Wonderland 4 | Open Thread

A variety show where guests cohabitate for 21 days. 

Chinese Title
五十公里桃花塢

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 10

Recapper: Potato Chip

Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact | Recap and Review

A fox queen and a human in a(n) mother-son & shifu-disciple interspecies romance while matchmaking unlikely couples and saving the world.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yang Mi: Tushan Hong Hong

Gong Jun: Dongfang Yue Chu

Director

Mai Guan Zhi, Du Lin

Chinese Title

狐妖小紅娘·月紅篇

Genres: Xianxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 18/36

Recapper: Tyi

Recap Grade: C→A
First Impression: 3/5

Wonderful World | Review

A desolate mother is denied justice for her son's death.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Kim Nam-joo: Eun Soo-hyun

Cha Eun-woo: Kwon Sen-yul

Kim Kang-woo: Kang Soo-ho

Korean Title

원더풀 월드

Genres: Contemporary, No Romance

Network: Disney+

Year: 2024
Episodes: 14

The Impossible Heir | Review

A poor man becomes friends with a bastard-chaebol-heir.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Lee Jae-wook: Han Tae-oh

Lee Jun-young: Kang In-ha

Korean Title

로얄로더

Royal Loader

Genres: Contemporary, Slight Romance

Network: Disney+

Year: 2024
Episodes: 12

Joy of Life S2 | Open Thread

A man finds his father(s) without looking for his father.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhang Ruo Yun: Fan Xian

Director

Sun Hao

Scriptwriter:

Wang Juan (Author: Mao Ni)

Chinese Title

慶餘年

Celebrating Life

Genres: Period, Slight Romance, Palace

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 36

To the Wonder | Review

A girl goes back to her “rainbow” hometown and meets a boy on a horse.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Yi Ran: Li Wen Xiu

Yu Shi: Ba Tai

Ma Yi Li: Zhang Feng Xia

Director

Teng Cong Cong

Chinese Title

我的阿勒泰

My Altai

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 8

Lovely Runner | Recap and Review

[Coming soon]

Notable Actors/Actresses

Byeon Woo-seok: Ryu Seon-jae

Kim Hye-yoon: Im Sol

Song Geon-hee: Kim Tae-sung

Lee Seung-hyub: Baek In-hyuk

Director: 

Yoon Jong-ho, Kim Tae-yub

Screenwriter: 
Lee Shi-eun

Hangul Title
선재 업고 튀어

Piggyback on Seon Jae and Run

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, School, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, 

Network: tvN

Year: 2024
Episodes: 14/16

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 4/5

Heroes | Review

A treasure sets off a revolutionary hunt involving an ex-convict-guard, pugilists, and monks.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Jun Jie: Men San Dao / Mu Qing

Liu Yu Ning: Zhuo Bu Fan

Pang Han Chen: Wang Jia Luo

Director

Lou Jian, Wei Li Zhou

Screenwriter

Bai Yi Cong

Chinese Title

天行健

Genres: Era, Slight Romance, Mystery, ~Wuxia

Network: Tencent Video, iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 36

We Shall Meet Again | Review

A step-brother falls in love with his  murder-suspect-step-sister. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Jing Yan Jun: Shi Yao

Shi Hang Lu: Lu Miao

Director

Xiu Xiao Nan

Chinese Title

那个重逢的夜晚

That Night (We) Reunited

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2024
Episodes: 12 (20mins/ep)

May Dramas

Period:  May

Picture Details: Will Love in Spring | Li Xian & Zhou Yu Tong

Guess Who I Am | In-Depth Discussion

A fake CEO fake marries a fake seductress 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Zi Qi: Qin Hao 

Zhang Yu Xi: Song Yao 

Director

Zhong Qing

Screenwriter

Xu Meng

Chinese Title
猜猜我是誰

Guess Who I Am

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Youku

Year: 2024
Episodes: 24

Will Love in Spring | Short Review and Gallery

A city girl flirts with an embalmer. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Li Xian: Chen Mai Dong

Zhou Yu Tong: Zhuang Jie

Screenwriter

Jian Yi Wen

Chinese Title

春色寄情人

The Colour of Spring Sending Love

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 21

Sword and Fairy (1) | Romance Summary

A great hero with great loves and greater amnesias. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

He Yu: Li Xiao Yao

Yang Yu Tong: Zhao Ling'er

Director

Yang Long

Screenwriter

Li Jie

Chinese Title

又見逍遙

Genres: Xianxia, Romance, Team

Network: Tencent Video (iQIYI)

Year: 2024
Episodes: 40

The Midnight Studio | Open Thread + Reviews

A cursed photographer for ghosts counts down the days to his 35th birthday. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Joo Won: Seo Ki-joo

Kwon Na-ra: Han-bom

Hangul Title
야한 사진관

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Team, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance,

Network: Genie TV, ENA

Year: 2024
Episodes: 16

Fry Me to the Moon | Review

All about food, girls, love, and no moon. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Song Yi: Lu Zhen Zhen

Charmaine Sheh: Liang Qing Ran

Li Chun: Gu Man Ting

Chinese Title

今天的她們

The Her Today

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sismance, Contemporary Romance, 

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 24

The Rational Life | Recap and Review

An OWYM set in a law office. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Qin Lan: Shen Ruo Xin

Wang He Di: Qi Xiao 

Chinese Title
理智派生活

The Life of the Rationals 

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, OWYM, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2021
Episodes: 35

Recapper: Tyi

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

Best Choice Ever | Open Thread

A girl needs a new mama and a new boyfriend who's not a mama's boy.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Xu Kai: Yao Zhi Ming

Yang Zi: Mai Cheng Huan

Director

Tian Yu

Scriptwriter:

Li Jing Ling (Author: Yi Shu)

Chinese Title

承歡記

Cheng Huan's Story

(承歡 = Cater to sb (esp parents) to make them happy)

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 37

Blossoms in Adversity | Open Thread

A woman holds up the whole sky for her man-less family.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hu Yi Tian: Gu Yan Xi

Zhang Jing Yi: Hua Zhi

Director

Zhu Rui Bin

Chinese Title

惜花芷

To Cherish Hua Zhi

(惜 xi = ML;  花芷 = FL)

Genres: Period, Romance, Sismance, Family, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2024
Episodes: 40

April Dramas

Period: April

Picture Details: In Blossom | Liu Xue Yi

Guess Who I Am | Recap and Review

A fake CEO fake marries a fake seductress 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wang Zi Qi: Qin Hao 

Zhang Yu Xi: Song Yao 

Director

Zhong Qing

Screenwriter

Xu Meng

Chinese Title
猜猜我是誰

Guess Who I Am

Genres: Contemporary, Romcom, CEO, Contemporary Romcom

Network: Youku

Year: 2024
Episodes: 24

Recapper: Potato Chip

Recap Grade: B
First Impression: 3.14/5

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