Chinese Drama - Friends to Lovers

Friends to Lovers is a popular Chinese drama tag that depicts the romantic journey between two individuals who were initially just friends. This trope explores the complexities of transitioning from platonic to romantic relationships, often resulting in heartwarming and emotional storylines.

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  • The Demon Hunter's Romance

    #1

    Historical, Romance, Fantasy
    Ren Jialun, Song Zu Er
    A mysterious demon hunter named Xuan Ye and a clever, lovable girl named Ban Xia embark on a fantastical journey to protect their homeland. Ever since Ban Xia met Xuan Ye, the two have experienced strange and thrilling cases together in a world where humans and demons coexist. As they investigate one eerie incident after another, their bond grows stronger. However, due to the secrets...
  • Always Home

    #2

    Youth, Romance, School
    Zhai Xiaowen, Zhou Keyu, Yang Xizi
    In the summer of 2007, sixteen-year-old Chen Huan'er moves from her small hometown, Sishui, to the big city of Tianhe due to her mother's job transfer. There, she meets the football-loving boy Jing Qichi and the "top student" Song Cong. With her optimistic and cheerful attitude, Chen Huan'er adapts to her new environment, while facing various challenges such as Song Cong transferring...
  • Reopen My Journals

    #3

    Youth, Urban, Family
    Li Yunrui, Huang Yangtiantian, Ni Hongjie
    15-year-old "good girl" Qian Jiayue enters a prestigious high school and faces various academic challenges. Her confession to her neighbor and top student, Xiao Han, ends in failure. Her clever yet trouble-prone younger "brother," Maotou, adds to the chaos. Along the way, Qian Jiayue befriends the bold and spirited Chen Mo, and the two girls grow through their friendship. Meanwhile,...
  • Flourished Peony

    #4

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Yang Zi, Li Xian
    After the merchant's daughter He Weifang meets Jiang Changyang, the prominent figure in Chang'an, the two form a partnership as a craftsman and an investor. Leveraging He Weifang's exceptional skills in cultivating rare peonies and her outstanding business acumen, she leads a group of women with tumultuous destinies to collectively run a flower shop. Through numerous trials and tribulations,...
  • You Are My Lover Friend

    #5

    Romance, Urban
    Zhang Xincheng, Wang Yuwen
    Tang Yang and Jiang Shiyan, high school classmates and friends for ten years, passionately devoted themselves to their respective careers after entering society—Tang Yang working in bank credit review and Jiang Shiyan in new media production. While working in microfinance, Tang Yang helped the families of military martyrs start businesses, and Jiang Shiyan used their resilient stories...
  • As Beautiful As You

    #6

    Urban, Romance
    Tan Songyun, Xu Kai
    Ji Xing, a dedicated technical talent working in a tech company, decides to resign and pursue her dream by starting her own business. At the beginning of her entrepreneurial journey, the team she formed with her junior brother faces significant challenges. Just when things seem hopeless, Ji Xing's unique insights earn the support of Han Ting, the president of Dongyang Technology. With...
  • The Princess Royal

    #7

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Zhao Jinmai, Zhang Linghe
    Princess Li Rong of the Da Xia Dynasty and the current Grand Chancellor Pei Wenxuan journey back to their youthful years in their dreams. They transform from enemies to close confidants, and from confidants to lovers. Trusting and supporting each other, they finally mend their broken relationship, embarking on their ventures together, uncovering the truth together, and ultimately discovering...
  • You Are Desire

    #8

    Youth, Romance, Drama
    Sabrina Zhuang, Zhou Yiran
    After her parents' divorce, Lin Yujing transferred to a new city with her father. Faced with a new build family, Lin Yujing felt uneasy in her heart, but she also received sincere love from her stepmother and stepbrother. Thinking it would be difficult to integrate into the new group, Lin Yujing quickly made friends with an interesting group of classmates at her new school. Her arrival...
  • Exclusive Fairy Tale

    #9

    Youth, Romance, Comedy
    JUN, Zhang Miaoyi
    Sensitive, independent, and top student Ling Chao and cute but scatterbrained underachiever Xiao Tu have known each other since birth. Growing up together as childhood sweethearts, they experience a love-hate relationship, and their feelings for each other are gradually deep. With the help and support of their parents and friends, they finally sweetly fall in love.
  • Fireworks of My Heart

    #10

    Urban, Rescue, Romance
    Yang Yang, Wang Churan, Wang Yanlin
    After ten years apart, fire station chief Song Yan and emergency department doctor Xu Qin reunite. In their youth, they were forced apart by family opposition, but when they meet again, they have both grown and changed a lot. Due to the nature of their work, Song Yan and Xu Qin gradually "cross paths”. Song Yan leads the firefighters of Shi Li Tai to fight for the safety of people's...
  • When I Fly Towards You

    #11

    Youth, School, Romance
    Zhou Yiran, Zhang Miaoyi
    Sixteen-year-old high school girl Su Zaizai grew up in a good family environment and became a person who is not infatuated, does not blindly follow others, and has her own opinions. On the first day of high school, Su Zaizai, who showed disdain for her good friend's infatuation, was instantly proven wrong when she encountered the aloof and handsome Zhang Lurang. Su Zaizai fell in love...
  • Here We Meet Again

    #12

    Romance, Urban, Comedy
    Vin Zhang, Janice Wu
    Xiang Yuan, the daughter of Donghe Group, was assigned to save the Xi’an branch, which was on the verge of closing down, starting her own adventure. Xiang Yuan met Xu Yanshi, the school charming she had been chasing for so long. Xu Yanshi was in deep adversity, facing the unfairness of the workplace but still insisted on his dream of becoming a navigation engineer. Xiang Yuan grew...
  • Warm and Sweet

    #13

    Urban, Romance, Life
    Victoria Song, Michelle Chen, Lu Yi
    Nan Fei and Qi Jiayi are two best friends. Nan Fei is a cosmetic surgeon who returned from studying abroad, coming from a medical family background. She has a sharp personality and a near-perfect relationship with her boyfriend, Chen Fang, who is an elegant and mature art curator. On the other hand, Qi Jiayi is an interior designer for a large decoration company who is overwhelmed by...
  • Love Is Full of Jiudaowan

    #14

    Romance, Drama
    Elvis Han, Rayzha Alimjan
    Yang Shumao's first love was his classmate Shi Xiaona, but they couldn't be together because her parents intervened. Yang Shumao fell in love with Ye Fei, who was three years older than him, and they started a long-lasting romance despite opposition from his parents. Yang's mother was very stubborn and insisted that Zhao Yajing, a wealthy businesswoman from the south, should be his...
  • Time and Him are Just Right

    #15

    Youth, School, Romance
    Lu Yuxiao, Wu Junting
    The quirky, fox-like girl, Lin Xi, transfers to Chunhui High School, the best school in the province. She deliberately approaches the cunning top student, Ji Junxing, vowing to become his good friend. However, this journey of friendship isn't smooth. She's constantly hit with harsh words from the aloof, rabbit-like boy, Ji Junxing, who declares: "I'll be your friend only when the stars...
  • Thank You Doctor

    #16

    Urban, Romance, Medical
    Yang Mi, Bai Yu
    Xiao Yan, an overseas doctor, comes to the emergency department of Tong Shan Hospital with the pain of losing her fiance, Lin Zhiyuan, and works with Dr. Bai Shu in the newly established EICU to treat one critical patient after another with superb medical skills. The wild-looking Xiao Yan is as precise as a machine on the operating table, while the arrogant Bai Shu believes in survival...
  • Let's Meet Now

    #17

    Youth, Romance, Comedy
    Hanna Lu, He Yu, Zhang Zijian
    Ji Qiu, a young director, and Zhou Ziqian, a shooter who has just returned from abroad, met in a shooting gallery due to a misunderstanding. At that time, Ji Qiu did not know that the tall boy in front of her was the same little one who hid behind her as a child, and only treated him as a strange little brother she had just met. Zhou Ziqian participated in the national shooting final...
  • The Rainbow in Our Memory

    #18

    Youth, School, Romance
    Ao Ziyi, Yang Zhiwen
    Chen Muguang is a young, straightforward boy with a handsome and arrogant appearance, but he is sensitive and affectionate, while his childhood friend, Pan Shituan, is a "naturally naive" literary girl. In the young boy and girl's growth path, numerous ludicrous and unpleasant incidents are staged. The love also fermented in the progress, and the sweet interaction of "love and kill"...
  • Dear Little Mermaid

    #19

    Urban, Romance, Youth
    Lin Siyi, Xu Kaixin
    Qin Ge, the author of the popular teen comic "Bu Bai Qi Ji Hua", has been suffering from lupus erythematosus for eight years and is also a restless lupus erythematosus patient. On the day of routine hospital checkups, she was using technical means to attempt to muddle through the health checkup. A phone call from her assistant told her that the signing of a contract for her work was...
  • Growing Pain 2

    #20

    Youth, Family, Urban
    Zhang Jiayi, Yan Ni, Zhao Jinmai
    The four former classmates have different problems with their families, but they are all on their way to happiness. Lin Miaomiao is nearing graduation and is uncertain about studying abroad and working, but with the company of her parents and friends, she is moving forward and harvesting a lot. Lin Dawei’s career is upgraded and he opens “Leling Zhongxin” in the community. With...
  • Binary Love

    #21

    Romance, School, Comedy
    Sabrina Zhuang, Ren Youlun
    The binary “1+1=10” just confirms the decade-long relationship between Zhou Linlin and Fang Yuke. In this binary love with Fang Yuke, Zhou Linlin becomes a permanent variable for Fang Yuke, the computer master, because of her spooky and cheerful personality. Zhou Linlin is a young girl who tends to go overboard on one or some subjects. She entered the best university in the country...
  • When You Be Me

    #22

    Youth, School, Fantasy
    Zhou Yiran, Ma Sichao
    Mu Xiangxiang, a young girl who suffers from school bullying, and Qiao Nan, a cynical Straight-A-Student from a wealthy family, have a “self-trip” about their youth. The boy and girl who come from very different families swap souls, realizing that all the worries they had in their youth will be different if they change their perspectives. Qiao Nan is a rebellious teenager who desperately...
  • Who Rules The World

    #23

    Historical, Romance, Wuxia
    Yang Yang, Zhao Lusi
    Feng Lanxi, who has a paragon of beauty and a very deep mind, it seems that everyone is in his calculations, is called “black fox” by Bai Fengxi. With the name of “benevolent king”, Feng Lanxi is very popular among the people. Determined to win the world, Feng Lanxi marries Feng Xiyun (Bai Fengxi). Feng Lanxi has cultivated the most beautiful flower “Lanyin Biyue” for eight...
  • The Blue Whisper

    #24

    Fantasy, Romance, Immortal
    Dilraba Dilmurat, Ren Jialun
    Ji Yunhe, a spiritual master, was controlled by poison from a young age by the valley master. Dreaming of escaping and finding freedom at any cost, she resolves to manipulate Changyi, a merman sent into the valley. However, Changyi's innocent kindness gradually melts Yunhe's heart, transforming them from natural enemies into lovers. Fate, however, forces them to hurt each other despite...
  • The Oath of Love

    #25

    Urban, Romance
    Yang Zi, Xiao Zhan
    Lin Zhixiao, a young girl about to graduate from the music department, does not want to plan her life according to her father's arrangement and wants to stick to her dream of music, but her father is hospitalized with cancer. At this moment, she meets Gu Wei, who is at a low point in his career and wants to give up his career as a surgeon. Lin Zhixiao's qualities of resilience and optimism...
  • Memory of Encaustic Tile

    #26

    Urban, Romance, Youth
    Yukee Chen, Lin Yi, Yan Zidong
    Shao Xue, Zheng Sunian, Zhang Qi, and several other children of heritage restoration craftsmen grew up together in the hutongs of Beijing, experiencing the SARS epidemic, the death of their elders, the demolition of the old city and others, and formed a deep friendship. Shao Xue was influenced by Zheng Sunian’s mother and chose to leave her hometown because she did not want to give...
  • Fighting! Girl

    #27

    Urban, Romance, Life
    Wang Bowen, Li Mi Er
    Qu Mo, a young girl, has just embarked on her entrepreneurial journey to pursue her dream in life, but she has been hindered by the withdrawal of her best friend Cao Yaoyin, the closure of her online store, and the breakup with her boyfriend Pei Jing. At this time, the hidden rich boy and dessert chef Gao Ziyi, whom she met by chance on the eve of graduation, has been silently guarding...
  • To Fly With You

    #28

    Urban, Romance, Youth
    Song Zu Er, Wang Anyu, Xu Yang
    The popularity of winter sports has made the girl who loves short-track speed skating, Shen Zhengyi, find a goal to strive for. She secretly participated in the newcomer selection of Zhufeng Club while keeping her mother’s back, which was her last chance to become a professional. She had never received professional training before, and she experienced the harshness of the devil coach...
  • Definitely Not Today

    #29

    Youth, Life, Romance
    Leon Leong, Vivienne Tien
    The homebody Mi Chong had planned to end his useless life at the river, but because of the accidental rescue of a drowning girl Zhi Liao and interrupted the plan. A few days later an accident, led the two people to embark on the journey of escape. A series of unbelievable encounters entwine their destinies, while two marginalized hearts gradually come closer and closer, finding long-lost...
  • Go Into Your Heart

    #30

    Urban, Romance, Sport
    Landy Li, Niu Junfeng
    The talented young Go player, Sheng Jingchu, became famous as a dark horse and became a sensation in the Go world. Never giving any interviews, he has become the subject of many media reports. The intern reporter Cheng Liao helped Sheng Jingchu escape, but was misunderstood as his girlfriend, they faked a relationship, but did not expect to end up in love. Afterward, Sheng Jingchu...
  • Forever and Ever

    #31

    Urban, Romance
    Ren Jialun, Bai Lu
    Shiyi is one of the top dubbers in the industry. She is gentle and low-key. One day she encounters Zhou Shengchen at the airport, an elegant returnee, chemistry professor. They are impressed by each other. To save the declining purple clay teapots factory, Zhou Shengchen agrees to get engaged and take over the business. He declines the family arrangement and proposes the engagement...
  • Sweet Teeth

    #32

    Urban, Romance
    Bi Wenjun, Wu Xuanyi, Zhai Xiaowen
    The 25-year-old librarian Zeng Li meets the deputy chief dentist Ai Jingchu due to orthodontic treatment, they experience snowy nights together, hide-and-seek in welfare house, pirate ship New Year’s Eve, etc. From misunderstanding to acquaintance, they slowly walked into the other’s heart. When they are ready to confess to each other, Yu Yi, the best friend of Ai Jingchu, whom...
  • Our Secret

    #33

    Youth, School, Romance
    Chen Zheyuan, Rainbow Xu
    Zhou Siyue, the "Mr. Perfect" teenager, was truly the "kid everyone else's parents wished they had." He was a campus star, frequently representing the school in math Olympiads, and a warm-hearted young man who actively tutored his deskmate, Ding Xian. His smooth-sailing life suddenly hit a snag when his father was framed and hospitalized. He began to scramble to make ends meet, even...
  • A River Runs Through It

    #34

    Youth, School, Romance
    Richards Wang, Hu Yixuan
    Xia Xiaoju transferred to a new school before the college entrance exams and met a new group of friends, including the generous Cheng Lang, the straightforward Lu Shiyi, and careless Qiu Letao, and so on. Although the new environment made her panic, and her acquaintance with her new friends started with a series of small misunderstandings, the frankness and mutual help made the young...
  • You Are My Glory

    #35

    Urban, Romance
    Yang Yang, Dilraba Dilmurat
    After ten years, Qiao Jingjing’s unexpected to reunite with her former high school classmate Yu Tu in a game, who had rejected her in high school. They have not seen each other for ten years since the first parting of the high school entrance exam. However, in fact, he can see her everywhere, in various news media, various large and small screens, even subway ads, bus stops. There...
  • My Fated Boy

    #36

    Urban, Romance, Youth
    Sierra Li, He Yu
    Lin Yang, is a 31-year-old young woman, with nothing but a rented two-room apartment. When she is living a life with no expectations and no passion, the 24-year-old Lu Zheng’an who she grew up with, suddenly returns from his studies and enters her life. Through various means, he succeeded in moving into Lin Yang’s house and even entered Lin Yang’s work and became her customer....
  • Summer Again

    #37

    Youth, School, Romance
    Ni Kexin, Chen Heyi
    Tong Xi, a transfer student who returns to her hometown town, but meets her childhood friend Lin Nanyi, who knows her history and doesn’t deal with her, and with her best friend Tao Zh, they overcome difficulties and finally reap happiness.
  • Tears In Heaven

    #38

    Urban, Romance, Business
    Shawn Dou, Li Qin, Zhang Yunlong
    Du Xiaosu, a journalist, meets Shao Zhenrong, a doctor, and they fall in love, but are strongly opposed by Shao’s mother. When Shao Zhenrong was depressed, he died in a mudslide on his way to the mountains with a medical team for free medical treatment. Du Xiaosu worked hard to free herself from the pain, and she ended up in the hospital with physical exhaustion. All this was seen...
  • Falling Into Your Smile

    #39

    Urban, Romance, Youth
    Xu Kai, Cheng Xiao
    Tong Yao stepped into the professional e-sports circle as a girl with great strength and became the first official female e-sports player in the Chinese division of the professional league. Facing questions and all kinds of inconveniences, she overcame difficulties and persevered with the support of her teammates. She stood on the world stage to make up for the regret of six years of...
  • The Day of Becoming You

    #40

    Urban, Romance, Comedy
    Zhang Xincheng, Liang Jie
    Jiang Yi, the leader of the hit boy group. Yu Shengsheng, entertainment journalist. On the day of their birthdays, they switched bodies by accident. They are unprepared and faced with very different lives and dilemmas, they could only guide each other and help each other cover up, and in the process of getting along and being forced to face various things together, they developed feelings.
  • Youth should be early

    #41

    Urban, Romance, Youth
    Hu Yitian, Zhong Chuxi
    At the graduation ceremony, Cheng Xin proposes to her boyfriend Zheng Qian but is unexpectedly rejected because Zheng Qian believes that he is not ready for marriage because his career is not yet successful. Zheng Qian declines Cheng Xin’s offer to join Cheng’s group and looks for the job himself, but is repeatedly frustrated. Cheng Xin has to fake an interview to get Zheng Qian...
  • Moonlight

    #42

    Urban, Romance
    Esther Yu, Ding Yuxi
    Fresh out of college, Chu Li, fueled by her passion for publishing, successfully lands a job at the long-coveted Yuanyue Press. However, the publishing industry is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting from quantitative to qualitative changes. As a rookie editor, Chu Li is initially taken aback by the industry's current state. Still, she remains true to her original aspirations,...
  • Young and Beautiful

    #43

    Urban, Romance, Friendship
    Crystal Zhang, Xu Kaicheng
    In 2008, Liu Wenjing, a 19-year-old girl from a mountain village, went to Shanghai alone and met Hua Hua, Wei Wei, Xing Tianming, Qiao Haifeng, Yan Liangkun who were also struggling in the big city. Liu Wenjing is smart and diligent, and with the help of Xing Tianming, she enrolled in university through self-education and found a job in wine sales to earn her first bucket of money....
  • Miss The Dragon

    #44

    Historical, Romance, Fantasy
    Dylan Wang, Zhu Xudan
    Liu Ying is a maid beside Xiahou Xue, inadvertently encountered a snake and was scared, Liu Ying rushed to catch the snake. She didn’t know that this snake is a dragon cultivated for thousands of years, named Yuchi Longyan. In order to return the favor, Yuchi Longyan took Liu Ying away. Xiahou Xue, who was concerned about Liu Ying, mistakenly thought that Liu Ying was missing and...
  • Love Scenery

    #45

    Youth, Romance, Comedy
    Lin Yi, Xu Lu
    Liang Chen and Lu Jing devote themselves to their respective fields, using their professionalism to inspire and guide those who love them. Liang Chen, who uses music to express “the best, the truest and the most beautiful”, is dedicated to bringing good music to listeners. Lu Jing, who is passionate about computer and big data research, has been highly recognized by the big data...
  • The Long Ballad

    #46

    Historical, Romance, Adventure
    Dilraba Dilmurat, Leo Wu, Zhao Lusi
    In the ninth year of the Tang Dynasty, there is a sudden change in the inner palace, and Li Changge, the daughter of the former prince, escapes and goes to Youzhou for help. On the way, Changge meets A Shi Le Sun, a secret agent of a grassland tribe who uses the name Qin Zhun, and they become close to each other. Changge smashes a conspiracy in Youzhou, but at the same time, her identity...
  • Forever Love

    #47

    Youth, School, Romance
    Wang Anyu, Xiang Hanzhi
    Xia Linxi is a bright and talented student who is the best in the school, and Jiang Zhenghan is a computer master who learned programming on his own and makes a living from it. The first time they meet, Xia Linxi is ordered to catch Jiang Zhenghan, a truant student. With a little skill, she forces the unruly boy to follow her lead. However, Jiang Zhenghan subsequently becomes Xia Linxi’s...
  • Be With You

    #48

    Romance, Comedy
    Ji Xiaobing, Zhang Yaqin
    Ji Yanxin is a professor who looks very cold, while the cartoonist Qi Nian is a simple, straight, single girl. In order to create the comic, she plans to get inspiration to update the plot of the comic by dating Ji Yanxin.
  • Something Just Like This

    #49

    Urban, Romance, Business
    Huang Jingyu, Wu Jinyan
    Qian Xixi, whose parents are divorced, grew up in the home of Duan Ran, a wealthy young man. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, but their personalities are very different because of their different family backgrounds. By mistake, Qian Xixi comes into the E-commerce live streaming industry, while Duan Ran believes that the E-commerce live streaming industry will be the next...
  • Meeting You

    #50

    Youth, School, Romance
    Guo Junchen, Wan Peng
    Nan Xi, a socially awkward yet skilled Mensa teenager, met Xia Rui, a bold, righteous but vulnerable girl. They seem to have parallel destinies, but they are gradually attracted to each other as they spend time together, and eventually come together.
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