Winter Night | Recap and Review

A girl boards a train to a parallel universe to rediscover her family and friends. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Qiao Xin: Zheng Da Qian

Ma Si Chao: Mu Zi Li (“Li Zi”) 

Zhou Yi Ran: Mu Zi Xi

Director

Tian Yu
Chinese Title
在你的冬夜裡閃耀

Glimmering in Your Winter Night

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2022
Episodes: 24

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 3.5/5

Since I Met You | Recap and Review

A dessert shop owner meets a food blogger. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Jun Wei: Cheng Mu

Jin Zi Xuan: Jiang Si Han

Sun Si Cheng (Lennon): Zhou Rui Rui

Director:

Mi Bao

Chinese Title
遇见你之后

After Meeting You

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2022
Episodes: 16

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 3/5

A Romance of the Little Forest | Open Thread

A beauty blogger “preys” on a botany professor. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Yu Shu Xin: Yu Mei Ren

Zhang Bin Bin: Zhuang Yu

Li Jia Qi: Li Tian Tian

Director

Cai Cong

Chinese Title
兩個人的小森林

Two People’s Little Forest

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Youku

Year: 2022
Episodes: 35

My Calorie Boy | Recap and Review

A boy drops weight and a girl raises her grades.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhai Zi Lu: Kang Jia Wei

Dai Lu Wa: Xu Jing Jing

Wang You Jun: Gao Zhan

Director:

Ben Fang

Scriptwriter:

Wen Ya

Producer:

Fang Fang, Zhang Meng

Chinese Title 
我的卡路里男孩

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, School, Family, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2022
Episodes: 30

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A/B/C 

First Impression: --

Falling Into You | Recap and Review

An athlete and a coach with a dream to create a miracle together.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Jin Chen: Luo Na

Wang An Yu: Duan Yu Cheng

Director:

Yi Zheng 

Scriptwriter: 

Hao Ru, Xin Xiao Yang, Sun Meng Jie (Author: Zhou Ai Hua (Twentine))

Chinese Title
熾道

Blazing Trail

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, OWYM, Sports, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2022
Episodes: 26

Recap Grade: C → B
First Impression: 2.99/5

My Girlfriend Is an Alien 2 | Recap and Review

An alien falling in love with her CEO all over again - but will he?
Notable Actors/Actresses

Wan Peng: Chai Xiao Qi 

Thassapak Hsu: Fang Leng

Wang You Jun: Fang Lie

Chen Yi Xin: Xiao Bu

Director: 
Gao Cong Kai

Chinese Title
外星女生柴小七2
Alien Girl Chai Xiao Qi 2

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Fantasy, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2022
Episodes: 30

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: --

Thousand Years for You | Open Thread

A republican girl gangster takes a thousand year old general as her bride – uh groom. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Ren Jia Lun: Lu Yan

Li Qin: Yu Deng Deng / Yun Xi

Lai Yi: Zhu Rong

Cao Xi Yue: Hei Sheng Nv

Director

Zheng Wei Wen, Liu Chong Chong

Chinese Title
請君

Genres: Historical Era, Romance, Fantasy, Republican Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2022
Episodes: 36

Rising Lady | Recap and Review

A trio of ladies, rising to the occasion. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Hai Lu: Lei Li

Bai Bing: Ren Duo Mei

Wei Wei: Shen Jia Nan

Jin Shi Jia: Qin Tian

Director

Mu Xiao Jie

Scriptwriter

Gao Xiao Xiao
Chinese Title
她們的名字

Their Names (她們 = feminine “their”)

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2022
Episodes: 32

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 3.3/5

Discovery of Romance | Open Thread

An ex-boyfriend wants his ex-girlfriend back.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Jun Jie: Xu Ze Hao

Wu Qian: Xia Tian

Yang Bing Zhuo: Guan Xin

Sun Yi Ning: Xiao Song

Director

Yu Zhong Zhong

Chinese Title
戀愛的夏天

Summer('s) Love

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2022
Episodes: 26

Lost Track of Time | Open Thread

A girl is reborn. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Xing Fei: Lu An Ran

Zhai Zi Lu: Mu Chuan

Jing Chao: Mu Ze 

Director

Yi Jun

Chinese Title
覆流年

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Fantasy, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2022
Episodes: 30

Side Story of Fox Volant | Open Thread

A wuxia hero avenging his family and fighting for the common people. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Jun Jie: Hu Fei / Hu Yi Dao

Lin Yu Shen: Miao Ren Feng

Liang Jie: Yuan Zi Yi 

Xing Fei: Cheng Ling Su 

Chinese Title
飛狐外傳

Genres: Wuxia, Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2022
Episodes: 40

Love Between Fairy and Devil | Gallery and Quotes

A love between a fairy and a devil. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang He Di (Di Di): Dongfang Qing Cang

Yu Shu Xin: Xiao Lan Hua

Zhang Ling He: Chang Heng
Chinese Title
蒼蘭訣

The Legend of Cang and Lan

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2022
Episodes: 36

[Recap]

Love Between Fairy and Devil | Recap and Review

A love between a fairy and a devil. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang He Di: Dongfang Qing Cang

Yu Shu Xin: Xiao Lan Hua

Zhang Ling He: Chang Heng

Director

Yi Zheng

Scriptwriter: 

Bai Jing Jing, Cao Xiao Tian

Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (Author)

Producer: 

Wang Yi Xu

Chinese Title
蒼蘭訣

The Legend of Cang and Lan

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2022
Episodes: 36 + 2 Clips

Recap Grade: B
First Impression: 4/5

[Gallery and Quotes]

Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Recap and Review

A bright woman becomes Korea’s first attorney with autism spectrum disorder. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Park Eun-Bin: Woo Young Woo

Kang Tae-Oh: Lee Jun Ho 

Kang Ki-Young: Jung Myung Seok

Director: 
Yu In-Sik

Scriptwriter: 
Moon Ji-Won

Producer: 
AStory

Hangul Title
이상한 변호사 우영우

Network: ENA, Netflix

Year: 2022
Episodes: 16

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A 
First Impression: 4.5/5

Love Like the Galaxy | Recap and Review

An apprehensive girl who has been neglected all her life meets a general who will give her everything. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wu Lei: Ling Bu Yi / Ling Zi Sheng

Zhao Lu Si: Cheng Shao Shang / Niao Niao

Scriptwriter

(Author: Zheng Yi)

Chinese Title
星漢燦爛 The Milky Way Glitters

月升滄海 The Moon Rises to the Azure Sea

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, History, Family, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2022
Episodes: 56

星漢燦爛 Part 1 [1-27]

月升滄海 Part 2 [28- 56]

Recap Grade: B (Ep23+)

First Impression: N/A

Immortal Samsara | Recap and Review

A god, who is forbidden to love, falls in love. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Yang Zi: Yan Dan

Cheng Yi: Ying Yuan / Tang Zhou 

Zhang Rui: Yu Mo

Meng Zi Yi: Zhi Xi

Director: 

Guo Hu, Ren Hai Tao

Scriptwriter: 

Liu Fang, Jia Bin Bin

Chinese Title
沉香如屑

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2022
Episodes: 22/38

Part 1 [1-38] 

Part 2 [39-59]

Epilogues (2)

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 1.8/5

[Dropped (Ep22)]

Out With a Bang | Recap and Review

A selfish esports player learns how to love and be a team player. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Jiong Min: Xiao Yi Chuan

Xu Ruo Han: Xiong Jiu Jiu 

Hao Fu Shen: Chu Tian  
Chinese Title
瞄準你的未來

Aim for Your Future

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Bromance, Sports, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2022
Episodes: 24

Recap Grade: B
First Impression: 3/5

Out of Court | Recap and Review

A procurator and a lawyer team up in a crime thriller.  
Notable Actors/Actresses

Xia Yu: Lu Nan

Luo Jin: Qiao Shao Ting

Director

Zhang Li
Chinese Title
庭外

Part 1 盲區 Blind Spot

Part 2 落水者 The One Who Drowned

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Mystery, Suspense

Network: Youku

Year: 2022
Episodes: 20 + Special

Part 1 [1 -6]

Part 2 [7-20] 

Recap Grade: B/C

First Impression: 3.8/5

[Reviews] Dr. Tang

A cardiac surgeon saving hearts (and stealing hearts).

Chinese Title

關於唐醫生的一切

Everything About Dr. Tang

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Team, Contemporary Romance, 

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2022
Episodes: 36

[Medical Recaps]

Dr. Tang | Medical Recaps

A cardiac surgeon saving hearts (and stealing hearts).

Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Lan: Tang Jia Yu

Wei Da Xun: Ye Yi Ming

Gao Lu: Ouyang Zhen Yu

Jia Jing Hui: Wang Hai Ming

Huang Jue: Liu Feng

Director: 

Wen De Guang  

Scriptwriter: 

Wang Zi

Chinese Title

關於唐醫生的一切

Everything About Dr. Tang

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Team, Contemporary Romance

Network: iQIYI

Network: iQiyi

Year: 2022

Episodes: 36