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Tong Nian (Yang Zi) might be a brilliant IT programming student, but when it comes to love, her score is anything but perfect. Having fallen for Hang Shang Yan (Li Xian), one of the best pro gamers in the world, Nian tries everything she can think of to get Shang Yan’s attention. Sadly, no matter how hard she tries, she always ends up failing miserably. Will she ever find a way to catch the eye of a man who never seems to notice anyone? Based on the novel “Stewed Squid with Honey” by Mo Bao Fei Bao, this 2019 Viki Original Chinese romantic comedy series was directed by Li Qing Rong and Xiang Xu Jing.

Go Go Squid!

🍯 Honey Stewed Squid! 🐙 

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In the ultra-competitive world of e-sports, the all-male team, ZGDX, is second to none. But when their star player suffers a career-halting injury, team captain Lu Si Cheng (Xu Kai) is forced to search for a replacement. Si Cheng’s quest to find the best ultimately leads him to Tong Yao (Cheng Xiao) an amateur gamer with exceptional skills. Convinced that adding the first female player to his team would boost their PR, Si Cheng makes Tong Yao the team’s trainee. While fans of the team aren’t sure how they feel about the new addition, the members of ZGDX slowly warm up to her, though none quite as much as Si Cheng. Will sparks of romance ignite in their future? Based on a novel by Qing Mei, This 2021 Chinese drama series was directed by Qiu Zhong Wei.

Falling Into Your Smile

🎮 League of Love Team ❤️

Having arrived on Earth in 1609, alien Do Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun) was supposed to leave the planet shortly after, but missed his return trip when he saved a young woman from falling a cliff. Stranded on Earth for over 400 years, Min Joon has grown cynical about humans. His perspective starts to change when Hallyu star Cheon Song Yi (Jun Ji Hyun) moves in next door. Despite his initial reluctance, Min Joon finds himself drawn into Song Yi’s chaotic life, and his heart begins to soften. However, his imminent return to his homeworld threatens to complicates their growing relationship. Jang Tae Yoo directed this wildly popular, award-winning 2013 South Korean series.

My Love From the Star

Go Go Alien and Hallyu Star

Tencent Video

A scheming prince carries out a bloody coup, taking charge of the Tang Dynasty and killing Li Chang Ge's (Dilraba Dilmurat) family in the process. She escapes, and vows to take revenge on the prince, who places himself on the throne. Chang Ge gathers an army, but her plans take a turn when her forces fall to the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. The victorious General Ashile Sun (Leo Wu) holds her captive, ordering her to become his military strategist as he looks to pursue his own goals. Over time, they form a formidable partnership, and she slowly finds herself falling for her captor while he starts to develop feelings for her as well. Despite this, Chang Ge hasn’t forgotten her quest for vengeance on the usurper. Can she convince Sun to help wipe out her family’s killer? And will she and the general find love on the way? This 2021 Chinese drama series, based on a hit comic by artist Xia Da, was directed by Chu Yui Bun.

The Long Ballad

The Ode to Love Team

Wang Xuan (Zhang Zi Yi), a 15-year-old noblewoman, becomes a political pawn when the power struggle between the royal family and their extended relatives intensifies, leading to her arranged marriage with low-born general Xiao Qi (Zhou Yi Wei). Thrust into a web of court intrigue, they form a powerful alliance, navigating fierce succession battles, palace conspiracies, and shifting loyalties. But as tensions rise, can they overcome the kingdom's political turmoil and safeguard their legacy from the shadows? Directed by Hou Yong and Cheng Yuan Hai, this 2021 Chinese drama series is adapted from the popular novel "Emperor's Conquest" by Mei Yu Zhe.

The Rebel Princess

The Emperor’s Conquests

Li Yu Bing (Steven Zhang) is a shy, quiet boy at elementary school. He dreams of becoming a professional hockey player and is blessed with enormous talent.

But he cannot stand his tablemate, the loud and abrasive Tang Xue (Wu Qian), who despite her shared love of the ice rink, enjoys bullying and belittling him.

When they grow up, they are unexpectedly reunited at university, where their fates have taken very different paths. Li Yu Bing is now the most celebrated ice hockey player at the university – while Tang Xue’s dreams of becoming a professional speed skater are beginning to crumble.

Li Yu Bing initially sees the reunion as an opportunity to take revenge on the girl who once made his elementary school days such a nightmare. He uses his position of influence within the university to enlist Tang Xue as his assistant – hoping to torment her.

But things do not go quite as planned. Little by little, Li Yu Bing notices that Tang Xue is not all bad, and understands that she can actually help serve as a great source of inspiration for his own sporting dreams.

In turn, he helps her fall in love again with the sport she was on the verge of giving up.

However, their newfound harmony on the ice is not going to be trouble-free – especially when the duo must contend with disapproving parents and love rivals…

This drama was based on a novel written by author Jiu Xiao Qi.

“Skate into Love” is a 2020 Chinese drama series directed by Chu Yui Bun.

Skate into Love

The Skating Love Team

JSTV

Computer science major Bei Wei Wei (Zheng Shuang) wants to become a leading video game developer who is known for her skills, not just her good looks. She spends her free time on a role-playing video game, but is in for a complete shock one day when her “online husband” dumps her. In another twist, the game’s leading player makes her an “online proposal.” She accepts, and the duo draws close in the virtual world. However, she soon learns that her new online “spouse” is someone she knows in real life: her college senior Xiao Nai (Yang Yang). The pair begin to spend time together both online and in the physical world. Could their online chemistry lead them to romance in the real world, too? This 2016 Chinese drama was based on the novel of the same name by Gu Man and was directed by Lin Yu Fen.

Love O2O

The Love O2O Team

Living with a severe contact allergy, Kim Min Kyu (Yoo Seung Ho) cannot be touched by another human being. As the chairman of a successful financial company, Min Kyu’s life is materially complete but emotionally barren. When one of his company’s subsidiaries sends him a humanoid robot for testing, he eagerly tries it out. Little does he know that the robot, which malfunctioned just before shipping, has been replaced by its human prototype, Jo Ji Ah (Chae Soo Bin). Believing Ji Ah to be a robot, Min Kyu starts developing unxpected feelings for her. How will those feelings change once he discovers Ji Ah's true identity? Jung Dae Yoon directed this 2017 South Korean series.

I Am Not a Robot

The Robotic Team

Tencent

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

Gu Chuan (Allen Ren) is a passion-filled, vibrant young man with his whole life ahead of him – until his life is turned upside down by a sudden traffic accident.

He suffers life-threatening injuries to his heart and surgeons are able to save him by giving him an emergency heart transplant.

But when he recovers, he discovers that he is no longer allowed to perform most forms of exercise. Worse still, the doctors warn him that experiencing strong emotions could also end his life prematurely. He tries to return to normal life, but the changes he must make to his lifestyle take all the fizz out of his existence.

He carefully avoids anything that could raise his heart rate – even if doing so turns him into a shadow of his former self.

Things take another turn, however, when a woman named Jiang Xiao Yu (Fei Xing) comes to work at the company he and his friend set up. Jiang Xiao Yu’s own back story is also tinged with sadness: She was orphaned at an early age. Regardless, she is a veritable font of positivity.

Little by little, that positivity starts to rub off on Gu Chuan – but could this bond ever turn romantic, in spite of his condition?

“Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard” is a 2021 Chinese drama series that was directed by Qiang Wu.

Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard

Passionate Mechanical Hearts

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

Teaching mathematics at the prestigious Ahseong High School, Ji Yoon Soo (Im Soo Jung) loves her job almost as much as she loves math. A good-natured woman, with a tenacity that is always driving her forward, Yoon Soo is an excellent teacher who loves to share her fondness for math with her students. Extremely passionate about the subject, Yoon Soo is always encouraging her students to find their own answers and is happy to come alongside those who might need a little extra help.
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Among those students is Baek Seung Yoo (Lee Do Hyun), an extremely introverted and seemingly troubled student who consistently ranks at the bottom of his class. Never speaking to anyone, Seung Yoo spends much of his time alone, choosing to take pictures with his camera, rather than interacting with anyone around him. Seeing Seung Yoo’s potential in math, Yoon Soo is determined to help the struggling youth. With time and attention, Seung Yoo’s grades begin to improve but his success in math brings with it an entirely unexpected set of problems. With rumors of a teacher-student scandal now floating around school, it doesn’t take long for Yoon Soo’s world to come crashing down around her.
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Reunited four years later, Yoon Soo and Seung Yoo are determined to expose the corruption at Ahseong High School and regain Yoon Soon’s reputation as an excellent teacher. Will their efforts be enough to overcome such deep-seated corruption, or will their shared history only serve to destroy them further?

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