Forbidden romances, devastating betrayals, and breathtaking wardrobes! Travel back in time for the most epic historical and costume & period dramas during the most thrilling times of ancient Korea and China!

Once Upon a Time

Sung Nyang was born a girl but now pretends to be a boy to avoid becoming a palace maidservant. To get revenge on her enemies, she hides her true identity but gets caught up in a Yuan Dynasty conspiracy while watching over the Yuan crown prince To Gon, who was exiled to Koryo. Through a series of twists and turns, she saves To Gon, but her secret about being a woman is discovered, and she is forced to become a royal maidservant. To Gon was the rightful heir to the throne, which was stolen from him by his half-brother, who then exiled him to Koryo. To avoid being murdered, he plays dumb, but he has a fierce rage and sadness within him. He eventually returns to Yuan and becomes Emperor, and with the help of Sung Nyang, a royal maidservant, he becomes a dignified king and fights against those who are a threat to him.

Empress Ki

The Imperial Team

The fearsome Lord Devil, Dong Fang Qing Cang (Dylan Wang) once wrought utter chaos in the realm of gods, defeating entire clans and vanquishing all of his foes at the head of his fearsome demon army. One of the young women from the defeated army is reborn as a fairy named Xiao Lan Hua (Esther Yu) many thousands of years later. Lord Devil has long since been cursed and imprisoned in a magical tower – and has remained there for thousands of years.

But when, due to a mishap, Xiao Lan Hua unwittingly sets him free, he thinks he is able to escape. He believes that all he needs to do is sacrifice Xiao Lan Hua and he will be free to unleash chaos again and conquer the known world. There is a twist, however. In the process of setting him free, some bizarre magic appears to have taken place – and the two have “swapped” bodies. Suddenly, the fearsome Lord Devil is trapped inside the body of a puny female fair. And Xiao Lan Hua finds herself in possession of superhuman strength! If anyone learns of what has happened, he assures her, they will both be done for. But as they search for a way to undo the spell, love begins to cast its own magic spell!

“Love Between Fairy and Devil” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Yi Zheng.

Love Between Fairy and Devil

During the reign of Emperor Wanli (1572-1620) of the Ming Dynasty, the region of Jiangnan is turned upside down by a gruesome spate of killings. The murderer leaves corpses in strange poses, leaving cryptic notes as “clues” at the scene of the crime each time. To make matters even more mysterious, the victims all appear unconnected with one another – although the killer seems to be the same person in each instance.

The disciple of the first of this serial killer’s victims is a young man named Qu San Geng (Bai Yu Fan). With the help of a small group of associates, he tries to get to the bottom of the murders. But as they start to investigate, incidents that took place a decade ago come to light once more. There are also signs that a mysterious and evil puppet master is pulling the strings in the background. Can Qu San Geng find – and stop – the killer...and solve the mystery?

“Ripe Town” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Wang Zheng.

Ripe Town

Death is in the details

MBC, KOCOWA

After the death of the crown princess, a young King bans marriage for everyone in the Joseon Dynasty, and all of Korea is upset! But for a swindler named, So Rang, it's an opportunity to make money. However, is it a good business decision to fake being possessed by the late crown princess? Not when the King finds out! Your heart will be touched and tickled by this historical romantic comedy that dares you not to smile while watching it.

The Forbidden Marriage

Set in the Dan dynasty, this is a love story featuring ghosts, demons, and gods. Hong Chun Gi (Kim Yoo Jung), a painter of extraordinary talent, is born blind due to a curse but later gains vision. She is accepted into a prestigious art school despite societal views on such pursuits for a woman. In contrast, Ha Ram (Ahn Hyo Seop) is an astrologer with an opposing fate: born with sight, he later loses his vision in a childhood accident. He is able to carve the trajectory of the night sky and see into the future.
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The two meet and fall in love, but are sucked into the political games of the royal court, particularly involving two princes: Prince Anpyeong (Gong Myung) and Prince Sooyang (Kwak Si Yang). What games do these two have in mind for the lovers, and what is the fate that the stars have in store?

Lovers of the Red Sky

For Your Eyes Only 👁‿👁  

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Cheng Shao Shang (Zhao Lu Si) is a young woman who was forced to grow up alone after most of her family had to leave to fight in a bloody war. As a result, she has grown up alone, in an unforgiving environment, and has become tough and resourceful – but also stubborn and untrusting. She finds it hard to see the good in people, and assumes that everyone she meets is trying to get the better of her. She fends for herself in a town populated by people like her, who have been left behind by the war.

One day, a talented, powerful, and highly influential general named Ling Bu Yi (Leo Wu) comes to the town – and falls in love with her at first sight. He resolves to marry her, even though it will cause him no end of problems if he decides to pursue this union. She also warns him that she doesn’t trust him, and that her stubborn personality might not be suitable for the wife of a general. But Ling Bu Yi also has deep secrets, and there are facts about his true identity that even he does not know. Slowly, they begin to trust one another a little more – and start to investigate the truth about Ling Bu Yi’s early childhood, family, and real identity…

This drama was based on a novel by the author Guan Xin Ze Luan.

“Love Like the Galaxy” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Fei Zhen Xiang.

Love Like the Galaxy

֍♡ Spiral Love ♡֍

Under the rule of King Gwang Hae, widows of the Joseon Dynasty were often stolen in the night and forced to marry their kidnapper, against their will. This practice, known as bossam, was a customary practice employed by those wishing to easily gain a wife and there were those, like Ba Woo (Jung Il Woo) who made their living, stealing these widows for other men.&nbsp;

Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, Ba Woo was forced into hiding at a very young age. Barely escaping with his life, he was forced into hiding. Growing up in abject poverty Ba Woo got by as best he could. Now a scoundrel and a degenerate, with a nasty gambling habit and a penchant for picking fights, Ba Woo wasn’t the marrying type himself; but he had no qualms about stealing widows for other men. Often hired for bossam, Ba Woo never had any troubles stealing a wife, at least not until the day he accidentally kidnapped the widowed princess, Soo Kyung (Kwon Yuri).&nbsp;

Now stuck with the daughter-in-law of his sworn enemy, Ba Woo finds his life taking an unexpected and increasingly complicated turn. Will he be able to free himself of Soo Kyung and return to his old life, or will the presence of a princess lead him down a different path?

A tale of mistaken identities and unexpected love, “Bossam: Steal the Fate” is a 2021 historical romance drama directed by Kwon Seok Jang.

Bossam - Steal the Fate

Destiny Thieves

Luo Qing Lian (He Hong Shan) is an ordinary, unassuming woman who wants to live a quiet life and marry a man who will love her and stay true to her. But fate has other plans – due to the fact that she bears a strong resemblance to a deceased former royal concubine. This leads to her being taken to court and forced to become the maid and concubine to the King’s third son, He Lian Xin (Peter Ho).

Luo Qing Lian wants to escape. To her, He Lian Xin seems dry, aloof, and insensitive to most people. Some would even describe him as heartless. But underneath this frosty exterior, he has a much more tender side. He genuinely wants to help the people of the realm to live happier lives, even if that means going against the wishes of other members of his family. As Luo Qing Lian begins to learn more about the “real” He Lian Xin, she begins to warm to him. Could she find love in this strange situation – and help her “husband” bring peace and happiness to the realm?

This drama was based on a novel by Xie Yu.

“Blooming Days” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Gao Han and Lin Yu Fen.

Blooming Days

❀ Brilliant Day Team ❀

Power, friendship or love?


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Wang Won (Im Siwan) is the Crown Prince during the Goryeo Dynasty who harbors an extreme lust for power. His childhood friend, Wang Rin (Hong Jong Hyun), is his trusted ally and bodyguard.


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When they meet Eun San (Yoona), the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the country, they become inseparable friends. But when both Won and Rin fall in love with Eun San, what will happen to their ambitions and friendship?


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“The King Loves” is a 2017 South Korean drama series directed by Kim Sang Hyup. It is based on a novel by the same title by Kim Yi Ryung.

The King Loves

Royal Minions

In the affluent city of Yangzhou, in Tang Dynasty China’s Jiangsu Province, powerful parents from the Du and Li clans are planning marriages for their daughters, with the weddings coincidentally slated to take place on the very same day. Du Bing Yan (Bai Bing Ke)’s intended husband is the sickly Qi Tian Lei (Ao Rui Peng), the third son of the Qi family. The Qi hope that marrying Qi Tian Lei off to a beautiful woman will reverse the man’s bad luck, and restore his health. But rumor has it that Qi Tian Lei is actually on the verge of death. Du Bing Yan is dismayed by the fact that she must marry such a sick individual, but bows to her parents’ wishes.

Meanwhile, the Li family has agreed to marry their daughter Li Yu Hu (Tian Xi Wei) to a bandit named Yuan Bu Qu (Zhao Shun Ran), a man with a reputation for ferocity and roughness. Li Yu Hu is equally distraught by this choice of husband, but also acquiesces to her family’s wishes. But while they travel by sedan to their respective weddings, they each independently decide to pay a visit to a temple they pass along the way. When a fire breaks out in the temple, their respective entourages panic. In the confusion, the two women are taken off in the “wrong” sedans – and end up heading to weddings with the other woman’s intended husband! Will Cupid be able to sort out the mess? Or will chaos ensue for this quartet?

This drama was adapted from a novel of the same name by Xi Juan, which also spawned a 2001 drama, also named “Wrong Carriage, Right Groom.”

“Wrong Carriage, Right Groom” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was produced by Cheng Feng.

Wrong Carriage Right Groom

👴Shushu de Mei Nü-men💃 

In a realm where demons exert their evil will over the mortals and cultivators, none is as powerful – nor as wicked – as the Demon Lord (Luo Yun Xi). But he was not always as evil as he is now. He was once a very different and more ordinary prince, albeit one who was born with the bone of evil. As such, demonic forces planned to suck him in and make him their most powerful weapon.

Some 500 years later, the powers of good hatch a plan. They plan to send a powerful woman back in time to find the prince – named Tan Tai Jin – in the Jin Kingdom. And this woman will take on the identity of his wife...and destroy him before he can transform into the monster he is now. A woman named Li Su Su (Bai Lu) accepts the mission. She goes back in time, taking on the role of the mortal woman Ye Xi Wu, the daughter of a great general – and the prince’s wife. But when she meets the prince, things get complicated. Romance blooms between them as the cycle of death and reincarnation begins to spin. Could love – and not violence – help save the world from evil?

“Till the End of the Moon” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Kuk Kok Leung and Wang Hai Qi.

Till the End of the Moon

🐉 Dragon in a Clam 🐚

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Queen for Seven Days is a historical drama that draws attention to the Queen who was dethroned from her position after merely just seven days during the Joseon dynasty. While she was on the throne, Lady Shin, or Queen Dan Gyeong, is said to have been forcibly expelled from the palace by her political rivals. She's been known to be the shortest person to have reigned as a Queen in the history of Korea. It's also been known that the King and the Queen spent the rest of their lives longing for each other after she was dethroned and abandoned. Unlike how everyone else used to look at him with fear in their eyes, Lee Yung met a young woman who reached out to him first. For her, he desired to become a good king, but the world was too cruel to him. This fictional drama focuses on the love and struggle of the woman who was unwillingly drawn into the political world.

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