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3.4/5 Stars: A Masquerade (2012) and Prince and the Pauper retelling that nails the duality of the role with an excellent performance by Yeo Jin Goo, but muddies the water with slow moving politics and a need to be beholden to the original storyline.

3.4/5 Stars: Check in at the Hotel Del Luna to help out a ghost of the week in a drama with a promising premise that drags, and doesn't let its stars reach their full potential.

3.4/5 Stars: Amazing performances and a stellar, thought provoking concept make Move to Heaven worth the watch, but the lack of character development and emotional follow through stop it from becoming a masterpiece.

3.5/5 Stars: Half romance/half family drama, Family By Choice is a better choice than the original, with strong chemistry between leads, but nothing groundbreaking.

Title: Listening Snow Tower (2019) 听雪楼 Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.7 Genre: Wuxia/ Romance Episode Count: 56 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, Blood, and angst (should be criminal) Staring: Qin Jun Jie (Heroes) (Crystal) Yuan Bing Yan (Love and Redemption) Han Cheng Yu (Melody of Golden Age) Angela Yuen (Killing Procedures) Lin Yuan (A Splendid Match) Zhao Dong Ze (Lost Tomb 2) RBTS Rating: 3.2/5 Stars (A Wuxia with a cool story that gets tripped up

Title: Love in Between (2020) 少年游之一寸相思 Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Wuxia/ Romance Episode Count: 43 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Fade to black scene, Violence, much spitting of blood Staring: Gala Zhang (Blossoms of Power) Zhang Ya Qin (Flourished Peony) Zou Ting Wei (Ashes of Love) Deng Yu Li (My Little Happiness) Sean Zheng (The Sword and the Brocade) Shi Yung Peng (Love Story in the 1970's) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (A brilliant and authentic

Title: Legend of Fu Yao (2018) 扶摇 Platform: Viki, Prime, iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Wuxia/ Romantasy Episode Count: 66 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-18(?): Violence, Alcohol Use, Foul Language, SA Note: The drama is PG-13 on iQIYI and Viki, but 18+ on prime. I would say the themes warrant an MA rating. It was all so intense for some reason lol. Staring: Yang Mi (Eternal Love) Ethan Juan (Cupid's Kitchen) Gao Wei Guang (Eternal Love) Liu Yi Jun (Reset) Leon Lai (Who Rules the

Title: The Starry Love (2023) Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), Youku MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Romantasy Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Fantasy violence and blood Staring: Chen Xing Xu (Love Between Lines) Landy Li (Coroner's Diary) Luke Chen (Land of Warriors) He Xuan Lin (Dawn is Breaking) RBTS Rating: 3.2/5 Stars (A cheesy Xianxia that subverted tropes and focused on sisterhood, but got lost in the episode count and repetitive storyl

Title: Princess Silver (2019) 白发 Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), Tubi, WeTV, Prime Video MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Melodrama Episode Count: 58 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13 (PG on prime?): Violence, Blood. The story is crazy, but the content is mild. Staring: Zhang Xue Ying (Double love) Aarif Rahman (Begin Again) Jing Chao (Brocade Odyssey) Luo Yun Xi (Til the End of the Moon) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (So bad, it's good? I won't go that far, but it felt l

Title: Moonlit Reunion (2025) 子夜归 Platform: Disney+, WeTV MDL Rating: 6.2 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Romance/ Demon Hunting Episode Count: 38 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Minor violence and blood, a few innuendos Staring: Xu Kai (Wonderland of Love) Tian Xi Wei (Pursuit of Jade) Wang Jia Yi (Shadows of Desire) Wu Jun Ting (Blade of Vengence) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (A campy Xianxia/Wuxia Hybrid with epic side characters, demon hunting, and a Male Lead who phoned it in)

Title: Love in Pavilion (2025) 淮水竹亭 Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Xianxia/ Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, Fake Blood Spewing (but also the sky is blue, so what's new?) Staring: Liu Shi Shi (Kill My Sins) Zhang Yun Long (Fated Master and Disciple) Wu Xuan Yi (Perfect Match) Zhai Xiao Wen (Dream of Golden Years) Shen Yue (The Comic Bang) Ding Yu Xi (Love Game in Eastern Fantasy) Meng Zi (Blossom) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (Ahh! A me

Title: Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (2024) 永夜星河 Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free), Netflix, iflix, Viki MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Transmigration/ Romance/ Xianxia Episode Count: 32 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Fear, fake magical action, and some blood. Felt more PG. Staring: Esther Yu (Love Between Fairy and Devil) Ding Yu Xi (Romance of the Tiger and Rose) Zhu Xu Dan (Fateful Love) Yang Shi Ze (Warm On A Cold Night) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (A pure fluff X

Title: A Dream within a Dream (2025) Platform: WeTV, iQIYI, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Transmigration/ Comedy Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Repeated death and some fake blood and fake looking violence Staring: Li Yi Tong (The Noble) Liu Yu Ning (Prisoner of Beauty) Zhu Xu Dan (Love Game in Eastern Fantasy) Riley Wang (Back From the Brink) Wang You Shuo (Nancheng Banquet) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (Geared towards a more

Title: The Prisoner of Beauty (2025) Platform: Youtube (free), WeTV, Viki MDL Rating: 8.9 Genre: Period (Han) Idol Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: TV-16 to MA in my opinion-- brief torture, violence, "Graphic Images": aka much fake blood, people dying very dramatically, some domestic violence, suicide. Staring: Song Zu Er (The Demon Hunter's Romance) Liu Yu Ning (Dream Within a Dream) Xuan Lu (The Legend of Shen Li) Liu Duan Duan (Joy of Life) Wang

3.5/5 Stars: A lukewarm fantasy romance that would probably work better for younger viewers, but is generally a mid time

3.5/5 Stars: A slice of life, non-soap medical drama following 5 friends around the workplace. If you like medical dramas this is for you. If not, this won't make you change your mind lol.

Title: Yummy Yummy Yummy (2025) 宴遇永安 Platform: Youtube (free), Viki, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Transmigration/ Comedy Episode Count: 32 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Brief torture scene, Minor violence and blood Staring: Wang Ying Lu (Twelve Letters) Li Yun Rui (Blossom) Chang Long (New Life Begins) Feng Jia Yi (The Litchi Road) Sui Jun Bo (Joy of Life S2) RBTS Rating: 3.4/5 Stars (A slower paced food focused drama where a whole modern day family is

3.5/5 Stars: A so-so Joseon romance with slapstick adjacent comedy that still fares better than much of the Sageuks released nowadays, with compelling themes that were never fully explored.

Title: Veil of Shadows (2026) 月鳞绮纪 Platform: Netflix, Youku, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Wuxia Episode Count: 29 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, fear, substances, gore, alludes to intimacy Staring: Ju Jing Yi (In Blossom) Josheph Zeng (FEUD) Chen Du Ling (The Glory) Tian Jia Rui (Fangs of Fortune) RBTS Rating: 3.2/5 Stars (This was not good and I know that. In fact, it was downright ridiculous, but I watched the whole thing. It

Title: Reset (2022) 开端 Platform: Youtube (free), WeTV MDL Rating: 9.0 Genre: Contemporary Thriller/ Sci Fi Episode Count: 15 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Burn victims shown briefly, very minor swearing and violence, depictions of harassment. Staring: Bai Jing Ting (First Frost) Zhao Jin Mai (Our Generation) Liu Yi Jun (Nirvana in Fire) Liu Tao (Red Dance Shoes) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (A time loop drama bogged down by repetition, but the themes and intensity make up the