I Don’t Want to Be Friends With You | Recap and Review

An ungrateful daughter travels back in time to be best friends with her mom. 

Notable Actors/Actresses
Zhuang Da Fei: Li Jin Bu
Zhou Yan Chen: Duan Xiao
Chen Hao Yu: Li Qing Tong

Director

Tian Yu

Scriptwriter:

Cheng Xiao Mao, Cheng Meng Yan

Chinese Title

我才不要和你做朋友呢

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Sismance, Family, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 24
First Impression: 3/5

High School Big Bang | Recap and Review

A new teacher, who’s like a gangster, is here to guide her students to a bright future.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Chen Yi Xin: Mo Mo
Lu Dong Xu: Wu Wen
Chinese Title
我成了他的班主任

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

Network: Sohu

Year: 2020
Episodes: 15
First Impression: 4/5

Imperfect Love | Recap and Review

A girl is looking for her birth mother but somehow becomes a mother of a child who's abused by her family.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Zhou Xun: Lin Xu Zhi
Chen Si Nuo: Mu Lian Sheng / Lin Xiao Ou
Kara Hui: Yuan Ling
Angie Chiu: Zhong Hui

Producer: 

Gao Ming Qian

Chinese Title
不完美的她
Imperfect Her

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Family, Suspense, 

Network: Tencent Video, iQIYI

Year: 2020
Episodes: 22

First Impression: 2.75/5

Find Yourself | Recap and Review

Noona romance of ten years. 
Notable Actors/Actresses
Song Qian: He Fan Xing
Song Wei Long: Yuan Song
Zhang Yu Jian: He Can Yang
Yu Shu Xin: Cai Min Min (Cai Gua)
Wang Yao Qing: Ye Lu Ming

Director: 

Ding Zhi Guang

Scriptwriter: 

Wang Xiong Cheng, Shui Qian Mo

Chinese Title

下一站是幸福
Next Stop is Happiness

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Team, Family, Comedy, OWYM, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 42

First Impression: 4/5

Contemporary Romance Central

Criteria: 

✓ Love story is front and centre. 

✓ Balanced ML vs FL screen-time

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Contemporary, Romance, Bromance , Sismance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Excluding overlapping dramas (which will be its own category):

𐄂 CEO romances

𐄂 Campus romances
𐄂 Female ensembles 

𐄂 Work++ / Family++