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7.4/10 Stars: A refreshing tale of rags to riches that didn't stop long enough to smell the roses of romance along the way.

8.4/10 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.

6/10 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.

The Sleepless Princess is very cheesy, and looses its grip when it tries to be angsty and serious. A skip from me.

A Period Idol Mystery that was too easily solved with a lackluster romance.

Dropped: I'm so sorry queen, but this was real bad. There were no actors involved in the making of this production lol.

Dropped: Short and comedic. but too slapstick.

This was frustratingly bad. The trailers and promotional material wove a web of exaggeration that portrayed the drama as an authentic, grounded Period Romance that was trying to do more than the age old tropes. But it was just Gollum leading me to Shelob...

Assassins, angst, and trauma filled relationships...

A story with less life than a corpse.

A Wuxia/Period Idol Romance whose destination made the journey questionable.

A case breaking coroner romance with less life than the corpses they find.

Dropped: A Period Idol Romance that was more a family affair of revenge, with scheming and killer outfits around every corner.

4.6/10 Stars: A dark romanticization of a Wuxia with an enemies to lovers romance that explores the thin line between love and hate by means of a couple very twisted relationships. Li Qin was cool as usual, though.

4.9/10 Stars: Youthful Glory is a fluffy, brainless romp in the same vein as Royal Rumors (but YG wasn't as funny) and Les Belles (nor as good), but couldn't overcome an unlikeable Female Lead and a suddenly serious third act.

5/10 Stars: An unserious period idol romance with vintage Zhao Lu Si that feels like mindless filler.

6.8/10 Stars: A ruthless Princess reborn must find herself a Prince... and the sickly Crown Prince is determined to the one she picks, in a Period Idol Romance that explores unrequited love, power, and the balance in between. The drama has a garden of handsome men whose scheming looked dimensional from a distance, but up close, proved to be flat idol centric origami at work. Nevertheless, some enjoyment is to be had.

6/10 Stars: A reborn girl with a grudge and a man set on revenge dupe their evil "family members" and fall in love in a mini that excels in the chemistry of the main couple.

3.3/5 Stars: A lighthearted mini that goes the My Heroic Husband Route without the angst and with better twists.

6.7/10 Stars: Helmed by the Pursuit of Jade hitmaker, A Familiar Stranger is a gothic, face swapping romance that earns its title as the highest rated mini drama on MDL.