Season 1

Follows Jiayue Qiu, a 22-year-old pharmacy student who's secretly apprenticing at her best friend's tattoo parlour in Auckland and struggling to connect with her unhappy father.

Episodes

Each episode has its own detail page.

Episode 117 min2021-09-29

Episode 1

After being uprooted from China and rought to Auckland, Jiayue is failing the degree that her father chose for her. Jiayue herself dreams of becoming a professional tattooist.

Episode 216 min2021-09-29

Episode 2

A shell-shocked Rong finds Jiayue asleep on the floor of his sleepout. During a family photo session, Rong grills Jiayue about her recent breakup and being kicked out of her flat.

Episode 317 min2021-09-29

Episode 3

Living under the same roof again, Jiayue and Rong both find it hard to keep their secrets. Later, Aifei pushes Jiayue to seek her voice through creating her own original artwork.

Episode 414 min2021-09-29

Episode 4

Jiayue suffers through and awkward family lunch, sitting next to her ex-boyfriend, Chao. Yi receives a shocking phone call from his parents in China.

Episode 517 min2021-09-29

Episode 5

A shock visitor's arrival triggers painful memories. A scared and hurt Jiayue escapes to Breaking Dawn Tattoos with Yi, only to find more surprises awaiting them!