2020 Chinese Dramas I've Watched

100% a contender for my favorite c-drama of the year. Remember when I said keep an eye out for Steven Zhang??? He's great here. Tan Songyun cements her status as one of my favorite actresses. Song Weilong is great, too, and I can't decide if I liked him here more or in Find Yourself more, but I definitely recommend both!

This is so different from any other c-drama I've watched. Definitely not an idol drama. Thought-provoking and atmospheric.

Really enjoyed it! Funny and relatable.

I have a soft spot for the love story between the main characters. I wouldn't consider this my favorite and it's not the "best" drama but it brings me joy to rewatch some of their scenes together!

Also,  I'm sorry but I will never be able to think of Vengo Gao without visualizing his white hair.

Hu Yi Xian is so lovable as the female lead  and her smile will light up your screen. Great chemistry with Zhang Yecheng and I loved their relationship. Plot was weak though, the zodiac premise confused me.

This is a reeeeally tropey romance, I didn't love the dynamic between the leads at the beginning but Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu were both really funny, had great chemistry and a lot of really cute scenes. The final episodes were terrible though.

Loved the maturity of the two main characters, but their families were so stressful.

Fun (if you can suspend your disbelief) but the last episodes felt messy. Li Jia Qin impressed me with her acting and this drama did make me laugh out loud a loud.

Ok, this drama was especially terrible in the latter half BUT I loved Li Yitong and I did like the relationship between the main characters.

I know this seems like a low ranking but such a popular drama that people rave about... but this was a miss for me. I didn't feel moved by the love story.

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I have low expectations for modern dramas. The first half of this is stronger than the latter half. The main romance is sweet. Supporting character storylines are woefully underdeveloped. 

I know it's not the best and the female lead is somewhat silly and always pouting, the male lead is always catching her. But, I just really really enjoyed it??? I think they're so cute and love their dynamic. 

Pretty good for a modern drama, but not particularly memorable. Will keep an eye out for Steven Zhang's future dramas though.

Felt like this drama was trying too hard but I did love the storyline with Victoria Song and Tony Yang's characters!

Just ok... wasn't a fan of the romance.

Oh my gosh, NO. The ridiculous way this melodrama went in circles again and again. The ending was so underwhelming, and I can't believe they actually killed off one of the best characters.

This was so awful and I recommend it to absolutely no one.

Only watched two episodes but might pick up later! just wasn't the right time.

Lost interest. Frequently with this genre, I love it initially and then lose interest halfway through... and that happened here too so I haven't finished it (but did watch the final episode, lol). The premise is SO interesting, I love that women hold the power in this city.  I have mixed feelings about Zhao Lusi and feel like I always want to like her dramas more than I do. I liked Ding Yu Xi here after being underwhelmed by his acting in Intense Love.

Although, I wish that for once, the story would return to modern day and develop there as well.

Lost interest. I tried it and it was fine, but stopped watching it.

Lost interest. I watched half of this as a filler drama... but once other dramas started I dropped it.

Lost interest. I like Xing Fei but her acting felt out of place here. The way she kept smiling?

Lost interest. Felt like a filler drama.

Lost interest. Female lead was just TOO naive and made poor choices in the beginning... I do hear positive things about it so might finish it at some point.

Lost interest. Zhang Ling He, who stars in Maiden Holmes, also stars in this, and I do like him.

Dropped. I would consider picking this back up, but I was just so turned off by the female lead's behavior in the beginning. 

Dropped. Initially I thought this was fun and thought it might be this year's My Girlfriend is an Alien. I was excited to see the actor who plays the male lead after his great supporting role in Story of Yanxi Palace. I like that the female lead  stands up for herself. But, the male lead is just so immature! Perhaps will return to it eventually.

Also, I've seen too many of these rising starlet & CEO storylines.

Dropped, after 19 episodes. Amazed I stuck through it that long.

Dropped. I have never been able to watch any of this female actress's dramas. There's something about her or the type of characters she always plays that I can't stand. I tried this out of curiosity but dropped it because I couldn't stand the instalove premise.

Pass. I was really excited for this reunion of the Legend of Yun Xi leads but after I heard about how lacking the plot was, I decided it wasn't worth it.

Pass. Didn't catch my eye, not a Zhao Lusi fan.