Never-Ending Summer | Open Thread

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Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Ke Yu: Lu Xi Xiao

Bao Shang En: Zhou Wan

Screenwriter

Gao Jia Qi

Chinese Title

熾夏

Scorching Summer

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2026
Episodes: 24

Dazzling | Open Thread

A rich girl meets a poor boy in a colourful village.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Yun Rui: Xing Wu

Guan Xiao Tong: Qing Ye

Director

Zhu Dong Ning

Screenwriter

Liu Fei (Author: Shi Jiu Yuan)

Chinese Title

耀眼

Dazzling

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2026
Episodes: 30

A Splendid Match | Review

A clever girl trying to survive family schemes while four men compete in her harem.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ci Sha: Chen Yan Yun

Ren Min: Gu Jin Zhao

Director

Jin Xiong Hao

Screenwriter

(Author: Chen Xiang Hui Jin)

Chinese Title

良辰美景

Fine Time; Beautiful Scenery

Everything Lovely

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40

Glory | Open Thread

An amnesiac "green-tea" man falls for a tea lady.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hou Ming Hao: Lu Jiang Lai

Nazha: Rong Shan Bao

Director

Zhang Zhi Wei

Chinese Title

玉茗茶骨

Leaves Like Jade; Teas Like Bone

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

Whispers of Fate | Open Thread

A mysterious man is framed for a series of crimes by an obsessed man.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Luo Yun Xi: Tang Li Ci

Xiao Shun Yao: Shen Lang Hun

Ao Zi Yi: Chi Yun

Fang Yi Lun: Liu Yan

Director

Chen Zhou Fei

Chinese Title

水龍吟

Ode to the Water Dragon

Genres: Costume Qihuan, Slight Romance, Bromance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

Legend of the Female General | Open Thread

A female ex-general goes undercover as a male soldier, working under the man who thinks s/he’s his greatest enemy.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Lei: Xiao Jue

Zhou Ye: He Yan

Director

Jiang Jia Jun

Screenwriter

(Author: Qian Shan Cha Ke)

Chinese Title

錦月如歌

The Brocade Moon Is Like a Song

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video (MangoTV)

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

Deep Affection Eyes | Open Thread

A jiejie falls for a moody didi, who's got family issues.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Bi Wen Jun: Li Jin Yu

Zhang Yu Xi: Ye Meng

Director

Zhang Xiao An

Chinese Title

深情眼

Affectionate Eyes

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, OWYM, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 26

Flourished Peony & In the Name of Blossom | Review

A merchant girl's divorce from her "noble" husband brings her a better match: an "ignoble" peacock of profit.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yang Zi: He Wei Fang

Li Xian: Jiang Chang Yang

Wei Zhe Ming: Liu Chang

Zhang Ya Qin: Li You Zhen

Director

Ding Zi Guang

Screenwriter

Zhang Yuan Ang

Chinese Title

國色芳華

Peerless Beauty and Graceful Splendour

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 32

Youthful Glory | Review

A general agrees to marry the woman he loves – "under contract".

Notable Actors/Actresses

Song Wei Long: Jiang Xu

Bao Shang En: Ming Tan

Director

Min Guo Hui

Chinese Title

韶華若錦

Youth Like Brocade

Genres: Period, Romcom, Period Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 30

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

Me and My Family | Open Thread

A daughter and a pregnant mother navigate motherhood together.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Yu Tong: Gu Yun Su

Wu Yue: Wu Li Mei

Director

Li Mo

Chinese Title

180天重啓計劃

180 Day Reset Plan

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 27

Begin Again | Open Thread

A romantic anthology that also romanticizes Macau.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhong Chu Xi: Chen Jia Hui

Han Dong Jun: Han Jun Hao

Chen Hao Yu: Mai You Ge

Director

Li Mo

Chinese Title

燦爛的風和海

Brilliant Wind and Sea

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 18

Romance in the Alley | Review

A 1970s family saga that's generally free of angst.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yan Ni: Huang Ling

Li Guang Jie: Lin Wu Feng

Jiang Xin: Song Ying

Fan Cheng Cheng: Zhuang Tu Nan

Guan Xiao Tong: Zhuang Xiao Ting

Wang An Yu: Lin Dong Zhe

Lu Yu Xiao: Li Jia

Director

Zhang Kai Zhou, Wang Guang

Chinese Title

小巷人家

Small Households in the Alley

Genres: Era, Romance, Family, Era Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 40

Melody of the Golden Age | Review

A general of hell marries a coroner who isn't afraid of hell.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ding Yu Xi: Shen Du

Deng En Xi: Yan Xing

Director

Wang Wei

Chinese Title

長樂曲

Melody of Lasting Happiness

Genres: Period, Romance, Mystery, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 40

You Are My Secret | Recap and Review

An office couple "marries" first and loves second first.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wei Zhe Ming: Ji Yu Heng

Zhang Jia Ning: Tu Xiao Ning

Director

Jin Xiong Hao

Screenwriter

Xin Xiao Yang, Hao Ru, Sun Meng Jie

Chinese Title

私藏浪漫

Hidden Romance

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

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 32 + Extra

Recap Grade: C/D
First Impression: 3.35/5

Nancheng Banquet | Recap and Review

A general falls in love with a eunuch who is his (female) assassin.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang You Shuo: Yan Zhang Yun

Zhao Zhao Yi: Fu Xiao / Xiao Qiang Zi

Director:

Xu Chi

Chinese Title

南城宴

Genres: Period, Romcom, Palace, Period Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 24

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 3/5

We Shall Meet Again | Review

A step-brother falls in love with his  murder-suspect-step-sister. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Jing Yan Jun: Shi Yao

Shi Hang Lu: Lu Miao

Director

Xiu Xiao Nan

Chinese Title

那个重逢的夜晚

That Night (We) Reunited

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 12 (20mins/ep)

The Rational Life | Recap and Review

An OWYM set in a law office. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Lan: Shen Ruo Xin

Wang He Di: Qi Xiao

Screenwriter

Chen Chen

Chinese Title
理智派生活

The Life of the Rationals

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, OWYM, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2021
Episodes: 35

Recapper: Tyi

Recap Grade: A/B
First Impression: 3/5

Our Interpreter | Recap and Review

An ex (IT geek) is back for revenge, and here's how he's doing it: automating FL's profession. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Xing Xu: Xiao Yi Cheng

Song Qian: Lin Xi

Director

Zhang Tong

Screenwriter

Fei Hui Jun

Chinese Title

我們的翻譯官

Our Interpreter

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024

Episodes: 23/36

Recap Grade: C
First Impression: 3/5

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