Beauty of Resilience | Open Thread

A Phoenix falls in love with a god who keeps killing her. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Ju Jing Yi: Wei Zhi

Guo Jun Chen: Yan Yue 

Director: 

Chen Guo Hua

Chinese Title
花戎

Floral Armour

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 36

The Ingenious One | Open Thread

A weak genius (with swifty feet) avenges his father. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Xiao: Yun Xiang / Luo Wen Jia

Mao Xiao Tong: Shu Ya Nan

Director: 

You Da Zhi

Chinese Title
云襄传

The Legend of Yun Xiang

Genres: Wuxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI, Tencent Video

Year: 2023
Episodes: 36

Romance of a Twin Flower | Recap and Review

A mean girl falls off a cliff and forgets her marquis husband.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Ding Yu Xi: Ning Yu Xuan

Peng Xiao Ran: Ji Man / Nie Sang Yu

Director

Xie Ze

Chinese Title
春閨夢里人

Genres: Period, Romcom, Period Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2023
Episodes: 30/38

Recap Grade: C/D
First Impression: 2.844/5

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Rebirth for You | Recap and Review

A princess refuses to marry the Emperor and falls in love with the Imperial Guard instead
Notable Actors/Actresses

Ju Jing Yi: Jiang Bao Ning

Zeng Shun Xi: Li Qian

Director

Zhi Lei

Chinese Title
嘉南傳

Legend of Jianan

Genres: Period, Romcom, Period Romcom

Network: Tencent Video, iQIYI

Year: 2021
Episodes: 40

Recap Grade: B/C
First Impression: 3.5/5

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

The Day of Becoming You | Recap and Review

A body-swap between a female reporter and a male celebrity
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Xin Cheng: Jiang Yi

Liang Jie: Yu Sheng Sheng

Director: 

Wang Zheng

Scriptwriter:  

Wang Xiong Cheng

Chinese Title

變成你的那一天

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Fantasy, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2021
Episodes: 26

Recap Grade: C → A

First Impression: 3.25/5

Go Go Squid 2 Dt.Appledog’s Time | Recap and Review

A boy falls in love with his idol. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hu Yi Tian: Wu Bai (DT)

Li Yi Tong: Ai Qing (Appledog)

Wang An Yu: Shen Zhe (Grunt)

Li Ming De: Ling Shan (9-7)

Director: 

Yu Zhong Zhong

Scriptwriter: 

Mo Bao Fei Bao, Zhao Xiao Lei

Chinese Title
我的時代, 你的時代

My Generation, Your Generation 

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, OWYM, Sports, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI, Tencent Video

Year: 2021
Episodes: 38

Recap Grade: A → D
First Impression: 3.5/5

Qing Qing Ji Zin | Recap and Review

A mountain bandit kidnaps a girl who he slowly falls in love with. He asks her to be his bandit wife at least three times but they're only students/friends for now. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Fan Shi Qi: Luo Qiu Chi

Lv Xiao Yu: Wen Ren Juan

Xie Bin Bin: Hang Ru Xue
Chinese Title
青青子衿

Genres: Period, Romcom, School, Period Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 10/40

Recap Grade: B/C
First Impression: 2.9/5

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Love and Redemption | Recap and Review

A man, who is prohibited to love, falls for a girl, who of all people, doesn't know how to love.  

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Yi: Yu Si Feng

Yuan Bing Yan: Chu Xuan Ji

Liu Xue Yi: Hao Chen

Zhang Yu Xi: Chu Ling Long

Director: 

Yin Tao, Mai Guan Zhi

Scriptwriter: 

Liu Fang

Chinese Title
琉璃

Genres: Xianxia, Romance 

Network: Youku, MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 59

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 4/5

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Love in Between | Recap and Review

A mission to retrieve a painting reunites a man with his first love.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Yao: Zuo Qing Ci

Zhang Ya Qin: Su Yun Luo / Fei Kou Er

Director: 

Mao Kun Yu

Scriptwriter: 

Wu Tong, Zhao Yang, Liu Rui

Chinese Title
少年游之一寸相思

Genres: Wuxia, Romance, Bromance, Team, Mystery

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2020
Episodes: 43
First Impression: 5/5

The Twin Flower Legend | Recap and Review

The making of the legend, Hua Mu Jin.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Mao Xiao Hui: Hua Mu Jin
Yu Xiao Tong: Yuan Fei Bai / Si Ma Ju
Kai Xuan: Hua Jin Xiu
Kenny Kwan: Duan Yue Rong

Chen Zheng Yang: Song Ming Lei

Scriptwriter: 

Rao Jun

Chinese Title
長相守

To Protect Each Other Forever

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2020
Episodes: 60

First Impression: 3.5/5