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Begins ≠ Youth
Begins ≠ Youth (비긴즈유스, also YOUTH) is a 2024 South Korean web drama based on the BTS Universe, airing 12 episodes on Xclusive from April 30 to May 14, 2024, produced by HYBE and Chorokbaem Media about seven boys in Songju-si.
Beyond Goodbye (さよならのつづき)
Beyond Goodbye (さよならのつづき) is a 2024 Japanese romance drama series directed by Hiroshi Kurosaki for Netflix, starring Kasumi Arimura, Kentaro Sakaguchi, and Toma Ikuta in eight episodes.
Bitch x Rich (청담국제고등학교)
Bitch x Rich (청담국제고등학교, Cheongdam International High School) is a 2023 South Korean teen mystery thriller web drama starring Lee Eun-saem and Red Velvet's Yeri, about a poor student who witnesses a murder and transfers to an elite school; season 2 aired July 2025.
Black Knight (South Korean TV series)
Black Knight (택배기사, Taekbaegisa) is a 2023 Netflix South Korean dystopian sci-fi series by Cho Ui-seok, based on Lee Yoon-gyun's webtoon Delivery Knight, starring Kim Woo-bin as courier 5-8 in 2071 Korea.
Black White Forest (黑白森林)
Black White Forest (黑白森林) is a 2024 Tencent Video Chinese crime-suspense web drama, 28 episodes, directed by Zhao Junkai, third in his Black & White series, starring Ding Yuxi, Ning Li, and Han Xue in a lost-pistol investigation.
Branding in Seongsu
Branding in Seongsu (브랜딩 인 성수동), also Branding in Seongsu-dong, is a 2024 U+ Mobile TV Korean web drama: 24 episodes, Feb 5–Mar 14, 2024, starring Kim Ji-eun and Lomon as soul-swapping marketing rivals in Seongsu-dong.
Bu Ai Hou, Bai Yueguang Hou Hui Le
Bu Ai Hou, Bai Yueguang Hou Hui Le (不愛後，白月光後悔了) is a 2025 Chinese 90-episode vertical micro short drama. Heir Lu Fan marries his white moonlight Fang Yuqing, discovers betrayal and organ-sale plots, is reborn, and takes revenge; released via Bilibili Hippo Theater and DramaBox.
Burning Flames (烈焰 (电视剧))
Burning Flames (烈焰), also titled 烈焰之武庚纪, is a 2024 40-episode iQIYI Chinese fantasy drama adapted from the animation Wu Geng Ji and comic Feng Shen Ji, starring Ren Jialun as enslaved prince Wu Geng who leads humans against the god clan; aired March 13 to April 3, 2024, amid costume controversy and a script-theft accusation.
Burning Ice (无证之罪)
Burning Ice (无证之罪) is a 2017 iQIYI Chinese crime suspense web series, 12 episodes, adapted from Zijin Chen's novel, directed by Lü Xing, starring Qin Hao; China's first social-school reasoning web drama.
Calming the Storm (定风波)
Calming the Storm (定风波, Calming Waves) is a 2025 36-episode iQiyi costume suspense drama directed by Zhao Jintao, starring Wang Xingyue and Xiang Hanzhi, built on seven interlocking cases about the framed detective Xiao Beiming and the Night Fiend.
Cambrian Period (寒武纪)
Cambrian Period (寒武纪) is a 2017 Chinese suspense romance web drama on Youku, directed by Jiang Fenghong, starring Zhou Yutong, Hou Minghao, Mike He, and Qin Han; 24 episodes, over 1 billion views, Golden Budo award winner.
Candle in the Tomb (鬼吹灯之精绝古城)
Candle in the Tomb: The Ancient City of Jingjue (鬼吹灯之精绝古城) is a 2016 Tencent Video web series adapted from Tianxia Bachang's novel, starring Jin Dong and Joe Chen, directed by Kong Sheng, praised for fidelity, and later central to a copyright ruling against the film Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe.
Candle in the Tomb: The Lost Caverns (龙岭迷窟)
Candle in the Tomb: The Lost Caverns (龙岭迷窟, Gui Chui Deng Zhi Long Ling Mi Ku) is an 18-episode 2020 Tencent Video web series adapted from Tianxia Bachang's Ghost Blows Out the Light novel, directed by Fei Zhenxiang, starring Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi, and Jiang Chao, Douban 8.3, first of a five-part consecutive franchise plan.
Candle In The Tomb: The Wrath Of Time (鬼吹灯之怒晴湘西)
Candle In The Tomb: The Wrath Of Time (鬼吹灯之怒晴湘西) is a 2019 Tencent Video prequel web series of Ghost Blows Out the Light, 21 episodes, directed by Fei Zhenxiang, starring Pan Yueming, Gao Weiguang, Xin Zhilei; also a separate 2019 web film by Liu Xuandi.
Car Wash Uncle (漂移吧洗车大叔)
漂移吧洗车大叔 (Drift, Car Wash Uncle) is a 2025 Chinese micro short drama by Maiya, 56 episodes, about retired racing champion Chen Wangzhou defending his village's mountain road in a drift race; it ranked 12th on DataEye's 2025 heat chart.
Chaoyang Shi Wo
Chaoyang Shi Wo (朝阳似我, Morning Sun Is Like Me) is a 2025 Chinese vertical short drama by Tinghua Dao on Hongguo, starring Zhao Tingyi and Liang Wenjing; an 81-episode consulting-industry workplace romance that passed 2 billion plays, distinct from the Gu Man TV drama Jiaoyang Si Wo.
Charming and Countries (十国千娇)
Charming and Countries (浮世双娇传, formerly 十国千娇) is a 2020 Chinese costume drama adapted from Xifeng Jin's web novel, starring Aarif Rahman, Meng Ziyi, Li Yitong, and Wang Zhuocheng; 40 episodes, premiered September 28, 2020 on Tencent Video.
Chastity High (恋愛バトルロワイヤル)
Chastity High (恋愛バトルロワイヤル, Renai Batoru Rowaiyaru) is a 2024 Japanese Netflix teen drama, Netflix's first original Japanese school series. Eight episodes follow student Ichica Arisawa, a 'Love Keeper' who hides couples' rule violations for cash at a school banning dating.
Checkmate (民国大侦探)
Checkmate (民国大侦探, Min Guo Da Zhen Tan) is a 2022 24-episode iQiyi Republican-era detective drama adapted from Agatha Christie's Poirot stories, the first authorized Chinese-language adaptation, starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Yunlong.
Cinderella Chef (萌妻食神)
Cinderella Chef (萌妻食神, Meng Qi Shi Shen) is a 2018 Chinese costume food-romance web drama adapted from Zi Yi 281's novel, starring Chong Danni and Thassapak Hsu, 56 episodes on Tencent Video, plus a three-season animated adaptation on bilibili.
Color Rush (컬러 러쉬)
Color Rush (컬러 러쉬) is a 2020-2021 South Korean BL mystery-romance web series adapted from Se Sang's web novel, starring Yoo Jun and Hur Hyun-jun as a colorblind "mono" and his "probe", with a sequel in 2022.
Coroner's Diary (朝雪录)
Coroner's Diary (朝雪录) is a 2025 38-episode iQiyi costume detective drama adapted from Bu Yue Qian Zhuang's novel 权宠之仵作医妃, starring Li Landi and Ao Ruipeng as Qin Wan and Yan Chi; it broke 10,000 heat in 11 days and topped iQiyi charts in 13 overseas markets.
Count Your Lucky Stars (我好喜欢你)
Count Your Lucky Stars (我好喜欢你, aka 交换吧，运气) is a 2020 Chinese romantic comedy drama adapted from Mo Xi's novel, starring Jerry Yan and Shen Yue as a lucky fashion editor and unlucky designer whose fortunes swap after an accidental kiss; 34 episodes on Youku and Mango TV, distinct from the similarly titled Dating in the Kitchen.
Dong Zhi
冬至 is a 2024 Chinese suspense-romance web series on iQiyi, adapted from Ning Long's novel, starring Huang Jingyu and Sun Qian in 36 episodes, directed by Yu Zhongzhong, Yi Yong, and Xu Lingleng.
Dui De Shijian Dui De Ren
Dui De Shijian Dui De Ren (对的时间对的人, Love Is Always Online) is a 2025 Chinese Tencent Video web drama, 37x45 min, adapted from Gu Xijue's 2014 novel, starring Xiong Ziqi and Cai Wenjing, directed by Zhou Xiaopeng; distinct from the 2018 iQiyi series of the same title.
Dui Ni Buzhi Shi Xihuan
Dui Ni Buzhi Shi Xihuan (对你不止是喜欢, I May Love You) is a 2023 Chinese urban romance drama adapted from Mo Yanchuan's Jinjiang novel, directed by Liu Dong, starring Wei Zheming and Huang Riying, 24 episodes, premiered 25 November 2023 on Mango TV and Tencent Video.
Huangnian Quancun Kenshupi, Wo You Xitong Mancang Rou
Huangnian Quancun Kenshupi, Wo You Xitong Mancang Rou (荒年全村啃树皮，我有系统满仓肉) is a 2025 Chinese 76-episode micro short drama adapted from Zhaoyunzi's Fanqie novel, starring Guo Jing as transmigrator Cheng Wanwan; it passed 1 billion views on Hongguo and spawned a 90-episode second season and AI-animated versions.
Jiating Yifu
家庭意夫, also known as 家庭煮夫, is a 2025 Chinese short drama in Mandarin with 65 episodes, produced by Beijing Dianzhong Kuaikan Technology and released online on October 10, 2025.
Jin Wu Cang Jiao
金屋藏骄 (Jin Wu Cang Jiao, also 金屋藏娇) is a 2025 Chinese vertical micro short drama on Hongguo, directed by Huo Huo, starring Deng Lingshu and Wu Tianhao, 73 two-minute episodes, adapted from the novel 《姐，我想逐梦娱乐圈》, peaking at 1.07亿 heat.
Jiuliu Bazhu
Jiuliu Bazhu (九流霸主, Jiu Liu Overlord) is a 2020 Chinese costume romantic comedy starring Bai Lu and Lai Yi, streamed on Tencent Video from October 23 to November 27, 2020, about a lower-tier gang leader and an upper-tier silk merchant who join forces over a gold-thread theft in late Tang Yincheng.