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. The Lighter and the Princess' Gown
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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![Shi Guang Yu Ta, Qia Shi Zheng Hao]()
8. Shi Guang Yu Ta, Qia Shi Zheng Hao
Chinese Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
- smart leads!
- 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, cute friend group w/ realistic themes of growing up
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9. Luo Yao Knew What He Meant
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. Du Jia Tong Hua
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
