The votes are IN! 🏆 From the dramas that consumed us whole to characters that stole our hearts to CPs that gave us butterflies, the Top 10s of 2025 are here ~
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Highest Rated Dramas. The margins are thin! But The First Frost holds a slightly clearer lead ahead of a very tight pack. The gap between #2, #3, and #4 is only 0.001 points, essentially a statistical tie. It’s also an even split between contemporary and costume dramas, which is a nice balance to see.
Most ♥ CPs. The First Frost takes first place again in a comfortable lead. The middle of the list is also a tight cluster, which means CPs inspired similar levels of enthusiasm.
Several dramas appear here without appearing in the Highest Rated Dramas list. These include The Prisoner of Beauty, Love in the Clouds, Legend of the Female General, and A Dream Within a Dream. Looks like a drama can produce a highly beloved couple even if the overall show does not rank among the most satisfying.
Highest Rated Dramas
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| 1. | The First Frost | 3.9686 |
| 2. | A Moment but Forever | 3.8286 |
| 3. | The Best Thing | 3.8278 |
| 4. | Fated Hearts | 3.8276 |
| 5. | Blood River | 3.7969 |
| 6. | Twelve Letters | 3.7959 |
| 7. | When Destiny Brings the Demon | 3.7424 |
| 8. | Why Is He Still Single | 3.7178 |
| 9. | Shine on Me | 3.7145 |
| 10. | Love in Pavilion | 3.6341 |
Dramas: 39 | Votes: 206 | Max Mean: 5 |
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Highest Rated Dramas. The margins are thin! But The First Frost holds a slightly clearer lead ahead of a very tight pack. The gap between #2, #3, and #4 is only 0.001 points, essentially a statistical tie. It’s also an even split between contemporary and costume dramas, which is a nice balance to see.
Methodology: We had a preliminary pool of popular dramas via the monthly polls. Only the 39 shortlisted titles were rated in the final stage. In other words, this poll measures the higher-rated dramas among popular titles.
Most ♥ CPs
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| 1. | Sang Yan & Wen Yi Fan The First Frost |
351 |
| 2. | Lin Yu Sen & Nie Xi Guang Shine on Me |
285 |
| 3. | Sima Jiao & Liao Ting Yan When Destiny Brings the Demon |
279 |
| 4. | He Su Ye & Shen Xi Fan The Best Thing |
276 |
| 5. | Feng Sui Ge & Fu Yi Xiao Fated Hearts |
267 |
| Wei Shao & Xiao Qiao The Prisoner of Beauty |
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| 7. | Ji Bo Zai & Ming Yi Love in the Clouds |
264 |
| 8. | Xiao Jue & He Yan Legend of the Female General |
243 |
| 9. | Su Mu Yu & Su Chang He Blood River |
237 |
| 10. | Nan Heng & Song Yi Meng A Dream Within a Dream |
222 |
CPs: 89 | Votes: 206 | Max ♥/CP: 618 |
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Most ♥ CPs. The First Frost takes first place again in a comfortable lead. The middle of the list is also a tight cluster, which means CPs inspired similar levels of enthusiasm.
Several dramas appear here without appearing in the Highest Rated Dramas list. These include The Prisoner of Beauty, Love in the Clouds, Legend of the Female General, and A Dream Within a Dream. Looks like a drama can produce a highly beloved couple even if the overall show does not rank among the most satisfying.
Liu Yu Ning wins twice here.
Most ◔_◔ Characters. Bai Shu’s He Ru Fei from Legend of the Female General takes the crown for most eye-rolls. Also congratulations to Wang Hong Yi for appearing twice in the eye-roll rankings with two different characters. Meanwhile, Sword and Beloved also manages to place two separate characters on the list. And hey, only one female appears in the entire top ten. Go ladies. (But yours truly forgot to include The First Frost’s mom in the character poll. Oops!)
Most ♥ Characters. Wang Ying Lu’s Liao Ting Yan from When Destiny Brings the Demon climbs up to meet Bai Jing Ting's Sang Yan from The First Frost at the top for individual love. Wen Yi Fan follows closely behind, giving The First Frost two characters in the top three. They're not the only CP to have character rankings as well: When Destiny Brings the Demon and Fated Hearts.
The main character of 2026 Polls: The First Frost. It ranks #1 drama average, #1 CP hearts, and #1 individual character hearts, while also appearing in the eye-roll rankings. Engagement in every direction.
Most ◔_◔ Characters
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| 1. | He Ru Fei – Bai Shu Legend of the Female General |
128 |
| 2. | Mu Cheng Yun – Yuan Ye The First Frost |
112 |
| 3. | Shi Qian Lv – Bao Jian Feng When Destiny Brings the Demon |
109 |
| 4. | Zhuang Xu – Lai Wei Ming Shine on Me |
96 |
| 5. | Song Qing Zhao – Wang Hong Yi Serendipity |
91 |
| Wangquan Hong Ye – Ken Chang Sword and Beloved |
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| 7. | Old Madam Rong – Liu Xue Hua Glory |
77 |
| 8. | Liu Chang – Wei Zhe Ming Flourished Peony |
76 |
| 9. | Qing Cheng – Wang Hong Yi Sword and Beloved |
68 |
| 10. | Xia Jing Shi – Chen He Yi Fated Hearts |
65 |
Chars: 143 | Votes: 210 | Max ◔_◔: 630 |
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Most ◔_◔ Characters. Bai Shu’s He Ru Fei from Legend of the Female General takes the crown for most eye-rolls. Also congratulations to Wang Hong Yi for appearing twice in the eye-roll rankings with two different characters. Meanwhile, Sword and Beloved also manages to place two separate characters on the list. And hey, only one female appears in the entire top ten. Go ladies. (But yours truly forgot to include The First Frost’s mom in the character poll. Oops!)
Most ♥ Characters
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| 1. | Liao Ting Yan – Wang Ying Lu When Destiny Brings the Demon |
152 |
| Sang Yan – Bai Jing Ting The First Frost |
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| 3. | Wen Yi Fan – Zhang Ruo Nan The First Frost |
129 |
| 4. | Feng Sui Ge – Chen Zhe Yuan Fated Hearts |
127 |
| 5. | Sima Jiao – Chen Fei Yu When Destiny Brings the Demon |
126 |
| Xiao Jue – Cheng Lei Legend of the Female General |
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| 7. | Li Shu Liu / Nan Heng – Liu Yu Ning A Dream Within a Dream |
124 |
| 8. | Wu Shuang / Ji Tan Yin – Tang Yan A Moment but Forever |
121 |
| 9. | He Su Ye – Zhang Ling He The Best Thing |
119 |
| 10. | Fu Yi Xiao – Li Qin Fated Hearts |
115 |
Chars: 143 | Votes: 210 | Max ♥: 630 |
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Not always #1, but always present: When Destiny Brings the Demon, Fated Hearts, and The Best Thing. They may not sweep the top spots, but these three appear consistently across multiple charts.
Interesting case: A Moment but Forever ranks #2 in mean score, yet it does not dominate the heart tallies. This may not inspire the same enthusiasm, but it seems to win approval quietly.
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