News C-Dramas
Chinese series and movies I've watched and would recommend + series and movies that intrigue me and that I feel like I should check out!
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1. Go Ahead
Chinese Drama - 2020, 46 episodes
Cute, kinda sad, the love story was kinda weird but all in all it's a cute family story
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2. Your Name Engraved Herein
Taiwanese Movie - 2020
Moving story about two boys during Martial Law Taiwan. Cinematic masterpiece if you ask me.
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3. A Love So Beautiful
Chinese Drama - 2017, 23 episodes
Same type of weird but sad relationship as Go Ahead, one of the first C-Dramas I watched
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4. The Long Ballad
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
Beautifully shot historical drama with amazing costumes and an even more epic soundtrack as well as an interesting (if at times boringly predictable) plot
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5. My Roommate Is a Detective
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
Funny 1920's colonial Shanghai comedy-mystery series. Haven't finished it yet.
Intro song slaps: "After Journey - Enigma"
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6. The Bad Kids
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
So many people recommended this one to me that I definitely have to watch it asap.
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7. A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower
Chinese Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Crime series focused on a murder case in an apartment building, three of the inhabitants are suspected of the murder of a young girl.
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8. The Long Night
Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Artfully excecuted dark crime thriller about a long quest for justice. A body in a suitcase, a bomb scare, an incriminating old photograph and a looming terrorist threat capture headlines and put acclaimed investigator Yan Liang on the case. He quickly discovers that these events are linked to a decade old cold case.
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9. Better Days
Chinese Movie - 2019
Dark and touching story about a bullied girl and a street kid who get involved in the murder of a teenager.
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10. Le Coup de Foudre
Chinese Drama - 2019, 35 episodes
Recommended by my best friend (and self-proclaimed C-Drama expert)
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11. S.C.I
Chinese Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
Psychological crime, two detectives try to catch a psychopatic killer who always seems to be not one, but many steps ahead.
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12. Detective L
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
Republican Era crime solving series.
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13. Arsenal Military Academy
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
Cinematographic Political Military Series. Girl joins the military, crossdressing to pass of as her brother. Pretty sure there's gonna be a love triangle later on, ugh.
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14. Wuliang
Chinese Movie - 2020
Short film (37 minutes) about a palace coup to steal a powerful Sutra, believed to be held by a young boy named Po Xiao. As the boy escapes the coup, protected by Feng Ren, the guard discovers that both the boy and the sutra hold a deep secret that connects them.
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15. The Longest Day in Chang'an
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
Recommended by my Chinese friend. Tang dynasty royal coup on the palace in Chang'An
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16. The Rebel
Chinese Drama - 2021, 43 episodes
Espionage thriller
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17. Our Secret
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
Romantic coming-of-age series (cringe alert?)
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18. Our Youth
Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes
Chinese adaptazion of Korean series "Reply 1988". Family drama about five families who live in the same neighborhood
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19. A River Runs through It
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
Coming-of-age series
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20. Cry Me a Sad River
Chinese Movie - 2018
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21. The World between Us
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
Crime thriller, revolving around the aftermath of a mass shooting incident.
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22. I Don't Want to Be Friends with You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Girl travels back in time 20 years and becomes friends with her mother
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23. Burning Ice
Chinese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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24. More than Blue: The Series
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Heartwarming but sad story of the songwriter duo "K & Cream" who meet as troubled teens and move in together, the series follows two record producers as they try to untangle the mystery behind the copyright of a song by K & Cream and, in doing so, uncover a great deal about their lives as well.
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25. Reborn
Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes
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26. Rainless Love in a Godless Land
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 13 episodes
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27. Dear Diary
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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28. Reset
Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
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29. The Best Friend
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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30. Moonlight
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
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