personalized cdrama recs for meg <3
listed in release date order, except for the first two
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1. Love Game in Eastern Fantasy
Chinese Drama - 2024, 32 episodes
high fantasy
same female lead as LBFAD! taming another pretty bad boy. a very fun and genuinely moving meta-fairytale
watch https://www.netflix.com/title/81950758
or https://www.viki.com/tv/40670c-love-game-in-eastern-fantasy
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2. Moonlight
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
modern no magic, romantic comedy
i haven't watched all of this one, but if you enjoyed the above, this is a fluffy romcom set in the publishing industry featuring 3 out of 4 of the same leads as Love Game
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3. Legend of Fei
Chinese Drama - 2020, 51 episodes
low fantasy
female-lead martial arts saga featuring possibly the most lesbian bi4bi het lead couple i've ever witnessed, loads of interesting & hot women characters & relationships of all sorts between women, egregious signalling that the ML is a capital B bottom despite zero sex scenes, and a spoiled bandit princess/true himbo swordsman/dainty scholarly doctor man fmm supporting ship.
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4. Who Rules the World
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
low fantasy
another martial arts romance about two wandering heroes who have the same given names and are secretly a prince & princess of two rival kingdoms.
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5. The Starry Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
high fantasy
a pair of royal sisters have been betrothed since birth: the beloved genteel princess to the Celestial Crown Prince & the feisty black sheep princess to Devildom's Crown Prince, but on the day of their weddings there's a mix-up with the bridal carriages...
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6. The Double
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
low fantasy/historical
aided along the way by a very mean-hot government official, a formerly-submissive woman wronged comes "back from the dead" hotter than ever by impersonating a young aristocrat, in order to get revenge on the shitty ex who murdered her & her family