Tencent TV

Can the pure love of 17-year-olds endure through all the challenges of adulthood?

Chen Xiao Xi (Shen Yue) and Jiang Chen (Hu Yi Tian) are high school friends and neighbors who grew up together. Xiao Xi is happy-go-lucky and doesn’t like to study much but she has a talent for drawing. Jiang Chen is popular for his good looks and high grades. Their friends include swimmer Wu Bo Song (Gao Zhi Ting), who will do anything for Xiao Xi, and Xiao Xi’s best friend, Lin Jing Xiao (Wang Zi Wei), the most beautiful girl in school.

How will the realities of life shape the friendships and love of these young adults?

“A Love So Beautiful” is a 2017 Chinese web drama series directed by Yang Long. It is based on the novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Gang An.

A Love So Beautiful

Pure Love Team

Trying to figure out what you want to do in life is hard enough, but with graduation fast approaching, Si Tu Mo (Fei Xing) is finding the task nearly impossible. Standing on the brink of adulthood, the pressure to make this next big step in life the right one, was starting to make Tu Mo second guess everything. Finding herself wavering between what she wants and what everyone expects of her, Tu Mo has no idea where she should go from here. At least not until she meets Gu Wei Yi (Lin Yi).

A brilliant physics student, Wei Yi knows exactly what he wants from life and he isn’t afraid to chase his dreams. Watching Tu Mo flounder through these last fleeting days of university life, Wei Yi decides to step in and help her out.&nbsp;

Encouraging Tu Mo to think about what it is she really wants, Wei Yi helps his lost friend see that life doesn’t always have to have structure and a plan, by reminding her that sometimes it’s best to follow your heart.

Based on the novel by Zhao Qianqian, “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Zhu Dong Ning.

Put Your Head On My Shoulder

Lean on Me 

JSTV

Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang) has both beauty and brains. A computer goddess, she aspires to be an online game developer. 

In her spare time, she plays her favorite role-playing game "A Chinese Ghost Story." After her online husband, Zhenshui Wuxiang (Zhang He), dumps her, she gets a message from the number one player Yixiao Naihe - to be her online husband! 

Little does she know that Naihe is also her college senior Xiao Nai (Yang Yang)! 

Will their incredible online chemistry lead to a real life romance? 

Love O2O is a 2016 Chinese drama.

Love O2O

The Love O2O Team

Youku

Lin Xiao Chun (He Lan Dou), Chen Chen Chen (Esther Yu), Han Yi Tong (Wang Yan Zhi), Ni Jin (Yang Zhi Ying), and Zhang Sheng Nan (Vian Wang) have a lot in common. They’re all university students in their twenties who call the same dormitory home. But just because they have a lot in common doesn’t mean they’re living the same life.

Growing up in the heavy shadow of her perfect older sister, Chen Chen often struggles with her own self-confidence. Painfully shy and a bit of a coward, Xiao Chun has always struggled to fit in with her peers. Raised by her single mother, Yi Tong has always tried to keep an optimistic attitude, despite the fact that she has spent her entire life simply trying to gain the attention of her mother. Choosing to ignore the realities of life, Ni Jin lives her life entirely dependent on her current sugar daddy while Sheng Nan’s life is exactly the opposite. The sole supporter of her, Sheng Nan works a number of part-time jobs to support her ailing brother and debt-ridden mother.&nbsp;

As each young woman struggles with their own personal issues, they come to find that having each other around makes life more bearable. Will the friendship that blossoms between them give each of them the strength to overcome the trials they each face?

Full of life’s ups and downs, “Youth” is a 2018 Chinese slice-of-life drama directed by Ding Zi Guang.&nbsp;

Youth

Dearest You

Hunan TV

Can you fight through your emotions when you know something is wrong?

Jiang Sheng (Sun Yi) and Liang Sheng (Ma Tian Yu) are step-siblings who grew up through a difficult childhood with only each other to rely on. When their feelings for each other turn into more, despite not being blood related, they both try to suppress their feelings because they feel it is wrong.

Years later, Liang Sheng gets into a car accident and disappears without a trace. With the help of Cheng Tian You (Wallace Chung), Jiang Sheng looks for Liang Sheng without any luck. Tian You falls in love with Jiang Sheng, and the two get married.

But when Liang Sheng reappears, what difficult choices will Jiang Sheng have to make?

“All Out of Love” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Liu Jun Jie. It is based on the novel Liang Sheng, Can We Not Be Sad by Le Xiaomi.

All Out of Love

Never Sad Team

 iQiyi

How many friends do we have in life who will stand by you no matter what happens in life?

Yu Zhou Zhou (Landy Li) meets Lin Yang (Steven Zhang) on the first day of elementary school. They become the best of friends who do everything together. As they grow older, nasty rumors start to spread around school, and Zhou Zhou and Lin Yang’s friendship is torn apart. 

When Zhou Zhou starts high school, she is looking forward to getting away from her former friends and making a fresh start. But she is surprised to find that Lin Yang also attends the same school, and the two reconnect. As Lin Yang’s upbeat personality helps Zhou Zhou through several hardships, will Zhou Zhou discover that Lin Yang is a true friend who will always be there for her?

“My Huckleberry Friends” is a 2017-2018 Chinese drama series directed by Mo Sha. It is a spinoff of the 2016 drama “With You,” and both series were adapted from a novel by Ba Yue Chang An.

My Huckleberry Friends

The Very Berry Team 🌸

Tencent, Mango TV

For third year high school student, Gu Xiao Man (Lu Zhao Hua), life is anything but normal. A champion in the world of sanda fighting, Xiao Man is a highly decorated Chinese kickboxing fighter. Unfortunately, her performance in the ring is the only place she excels. Struggling through every class, Xiao Man wonders if she’s ever going to get the grades she needs to graduate. Lucky for her, one of the school’s top students just happens to be in her class and even better, he’s willing to tutor her!&nbsp;

A star in his own right, Zuo An (Liu Yu Han) is known as one of the school’s resident geniuses. With perfect grades and perfect looks, he’s been the object of many girls’ affections, Xiao Man’s included. Focusing on her schoolwork was hard enough when Zuo An was in the same class but now that he’s sitting at the same table, Xiao Man is finding it nearly impossible! Little does she know, Zuo An is having a hard time concentrating too! Too distracted to notice her crush crushing on her, Xiao Man’s only goal is to work hard and do her best. With Zuo An’s help the two not only graduate, but manage to get into the same university as well.

Now settled into university life, this unlikely pair find themselves growing closer together as their long-harbored feelings for each other begin to come to light. Setting out on this exciting new journey together, will Xiao Man and Zuo An’s relationship finally have a chance to blossom into something special?&nbsp;

A light-hearted tale of love and laughter, “All I Want for Love is You” is a 2019 romantic comedy drama directed by Li Yu Lei.

All I Want for Love is You

All I Want Is You

HunanTV

A young swimmer tries to stage a comeback four&nbsp;years after a scandal.


&nbsp;


Tang Yi Bai (Dylan Xiong) is a former champion swimmer who was wrongfully accused of doping that derailed his competitive career four&nbsp;years ago. He returns after a four-year hiatus&nbsp;to compete for the South Physical Education College alongside his best friend, Qi Rui Feng (Huang Sheng Chi), against their biggest rival, Ou Yang Heng (Pang Han Chen), of North Physical Education College.


&nbsp;


At the competition, Yi Bai meets rookie sports reporter Yun Duo (Tan Song Yun), who is assigned to cover the competition but has a fear of water due to a near-drowning incident in her past. Yun Duo also happens to rent a room in Yi Bai’s family home, and the two become good friends.


&nbsp;


Can Yun Duo encourage&nbsp;Yi Bai to prove his innocence in his past scandal and regain his swimming glory?


&nbsp;


“My Mr. Mermaid” is a 2017 Chinese drama series. It is based on the novel Lang Hua Yi Duo Duo by Jiu Xiao Qi.

My Mr. Mermaid

Just Keep Swimming

Tencent

Working as an assistant chef at the Bauhinia Hotel, Gu Shengnan (Zhao Lu Si) thought her life was on track. She had a great boyfriend, a job she loved, and a bright future ahead of her. That all changes when she catches her boyfriend cheating and learns the hotel is being acquired by Lu Jin (Lin Shen), the sharp-tongued CEO she recently clashed with. Facing an uncertain future, Shengnan's luck turns when one of her dishes land on Lu Jin's table. A passionate foodie, Lu Jin is impressed by Shengnan’s culinary skills. Bonding over their shared love of food, this unlikely pair soon discovers a connection they never expected. This 2020 Chinese romantic comedy series was directed by Chen Chang.

Dating in the Kitchen

The Ideal Chemistry

Mango TV

Three female friends –&nbsp;Li Si Yu (Liu Shi Shi), Gu Xiao Ling (Chen Mi Qi), and Yu Meng (Kan Qing Zi) – have a close bond and a shared goal: to make a success of their busy urban lives.

But their lives have taken very different paths, and now present them with a host of very different obstacles.

Li Si Yu is a focused woman with a brilliant career as a sales rep. She thinks she has met her perfect match in a boyfriend who also has a successful career. However, when he suddenly loses his job, the pressure starts to take a toll on their relationship.

Things are a little different for Gu Xiao Ling, who has been holding out for Mr. Right. Beautiful and attractive, she has always relied on her many charms to help her on her quest, but she discovers that age is no longer on her side…until she meets a certain someone.

Yun Meng, meanwhile, wants a quiet life. She has a husband and adoring young daughter, as well as an unassuming office job. But things take an unexpected turn when she discovers that her husband is having an affair. Things get even worse when he finds his job is under threat and then falls ill. Can Yun Meng forgive his wrongdoings?

Will the trio find happiness? And can their friendship help them through the rough times – and the smooth?

“To Dear Myself” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was co-directed by Ren Zhong, Den Zhing, and Fu Ce Xin.

Shows

Comments