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Winter Begonia should also be up there, but a video's got to end somewhere😂what are your beloved ones?
Hikaru no go. I was spared from a nervious breakdown: they released a somewhat simplified (in second half) but sincere, careful and successful adaptation. I will be even happier if the young actors become successful in their further career 💚
Oooh! Sooo many dramas to watch next year! This year was all about catching up to older good dramas for me, but of the ones I've watched this year, Winter Begonia is my absolute favourite! 🥺♥️
If you had a top 11, where would you place Winter Begonia? 🤭
Definitely Hikaru no Go ...still not over it.
As for Long Night, I can't bring myself to watch it because I've already heard all the spoilers...and it scares me.
The long night, it made me cry soo hard for the first time 😭
Don't scare me like that, I was shocked by the lack of this drama since I remember you quite enjoyed that!
AvenueX's Picks
Tier 1
1. The long night
2. The Bad Kids
3. Hikaru no Go
4. Cross Fire
5. Fearless Whispers
Tier 2
1. My Roommate is a Detective
2. I've Fallen For You
3. Ancient Detective
4. Love in between
5. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Cross fire and my rommate detective 👌 they're have good story
I was hoping for Go ahead to be on the list
Love in between 🙌❤
I have watched lots of drama...I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIKARU NO GO...
It's so so good...the only drama I am satisfied with this year...
Thank you so much for listing all the mentions.
Dramas mentioned:
The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Love in Between
Ancient Detective
I've Fallen for You
My Roommate is a Detective
Fearless Whisperers
Cross Fire
Hikaru no Go
The Bad Kids
The Long Night
You’re a hero
Thank you so much 🥰
You're all welcome 😊
Sorry I forgot to put timestamps
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
The Romance of Tiger and Rose is the best for me
Romance of Tiger and Rose is my guilty pleasure....LOL
Omg, same here! 😄😍
I love Tiger and Rose. It's one of my top ones. Han Shuo is my ideal guy🥰 I love how devoted he is and he's such a good guy
No guilt here. It made me feel so many things in the 32 hours period in binged it in!
I watched it 3 times, and if you like it may you should try romance of hua rong. It' s quite funny too
where you can watch the dramas listed:
The Romance of Tiger and Rose - WeTV & Viki
Love in Between - WeTV
Ancient Detective - Viki
I've Fallen for You - IQIYI & Viki
My Roommate is a Detective - IQIYI & Viki
Fearless Whisperers - CZcams (but not subbed sadly, maybe one day)
Cross Fire - CZcams
Hikaru no Go - IQIYI
The Bad Kids - IQIYI
The Long Night - IQIYI
Winter Begonia ?
@@romapardede2282 on IQIYI
Thanks for the list.
@@romapardede2282 Winter Begonia is on IQIYI/Viki/CZcams
Alll those drama are available on OnetouchTV app, it is like the app version of dramacool.
Among the dramas I’ve seen, Ancient Detective left me wanting a Season 2 - immediately. I’m so glad there are some I haven’t seen; now I have dramas to look forward to. You look lovely; especially the hairstyle and hair ornaments.
Many of favourite dramas were all recommended by you! The Long Night, The Bad Kids and Murderous Affair at Horizon Tower. To be honest, I know the production quality in both The Long Night and The Bad Kids was higher than in Murderous Affair, but I liked Murderous Affair more because of the characters, which I felt were more compelling, and for me characters > plot. I did love the other two so much too though, and I'm so happy Bai Yu is getting such good roles after Guardian. But my favourite drama of the year has to be Winter Begonia, that drama is just extremely tailored to my tastes... theatrical world, centered on a single relationship etc. etc.
Yeah to Winter Begonia
I really enjoyed Ancient Detective - watched based on your suggestion earlier this year. Glad you are continuing to ask for a second season!
Definitely want more 👍
Absolutely love this! The music is super, and the voices are so unique. Since I don't understand the language, I'm listening a lot, so the different little musical sounds add immensely to my listening pleasure. ( I watch the episodes several times to get the full gist. Still great each time. )
Hikaru no Go and Ancient Detective have been the most memorable for me this year and became some of my personal all time favorite dramas.
Ancient detective is👌🏾
Me too.loved Hikaru no Go...waiting for Ancient Detective season 2...
Watched Hikaru no Go 3x
My very first reaction on watching this drama was "Awwww!!" You look so prettyyyy. Most of the c-dramas I watched this year are the older ones like Love and Destiny, The Untamed, Princess Agents and Ashes of Love. So I haven't watched ANY of the dramas on this list 😭😭 I think I'll watch Hikaru no Go, Ancient Detective and Romance of Tiger and Rose though 😊
I've been waiting for this video to pick the next drama to watch haha! Happy New Year!
Reunion and winter begonia were the best for me I really liked the characters and plot in both and specially the friendship and acting in Reunion along with its high production
I can’t tell you how much I really appreciate the work you do. As a very late comer to Chinese drama, thank you Covid, there’s so much out there that I don’t know where to start. I really am thankful that there’s somebody who can point me in a good direction. Again thank you very very much
Thank you!
I personally really enjoyed Ancient Detective!!! I love it so much, I actually watched it over & over again.
I was surprised that it didn't get popular ☹️
I'm in the middle of Love In Between at the moment and really, really love the lighting! All those candlelit scenes just add so much to the drama in terms of atmosphere and immersion in the settings. I haven't really seen this style of scene in the other historical Chinese dramas I've watched and it's such a shame!
Here for drama recommendations. I trust avenuex so much on these
Tiger and Rose, I loved when the main character talked about giving the comedic character or sidekick character hundreds of lines like this character won’t shut up and it’s cause the author is trying to make a word count 😂😂😂😂 and I’m like ok, 🤔🧐 that’s why those annoying super talkative side characters are there!
Thank you so much for this review! Just finished watching Romance of Tiger and Rose and it was so refreshingly light-hearted (well, most of it), funny and just all over enjoyable! (and such a cute ml!).
Will continue with the rest of your recommendations :)
aaaa we made it to 2021 !! I'm glad my favorite drama is here. The romance of tiger and rose is gold
The Long Night is just top tier. Such a memorable drama.
Thanks to your review that made me watched The Long Night,The Bad Kids,Hikaru No Go,Winter Begonia,My Roomate is A Detective,Fearless Whispers,Anciwnt Detective and The Romance of Tiger and Rose 😘 I used to watch cdramas based on actors/actresses I adored but now mostly based on your reviews/recommendations...Happy hiliday and Happy New Year AvenueX
My top dramas of 2020:
1. Cross Fire
2. Ancient Detective
3. Handsome Siblings
4. The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty
5. The Bad Kids
6. Hikaru no Go
7. General's Lady
8. Love in Between
I've seen five of your top ten and I've put your other five in my watchlist. I look forward to watching them.
Hikaru no Go is highly recommended. Best anime live action I've ever watched! ALL actors are great, their characters are well developed, even suppoting characters impress me. The story is professionally written, the production crew paid a lot of attention to details. I love this drama so much!
Winter Begonia really should be on the list. It’s top quality on every aspect of a C-drama.
I guessed right what your top 3 dramas would be based on your reviews of them :) A well deserved ranking.
I haven't watched anything from your tier 2, but your tier 1 overlaps with mine quite a lot, though I would have found room to include A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower and Winter Begonia as well. These two hold a special place in my heart.
I think Horizon Tower even beats The Long Night in my book as far as the "crime/police/reflection on what justice is" genre goes; I especially love how it puts women at its center and isn't afraid to address important social issues in today's society.
Winter Begonia is my favorite 2020 drama overall, I just find it so aesthetically beautiful and mesmerizing, and the two leads captured my heart. Such a shame it's not as popular as it deserves to be, but I get that the time period and the Opera subject can be off putting especially for foreign audiences.
I would have had "Go Ahead" in my top two. In my opinion it was clearly one of the best things to air this year. Many others that you mention were also some of my favorites.
Many didn’t like it because Ling Xiao’s mom was being forgiven so easily and suddenly
Agree about The Bad Kids - so well done! And agree Ancient Detective was surprising and engaging - definitely want to follow these characters on their journey (hello Season 2?). I'm watching Hikaru no Go now and have a lot to catch up on. Thank you for your great reviews and pointing a direction for watching.
Qi Hun/Hikaru no Go was without a doubt my highlight of the year... it made me write fanfic for the first time in over a decade. It totally took my by surprise - I cringed when I saw the first promo posters and now I'm so damn happy it exists.
You wrote a fanfic 😮 can I've the link 💕😊
Can I also have a link of your fanfic 😊
same as me, i mean, i kinda doubt it at first, you know. in my childhood i read the manga and watch the anime so i kinda sceptical about how its turn out if it live action. the thrill of go match. but its turn out its pretty good. i like how he turn shi guang into child then grown up.
omg me too, not a decade but almost 2 years, I manage to writes 30k+ fanfic just for Qi Hun in December alone!
@@sitizulaikha7875 archiveofourown.org/series/2054982 I haven't written anything in over ten years and English isn't my first language, so please don't judge me too harshly. ^^;
Winter Begonia still is my #1, Hikaru no Go and I've fallen for you share 2d place, Ancient detective - 3d. I watched most of the mentioned dramas and i plan to watch the few i missed during winter holidays.
Did anyone watch the drama called Go ahead (以家人之名)? I really like the cast and the family dynamic it’s really good. Totally recommend. Loved the whole drama and it doesn’t really drag in my opinion there’s only 40 episodes compared to those long 70 episodes that are trying to fill time.
Totally 同意了with you !
Me too
Agree...
Yes! Love the fact that it was not concentrated on romantic relationships, but more on family love
I was waiting for someone to mention it! The acting was very good and the family dynamic was interesting especially in the first half
Winter Begonia was my favorite in all this year, the best!✨
Winter Begonia and Joy of Life😄
Saaaaame
I've been waiting for this !! At this point, I think I only watch dramas that you recommend and it worked so far haha. I watched 5 out of the 10 on this list and love each one of them, so the rest will be on my to watch list. Thank you for the good quality reviews as always
Winter Begonia for me😂 I can’t forget the tears in Huang Xiao Ming’s eyes at the parting scene. And all those recommended by Avenue X were real worth watching.
Mine, Hikaru No Go for sure. Such an unexpected joy
I don't even remember what I've been watching 😂
But 20 Your Life On, has special place in my heart
My top three Ancient Chinese Drama this year are I've Fallen For, Ancient Detective, and Love and Redemption
For modern drama are My Roomate is a Detective, Perfect and Casual, and Love is Sweet
Thanks Avenuex for represent me to nagging the Director for Ancient Detective season 2. If only i know chinese language and have Weibo account, i will do it myself
these three costume dramas are top three for me as well. great story overall and cinematography.
@@RoseNZieg hi, nice to see you again
you should watch my girl!!
@@RoseNZieg Love is sweet, love and redemption am with you😍
@@linadecrava895 hi again!!
I agree with what you said about Ancient Detective. I also enjoyed watching it. 😊 I haven't finished watching The Long Night, but with all of the good reviews I've read / heard, I sooo want to muster up every ounce of courage I have to finish it. 😂 Hikaru No Go is really good. It left a void in my heart once the series ended. 🥺
I really enjoy watching your reviews. Thank you for your hard work, and see you in 2021! 😊
Enjoyed every drama you mentioned here. Especially loved Hikaru no go, Bad kids and Long night from your list. Anyway, thank you for recommending such well-produced dramas instead of basic idol romances which never offer anything new.
You are soooo pretty😍 The hairpin and the little dangly earrings are so delicate
I watched and loved 6 out of your top 10. Still plan to wach the rest! Thanks to your channel I did not waste a lot of time this year on bad drama.
Subjectively I would put Love and Redemption and the Wolf on my top 10 next to those you mentioned. They have a lot of short comings esp. the Wolf but they have made my emotions going all wild. 😍 So grateful for all the good dramas this year to make this year bearable. Happy new year to everyone! Looking forward to better dramas next year! 😊🎉
Hikaru no go is my favourite Chinese drama I've watched and it's the only one that I could binge without stopping (usually Chinese dramas get boring in the middle) and I even started rewatching it. But I will definitely check out the other ones on your list here!!
i started watching chinese drama's pretty recenty and the romance of tiger and rose has already became one of my favorites :)
Thank you!! Your review is very useful and well explained!
Thanks for the list! Realized i we watched all the tier 2 but only 1 ( fearless whispers) in tier 2. Now i have 4 to consume for the upcoming holidays.😊
super excited! i have been looking forward to this video the whole year lol
Looking forward to hearing your update on Ancient Detective 2 in the future. Please keep it up! Ancient Detective is absolutely my favorite show this year. Just incredible fun to watch without a lot of heavy emotional dramas. If there is such a thing as comfort food for Chinese drama, this is it.
Love and redemption is the best: every episode is worth watching and the chemistry of the lead is sooo good
Love your outfit! You look amazing! Hoping for more good dramas next year!
Go ahead was one of the best dramas I watched in 2020.
Very hart warming drama focused on family
@@icie1500 Yess. One of my top favourites!
For me too! I was hoping she'd talk about this one
I was sure Joy of Life would be there...then I checked and realised it aired end of 2019...gosh where did the time go?!
I would have still put #JoyOfLife here cause it ended in March 2020 😁
I've started watching JOL after reading all the compliments by fans in the comments as some said one of the best c-dramas but so far I've watched till ep 12 and still I haven't seen anything that much interesting besides it is like so slow paced I almost skipped most of the ep 12. The lead and his drumstick lover are annoying. Will it get better in future episodes? I thought it's a crime thriller drama with interesting plot.
@@narsis273 Later gets better, keep watching :)
@@narsis273 I don't think it is for you. Like for me I think "Eternal Love" with Liang Jie for example is absolutely unwatchable still people love it
@@narsis273 It gets better! I can't remember what happens from ep 1 to ep12...but later the battle of wits and also political plotting gets more interesting. IMO the drumstick girl is not that important in the storyline, and there aren't many romantic scenes, so don't worry. 😂
I agree with your point about romance of tiger and rose! I enjoyed it a lot while it was airing and couldn't wait to see it finish but it also didnt have a long lasting effect on me. I still like it a lot and enjoyed the story, characters, and OST and appreciate it in general.
I'm surprised how many times I've Fallen For You have appeared as a good drama. I wasnt compelled to continue after the 3rd or 4th episode but perhaps I'll have to give it another try.
Thanks for this list!
I didn't expect this to come out so early. At work now, will watch later.
My top 10:
10. Lost Romance
9. The Moon Brightens For You
8. Ancient Detective
7. Love and Redemption
6. I Don't Want To Be Friends With You
5. The Eight
4. Cross Fire
3. Lovely Us
2. Hikaru no Go
1. The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty
I also enjoy The Eight
The Sleuth of ming dynasty was my 2020 favorite
For me the best Chinese dramas 2020 is:
1. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
2. Go ahead
3. Perfect and casual
4. I've fallen for you
5. My love enlighten me
Wow, that shade of pink is gorgeous on you!
Hikaru no Go just ended my year beautifully for best Chinese TV Drama this year!
yes I was surprised you didnt picked winterbegonia, I love your choices frankly among all these you mentioned I just tried to watch Myroommate is detective and gave up after 4 episodes as crime and detective novels have been my fav genre since childhood I found stories not so good but yes I love that era movies old shanghai. Ny way wish You happy new year to you too :) and yes Chinese dramas kept me happy this 2020 :)
Hikaru no Go is definitely my heavenly pleasure of this year. Not only the nostalgia hits hard, the drama itself is really amazing. I usually watch drama in low quality video, but I set highest quality for this drama.
Am so glad I've found this channel, helps me a lot before starting a new drama
Thank You Avenuex..after I watched your video..I try watching Hikaru No Go..and I luuv it..I am crying and smiling with the character..Definitely Best Drama for me in 2020...I will move to your other recommendation which is Ancient Detective :)
PS: I also love Love in Between and Romance of Tiger and Rose
I've not seen as much dramas as I'd like this year, but CROSSFIRE was totally a highlight. I laughed my ass off, cried, got excited, ALL THE FEELINGS. And the best is my husband watched with me since he was hooked up because of the gaming element.
my fave I've fallen for you!!
I've watched Hikaru no Go, Crossfire, Love in Between, Romance of Tiger and Rose, The Bad Kids, Winter Begonia, out of all the dramas mentioned in this video. My faves were HnK, LiB, and WB. I liked Winter Begonia so much that I've even rewatched random parts of it. And since Chinese shows are so long, it's seldom that I rewatch one.
As a fellow fan of WB, i will try watch the fav drama of urs. The Bad Kids , some people will like it and some would be sooo against it like me. Thanx
@@shiryuusama6725 My favorite drama/show of all time is Nirvana in Fire, but of course I couldn't list that above because it's from 2015. But if you're interested in trying something, since we both love WB, then I can't not recommend Nirvana in Fire. Of the original above list, I'd most highly recommend Hikaru no Go and Love in Between. For purely personal enjoyment reasons, not objective reasons (objectively they're all good).
Just want to let you know... after watching your video, I went for The Long Night and I watched it straight 12 eps. And yes, it is one of the best dramas I ever watched. Definitely the best of 2020. This drama has left an imprint to my heart, and it will last for many many years after this too.
Wow you had me. At least I had watched top 5, 4 & 2 of you Tier 2 drama. I love Love In-between best.
But I totally missed all top 5 of your tier 1. I watched ep 1 of all 5 n was not enticed to watch the rest. But after your review, i shall be watching. Thank you
thank you for introducing me to Romance of Tiger and Rose!
Avenuex was really happy in this video.............
...It's hard to believe the jump in quality in modern dramas between 2019 to 2020, but like she said more and more high quality dramas are needed . Good luck 2021!
If you've watched it yet, I'd like to hear your thoughts on Handsome Siblings.
Thanks for recommending this show. I've seen the anime and read the manga many years ago, so it was very nostalgic watching this show; the adaptation was done very well, i'm watching it now. I was wondering how u think of dance of the sky empire, not many seem to watch it; it's also a good watch.
looking forward to your end of the year music video of cdramaland!!!
I just started watching The Bad Kids, and it's really good! Thanks for the recommendation!
I have been waiting for this video since your 2020 worst chinese drama video. This is so good!
Just want to say, love your makeup, hair and outfit for this video. 😍
Hikaru? Best adaptation in China, ever? Gotta go watch it! Thank you 🙏❤️
i'm still newbie so i'm still only can watch cdrama that not complicated but very fun and good. I really love i've fallen for you and the romance of tiger and rose because i came across your review for both drama this year, thank youuu for the recommendation 💗, now i become fan of Esther yu and Ding Yuxi and really cant wait for 'Moonlight'!!! 💗💗💗💗
I’ve been waiting for this video cannot wait I like most of these drama
I highly agree with you when you said The Romance of Tiger and Rose is such a funny drama. I really enjoyed it right from ep 1 till the end.
Best romantic comedy of the year, even beat kdrama romantic comedy
You look so beautiful 🎉
Great work from c-drama for 2020 & looking forward for many more good ones for 2021 and your review (avenuex)
This look really suits you. You look incredible!
Dear Avenue X, could you make a top 10 compilation of decent and short Chinese dramas (less than 20 episodes) ?
OMG, you remind me to finish ancient detective ,it is high end drama ,it is a masterpiece with a lot of twist and greatest cast and well written script ,I don't know how people can miss it
I knew it! I was screaming because right after avenuex said the title pf this video, i was literally shouting "The Long night! The Long night!" This for me the best of the best, story wise because it really made cry especially from Bai Yu's acting huhuhu I started following his works since I saw Guardian and I was impressed to his acting. Gosssshhh Hands down.
P. S. I was happy you included Ancient Detective, because I really like the characters there, because you can ship the two actors but you don't find the leading actresses annoying because I'm really protective to my brotherhood ship hahahahaha but I really hope for the season 2 to the point that I'm afraid it won't happen since it was not famous enough. But I really pray for its season 2 because I want to know the darker side of Jian Bu zhi 😘😘😘
Yes, i want Ancient Detective season 2 so bad, but like you said, we might won't get it 😭
@@linadecrava895 let's just prayy but i really hopeee i want to see the evil acting of jian bu zhi 😘😘
@@beatriznapi7435 nooooooo.....i want him to stay a good boy, but i really want to see him to overcome the demon inside him
This conversation make me want to rewatch it again
@@linadecrava895 let's hope for the happy ending for them😘😘😘 but first of all, season 2 is a must 😂🤣
@@beatriznapi7435 yup let's pray together 😅
I just watched your video and I have to say that Hikaru no go was such a surprisingly fantastic drama and if I can choose a mandatory drama to be shown to high schoolers worldwide it would be this one. Also my Roommate is a detective was a very fresh drama that got me hooked from the first episode same as Killer and Healer drama for this year along with Word of Honor. There is one I wish you would give it shot if you haven't and it is Crimson River. When I was watching it, I felt that this show is a top notch production but not many people know about it.
Finally, I have to say, thank you for helping us, who are not Chinese, to navigate through Cdrama to enjoy watching with a more informative minds about genre, culture, and historical events. Thanks 😊💐💐💐💐💐
As a quite newbie of watching Cdramas this year due to the pandemic, managed to watch 3/5 dramas from both Tier 1&2 of your review is an achievement for me! As I am an avid Kdramas watcher for years but due to more spare time that I have this year just make me need more stuff to watch then somehow I came across Cdramas, then hey let's watch it and try to refresh my bad Chinese skill so it can be used for the listening part 😂
Too bad Fearless Whispers currently is not being subbed anywhere as it was on my list since it aired (my Chinese level is not that good enough to fully understand it) while Bad Kids is on my list after finishing The Long Night few days ago.
Another faves that I have this year:
- Someday or One Day
- Find Yourself
- Love Is Sweet
Aw I was hoping Go Ahead would be up there! But I see why you chose your picks
So many good comments about HnG, but I'm still not there to try it. I'm still scarred by the live action adaptation of another Japanese manga by a Chinese production. Good news though, I'm going to check out I've Fallen for You, Love In Between and Ancient Detective. Too bad I cannot find Eng sub for Crossfire... Thanks for the recs.
LMFAOOO Your Humor keeps bringing me back lol. I love this channel.
did no one watch The Wolf? it was pretty good~
Thank you, looking into them!
Can you please let me know where can I find the lovely hair accessories you’re wearing? 😍 Xie xie! And happy New Year!
Hi, i wish you Happy New Year, Good Health all your wishes come true. Thank you for updates of drama this year 2020.
Watched all the dramas on your Tier 2..love them all...waiting for second season of Ancient Detective
I'm first. Beautiful outfit💚🍀🍀
I needed this! Merci 😋 I just finished legend of dugu and was kinda disappointed 😭
My top dramas of 2020 are:
1. Go Ahead
2. Skate Into Love
3. My Love, Enlighten Me
4. Lovely Us
5. My Unicorn Girl
All the sweet drama ♥️♥️♥️
If your taste like that, maybe u can check "Youth Unprescribed"
@@y_88Nrs thanks!! I’ll check it out!
Go ahead is a joke...
Lovely us is a beautiful drama. 👌
I'm glad the Long night is #1 on your list. I so agreed with you. It's so heart wrenching. I cried and cried watching it.
#1 TLN mentioned here was the only drama recommended i had completed without discarded after started. AD & LiB i may pick back. Thanks & Happy New Year to All - stay healthy and be safe❤️🌹🙏
I can't wait for your year-end Music video. 2019 one was absolutely memorable with a top music score (I am looking for the title of that music please 🙏😔) I keep watching it till date 🙂
oh my god i didnt know about hikaru no go until i watched your video and binged watched it as i have always loved this story it was amazing i dont think anyone could have done a better job i cried so hard
Omg you look cute and spring-like!
Do you have any western dramas that got your attention this year as well? Just curious as you used to post about some western dramas as well 😊