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Laogong Qing He Wo Lian'ai Ba
Laogong Qing He Wo Lian'ai Ba (老公请和我恋爱吧) is a 2025 Chinese 86-episode vertical short drama by Tinghua Island, starring Han Yutong and Chen Si, adapted from a Fanqie novel about an 18-year-old waking up eight years in the future married to her nemesis; distinct from the 2024 Huace series 请和这样的我恋爱吧.
Leyouyuan (web series)
Leyouyuan (乐游原, Wonderland of Love) is a 2023 Chinese 40-episode costume romance web series on Tencent Video, directed by Zheng Weiwen, written by Fei Wo Si Cun from her novel, starring Xu Kai and Jing Tian as rival commanders Li Ni and Cui Lin.
Madam Qin Is Looking for You to Divorce
Madam Qin Is Looking for You to Divorce (秦总夫人在找你离婚) is a 2024 Chinese 79-episode vertical short drama directed by Yang Tao, starring Ma Qianqian and Zhang Tianjing, about a flash marriage meant to end in divorce; it ranked near the top of 2025 micro-drama playback charts.
Nian Nian You Ci
Nian Nian You Ci (念念有词, Lingering in Mind) is a 2025 Chinese vertical micro-drama by Tinghua Island, starring Liu Nian and He Congrui, adapted from a Tomato novel; the first Hongguo short drama to top 1 billion plays and 100 million heat.
Ruyue
Ruyue (如月), aka Bingxue Yao/Snowfall, is a 2024 Chinese Republican-era fantasy romance web drama adapted from Ni Luo's novel, directed by Li Muge, starring Gao Weiguang and Ouyang Nana, 24 episodes on Tencent Video.
Shui Nian Xi Feng Du Zi Liang
Shui Nian Xi Feng Du Zi Liang (谁念西风独自凉) is a 2025 Chinese 70-episode short drama directed by Li Nan, starring Liu Yuetao and Li Wenhui, about an heiress, a brain-injured construction worker, and their lost daughter; title from a Nalan Xingde poem.
Siheyuan zhi Shazhu Chongsheng
Siheyuan zhi Shazhu Chongsheng (四合院之傻柱重生) is a rebirth-genre title shared by web novels and micro-dramas spun off from the TV series Qingman Siheyuan, in which the exploited cook He Yuzhu (Shazhu) dies and returns to his youth for revenge; one version ranked 13th among micro-dramas with 6.79 hundred million play increments.
Snow Eagle Lord
Snow Eagle Lord (雪鹰领主) is a xuanhuan franchise by web novelist I Eat Tomatoes about Dongbo Xueying saving his parents from the Moyang Tribe, adapted into a 2018 donghua, a 2023 drama, a 2022 web film, and games.
That Year the Sun Shone Bright
That Year the Sun Shone Bright (那年阳光正好) is a 2025 Chinese vertical short drama, 81 two-minute episodes, directed by Wen Chao, starring Chen Guanyi and Li Xueying, a reunion romance that ranked sixth on DataEye's 2025 annual micro-drama heat list.
The Autumn Ballad (嫣语赋)
The Autumn Ballad (嫣语赋, Yan Yu Fu) is a 2022 34-episode Chinese historical romance-suspense drama on Tencent Video, directed by Ding Yingzhou, starring Qiao Xin as Qiu Yan and Xu Zhengxi as Liang Yi; notable for its original screenplay, six-writer team, and screenwriter's post-finale apology.
The Bad Kids (隐秘的角落)
The Bad Kids (隐秘的角落) is a 2020 12-episode iQiyi Mist Theater crime suspense web series directed by Xin Shuang, adapted from Zi Jin Chen's novel 坏小孩, starring Qin Hao and Wang Jingchun; it scored 9.2 on Douban and won Busan's Best Creative Award.
The Beggar King's Bride (归来凤栖处)
The Beggar King's Bride (归来凤栖处) is a 2025 Maiya Media Chinese vertical short drama, 60 episodes, in which reborn sisters swap fates and the heroine unknowingly marries the disguised emperor Qi Yu, later becoming empress; not the 2026 Mango TV series 凤栖.
The Bequeathed (선산)
The Bequeathed (선산, Seonsan) is a 2024 Netflix South Korean limited mystery thriller series, six episodes released January 19, 2024, directed by Min Hong-nam and created by Yeon Sang-ho, based on a Kakao webtoon, starring Kim Hyun-joo as a woman who inherits an ancestral burial ground.
The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion (如意芳霏)
The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion (如意芳霏, Ru Yi Fang Fei) is a 2020 iQIYI Chinese costume romance drama adapted from Xiao Jia Ren's novel Chong Hou Zhi Lu, starring Ju Jingyi and Zhang Zhehan in 40 episodes about a prophetic-dreaming noblewoman and Prince Xu Jin.
The Blue Whisper (驭鲛记之与君初相识·恰似故人归)
The Blue Whisper (驭鲛记之与君初相识·恰似故人归, Yu Jiao Ji) is a 2022 Youku Chinese xianxia romance drama adapted from Jiu Lu Fei Xiang's novel, starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Ren Jialun as spirit master Ji Yunhe and merman Changyi; first Youku drama to break a heat score of 10,000.
The brightest star in the night sky (夜空中最闪亮的星)
The Brightest Star in the Sky (夜空中最闪亮的星, also 夜空中最亮的星) is a 2019 Chinese 44-episode youth romance drama starring Huang Zitao and Wu Qian, directed by Liu Yizhi, about an assistant and a pop idol at the Star Entertainment agency; distinct from the Escape Plan song of similar name.
The Chang'an Youth (长安少年行)
The Chang'an Youth (长安少年行) is a 2020 Chinese historical romance drama, 24 episodes, directed by Zhou Jiawen, starring Wang Yuwen and Wu Xize, about a cook who cross-dresses into the Shang Yi Guan academy in Tang Chang'an; distinct from the 2026 short drama Da Tang Shao Nian Tian Xing Zhuan.
The Comic Bang (开画！少女漫)
The Comic Bang (开画！少女漫, alias 月刊少女) is a 2025 iQiyi Chinese romantic comedy series adapted from Izumi Tsubaki's manga Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, directed by Zhong Qing, starring Shen Yue and Wang Jingxuan, 33 episodes, aired May 22 to June 2025 after a three-year delay.
The Thunder
The Thunder (破冰行动) is a 2019 48-episode Chinese anti-drug crime drama by iQIYI and CCTV, directed by Fu Dongyu, based on the real 2013 Guangdong Thunder drug sweep against Boshe village, starring Huang Jingyu and Wu Gang.
Tianjiang Xuansun Longfeng Chengxiang
Tianjiang Xuansun Longfeng Chengxiang (天降玄孙，龙凤呈祥) is a 2025 Chinese micro short drama starring Zhao Meixuan and Cao Haotian, distributed by Jiuzhou, about Shen Xiwei raising twins while her husband Gu Heming lies comatose; 63 episodes, third on DataEye's July 2, 2025 heat chart.
Touhuan Rensheng zhi Zhenjia Qianjin
Touhuan Rensheng zhi Zhenjia Qianjin (偷换人生之真假千金, A Swapped Life: The Real and Fake Heiress) is a 73-episode 2024 Chinese Douyin short drama about a swapped heiress; it passed 820 million native-side plays and topped DataEye charts in early 2025.
When I Met You, Flowers Dazzled My Eyes
When I Met You, Flowers Dazzled My Eyes (曾逢君时花照眼) is a 62-episode Chinese vertical-screen ancient-costume romance short drama released in June 2025, starring Gao Tianmiao and Cai Zhongyuan.
Wo Yuan Jiang Xin Xiang Ming Yue
Wo Yuan Jiang Xin Xiang Ming Yue (我原将心向明月, also 我本将心向明月) is a 2024 Chinese vertical short drama by Zhangyue, directed by Xie Shuai, premiering 16 December 2024; a rural mother-in-law mistaken for a mistress, it ranked 4th on Douyin with 13.6亿 playback increment.
Wuxiang Zhi Cheng
Wuxiang Zhi Cheng (无相之城, The Formless City) is a 2025 Chinese 24-episode costume suspense web drama on Tencent Video, adapted from Liu Xiao Kuang's novel, starring Li Junchen, Fiona Dai, and Hugo Wong as a case-solving trio; it aired 31 July to 11 August 2025.
Xue Luo Ren Jian Dai Jun Gui
雪落人间待君归 is a 2025 Chinese historical romance short drama released on Douyin in 65 episodes, starring Han Lujin and Liu Ning as a general and an assassin.
Yinhun Jiaoqi You Dian Tian
Yinhun Jiaoqi You Dian Tian (隐婚娇妻有点甜), also released as 隐婚天价老公, is a 57-episode 2025 Chinese urban-romance micro short drama by Jiju Shijie in which rural girl Jiang Tian secretly marries president Shen Jinshi and works as his company's cleaner, reaching 1.78 billion plays.
Yiwu Shuangjue
医武双绝 is a 2025 Chinese urban revenge short drama starring Xing Rui, released on Douyin in 95 brief episodes and topping the DataEye hot-play chart for five days.
Yun Xiu Xing
Yun Xiu Xing (云秀行, The Legend of Rosy Clouds) is a 2026 Chinese costume romance drama adapted from Sai Yukino's light novel The Story of Saiunkoku, starring Li Yitong, Zeng Shunxi, and Deng Wei; shelved three years after 2023 filming, it premiered June 20, 2026 on iQiyi and Youku to strong heat but a 3.8 Douban score.