jia ern

Hm since you've probably watched all the big ones, have you tried Maiden Holmes (2020)? It's definitely more romance-heavy than most coroner/ crime solving shows but I enjoyed it as a lighter watch.
A decent mini-drama is A Familiar Stranger (2022).

Legend of Shen Li (2024) and Love Me, Love My Voice (2023) have a much slower pace so some people find them boring, but I enjoyed them as healing shows. Super mature relationships - they actually communicate haha.

I'm not sure if you've outgrown youth dramas but there's Lovely Us (2020) and Forever Love (2020).

I haven't watched these ones but reviews seem to be good - Falling into You (2022) , Angels Fall Sometimes (2024)

i'm pretty picky with my dramas too - can't stand damsels in distress or miscommunication tropes.
Do you prefer costume dramas like JoL, or modern day ones?
Additionally, do you like shows that have more or less focus on romance?

nope she said unless you count her abacus XD

yess they also have humour in it. I usually dont like those harem/ court politics stuff but this one + Story of kunning palace weren't too complicated/heavy for me to watch

he's like Hua Zhi's grandfather in Blossoms in Adversity

Ep 14: when they were revealing who was the one who protected Fan Sizhe... I'm sorry Duo Duo, but i was really hoping for Uncle Wu Zhu 😭😭😭 TONG MENG SHI, WHERE ARE YOU

i'm gonna wait for ep 16 to come out before i start the trainwreck AHAHA

ohno is this one a sad ending

:') is it a happy or sad ending? (if it's a sad ending i will stop watching before the end HAHA)

the actresses all have round & cute features

are there a lot? Thought for the big ones it was just Joy of Life S2 that finally came lol, and this one. All the other ones seem to be coming later :')

https://mydramalist.com/list/3bgdB574#comment-16275741

Lusi feels more like Yang Yang's lil sis than a s/o in Who Rules the World but it's honestly my fave role she has taken up. We love a female lead who has brains, can fight and has humour

i enjoyed Legend of Shen Li & Blossoms in Adversity (though it's just historical, not fantasy)! Joy of Life S2 is airing now too.

https://mydramalist.com/list/3bgdB574#comment-16275741
all the big dramas listed above

they also did a great job with Blossoms in Adversity

She and Julia Xiang kind of look alike XD

does anyone know which characters they were cosplaying?

Excited for this year, lineup looks good! Hopefully the most anticipated ones don't get pushed till 2025, lol

it's kinda hard to find a good adventure-action series with not annoying characters & happy endings :(

i think this show might just be too young for you -- i know people who did these type of things in high school :'D but obviously as an adult now i see all the red flags AHHA

have you watched The Blood of Youth, Who Rules The World, Maiden Holmes?
A mini-drama that was decent was A Familiar Stranger