Fluffy or Low Angst

Kocowa  

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Prime Video 

8.6

• Episodes: 30
• Duration: 45 min.
• Genres: Romance, Life, Youth, Drama
• Tags: Coming Of Age, Neighborhood Setting, Student Female Lead, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Childhood Friends' Relationship, Neighbors' Relationship, High School, Classmates' Relationship, Secret Crush

[The Beauty of Growing Up and Letting Go
Always Home unfolds as a warm, richly nostalgic coming-of-age drama tracing the lives of four childhood friends as they navigate school, family, dreams and adulthood in a 2000s China housing compound.The show shines in its realistic portrayal of growing up not through grand melodrama, but through everyday victories and struggles. You’ll see friendships evolve, first loves blossom, and inner transformations unfold with heart and subtlety. With its soft cinematography and deeply human characters, Always Home is a gentle yet profound exploration of what “home” really means a place of memory, growth, and unbreakable bonds. 

My Review

• Genres: Romance, Life, Youth, Drama
• Tags: Coming Of Age, Neighborhood Setting, Student Female Lead, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Childhood Friends' Relationship, Neighbors' Relationship, High School, Classmates' Relationship, Secret Crush  

• What makes Always Home special is its quiet realism. It isn’t overly sweet or dramatic, but perfectly balanced, telling a heartfelt story about life, love, loss, relationships beyond romance, and raw emotions, which is why it became one of my favourites.

• Minimal misunderstanding near the end, not angsty and quickly resolved.

• https://kisskh.at/list/1yy58lz1, SanaRehmat]

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8.0

24, 40 min.

WeTV,  TencentVideo

Viki 

Warning: The drama highlighted many issues women would have encountered in that era (and even now): abuse, infidelity, lack of free will, etc. It dealt with bullying, poverty, and political oppression. It featured numerous murders and torture scenes.  

Even so, it was very life-affirming and comforting. 

Viki 

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iQIYI 

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[It's an underrated gem, only thing I don't like is ML, He looks quite old but you will get used to it as the drama progress - https://kisskh.at/list/3bgdnGB4]

[Yummy Drama

This is probably one of the most enjoyable drama. While watching this drama, you will feel light-hearted. I really love how the whole drama focuses on Hua Xiao Mai's cooking and her 'dream'. Usually, other cooking dramas like dating in the kitchen don't really depict its title, it only has the cooking and kitchen part at the early episodes, but at the latter episodes there is no dating in the kitchen anymore. But at Chef Hua, they managed to keep the show core plot, they did not go astray from the main plot. This drama doesn't have the fight for throne, love triangle, evil scheme, bla bla bla bla. It is totally a light hearted drama, it is like showing the audience a day in a chef villager in the past.

Also the cinematography is AWESOME!! I love the cooking shots. Even though some of the cooking shots bothered me bcs of the fingers smh .. but the angle lightning and everything made up for it. In addition, the OST is also very catchy too!! If you are looking for a light drama, I definitely recommend this drama!! - https://kisskh.at/52173-the-fires-of-cooking-hua-xiao-chu]

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Viki 

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7.8

1, 64 min.

Viki 

Short, cute, and fluffy. Very nice for 60 minutes.

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iQIYI 

7.5

12, 60 min.

Tubi 

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8.9

16, 70 min.

Netflix 

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iQIYI 

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Viki 

Tubi 

Sequel to heartbreaking One and Only.  Quiet, slow romance.

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7.6

24, 45 min.

iQIYI 

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Netflix 

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7.6

10, 5 min.

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7.9

6, 5 min.

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Viki 

7.7

12, 20 min.

MGTV Drama Channel, MGTV 

7.8

7, 30 min.

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