Shows which are more Adult than the normal romantic dramas on Viki. I have really enjoyed them all.

Hot and Steamy

SETTV

Zheng Xiao En (Vivian Sung) works as an editor of romance novels at a publishing company, and secretly dreams about falling in love with a CEO.

When she isn’t working, she spends her days daydreaming about He Tian Hang (Marcus Chang), the handsome chief executive of the company that occupies the building opposite her company’s offices.

One day, Zheng Xiao En magically finds herself transported into the pages of a romance novel – and comes face-to-face with her crush He Tian Hang.

However, she soon discovers that in this fictional universe, his name is Si Tu Ao Ran – and his personality is very different.

She hopes to use all the tips and tricks she has learned from the romance novels she has edited to help snare his heart. But she soon discovers that in this fictional world, she isn’t the heroic female lead – and instead is an evil side character!

Can she flip the story on its head – and end up with the man of her dreams?

“Lost Romance” is a 2020 Taiwanese drama series that was directed by Eri Hao.

Lost Romance

The Hopeless Romantic Team

Lee Yeong Joon (Park Seo Joon) is the arrogant hotshot vice president of his family’s company, thanks to the tireless efforts of his incredibly talented secretary, Kim Mi So (Park Min Young). With her by his side for the last nine years, Yeong Joon has been able to appear like the shining star he believes he is. But when Mi So suddenly decides to quit, Yeong Joon quickly realizes just how important she is... and not just to his career. Jealous over his older brother, Lee Seong Yeon’s (Lee Tae Hwan) growing relationship with Mi So, Yeong Joon decides it’s time to get his secretary back, no matter what. Based on the novel of the same name by Jung Kyung Yoon, this 2018 South Korean romantic comedy series was directed by Park Joon Hwa.

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim

The Perfect Secretaries Team

ZJTV

Only she can restore peace to the land. Meng Fuyao (Yang Mi) is a young woman who was born out of a divine lotus petal. She masters an invincible fighting technique at the age of 16 and then embarks on a journey to collect the secret talismen from five kingdoms that will gain her entry into a sacred land called the Firmament. On her journey, Fuyao falls in love with the Crown Prince Zhangsun Wuji (Ethan Juan), who helps her to to fight the powerful political forces along the way.

Can Fuyao, with the help of her friends, unravel the dangerous conspiracy originating from the heavens and restore peace to the land?

“Legend of Fuyao” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Yang Wen Jun. It is based on the novel Empress Fuyao by Tianxia Guiyuan.

Legend of Fuyao

Fuyao's Court 

MBN, Dramax

A highly respected and brilliant doctor, Gong Ma Sung (Choi Jin Hyuk), gets into a car accident, and as a result suffers from a memory loss disorder that causes his memories to disappear every night after twelve o'clock. He wakes up every day with no recollection of the past, so every morning he reads back and memorizes his notes of all the events that happened the day before. Then one day, he meets Joo Gi Bbeum (Song Ha Yoon), a once-popular star, and they fall in love with each other. How will he keep their relationship if he forgets everything the next day?

Devilish Joy

The Remember Me Team

Zhou Weiwei (Puff Guo) is about to marry her successful, devoted fiancé. And Chu Kehuan (Jasper Liu) is also planning to tie the knot with the beautiful woman he thinks he wants to spend the rest of his life with. There’s just one hitch – as their respective wedding days approach, Weiwei and Kehuan are starting to develop feelings for one another.

Despite their intentions to keep things platonic, Cupid seems to have other plans for them. Will they get cold feet? Will they give in to passion? Or can they keep their feelings for one another in check?

"Before We Get Married" is a tense romantic drama above love, friendship, and betrayal directed by Feng Kai in 2019. It was adapted from a novel by hit author Ayamei.

Before We Get Married

Tencent

When two sides of the same woman fall in love with two different princes, can either find true love?

Qu Tan Er (Liang Jie) is the second daughter of the Qu family. She is in love with the king’s oldest son, Mo Yi Huai (Wang Rui Chang), but she is being forced to marry Yi Huai’s younger brother, Mo Lian Cheng (Xing Zhao Lin), the eighth prince of the Dong Yue Kingdom. 

Unhappy with the forced marriage, Tan Er tries to commit suicide, only to wake up from her failed attempt with the spirit of another woman also taking up residence in her body. The modern Xiao Tan (also played by Liang Jie) has the opposite personality of Tan Er, cheerful and assertively strong. She is stuck in the past world and has so far been unsuccessful in her attempts to find a way back to the modern times. Whenever one of the women tells a lie, the other personality would take over the body.

To complicate the situation, Lian Chen falls in love with the vivacious Xiao Tan. What will become of the unusual foursome, and will Xiao Tan be able to find her way back to her own time?

“The Eternal Love” is a 2017 Chinese drama series. It is based on the novel Hilarious Pampered Consort: Lord I Will Wait for Your Divorce by Fan Que. The series was followed by the sequel “The Eternal Love 2” (2018).

The Eternal Love

The Eternal Love Team 🔥🐧

jTBC

A major star has achieved the success he has always wanted and wants to fill the emptiness he has had in his heart for the past 20 years. 

In 1995, Park Hyun Soo (Jinyoung [GOT7]) is an energetic 17-year-old boy when he meets 13-year-old Ji Eun Dong (Lee Ja In), an orphan who still has a positive outlook on life. Hyun Soo’s heart is awakened by Eun Dong but she suddenly disappears before he could really get to know her. 

In 2005, Hyun Soo now goes by the stage name Ji Eun Ho (Baek Sung Hyun) and aspires to become an actor. When he bumps into Eun Dong (Yoon So Hee) again after 10 years, the two fall deeply in love. But again without warning, Eun Dong disappears without a trace. 

In 2015, Eun Ho (Joo Jin Mo) is now a top actor who has the fame and wealth he has always wanted. But what he doesn’t have is the love of his life to share his success with. So Eun Ho decides to write an autobiography that details his love for Eun Dong over the past 20 years in the hopes of locating her. 

He hires a ghostwriter, Seo Jung Eun (Kim Sa Rang), to help him write the book. After he dictates his stories of Eun Dong, he sends them to Jung Eun to transcribe and incorporate into his book. But why do these stories sound vaguely familiar to Jung Eun? 

“My Love Eun Dong” is a 2015 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Tae Gon.

My Love Eun Dong

Unforgettable Love

A dedicated professional, Sung Deok Mi (Park Min Young) lives for her work as an art gallery curator. Devoting herself to her work, she is exceptional in every way, save one. Beneath that cool, professional facade, Deok Mi carries a dark secret. A secret she desperately wants to keep from the world. A secret that has driven lovers away. A secret that rules every moment of her personal life...

Sung Deok Mi is the ultimate Cha Shi An (Jung Je Won) fangirl.

The devoted manager of a Shi An fansite, Deok Mi eats, breathes, and sleeps for Shi An. He is her sun, her moon. Her entire universe revolves around him. 

This is the secret Deok Mi must hide from the world. 

And hide it she does. At least until Ryan Gold (Kim Jae Wook), the art gallery’s new director, saunters into her life. A once famous painter, the former-artist-turned-director considers himself an indifferent being, unconcerned with the lives of others. But when he uncovers Deok Mi’s secret, everything changes. 

Based on the webtoon, “Noona Fan Dot Com” by Jeon Hye Jin & Kim Jin Hee, “Her Private Life” is a 2019 romantic comedy-drama directed by Hong Jong Chan.

Her Private Life

The Undercover Sasaeng Team

He Ran (Xu Ruo Han) is an 18-year-old aspiring painter whose family is wealthy and conservative. One day, while at a hair salon, she hears a man’s voice – and becomes besotted with him immediately. The man, however, is the middle-aged Xiao Han (Jerry Yan), a despondent but talented horticulturist. He Ran simply cannot forget his voice, and resolves to find Xiao Han.

She pursues him and finally begins a passionate relationship with Xiao Han, who soon begins to feel deep emotions for her, too. But the lovers face a seemingly unassailable obstacle: He Ran is suffering from a health condition that could possibly prove fatal. Will this unlikely love affair end in happiness – or tragedy – for He Ran and Xiao Han?

“The Forbidden Flower” is a 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Chen Zhou Fei.

The Forbidden Flower

🌹 Blooming Temptation 🌹

The lives of former high school classmates Chen Mai Dong (Li Xian) and Zhuang Jie (Zhou Yu Tong) have turned out very differently. A former wild-living rebel, Mai Dong’s once-carefree life was derailed by a momentous, life-changing event. He has since become a funeral makeup artist, applying cosmetic treatment for cadavers before they are entered. Zhuang Jie, meanwhile, suffered debilitating injuries in a traffic accident, but has overcome her disabilities to become a successful salesperson. Their reunion leads them to find solace and comfort in one another’s company. Could this lead them to happiness – and even love? This 2024 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by She Mu Si and directed by Liang Cheng.

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