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Title: To the Wonder (2024) Platform: iQIYI, VIki MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Contemporary Slice of Life Episode Count: 8 Last Episode Watched: 3 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor Violence and blood Starring: Ma Yi Li (Blossoms in Shanghai) Zhou Yi Ran (All Rise) Yu Shi (The Miracles) Jiang Qi Ming (Man's Inhumanity to Man) Alimjan Tursenbek (The Litchi Road) Synopsis: Li Wen Xiu, a girl from a small town in Altay, dreams of becoming a writer in the big city but faces constan

Title: Love’s Rebellion (2024) Platform: iQIYI, MGTV (Mango), Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy) Romance Episode Count: 36 Last Episode Watched: 5 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Blood and violence Starring: Jing Tian (Rattan) Zhang Ling He (Pursuit of Jade) Darren Chen (Shadow Love) Chang Long (New Life Begins) Synopsis: It tells the story of a young woman named Nan Yan who enters a new world of immortals to save her mother who sends her and the enigm

Title: Brocade Odyssey (2024) Platform: Youku, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Period (Tang) Idol Romance/ Business Episode Count: 40 Last Episode Watched: 15 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Blood and Violence Starring: Tang Song Yun (Sword and Brocade) Zheng Ye Cheng (Seeds of Scarlet Longing) Jing Chao (Princess Silver) Chen Xiao Yun (New life Begins) Synopsis: During the Tang Dynasty, Ji Ying Ying from the Huanhua Dyeing Workshop and Zhao Xiu Yuan, her childh

Title: Kill Me, Love Me (2024) Platform: Youku, Viki, Netflix, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.9 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 32 Last Episode Watched: 11 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Fear, Violence, Blood, Brief Torture Starring: Liu Xie Yu (In Blossom) Wu Jin Yan (The Double) Bi Wen Jun (Warm on a Cold Night) Zhao Xiao Tang (The Immortal Ascension) Baron Chen (Heroes) Huang Ri Ying (A Splendid Match) Synopsis: Vowing to avenge her parents, Meilin becomes an ass

Title: In Blossom (2024) Platform: Youku, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Mystery/ Rebirth Episode Count: 32 Last Episode Watched: 21 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood Starring: Ju Jing Yi (Veil of Shadows) Liu Xue Yi (Kill Me, Love Me) Wu Jia Yi (Glory in Shadows) Li Ge Yang (Dominion and Devotion) Qi Pei Xin (Love Beyond the Grave) Synopsis: Distrustful of Pan Yue after her past life's murder, Shangguan Zhi investigates ol

Title: Fangs of Fortune (2024) Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Wuxia/ Mystery/ Period Idol Fantasy Episode Count: 34 Last Episode Watched: 10 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood Starring: Hou Ming Hao (Love in the Clouds) Chen Du Ling (Veil of Shadows) Tian Jia Rui (Veil of Shadows) Cheng Xiao (Glory) Lester Lin (Blossoms of Power) Xu Zhen Xuan (Overdo) Synopsis: During the Zhenyuan era, the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, who governed the realm

Title: Guardians of the Dafeng (2024) Platform: Disney+, Viki, Youtube (free), WeTV MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Wuxia/ Comedy/ Romance/ Transmigration Episode Count: 40 Last Episode Watched: 10 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, alcohol use (it is listed as TV-18+ on Prime (w/ purchase), but that is NOT accurate lol) Starring: Dylan Wang (Love Between Fairy and Devil) Tian Xi Wei (Pursuit of Jade) Liu Yi Jun (Reset) Yan Zi Dong (Dazzling) Synopsis: Yang Ling, a modern offi

Title: My Sweet Mobster (2024) Platform: TVING, Viki MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Contemporary Rom Com Episode Count: 16 Last Episode Watched: 6 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-16: Language For more info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32380398/parentalguide/ Staring: Um Tae Goo (Light Shop) Han Sun Hwa (We Are All Trying Here) Kwon Yul (Connection) Kim Hyun Jin (Idol I) Synopsis: Seo Ji Hwan, once a legend of the underworld, is CEO of a food company that offers a fresh start to ex-conv

I really liked the first few episodes and thought the leads had great chemistry. Unfortunately, the FL was too immature for her age for me to take her seriously and after the "mystery" is revealed the story drags. The secondary romance was also kind of weird...

Title: Romance in the House (2024) Platform: TVING, Netflix MDL & IMBD Rating: 7.6 & 6.8 Genre: Contemporary Rom Com Episode Count: 12 Last Episode Watched: 3 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Substances, Language Starring: Ji Jin Hee (Move to Heaven) Kim Jee Soo (365: Repeat the Year) Son Na Eun (Agent Kim Reactivated) Choi Min Ho (Somehow 18) Yoon San Ha (My Girlfriend is the Man!) Cast From Left to Right: #JiJinHee, #KimJeeSoo, #SonNaEun, #ChoiMinHo, #YoonSanHa, #JungWoongI

Why I dropped: This one is on me. I didn't pay attention to the MA rating and was caught off guard by all the swearing. I'm a wimp when it comes to that sort of thing, but I know people really like this one, so if that's not a concern, I say go for it!

Title: Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact (2024) Platform: iQIYI, WeTV MDL Rating: 7.1 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Just don't watch. Staring: Yang Mi (Glory) Gong Jun (Dark River) Cristy Guo (Love Story in the 1970's) Miles Wei (Flourished Peony) Hu Lian Xin (Echoes of Gang City) RBTS Rating: 1.5/5 Stars (The worst C-drama I have ever completed. Truly. The CGI was good, but everything else felt like I was being punk

Title: Thousands of Years of Love (2024) Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Xianxia Episode Count: 22 (10 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Makeouts, minor violence, blood spitting, intimacy alluded to (nothing explicit shown) Staring: Yu Xuan Chen (The Longest Promise) Tu Zhi Ying (Love Beyond the Grave) Kepler (Yunchu's Vengeance) Sun Yan En (Hi Mr. Shen) RBTS Rating: 3/5 Stars (A blessedly short Xianxia with good chemistry.) Synopsis: Fen

Title: Rise from the Ashes (2024) Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.6 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Rebirth Episode Count: 24 (10 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Somewhat edgier in the romance department for a C-Drama, but not explicit. Staring: Jian Zhi Nan (When I Fly Towards You) Li Chung Lin (A Girl Like Me) Zha Jie (Be Yourself) Liu Bei Ge (Justice in the Dark) RBTS Rating: 3/5 Stars (A reborn girl with a grudge and a man set on revenge dupe th

Title: The Story of Pearl Girl (2024) Platform: Youku, TVING, Netflix MDL Rating: 8.1 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Suicide, fear, mild torture, violence, blood, attempted SA Staring: Zhao Lu Si (Love Like the Galaxy) Liu Yu Ning (My Journey to You) Tang Ziao Tian (Ashes to Crown) Fu Bo Han (Love's Ambition) RBTS Rating: 2/5 Stars (Another "let's torture the FL so she can overcome trials to ultimately succeed in business". Hones

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

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

Title: Snowy Night Timeless Love (2024) Platform: Youtube (free), iQIYI MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Wuxia/ Romance Episode Count: 32 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: I'd say PG-13 for sure. Depictions of an abusive relationship (alludes to rape), violence, much blood splitting (lol), general Wuxia mayhem Staring: Le Qin (Joy of Life) Joseph Zeng (Veil of Shadows) Wang Hong Yi (Sword and Beloved) Edward Chen (The First Frost) RBTS Rating: 3.1/5 Stars (A slow, quiet drama starring a Fe

Title: The Legend of Shen Li (2024) Platform: Youtube (free), Viki, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Romance Episode Count: 39 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, Blood, Alludes to intimacy. Rating is accurate, but less kid friendly. Staring: Zhao Li Ying (Story of Ming Lan) Lin Geng Xin (Princess Agents) Xin Yun Lai (The Glory) He Yu (Blossoms of Power) Zeng Li (Love Like the Galaxy) RBTS Rating: 3.1/5 Stars (A Xianxia that tells the same old story