Echoes of Gang City | Recap and Review

A contract marriage tangled with past lives and star-crossed love.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhao Hua Wei: Shen Gu (顧) / Shen Gu (故)

Hu Lian Xin: Xu Wan Xin / Lin Shu Yi

Chinese Title
有港回信

A Reply From Gang (pronounce it as "Kong" as in "Hong Kong")

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, CEO, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 14/28 (Mini)

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 2.9/5

Light to the Night | Open Thread

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Pan Yue Ming: He Yuan Hang

Wang He Di: Ran Fang Xu

Ren Min: He Xiao He

Jiang Pei Yao: Qiao Su Qing

Director

Wang Zhi

Chinese Title

黑夜告白

Confession of the Dark Night

Genres: Contemporary, (Slight Romance? / No Romance?), Mystery

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 28

The Epoch of Miyu | Recap and Review

A rich housewife goes from serving a cheating husband to serving hotel guests – finally getting something in return plus a man worth her time.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wallace Chung: Ji Feng

Zhu Zhu: Xu Mi Yu

Director

Wang Ying

Screenwriter

(Author: Hong Jiu)

Chinese Title

蜜語紀

The Epoch of Miyu

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, "CEO," Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video & iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 34/38

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: 2.8/5

You Are My Fateful Love | Review

A thousand-year-old “green tea” fox showers his petty love.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wei Zhe Ming: Xu Huai Song

Zheng He Hui Zi: Ruan Yu

Director

Liu Dong

Chinese Title

你是遲來的喜歡

You Are a Love That Came Late

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, "CEO", Contemporary Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2026
Episodes: 30

About Love | Open Thread

A messy love story that's not romantic.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Zi Wen: Li Xiao Xi

Liu Yu Ning: Xiao Bei

Director

Yang Lei

Chinese Title

玫瑰叢生

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 26

No Pain No Gain | Open Thread

A CEO needs to fail to succeed but he just fails to fail, so he's failing.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Peng Yu Chang: Pei Qian

Lin Yun: Lin Wan

Director

Liu Wen Yang, Zhao Qi Chen

Screenwriter

Ji Sang Rou

Chinese Title

年少有為

Young and Promising

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Comedy

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 26

Affinity | Recap & Review

A sick man is uncontrollably addicted to a girl. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cui Yu Xin: Xie Xin Xu

Fang Jin: Wu Nong Yu

Director

Chen Jia Jie

Chinese Title

熾熱吸引

To Attract Passionately

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Action, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40 ("Mini")

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 3.5/5 

Seascape of the Heart | Recap and Review

A rock bridges the gap between a grounded drama coordinator and an artistic, visionary director.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Gao Zhi Ting: Gu Yuan

Zhang Xue Ying: Lin Li

Chinese Title
看得見風景的窗

The Window That Can See Scenery

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 8

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 2.65/5

The Guilty | Review

A ride-or-die trio.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wei Da Xun: Lu Ming

Sun Qian: Xia Xue

Gao Zhi Ting: Lin Hua

Chinese Title

有罪之身

A Guilty Existence

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Suspense

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2026
Episodes: 14

My Page in the 90s | Open Thread

A girl gets sucked into the very romcom she dissed, only to become the FL whose entire existence revolves around the ML’s love.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Xing Xu: Gao Hai Ming

Wang Yu Wen: Lin Huan Er

Director

Lin Zi Ping

Screenwriter

Huang Lei

Chinese Title

突然的喜歡

A Sudden Love

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Fantasy, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 24

Love Between Lines | Review

A game of jubensha leads to love, cohabitation, and family drama.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Xing Xu: Xiao Zhi Yu

Lu Yu Xiao: Hu Xiu

Director

Mao De Shu (Cat Tree)

Screenwriter

(Author: Zhang Zu Le)

Chinese Title

軋戲

Double-Booking Roles

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, "Fantasy," CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 28

The Punishment | Open Thread

A cop trusts his brother until he doesn't.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Huang Jing Yu: Qin Feng 

Wang Chuan Jun: Liu Tian Ye

Liang Jie: Wen Jiang Yan

Director

Tian Yi, Yi Yong

Producer

Jetsen Company
Chinese Title
罰罪 2

Punishment 2

Genres:  Contemporary, No Romance, Bromance, Mystery

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

Shine on Me | Review

A guy falls for a girl dazzled by the wrong guy.. and slowly dazzles her dazzle back. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Song Wei Long: Lin Yu Sen

Zhao Jin Mai: Nie Xi Guang

Director

Chen Zhou Fei

Screenwriter

Gu Man

Producer

Yang Xiao Pei

Chinese Title

驕陽似我

The Blazing Sun Is Like Me

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

The Company | Review

A couple duo collects antiques in different eras

Notable Actors/Actresses

Gao Wei Guang: Bi Zhi

Liang Jing Kang: Su Bei Lu

Director

Zhao Qi Chen

Chinese Title

啞捨

Silent House

Genres: Contemporary, "BL", Fantasy

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 30

Speed and Love | Open Thread

A street racer drives his childhood sweetheart crazy

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yu Shu Xin: Jiang Mu

He Yu: Jin Zhao

Director

Yu Zhong Zhong

Screenwriter

Zhao Xiao Lei

Chinese Title

雙軌

Double Track

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2025
Episodes: 29

All Rise | Open Thread

A bunch of lawyers grinding.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hu Xian Xu: Jiang Chen

Zhou Yi Ran: Ren Jia Tong

He Lan Dou: Guo Xiao Yu

Director

Deng Ke

Screenwriter

Zhang Wei

Chinese Title

即刻上場

Time to Perform

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Team, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 24

Second Chance Romance | Review

A ballerina reunites with her vintner ex and rediscover their love enemies.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wallace Chung: Feng Rui

Qin Lan: Tan Si Ting

Director

Liu Jun Jie

Chinese Title

亦舞之城

A City That Also Dances

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2025
Episodes: 28

Love on the Turquoise Land | Review

An eerie mystery-romance between a bird-hunter and a bird-hostage.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Dilraba Dilmurat: Nie Jiu Luo

Chen Xing Xu: Yan Tuo

Director

Tian Li

Screenwriter

Wei Yu

Chinese Title

梟起青壤

The Owl Rises Over the Green Earth

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Team, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 32

Why Is He Still Single | Review

A human/medical hazard of a ML meets a doctor destined to keep his weirdness alive.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wallace Huo: Yu Yu

Zhu Zhu: Gu Ye Jia

Director

Qie Guo Wei

Chinese Title

他為什麼依然單身

Why Is He Still Single?

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 16

Blemish Flaw | Open Thread

A detective-blogger investigates his ex-girlfriend's missing case.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Jun Jie: Yang Zheng Hui

Huang Meng Ying: Bai Xiao Ling

Wang Duo: Zeng Jie

Fu Jing: Liu Wei

Director

Wei Li Zhou

Screenwriter

Bai Yi Cong

Chinese Title

棕眼之謎

The Mystery of the Brown Eyes

Genres: Contemporary, (Romance /Slight Romance), Suspense, 

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 16