Criteria:
β Main leads are immortal heroes (e.g. gods / fairies / sprites)
Genres:
β Xianxia
β Usually a Romance
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January 1, 2019
Wuxia
β Main leads are mortal heroes (i.e. humans)
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Wuxia
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Dramas where Mystery > Wuxia are in Period Mystery Romances or Investigative / Procedurals (less BG romantic)
Costume Qihuan
Criteria:
β Fantasy World-Building
β Costumes
β Includes Xuanhuan
β NOT Xianxia or Wuxia
**Qihuan is a broad genre that means Fantasy and should include contemporary dramas, but I'm only using it for fantasy costume dramas that are not xianxia and wuxia.
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Qihuan / Historical Era (e.g. Republican Fantasies)
Era Dramas
β Serious War Times
β Trashy Republican Romances
β Half-bald Times
β 1990s, etc.
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Mystery
Scheming/Palace Romances
Criteria:
β A degree of seriousness in the plot
β Scheming / Revenges / Palace Politics
β Romance
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Transmigration
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Mystery
π Wuxia
π Wuxia
Period Mystery Romances
Criteria:
β Period
β Mystery (Procedural)
β Romance
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Republican (Era Dramas)
π Non-romantic period mysteries are in Investigative / Procedurals or Crime / Suspense
Light Period Romcoms
Criteria:
β A love story in Costumes
β Mostly light romcoms
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Period
Excluding overlapping dramas (which will be its own category):
Campus Romances / Coming of Age
Criteria:
β Campus Romances
β Coming of Age
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Contemporary, School
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Students / Teachers who actually study/work more than love are in Work/Life/Family β₯ Romance.
CEO Romances
Criteria:
β CEO/Heir or Manager-Employee relationship
β CEOs can be ML or FL
β CEO
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Ladies Ensembles
π CEOs who are actually working in more serious dramas (Work/Life/Family β₯ Romance)
Note:
β₯ Standards are low
Contemporary Romance Central
Criteria:
β Love story is front and centre.
β Balanced ML vs FL screen-time
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
Excluding overlapping dramas (which will be its own category):
π CEO romances
π Campus romances
π Female ensembles
π Female ensembles
π Work++ / Family++
Work/Life/Family β₯ Romance
β Balance of Work / Family / Self-Improvement
β Workplace Dramas (including lawyers, doctors, firefighters, bankers, etc.)
β Big Family Dramas
β Romance can still be romantic. It just isn't the focus.
β Balance of ML and FL screen-time
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Contemporary
β CEOs who actually work
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Ladies Ensembles
π Romantic > Work/Life/Family are in Contemporary Romance Central
Ladies Ensemble
β Screentime: FLs >>> MLs
β Balance of Work / Family / Romance
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Contemporary, Sismance
β Occasional CEOs
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Balanced in ML & FL screen time (e.g. Contemporary Romance, Work/Life/Family β₯ Romance)
Action | Thriller | Sports
Criteria:
β Action (+ Desert)
β Sports
β Thriller
β Sci-fi
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Police / Mafia
π Crime / Suspense
Investigative / Procedurals
Criteria:
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β MC is a professional who investigates crimes (constables, PSPs, forensic scientists)
β Police Procedurals and Police vs. Mafia
β Two/Many-Men-on-Poster-Dramas
β Detective Fiction (Periods)
β Minimal Romance or BL
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
β Period and Contemporary
π Contemporary ones with more romance is in Work/Life/Family β₯ Romance
π Period ones with more romances is in Period Mystery Romances
Crime and Suspense
β A single crime/suspense unfolds
β For crimes, MCs are involved in the crime rather than just investigating it.
β +/- Romance
Genres (but not all-inclusive):
Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:
π Procedural police/detective shows where MCs are police officers or related
π Police vs. Mafias
BL & Ambiguous Bromance
Criteria:
β Romance between men
β Ambiguous BL
Terms
Brotherhood: Pure friends. [Not included in this list]Bromance: Boy friendship with chemistry. Still friends.
Ambiguous Bromance: We can interpret them as in love.
BL: They're in love.
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