Over and over again, I have tried to get into Chinese and Taiwanese dramas to try and understand the hype over them. The plot tends to be cliched, too melodramatic, too juvenile, or just plain idiotic. Then there's the acting (rolls eyes). A cardboard cutout would have more charisma and acting skills than most of them. Movies tend to be better both in plot and acting. So I'm starting to think that dramas are for the young, pretty actor with no acting skills and movies are for the more respected skilled actors.
So help me out and prove me wrong. Just to give you a base on who I consider good Chinese or Taiwanese actors, here are some of them: Berlin Chen, Aaron Kwok, Zhang Ziyi, Tony Leung, Qi Shu, Andy Lau. As you can see most of them work entirely in movies.
Also here are lists of Chinese and Taiwanese dramas I have dropped, barely had the patience to finish, actually liked.
Dropped:
- Love O2O (I have no idea why it has such a high score. It's boring with shitty acting)
- Big Red Riding Hood
- Boss & Me
- Fabulous Boys
- Love Through a Millennium
- Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me
- Murphy's Law of Love
- Rock 'n' Road
Barely had the patience to finish:
- Skip Beat! (it was probably the first Asian drama I've watched so I had low standards then)
- Miss Rose
- Bromance
Actually liked:
So can anyone recommend Chinese and Taiwanese dramas with an actual good plot (preferably romance) AND actual decent acting from at the very least BOTH leads? You can check my Favorite Romance list (mostly comprised of Korean and Japanese dramas) for ideas on what I like.
Thank you and sorry for the rant ☺️