Asia is not one catalogue.
Keep the production’s origin, the language of a version and the platform carrying it separate.
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Many markets. Specific stories.
Follow Japan, Korea, China and Southeast Asia through original titles, cross-border production and dated distribution decisions.
BUMP’s 2023 funding note exposed the business behind the cliffhanger.
A ¥260 million financing announcement separated promotional reach, app acquisition and a dated creator-payment model. Those distinctions still matter.
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iQIYI put two short-drama theatres inside a subscription.
A September 2024 conference announcement separated vertical micro-dramas from a longer short-drama lane.
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TV Tokyo’s BUMP plan made a broadcaster-platform handoff visible.
The August 2024 announcement scheduled three broadcaster-made originals for a specialist short-drama app.
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FANY :D’s launch plan joined three companies.
A November announcement set a December launch, with shared operators, free opening episodes and subsequent paid access.
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LINE VOOM made short drama a named contest category.
The March 2025 creator-contest announcement treated short drama as one category among several forms of short video.
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BUMP announced a 100-country rollout with three initial focus markets.
The March 2025 statement paired multilingual distribution with a stated plan for local production partnerships.
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DMM placed vertical dramas inside its premium video membership.
The June 2025 launch positioned DMM Short as a subscription inclusion rather than a standalone specialist app.
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Fuji Television launched FOD SHORT with five originals.
The July 2025 app debut gave a broadcaster its own vertical-drama destination and a daily free-viewing allowance.
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G.H.Y proposed a Singapore–China short-drama bridge.
A July 2022 announcement put three cross-border productions, multilingual release and two video ecosystems in one plan.
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FlexTV and TopReels attached a Korean partnership to a US$10m fund.
The May 2024 deal linked a content fund to joint investment, production and distribution rather than a single announced series.
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Lezhin and UniReel framed webtoon IP as a short-drama pipeline.
The November 2024 MOU paired Lezhin’s comic IP with COL JAPAN’s planned UniReel distribution route.
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