The Seasons🍂, Weather🌤, and . . . Umbrellas?!🌂☂️☔️

Dramas with an Umbrella ☔️

Hwayugi follows the story of Jin Seon Mi (Oh Yeon Seo), who was born with the ability to see spirits. One day, she is asked by a strange man Woo Ma Wang (Cha Seung Won) to retrieve a fan from a haunted house. She is blocked by Son Oh Gong (Lee Seung Gi) who asks her to blow out five candles to free him in exchange for protection. Upon doing so, her memory is erased by Son Oh Gong, who runs away.
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Years later, Jin Seon Mi, now running a real estate business specializing in stigmatized properties, bumps into Son Oh Gong, who is trying to do good deeds in order to have his immortal status restored by Heaven. Through radical circumstances, Son Oh Gong is now bound to Jin Seon Mi and must protect her from supernatural forces, or risk his own goals. What fate lies ahead for this odd partnership?

Hwayugi

The Monkey Minions

Dragon TV

Three successful women – Wang Man Ni (Maggie Jiang), Gu Jia (Tong Yao), and Zhong Xiao Qin (Mao Xiao Tong) – experience a turbulent start to their thirties.

Wang Man Ni has had a successful career so far – and hopes to enter into a marriage that will prove every bit as successful.
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But after meeting a man she thinks will be her perfect match on a cruise, she discovers that he does not believe in marriage. Worse still, she discovers that she is not the only woman in his heart – he has a girlfriend of seven years, too!

Meanwhile, Gu Jia was once happy to take a backseat role, playing the unseen hand and carefully guiding the career of her socially awkward and somewhat geeky husband. Her efforts paid dividends, with her spouse becoming his company’s CEO.

However, in an unexpected turn, her husband suddenly becomes involved with another woman. Will her happy home be broken up? Or will she find a solution to this nasty conundrum?

Meanwhile, life is very different for the more carefree Zhong Xiao Qin. She is married to a faithful husband who works in a steady job. She also has a middling career.
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After her divorce, she spends her free time writing novels.
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She expects that nothing will ever come of her writing, which is basically little more than a hobby for her. But one day, the unthinkable happens – a book company comes across her manuscripts and offers a huge sum for the right to publish her work.

Can the trio resolve their life and love dilemmas as the going gets tough?

“Nothing But Thirty” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was produced by Chen Fei and Xu Xiao Ou.

Nothing But Thirty

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

Zhejiang TV

This is not the fresh start she anticipated. 

Su Mang (Wang Li Kun) works overseas as an executive for MG, a global tourism company. When her attempts to have a child fail and her marriage to her philandering husband ends in divorce, Su Mang transfers to the company’s headquarters in Shanghai as a director. 

When rumors start to fly among the employees about Su Mang’s life overseas, Zheng Chu (Zhu Ya Wen) is the unlikely employee who tries to protect her, despite the rocky start to their working relationship. 

But how can Zheng Chu help Su Mang deal with the news that she is pregnant from her IVF treatments from her previous marriage? 

“Across the Ocean to See You” is a 2017 Chinese drama series directed by Chen Ming Zhang.

Across the Ocean to See You

Oceans Apart No More

Sohu TV

Six years after saying, “I do”, Ling Xun Xun (Jiang Meng Jie) finds herself filing for divorce. After dedicating years of her life solely to the care and welfare of her husband and son, Xun Xun is once again a free woman. Wanting to celebrate that freedom, Xun Xun decides to celebrate, but her joy is cut short when she finds herself mixed up in a small fender-bender. Hoping to make a quick amends for her mistake, Xun Xun is willing to pay for the damages but when the driver of the other car demands an astronomical sum as compensation, Xun Xun is appalled.

Now in debt, Xun Xun returns to the workforce, knowing the only way she’ll ever gain custody of her son is to pay off this ludicrous settlement sum and prove she has what it takes to provide for herself and her child. There’s just one problem, after being out of the workforce for six years, finding a job isn’t easy. Eventually taking a position as the personal assistant of a young CEO by the name of Cheng Li (Liu Te), Xun Xun believes things in her life are finally starting to look up. That is, until she realizes her new boss is the owner of the car she hit.

Tormented by Cheng Li’s childish attempts to cause her trouble, Xun Xun does her best to brush him off. But her determination to carry on, despite everything, sparks a most unexpected interest in her young boss. Awed by Xun Xun’s hardwork and perseverance, it isn’t long before Cheng Li finds himself falling for his new assistant. But Xun Xun won’t have him, claiming her status as a divorced mother and their gap in age make them an ill-suited match. Is Xun Xun right, or will Cheng Li prove that love can indeed conquer all?

A story of unexpected attraction and new beginnings, “My Dear Lady” is a 2020 romantic drama directed by Liu Mao.

My Dear Lady

Dear Ladies

Tencent

When Chen Jiaxin (Liang Jie) and Wang Xiyi (Xing Zhao Lin) meet on a cruise ship bound for the Bahamas, sparks immediately fly. Swept up in a whirlwind of passion, they impulsively marry. However, tragedy soon strikes, causing their romance to crumble. Xiyi returns to his family’s corporate empire, which makes Jiaxin travel to Hungary, spending the next several years honing her skills as a potter. Reunited by fate nearly a decade later, these former lovers must decide if they can rekindle their old flame. Ding Ying Zhou and Zhou Jun Lun directed this 2020 Chinese series.

You Are My Destiny

Fated to Love

Fuji TV

Mild-mannered and friendly, Satoh Aya (Miori Takimoto) may not stand out in a crowd but that’s never really bothered her. Living a very ordinary life, she works as a temporary employee at a large office, where she’s known for her ability to communicate any idea with a single sticky note. Never really expecting fate to play a role in her simple, ordinary life, Satoh lived each day very much like the last, completely unaware that her destiny was about to change forever.

The young successor of a large company, Ichijo Kei (Takumi Kizu) was the ideal son. Handsome and successful, Ichijo was everything his family hoped he would be and as such, he spent his life adored by his grandmother, the chairman. Always eager to please the woman who gave him so much, Ichijo was a little shocked when his grandmother told him to marry early, but he was willing to do so, to make her happy. There was just one problem, none of the women in his life were able to capture his attention, let alone his heart. But all that changed, the day Satoh walked into his life.

Brought together by fate, Satoh and Ichijo soon find themselves caught up in a completely unexpected situation that is destined to change their lives forever. But will this change really be for the better?&nbsp;

Adapted from the Taiwanese drama, “Fated to Love You” (2008), “You Are My Destiny” is a 2020 romantic comedy drama directed by Katsutoshi Hirabayashi and Takashi Ninomiya.

You Are My Destiny (JP)

💗👰🏻 You Are My Destiny 🤵🏻

Newly qualified doctor Mi Ka (Sandra Ma) joins a joint emergency rescue training exercise with an elite special forces unit, but finds herself thrust into action right away when a powerful earthquake devastates the city. She finds herself working with special ops agent Xing Ke Lei (Bai Jing Ting), but this isn’t the first time they’ve met – a series of misunderstandings previously left them both with poor impressions of each other. With hundreds of people in mortal danger, they must put their personal issues aside and work together to save lives. As the nation’s situation starts to become more perilous, can they rescue those in need? And might love bloom between them as they learn the true meaning of teamwork? This 2021 Chinese drama series was based on the novel by Mu Qing Yu and was directed by Zhang Tong.

You Are My Hero

Workaholic fashion mogul Tang Mingxuan (Zhang Han) is all but married to his job, leaving little time for anything in his personal life. Everything changes when he meets Mo Fei (Xu Lu), a passionate embroidery artist, at a design fair, with whom he shares an immediate attraction. However, they’re both professionals dedicated to their existing plans – Mingxuan focusing on his business in China and Fei heading to Paris to study – and the relationship goes no further. When they later reunite for a European fashion venture, their professional partnership evolves into a deeply personal connection, challenging their long-held aspirations and changing their lives forever. This 2021 Chinese drama was directed by Tien Jen Huang.

Sunshine of My Life

You Are My Good Days

"We are neither kids nor adults. When do we become adults then?" Min Jae and Seo Yeon are no different from ordinary 17-year-old high school students. Min Jae is silent and sensitive yet a good student. Seo Yeon, who plays the piano, wished to enter an arts high school but failed. As they grow into adults, their surroundings and the reality they face get harsher. These two somehow similar, but different friends get closer as they overcome their growing pains together.

Everything and Nothing

Use It or Lose It Team

Growing up in the same neighborhood, Qi Ming (Ma Tian Yu) and Yi Yao (Zheng Shuang) were the best of friends. Always the protective older brother, Qi Ming spent his entire childhood wishing he could give Yi Yao the warm and caring family she spent her days dreaming of. An inseparable pair, the two never imagined a life in which the other wasn’t a part.

As time passes, the bond between Qi Ming and Yi Yao only gets stronger. Helping her through a series of unfortunate events and challenging obstacles, Qi Ming finds himself slowly developing other, more intimate feelings for his lifelong friend but it’s not until he and Yi Yao graduate college and move away, that she admits those feelings are reciprocated.

Unfortunately, the demanding nature of their careers soon gets in the way of their blossoming love. With no other choice, Qi Ming and Yi Yao are forced to separate, their dreams of a happy life together suddenly gone. But not all hope is lost, for life is like a flowing river and its course may lead to better things ahead.

Based on one of China’s bestselling novels, “River Flows to You” is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Lin Hong Guang.

River Flows to You

Beautiful Life With You Team

Youku

Seven years ago, Yu Qing Luo (Wang Zi Wei) was abandoned by the man she loved. Pregnant and utterly alone, Qing Luo had no choice but to find a way to move on as best as she could. With an unprecedented medical knowledge and a particularly unorthodox set of skills, Qing Luo found a way to support herself and&nbsp;her son, Nan Nan (Zhang Zi Han). Now a renowned physician, known far and wide as the “ghost doctor”, Qing Luo finds herself in a place where she can finally begin her long-awaited plan for revenge.

With Nan Nan at her side, Qing Luo sets out on a journey to find the father of her son. Along the way, she comes across a man named Ye Xiu Du (Liu Xue Yi). Prince of the Feng Cang Kingdom, Xiu Du bears an uncanny resemblance to Nan Nan’s father, Yang Xiu Cheng (Liu Xue Yi). Disgusted by the resemblance to such a traitorous man, Qing Luo wants nothing to do with Xiu Du, but his genuine care and concern for Qing Luo and her son eventually win her over. Slowly opening up to Xiu Du, Qing Luo comes to accept the prince’s affections but before things can progress much further, the “ghost doctor” finds herself caught up in a variety of conflicts that threaten not only her safety, but the safety of those around her.

With the opposition closing in, Qing Luo willingly accepts Xiu Du’s help. Working together, they’re strong enough to take down any foe; but what will become of them once the conflict has passed? Will Qing Luo accept Xiu Du’s love, or will her quest for revenge ultimately drive them apart?

Adapted from the novel, “Keng Die Er Zi Gui Yi Niang Qin” by Sensen, “Qing Luo” is a 2021 historical romantic comedy drama directed by David Liu.

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