Chinese drama’s popularity is on a rise and getting widely recognized by audience day by day. Unlike K-Dramas, C-dramas are readily produced way ahead of the premiere date. Set back is that we have no concrete air date or even a estimated time frame but we do know that they are ready to go live in 2021.
Here are some romance drama that will sweeten your new year.
Hello, the Sharpshooter
No. of episodes: 40
Genre: Romance, Sports, Youth
Native Title: 你好，神枪手
Original network: Tencent Video
The drama is about the romance between an intern sports reporter Tang Xin (Fair Xing) and her shooting coach Shen Qing Yuan (Hu Yi Tian). Tang Xin was asked to interview the champion of the 50-meter pistol event which turns out to be her crush from 4 years ago, Shen Qing Yuan.
Falling Into Your Smile
No. of episodes: 31
Genre: Gaming, Romance
Native Title: 你微笑时很美
Original network: Tencent Video, Youku
Set in the competitive e-sports industry, the all-male industry was broke when ZGDX team hired the first female player, Tong Yao aka Smiling (Chen Xiao).
Cute Programmer
No. of episodes: 30
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Business
Native Title: 程序员那么可爱
Original network: Tencent Video
Adapted from a selling comic Why Is The Program So Cute, the drama is about programmers falling in love with each other. Lu Li (Bambi Zhu) disguise as a man in order to be hired by her role model’s company. Jiang Yi Cheng (Xing Zhao Lin) is a genius programmer but he does not allow any females in his company.
Moonlight
No. of episodes: 36
Genre: Romance, Business, Comedy
Native title: 月光变奏曲
Original network: iQiyi
Adapted from a novel, the story follows the life of Chu Li (Esther Yu) entering her dream company, Yuan Yue Publishing House after graduating from university. She entered the company at the wrong timing where the publishing industry is undergoing a huge change. Zhou Chuan (Ryan Ding Yu Xi) a renowned author was said to be gentle but turns out he is not, he discovers that Chu Li is his online friend Monkey.
Unforgettable Love
No. of episodes: 35
Genre: Romance, Drama
Native title: 贺先生的恋恋不忘
Original network: Mango TV
Adapted from a comic, the drama is about a child psychologist He Qiao Yan (Miles Wei) who is a rational and indifferent man. He Qiao Yan and Qin Yi Yue (Hu Yi Xuan) fell in love only after their marriage took place.
You Are My Glory
No. of episodes: 32
Genre: Romance, E-sports, Comedy, Friendship
Native title: 你是我的荣耀
Original network: Tencent Video, WeTV
Adapted from a novel, the drama is about two high school classmates Qiao Jing Jing (Dilraba) and Yu Tu (Yang Yang). Jing Jing confessed to Yu Tu twice but was both rejected, 10 years later she became a top celebrity. An endorsement of a video game connects both of them back together. 10 years later, Yu Tu is an aerospace engineer but feeling lost about his career goal. He became Jing Jing’s gaming coach in hopes to get the endorsement deal.
Use For My Talent
No. of episodes: 24
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Native title: 我亲爱的小洁癖
Original network: Mango TV, Netflix
Adapted from the Korean drama Clean with passion for now, the China version is about Gu Ren Qi (Jasper Liu) who has a closed up personality and mysophobia due to his incomplete family. Shi Shuang Jiao (Shen Yue) lost her mother in a car accident and became a slovenly female. Shuang Jiao was employed in Gu Ren Qi’s cleaning company and the gap between them starts to close up.
To Be a Brave One
No. of episodes: 40
Genre: Romance, Business
Native Title: 致勇敢的你
Story of a young capable career woman, Ou Shi Nan is the CEO of Hao Wu Organization but an accident leaves her in a coma for two years. She woke up two years later with her lover’s betrayal and everything crumbled. While trying to pick up herself, she met Lu Yuan Zhou, a man who agrees to start a business with her. Through time, they develop feelings for each other.
The Day of Becoming You
No. of episodes: 24
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
Native Title: 变成你的那一天
The drama is about a popular boyband leader Zhou Yi (Steven Zhang) and an entertainment journalist Yu Sheng Sheng (Liang Jie) who share the same birthday accidentally switch bodies.
Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling
No. of episodes: 24
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Native Title: 一不小心捡到爱
Original network: Youku
Gu An Xin (Rosy Zhao Lu Si) accidentally hit Ling Yue (Terry Liu Te) with her motorbike and took care of him to be responsible. However, Ling Yue lost his memory and no one can identify this hotshot executive. No choice, An Xin brings him home and nurse him back to health in hopes he will regain his memory soon.
A League of Nobleman
No. of episodes: 24
Genre: Historical, Investigation, Mystery, Action
Native title: 张公案
Original network: Tencent Video
The drama is about a poor scholar Zhang Ping (Song Wei Long) who is wandering on the streets and make use of his skills in pulling noodles to earn a living. He has a meddlesome nature and naturally gets himself involved in cases of the government.
So It’s You
No. of episodes: 24
Genre: Comedy, School, Sports, Romance
Native title: 原来是你
Original network: Mango TV
Adapted from Kdrama Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, Jin Fu Zhi (Luo Yu Tong) is a rising start for weightlifting and despite her tough appearance she has a heart of a youthful girl. A misunderstanding between Jin Fu Zhi and swimmer Li Jun Chen (Derek Chang) creates an opportunity to understand each other better and slowly fall in love.
Ni Chang
No. of episodes: 40
Genre: Historical, Romance, Business
Native Title: 小女霓裳
Original network: Youku
Xie Family is a silk merchant that was caught up in a conspiracy against them. Xie Xiao Ni (Nicky Li Jia Qi) became the only survivor and she works hard to get back on her feet in hopes to find the truth that causes her family’s downfall.
Dt. Appledog’s Time
No. of episodes: 38
Genre: Gaming, Romance
Native title: 我的时代，你的时代
The second sequel from Go Go Squid! but this drama focuses on the romance between Wu Bai (Hu Yi Tian) and Ai Qing aka Appledog (Li Yi Tong). Wu Bai is the youngest star player of the national robot competition. Ai Qing is the core and the person that initiated him and led him into the industry and found his passion.
