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Title: Are You the One (2024) 柳舟记 Platform: Youtube (free), WeTV, Viki MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor violence and blood Staring: Zhang Wan Yi (Si Jin) Wang Chu Ran (Overdo) Chang Hua Sen (Moonlight Mystique) Lui Ling Zi (New Life Begins) Zhang Chi (Si Jin) Yuan Yu Xuan (Novoland: Pearl Eclipse) RBTS Rating: 3.2/5 Stars (A perfectly blasé idol drama that was underwhelming in its flat acting and predictable s

3.3/5 Stars: A melancholy look at the aftermath of a failed inter-cultural relationship, where former lovers reunite by chance and must reexamine the past to determine the future they truly want.

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: 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: Love of Nirvana (2024) 流水迢迢 Platform: WeTV, iQIYI, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ (light) Wuxia Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: I'd say more of a TV-16 vibe for violence, blood, and torture. Get ready for some C-trauma. lolz. Staring: Ren Jia Lun (One and Only) Landy Li (Coroner's Diary) Jeremy Xu (The Autumn Ballad) Gao He Yuan (Wonderland of Love) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (An enemies to lovers romance filled with a

3.7/5 Stars: A ninja filled historical parody that leaned too intense for my tastes at moments, and shined in it's comedy, but didn't leave a strong impression.

3.6/5 Stars: A stand alone prequel to the famed Chief Inspector series (1971) that explores South Korean crime in the 1950's and shines in its camaraderie. There are violent crimes that do constitute an MA rating, but it's on the lighter side in comparison to many other dramas with that rating.

4.15/5 Stars

Title: Blossom (2024) 九重紫 Platform: Viki, IQIYI, WeTV, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Period Idol Romance/Rebirth Episode Count: 34 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some violence and blood, domestic abuse Staring: Meng Zi Yi (Blossoms of Power) Lin Yu Rui (Love Like the Galaxy) Snow Kong (Pursuit of Jade) Xia Zhi Guang (Veil of Shadows) RBTS Rating: 4/5 Stars Synopsis: After a tragic life filled with betrayal and injustice, noblewoman Dou Zhao unexpectedly wakes up years in

4.5/5 Stars

4.3/5 Stars

3.75/5 Stars: Two former academic rivals reunite by chance in adulthood after taking major L's both professionally and personally, and work together to pull themselves out of their slumps in pursuit of W's.