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When Life Gives You
Tangerines

IU and Park Bo-gum's six-decade Jeju romance is the K-drama event of 2025 — winner of Baeksang Best Drama, nine weeks in Netflix's global Top 10, and the show that made Malaysia ask: do I have my own Gwan-sik?

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Medical K-Drama · ★★★★★
The Trauma Code
Ju Ji-hoon wins Baeksang Best Actor in the most purely enjoyable 8-episode K-drama in years. No romance, no filler — just genius surgery and brilliant comedy.
Apple TV+ · Thriller
Severance
Season 2
Lumon Industries and the severed floor return. The most unsettling office drama on television answers (some of) Season 1's questions.
HBO Go · Drama
The White Lotus
Thailand
Mike White's anthology checks into a Koh Samui resort for Season 3. Southeast Asian setting. Familiar darkness.
K-Drama
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Romance · Thriller · Netflix
When the
Phone Rings
An icy arranged marriage. A kidnapper's call. Ten near-perfect episodes of tension, and chemistry between Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin that practically scorches the screen.
★★★★½
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Historical Fantasy · Netflix
Bon Appétit,
Your Majesty
A modern chef time-warped to Joseon cooks for a cold king. Charming, beautifully shot, and the perfect cosy binge. No. 1 in 20+ countries for good reason.
★★★★½
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Action · Thriller · Final Season
Squid Game
Season 3
142 million views. The most divisive finale of the decade. The complete trilogy is essential viewing regardless of your verdict on the ending — form your own.
★★★★
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Streaming Reviews
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Interviews & Documentary
01
Interview · WWE
Daniel Bryan — The Underdog Who Changed Wrestling
Our Asia tour interview with the Yes! Man, cited by Bleacher Report, CageSideSeats, PWInsider and WrestleZone.
02
Interview · Marvel
Brianna Hildebrand on Deadpool, Negasonic & Representation
Deadpool 2 press cycle. The Negasonic Teenage Warhead actress on the LGBT storyline, Tragedy Girls, and her Texas roots.
03
Interview · Storage Wars
Jarrod Schulz — The Popcorn Interview
Cited verbatim by Looper. The Storage Wars star on the show's future, his relationship, and what it's really like to bid blind.
04
Interview · Photography
John Clang — Their Remaining Journey
The Singapore-based visual artist on his National Gallery exhibition, diaspora, and what it means to photograph absence.
05
Documentary · Discovery Channel
Surviving Borneo — Henry Golding's Iban Journey
Before Crazy Rich Asians, Henry Golding returned to his Iban roots for six episodes in Borneo's interior. A genuinely remarkable piece of Malaysian television.
Anime on Netflix
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01
Dandadan
Season 2 · 2025 · Science SARU · 17.2M Views
Netflix's most-watched anime of H2 2025. UFOs, ghosts, and the most kinetic animation currently airing anywhere. Season 3 confirmed.
02
Demon Slayer
All Seasons · Ufotable · 40M+ Households
The gateway anime of this generation. Ufotable's animation is the finest in the industry. The Infinity Castle movie is underway.
03
Frieren
Beyond Journey's End · 28+ eps
The most quietly devastating anime in years. An immortal elf processes centuries of memory after the adventure ends. One of the defining anime of this era.
04
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Studio Trigger · 10 eps · Netflix Exclusive
Studio Trigger's masterpiece. Ten episodes. One of the greatest finales in anime history. Essential, irreplaceable viewing.
Complete Guide · Updated March 2026
Best K-Dramas
on Netflix Malaysia
Twelve ranked shows from When Life Gives You Tangerines to Can This Love Be Translated? — with verdicts, cast details, and honest assessments of which episodes to watch and which to brace for.
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Complete Guide · Updated March 2026
Best Anime
on Netflix Malaysia
From Dandadan's supernatural chaos to Frieren's quiet devastation — fourteen ranked titles including Netflix exclusives, licensed classics, and everything in between worth your time in 2026.
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From the Archive
Discovery Channel · Philippines
You Have Been Warned Asia
The Filipino pop-science comedy series with Ramon Bautista and Jun Sabayton. Fourteen episodes of genuine fun.
TLC · Southeast Asia
TLC's Travel for Love
Ten episodes, five cities — Kuching, Yogyakarta, Đà Lạt, KL, Bohol. A Valentine's Day premiere for the region.
Culture · MPO
The MPO's Long-Awaited Return
After 13 months dark, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the stage in April 2021. We were there.
Film · Malaysian Horror
M.I.A: A Greater Evil
Abishek J. Bajaj's 2018 horror film about a group lost in a Southeast Asian jungle. Dark, committed, and unsettling.