Good Partner | Review

A divorce lawyer helps a divorce lawyer divorce.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Jang Na-ra: Cha Eun-kyung

Nam Ji-hyun: Han Yu-ri

Korean Title

Good Comrade

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance Sismance

Year: 2024
Episodes: 16

Reviewer: cynlynn

The First Shot | Reviews

A Northeastern police team recruits a Southern foodie chemist to fight drugs

Notable Actors/Actresses

Huang Jing Yu: Zheng Bei

Zhang Yu: Jiang Xiao Hai

Wang Zi Qi: Gu Yi Ran

Director

Lv Xing

Screenwriter

Zhang Yuan Ang, Mai Li Ya Si

Chinese Title
雪迷宮

Snow Maze

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance, Bromance, Team, Action

Network: Youku

Year: 2024

October Dramas

2024, did you get my permission to go by this fast?

Period: October

Picture Details: Melody of the Golden Age | Deng En Xi

Love in the Desert | Review

A desert princess falls in love with a northern lord who killed her mother.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Fang Yi Lun: Huo Qing Yun

Hani Kyzy (Hanikezi): Huang Bei Shuang

Director

He Jia Nan

Chinese Title

漠風吟

Song of Desert Winds

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 26

You Are My Lover Friend | Open Thread

A pair of "bros" turn into lovers after ten years.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Xin Cheng: Jiang Shi Yan

Wang Yu Wen: Tang Yang

Director

Zhang Tong

Chinese Title

捨不得星星

Missing the Stars

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, ~School, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 30

In Between | Review

A calm and chaotic web of unfaithful “love”.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Tian Xi Wei: He Zhi Nan

Zhou Yu Tong: Han Su

Xin Yun Lai: Qu Yi Peng

Director

Zhang Xiao Bo

Screenwriter

Wu Nan (Author: Liu Cui Hu)

Chinese Title

半熟男女

Half Cooked Male and Female

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Contemporary Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2024
Episodes: 27

Be Your Knight | Recap and Review

A woman hires her "brother-in-law" to be her husband.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Fan Zhi Xin: Ye Ran / Xiang Ting Dong 

Yang Yu Xi: Cheng Che 

Director

Du Hao

Screenwriter

Zhao Lin

Chinese Title
他似火

He Resembles Fire

Genres: Era, Romance, Era Romance 

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 29 (Mini)

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: 2.99/5

Love of Nirvana | Open Thread

A woman climbs a tree and meets a scheming man, and then falls off the tree and meets another scheming man. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ren Jia Lun: Wei Zhao / Xiao Wu Xia

Li Lan Di: Jiang Ci

Director

Zhou Jing Tao

Chinese Title

流水迢迢

Water Flowing Far, Far Away

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 40

No Gain, No Love | Recap and Review

A smart woman who hates to lose [money] finds a unforgettable "groom" from her pyeon-uijeom.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Shin Min-a: Son Hae-yeong

Kim Young-dae: Kim Ji-uk

Lee Sang-yi: Bok Gyu-hyun

Han Ji-hyun: Nam Ja-yeon / Yeon Bo-ra

Director: Kim Jung-seok

Screenwriter: Kim Hye-yong

Hangul Title Translation
I Don't Want To Lose Money

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Contemporary Romcom

Year: 2024
Episodes: 11/12

Recapper: FanFanX

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

Nagatan to Ao to: Ichika no Ryourijou | Review

A gourmet (marriage-first) love story set in 1951 where she's 34 and he's 19.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Sakuma Ryuto: Yamaguchi Amane

Kadowaki Mugi: Kuwanoki Ichika

Japanese Title

ながたんと青と -いちかの料理帖-

Kitchen Knife and Green Chilies Pepper: Ichika's Restaurant

Genres: Era, Romcom, OWYM, Era Romcom

Year: 2023
Episodes: 10