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Dramas that hit my soft spot

Tencent TV

Seventeen-year-old high school friends and neighbors Chen Xiao Xi (Shen Yue) and Jiang Chen (Hu Yi Tian) have grown up together. Although they share a close bond, they’re very different: Xiao Xi is easygoing and doesn’t like to study much, while Jiang Chen is known as an A student and is well-liked because of his good looks. Despite their differences, Xiao Xi has a secret crush on her childhood friend, and Jiang Chen pretends he doesn’t notice or care, but his feelings for his neighbor aren’t entirely platonic either. As they begin the transition into adulthood, will they finally have the courage to take their relationship out of the friendzone? This 2017 Chinese drama series was based on the novel “To Our Pure Little Beauty” by Zhao Gang An and was directed by Yang Long.

A Love So Beautiful

Pure Love Team

HunanTV

Tang Yi Bai (Dylan Xiong), a former champion swimmer wrongfully accused of doping, returns to competitive swimming after a four-year hiatus at South Physical Education College. Competing alongside his best friend Qi Rui Feng (Huang Sheng Chi) against rival Ou Yang Heng (Pang Han Chen), Yi Bai encounters Yun Duo (Tan Song Yun), a rookie sports reporter with a water phobia who coincidentally rents a room in his family home. As they become friends, Yun Duo helps Yi Bai navigate the challenges of proving his innocence and reclaiming his swimming career. This is a 2017 Chinese drama series based on the novel "Lang Hua Yi Duo Duo" by Jiu Xiao Qi.

My Mr. Mermaid

Just Keep Swimming

JTBC

Born from a long line of women gifted with monumental strength, Do Bong Soon (Park Bo Young) is far from ordinary. Only able to use her power for good, Bong Soon agrees to work as a bodyguard for Ahn Min Hyeok (Park Hyung Sik), the recently endangered chaebol heir and CEO of gaming company Ainsoft. With dreams of developing a video game of her own, Bong Soon hopes that by working with Min Hyeok, she’ll find a way to turn her dreams into reality. Meanwhile, her childhood friend, Detective Gook Doo (Ji Soo), is on the hunt for a kidnapper whose path soon crosses with Bong Soon. Using her gifts for the greatest good, will Bong Soon find her life full of everything she’s dreamed of and more? This is a 2017 South Korean romantic comedy series directed by Lee Hyung Min.

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

Small but Mighty Team

After overcoming a difficult childhood, Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young) finally succeeds in becoming a public defender. However, she sees her job purely as a way to make money, and tends to push people away with her blunt, jaded personality. Her outlook changes, though, when she unexpectedly runs into high school student Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk) who claims he can help her. Soo Ha developed a strange ability to read people’s minds through eye contact after his father’s murder ten years prior – and teenage Hye Sung, who also witnessed the incident, eventually put the murderer behind bars. Though initially reluctant, Hye Sung allows Soo Ha to stick around, and his ability gives Hye Sung additional assistance in the courtroom. However, when Soo Ha’s father’s murderer is released, Hye Sung and Soo Ha are faced with their most dangerous situation yet.

I Hear Your Voice

SETTV

Pi Ya Nuo (Megan Lai) was born a girl but destined to live as a boy for 25 years due to a fortuneteller's prediction that she would not survive childhood otherwise. Shy and aloof, she keeps her true identity hidden, which ironically makes her attractive to those around her. When she accidentally helps triad leader Du Zi Feng (Baron Chen) and his sister Du Zi Han (Mandy Tao), her life takes an unexpected turn. Zi Han falls in love with Ya Nuo, while Zi Feng becomes her "sworn brother" and closest friend. As her 26th birthday approaches, Ya Nuo faces uncertainty about her long-awaited return to her true gender and the challenges that come with it. This is a 2015 Taiwanese drama series directed by Chen Rong Hui.

Bromance

The B-romantic Triad

EBC, CTV

Li Zheng (Wang Zi) and Shao Xi (Joanne Tseng), children of long-time friends, embody their names' meanings - Li Zheng being diligent and attentive, while Shao Xi remains laid-back and carefree. When Li Zheng returns to Taiwan from Japan and enters high school, he encounters Shao Xi for the first time. Despite their contrasting personalities, a powerful connection draws them together, challenging them to adapt and understand each other. As their relationship develops, they must navigate the complexities of their differences and the strong forces that seem to both unite and potentially separate them. This is a 2017 Taiwanese drama series exploring the unexpected dynamics of young love.

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