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'My first cdrama': answers from research survey
In May 2025 I launched a small pilot research survey about English-language cdrama fandom. This list are the shows that people mentioned as being their first cdrama.
tvresearch May 8, 2025
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![A Kindred Spirit]()
1. A Kindred Spirit
Hong Kong Drama - 1995, 1128 episodes
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![A Love So Beautiful]()
2. A Love So Beautiful
Chinese Drama - 2017, 23 episodes
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![Arsenal Military Academy]()
3. Arsenal Military Academy
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
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![Ashes of Love]()
4. Ashes of Love
Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
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![Chinese Style Divorce]()
5. Chinese Style Divorce
Chinese Drama - 2004, 23 episodes
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![Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]()
6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Taiwanese Movie - 2000
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![Empresses in the Palace]()
7. Empresses in the Palace
Chinese Drama - 2012, 76 episodes
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![Eternal Love]()
8. Eternal Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
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![Falling into Your Smile]()
9. Falling into Your Smile
Chinese Drama - 2021, 31 episodes
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![Fighter of the Destiny]()
10. Fighter of the Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2017, 52 episodes
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![For My Love]()
11. For My Love
Chinese Drama - 2017, 38 episodes
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![Gloomy Salad Days]()
12. Gloomy Salad Days
Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
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![Guardian]()
13. Guardian
Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes
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![Hana Kimi]()
14. Hana Kimi
Taiwanese Drama - 2006, 15 episodes
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![Heroic Legend]()
15. Heroic Legend
Chinese Drama - 0000, 40 episodes
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![Hidden Love]()
16. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
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![HIStory2]()
17. HIStory2
Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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![HIStory3: Trapped]()
18. HIStory3: Trapped
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
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![I Hear You]()
19. I Hear You
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
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![Ice Fantasy]()
20. Ice Fantasy
Chinese Drama - 2016, 62 episodes
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![Journey to the West]()
21. Journey to the West
Hong Kong Drama - 1996, 30 episodes
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![Journey to the West Season 2]()
22. Journey to the West Season 2
Hong Kong Drama - 1998, 42 episodes
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![Justice Bao]()
23. Justice Bao
Taiwanese Drama - 1993, 236 episodes
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![Laughing in the Wind]()
24. Laughing in the Wind
Chinese Drama - 2001, 40 episodes
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![Love between Fairy and Devil]()
25. Love between Fairy and Devil
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
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![Love Me If You Dare]()
26. Love Me If You Dare
Chinese Drama - 2015, 24 episodes
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![Love O2O]()
27. Love O2O
Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes
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![Love Yunge From the Desert]()
28. Love Yunge From the Desert
Chinese Drama - 2015, 45 episodes
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![Meet Yourself]()
29. Meet Yourself
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
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![Meteor Garden]()
30. Meteor Garden
Taiwanese Drama - 2001, 19 episodes
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![Meteor Garden]()
31. Meteor Garden
Chinese Drama - 2018, 50 episodes
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![Mr. Fighting]()
32. Mr. Fighting
Taiwanese Drama - 2005, 20 episodes
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![My Dear Guardian]()
33. My Dear Guardian
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
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![Mysterious Lotus Casebook]()
34. Mysterious Lotus Casebook
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
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![New Life Begins]()
35. New Life Begins
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
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![New My Fair Princess]()
36. New My Fair Princess
Chinese Drama - 2011, 98 episodes
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![Nirvana in Fire]()
37. Nirvana in Fire
Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
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![Novoland: Eagle Flag]()
38. Novoland: Eagle Flag
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
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![Oh My General]()
39. Oh My General
Chinese Drama - 2017, 60 episodes
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![Once upon a Time]()
40. Once upon a Time
Chinese Movie - 2017
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![One and Only]()
41. One and Only
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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![Painted Skin]()
42. Painted Skin
Chinese Movie - 2008
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![Perfect and Casual]()
43. Perfect and Casual
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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![Princess Pearl]()
44. Princess Pearl
Chinese Drama - 1998, 24 episodes
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![Put Your Head on My Shoulder]()
45. Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
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![Rebellious Reign]()
46. Rebellious Reign
Hong Kong Movie - 1980
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![Red Cliff]()
47. Red Cliff
Chinese Movie - 2008
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![Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace]()
48. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace
Chinese Drama - 2018, 87 episodes
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![S.C.I]()
49. S.C.I
Chinese Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
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![Scarlet Heart]()
50. Scarlet Heart
Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes
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![State of Divinity]()
51. State of Divinity
Hong Kong Drama - 1996, 40 episodes
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![Story of Yanxi Palace]()
52. Story of Yanxi Palace
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
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![Street Dance of China]()
53. Street Dance of China
Chinese TV Show - 2018, 12 episodes
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![Sunny Happiness]()
54. Sunny Happiness
Taiwanese Drama - 2011, 25 episodes
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![Swordsman]()
55. Swordsman
Chinese Drama - 2013, 42 episodes
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![The Disguiser]()
56. The Disguiser
Chinese Drama - 2015, 48 episodes
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![The Double]()
57. The Double
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
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![The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain]()
58. The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain
Hong Kong Drama - 1985, 40 episodes
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![The Ghost Bride]()
59. The Ghost Bride
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
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![The King’s Avatar]()
60. The King’s Avatar
Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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![The Legend of the Condor Heroes]()
61. The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Hong Kong Drama - 1983, 59 episodes
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![The Master of Tai Chi]()
62. The Master of Tai Chi
Hong Kong Drama - 2008, 25 episodes
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![The Moon and the Sunshine]()
63. The Moon and the Sunshine
Chinese Drama - 2006, 30 episodes
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![The Rise of Phoenixes]()
64. The Rise of Phoenixes
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
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![The Romance of Tiger and Rose]()
65. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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![The Spirealm]()
66. The Spirealm
Chinese Drama - 2024, 78 episodes
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![The Sword and the Brocade]()
67. The Sword and the Brocade
Chinese Drama - 2021, 45 episodes
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![The Untamed]()
68. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
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![The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity]()
69. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
Chinese Movie - 2020
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![Till the End of the Moon]()
70. Till the End of the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
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![Truth or Dare]()
71. Truth or Dare
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
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![Who Rules the World]()
72. Who Rules the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
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![Why Why Love]()
73. Why Why Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2007, 15 episodes
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![Wing Chun]()
74. Wing Chun
Hong Kong Drama - 2006, 40 episodes
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![Word of Honor]()
75. Word of Honor
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
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