Perfect Match | Open Thread

A husband reforming boot camp.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Xing Yue: Chai An

Lu Yu Xiao: Kang Ning

Director

Yang Huan, Bai Yun Mo

Producer

Yu Zheng (Huanyu Film)

Chinese Title

五福臨門

Five Blessings Descending Upon This Home

Genres: Period, Romance, Family, Comedy, Period Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2025
Episodes: 36

Reopen My Journals | Review

A slice-of-life about families, served with a side of love triangles.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Yun Rui: Xiao Han

Huangyang Tian Tian: Qian Jia Yue

Director

Li Zhi

Screenwriter

Chen Chen

Chinese Title

致1999年的自己

Reopen My Journals

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 33

Guardians of the Dafeng | Open Thread

A crafty salesman lives his power fantasy.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang He Di: Xu Qi An

Tian Xi Wei: Lin An

Director

Deng Ke

Chinese Title

大奉打更人

The Night-Watchers Guardians of Da Feng

Genres: Costume Qihuan, Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 40

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

Fake It Till You Make It | Open Thread

A courtship between masters of flirts.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Han Dong Jun: Xu Zi Quan

Cai Wen Jing: Tang Ying

Director: 

Li Mo

Screenwriter: 

(Author: Liu Cui Hu)

Chinese Title

裝腔啟示錄 

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2023
Episodes: 14

Delicious Romance | Reviews

A trio of girls daring to eat and daring to love 

Chinese Title
愛很美味

Love Is Very Delicious

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Comedy, Contemporary Romance, 

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2021
Episodes: 20

[Recaps]

Delicious Romance | Recap and Review

A trio of girls daring to eat and daring to love
Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Chun: Liu Jing

Zhang Han Yun: Fang Xin

Wang Ju: Xia Meng 

Director: 

Chen Zheng Dao, Xu Zhao Ren, Chen Yue Jin

Scriptwriter: 

Shen Yang, Yi Shuai Jie

Chinese Title
愛很美味

Love Is Very Delicious

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Comedy, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2021
Episodes: 20

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 4.25/5

[2020] Breakout Stars: Female ed.

cynlynn's choices for actresses who have made a splash in 2020

Everybody Standby Season 2 | Part 2 Episode 4 Commentary

Cyn-opsis: Watch actors be ripped apart on live TV. 

Host 

Dong Cheng Peng (Da Peng)

Directors

Chen Kai Ge
Er Dong Sheng (Derek Yee)
Guo Jing Ming (Edward Guo)
Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao)
Li Cheng Ru

Chinese Title
演员请就位第二季

Network: Tencent 

Year: 2020

Everybody Standby Season 2 | Part 1 Episode 3 Recap

Cyn-opsis: Watch actors be ripped apart on live TV. 

Host: Dong Cheng Peng (Da Peng)

Directors

Chen Kai Ge
Er Dong Sheng (Derek Yee)
Guo Jing Ming (Edward Guo)
Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao)
Li Cheng Ru

Chinese Title
演员请就位第二季

Network: Tencent 

Year: 2020

Everybody Standby Season 2 | Part 1 Episode 1 Recap

Cyn-opsis: Forty actors (or celebrities) in a reality TV program to be judged by four renowned directors. Watch them be ripped apart on live TV. For Part One of the reality show, the directors will be regrading the actors to three levels: S, A, and B (highest to lowest). The directors have a pool of 8 S-Cards to give these actors if they have a Super performance. 

Host

Dong Cheng Peng (Da Peng)

Directors

Chen Kai Ge
Er Dong Sheng (Derek Yee)
Guo Jing Ming (Edward Guo)
Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao)
Li Cheng Ru

Chinese Title
演员请就位第二季

Network: Tencent 

Year: 2020

A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower | Recap and Review

A murder takes place in Horizon Tower. The death of this girl brings about the deepest and darkest secrets of everyone involved in her life. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Guo Tao: Zhong Jing Guo

Yang Zi Shan: Yang Rui Sen

Angelababy: Zhong Mei Bao

Lv Yu Lai: Xie Bao Luo

Director: 

Chen Zheng Dao, Xu Zhao Ren

Scriptwriter: 

Shu Qiao, Shen Yang, Ren Peng, Yi Shuai Jie

Chinese Title
摩天大樓

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Sismance, Suspense

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2020
Episodes: 16

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 5/5