Watch Your Back | Open Thread

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Guo Jing Fei: Guo Peng Fei

Qin Lan: Li Xiao Lian

Chinese Title

黃雀

Eurasian Siskin

(Chinese bird species)

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Suspense, 

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 24

Game of True Love | Open Thread

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Fan Zhi Xin: Shen Jia He

He Rui Xian: Xu Nuo

Chinese Title

摯愛遊戲

A Game of True Love

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, CEO, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 56 (Mini)

Unnatural Fire | Open Thread

A pair of officers (and their beard) investigate a string of arson-related murders. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Yun Long: Xu Tong Sheng

Cai Wen Jing: Jin Chun

Dai Xu: Shen Ye

Director

Tian Yi

Chinese Title

燃罪

Burning Crimes 

Genres: Contemporary, Bromance, Team 

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 38

Ski Into Love | Open Thread

A manhua artist makes a young, retired snowboarding pro as her male lead.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yu Shu Xin: Wei Zhi

Lin Yi: Shan Chong

Director

Li Qing Rong

Chinese Title

噓，國王在冬眠

Shh, The King Is Hibernating

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 23

Rainkissed Fate | Open Thread and Review

An heiress marries a boxer and then desperately tries to get pregnant.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Fang Tong: Bu Yan

Dai Gao Zheng: He Yu Chen

Chinese Title
雨爱千金

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 30 (Mini)

The Best Thing | Review

A swoony TCM doctor dates his patient, demonstrating professional pursuing standards. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Ling He: He Su Ye

Xu Ruo Han: Shen Xi Fan

Director

Che Liang Yi

Screenwriter

Ou Si Jia

Chinese Title

愛你

Love You

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 28

Filter | Open Thread

A "filter bracelet" changes a girl's appearance and a man falls in love with every one of them, except the real her?

Notable Actors/Actresses

Tan Jian Ci: Tang Qi

Li Lan Di: Su Cheng Cheng

Director

Chen Yue Jin

Screenwriter

Tong Hua (Author)

Chinese Title

濾鏡

Filter

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, "Fantasy", Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 32

The First Frost | Recap and Review

A cocky fool hiding his shambled heart and a guarded girl traumatized by the past finally free their repressed love.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Bai Jing Ting: Sang Yan

Zhang Ruo Nan: Wen Yi Fan

Director

Qu You Ning

Screenwriter

Zhu Yi (Author)

Chinese Title

難哄

Hard to Coax

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 32

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 3.7/5

Me and My Family | Open Thread

A daughter and a pregnant mother navigate motherhood together.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Yu Tong: Gu Yun Su

Wu Yue: Wu Li Mei

Director

Li Mo

Chinese Title

180天重啓計劃

180 Day Reset Plan

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 27

Always Home | Open Thread

A small-town girl makes lifelong friends.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhai Xiao Wen: Jing Xi Chi

Zhou Ke Yu: Song Cong

Yang Xi Zi: Chen Huan Er

He Qiu: Qi Qi

Director

Zhang Xiao An

Screenwriter

Mo Li

Chinese Title

樹下有片紅房子

There Is a Red House Under the Tree

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, School, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 30

Tell Me That You Love Me | Recap and Review

A deaf artist unexpectedly falls in love with an actress. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Jung Woo-sung: Cha Jin-woo

Shin Hyun-been: Jung Mo-eun

Director: 

Kim Yoon-jin

Screenwriter: 

Kim Min-jung

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Melodrama, Contemporary Romance, 

Year: 2023
Episodes: 4/16

Recapper: FanFanX 

Recap Grade: A → B
First Impression: 4/5

Lies Never Lie | Open Thread and Review

A psychologist goes on a hunch to track down a serial killer. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Zhen Er: Li Mo Chou

Li Yuan: Ding Wei

Director 

Jiang Yang

Screenwriter

Jiang Yang, Xu Hui

Chinese Title

心灵迷雾

Labyrinth of [the] Mind

Genres: Contemporary,  No Romance, Sismance, Team, Mystery 

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 21

Hospital Playlist | Open Thread

A group of five friends restart a band together.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Jo Jung-suk: Lee Ik-jun

Yoo Yeon-seok: Ahn Jung-won

Jung Kyung-ho: Kim Jun-wan

Kim Dae-myung: Yang Suk-hyung

Jeon Mi-do: Chae Song-hwa

Director: Shin Won-ho

Hangul Translation Title
Wise Doctor Life

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Bromance, Team, Family, Contemporary Romance, 

Year: 2020 + 2021 
Episodes: 12 + 12 [S1, S2]

Reopen My Journals | Review

A slice-of-life about families, served with a side of love triangles.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Yun Rui: Xiao Han

Huangyang Tian Tian: Qian Jia Yue

Director

Li Zhi

Screenwriter

Chen Chen

Chinese Title

致1999年的自己

Reopen My Journals

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 33

When the Weather Is Fine | Spotlight

A bookstore owner introvert quietly harbours feelings for a cellist introvert.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Seo Kang-joon: Im Eun-seob

Park Min-young: Mok Hae-won

Korean Title

When the Weather Is Fine, I'll Find You

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Year: 2020
Episodes: 16

I Am Nobody 2: The Showdown Between Yin & Yang | Review

A murder-suspect Outsider is on the loose.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Peng Yu Chang: Zhang Chu Lan

Wang Ying Lu: Feng Bao Bao

Hou Ming Hao: Wang Ye

Director: 

Xu Hong Yu

Scriptwriter: 

(Author: Mi Er)

Chinese Title

異人之下之決戰碧游村

The Outcast: The Final Battle at Bijou Village

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Team, Action 

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 13

One Spring Night | Spotlight

A librarian, who's questioning her long-term relationship, meets a warm pharmacist-charming whose life isn't a fairytale either. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Han Ji-min: Lee Jeong-in

Jung Hae-in: Yu Ji-ho

Director

Ahn Pan-seok

Hangul Title Translation

Spring Night

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Year: 2019
Episodes: 16

Love Scout | Recap and Review

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Han Ji-min: Kang Ji-yun

Lee Joon-hyuk: Yoo Eun-ho

Kim Do-hoon: Woo Jeong-hun
Kim Yoon-hye: Jung Su-hyeon

Hangul Title Translation

My Perfect Secretary

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, CEO, Contemporary Romance, 

Year: 2025
Episodes: 8/12

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A/B
First Impression: 4/5

Love Song in Winter | Open Thread

A doctor is reunited with her police boyfriend but her friends keep dying.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Huang Jing Yu: Jiang Cheng Yi

Sun Qian: Lu Yan

Director

Yu Zhong Zhong

Chinese Title

冬至

Winter Solstice

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Contemporary Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 36

Begin Again | Open Thread

A romantic anthology that also romanticizes Macau.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhong Chu Xi: Chen Jia Hui

Han Dong Jun: Han Jun Hao

Chen Hao Yu: Mai You Ge

Director

Li Mo

Chinese Title

燦爛的風和海

Brilliant Wind and Sea

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 18