The Wolf | Recap and Review

A princess and a wolf man; a beauty and a beast.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Qin: Ma Zhai Xing

Wang Da Lu: Chu You Wen / Lang Zai

Xiao Zhan: Ji Chong

Director: 

Cao Hua

Chinese Title
狼殿下

Your Wolf Highness

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2020
Episodes: 49

Recap Grade: D → A
First Impression: 3.9/5

Contemporary Romance Central

Criteria: 

✓ Love story is front and centre. 

✓ Balanced ML vs FL screen-time

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Contemporary, Romance, Bromance , Sismance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Excluding overlapping dramas (which will be its own category):

𐄂 CEO romances

𐄂 Campus romances
𐄂 Female ensembles 

𐄂 Work++ / Family++

Scheming/Palace Romances

Criteria: 

✓ A degree of seriousness in the plot

✓ Scheming / Revenges / Palace Politics

✓ Romance

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Period, Romance, Palace, Bromance , Sismance, Period Romance

✓ Transmigration

Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:

𐄂 Mystery
𐄂 Wuxia

Work/Life/Family ≥ Romance

Criteria: 

✓ Balance of Work / Family / Self-Improvement 

✓ Workplace Dramas (including lawyers, doctors, firefighters, bankers, etc.)

✓ Big Family Dramas 

✓ Romance can still be romantic. It just isn't the focus. 

✓ Balance of ML and FL screen-time

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Contemporary

✓ Romance (Contemporary Romance) / Slight Romance / No Romance. 

✓ CEOs who actually work

Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:

𐄂 Ladies Ensembles

𐄂 Romantic > Work/Life/Family are in  Contemporary Romance Central

Ladies Ensemble

Criteria: 

✓ Screentime: FLs  >>> MLs

✓ Balance of Work / Family / Romance

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Contemporary, Sismance

✓ Romance, Slight Romance or No Romance (Contemporary Romance)

✓ Occasional CEOs 

Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:

𐄂 Balanced in ML & FL screen time (e.g. Contemporary Romance, Work/Life/Family ≥ Romance)

August Dramas

Period: August

Picture Details: Love Like the Galaxy | Zhao Lu Si

September Dramas

Period: September

Picture Details: Love Between Fairy and Devil | Wang He Di

Campus Romances / Coming of Age

Criteria:

✓ Campus Romances

✓ Coming of Age

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Contemporary, School

✓ Romance (Contemporary Romance) / Romcom (Contemporary Romcom)

Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:

𐄂 Students / Teachers who actually study/work more than love are in Work/Life/Family ≥ Romance.

[2023] CP Names

An index of 2023 CP names. 

Special Lady | Open Thread + Reviews

A pretend fiancé falls in love with his spoiled intended, who really hates him. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhai Zi Lu: Xiao Yu

Xiao Yan: Song Zhu

Director

Zhi Lei

Chinese Title

陌上人如玉

Stranger as Jade

Genres: Period, Romcom, Period Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 36

March Dramas

Ding dong~ It’s Marching time. Let’s march forward to peace. 

Period: March

Picture Details: Go Go Squid! | Yang Zi

December Dramas

Period:  December

Picture Details: A Journey to Love | Liu Yu Ning & Liu Shi Shi

Light Period Romcoms

Criteria: 

✓ A love story in Costumes 

✓ Mostly light romcoms

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Period

✓ More Romcoms than Romances

Excluding overlapping dramas (which will be its own category):

𐄂 Palace/Scheming Plots  

𐄂 Period Mystery Romances

CEO Romances

Criteria: 

✓ CEO/Heir or Manager-Employee relationship 

✓ CEOs can be ML or FL

Genres (but not all-inclusive):

✓ Romcom > Romance

✓ CEO

✓ Contemporary (Contemporary Romcom / Contemporary Romance)

Excluding overlapping dramas that are mainly:

𐄂 Ladies Ensembles

𐄂 CEOs who are actually working in more serious dramas (Work/Life/Family ≥ Romance)

Note: 

♥ Standards are low 

Comedy Mix

Genres (but not all-inclusive): 

✓ Comedy

✓ Any period: Contemporary, Period, Wuxia, Qihuan, Era

Love You Seven Times | Open Thread

A God of War and a Cloud fall in love seven times. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ding Yu Xi: Chu Kong 

Yang Chao Yue: Xiang Yun

Director: 

Li Nan, Du Lin

Scriptwriter: 

Miu Wen Jing (Author: Jiu Lu Fei Xiang)

Producer: 

Wang Yi Xu

Chinese Title
七時吉祥

The Auspicious 7th Time/Hour

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 38

Under the Microscope | Open Thread

A socially inept genius avenges his father with numbers. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Ruo Yun: Shuai Jia Mo

Wang Yang: Cheng Ren Qing

Qi Wei: Feng Bi Yu

Wu Gang: Fan Yuan

Chinese Title
顯微鏡下的大明

Ming Dynasty Under the Microscope

Genres: Period, Slight Romance, Mystery

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 14

[2020] Favourite Couples

cynlynn’s favourite couples regardless of story

November Dramas

I'm not stressed. 

Period:  November

Picture Details: Scent of Time | Zhou Ye

Remembrance of Things Past | Reviews

A slice of life drama about four girls living away from home. 

Chinese Title
我在他乡挺好的

I'm Doing Okay in Another City

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2021
Episodes: 12 (+ 2 Extras)

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