Skip a Beat | Open Thread + Reviews

A secretary in love with her CEO boss' heart.
Notable Actors/Actresses

He Rui Xian: Qiao Jing

Luo Zheng: Gu Yi

Chinese Title
心跳

Heartbeat

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 20

Dr. Cha | Review

A woman revives her dormant medical career.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Uhm Jung-hwa: Cha Jun-sook

Kim Byung-chul: Seo In-ho

Myung Se-bin: Choi Sung-hee

Min Woo-hyuk: Roy Kim

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance, Comedy, Family

Year: 2023
Episodes: 16

Reviewer: FanFanX

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: 

Huang Jun Wen, Chen Guo Hua

Chinese Title
花戎

Floral Armour

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 36

June Dramas

Period: June

Picture Details: Back From the Brink | Hou Ming Hao, Zhou Ye

Circle of Love | Open Thread

An amnesiac woman keeps falling in love with the man she hates.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Jiu Lin: Xiao Hong Ye

Guan Chang: Gu Meng

Director: 

He Jia Nan

Chinese Title
鎖愛三生

Locked in Love for Three Lives

Genres: Era, Romance, Era Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2023
Episodes:  24 (Mini)

The Good Bad Mother | Recap and Review

A seriously injured prosecutor returns home to be cared for by his bad mother. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ra Mi-ran: Jin Young-soon 

Lee Do-hyun: Choi Kang-ho

Ahn Eun-jin: Lee Mi-joo

Yoo In-soo: Bang Sam-sik 

Director: 

Sim Na-yeon

Screenwriter: 

Bae Se-young

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Year: 2023
Episodes: 14

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A 
First Impression: 4/5

Back From the Brink | Recap and Review

A girl with a broken heart healing a broken dragon in a wholesome xianxia.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Hou Ming Hao: Tian Yao

Zhou Ye: Yan Hui

Director: 

He Shu Pei, Cheng Lu, Zeng Xiao Yu

Scriptwriter: 

Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (Author), Wang Ruo Ke, Wen Yan

Chinese Title
護心

Protect the Heart

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2023
Episodes: 40

Recap Grade: A/B
First Impression: N/A

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

May Dramas

Period: May

Picture Details: The Love You Give Me | Wang Zi Qi, Wang Yu Wen, Cui Yi Xin

Dr. Romantic | Open Thread

A "real doctor" story no longer set in a small, humble hospital. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Han Suk-kyu: Teacher Kim

Ahn Hyo-seop: Seo Woo-jin

Lee Sung-kyung: Cha Eun-jae

Director: 
Yu In-sik

Genres: C, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Year: 2023
Episodes: 16