#so many better dramas I missed but heyyyyyy i never promised taste

[storge]

hi! i’m new to cdramas and honestly don’t know where to start. i was wondering if you have any recs, it can be any genre, ongoing or not too. thanks so much!

Hello friend!!! 💖💖💖💖 Ahhhhhhh okay sorry this took so long to answer. I go blank when people ask me to rec things. Let’s seeeeeeee..... I will give you 3 types of drama areas (85% of these are very popular and are at the top of MDL list for cdramas so sorrryyyyy I’m not original. I am a simple woman that watches wtver grabs me. Also plss try not to judge dramas too harshly by their synopsis on MDL lol.)

This came out longer than I intended so under the cut:

1) Short Less than 35 Eps. (95% romance)

The Romance of Hua Rong- I love this little one. Its cute and funny. People get annoyed by FL but I rather like her and don’t mind her voice. ANDDDD the ML is hot as alll everrrrr. its fun delciousnesssss and there is a supposed Season 2.

Fake Princess- a GEMMM. It’s cute and funny. The FL is great and the plot is pretty good.

Maiden Holmes- Nice little youngins and their found family. Both main and 2nd couple are very cuteeeee. 

One and Only- Okay loook, It’s a heartbreaker but it’s sweeeet and there is a sequel coming out to mend your heart.

Put your head on my shoulder- they cuteeee and not dramatic.

The Eternal Love (S1,2,3)- Never gonna give you up type of couple. Cute, funny, and they have good chemistry

When a Snail fall in Love- Its a little gem. Deserves to be at least tried.

Hikaru No go- FRIENDSHIPPPP. RIVALRY. CHU YINGGGGG. one of the best live action related ones Ive seen.

Killer and Healer- Republican  "bromanceeee”. Angsty and simple but deliciousnessss. + Painnnnn 

QIng Luo- A nice little b-cdrama. Its cute. The cast is pretty good. couple is great.

Dating in the Kitchen- Age gap. They are cute, funny, and have chemistry.

2) Historical setting “more serious”

Nirvana in Fire- it's just GOOODD

Monarch industry (The Rebel Princess)- GOOOOOOD. IT’S a MUST try imo. the couple is everythinggggg

The Rise of Phoenixes- Rip you heart, a little messsy, but goo00od and chen kun loong lockssssss like hellooooo

The Story of the Yanxi Palace - WOMENNNN and GOOOD

Legend of Ruyi- WOMENNN + beautiful clothing + straight up SHADINEESSS  but soo gooood

Goodbye My Princesss- PAINNNNN but Good. Great FL and ML.... but I’m ngl you are gonna wanna go 9 rounds in the ring with the ML.

Ever Night- YOUNGINS with a hard knock life. goooood. The romance is a you like it or don’t but good regardless.

Joy of Life- GOOOD. Almost everyone I know seen it. (I liked it less as it got towards the end but that’s just meeeee)

Secret of the three kingdoms- A gooodieee

The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty- A gooodieee. a “bromanceeee”. foood is a languageeee.

Story of the Minglan- goooood. more like slice of life?

The longest day of Chang’an- its goooood and its pretty.

3) Random Dramas that are 50+ eps that don’t really fit other 2 but are very well liked.

Under the Power- okay a lot of people have seemingly not watched this, but its nice, funny at times, and has a some depth. the FL is Great and yeahhh just try it.

Meteor Garden- (2018 version) It’s the F4 that you probably know of from the other countries. The new one is better than what I thought it would be.

Go ahead- Everyone I know love lovedddd this. I don’t like childhood besties to lovers trope so i dropped it but that’s just me. From what I saw its goood.

The Legends/Arsenal Military Academy- Bai Lu and Xu Kai are just deliciousnessssss. The dramas are perfectly fine, but these 2 chemistry are worth watching them.

The Untamed- Come onnnnnnnnn. If you have even looked at cdrama tumblr you have seen thissssss. It really is worth EVERY BIT.

Love and Redemption- deep love + PAINNNN + tropeeessss + chengyi you make pain look delicioussssss + happy ending

Love better than Immortality- I feel shamed if I don’t include long haired Hong yi. Friend its not the best, but the  plot works and the couple is deliciousnesssss. and cheatingggg but its only 40 eps.

Ashes of love- another everyone watcher. This drama got my mother back into cdramas so yeahhhh, try it lololol.  

Only a few of these are in a Modern setting... sorry, it’s just not what I watch and enjoy mostly. I tried to be broad with the choices. I’ve seen all of these but 1. If you like any of these I can probably rec something close to it. And If you tried these and think they are all terrible than I’m sorry I got your hopes up.😅😅😅😅