Shows tagged: HISTORICAL-ROMANCE

Fellow Travelers

8 Episode s . Decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare. Through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco culture of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, the two men’s fiery affair only intensifies despite the constant threat of being exposed and losing everything.

Fellow Travelers

8 Episode s . Decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare. Through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco culture of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, the two men’s fiery affair only intensifies despite the constant threat of being exposed and losing everything.

The Scholar Who Walks the Night

20 Episode s . When Jo Yang Sun is driven out of house and home after her father is framed for a crime, she is forced to crossdress in order to make ends meet as a bookseller, where she meets Kim Sung Yeol, a handsome, but mysterious scholar who is actually a vampire. Meanwhile, an evil presence at the royal palace stops at nothing to keep the Crown Prince from claiming his rightful throne.

The Scholar Who Walks the Night

20 Episode s . When Jo Yang Sun is driven out of house and home after her father is framed for a crime, she is forced to crossdress in order to make ends meet as a bookseller, where she meets Kim Sung Yeol, a handsome, but mysterious scholar who is actually a vampire. Meanwhile, an evil presence at the royal palace stops at nothing to keep the Crown Prince from claiming his rightful throne.

Bridal Mask

28 Episode s . During the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, one of the darkest periods of Korean history, heroes came from ordinary men who did extraordinary things in their everyday lives. Lee Kang To is one of those men. A skilled martial artist, Kang To actively participates in the independence movement to fight against the Japanese imperialist regime. He is known as “Gaksital” because he hides his true identity behind a rosy-cheeked traditional bridal mask, known as a “gaksital,” when he fights against the Japanese. But can one man do enough to right the wrongs of a terrifying national enemy?

Bridal Mask

28 Episode s . During the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, one of the darkest periods of Korean history, heroes came from ordinary men who did extraordinary things in their everyday lives. Lee Kang To is one of those men. A skilled martial artist, Kang To actively participates in the independence movement to fight against the Japanese imperialist regime. He is known as “Gaksital” because he hides his true identity behind a rosy-cheeked traditional bridal mask, known as a “gaksital,” when he fights against the Japanese. But can one man do enough to right the wrongs of a terrifying national enemy?

Inspiring Generation

24 Episode s . Based in the 1930's of Shanghai, China, this drama is a story about love, friendship, patriotism and desire. Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) is an outrageous and clumsy man, but has an unconditional love for his country and family. He was known as the best fighter in the alleys of Shanghai.

Inspiring Generation

24 Episode s . Based in the 1930's of Shanghai, China, this drama is a story about love, friendship, patriotism and desire. Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) is an outrageous and clumsy man, but has an unconditional love for his country and family. He was known as the best fighter in the alleys of Shanghai.

Rebirth For You

40 Episode s . Story of how Jiang Baoning uses her capability to balance the different forces in the imperial court, and together with her husband Li Qian, helps the young Emperor stabilize the court and create a peaceful golden era. Adapted from novel of the same name by Zhi Zhi.

Rebirth For You

40 Episode s . Story of how Jiang Baoning uses her capability to balance the different forces in the imperial court, and together with her husband Li Qian, helps the young Emperor stabilize the court and create a peaceful golden era. Adapted from novel of the same name by Zhi Zhi.

Love Is More Than a Word

12 Episode s . Gu She is a cold, intelligent, and well-educated lawyer. He starts out with indifferent feelings towards the new magistrate Tao Mo in town but through solving many cases together, they gradually develop feelings. What he doesn’t know: the new magistrate is illiterate, and his post was bought through money. Described as naive and well-meaning, he only likes to stare at pretty boys. Throughout their journey, he also unveils secrets behind his father’s death. A love triangle is formed when his old lover Emperor Wen of Chen appears half-way into the story.

Love Is More Than a Word

12 Episode s . Gu She is a cold, intelligent, and well-educated lawyer. He starts out with indifferent feelings towards the new magistrate Tao Mo in town but through solving many cases together, they gradually develop feelings. What he doesn’t know: the new magistrate is illiterate, and his post was bought through money. Described as naive and well-meaning, he only likes to stare at pretty boys. Throughout their journey, he also unveils secrets behind his father’s death. A love triangle is formed when his old lover Emperor Wen of Chen appears half-way into the story.

Granting You a Dreamlike Life

40 Episode s . A French-Chinese food critic returns to her family home and finds an old diary that chronicles a grand love story between a popular actress and the son of a triad leader in 1920s Shanghai.

Granting You a Dreamlike Life

40 Episode s . A French-Chinese food critic returns to her family home and finds an old diary that chronicles a grand love story between a popular actress and the son of a triad leader in 1920s Shanghai.

A Familiar Stranger

18 Episode s . Shi Qi (Ke Ying) is a talented and good-natured artist who, during one of her painting assignments, learns of an affair between the chancellor’s cruel and exploitative daughter, Shen Qin (Kay Song), and the ruler of the realm, King Ning (Wang Ze Xuan). Shen Qin, however, is engaged to marry the powerful general Xiao Han Sheng (Ryan Cheng). But when Shi Qi accidentally witnesses deadly and nefarious goings-on at the court, she finds herself drawn into trouble. Shen Qin devises a way to enlist a magician to swap her face with that of Shi Qi – so that she and the painter can “switch” identities. As such, Shi Qi ends up “engaged” to Xiao Han Sheng, while Shen Qin takes up the painter’s identity. But the “real” Shi Qi has already crossed paths with Xiao Han Sheng many years ago – even though he has no idea who she truly “is” now.

A Familiar Stranger

18 Episode s . Shi Qi (Ke Ying) is a talented and good-natured artist who, during one of her painting assignments, learns of an affair between the chancellor’s cruel and exploitative daughter, Shen Qin (Kay Song), and the ruler of the realm, King Ning (Wang Ze Xuan). Shen Qin, however, is engaged to marry the powerful general Xiao Han Sheng (Ryan Cheng). But when Shi Qi accidentally witnesses deadly and nefarious goings-on at the court, she finds herself drawn into trouble. Shen Qin devises a way to enlist a magician to swap her face with that of Shi Qi – so that she and the painter can “switch” identities. As such, Shi Qi ends up “engaged” to Xiao Han Sheng, while Shen Qin takes up the painter’s identity. But the “real” Shi Qi has already crossed paths with Xiao Han Sheng many years ago – even though he has no idea who she truly “is” now.

Il Trio - I promessi sposi

5 Episode s .

Il Trio - I promessi sposi

5 Episode s .

My Uncanny Destiny

24 Episode s . For generations the two cities of Mu Xi and Xuanyue have fought each other, always trying to conquer the other. The old city owner of Mu Xi had only one daughter, Ye Zhaonan, whose gender he secretly concealed so she could one day inherit. From an early age Zhaonan was always disguised as a boy, until one day when Ye Zhaonan fell off the cliff and met Liu Xuanming, the lord of Xuanyue City, and started a wonderful destiny. [Source: MDL]

My Uncanny Destiny

24 Episode s . For generations the two cities of Mu Xi and Xuanyue have fought each other, always trying to conquer the other. The old city owner of Mu Xi had only one daughter, Ye Zhaonan, whose gender he secretly concealed so she could one day inherit. From an early age Zhaonan was always disguised as a boy, until one day when Ye Zhaonan fell off the cliff and met Liu Xuanming, the lord of Xuanyue City, and started a wonderful destiny. [Source: MDL]

Choice Husband

30 Episode s . Shen Mia is the daughter of the wealthiest man in Yangzhou City. Although she has wealth and beauty, no one dares marry her. Potential grooms consider her jinxed since two former fiancés ran away before their weddings. Shen Miao will meet a talented young scholar named Pei Yan Zhen, beginning a fantastic love story.

Choice Husband

30 Episode s . Shen Mia is the daughter of the wealthiest man in Yangzhou City. Although she has wealth and beauty, no one dares marry her. Potential grooms consider her jinxed since two former fiancés ran away before their weddings. Shen Miao will meet a talented young scholar named Pei Yan Zhen, beginning a fantastic love story.

Supervisor Husband

22 Episode s . Modern day Sheng Xia is just an ordinary girl with dreams of becoming a star...until an explosion causes her to transmigrate into a comic where she is bound by the "Mary Sue System". As long as she completes the required tasks and accumulates enough "Mary Sue value", she can go back home. Sheng Xia, wanting nothing more than to return to her world, is very eager to act the part of the Mary Sue and claim the male lead in the comic. But then she meets the handsome, ruthless villain, Shen Shi Yi, and sparks fly. What's a girl in the comic world to do?

Supervisor Husband

22 Episode s . Modern day Sheng Xia is just an ordinary girl with dreams of becoming a star...until an explosion causes her to transmigrate into a comic where she is bound by the "Mary Sue System". As long as she completes the required tasks and accumulates enough "Mary Sue value", she can go back home. Sheng Xia, wanting nothing more than to return to her world, is very eager to act the part of the Mary Sue and claim the male lead in the comic. But then she meets the handsome, ruthless villain, Shen Shi Yi, and sparks fly. What's a girl in the comic world to do?

Missing Crown Prince

20 Episode s . A political drama set in Joseon dynasty about two relationships that fate has set in a tragic path, yet they fought against all odds.

Missing Crown Prince

20 Episode s . A political drama set in Joseon dynasty about two relationships that fate has set in a tragic path, yet they fought against all odds.

My Fantastic Mrs Right

24 Episode s . The story follows a girl named Mi Xiao Qi who lives in the Cloud World. After she accidentally opens a sachet given by the Wine immortal, she travels to Bei Yue Kingdom of Kun Peng Continent and becomes a big fat cat. She encounters the Prince of Bei Yue, Bei Gong Yan and using his blood, manages to regain her human form. However, she receives an edict from the Wine immortal, saying that she has to find her fated one and make him fall in love with her. She must also gather four pieces of the magical jade before being allowed to go back to Cloud World. Thus begin a journey filled with laughter and love.

My Fantastic Mrs Right

24 Episode s . The story follows a girl named Mi Xiao Qi who lives in the Cloud World. After she accidentally opens a sachet given by the Wine immortal, she travels to Bei Yue Kingdom of Kun Peng Continent and becomes a big fat cat. She encounters the Prince of Bei Yue, Bei Gong Yan and using his blood, manages to regain her human form. However, she receives an edict from the Wine immortal, saying that she has to find her fated one and make him fall in love with her. She must also gather four pieces of the magical jade before being allowed to go back to Cloud World. Thus begin a journey filled with laughter and love.

Ye Cheng

16 Episode s . Shu Cheng, the daughter of the first aristocratic family of Shu, had to pretend to be a playgirl in order to hide her capable self that threatened the Emperor. She wanted to promote the peerless Shen Ye as the a yiji of the world, (High class courtesan) but found that Shen Ye seemed to have multiple identities, and it was difficult to distinguish between enemies and friends. In the center of the turbulent power, the two must work together, and the opposition of identities makes them the closest enemies.

Ye Cheng

16 Episode s . Shu Cheng, the daughter of the first aristocratic family of Shu, had to pretend to be a playgirl in order to hide her capable self that threatened the Emperor. She wanted to promote the peerless Shen Ye as the a yiji of the world, (High class courtesan) but found that Shen Ye seemed to have multiple identities, and it was difficult to distinguish between enemies and friends. In the center of the turbulent power, the two must work together, and the opposition of identities makes them the closest enemies.