Short Dramas (Chinese, Korean, Japanese)

Dramas that are under 5 hours long that I liked with approximate run times and places to watch them if the links I used still exist (I'm located in North America).

leahaven 5 days ago

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1. 30 Kin Sore wa 30-sai Miman Okotowari no Koi

Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

9.5

2:50
Fansubs are available for download
2. A Familiar Stranger

Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes

10

3:50
Viki free
3. A Lucid Dream

Chinese Drama - 2024, 18 episodes

9.5

2:45
WeTV app or YouTube channel
4. Adult Trainee

Korean Drama - 2021, 7 episodes

7.5

Second story is great (eps 3-5) just under 2 hours
5. Ase to Sekken

Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes

8.0

3:40
Viki plus (used to be standard or free but it's adult content so it's locked up now)
6. Be Yourself

Chinese Drama - 2022, 14 episodes

8.5

2:30
Youku app or YouTube channel
7. Because I Don't Want to Go Home

Korean Special - 2022, 3 episodes

8.0

21 minutes
On King of Korean Drama YouTube channel
8. Confess Your Love

Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

9.0

4:25
WeTV app or Kukan YouTube channel
9. Devil Falls in Love with Fairy

Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes

8.0

4:25
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
10. Don't Mess With Ex-Girlfriend

Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

8.0

2:45
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
11. Dong Lan Xue

Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

8.0

90 minutes
12. Double Assassin

Chinese Drama - 2023, 18 episodes

8.0

3 hours
YouTube merged videos (Q1 Q2 Channel)
13. Drama Special Season 13: Nineteen Otters

Korean Special - 2022, 1 episode

9.0

64 minutes
Viki standard (episode 4)
14. Drama Special Season 9: Miss Kim's Mystery

Korean Special - 2018, 1 episode

8.0

64 minutes
On KBS YouTube channel
15. Emperor or Boss

Chinese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes

9.5

3.5 hours
Viki free
16. Kaette Kitara Ippai Shite.

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

9.5

3:50
Fansubs available
17. Kiss Goblin

Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

8.5

2:30
Viki free
18. Love for Two Lives

Chinese Drama - 2022, 32 episodes

8.5

3:30
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
19. Marry Me!

Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

8.0

3:55
Viki free
20. Miss Mystery

Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

10

3:45
Youku app or YouTube channel
21. Mr. Sea Otter

Chinese Drama - 2024, 19 episodes

8.0

2 hours
Youku app (paid)
22. My Bossy Wife

Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes

8.0

Parts 1 and 2 together = 5hours
Viki free
23. My Bossy Wife Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes

7.0

Parts 1 and 2 together = 5hours
Viki free
24. My Dearest Boss

Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

8.0

2:45
WeTV app free
25. My Lucky Princess

Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes

7.5

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).
26. My Merman Brother

Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

7.5

80 minutes
Tencent's YouTube channel with machine subtitles
27. My Piggy Boss

Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

10

2:40
IQIYI app or YouTube channel
28. Naked Fireman

Korean Drama - 2017, 4 episodes

8.5

4 hours
29. Night of Love With You

Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes

10

3:55
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
30. Ore no Kawaii wa Mousugu Shohikigen!?

Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes

8.0

3:55
Viki free
31. Qiu Qiu Ni Bie Xin Dong

Chinese Drama - 2023, 17 episodes

9.5

51 minutes
available on Youtube with worse-than-mango subs (the better version I originally watched was taken down)
32. Reset Life

Chinese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes

9.5

3.5 hours
IQIYI app free
33. Romance with Blind Master

Chinese Drama - 2023, 15 episodes

8.0

3 hours
IQIYI app
34. Romanced

Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

8.0

92 minutes
YouTube playlist (real ending channel)
35. Romantic

Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes

9.5

4 hours
Youku app or YouTube channel (search title Love Strikes Back)
36. Ru He Zai Wu Nao Ba Zong Man Li Jian Nan Qiu Sheng

Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes

8.5

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.
37. Secretary Bai Wants to Resign Everyday

Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes

10

2:45
WeTV app or Tencent's YouTube channel
38. Supervisor Husband

Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes

9.0

3 hours
Viki free
39. The Dreamlike Seal

Chinese Drama - 2021, 130 episodes

8.0

4:25
YouTube
40. The Killer Is Also Romantic

Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes

8.0

3:40
Fansubs available
41. The Other Half of Me and You

Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes

8.0

3:10
YouTube playlist (YoYo)
42. The Perfect Husband in the Mirror

Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes

8.0

3:15
WeTV app
43. The West Wind Is Strong

Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

8.0

3:20
WeTV app (search title: Intrigue and Love) or YouTube (search title: West Wind Blows)
44. TvN O’PENing: Grand Shining Hotel

Korean Special - 2024, 6 episodes

10

3:30
45. Two Lights: Relumino

Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode

10

31 minutes
an ad for a camera disguised as a drama that is available on Samsung's youtube channel
46. Undercover Affair

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

9.5

4 hours
Youku app or YouTube channel
47. Uri wo Waru: Issen wo Koeta, Sono Saki ni wa

Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes

9.5

3 hours
Netflix
48. Wake up to Fantasy

Chinese Drama - 2024, 25 episodes

8.0

90 minutes
49. Warning Ahead

Chinese Drama - 2022, 23 episodes

8.0

46 minutes
Subs available at nekomeowmeow
50. Wish Woosh Season 2

Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

8.0

2:10
YouTube playlist (King of Korean Drama)
51. Yes, Her Majesty

Chinese Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

9.0

3:10
Viki free or WeTV app
52. You Complete Me

Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

8.5

4:10
YouTube (mango short play) with mango-typical subtitles
53. Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang

Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes

7.5

57 minutes
Fansubs available - search "dowager princess is above me"