ABEMA to Stream Three Asian Dramas Free From November
Unique Romance and Smile Code debut on November 9, while The Art of Negotiation arrives as a full-episode batch on November 2.
ABEMA will begin free streaming of three Asian drama titles in November 2026, the platform announced. The lineup spans Korean and Chinese productions and includes one same-day Japan-Korea release.
Unique Romance starts on November 9 at 6:00 PM, with two episodes released every Monday as a same-day Japan-Korea, Japan-exclusive free stream. Park Soo-young, also known as Joy of Red Velvet, plays Kong Yu-il, with Kim Hyun-jin as Tak Mu-i.
Smile Code launches the same day at 0:00, with five episodes every Monday as a Japan-exclusive free stream. Lin Yi plays Liang Dai-wen and Shen Yue plays Gu Yi.
The Art of Negotiation will be offered as a full-episode free batch starting November 2 at 0:00. Lee Je-hoon plays Yoon Ju-no in the series.
The announcement was reported by cinemacafe.net. Unique Romance is based on a NAVER webtoon that recorded a review score of 9.98, while Smile Code ranked first on the Chinese streaming service WeTV, according to the background provided.
Quick answers
When does Unique Romance start streaming on ABEMA?
It begins on November 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM, with two episodes every Monday.
When is The Art of Negotiation available on ABEMA?
The full-episode batch starts streaming free on November 2, 2026 at 0:00.
Who stars in Smile Code?
Lin Yi plays Liang Dai-wen and Shen Yue plays Gu Yi.