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Title: Under the Power (2019) Platform: Youtube (free), iQIYI, Viki MDL Rating: 6.2 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Wuxia/ Mystery Episode Count: 55 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor Violence and Blood Staring: Ren Jia Lun (One and Only) Tan Song Yun (Against the Current) Han Dong (The Blossoming Love) Ethan Yao (Unchained Love) Ye Qing (One and Only) RBTS Rating: 2.75/5 Stars (Had Pirates of the Caribbean vibes but lost them and the plot.) Synopsis: Lu Yi is a cold, ruthles

Title: The Only Girl You Haven't Seen (2022) (Mini Drama) Platform: Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Wuxia/ Rebirth Episode Count: 32 total (18 eps per season, 10 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Minor violence, brief domestic violence (not leads), intimacy alluded to but not explicitly depicted. Staring: Wang Zu Yi (The Vendetta of An) Wen Mo Yan (Reborn From the Ashes) Hou Dong (Forever Love) Sunny Jin (Fights Break Sphere) RBTS Ra

Title: The Autumn Ballad (2022) 嫣语赋 Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), iQIYI, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 34 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: For a good chunk, the setting takes place in the Chinese Academy (essentially a brothel if you read between the lines), rape (nothing explicitly shown), minor violence and blood. Staring: Jeremy Xu (Blossoms of Power) Qiao Xin (Nirvana in Fire 2) Liu Rui Lin (Eternal Love) Kabby Hui (Warm on a Cold Night)

2.5/5 Stars: A coming of age tale for the boys, that was elevated by the girls, but couldn't decide what kind of story it was trying to be and ultimately floundered, despite thought provoking themes.

2.7/5 Stars: A satirical Transmigration Period Rom Com (whew) that lost its way, and drank too much of its own Kool Aid to remember what it was trying to be.

2.7/5 Stars: A modern day Journey to the West with a lifeless human FL and immortal characters with (thankfully) a lot of charm. The story suffered from choppy pacing, directionless narrative, and the impressive lack of chemistry between the main couple. It was an Odyssey alright, just Odysseus's. I joke, it wasn't THAT bad.

2.8/5 Stars: My Dearest Nemesis was corny in the way burnt popcorn is: Overdone, stale, and inedible. You can find fresher, calorie filled entertainment to snack on elsewhere.

2.8/5 Stars: A Hallmark story that lacked energy, chemistry, and common sense. It wasn't awful, but I wish I would've dropped,

2.9/5 Stars: Melo Movie is Our Beloved Summer 2.0 with less interesting characters and chemistry, but more potential that fell to the wayside in pursuit of overdone tropes.

3/5 Stars: An intense drama that is very watchable, but not very good.

3/5 Stars: An inoffensive nothing burger that should have been a movie, but relies on Jisoo's star power and cameos to make up the difference. It's a fine watch if you're bored, but it might make you more bored.

3/5 Stars: A healing island romance where three sisters return home to get black out drunk everyday and find respite and romance in their hometown. Not terrible, but not good.

3/5 Stars: A Joseon drama with a modern feel that raised the bar with cinematography, costuming, and acting, but then immediately did the Limbo underneath said bar with it's overly Mary Sue main character and unrealistic plot.

2.9/5 Stars: An annoying FL, inconsistent characters, and poor pacing make Moon River a body swapping drama I'd rather swap out for something else.

3/5 Stars:A mid-tier historical fantasy filled with romance, painting, and demons.

3/5 Stars: A short, fluffy Rom Com that felt like an underdeveloped Our Beloved Summer.

Title: Generation to Generation (2026) Platform: WeTV, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Wuxia, Romance Episode Count: 37 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: The spewing of much blood, violence, general Wuxia mayhem. It was all very fake. Staring: Zhou Yi Ran (Ashes to Crown) Bao Shang En (Never Ending Summer) Yia Cheng (Coroner's Diary) Fan Jing Yi (Unchained Love) RBTS Rating: 3/5 Stars (Generation to Generation is an.. uh.. unexpected feast for the eyes, that really leans into t

3.1/5 Stars: A robot pretending to be a human and a human pretending to to be a bodyguard fall in love in a Sci Fi romance straight outta the 2010's that takes itself a little too seriously. lol.

3.1/5 Stars: A drama made up of themes delving into marital status and societal expectations, with frustrating characters and a final arc that left me salty.

3.1/5 Stars: A genre rollercoaster that is sure to give you whiplash with a standout performance by Go Youn Jung who gave her all to translate a convoluted plot into something with meaning. Can this love be translated? Eh, It was a confounding time.