JJ's CDrama/Movie Recs

Amazing acting, heartwrenching plot damn

This is one of my favorite movies to rewatch - a great story about perseverance and finding a reason to live.

My #1 crime CDrama

I think this is Bai Yu's best performance ever - another amazing crime drama

If you are into sports dramas (even tho this is about Go) this is IT. I cried actually near the end of the show. Lovely drama about friendship and chasing your dreams + working hard of course!

Chengyi + solving various cases :3 very good very good. 

Sci-fi with slight romance - what would you do if you knew there was someone with a bomb on the bus?

Great story about life, work, and very real problems. An accurate portrayal of human emotions, funny, sad, and all the in betweens.

Actually was so scared this wasn't gonna finish airing - love a sci fi *censored* BL

My first Chinese BL - cult classic BL - my friends who have never even watched a CDRAMA in their life before even watched this one. Has it stood against the test of time? *kinda* However, the budget was def low lol and you can tell, but the stories are really good - MXTX is great at giving even minor characters good backstories and development

Chemistry here is on fire - like dayum the amount of tension 0-o

Mature romance - they actually communicate, are smart/witty, and work through problems together. 

Very funny body swap drama - every guy needs to experience having a period fr

So this one is like complicated cuz I know people who LOVE it, but I can't get over the cringe and inaccurate protrayal of Esports o-O 

my first ZYR and ZXW drama

First ZLS drama ever, cute fluff - I watched this 6 years ago though

A lot of fluff, very sweet, funny, watch this if you need something to lift your mood.

CXX def looks the best in Republican fits fr

They play some VR game where they roleplay as different characters and whatnot - it seems pretty fun would do irl if it was a thing. 

Good xianxia - always love a good xianxia

3 lives type stuff goes on in this one - so basically following the standard xianxia blueprint. I was really invested in this one as it was airing - good chemistry between the leads, good costumes, pretty decent script/plot. 

Mainly watched this for TJC lol - white hair TJC ;o

4 MLs in this one, much struggle, much angst, much yearning (but good thing is she chooses the guy who is green flag, not toxic, and puts her first always). 62 eps when you count season 2. I watched it as it was airing so waiting for season 2 was kinda painful ;(

The 2nd CP's story was my fav - marriage of convenience -> real lovers. 

All the CPs are quite cute, it goes through a lot of the struggles people faced during the end of the cultural revolution period. 

GREEn FLag ML, cute story, cute 2nd CP 

Actually this is my favorite ZLS drama! Great story about family and love 

I think the first half is amazing and trumps the second half of the drama. Great story about family although the romance is ehhhh in my opinion. Reminds me of my childhood a bit. :D

Enemies to lovers - many visuals in this drama haha

Don't like how they hid FL's identity for so long tho. It kinda got dragged out a bit. 

Was kinda confused at first - but it is a mystery that you as a viewer will unravel and understand later.  ZYR and WYL are rlly good in this one.

I honestly am not the biggest fan of LYR or MZY but this drama was actually really good even though the plot is quite basic. 

Serving visuals, angst, dramaa, revenge etc.

Yesss enemies to lovers woop.

Trying to find who wants to kill our FL, ML is her sworn enemy, 2ML was engaged to her in the past.. lots of mystery lots of intrigue. Everyone's acting is really good here - highly impressed

If you liked When I Fly Towards You, you would like this one too! Cute story about friends who live near each other going through high school -> college!

Reunited couple trope. angst and all that. yup.

Very aesthetic, they filmed this one abroad. ZJM and WL have really good chemistry.

woops they switched the paladins. girl gets married to the wrong groom oops it was supposed to be her sister! 

Time travel drama! Rlly liked the main CP in this one too.  Lots of angst ofc.

Childhood friends -> lovers. Very funny and lighthearted.

Chemistry so good the actors actually dated IRL. Arranged marriage trope, husband is kinda a lazy bum but our female lead is so cool she whips him up into shape.

Another mystery case solving drama - these are usually bangers.

amazing cast chemistry!

Also starring ARP and LLD :D 

How are you?

Fine, thank you, and you??!

- this is the Live action adaptation (I actually havent watched it yet even tho I watched the donghua)

VISUALs yup visuals are really all there.

Xianxia CP that actually has quite a healthy relationship. Some ppl really love this one, I think it is just a good watch so it rlly depends on what you enjoy, so I recommend giving this one a shot.