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4.2/5 Stars: A surprisingly chill case study on gender equality packaged in a light hearted romantic comedy in which a foodie forced into marriage must square up against the patriarchy with the help of her girl squad, her farming know how, and her sickly husband. It's like the Barbie (2023) movie, but set in a Feudal Society.

2.9/5 Stars: My Heroic Husband is a story within a story, following a contemporary book character whose author transplants him into a historical webnovel with all his previous memories intact and gives him the role of Ning Yi, a useless matrilocal husband. Determined to make the most of his new situation, Ning Yi joins forces with his new wife, Su Tan Er, and they slowly fall in love as they franchise the family business... and fight off bandits to save the nation.

3/5 Stars: A teenage tinker is forced to marry a fearsome general who she must outmaneuver and friend zone so she can ride into the sunset with her handsome prince.

Title: The Sleepless Princess (2020) Platform: Prime Video, Youtube (free), MGTV (Mango) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Fantasy Episode Count: 35 Last Episode Watched: 18 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-18+ (on Prime Video): Blood, Foul Language and Violence (This is in NO WAY TV-18. I'd say TV-14 or lower. And I don't recall any foul language, or at least it didn't pop up in the 18 eps I watched.) Starring: Zheng Ye Cheng (Brocade Odyssey) Hu Yi Xuan (How Dare You?

Title: The Legend of White Snake (2019) Platform: Viki, iQIYI MDL Rating: 7.6 Genre: Xianxia/ Period Idol Fantasy/Romance Episode Count: 36 Last Episode Watched: 16 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Blood and Violence Starring: Yu Meng Long (Eternal Love) Ju Jing Yi (Veil of Shadows) Ziao Qing (Special Lady) Tim Pei (The Legend of An Le) Feng Jian Yu (Youthful Glory) Synopsis: Spirits have walked unnoticed through the mortal world since the dawn of time. Parts of this world, y

Title: Love and Destiny (2019) Platform: Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Xianxia Episode Count: 60 Last Episode Watched: 30 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Blood, Violence (Very Xianxia) Starring: Cheng Chen (The One) Ni Ni (The Rise of the Phoenixes) Li Dong Xue (City Lovers) Zhang Zhi Xi (Til the End of the Moon) Leo Li (When Destiny Brings the Demon) Synopsis: Fifty thousand years ago, Jiu Chen, the God of War, sealed away the demon lord and fell into a deep s

Title: The Princess and the Werewolf (2023) Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), Youku MDL Rating: 7.9 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy) Romance Episode Count: 30 Last Episode Watched: 18 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Minor violence and bloodshed Starring: Wu Xuan Yi (Douluo Continent) Chen Zhe Yuan (Fated Hearts) Wang Lu Qing (Coroner's Diary) Shi Xi Xun (When Destiny Brings the Demon) Synopsis: Princess Qi Pa wakes up to find herself abducted into the fantastical and surreal world o

Title: Ms. Cupid in Love (2022) Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), Youku MDL Rating: 7.7 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy) Romance Episode Count: 24 Last Episode Watched: 13 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Very Minor Violence Starring: Cao Yu Chen (Road to Success) Tian Xi Wei (Pursuit of Jade) Xiao Yu Liang (When We Meet) Jin Yo Mi (Within the Grip) Synopsis: As a ten-thousand-year-old immortal, Bo Yan should have had plenty of experience keeping the affairs of the mortals under his

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: Ever Night (Season 1) (2018) Platform: Youtube (free), Viki, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Wuxia, (weird) Romance Episode Count: 103 Total (60 in S1, 43 in S2) Last Episode Watched: 51 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood, seduction(?) (lol) Starring: Arthur Chen (Love Story in the 1980's) Ireine Song (The Prince of Tennis) Adam Cheng (Psycho Detective S2) Sun Zu Jun (Youthful Glory) Meng Zi Yi (Blossom) Tong Yao (The Rebel) Synopsis: After his family is m

Title: Our Sticky Love (2026) Platform: Netflix MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Contemporary Rom Com/ Crime Episode Count: 12 Last Episode Watched: 8 Parental Guidance Rating: MA: Violence (torture), language, smoking, references intimacy For More Info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36955608/parentalguide/ Starring: Jang Hae In (Love Next Door) Ha Young (Trauma Code: Heroes on Call) Heo Sung Tae (Crash) Jeon Bae Soo (Fearless Blood) Lee hae Won (Perfect Crown) Synopsis: A former boxing

Title: The First Jasmine (2026) Platform: Viki, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Mystery Episode Count: 40 Last Episode Watched: 26 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Blood, Violence, Fear Starring: Bai Lu (Winter Begonia) Ryan Cheng (How Dare You?!) Cai Zheng Jie (Shadows of Desire) Yang Shu Yi (The Palace Stewardess) Feng Xue Ya (The Song of Glory) Wu Hao Chen (Pursuit of Jade) Synopsis: Li Ye marries Xiuyao Mo while her sister Ying Ye weds Li Ye's childhood f

Title: Everlasting Longing (2025) Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free), Viki, iflix, Tubi MDL Rating: 7.9 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 30 Last Episode Watched: 4 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and Blood Starring: Angelababy (The Wind Blows from Longxi) Song Wei Long (Go Ahead) Ren Hao (Pursuit of Jade) Bai Bing Ke (Si Jin) Synopsis: To outsiders in the Yannan region and beyond, Jun Qi Luo is Jun Fei Fan, the illegitimate son of the family, at a time when wom

Title: Decreed by Fate (2022) Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 7.8 Genre: Period Idol Romance/Comedy Episode Count: 16 (around 30 mns each) Last Episode Watched: 7 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor Violence Starring: Li Jiu Lin (Who Rules the World) Chen Fang Tong (Demon Hunter's Romance) Wu Chong Xuan (The Long Ballad) Xu Shao Hang (Be Yourself Synopsis: An imperial decree forces two strangers, a princess and a general, to become engaged. The princess does not care for the c

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: No Boundary (2021) Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 7.9 Genre: Xianxia, Period Idol Fantasy/Romance Episode Count: 52 Total (32 in Season 1, 20 in Season 2) Last Episode Watched: 27 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Very mild blood and violence Starring: Darren Chen (Shadow Love) Zhang Yi Shang (Sword Snow Stride) Wang Yi Fei (Till the End of the Moon) Gu Zi Cheng (Love Beyond the Grave) Gardner Tse (Reunion: The Sound of Providence) Han Dong (The Blossoming Love) Synopsis: Fol

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: This Thriving Land (2025) Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period (Republican) Domestic Episode Count: 36 Last Episode Watched: 15 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Brief side profile of child defecating in ep 1, a fade to black scene, assault referenced. DNF'd at 15, but I know there is violence and blood later on (obv. due to the time period). TV-16 is probably a more accurate rating. Starring: Yang Mi (Eternal Love) Ou Hao (The Way You Come Back) Ni Da Hong (Sword