Short Dramas (Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
Dramas that are under 6 hours long that I liked with approximate run times and places to watch them
Note: I do not check the YouTube links regularly, so some may not be available there anymore.
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1. 30 Kin Sore wa 30-sai miman okotowari no koi
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
2:50
Fansubs available
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2. Accidentally Fall in Love with The General
Chinese Drama - 2022, 31 episodes
5:35
IQIYI or YouTube
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3. An Li Zhao Mi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
4:10
YouTube (mango short play) with mango-typical subtitles
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4. Ase to Sekken
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
3:40
Tubi or Viki plus
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5. Be Yourself
Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
2:30
Youku app or YouTube channel
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6. Come to Witch's Restaurant
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
5:50
Viki free
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7. Confess Your Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
4:25
WeTV app or Kukan YouTube channel
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8. Demon Emperor's Little Matchmaker
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
2hrs
WeTV app or YouTube
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9. Dian Xia Si Shi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
3:10
Viki free or WeTV app
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10. Don't Want To Go Home
Korean Special - 2022, 3 episodes
21 minutes
On King of Korean Drama YouTube channel
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11. Dong Lan Xue
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
1:30
YouTube
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12. Double Assassin
Chinese Drama - 2023, 18 episodes
3 hours
YouTube merged videos (Q1 Q2 Channel)
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13. Drama Special Season 13: Nineteen Sea Otters
Korean Special - 2022, 1 episode
64 minutes
Viki standard (episode 4)
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14. Drama Special Season 9: Miss Kim's Mystery
Korean Special - 2018, 1 episode
64 minutes
On KBS YouTube channel
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15. Ex's Revenge
Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
2:45
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
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16. Horimiya
Japanese Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
2:50
Fansubs available
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17. Huang Fei Wei He Na Yang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes
3.5 hours
WeTV app as Revenge of Reborn Princess, or YouTube with this title
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18. It Doesn't Matter if You Don't Know the Plot
Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes
2:45
WeTV app or YouTube channel
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19. Jin Tian Zong Cai Shun Li Tui Fang Le Ma
Chinese Drama - 2024, 20 episodes
3:15
On IQIYI but better subs on YouTube at Yo Yo channel
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20. Jing Zhong De Wan Mei Zhang Fu
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
3:15
WeTV app
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21. Kaette Kitara Ippai Shite.
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
3:50
Fansubs available
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22. Kiss Ghost
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
2:30
Viki free
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23. Love for Two Lives
Chinese Drama - 2022, 32 episodes
3:30
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
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24. Marry me!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
3:55
Viki free
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25. Miss Mystery
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
3:45
Youku app or YouTube channel
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26. Mr. Sea Otter
Chinese Drama - 2024, 19 episodes
2 hours
Youku app (paid)
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27. My Bossy Wife
Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes
Parts 1 and 2 together = 5hours
Viki free
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28. My Bossy Wife Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes
Parts 1 and 2 together = 5hours
Viki free
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29. My Dearest Boss
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
2:45
WeTV app free
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30. My Piggy Boss
Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
2:40
IQIYI app or YouTube channel
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31. Night of Love With You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
3:55
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
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32. Ore no Kawaii wa Mosugu Shohi Kigen!?
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
3:55
Viki free
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33. Ou Ran Chu Xian De Ni
Chinese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes
3.5 hours
Viki free
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34. Playing House
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
3:55
WeTV app or YouTube
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35. Princess Raiders
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
3 hrs
fansubs available from Subbing Paws
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36. Qiu Qiu Ni Bie Xin Dong
Chinese Drama - 2023, 17 episodes
51 minutes
available on Youtube with worse-than-mango subs
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37. Reset Life
Chinese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes
3.5 hours
IQIYI app free
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38. romanceD
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
92 minutes
YouTube playlist (real ending channel)
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39. Romantic
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
4 hours
Youku app or YouTube channel (search title Love Strikes Back)
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40. Ru He Zai Wu Nao Ba Zong Man Li Jian Nan Qiu Sheng Ding Dang
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
2:50
On YouTube as "how to survive in love game" (D-TV Channel). For English subs, the two merged videos are best - the subs drop out on the playlist videos at one point.
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41. Ru Meng Ling
Chinese Drama - 2021, 130 episodes
4:25
YouTube
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42. Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday
Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
2:45
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
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43. Supervisor Husband
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
3 hours
Viki free
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44. The Evil Face
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
3:50
Viki free
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45. The Gray
Korean Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
4:57
Netflix
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46. The Killer Is Also Romantic
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
3:40
Fansubs available (mango channel subs are dreadful)
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47. The Other Half Of Me and You
Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
3:10
YouTube playlist (YoYo)
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48. The West Wind is Strong
Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
3:20
WeTV app (search title: Intrigue and Love) or YouTube (search title: West Wind Blows)
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49. Two Lights: Relumino
Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode
31 minutes
Samsung's youtube channel
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50. Uri wo Waru
Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
3 hours
Netflix
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51. Vampire Young Master and Little Witch
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
4:25
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
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52. Venus on Mars
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
5:32
Viki paid
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53. Wan Fu of the Princess
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
3:40
Mango YouTube channel with mango-typical subtitles and intermittent audio track (I would probably rate it higher if I'd been able to understand it a bit better).
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54. Wang Fei Fang Ling San Shi Sui
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
3:40 (if you skip the final episode to avoid cliff-hanger ending)
WeTV app or YouTube
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55. Warning Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2022, 23 episodes
46 minutes
Subs available at nekomeowmeow
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56. When the Earth Is Shaking
Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes
4 hours
Youku app or YouTube channel
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57. Wish Woosh 2
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
2:10
YouTube playlist (King of Korean Drama)
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58. Wo De Jiao Ren Di Di
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
80 minutes
Tencent's YouTube channel with machine subtitles
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59. Xing Xing! Cheng Zhu Da Ren
Chinese Drama - 2024, 25 episodes
1:30
YouTube
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60. Ye Ye Xiang Jian Bu Shi Jun
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
3:10
YouTube
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61. You Are My Whole World
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
4:35
WeTV app or YouTube
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62. Zhang Gong Zhu Zhai Shang
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
57 minutes
Fansubs available - search "dowager princess is above me"