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From heartwarming family stories and swoon-worthy romances to historical intrigue and career-driven dramas, Tan Song Yun has built an impressive repertoire of C-dramas across genres. Whether she is playing a spirited constable, an ambitious entrepreneur, or a woman fighting to secure her place in a turbulent world, the actress brings a distinctive charm to her roles. If you're a fan of Tan Song Yun, these eight C-dramas are worth adding to your watchlist.
1. Against the Current
Shen Jia Lan (Tan Song Yun), the eldest granddaughter of the Grand Secretary's family, is engaged to Lin Jin Qi (Liu Xue Yi), the eldest grandson of the Lin family of the Minister of Personnel. However, amid sudden upheaval in the imperial court, Grand Secretary Shen is convicted of treason, and the Shen family is tragically massacred.
To protect themselves, the Lin family breaks off the engagement with the Shen family and instead forms a marriage alliance with the newly prominent Zhao family. Xu Wan Quan, a Lin family servant whom Shen Jia Lan's mother, Lady Cui, once helped, and his wife replace Jia Lan with their daughter, Xu Lan Xiang, who had recently died of illness.
From then on, Jia Lan assumes Xu Lan Xiang's identity and becomes a maid in the Lin household. Despite her difficult circumstances, Lan Xiang refuses to bow to fate and keeps striving for a happy life for herself and her family, resisting injustice and oppression.
Against the Current is available to stream on WeTV.
2. Go Ahead
Widower Li Hai Chao (Tu Song Yan) opens his home to Ling Xiao (Song Wei Long) and He Zi Qiu (Zhang Xin Cheng), two boys from troubled homes, raising them alongside his daughter, Li Jian Jian (Tan Song Yun). Growing up under the same roof, the three develop a special bond and stand by one another through life's challenges. However, after high school, they head down separate paths. Years later, fate brings them back together as adults, giving them a chance to reconnect. As they navigate new challenges and changing relationships, will the bond they built in childhood remain unshaken? And could the love they share as family gradually develop into something more?
Go Ahead is available to stream on WeTV, Viki, iQIYI, and MGTV.
3. Road Home
Gui Xiao (Tan Song Yun) and Lu Yan Chen (Jing Bo Ran) fall in love in middle school. However, changing family circumstances and Yan Chen's special police training led him overseas, gradually driving them apart. While Xiao builds a career in finance, the distance between them takes its toll on their relationship. Years later, Xiao reaches out to her former love for a special reason, leaving them with a chance to reconnect.
Road Home is available to stream on Apple TV, iQIYI, Viki, and Prime Video.
4. The Sword and the Brocade
Shi Yi Niang (Tan Song Yun), daughter of a concubine, hopes to pursue her passion for embroidery and carve out an independent life for herself. However, her ambitions take an unexpected turn when she is married off to Duke Xu Ling Yi (Wallace Chung), a powerful general. Despite facing hostility and contempt from her new in-laws, Yi Niang refuses to let her circumstances crush her aspirations. Soon, she and Ling Yi find themselves confronting an even greater challenge as the Xu family faces the threat of collapse.
Realizing that they must work together to protect their future, the unlikely couple begins navigating the crisis side by side. Can they overcome the obstacles threatening the Xu household and discover love in their arranged marriage?
The Sword and the Brocade is available to stream on WeTV, Viki, and Prime Video.
5. Under the Power
Lu Yi (Ren Jia Lun), a Jing Yi Wei investigator, is tasked by the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty with investigating missing government funds allocated for river repairs in Yangzhou. He works alongside Yuan Jin Xia (Tan Song Yun), a skilled yet fiery constable with whom he has a strained relationship.
Despite the friction, the two gradually learn to work together and grow closer as they uncover the truth behind the case. But just as their relationship deepens, Jin Xia makes a startling discovery about her own past that threatens to change everything. Based on Lan Se Shi's novel, this historical mystery follows two unlikely partners as they navigate a web of intrigue, confront questions of trust and justice, and discover love amid the political turmoil of the Ming Dynasty.
Under the Power is available to stream on Viki and MGTV.
6. Flight to You
Gu Nan Ting (Wang Kai), a no-nonsense and highly disciplined deputy head of Luzhou Air's passenger flight department, takes on the responsibility of training the next generation of pilots. He meets Cheng Xiao (Tan Song Yun), an ambitious female pilot determined to pursue a career in commercial aviation.
Doubting her capabilities at first, Nan Ting must confront his own biases as the two work side by side in the cockpit, facing demanding situations that test their expertise. As they navigate the challenges of their profession together, their working relationship gradually develops, pushing them to reconsider their initial impressions of each other.
Flight to You is available to stream on Viki and iQIYI.
7. As Beautiful as You
Ji Xing (Tan Song Yun) has worked hard for three years at a leading IT company, yet struggles to get ahead in the cutthroat corporate environment. Frustrated, she leaves her job to pursue her dream of building a business of her own. Her plans take a promising turn when Han Ting (Xu Kai), a successful CEO, comes as her mentor and investor.
With his support, Ji Xing begins to turn her ambitions into reality. As the two work together, their growing partnership gradually blurs the line between business and romance.
As Beautiful as You is available to stream on WeTV, iQIYI, Viki, and MGTV.
8. Empresses in the Palace
Set in 1722 during the Qing Dynasty, Empresses in the Palace is a sweeping historical drama that delves into the world of the Imperial Harem, where love, betrayal, and scandal intertwine. Against a backdrop of political intrigue, corruption, and rivalries, the story follows an emperor and the women vying for his favor. In a palace where trust is scarce and ambition runs deep, who will ultimately win the Emperor's heart and emerge victorious?
Empresses in the Palace is available to stream on Netflix, Letv Official, and Prime Video.
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