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

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

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 

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 

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

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)

[Recaps]

My Calorie Boy | Recap and Review

A boy drops weight and a girl raises her grades.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhai Zi Lu: Kang Jia Wei

Dai Lu Wa: Xu Jing Jing

Wang You Jun: Gao Zhan

Director:

Ben Fang

Scriptwriter:

Wen Ya

Producer:

Fang Fang, Zhang Meng

Chinese Title 
我的卡路里男孩

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, School, Family, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2022
Episodes: 30

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A/B/C 

First Impression: --

[2023] Heat Index Summary | MangoTV

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Fireworks of My Heart | Open Thread

A shy doctor who broke up with her firefighter boyfriend wants him back in their dysfunctional relationship.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Yang Yang: Song Yan

Wang Chu Ran: Xu Qin

Director: 

Li Mu Ge

Scriptwriter: 

(Author: Jiu Yue Xi)

Chinese Title
我的人間煙火

My Fireworks on Earth

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2023
Episodes: 40

Sweet Teeth | Recap and Review

A quirky librarian falls for an icy dentist. She doesn’t want to have anything to do with him but they keep running into each other.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Bi Wen Jun: Ai Jing Chu 

Wu Xuan Yi: Zhen Li

Zhai Xiao Wen: Liu Yu Cheng

Zhang Bo Jia: Wu Ying

Liu Te: Deng Hao Ran

Wan Zi Lin: Ma Yi Yi

Director:
Xu Hong Yu

Scriptwriter: 

Hao Ru

Chinese Title
世界微尘里

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI, Tencent Video

Year: 2021
Episodes: 22

Recapper: FanFanX

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