Why wait for love when you can create your own? Watch these shows where characters proactively design their own love!

Designers of Love

After Cheng Che's (Yang Yu Xi) fight with her fiancé Xiang Ting Dong (Fan Zhi Xin) leaves him in a coma, Cheng Che finds herself in a bind. In order to prevent the rest of the Xiang family from finding out what happened and fix the problems that Ting Dong started, Cheng Che is forced to seek out Ting Dong's estranged younger brother, Ye Ran (also played by Fan Zhi Xin) and persuade him to impersonate his older brother. Together, they set out to take down the drug ring that Ting Dong was involved in. Will they manage to succeed? And what will become of Cheng Che's relationship? This 2024 Chinese drama was directed by Du Hao.

Be Your Knight

🎭 I am the one🖤

Ling Miao Miao (Esther Yu) unexpectedly finds herself transported into the world of a fantasy novel called "Chasing Demons" as a villainous supporting character. To escape and return to the real world, she must complete a series of tasks – including winning the heart of Mu Sheng (Ding Yu Xi), the female lead's adoptive brother with a possessive love for her. Teaming up with expert demon catchers, they battle creatures, level up, and gradually work to dissolve an age-old animosity between humans and demons. As Miao Miao and Mu Sheng grow closer, can they rewrite their stories in favor of redemption... and possibly even romance? This 2024 Chinese drama was directed by Zhao Yi Long, adapted from the web novel "The Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus" by Bai Yu Zhai Diao Gong.

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

💖My Beloved Demon Team 💖

Noblewoman Wen Wan's (Gia Ge) wedding night takes a horrific turn when her fiancé Su Xuan Jing (Liu Jun Da) betrays her, leading to her entire family's deaths. Somehow, she finds herself reborn back in time – on the very day Xuan Jing proposed. With the pain of her tragic end still fresh, Wen Wan vows to uncover the truth behind her family's demise and change her future. She rejects Xuan Jing's proposal and instead allies with the Seventh Prince, Xiao Chen (Dong Zi Fan), to help him secure the throne. However, Xiao Chen, who also died and was reborn with memories of his past life, harbors unresolved feelings due to past misunderstandings. As Wen Wan and Xiao Chen work together to try and untangle the conspiracies in the royal court, they start to fall for each other, but Xiao Chen keeps his feelings to himself while Wen Wan pursues him openly. Will they manage to bring the truth to light – and find love together?

Revenge of the Reborn Princess

Eternal Lovers Revenge

Tencent

The best-laid plans should never be expected to go well. 

Gu Cheng Ze (Jiang Chao) is the CEO of the Gu Mall Corporation. But his adopted family wants their biological son, Gu Jin Yu (Daniel Zhang), to take over the reigns of family company and puts Cheng Ze in charge of grooming the heir.

When Cheng Ze learns that Jin Yu still harbors feelings for his ex-girlfriend, fashion designer Li Yan Shu (Tan Song Yun), Cheng Ze hires her to join the company to entice Jin Yu to join the company. The plan works until Jin Yu’s disapproving mother demands that Chang Ze separate Jin Yu and Yan Shu.

When Cheng Ze starts to develop feelings for Yan Shu, what will become of his carefully laid plans?

“The Fox’s Summer” is a 2017 Chinese drama series directed by Yu Zhong Zhong. The story continues in “The Fox’s Summer Season 2” (2017). The series is based on the online novel When the President Falls in Love by Shen Cang Mei.

The Fox's Summer

The Fox's Summer Team

In contemporary China, aspiring actress Sheng Xia (Ke Ying) has yet to land a starring role, instead making ends meet as a “kissing coordinator” for other productions. Her life turns upside down when a stranger hands her a comic book that sucks her inside its pages, bringing her into a fictionalized Imperial China – and in this world, her kisses are the antidote to all poisons! As she navigates this new world and tries to find a way out, she encounters the handsome, but cold-hearted villain Shen Shi Yi (Li Ge Yang) and becomes entangled in a web of political intrigue. Caught between her real-life dreams and a budding romance with Shi Yi, Sheng Xia must decide where she wants to find her happy ending. This 2023 Chinese drama series was directed by Hu Xing.

Supervisor Husband

iQiyi

With a degree in publishing, Chu Li (Esther Yu) graduated from university with high hopes and big dreams. Attempting to turn those dreams into reality, Chu Li successfully lands a job at Yuan Yue Publishing House and happily settles into her new career. Unfortunately, everything she learned in school is irrelevant as she majored in finance, not publishing.

Taking things in stride, Chu Li works hard to adapt to this new and ever-changing world of publishing.&nbsp;With her sincerity, professionalism, and truly unique vision, Chu Li earns the respect of a number of renowned authors. Sadly, no matter how hard she tries, she always seems to be on the bad side of Zhou Chuan (Ding Yu Xi), one of the company’s most famous authors. Constantly at odds with each other, it seems as if Zhou Chuan and Chu Li are destined to hate each other forever. Until fate decides to step in with an interesting twist that catches them both completely off guard.

Learning that the other is actually their close online friend, Chu Li and Zhou Chuan are shocked by the discovery. Trying to process the fact that their best friend has been standing in front of them the entire time, things between Chu Li and Zhou Chuan take a definite turn. Will this unexpected truth be able to turn these former office rivals into something altogether different?

Adapted from the web novel “Here’s Chu Li” by Qing Mei, “Moonlight” is a 2021 Chinese romantic comedy drama directed by Elson Chang.

Moonlight

✍🏻📚 My Sweet Writer 💖✍🏻

Tu Shan Su Su is a pure-hearted fox spirit. She inhabits a world of fox spirits who serve as matchmakers, allowing humans to be reincarnated and recall memories about their past lives. Dong so can sometimes let them find love with immortals. But despite all of her best intentions, Tu Shan Su Su isn’t much of success as a matchmaker. Her latest quest is a bid to play matchmaker for a prince who wants to be with his reincarnated lover.

One day, her bungling leads Tu Shan Su Su to fall through a roof, where she meets Bai Yue Chu, a human Taoist who is looking to break free from the powers that bind him. The duo begins to form a partnership, and before long, Tu Shan Su Su has managed to rope Bai Yue Chu into helping her play matchmaker to the prince and his lover. But could this partnership lead them to discovery...or even love?

“Fox Spirit Matchmaker” is a 2015 Chinese animated series that was directed by Wang Zi Xuan.

Fox Spirit Matchmaker

💘Nine-tailed Cupid Team💘

Modern-day business hopeful Ji Man (Peng Xiao Ran) is on her way to Beijing to follow her dreams when a sudden accident claims her memories. She awakens in a mysterious land, where everyone believes she is a treacherous, evil woman with dark desires. To complicate matters further, she discovers she must marry the realm’s ice-cold ruler Ning Yuxuan (Ding Yu Xi). Trapped in the palace, Ji Man must navigate this unfamiliar world while searching for a way to return home and achieve her business aspirations. But as she faces these challenges, will love find a way to keep her captive in this golden cage? This 2023 Chinese drama series that was directed by Xie Ze.

Romance of a Twin Flower

🌸 A Twin in Love ♥

Youku

As a ten thousand year old immortal, Bo Yan (Cao Yu Chen) should have had plenty of experience keeping the affairs of the mortals under his care in check. But when the ancient immortal accidentally messes up a number of marriages within the mortal world, he has no choice but to accept the consequences of his actions. Demoted from his post in the heavens, Bo Yan is sent to the mortal realm to experience the trials faced by the humans he spent so many years watching over.

Falling from the sky, Bo Yan finds himself crossing paths with Shangguan Ya (Tian Xi Wei), the owner of a successful matchmaking business, in a most unexpected way. A quirky young woman with quick wit and a brilliant mind, Shangguan Ya isn’t sure what to make of Bo Yan at first. But as they begin to spend more time together, it soon becomes apparent that they’re tied together by more than mere coincidence.

Sharing a desire to save the world’s marriages from chaos, Bo Yan and Shangguan Yan embark on a journey to do just that. Working together towards a common goal, the two begin to realize their feelings for each other have changed dramatically since their first encounter, but can a human and an immortal really be each other’s destiny?

Ms. Cupid in Love

Σ>― shooting for love → Team

Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon) is devastated by the sudden and tragic death of her favorite star, Ryu Sun Jae (Byun Woo Seok), a former swimmer turned K-pop idol. But in the midst of her anguish, she magically time slips back to 2008 – when Sun Jae is still only 19 years old! Delighted that she has a chance to help him avert his unhappy future fate, Sol makes it her mission to change the future... and maybe find love along the way. Will her efforts to divert the course of the past prove successful – or could they have unexpected consequences? This 2024 South Korean drama was adapted from a web novel named “The Best of Tomorrow” by Kim Bbang and was directed by Kim Tae Yeop and Yoon Jong Ho.

Lovely Runner

✨ The Marvellous ✨ team

When her lifelong friend, Lee Do Han (Kim Do Wan) asks her for help, struggling actress Na A Jeong (Jeon Jong Seo) finds she can’t say no. Agreeing to a contract marriage to keep Do Han’s secret from his overbearing family, A Jeong soon finds herself in over her head as Do Han’s younger brother, Lee Ji Han (Moon Sang Min) refuses to accept the engagement. With Ji Han determined to sabotage their “marriage” at every turn, how long will it take before the truth is revealed? Adapted from the webtoon of the same name, this 2024 hijinks-filled South Korean romantic comedy series was directed by Kwon Young Il.

Wedding Impossible

🧨 Mission: Wedding 💍 

Ha Yun Seo (Shin Hyun Been) has worked hard her whole life: after raising her younger brother alone, she is now a marketing manager at a credit card company. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she discovers that her boyfriend, Seo Ju Won (Moon Sang Min), is the heir to the family that owns the company! Upon learning of their relationship, Ju Won's mother offers Yun Seo money to break up with him, and Yun Seo accepts. However, Ju Won is determined to win her back and will stop at nothing to reclaim her heart. Can Yun Seo and Ju Won overcome obstacles and find their fairytale ending, or will reality tear them apart? Cinderella at 2AM is a 2024 South Korean romance drama directed by Seo Min Jung and Bae Hee Young, adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Algome.

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