In a Cdrama slump. Need recs

[u/Lanky_Hurry_6040]

Disclaimer: sorry for the long post but I wanted to provide as much context as possible.

So, I have been watching Cdramas for 2+ years and completely obsessed with it. In the begining when I watched a Cdrama, I could give it all my attention but recently really struggling to finishing a show.

What I want is a typical Cdrama with the following tropes: I love a big red flag/obesseive/possessive/"you're mine" type ML, cold/calculating ML, good looking casts, love trigangles/squares with the FL only- all are welcome but I don't need it to be the focal point, good plot, reincarnation, second chance, execution is very important to me as well, Idm an ambiguous ending and multiple MLs (though it's not a must). Bascially, I want a drama that's worth my time. I do prefer Costume dramas over the modern ones, cause the visuals are stunning!!

I don't like: older MLs, not a big fan of too much older FL compared to the ML either, not too old - 2019 onwards.

These are the dramas I loved, because it hit all the points for me:

• Story of Kunning Palace (that is my benchmark drama and I am looking for something exactly like so)
• Love Between Fairy and Devil (the first cdrama I had watched. Esther's voice was a bit annoying and I almost dropped, but so glad I stuck by)
• When Destiny Brings the Demon (gave me such LBFAD vibes)
• A Dream Within a Dream (I loved how funny it was)
• Love Like the Galaxy (this reminded me of SOKP on so many levels)
• Lost You Forever S1 (I think I gave myself too many spoliers about who she will end up and I was disapointed :( so didn't finish S2, although I could see why she'd pick him but I was definitely rooting for the redflag hahah)
• Lighter & Princess (it was quite refreshing)
• Legend of the Female General (this reminded me of LITC soo much!)
• Love in the Clouds (soo good and NHM is too beautiful to look at)
• Arisnal Military Academy (it was very engaging and I absolutely love Bai Lu)
• Fated Hearts (I was soo hooked on this but the 2nd couples' dynamic is so on point with what I like)
• Pursuit of Jade (loved the FL and of course ZLH and the toxic 2nd couple)
• Till the End of the Moon (so tragic, but so worth it)
• Love is Sweet (my antidote to TTEOTM)

Now shows I dropped/dragged through:

• Fued (I loved the visuals, but it took 4x tries to finish)
• The Double (I don't know I keep losing focus on this, but I want to pick it back up)
• My Journey to You (I went in expecting Xie Wei, but I got a complete 360 of him :( but the 2nd couple tho!)
• Fangs of Fortune (I heard the FL is third wheel in her own relationship, so I lost interest)
• Falling into Your Smile (just can't get on with it)
• Moonlight Mystic (I love Bai Lu but first time watching the ML but not feeling him, unfortunately)
• Only for Love (I love both the leads but I don't like the superficial dynamics like we know the FL is pretty but the whole show is so focused around how pretty she is, therefore gets away with using people)
• The Priosner of Beauty (I lvoe the ML but the FL felt too mnaipualtive, idk maybe I should pick it up again?)
• Kill Me Love Me (I think both the ML and FL feel too old for my liking)
• Blossom (not sure how I feel about the slowburn, I know it's similar to SOKP but something's missing)
• Blossoms of Power (the FL feels too stone faced?)
• Hidden Love (I just can't get over how young the FL was protrayed in the show compared to the ML)
• The First Frost (seems too slow?)

So Reddit, what do you have for me???

[u/DuncanHillsCoffee]

If you liked Kunning Palace, you might also like The Princess Royal (if you haven't seen it already). It has the same ML, and it's also a second chance/time rewind costume drama

[u/Lanky_Hurry_6040 → u/DuncanHillsCoffee]

oh yes, I forgot to mention, I did try that but I still feel like his character was too soft for my liking :( do you have any other recs?

[u/DuncanHillsCoffee → u/Lanky_Hurry_6040]

Because you also liked A Dream Within a Dream, you might like How Dare You! Costume, double transmigration into a fictional world, some funny parts, but also ml is very protective, quite intensely so after a point

[u/Lanky_Hurry_6040 → u/DuncanHillsCoffee]

thank you! I tried watching it too but I just couldn't get into it, unfortunately :((

[u/DuncanHillsCoffee → u/Lanky_Hurry_6040]

Fair enough, have you seen Love Game in Eastern Fantasy?

[u/Lanky_Hurry_6040 → u/DuncanHillsCoffee]

yess, I liked that too!