I guess the question is what you mean by ‘progressive’?
The ones I met would make Mormon trad wives look liberal, but perhaps by mainland expectations? (I doubt it though, mainland is relatively liberal for women)
For instance does the wife take care of all the house chores, raising children, requiring you to participate in all activities?
I guess it really depends on the individual but Japanese definitely still seem more focused on those traditional role separations (although both couples working seem more common), Koreans used to but recent decades have become more "liberal progressive" leading to conflicts with an economy largely kept afloat by 8~10 companies and its not uncommon for some men to still manage household stuff even after their jobs and this is what I heard also to be true for Taiwanese households.
I'm not sure about Mainland but there has been shifts in these regions owing to Western media and values coinciding with lower birth rates vs areas where the traditional husband-wife roles are still intact (and also by happence more economically better off vs singles/divorced/progressive couple relationships).
The ones I met would make Mormon trad wives look liberal, but perhaps by mainland expectations? (I doubt it though, mainland is relatively liberal for women)