Plan to Watch Taiwanese Dramas
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1. Some Day or One Day
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
The year is 2019. The 27 year-old Huang Yu Xuan terribly misses her boyfriend Wang Quan Sheng, who has been missing for two years and is presumed dead. Her birthday wish for this year is to "see him." The year is 1998. The 17 year-old Chen Yun Ru is in love with a boy who doesn't feel the same way for her. Her birthday wish for this year is to "become the girl Li Zi Wei likes." One day, Huang Yu Xuan receives a walkman and a music cassette from an unknown person. She falls asleep listening to its songs and wakes up to see Wang Quan Sheng sitting by her side. She believes she has finally been reunited with her boyfriend, but there's a very big twist. She learns that she is no longer a 27-year-old woman but a high schooler named Chen Yun Ru, who is in the hospital recuperating from a head injury. And the man by her bedside is not her boyfriend after all, but a schoolmate named Li Zi Wei. Trapped in what appears to be the past, living another person's life, Chen Yun Ru's death in 1999 will be her death if she doesn't figure out how the girl landed in the hospital. All the while, Li Zi Wei finds himself strangely drawn to the girl who used to be Chen Yun Ru, despite the fact that he knows his closest friend Mo Jun Jie has had a crush on her... Can true love find a way to bridge a seemingly insurmountable time gap?
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2. The World Between Us
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
"The World Between Us" is a 10-part, hour-long series that follows the aftermath of a mass shooting where the fates of all parties involved - the killer, the victims, the victims' families, the media and the defence teams are intertwined.
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3. Nowhere Man
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
Nowhere Man follows the death row inmate Quan who learned of his son being kidnapped while waiting for the execution in jail. To save his son and protect his family, Quan schemes a jailbreak, only to find himself in an even more dangerous collision. From time to time, Quan falls into the state of half-sleep and he will lead the viewer onto the freeway of redemption. It is a story woven with moving brotherhood, intricate gangster backdrop and breathtaking jail escape.
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4. Age of Rebellion
Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
A group of wayward teens face turbulent school and home lives, navigating their way through a world full of bullying, drugs, gangs, and prostitution. Gao Hao Sheng, is a new teacher with a dark past, becoming friend and mentor to his students: Wei Jie - a notorious young bully, Fang Xiao Fen - an underage escort, Ou Wen Zhou - a bullied teen, and delinquents Lu Yi Feng, Lin Mei Chen, Sun Ruo Lu, and Xiao Shu. As complications begin to brew outside of the school hierarchy, will these students survive? Age of Rebellion is a dark drama which explores the lives of teenagers at the bottom of the social chain; issues of emotional vulnerability, poverty, and violence
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5. Days We Stared at the Sun
Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 5 episodes
Chen Hao Yuan is an honor student with a mellow personality. His best friend Hong Cheng Yi, on the other hand, is a delinquent who did time in juvenile detention for bank robbery. Together they helped their classmate get off drugs, exposed their teacher's dirty secrets, and even tried to find the bees that have gone missing because of the upcoming 2012 apocalypse. Their carefree attitude toward life turned to rage when they discovered that a corrupt politician was responsible for both of their families' misfortunes.
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6. Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
The murderer Wang Xiang was released on parole after he was released from prison, but an accident caused his past to be exposed. The rebellious young girl was missing. The police, the mother of the girl, and the family of the victim of the year believed that Wang Xiang had committed another crime. How can he break through social discrimination and the forgiveness of the victim’s family to win a new life?
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7. Yong Jiu Grocery Store
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
The main lead, Jun Long, has left home to study in Taipei, only to return to be the keeper of the family grocery store after his grandfather has gotten ill. However, he is not just guarding the store, but also the rich emotions and sentiments within it, and Jung Long’s memories of growing up are once again reawakened by his return.
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8. Island Nation
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
The international situation is like a poker game. Taiwan can't get the chips at the table. Although it is not the center of the world situation, the wrestling of all countries is in Taiwan. "Island Nation" is the first political career drama, developed in the background of a large number of historical facts. The story uses six young men and women, with their own thoughts and ideals, deliberately or unintentionally involved in Taiwan’s political situation, but also at the top of the fight for power In the struggle, facing the choices and struggles of faith, life, and love, he used his own ideals and youth to travel through it, showing the audience through that bright and dark era and witnessing the development of Taiwan's mid-term democracy.
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9. I, Myself
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
The drama tells a story after Fang Jia Ying broke up with her boyfriend. Although it is good to be brave on your own, she still longed for a companion. She met Ding Zhi Ming on a healing journey, a person who firmly believes that "everyone in this world is lonely." The two were, therefore, forced to re-examine their philosophy of life and redefine the concept of loneliness.
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10. A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities
Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
The series features two women, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Taipei and a Taiwanese-American programmer in San Francisco, who swap homes and then follow their respective cultural odysseys in each city.
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11. HIStory4: Make Our Days Count 2
Taiwanese Drama - 0000
This drama continues the story of Yu Xi Gu and Xiao Hao Ting.
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12. Meteor Garden
Taiwanese Drama - 2001, 19 episodes
Shan Cai, whose parents are far from wealthy, attends Ying De University, the private school established exclusively for rich students. Besides being looked down by rich classmates, she has angered the leader of F4, Dao Ming Si. F4 comprises of Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei, Xi Men, and Mei Zuo, who are the heirs to the four richest families. Their families are the founder of the school and nobody dares to cross them. Shan Cai isn't afraid to stand up to DMS, an act that nobody has done before, and sparks Dao Ming Si's interest in her. However, his constant torture of her has made her miserable while she falls in love with the gentle Hua Ze Lei, who comes to her rescue. Can Dao Ming Si win her love despite his cold and cruel exterior? What happens when his mother decides to use every trick there is to keep them apart? Can they adjust to each other's differences due to their vastly incompatible social status?
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13. Red Balloon
Taiwanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
Chen is a hard working student who has a troubled past with his mother's death and father being a gang leader. One day, Wan, a transfer student becomes Chen's roommate. However, Wan is hiding a secret..... he's gay. As the boys' friendship deepens... so do their feelings for each other. But the boys' relationship faces opposition from their classmates, Chen's father, and, most importantly, their own self-doubts.
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14. The Victims' Game
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.
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15. Q Series: Life Plan A and B
Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 6 episodes
Ru Wei and You Yan have a simple relationship. But in every simple relationship, there are many difficulties. They are not rich, but they try very hard to enjoy life, even if it means for their 3 meals a day they only eat instant noodles, they can still make hundreds of flavours. They are very serious about their relationship and trying their best to achieve something in life - hoping one day they can become who they want to become. One day, Ru Wei has a 'lucky chance' in life. Her company wants to send her to Shanghai, with a promotion and higher pay. These two who are deeply in love cannot bear to have a long-distance relationship. With all the uncertainties in their future, can they still stand by each other? If your life "schedule" suddenly changes and forces you to choose between love or career, how can you choose one? Will you also be swaying between the two unable to decide what to do? If only we can know the outcomes of both options before we choose one, how much better and easier would that be.
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16. MARS
Taiwanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes
Han Qi Luo, an extremely shy art student went to the same college as Chen Ling,a popular play boy. By chance one day they met at a park when CL asked HQL for direction to a hospital to visit his friend who was injured in a bike racing incident. Hurriedly HQL drew him a map, unknowing that she was drawing on the back of one of her sketches. She ran off before he could thank her. He then noticed the sketch of a mother holding a baby and was touched. In school HQL was sexually harassed by a teacher and CL came to her rescue. They began to grow fond of each other but each of them had a secret past that needed to be addressed and overcome before they could accept and love one another freely.
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17. The Ghost Bride
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
Set in 1890 in Colonial Malacca, a young woman was forced to marry a dead man as a ghost bride in exchange to have her family's financial debt forgiven. Her attempt to escape the obligation was complicated by her discovery of a conspiracy that was much bigger and more mysterious than she ever thought she would be in.
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18. Behind Your Smile
Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 19 episodes
Consumed by revenge, Zhao Yi Ting’s life becomes cold and meaningless. But when he meets Lei Xin Yu, a young woman whose wealthy family has fallen on hard times, everything changes. He is drawn to Xin Yu in a way that he has not felt in a long time. Will Yi Ting discover a new lease on life through her?
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19. Tears on Fire
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
"Tears on Fire" will tell the story of a group of firefighters from the Tong'an Branch Fire Department in Dayuan City who have seen human nature and society in all the exciting fire and rescue missions they have been on. Through the cases they have performed, they have exposed many unrecognized sad stories about the firefighting profession. Typically, the Tong'an team is a community of life. They are born and die together. When they take off their uniforms, each of them faces a different life problem. Qiu Hancheng is caught in a dilemma between his wife, his daughter, and his work. Although he loves to fight fire, he cannot take care of his five-year-old daughter. With his wife about to give birth, he may not be able to accompany her during childbirth. The only woman on the team, Xu Ziling, wants to prove that she is not inferior to the men, but she has not been able to get the support of her family. Zhang Zhiyuan is usually the most passionate and desperate on duty, but in the middle of the night, he always has similar, repetitive nightmares. What kind of background is he burdened with? Lin Yiyang is a team member full of righteousness, sparing no effort to defend his comrades, and often quarrels with other people about their official duties, which gives the boss a headache. They will face a fire together and change each other's fate.
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20. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Taiwanese Drama - 2001, 20 episodes
A love story set during the Qing Dynasty, ancient China. The daughter of a general meets a desert bandit while the daughter of a bodyguard meets a Daoist-to-be. In-between the romance, the bigger plot brewing deals with a disgruntled prince looking to overthrow the current Emperor with the help of an amazing sword from the famous Wu Dang clan/school that can cut metal like mud and a powerful set of martial arts techniques.
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21. New Legend of White Snake
Taiwanese Drama - 1992, 50 episodes
Aa forbidden love between a scholar and a white snake. ~~ Based on the Legend of White Snake.
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22. A Thousand Goodnights
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
To carry out her dad's wish and discover her roots, Dai Tian-qing embarks on a journey around Taiwan and finds love and redemption on the way.
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23. On Children
Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 5 episodes
These uncanny tales reveal a world where individuals face the tragic consequences of social pressure, parental oppression and family dysfunction. Hostage by test scores. Tyrannized by motherly attention. Their lives are no longer their own - and they must measure up.
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24. Summer's Desire
Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 14 episodes
Xia Mo and Luo Xi were both orphans adopted by the same family. Their closeness made Ou Chen, Xia Mo's rich boyfriend, increasingly jealous. He forced their separation by sending Luo Xi to study abroad. However, his overbearing behavior only pushed Xia Mo to breakup with him. Heartbroken, he got into a car accident and lost his memory. Five years later, Luo Xi returns as a super star. He reunites with Xia Mo and helps her succeed in the show biz. Just when their relationship seems rosy, it begins to crumple as Ou Chen regains his memory and does everything he can to get Xia Mo back.
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25. Lost Romance
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
Zheng Xiao En works as an editor of romance novels at a publishing company, and secretly dreams about falling in love with a CEO. When she isn’t working, she spends her days daydreaming about He Tian Xing, the handsome chief executive of the company that occupies the building opposite her company’s offices. One day, Zheng Xiao En magically finds herself transported into the pages of a romance novel – and comes face-to-face with her crush He Tian Xing. However, she soon discovers that in this fictional universe, his name is Si Tu Ao Ran – and his personality is very different. She hopes to use all the tips and tricks she has learned from the romance novels she has edited to help snare his heart. But she soon discovers that in this fictional world, she isn’t the heroic female lead – and instead is an evil side character! Can she flip the story on its head – and end up with the man of her dreams?
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26. Trump Defender
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 15 episodes
Mai Daqi is a genius in the legal profession, but because of his dissatisfaction with the profitism of the law firm, he shelved his lawyer's license. It wasn't until an air crash that suddenly took the lives of his parents and his fiancee four years ago. In order to get justice for his family, Daqi regained his legal profession and overthrew Wanmei Airlines' first-class lawyers.
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27. Romance of the White Haired Maiden
Taiwanese Drama - 1999, 44 episodes
The story begins in the 43rd year of the reign of the Wanli Emperor during Ming Dynasty. Zhuo Yihang of the Wudang Sect falls in love with the legendary heroine Lian Nichang, disregarding his lover's past feud with his sect. The treacherous eunuch Wei Zhongxian secretly murders the Taichang Emperor and replaces him with the young Tianqi Emperor, who is effectively a puppet ruler under Wei's control. Wei schemes with the Manchu leader Nurhachi to seize control of China. Lian Nichang's senior, Murong Chong, is actually a spy working for the Manchus. In order to achieve his ambition of dominating the wulin (martial artists' community), he uses a trick to turn Lian and Zhuo Yihang against each other. Lian falsely believes that Zhuo has betrayed her love and her hair turns white overnight. She leaves Zhuo in anger and travels to the remote regions of northern China. Zhuo is unwilling to give up on Lian and he finally resolves his misunderstanding with her after experiencing hardships. Zhuo and Lian rally a group of martial artists to help them deal with the Manchu invaders. The heroes defeat the Manchu army at Shanhai Pass and temporarily halt the invasion. By then, the Tianqi Emperor had died and is succeeded by the Chongzhen Emperor. Chongzhen believes slanderous rumours and puts the patriotic general Yuan Chonghuan to death. Without Yuan to defend Shanhai Pass, Zhuo and Lian foresee that Ming China will eventually fall to the Manchus. They decide to permanently retire from the jianghu and lead reclusive lives.
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28. Hua Mulan
Taiwanese Drama - 1999, 44 episodes
Hua Mu Lan is strong-willed young woman. She proved that she can be just as good, if not better, than the men by joining the all-male army in place of her elderly father.
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29. Legendary Fighter - Yang's Heroine
Chinese Drama - 2001, 40 episodes
The men in the Yang family have died for their country. Now, the women in the Yang family would carry on this duty of defending the country.
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30. Someone Like You
Taiwanese Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
A man loses everything in one day in a tragic car accident. Fang Zhan Cheng lost his fiancée, Liang Luo Han , but he also lost his own eyesight. Devastated by the loss of his fiancée, Zhan Cheng is inconsolable and even refuses a corneal transplant that could restore his vision. But his life takes an unexpected turn when Wang Yu Xi, who looks exactly like his fiancée, is hired to become Zhan Cheng’s day nurse. Another young woman, Xu Ya Ti, receives Luo Han’s heart in a transplant and begins to exhibit many of Luo Han’s mannerisms and personality. Caught between a woman who looks exactly like his beloved dead fiancée and another woman who behaves just like her, what will Zhan Cheng do?
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31. Trinity of Shadows
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 15 episodes
After the discovery of a murder that has similarities to a cold case from three years ago, the lead detective, an up-and-coming public official, and a rookie policeman are drawn together into a dark labyrinth of power play.
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32. The Making of an Ordinary Woman 2
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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33. The Falls
Taiwanese Movie - 2021