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Day 25: Beautiful Love Story

Even just this year there are so many great love stories to pick from! - #FlourishedPeony, #LoveintheClouds, #LovesAmbition & #FatedHearts

So I’ll keep it simple & make a personal choice - #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral

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November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Day 24: Legendary Kiss 💋

In #MoonlitReunion the passionate kiss scene in the bathtub room - between Xu Kai’s Mei Zhuyu & Tian Xiwei’s Wu Zhen - deserves special mention when it comes to noteworthy drama kisses 🔥

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November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Day 23: Pulse-racing Chemistry

Song Yi & Cheng Lei had pretty good chemistry in #ShadowLove 🔥

This short scene includes a kiss too, but it’s an example of their rapport (I decided against sharing scenes of him drinking her blood🩸😅)

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November 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Day 22: Dance Sequence

The dance scene that immediately comes to mind is the one in #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral, where He Yan disguises herself as a dancing girl 💃 & ends up doing a martial sword dance 🗡️ (though she wasn’t fooling Dudu 😅)

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November 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Another drama from this year that some people may not have seen, but which has its own distinctive visual style, is #Feud

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Feud - Cinematography
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November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Day 21: Stunning Cinematography

There are several dramas from this year I could have picked - including the poetic & beautiful #MoonlitReunion - but this time I will choose #LegendofZanghai for having a solid visual structure throughout

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November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Day 20: OST Moment

There’s a moving scene in #LoveintheClouds when Hou Minghao’s character (Ji Bozai) wanders grief stricken in the rain & is comforted by Ming Yi (Lu Yuxiao)

Hou Minghao’s own OST plays beautifully in the background 🎶

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November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Day 19: Meaningful Hug 🤗

For those who want a show with a decent amount of drama oxytocin, #TheBestThing has quite a few hug scenes!

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November 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Day 18: Heartwarming Friendship

Although He Weifang (aka Mudan) & Jiang Changyang eventually became something *more* than friends, their relationship was founded on mutual respect & friendship. #FlourishedPeony

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November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Day 17: Piggyback

There’s a lovely scene in #MoonlitReunion where Xu Kai’s character (Mei Zhuyu) is carrying the half-demon Cat Lord (Wu Zhen) - played by Tian Xiwei - & she delicately places a butterfly on his head 🦋

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November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Day 16: Gorgeous Night Scene

In #TheLegendofZangHai there’s a beautiful sequence at night where the leads share a boat during a lantern festival 🏮✨

Alas, I can’t find a YouTube clip of it, but it appears briefly in this 30 sec TikTok edit (shown in the quote-post)

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Dark Cinematography in #cdrama
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Day 15: Found Family

In #GuardiansoftheDafeng Wang Hedi’s character is mysteriously transported back in time to the fictitious Dafeng Dynasty; where, in his new identity, he finds he has a chaotic but cute extended family through his uncle ☺️

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November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Day 14: Child Performance

This is more of a sentimental choice, because Fu Bohan appeared with Zhao Lusi in my first #cdrama #WhoRulestheWorld - so it was nice seeing them team up again in #LovesAmbition, where Lusi’s character protects him

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November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
& here’s the scene where she trains with short-swords

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Legend of The Female general 🔥 #k_rush_dramas #cdrama #viral #legendofthefemalegeneral
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November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here’s the scene where she gets her revenge

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He’s My Alibi 😈🔪🩸| Legend Of The Female General #cdrama #chinesedrama #cdramaedit #ZhouYe ##ChengLei
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November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Day 13: Propulsive Action Scene

Again I’m going for #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral, because it has so many great moments of action 🔥 - the bullwhip fight, sparring with spears, use of short swords & moment of revenge

Here’s the horse-taming scene

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November 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Day 12: Cameo

Although #LoveinPavilion had weaknesses as a drama, it was stacked with guest roles (see reply)

Aside from Ding Yuxi’s cameo, the standout was Hou Minghao’s Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, Baimu Yaojun, who sacrifices himself for love

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November 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Day 11: Snowfall ❄️

This cue is usually for a happy romantic scene; but the ❄️ moment I most clearly remember from this year is actually a painful one, beautifully performed by the leads. #MoonlitReunion

“It’s just a pity that life is too short”

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November 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Day 10: Healing Moment

As I already shared the healing moment I had in mind for today’s challenge (the scene by the ocean from #Reborn), I’ll share a more *literal* one instead

Because it contains spoilers 🚨🚨 for #LoveintheClouds it’s in the reply, so be warned!

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Day 8: Beautiful Ocean

Although #Reborn isn’t primarily about romance, it did serve up a beautifully poignant scene with an ocean setting, in which the leads share a passionate moment - representing their healing after long unhappiness

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November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Day 9: Childhood Connection

There’s a moving moment in #WouldYouMarryMe when Choi Woo-shik’s Kim Woo-joo comes across a photo of Yoo Me-ri (Jung So-min) as a child, & suddenly recognises her as the girl who consoled him when he lost his parents

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November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Day 8: Beautiful Ocean

Although #Reborn isn’t primarily about romance, it did serve up a beautifully poignant scene with an ocean setting, in which the leads share a passionate moment - representing their healing after long unhappiness

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November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Day 7: Cute Animals 😻

Two of my favourite fantasy dramas from this year - #MoonlitReunion & #Feud - showcased striking animal actors 🐈 🐕

(Though getting them to appear together in the same drama may be a problem 😊)

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November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This is for the #dramajoychallenge 🙂
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is #TwinklingWatermelon, right?

Just to say, it may be worth including the challenge hashtag - #dramajoychallenge - so others can easily find your post 👍
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Day 6: Coming of Age Story

There are so many lowkey joyful moments in #AlwaysHome, so it’s hard to pick out one

But I loved this scene where Jing Xichi - having been separated by work commitments - surprises Chen Huan’er at her university 😊

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November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM