FEB '24 Recommendation Challenge by Xiao Zi
Calling all fellow HK//CH/TW/THAI watchers pls help me decide what to pick— I've complied a list of dramas that have caught my interest, along with some more popular ones that I should finally pick up but need the extra push to actually start.
1 title is still currently airing right now, but will get too once it's completed.
Where to watch; NETFLIX has a good selection.
(fyi; you can suggest anything different from my main picks. this is a recommendation challenge after all, but I generally give higher ratings to psychological thrillers.)
favorite dramas;
2023: Moving — impressive cinematography, soundtrack, and cast ensemble!
2022: The Victims' Game — for the love of the death tag! forever in my top stats!
what I love;
✦ true crime are my top priority
✦ (tags; serial killers, gore, vampires, zombies, cults, shamanism, supernatural power)
✦ heavy dialogue with less action, emphasizing great writing
✦ atmospheric/moody pieces with lots of emotions and morally gray characters
✦ black satire, anthologies, and/or social commentary dramas
✦ sci-fi and/or non-linear storylines (interwining past, present, and future)
what I avoid;
✦ subpar CGI work and bad makeup/hair in horror-related content
✦ ghost stories with cartoonish characters
✦ romance plots centered around miscommunication, affairs, and toxic relationships
✦ school dramas that heavily focus on bullying or hazing culture
Loveless Jan 17, 2024
Top 35
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![Oh No! Here Comes Trouble]()
Pu Yi Yong is a typical high school student. When he unexpectedly gains superpowers after waking up from a bus accident, his previously uneventful life is suddenly not so ordinary anymore. (Source: ...more -
![Bad Genius]()
Lynn, a genius high school student who makes money by cheating tests, receives a new task that leads her to set foot on Sydney, Australia. In order to complete the millions-Baht task, ...more -
![Someday or One Day]()
In 2019, 27-year-old Huang Yu Xuan yearns for her missing boyfriend Wang Quan Sheng, presumed dead for two years. On her birthday, she wishes to "see him." Meanwhile, in 1998, 17-year-old Chen ...more -
![Copycat Killer]()
A serial killer taps into the media's interest in his murders and ruthlessly manipulates their victims, the police and the media like a puppet master, turning the case into a national spectacle. ...more -
![Your Name Engraved Herein]()
In 1987 when the martial law period ended, two Christian high-school students, Jia Han and Birdy, met at the school band led by a Canadian priest. One day, they were granted a ...more -
![Girl from Nowhere]()
A mysterious, clever girl named Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty at every turn. (Source: Netflix) -
![Hunger]()
Aoy is in her twenties when she inherits her family's rat na and pad see ew restaurant in Bangkok's old quarter. Then she's plucked up by team 'Hunger', the country's leading luxury ...more -
![I Told Sunset about You]()
Teh and Oh-aew were best friends until a boyhood line of reasoning turned them into rivals. Years later as they're preparing for university admissions, both pursuing interests in the field of Communication ...more -
![Not a Murder Story]()
Dong, an aspiring actor who is finally getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fame, wakes up with a dead woman, Meng, beside him. Unable to piece together the night before, Dong is determined ...more -
![Marry My Dead Body]()
A traditional same sex marriage between a human and a ghost. One day a police officer finds a red wedding envelope, only to find out that the owner of the red envelope ...more -
![Detention]()
Set in 1962, during White Terror period of Taiwan, Fang Ray Shin and her teacher Mr. Chang fell in love with each other. It was a dangerous time when sensitive books were ...more -
![Happy Old Year]()
A love story for those who want to move on but find it hard to let go. Jean wants to convert her house into a home office and she needs to majorly ...more -
![Murder Diary]()
Yeung Pik Sum suffers from Schizophrenia and her illness causes her son, Yip King Fung, to suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder. King Fung’s split personality, Chu Kei, becomes a handwriting expert and ...more -
![Spy Game]()
In Jinhai, China, a spy game has shot up in popularity among young people. As it turns out, the game was developed by an overseas intelligence organization known as "Night Fog." They ...more -
![Original Sin]()
A lawyer who has been sentenced to jail becomes successful in business after serving time. A cop with a flourishing career solves case after case. The two people who are on opposite ...more -
![The Bionic Life]()
In the not-too-distant future, humans relying on bionics for emotional support triggers a series of cascading crises. (Source: ChineseDrama.info) -
![Echo]()
In the process of solving a murder case, female police officer Ran Dongdong accidentally discovers her husband has been renting a place in secret. The pressure is mounting as she tries to ...more -
![Cherry Returns]()
The story revolves around Ah Ying, a young girl who was kidnapped and declared missing for over a decade. She suddenly returns to her family after 12 years, and older sister Ning ...more -
![Who Killed Cock Robin?]()
While investigating a traffic accident that happened nine years ago, an investigative journalist and his supervisor unwittingly uncover a series of mysteries. -
![Taiwan Crime Stories]()
The stories probe the motives behind crimes, while also exploring themes of faith, temptation, redemption and obligation. (Source: FilmAffinity) ~~ Inspired by the bizarre real crime cases in Taiwan. -
![Port of Lies]()
In the deep of the night, Indonesian migrant fisherman Abdul-Adl brutally murders the captain and his family. The appointed indigenous public defender Bao Ju treats the case with contempt. His team also ...more -
![The Sadness]()
A new virus swept the world as top scientists are at a loss. With the spread of the new virus, people all over the world are becoming numb to the virus. No ...more -
![Dead & Beautiful]()
After a weird night, five bored, super-rich friends find out they are vampires. Panic! Is this really what they have become? Can they still trust one another? Each and everyone goes to ...more -
![The Post-Truth World]()
The rookie star Zhang Zheng Yi, who murdered his girlfriend and was imprisoned seven years ago, kidnapped Liu Li Min, a former media worker, to escape from prison. Li Min uses the ...more -
![Trinity of Shadows]()
After the discovery of a murder that has similarities to a cold case from 23 years ago, the lead detective, an up-and-coming public official, and a rookie police officer are drawn together ...more -
![PTS Original: The Silent Forest]()
Hearing-impaired teenager Chang Cheng transfers to a school for children with special needs. However, the world of the hearing-impaired doesn't seem quiet at all. When Chang witnesses the "game" taking place in ...more -
![On Children]()
These uncanny tales reveal a world where individuals face the tragic consequences of social pressure, parental oppression and family dysfunction. Hostage by test scores. Tyrannized by motherly attention. Their lives are no ...more -
![The Serpent's Song]()
At a secret monastery located in a rural area of Thailand. A music teacher is trying to help a young nun to be able to speak again. -
![6ixtynin9]()
Because of the economic crisis, Toom has suddenly been laid off. Without money, she resorts to theft and her thoughts turn to suicide when, like a gift from the heavens, a mysterious ...more -
![The Medium]()
A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be. (Source: ...more -
![Delete]()
After stumbling on a device that can make other people disappear, a man and woman entangled in an affair devise a plan to start a new life together. (Source: Netflix) -
![Tracey]()
On the surface, Tracey is a typical 51 years old man - a small business owner, a good husband and a responsible father. But he's also been living with a secret for ...more -
![Left on Read]()
Towards the end of their summer holiday, a group of high school students’ peaceful lives are disrupted. Someone named “Admin” adds them to a chat group and forces them to play a ...more -
![The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful]()
Madame Tang colludes and mediates between the government and the private businesses for the benefits of her all-female family. One case does not go according to plan, and an entire family close ...more -
![Nina Wu]()
Nina Wu, a girl who leaves a small theatre company in the country for the big city in pursuit of her actress dream. The wait seems to be endless, as she lives ...more
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