School/University C-Dramas
featuring students growing up & figuring out life
dancersbook Aug 2, 2023
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1. Love O2O
Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes
- mature relationship, smart FL & ML
- really liked the balance between modern day & the game's historical outfits/ effects
- some scenes are cringe though
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2. Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
- loved campus setting, smart leads, mature relationship
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3. Skate Into Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
- enjoyed the winter sports aspect and a glimpse of what athletes undergo both mentally & physically
- strong FL
- bickering leads, w/ some relationship drama (i disliked)
- disliked the multiple love plots -- it's not even a love triangle or a love square, there's like a love hexagon going on
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4. Forever Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 28 episodes
- smart leads, super super mature relationship -- love how the first few episodes started with scenes of their wedding, guaranteeing a happy ending
- some school scenes are a bit too fictional but the university setting was good
- featured some realistic family conflicts -- found family was a bit unrealistic how they stayed the same from high school to the workplace, but it was cute
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5. When We Were Young
Chinese Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
- forgot to check ending before starting this -- just prepare for a bittersweet one (with themes of growing up, high school friend group parting etc)
- ML is a green flag, just wished FL was given some more redeeming 'smartness' points so it didn't seem like a Hermione-Ron dynamic
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6. Sweet Tai Chi
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
- super cute relationship, strong/smart leads, found family
- maybe just wished there was a skill the FL taught the ML something instead of ML taking charge of everything (but it wasn't too much, still cute dynamic)
- quite liked the mix of ancient culture/tradition of tai chi, mixed with the modern day setting
- interesting plot twists, happy ending
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7. Lighter & Princess
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
- smart leads, slow burn, loved how loyal the FL is, how characters had their own strengths & weaknesses
- ML was a bit too overbearing for me though
- the conflicts/ external pressure and problems weren't overdone, good balance of feelings
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8. Time and Him Are Just Right
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
- smart leads! (I had some second lead syndrome though)
- cringe episodes at first but it genuinely gets funny later on
- have some misunderstandings (especially before they get together) but gets resolved relatively fast compared to other dramas
- found family (though side couple had a lot of conflicts) w/ realistic themes of growing up
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9. When I Fly Towards You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
- smart leads!
- obviously there's cringe scenes BUT overall super fluffy and sweet lol had to pause to stop my jaded soul from being overwhelmed
- love how the friend group shared fun times and studied hard together! Realistic growing up themes, really fleshed out supporting characters
- timeline did skip quite a bit though, wished there was more scenes set in university but understandable to try to reunite OG friend group post graduation
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10. Lovely Us
Chinese Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
- childhood friend group is SO CUTE
- realistic themes of school setting, growing up
- characters all super fleshed out, including the parents
- the second-hand embarrassment is still quite funny
- overall, just a healing show, one of my fave youth ones for sure
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11. Exclusive Fairytale
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
- childhood friends to lovers trope done well!
- Zhang Miao Yi really suits acting this genre over the other ones she's done - Jun was quite stiff but the character dynamics were cute so it was a good fluffy binge
- cute easter eggs on Jun's Seventeen references AHAHA
- would've appreciated the FL showcase her capability a bit more though if her grades weren't good e.g. taekwondo skills cuz that's how she got into their top high school... BUT EVENTUALLY it showed her growth in terms of studying though thank goodness
- liked the fact the uni arc started around the halfway mark though, happy to get the balance of school + uni setting!
- side characters were quite helpful too HAHA
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12. Youth in the Flames of War
Chinese Drama - 2023, 39 episodes
- started watching for the main leads (Dylan Wang's acting really improved) and the setting of students in the WW2 period
- really made me appreciate my own education opportunities!
- more history here: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007661
- it was an okay watch for me, could've been shorter maybe
