2024 brought even more fantastic Asian dramas to your screens – check out our top shows and follow the cross-cultural heartbreak in "What Comes After Love," the personal growth journey in "Love in the Big City," and the accidental path to love in "The Best Day of My Life"!

BEST ASIAN DRAMAS of 2024

Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon) is devastated by the sudden and tragic death of her favorite star, Ryu Sun Jae (Byun Woo Seok), a former swimmer turned K-pop idol. But in the midst of her anguish, she magically time slips back to 2008 – when Sun Jae is still only 19 years old! Delighted that she has a chance to help him avert his unhappy future fate, Sol makes it her mission to change the future... and maybe find love along the way. Will her efforts to divert the course of the past prove successful – or could they have unexpected consequences? This 2024 South Korean drama was adapted from a web novel named “The Best of Tomorrow” by Kim Bbang and was directed by Kim Tae Yeop and Yoon Jong Ho.

Lovely Runner

✨ The Marvellous ✨ team

Ji Xing (Tan Song Yun) has worked diligently for a top IT firm for the past three years but struggles to stand out in a fiercely competitive corporate world. Frustrated, she decides to quit and launch her own company. She soon attracts the support of a powerful mentor and investor, CEO Han Ting (Xu Kai). With his backing, her entrepreneurial journey begins to gain momentum. As they collaborate closely, their professional relationship starts to deepen, and unexpected romantic sparks fly. This 2024 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Jiu Yue Xi and was directed by Chen Chang.

As Beautiful as You

✨Brighter Than Stars Team✨

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University student and perfume enthusiast Liu (Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul) decides to have plastic surgery, believing she will never get her dream job without first changing the way she looks. Soon after her operation, she befriends the naturally stunning Faye (Jane Ramida Jiranorraphat). Her handsome colleague Guy (Win Metawin Opas-iamkajorn) warns her that Faye is trouble, adding romantic intrigue to her increasingly complicated life. But will Liu’s surgery really help her attain her perfume industry dreams? What might happen if her surgery secrets are exposed? And could she find true love along the way? This 2024 Thai drama series was based on the hit webtoon “My ID Is Gangnam Beauty” by Ki Maeng Gi. It was directed by Mui Aticha Tanthanawigrai.

Beauty Newbie

💋 Inner Beauty 🪞 Team

After being involved in an accident, Yuri Motomiya (Fumi Nikaido) is shocked to discover that she can now hear other people’s thoughts, anytime she makes eye contact. To spare herself, she stays isolated from others until she happens to meet Yoon Tae Oh (Chae Jong Hyeop), a Korean student whose thoughts are a mystery to her. Could Tae Oh be Yuri's chance at true love that she believed to be unattainable?&nbsp;

An endearing love story with a fantasy twist, this is a 2024 Japanese romantic comedy drama directed by Fukuda Ryosuke, Okamoto Shingo, and Kato Akiko.

Eye Love You

"Love lost in translation" 

The tender Yue Qianling (Zhou Ye) has long harbored a crush on her former university classmate, Gu Xun (Lin Yi). So she is overjoyed when fate reunites them at the same gaming company. She bravely confesses her feelings to him, only to face rejection because Xun is in infatuated with a tough-talking female gamer he's never met. Little does he know, that gamer is actually Qianling, who adopts a fierce persona online. Will Xun discover the true identity of his sweet colleague? And if he does, could it lead them both to love? This 2024 Chinese drama series was directed by Yu Chung Chung and Lee Ching Jung.

Everyone Loves Me

♡ Only for Love Team ♡

Youku

Xu Mu (Jiang Zhi Nan) is a successful planner at an advertising company, but she's not so successful when it comes to dating. Despite constantly going on blind dates and pressure from her parents to get married, she has yet to find a suitable boyfriend. During a client proposal meeting, she unexpectedly runs into Xie Shi (Zhang Jiong Min), a classmate from high school, who has since become cold and calculating. Everything goes wrong when an inebriated Xu Mu accidentally shares that Xie Shi is her boyfriend on social media, prompting congratulations from their friends and family. Faced with the embarrassing prospect of taking it all back, Xu Mu and Xie Shi decide to play along and pretend to be a couple. There's just one thing – unbeknownst to Xu Mu, Xie Shi has actually had a crush on her for years! Will their pretend romance open doors for the real thing? This 2024 Chinese romance drama was directed by Zuo You Yi.

The Best Day of My Life

📒Deskmates to Lovebirds💕

After getting turned down by his long-time crush, orthopedic doctor Wandee (Inn Sarin Ronnakiat) gets drunk and hooks up with Yoryak (Great Sapol Assawamunkong), a boxer who Wandee had seen earlier that day as a patient. Although the two originally intended to keep things as a one-night stand, Wandee and Yoryak begin a secret friends-with-benefits relationship. Eventually, the two begin to develop romantic feelings for each other, but they both also have other people that they're interested in. Is Wandee and Yoryak's budding romance meant to be, or is it destined to end in heartbreak? Wandee Goodday is a 2024 Thai comedy BL drama directed by Golf Tanwarin Sukkhapisit.

Wandee Goodday

🐯 No More Vanilla 🐰 

Cha Eun Gyeong (Jang Na Ra), a star lawyer with 17 years of experience, is renowned for her no-nonsense approach and dedication to her firm’s success. However, her personal life begins to unravel, adding new layers of complexity to her professional challenges. Amidst this turmoil, she encounters Han Yu Ri (Nam Ji Hyun), a rookie lawyer with a strong sense of justice and a fresh perspective. Unlike Eun Gyeong, Yu Ri prioritizes her clients’ needs and is determined to fight against injustice, leading to frequent clashes with the veteran lawyer. Despite their differences, the two women gradually learn to draw strength and inspiration from each other, transforming their initial friction into a powerful partnership. Kim Ga Ra directed this 2024 South Korean law office series.&nbsp;

Good Partner

TV Asahi

Shifumi Asano (Yuka Itaya) is a renowned architect, thriving in her careers. On the other hand, Toru Kojima (Ren Nagase) is a medical school student, bored with his life. Despite their differences and a twenty-year age gap, fate brings them together, creating an unexpected connection. Though Shifumi is married, she and Toru begin an affair, inspiring Toru’s friend, Koji Ohara (Genta Matsuda), to seduce Kimiko Kawano (MEGUMI), a housewife and mother of one of his students. With so much complexity in their relationships, will either of these couples find true happiness? Adapted from the novel of the same name by Kaori Ekuni, this 2024 Japanese series was directed by Shinji Kuma.

Tokyo Tower

An Affair ❤️‍🔥

Former special forces member turned liquor salesperson Chae Yong Ju (Kim Se Jeong) is her company's top seller, known for her energetic personality and incredible strength, although she tends to put her own feelings aside to help others. However, when her company branch is at risk of closing down, Yong Ju is willing to do whatever it takes to keep it open. She decides to recruit Yun Min Ju (Lee Jong Won), an up-and-coming brewmaster who makes incredible beer, but the task is harder than it looks: Min Ju lives a quiet, rural life, keeping to himself to avoid becoming overstimulated by others' emotions. Can these two opposites find a way to work together – and will learning how to let each other in lead them to love? This 2024 Korean drama was directed by Park Seon Ho.

Brewing Love

🍺 Craft Love 🍻 Team

JTBC

Once a convict, Seo Ji Hwan (Um Tae Goo) is now a successful, albeit overly cautious CEO, who has yet to experience any of life’s more enjoyable pleasures: namely falling in love. But all that changes when fate brings beloved children’s content creator Go Eun Ha (Han Sun Hwa) into his life. The unlikely pair find love most unexpectedly but Eun Ha’s longtime fan, Prosecutor Jang Hyeon U (Kwon Yool) isn’t ready to let her go without a fight. Directed by Kim Young Hwan and Kim Woo Hyun, this 2024 South Korean romantic comedy series was adapted from the web novel “The Woman Who Plays” by Park Soo Jung.

My Sweet Mobster

Barbie Girl in a Mobster World

Go Young (Nam Yoon Su), a gay Korean man, lives with Mi Ae (Lee Soo Kyung), a straight woman. Through Mi Ae's eyes, Go Young embarks on a journey of personal growth. He struggles with his relationship with his mother, who's in denial about his sexual orientation, and is forced to part ways with his lover Gyu Ho (Jin Ho Eun) due to societal pressure. Recovering from his breakup, Go Young takes a trip to Thailand with a stranger, and manages to learn more about himself in the process. Can Go Young reach the personal enlightenment he desires? This 2024 Korean drama features Heo Jin Ho, Hong Ji Young, Son Tae Kyeom, and Kim Se In as directors for different episodes, based on the novel of the same name by Park Sang Young.

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