find the murderer amidst a battle of wits and courage.

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My Wife’s Double Life

Dargom Bes — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 22:14:19 +0000

The legendary thief marries into the Xu family, thus starting a battle of wits and will with a stone-faced inspector. Caught in a cat-and-mouse game, the two natural enemies learn to become husband and wife.

The real identity of the "willow thief" is Liu Rong. Thirteen years ago, she was rescued by Lord Su from the great floods in the South. In order to repay him, Liu Rong pretends to be his daughter, Su Jin Zhen, and marries Xu Mu Chen. Under Lord Su’s instructions, she must infiltrate the Xu manor in order to find a jade pendant. From the start, neither spouse gave any thought to their sham of a marriage. On the surface, Liu Rong is a gentle and considerate wife. By night, she is a notorious bandit.

Inspector Xu Mu Chen and the thief have been caught in repeated confrontations. Without knowing that the thief he’s been trying to catch is his wife, Xu Mu Chen returns from his troublesome run-ins with the thief only to find more trouble waiting for him at home. Thereafter, the day-to-day interactions between an official and a thief lead to a sweet romance.

(Source: ChineseDrama.info)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Zei Niang Zi" (贼娘子) by Yan Nong (烟秾).

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Infernal Affairs (2002)

Liu — Sun, 19 May 2024 17:17:53 +0000

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

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Joy of Life Season 2

Mak — Sun, 19 May 2024 09:22:35 +0000

The drama continues from the first season of the Joy of Life trilogy, following the story of Fan Xian as he gains a stronghold in the court.

(Source: MyDramaList)

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Love O2O (2016)

Dargom Bes — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:46:49 +0000

What is it that makes a man fall in love with a woman at first sight? Appearance? Aura? Wealth? NO, when campus prince and gaming expert, student Xiao Nai first saw Bei Wei Wei, what made him fall in love was not her extraordinary beauty, but her slim and slender fingers that were flying across the keyboard and her calm and composed manner!!! Embarrassing, no? At the same time, gaming expert Bei Wei Wei, at this time and place is on the computer, methodically commanding a guild war, and won a perfect and glorious victory despite being at a disadvantage, and was completely unaware that cupid is nearby. Soon after the basketball player, swimmer, all-around excellent student, and game company president, Xiao Nai, uses both tactics on and off-line to take this beauty’s heart. Therefore, this romance slowly bloomed.

(Source: NovelUpdates.com)

~~ Adapted from the web novel "A Slight Smile is Very Charming" (微微一笑很倾城) by Gu Man (顾漫).

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My Boss

Dargom Bes — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:18:27 +0000

Are Cheng Yao’s dreams of becoming a top lawyer about to come true? It seems so, when she is unexpectedly recruited by a leading legal firm. Excited, she moves house so she can be near her new office. She moves in, full of hope, and soon encounters her new roommate, Qian Heng. However, a surprise awaits her on her first day at work.

Qian Heng turns out to be her direct superior at the office, and he proves to be incredibly hard to please! Her training period quickly turns into a baptism of fire, and she starts to feel as though he is trying to chase her out of the company. But Cheng Yao won’t be so easily deterred. She redoubles her efforts, determined to prove she’s got what it takes. Could her zeal send this duo on the path to harmony and even love?

(Source: Viki)

~~ Adapted from the web novel "What Comes Around Goes Around" (你也有今天) by Ye Fei Ran (叶斐然).

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A Journey to Love

Dargom Bes — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 08:13:49 +0000

Female assassin Ren Ru Yi, the former left envoy of the Scarlet Guards, becomes a member of the Wu’s State’s escort delegation to save the King of Wu who has been taken hostage by the State of An. Together with Ning Yuan Zhou, the leader of the Wu State’s Six Realms Hall, the free-spirited Yu Shi San, Princess Yang Ying, clever teen Yuan Lu and the imperial guard Qian Zhao, they experience love, life, death, and grow together.

(Source: iQiyi)

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