Be Passionately in Love is a 2025 romance drama adapted from the novel of the same name, starring Liu Hao Cun as the bold and spirited Xu Zhi, who persistently pursues the quiet and intelligent Chen Lu Zhou, portrayed by Wang An Yu. What begins as her determined attempt to meet his mother soon blossoms into a passionate love story that takes root at the tail end of their high school years. As their connection deepens, they struggle against growing feelings and an inevitable separation due to their diverging college plans. Follow along for mini episode recaps and more!
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Close to You Drama Review – Beautiful Shell, Hollow Story
Close to You is a 2025 Chinese youth drama with a setup somewhat reminiscent of Meteor Garden – four good-looking boys and a girl who earns a scholarship to a prestigious high school. However, Close to You brings its own charm through romance and characters with unique stories to tell. Yet, despite having it all, from a full cast to pleasing music, read on to find out why it didn’t quite hit the mark for me!
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Drama Review: My Take on Why The First Frost Left Me Cold
The First Frost—the sweet romance drama that’s taking 2025 by storm—stars Bai Jing Ting and Zhang Ruo Nan in a heart-fluttering tale of love, fate, and second chances. High school sweethearts reunite years later when they unexpectedly become roommates, reigniting feelings that never truly faded. Sang Yan’s relentless, unwavering love for Wen Yi Fan remains strong as he helps her heal from the past. Dive into my character breakdown and drama review!
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The Best Thing Drama Review: A Comfort Drama That Lets Love Grow Slowly
The Best Thing delivers a heartfelt, slow-burn romance with rich storytelling, natural cinematography, and sweet chemistry between Zhang Linghe and Xu Ruohan. Read more about the character breakdown and why this 2025 Chinese romance drama is making waves in my ratings—along with other drama watchers!
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Always Home Drama Review: A Fuzzy Friends-to-Lovers Journey Through Time
This 2025 Chinese coming-of-age youth drama explores the story of Chen Huan’er and her friends Jing Xichi and Song Cong as they journey from high school to adulthood, facing love, loss, family struggles, and personal growth, with their enduring friendship remaining a constant through every challenge. Read more about Always Home and my thoughts on the finale!
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Love of the Divine Tree Drama Review: Just Another Teacher-Disciple Xianxia Romance Drama?
Adapted from a novel, Love of the Divine Tree tells a master-disciple love story filled with sacrifice, shared moments over wine, and the bonds of sect camaraderie. Read on for thoughts on Xiang Han Zhi and Deng Wei’s xianxia romantic fantasy drama!
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First Love: Hatsukoi (First Love 初恋) – Drama Review
A first love so riveting it lingers in your soul. First Love: Hatsukoi is a 2022 Netflix original Japanese drama starring Hikari Mitsushima (満島 ひかり) and Takeru Satoh (佐藤 健). Based on Utada Hikaru’s songs on first love, the show tells a story about Yae Noguchi and Karumichi Namiki through their years falling in love in high school and rekindling their feelings ten years later. Read my drama review, thoughts, and more on First Love 初恋, a beautiful drama on the pure feelings of first love and holding onto dreams!
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Drama Review: My Deepest Dream (乌云遇皎月)
Where the cloud and the moon are destined to meet. A drama review on My Deepest Dream (乌云遇皎月) a 2022 Chinese fantasy romance drama adapted from Ding Mo’s Timeless Love. It’s lead by Jin Han and Li Yi Tong who plays Tan Jiao, a web novel writer, and Wu Yu, an astrophysics genius who embark on a time travel every two weeks to find the true murderer of Wu Yu’s sister.
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Drama Review: Love in Time (我的秘密室友)
Find someone who is willing to turn 46 minutes into 24 hours for you! Final drama review on Love in Time (我的秘密室友), a 2022 fantasy romance Chinese drama starring Yang Xu Wen and Xiang Han Zhi. Love in Time is about He Zheng Yu, a cold and arrogant lawyer in 2022 whose apartment merges with Chen Jia Lun, a news reporter who’s living in the same apartment in 2021. With only 46 minutes every day, together they work on trying to solve a case that relies on their best friends’ wellbeing. The involvement of a time overlap adds a splash of comedy along with some mystery that makes this adaptation stand out amongst other time fantasy dramas.
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Drama Review: My Sassy Princess (祝卿好)
He loves me… he loves me not. The back and forth between Liu Lang and Shen Yan will leave you exhausted! Read the final review on My Sassy Princess (祝卿好), a 2022 Chinese drama that stars Yuan Bing Yan and Zheng Ye Cheng. The love story of a princess and officer that’s full of sweetness and not much grit to keep on invested in the story.
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