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《成何体统》 How Dare You!? – Transmigration historical Chinese drama with a twist

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《成何体统》 How Dare You!? – Transmigration historical Chinese drama with a twist

《成何体统》 How Dare You!? is not just another historical Chinese drama that features a transmigrator as the main character; it features multiple transmigrators.

I first discovered this series from a clip on social media from the animation (动画 – donghua), which showed two transmigrators speaking English to each other. This instantly caught my attention, and I went on to watch season 1 of the animation, which I absolutely loved!

The completed live-action was released before the full season 2 of the animation was released, so I had to binge-watch it.

Is 成何体统 any different from other transmigration shows? Let’s discuss.

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《逐玉》 Pursuit of Jade Review – Romance between a noble and a village girl

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《逐玉》 Pursuit of Jade Review – Romance between a noble and a village girl

Pursuit of Jade 《逐玉》 took the world by storm as the most-watched and most-talked-about Chinese historical drama of 2026, globally!

I started watching Pursuit of Jade 《逐玉》, just as the negative comments about the male lead’s pretty face, and the drama gained global attention. If you’re not aware of this, I will discuss this a bit more later…

So does Pursuit of Jade 《逐玉》 live up to its hype, and is the male lead too pretty for the role?

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《放学等我》- An amazing approachable school setting danmei

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《放学等我》- An amazing approachable school setting danmei

《放学等我》 is among the top-rated school setting webnovel in the Chinese fandom, and rightly so!

I’m not usually a fan of stories with a modern-day school setting because I don’t find the lives of school students particularly interesting. Probably also because I don’t want to be reminded of my school life.

Nevertheless, 《放学等我》 is a school-setting web novel that I highly rate and truly enjoyed. The story is well written and well paced, and the characters have great chemistry.

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《七夜雪》 Snowy Night Timeless Love Review – Slow burn historical romance

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《七夜雪》 Snowy Night Timeless Love Review – Slow burn historical romance

Snowy Night Timeless Love 《七夜雪》 is a slow-burn romance-focused historical drama with a snowy mountain backdrop and light martial arts elements.

Being a romance-focused drama, the main plot is extremely slow, and honestly, there’s not much of it. However, surprisingly, I enjoyed Snowy Night Timeless Love 《七夜雪》!

It’s not a show I’ll recommend to everyone, but it could be a great choice when you’re in the mood for something slow but with many beautiful aesthetic scenes.

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《与凤行》 The Legend of Shen Li Review – Slow burn historical fantasy Chinese drama

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《与凤行》 The Legend of Shen Li Review – Slow burn historical fantasy Chinese drama

The actress Zhao Li Ying, who portrays the main female lead, attracted me to pick up 《与凤行》 “The Legend of Shen Li”, and she didn’t disappoint. She carried the show, and her character became one of my favourite female leads in Chinese dramas.

I loved her character so much that I’ve bookmarked the original book to read later this year (hopefully!). I wasn’t satisfied with certain parts of the show, so I hope that’s the problem with the adaptation, not the original work.

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《天官赐福》 by 墨香铜臭 – I wished I never read the English translation

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《天官赐福》 by 墨香铜臭 – I wished I never read the English translation

Four years of learning Chinese, I achieved this goal and finished the 2024 edition of 《天官赐福》at the end of July 2024. This edition was heavily revised from the original. While the overarching plots and side character backstories remained the same, many individual subplots were heavily altered.

Having read the new edition in Chinese, I slightly regret reading the English translation and wish it had been a different series that got me into learning Mandarin Chinese.

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《玫瑰的故事》 The Tale of Rose – A strong character development drama

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《玫瑰的故事》 The Tale of Rose – A strong character development drama

《玫瑰的故事》 “The Tale of Rose” tells the life-changing journey of a young woman from her early 20s to her 40s as she experiences many difficult romantic relationships.

Modern-setting TV dramas rarely spark my interest. 《玫瑰的故事》 “The Tale of Rose” only caught my attention because of the main female lead. I really liked her in 《去有风的地方》 “Meet Yourself”, so when another slice-of-life modern setting show popped up with her as the female lead, I gave it a try.

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《一念关山》 A Journey To Love – High production historical drama

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《一念关山》 A Journey To Love – High production historical drama

During the serialisation period of 《一念关山》 “A Journey To Love”, there were many positive ratings and comments on this drama, but unfortunately, the rating drastically dropped after the release of the final arc.

Despite the potentially disappointing ending, my curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give this drama a chance.

Going into the drama with the knowledge of a potentially bad ending changed my perspective of the drama, and I really enjoyed the journey…up until that ending.

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《拜托了，别宠我》 Please Don’t Spoil Me – A transmigration drama with all the tropes

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《拜托了，别宠我》 Please Don’t Spoil Me – A transmigration drama with all the tropes

Webnovel author Yan Yi Yi wakes up as the evil support character of her novel who is destined to be banished to the cold palace. She tries everything she can to avoid this tragic ending but is soon told by the book official that the story must flow according to the original plot, or else she will be obliterated.

Yan Yi Yi finds herself trying to maintain the original plot while trying to avoid a bad ending for herself.

… And soon, she starts to fall in love with the emperor.