#love o2o

[imja-thedoctordramawatcher]

watching a drama with Yang Yang is having to constantly rewind (for once) because you keep getting distracted by his BEAUTIFUL face omfg

#yang yang #yangyang #杨洋 #I'm looking at you: #fireworks of my heart #who rules the world #cdrama #Chinese drama #love o2o #mood #the king's avatar #你是我的荣耀 #且试天下 #我的人间烟火 #全职高手 #微微一笑很倾城 #you are my glory

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

#tv shows #tv series #polls #love o2o #yang yang #shuang zheng #denny huang #2010s series #chinese series #have you seen this series poll

[mysteriousboo]

Why I prefer cdramas over kdramas(as an international fan)

kdramas ive watched - business proposal, sweet home, rookie historian goo hae-ryung, mr queen, link: eat, love, kill , the glory , crash landing on you, what's wrong with secretary kim, true beauty, romance is a bonus book, goblin, meow-the secret boy, hometown cha cha cha, see you in my 19th life

cdramas ive watched - the untamed, word of honor, blood of youth, ten miles of peach blossom(i regret watching this one), love between fairy and devil, the starry love, till the end of the moon, put your head on my shoulder, mr honesty, the romance of tiger and rose, love o2o, go go squid!, love and destiny, currently watching back from the brink

1) Cdramas tend to have more developed side characters

ive seen a good variety of kdramas, and i always find the side characters to be lacking! they are often treated as props or only used for comical purposes. meanwhile, in cdramas, they tend to have more personality and are important to the plot as well rather than just being a plot device! (i agree that not all cdramas do it well, but the ones that do leave behind a good impression)

2) Cdramas make the characters interact well

one thing that i have noticed in cdramas is that they make character interactions to be deep and meaningful! personally, i prefer consuming media where both the main characters and side characters stand out, and while it's hard to create something like that, cdramas do it better than kdramas! side characters often don't get enough screen time or are too one-dimensional to make an impact on the viewers! im not saying that kdramas don't do it at all, im saying that a lot of times, it just doesn't hit as hard as in cdramas.

3)The angst hits harder in cdramas!!

now, don't get me wrong, im not saying that kdramas can't be angsty! it's just that a lot of angst in kdramas tends to be more romance related, and as an aroace person, i don't care much for romance and that's why the angst in cdramas(not just romance related) feels and hits way harder! yes, i absolutely adored the angst in the glory freaking loved it! i live for it, but angst in cdramas tends to focus a lot more on familial and platonic relationships, and my lil heart just loves it too much!!

4) kdramas have a lot more filler than cdramas

yes, ik that cdramas are longer, but just hear me out! i have noticed that a lot of times, if you remove a couple of episodes from a kdrama, it makes no impact on the plot whatsoever! or a lot of arcs just feel like they don't deserve as much screen time, and some arcs don't make much sense either after being dragged on for so long!! meanwhile, cdramas are definitely longer, but most of them, if not all of them, are adapted from a webnovel, and that, in general, leads to them being super long! yes, it feels like they are dragging some parts out, but it all seems significant to the plot and is not just filler!

5) relationships between females are better portrayed in cdramas!!

i absolutely adore female friendships or just respectful relationships between females. and cdramas definitely do it better than kdramas! look at li susu and pian ran from TTEOTM or jiele and xiao lan hua from LBFAD or WOH or back from the brink! female connections are better portrayed in cdramas!

6) cdramas tend to be more fantasy focused than kdramas

i enjoy fantasy as a genre a lot, and cdramas tend to be more fantasy based! chinese fantasy is so interesting, and i absolutely adore wuxia/xianxia as a genre! kdramas don't have something similar, and while i adore a lot of historical kdramas, fantasy just hits differently! especially cause there is just so much to explore in chinese fantasy! look at the blood of youth, i had so much fun watching that show. and the fight scenes were so well done!

7) cdramas have beautiful platonic relationships, and i adore the found family arc a lot more in cdaramas

there is definitely a found family arc going on in most of the cdramas ive watched, and i live for it! a lot of time, the characters might not have as much screen time, but they all seem to have depth, and that makes the drama so much fun! yes, kdramas also have found family arcs, but a lot of times, the characters are purely used for comical purposes and have no back stories! they are mostly just used to fill screetime! whether it's the untamed or the starry love, the found family arc would make my heart go so soft cause all those characters have back stories and depth and i am so in love with all of them and even losing one of them can make me go feral and that's exactly why i adore cdramas!!!!!!

shortcomings of cdramas:-

a) the re-dubbing in cdarams- as you all know that China re-dubs their drama, and that can be annoying cause it's always the same va!!

b) the chinese censorship is so strict, and a lot of times, some scenes don't make it into the final cut which can be frustrating or a lot of time even getting past the censorship can be impossible!!

c) i feel that fans seem to be more critical towards cdramas! people behind the scenes put way too much effort so that we can watch their work, but how the drama changes after the censorship is not in their control! they try their best, and adapting novels is not easy!! yet the fans are less understanding towards them! i just wish the audience was a little more understanding!!

d) another problem that's persistent with most cdramas are the poorly translated subtitles! sometimes, the subtitles can be very unclear, or the translation is not accurate at and that can create a disconnect with the international fans in general!!

this is just my opinion! im not saying that cdramas are better than kdramas. i adore them both a lot! im just saying that i PREFER cdramas more! please be understanding and try to be polite when interacting with this post!! that being said, feel free to leave recommendations cause i WILL check em out ;))

#cdramas are lit #i adore them both #kdrama #cdramas #the untamed #word of honor #wei wuxian #mr queen #rookie historian goo hae ryung #sweet home #chinese drama #korean drama #the blood of youth #back from the brink #till the end of the moon #crash landing on you #put you head on my shoulder #love o2o #love between fairy and devil #the starry love #the romance between tiger and rose #the glory #business proposal #true beauty

[lemonsourcrisis]

Love O2O 微微一笑很倾城 (2016)

#lemongifs #love o2o #微微一笑很倾城 #love o2o rewatch #cdrama #chinese drama #cdramagifs #cdramaedit #asian drama #asiandramaedit #cdramasource #yang yang #zheng shuang #can't believe it's been years since I last watched this #love how netflix conveniently has it now as well #so I can rewatch it on my ps5 while playing sims 🤭

[lyselkatzfandomluvs]

Zhang BinBin 張彬彬

Harper's Bazaar Men China - November 2023

#zhang binbin #vin zhang #chinese actors #cdrama #here we meet again #song of the moon #rattan #a romance of the little forest #the flame's daughter #the king's woman #love o2o #harper's bazaar #Harper's bazaar china

[incompetentcompetence]

… one of the the directors for Mysterious Lotus Casebook also worked for Love O2O, in which resides one Hao Mei and K.O. Let’s just say this man ain’t afraid to queer code a bit, even around the demon known as chinese censorships.

ADDITIONALLY, Guo Hu is also directing Tiger and Crane (which I’m very excited for). Let’s see if this man strikes again.

#mysterious lotus casebook #love o2o #tiger and crane #chinese drama #chinese bl

[lyselkatz]

Hào Méi and K.O.

I'm still thinking about them years later. 美人師兄!!!

#love o2o #hao mei x ko #hao mei #ko x hao mei #your smile is very alluring #cdrama #zheng yecheng #was the reason i suffered the boring leads #his and #zhang binbin #'s characters are ❤❤❤ even if CDramaland censored their relationship #the other supporting cast was also good #lyselkatzcreations #cnovelartreblogs

[smolnerdisms]

So apparently I'm going to check out more Yang Yang dramas (I can't help it, the man is gorgeous) so I am putting a poll for which one I should watch next. Point one: I adored Love O2O so. My standards are high. Point 2: I will check out Dream of the Red Chamber after I finish the reading the book for studying.

I am also looking forward to: My Fireworks on Earth releasing this year. (Another firefighter x doctor drama? Interesting!)

#yang yang #love o2o #the king's avatar #you are my glory #who rules the world #my fireworks on earth #dream of the red chamber

[twinklingstrawberries]

Watching dramas about esports, coding, etc. just hits different when you're a compsci student and on your third cup of coffee

#icarusandtears #compsci #falling into your smile #you are my glory #love o2o #lighter and princess #i could tag so many shows here #dramas #makes me feel a bit better about it all

[absolutebl]

Hello ABL,

I just watched Love With Flaws BL cut. It was typical tropy goodness. Sadly no kiss. Not surprising from Korea.

Hao Mei and KO is an all-time favourite of mine. I know about Puppy Honey and of course PeteKao.

I would like to know what other het dramas have bl side stories if you know of them.

BL Side Couples (in a Het Drama)

This isn't something I track, but here are a few I know off the top of my head:

Hao Mei & KO in Love O2O 

Captain & Fei (NetJames) in Catch Me Baby 

Mark & Owen in Love is Science? (my personal favorites) 

Pick & Rome in Puppy Honey (still my favorite OffGun) 

#bl side stories #bl side couple #best bl couples #pickrome #love is science? #Catch Me Baby #Love O2O #chinese bl #taiwanese bl #thai bl

[save-the-data]

love o2o | s01e28: hao mei x ko

Chinese Drama - 2016, 30 episodes  

EP:- 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 : 25 : 26 : 27 : 28 : 29 : 30

#Love O2O #Comedy #Romance #Youth #Secondary Gay Couple #Game World #Censored Same-Sex Couple #Bromance #Adapted from a Novel #Asian Drama #China #微微一笑很倾城 #Zheng Ye Cheng #Vin Zhang #Couple: Hao Mei x K.O #Yang Yang #Cui Hang #Nui Jun Feng #A Slight Smile is Very Charming

[iguessitsjustme]

My Top 10 Non-BL Asian Dramas

Believe it or not, I do watch my fair number of Asian dramas that are not BL. I just tend to binge them instead of watching week to week so I typically don’t post about them. So here is a list of my top 10 favorites that no one asked for.

(Since this is a list of non-BL shows, I did not include bromances like Devil Judge, Guardian, or Ghost Doctor on this list or it would be a very different list)

10. The King’s Avatar - Netflix - I did not know that I could like a show about esports until I watched this show. There are some things that I wasn’t particularly a fan of, but I mostly loved it. There was no romance to be seen. Just a bunch of people battling it out in video games and the drama actually had me on the edge of my seat.

9. Tale of the Nine-Tailed - Viki - I did not care for the romance in the story one bit which is unfortunate since it’s a large part of the show, BUT despite the romance not being to my taste, I still loved the characters. And of course I loved Lee Rang. I don’t care if he was evil and almost helped bring about the end of the world, he deserved better and I’m still mad at the ending he got.

8. Love O2O - Netflix - This show is probably the most out of place on this list but it is probably my favorite het romance. Bonus censored BL in there which I wish they could have gone more in depth with, but they did what they could. I love Xiao Nai and Weiwei’s relationship. They constantly communicate with each other and she was never once made out to be dumb because he was supposed to be the smart, perfect one. One of my favorite scenes is actually his friends hacking the school’s system to show the dumb gossip mill her report card because she is just as smart. The friendships are great too. The only thing I don’t like is that Erxi deserved way better than Cao Guang. He sucked the entire show and didn’t get any better. Erxi was only ever adorable and I will fight every single person that called her ugly.

7. While You Were Sleeping - Viki - This whole show was just an experience. And it was such an interesting concept. I love that the love triangle never even mattered but I hope Han Woo Tak finds someone one day because damn if he wasn’t the best character. Also this show made me very glad that I don’t have prophetic dreams. The romance definitely plays a huge part in this, so if you don’t like het romances than it’s not for you. But both characters are so cute and chaotic and a tiny bit unhinged and I would definitely recommend it. Plus the little found family they develop is wonderful.

6. The Gifted - Youtube - This is another show with such an interesting concept. I love the whole show a lot. It feels hard to talk about without spoiling everything, but I do need it stated that Wave is my favorite character. He was my favorite from the beginning all the way until the end. He’s the best, the smartest, and if you know me, you know I love the asshole characters. But a very specific brand of asshole and he fits it.

5. My Name - Netflix - This show is...fucked up. But I loved it. Especially the end. Sometimes, I just want to see a woman go on a one-woman rampage and murder everyone and everything. Anyway, pissing her off, then training her to fight, then extra special pissing her off might not have been the best move. This show is graphic and extremely dark. Do not watch this show unless you are 100% sure you can handle it and handle the violence.

4. The Uncanny Counter - I love a good fantasy element in my shows. I love that his hair went crazy for some reason. I love a disabled character, even though that went away when he got his powers. (minor spoiler) I love that when he loses his powers, and he’s disabled again, I love that he doesn’t forget how to fight. I love the found family and how they protect each other. I love eccentric billionaire man who is also a superhero. I just loved everything about this show tbh. Might be time for a rewatch.

3. Tomorrow - Netflix - This show just finished recently and I loved it. It also deals with heavier topics and it’s definitely not for everyone. This show is about a grim reaper trying to stop people from committing suicide so keep that in mind before going in. She is blunt and brutal but she says the things that people need to hear. And there are times when this show is very, horrifically sad. It almost made me cry (which if you know me, is impressive). Bonus for this show is that the main character, Joon Woong was also in Click You Heart which is weirdly how I became friends with one of my best friends in the world. Also, I don’t know how alone I am in this but I 100% ship Joon Woong with Ryung Goo. Those two love each other in their weird little way and no one will convince me otherwise.

2. Law School - Netflix - This show reminded me a lot of Devil Judge actually. Minus the bromance. But it’s got corrupt politicians, and one man who is facing it all. The music in this show is phenomenal and the characters are fantastic. There’s definitely a mystery over who murdered the teacher and the fact that their teacher is using himself and the fact that he is the number one suspect in order to teach his students is fantastic. I love how hardworking Kang Sol A is. They told us from the beginning that she had less natural intelligence than her peers. But she worked so hard and she cared so much and I love that the smartest student went out of his way to help her. And he was so proud every time she figured something out. Anyway if you liked Devil Judge, you would probably like this show as well.

1. Vincenzo - Netflix - This show is definitely not made for everyone but it was made more me. It was the exact right balance of absurd, chaotic humor and dark, gritty violence. The villains of the show think they’re so much smarter than they actually are and sometimes I just want to watch a show where the protagonist is constantly winning. Plus I may or may not be a little in love with Cha Young. If you ever want to talk about this show, I am literally always willing to talk about it nonstop. I can talk your ears off.

Let me tell you, choosing just 10 shows was so hard. I love so many. And across so many different genres. Most of the shows on this list ended up being Korean dramas, cause honestly, those tend to have the most violence and I love a good violent show.

#the king's avatar #tale of the nine tailed #love o2o #while you were sleeping #the gifted #my name #the uncanny counter #tomorrow #law school #vincenzo #i also am bad with names and i went with mdl spellings #i also know so many good asian dramas across a variety of genres so if youre looking for something i probably have a recommendation for you

[potentiallypolyglot]

I finally had the opportunity to introduce my brother and sister-in-law to Chinese dramas.

We started with Love O2O (my brother being the first to figure out that O2O means Online to Offline).

After two episodes, my brother said to me with some amazement “if everyone just watched some television from other countries, we’d all get along so much better”

My sister-in-law, whose career is in graphic design loved that everything in the show was beautiful (a word that carries more weight for her as a professional term, not just a casual observation)

#chinese #chinese langblr #personal #cultural exchange #cultural understanding #cdramas #love O2O

[letsbeoutoftouch]

yang yang in you are my glory >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yang yang in love O2O

#you are my glory #love o2o #yang yang #chinese drama #cdrama #thoughts #random thoughts

[lyselkatzfandomluvs]

Maó XiâoTóng 毛曉彤

Rachel in Wonderland

#mao xiaotong #alice in wonderland #chinese actresses #dmbj cast #the lost tomb cast #reunion the sound of the providence #the ingenious one #the legend of sealed book #delicious destiny #love o2o #the heart #hello beautiful life #cdrama

[linggluu]

gamer weiwei

#love o2o #just one smile is very alluring #cdrama #微微一笑很倾城 #郑爽 #zheng shuang #my gif