The First Frost (难哄) is adapted from the novel written by Zhu Yi and if you remember, it’s the spinoff to Zhao Lu Si’s Hidden Love. This is her brother (Sang Yan)’s story. He is now the owner of a bar and chances upon an old classmate who had crush on him back in high school. Our female lead is a reporter and even though she realizes who he is, she pretends not to know him – and he does the same thing. Something happens and they end up being housemates.
Airing 2/18~
For an ancient drama, this is the most English title ever, lol.
Les Belles (怎敌她千娇百媚) is adapted from the novel written by Yi Ren Kui Kui.
Per Wetv: Luo Lingyu, a fallen noblewoman, travels to Jianye with her sister to seek refuge. On the way, she rescues a destitute man but later forces him to jump overboard due to societal norms. Unaware that the Lu family’s third young master is the man she pushed into the water, she tries to win his favor—only to be repeatedly thwarted. He watches her struggle, exposing her every move, yet when she turns to someone else, he refuses to let her go!
Airing 2/13~
Now this is an interesting premise (with the potential to be heart-tugging/heart-breaking) for a drama to have in recent memory. Me and My Family (180天重启计划) is adapted from the novel written by Chu Tang. The story follows recently unemployed female lead who decides to move back in with her mother for some comfort. Turns out her newly remarried mother is pregnant at 48 and our FL finds herself navigating a wave of emotions and dynamics in the new family.
Airing 2/17~
Pull Strings (师兄太稳健) is adapted from the novel written by Yan Gui Zheng Zhuan. You can read the novel here.
The story follows our male lead who was reborn into the ancient times and tries his best to live as long as possible as a cultivator. He doesn’t want to get entangled and hence always thinks twice about everything, which of course leads him into humorous troublesome situations. A male lead who always has backup plans of plans. Lol. His peaceful life is disrupted when his master accepts a junior sister! Sounds like a mine for comedy.
Si Jin (似锦) is adapted from the novel written by Dong Tian De Liu Ye (Willow Leaves In Winter). The novel is a rebirth revenge theme by our female lead. She is betrothed to marry some Duke but on the day of her wedding, he and another woman jump into a lake and die. She then travels back in time to when she was fifteen years old to start over and seek vengeance on those who had wronged her.
You know what I think? Zhang Wan Yi needs a new stylist! He’s looking the same in his costume dramas. Lol. Also, looking at the stills, the drama is likely to keep the reborn dog element? (Maybe not as reborn?) Why does this tickle me so much!! XD XD XD
Per WeTv: The exceptionally gifted Ghost King, He Simu (Dilireba), unexpectedly encounters the young general, Duan Xu (Chen Fei Yu), while out on a break, searching for food. This young general, who carries an item belonging to someone from He Simu’s past, seems not to be the real Duan Xu. As they test each other through subtle exchanges, He Simu gradually uncovers the dark past and aspirations hidden within Duan Xu’s heart. In turn, Duan Xu discovers the steadfastness and loneliness that He Simu has endured. Despite the fleeting lifespan of a mortal, no more than a hundred years, and the four-hundred-year-old ghost who still retains the appearance of a young girl, they resist the relentless passage of time through their love.
Love Beyond the Grave (慕胥辞) is adapted from the novel written by Li Qing Ran. You can read the novel at Nomad Translations. Filming has wrapped a few days ago!
Kill My Sins (掌心) is a female-centric revenge costume drama.
Synopsis Per Youku: The story follows Ye Ping’an (played by Liu Shishi), a heart doctor who arrives in Shengdu to investigate an old case. Rumors spread that she manipulates hearts and minds, earning her the title of “witch.” When a sudden murder occurs, she’s accused of the crime. Yuan Shaocheng (played by Dou Xiao), an ambitious official, realizes there’s more to the case yet still seeks to have her executed. But Ye Ping’an has already made her first move on the path to vengeance.
Airing 2/7~
Mr. 1,000 Watts Smile is back but his smile is not seen in the intense trailer at all. Same goes for Shi Shi. Will this be my first 2025 drama?
They be trying to air these dramas before one of the cast members cause trouble eh? Lol.
Back for You (漫影寻踪) is a minidrama with only 12 episodes. It follows our young police officer who is chased by a gang and then rescued by a mysterious woman. Injured, she then falls into a coma and he tries to wake her up by reading the comic books in her possession (how sweet is this boy?) Oddly enough, the comic books seem to relate to the cases he’s investigating and eventually guide him to solve them.
Airing today! 2/4~