First Love Again | Recap and Review

A basketball player loves an aspiring reporter who forgot all about him.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Da Wei: Gu Han

Huang Can Can: Zhou Xiang Xiang

Director

Ma Ying Shou
Chinese Title
第二次初戀

First Love a Second Time

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, School, Sports, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI / Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 24

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: 2.85/5

The Vanishing Beauty | Open Thread

A wife discovers her husband is trash, and teams up with a lawyer (who knew the husband was trash before she knew).

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Yi Tong: Yu Meng

Wang Jia Jia: Lu Hui

Chang Hua Sen: Jiao Xu

Director

Wang Ying, Wu Hui Hui

Chinese Title

美人余

The Vanishing Beauty

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 28

About Love | Open Thread

A messy love story that's not romantic.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Zi Wen: Li Xiao Xi

Liu Yu Ning: Xiao Bei

Director

Yang Lei

Chinese Title

玫瑰叢生

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 26

Fight for Love | Open Thread

A general falls in love with his sister-in-law.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Song Qian: Chu Yu

Ding Yu Xi: Wei Yun

Director

Zhou Jing Tao, Qi Xiao Hui

Screenwriter

Wang Hong (Author: Mo Shu Bai)

Chinese Title

山河枕

Pillow of Mountains and Rivers 

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, OWYM , Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 40

My Special Girl | Open Thread

A CEO with selective prosopagnosia shuns one of her and loves the other her. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Yun Long: Gu Jiu Li

Song Yi Ren: Hao Liang / A Dai jiejie

Screenwriter

Fei Hui Jun

Chinese Title

獨一有二的她

She's One – and Two – of a Kind

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 24

The Last Immortal | Review

A weak-weak couple in a xianxia littered with fowls. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang An Yu: Gu Jin / Yuan Qi

Zhao Lu Si: A Yin / Feng Yin

Director

Chen Jia Lin, Li Cai

Scriptwriter: 

Liu Fang (Author: Xing Ling)

Producer

Yang Xiao Pei

Chinese Title

神隱

The Hidden God

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: Tencent Video (MangoTV)

Year: 2023
Episodes: 40

Story of Kunning Palace | Open Thread

An evil queen is reborn and rediscovers her neglected villain-qin-teacher.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Bai Lu: Jiang Xue Ning

Zhang Ling He: Xie Wei

Wang Xing Yue: Zhang Lian

Director

Zhu Rui Bin

Scriptwriter: 

(Author: Shi Jing)

Chinese Title

寧安如夢

The Dream of Ning'an

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 38

Court Lady | Recap and Review

A girl’s journey of being a court lady. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Xu Kai: Sheng Chu Mu

Li Yi Tong: Fu Rou

Tan Jian Ci: Prince Zhou

Fan Shi Qi: Sheng Chu Ling

Wu Jia Yi: Princess Xin Nan

Director: 

Bai Yun Mo

Producer 

Yu Zheng

Chinese Title
驪歌行

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Comedy, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI, Tencent Video

Year: 2021
Episodes: 55

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 3/5

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

Consummation | Recap and Review

A VR game allows a man to restart his life and save a girl he perhaps loves. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhao Yi Qin: Xia Shi

Li Hao Fei: Ye Sang Yu

Director: 

Qi Xiao Hui, Guo Hao 

Scriptwriter: 

Yang Nan, Yu Zheng

Screenwriter: 

Yu Zheng

Chinese Title
拾光的秘密

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2020
Episodes: 24

Recap Grade: B/C
First Impression: 2/5

Winter Begonia | Recap and Review

Notable Actors/Actresses
Yin Zheng: Shang Xi Rui
Huang Xiao Ming: Cheng Feng Tai
Charmaine Sheh: Fan Xiang Er

Chinese Title

Hui Kai Dong
Chinese Title
鬢邊不是海棠紅

Genres: Era, BL/Bromance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2020
Episodes: 14/49

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