C-Dramas to Watch

Hunan TV

He’s had to fight his way through life, and now he has to survive a boxing ring.

Ming Tian (Lu Han) has had to work hard to provide for his younger siblings while growing up poor and without parents. He had to learn to use his fists to survive in the harsh world.

When he gets a scholarship to attend a sports university, he meets fighters of a very different kind. Fang Yu (Guan Xiao Tong) is the heir to a family conglomerate, but she goes against her family’s wishes to attend the sports university and become a boxing champion.

When Fang Yu’s friends, Song Xiao Mi (Ivy Shao) and Cheng Ya Nan (Li Meng Meng), meet the handsome Ming Tian, they all vie for the chance to train him. With the help of Fang Yu and her friends, can Ming Tian become a skilled sportsman?

“Sweet Combat” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Ke Han Chen.

Sweet Combat

The Lovely Fighters Team

Beijing Ruyi Xinxin Film Investment

Who will she choose: the man who has always loved her, the man who hurts her, or the man who will do anything for her?

Shu Ya Wang (Lu Shan) has been lifelong friends with Tang Xiao Tian (Han Geng), and two fall in love. While in high school, Ya Wang’s family takes in Xia Mu (Kris Wu), a boy several years younger, who has been through a traumatic childhood. Although Ya Wang grows fond of Xia Mu like a younger brother, Xia Mu develops romantic feelings for her as he grows older.

After finishing college, Ya Wang and Xiao Tian become engaged, and Ya Wang goes to work for a landscape development company. When Ya Wang meets Qu Wei Ran (Joo Won), the CEO of another company that does business with Ya Wang’s company, he becomes interested in her to the point of making her uncomfortable. When Wei Ran drugs and assaults Ya Wang after a company event, will an angry Xia Mu throw his life away to protect her?

“Sweet Sixteen” is a 2016 Chinese-South Korean film directed by Jo Jin Kyu.

Sweet Sixteen

Bai Luo Yin (Timmy Xu) discovers that his estranged mother has remarried a high-ranking official, making him stepbrothers with Gu Hai (Johnny Huang), his new classmate. Navigating the complexities of their new family dynamic, Luo Yin must confront the tensions of adolescence and the challenges of living under the same roof as someone who was once a stranger. As they clash with each other and collaborate with their classmates, the lines between rivalry and camaraderie blur, leading them to explore a deeper connection. Can these stepbrothers redefine their relationship beyond mere family ties, or will the weight of their circumstances drive them apart? This 2016 Chinese BL drama, based on a novel by Zhu Wen Jiao (Chai Ji Dan), was directed by Ding Wei.

Addicted

The Addicted Team

Sohu TV

A modern-day vampire lives among humans and derives her energy by touching people. Li Shi Ya (Zhang Yu Xi) remains aloof in her daily life but only makes human contact for her survival.

One day, Jiang Zhi Hao (Xing Zhao Lin) comes into Shi Ya’s life as her next-door neighbor. Zhi Hao piques Shi Ya’s interest like no one else ever has, and she wants to get close to him. But Zhi Hao is a germaphobe who tries to keep his distance from those around him for his own reasons. Can Shi Ya and Zhi Hao help each other in unexpected ways?

“I Cannot Hug You” is a 2017-2018 Chinese web drama series. It is based on a Korean webtoon called “unTouchable” by Massstar.

I Cannot Hug You

Hug Me If You Can

iQiyi

A guardian of the stars, Chi Yu (Zhang Ming En), is charged with maintaining the balance of power in the cosmos. When he loses the key to his power, the precious Sun Moon Jade, he’s forced to wander the realm of mortals in a desperate attempt to find it.

Wandering Earth, he finds himself drawn to a strong female general who eventually captures his heart. Desperate to keep her with him always, Chi Yu attempts to rewrite her fate and in so doing, dooms her to die at the age of thirty in each of her subsequent lives.

As punishment for his actions, Chi Yu is imprisoned in the stars for 3,000 years. Once free, he vows to fix the problems he caused and so returns to Earth. Lifetimes have passed since his last visit and much has changed but none so much as the reincarnation of his lost love. A big-time film producer, Wen Xi (Xu Lu), is nothing like the woman he remembers, but Chi Yu refuses to let her go until he’s made amends.

Will Chi Yu be able to right millennia of wrongs? Can a fate so detrimentally entwined really end in true love? 

“Destiny’s Love” is a 2019 fantasy romance directed by&nbsp;Lin Hong Jie&nbsp;and Tao Sheng.

Destiny’s Love

The Designers

Tencent TV

Zhao Qiao Yi (Wu Qian) and Yan Mo (Zhang Yu Jian) may have been high school classmates but the only thing they had in common was the desk they shared in class. One a top student, the other failing miserably, these two couldn’t have been more different and yet, it doesn’t take long for a strong bond to form between them.

Promising to study abroad together after high school, this unlikely pair seems to have the world before them. But when an unexpected family emergency forces Qiao Yi to back out on their plans the two drift apart and eventually lose touch. 

Four years later, the long-lost friends are reunited and old flames are quickly rekindled. Finally willing to accept her feelings for Yan Mo, Qiao Yi moves to the city, determined to pick things up where they left off all those years ago; but with Yan Mo already in a relationship, Qiao Yi’s love seems destined to fail. But is it really? 

Unbeknownst to Qiao Yi, Yan Mo hasn’t forgotten his old friend, nor the feelings he has for her. Unable to express those feelings, Yan Mo chooses to keep his actions and his feelings a secret. Always moving in the background, he works tirelessly to take care of his high school friend; but how long will he be able to keep this up before she realizes the truth?

Based on the popular Chinese novel, “I Don’t Like This World, I Only Like You” by Qiao Yi, “Le Coup de Foudre” is a 2019 drama directed by Wang Zhi.

Le Coup de Foudre

Love at First Sight Team

Huoerguosi Woxing Film Co.,Ltd

One golden opportunity. Two fierce competitors.

Huang Jian (Zhang Ruo Yun) is considered a genius in science and technology. Su Zi Cong (Li Xian) comes from a very wealthy family and has everything going for him, including looks and brains. They both compete for an opportunity to study with a famous applied physics professor at MIT.

To fulfill one of the requirements for the application, Jian joins a science organization. He meets Zhu Zhu (Sandra Ma), a rookie reporter who is there undercover to try to land a big scoop. Who will win the coveted position?

“Science & Sensibility” is a 2018 Chinese film directed by Li Xin.

Science & Sensibility

The Proton-agonists

An immortal soul, with the ability to communicate with spirits that roam the earth, yet doomed to spend eternity in deepest poverty, Wu Xin (Elvis Han) wanders the world hungry, penniless, and alone. Desperate to escape this miserable life, he heads to the mountains in search of a place to rest. Falling asleep at some point during the Qing dynasty, Wu Xin wakes to find the world around him changed dramatically, in more ways than one.

Making her way to the mountains in a desperate attempt to escape an arranged marriage with the most unpleasant man, Li Yue Ya (Jin Chen) stumbles across sleeping Wu Xin. After Yue Ya falls asleep next to Wu Xin, the immortal wakes to find himself lying next to a beautiful woman, nearly fifty years in the future. Taking pity on this lost soul, Yue Ya offers Wu Xin her food, which he accepts gladly. 

In exchange for her kindness, Wu Xin takes Yue Ya under his wing. Under the guise of a monk and his sister, the pair sets out into the world, to make their fortune as monster hunters. Taking jobs as they come, the unlikely duo fights some of the world’s most vile creatures, finding adventure, fortune, and love along the way.

Based on Ni Luo’s novel of the same name, “Wu Xin: The Monster Killer” is an action-packed 2015 fantasy drama directed by Lin Yufen and Gao Linbao.

Wu Xin: The Monster Killer

Gone with the Shirt Team

Will love find them a little too late?

Li Li (Sun Yi) is a stellar student but has low self-esteem due to her homely appearance. Pei Shang Xuan (Zhang Ruo Yun) is handsome, cynical and an academically poor student. When the two meet on the first day of junior high at the age of 13, they couldn’t be more different. Li Li immediately falls for Shang Xuan, but she keeps her emotions hidden for fear of rejection. Over the next 15 years, she remains Shang Xuan’s only true friend who stays by him through thick and thin.

When Shang Xuan finally begins to realize that Li Li means more to him than just a friend, will it be too late?

“Fifteen Years of Waiting for Migratory Birds” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Ke Han Chen. It is based on the novel Fifteen Years to Wait for Migratory Birds by Jing Feng.

Fifteen Years of Waiting for Migratory Birds

The Timeless Lovebirds

Spirits have walked unnoticed through the mortal world since the dawn of time. Parts of this world, yet separate, these immortal beings are regarded as nothing but legend by the humans around them. But what happens when these two worlds collide?

Provoked by the actions of a seemingly sly human, an ancient snake spirit takes on a human form, in order to prove him a fraud. Convinced she’s doing the world a favor, Bai Su Zhen (Ju Jing Yi) challenges Xu Xuan (Alan Yu) to a contest of skill but what starts as a heated rivalry soon turns to a burning passion.

Faced with opposition from every side, Bai Su Zhen and Xu Xuan’s love is put to the test time and time again in this newest retelling of a classic folktale. 

"The Legend of White Snake" is a 2019 fantasy romance drama directed by Zhi Lei.

The Legend of White Snake

The Legend Of White Snake Team

Tencent

How far back do their destinies cross in history? Xue Ling Qiao (Kim Tae Hwan) is a mutant man with superpowers who has been roaming the Earth for 500 years but has been trapped in a deep sleep for the past 100 years. When B-actress Tian Jing Zhi (Wu Qian) gets into a car accident, Ling Qiao is released from his sleep trap. He uses his powers to heal her wounds and bring her back to life. With nowhere else to go, Ling Qiao forces his way into rooming with Jing Zhi in her apartment, becoming embroiled in her crazy world of trying to make it as an actress under the shadows of a perfect A-list star. As they bicker their way to a better relationship, they are shocked to learn that their fates have been entangled by a conspiracy that spans many centuries! “My Amazing Boyfriend” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Deng Ke.

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