Love Never Fails | Review

A love that will always fail because they never communicate.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Liu Xue Yi: Jin Xiu

Hu Yi Xuan: Hong Ning

Ao Rui Peng: Kun Lun

Director

Zhao Li Jun, Ying Ying Lu

Chinese Title

落花時節又逢君

Meeting You Again When the Flowers Fall

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

Sword and Fairy (1) | Romance Summary

A great hero with great loves and greater amnesias. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

He Yu: Li Xiao Yao

Yang Yu Tong: Zhao Ling'er

Director

Yang Long

Screenwriter

Li Jie

Chinese Title

又見逍遙

Genres: Xianxia, Romance, Team

Network: Tencent Video (iQIYI)

Year: 2024
Episodes: 40

The Blue Whisper | Recap and Review

A sprite master tames her beautiful merman pet. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Ren Jia Lun: Chang Yi 

Dilraba Dilmurat (Dilireba): Ji Yun He

Hu Yi Xuan: Luo Luo (Luo Jin Sang)

Director

Zhu Rui Bin

Scriptwriter: 

Li Jing Ling (Author: Jiu Lu Fei Xiang)

Chinese Title
與君初相識

The First Meeting with the Lord

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2022

Episodes: 42 
Part 1 [1-22]

Part 2 [23-42]

Recap Grade: B
First Impression: 2.99/5

A River Runs Through It | Reviews

A boy likes a girl who likes another boy 

Chinese Title

上游

Upstream

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2021
Episodes: 36

[Recaps]

A River Runs Through It | Recap and Review

A boy likes a girl who likes another boy. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Hu Yi Xuan: Xia Xiao Ju

Wang Rui Chang: Lu Shi Yi

Director: 

Sha Wei Qi

Scriptwriter: 

Jin Yuan Yuan

Chinese Title
上游

Upstream

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2021
Episodes: 36

Recap Grade: B/C
First Impression: 2.85/5

Unforgettable Love | Recap and Review

A fake marriage between a CEO and a child psychologist 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Wei Zhe Ming: He Qiao Yan

Hu Yi Xuan: Qin Yi Yue

Director: 

Li Yu Lei

Chinese Title
賀先生的戀戀不忘

Mr. He’s Unforgettable (Love)

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2021
Episodes: 24

Recap Grade: A

First Impression: 2.9/5

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The Sleepless Princess | Recap and Review

A princess who doesn't sleep during the day meets a general who is to marry her and perhaps be the prince she needs. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zheng Ye Cheng: Xue Yao

Hu Yi Xuan: Xu Chu Yue

Director: 

Gao Cong Kai, Shen Jin Fei

Producer: 

Deng Ke

Chinese Title
離人心上

Genres: Period, Romcom, Fantasy, Period Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2020

Episodes: 35 (+ Epilogue)

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 4/5

My Dear Destiny | Recap and Review

A witch takes on the identity of a wolf's noble consort.

Notable Actors/Actresses
Zhang Si Fan: Lu Ao / Yi Qi Wang
Hu Yi Xuan: Mi Qi Qi / Qing Li

Li Ge Yang: Lu Che / Ji Wang

Director

Shen Jin Fei

Chinese Title

亲爱的义祁君

Genres: Period, Romcom, Palace, Fantasy, Period Romcom

Network: Youku

Year: 2020
Episodes: 36
First Impression: 4.5/5