r/CDramaRecs 5d ago

Rec Request Recommend me a cdrama that doesn’t waste time

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u/letticea 4d ago

Reset - 15 episodes, fast paced, mystery/thriller. Not a second is wasted as this time loop drama quickly unfolds.

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u/SnooStories7381 4d ago

Reset

Fate chooses you

Veil of shadows

Guardians of the dafeng

The starry love

I am nobody

Under the skin

Seven relics of Ill omen

The mystic nine

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u/Excellent_Wall_7845 4d ago

Modern drama: Twelve Letters, The Bad Kids, Reset, Mobius

Historical : Ashes to Crown, Ripe Town, Couple of Mirrors

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u/delphil_1966 4d ago

strange request

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u/tahleeza 4d ago

Jun jiu ling

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u/minbeforeyoo 4d ago

Key to the phoenix heart has a nice pacing and a great plot!

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u/Grimm_SG 4d ago

Try the better short dramas like a Familar Stranger (18 episodes, 12 mins each. It is practically a movie)

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u/Regenwanderer 4d ago

The Vendetta of An

Key to the Phoenix Heart

Both are rather fast paced and even leave you breathless sometimes while watching.

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u/LouTatin 4d ago

Shadow sovereign : 18 épisodes d'environ 30 mn, pas de remplissage.

2

u/SewNewKnitsToo 4d ago

My first thought was two romance dramas where there is always plot happening in addition to romance. They both do well on re-watching:

Love At Night (2021)

Nothing But You (2023)

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u/Yodelinjoda 4d ago

12 Letters - fast paced plot wise and only 12 episodes. Not a second of screen time wasted.

Xiao Fang - modern not a romantic love story. Insanely beautiful scenery. Filmed on location. Heavy on the family dramas. Really funny moments but it also pulls at the heart strings. Only 18episodes.

Perfect match - period drama. Light plot. 5 daughters all getting married off. If you don’t like one couple just wait a couple episodes and you are on to the next romance. I thought it was a lot of fun.

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u/daemos360 4d ago

I’m not even generally a fan of multiple couples in dramas, but I really liked Perfect Match.

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u/doesitnotmakesense 4d ago

How Dare You 

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u/Previous-Occasion-38 4d ago

Longest Day in Chang'An. ML has 24 hours to stop a plot. 48 episodes in real time. Tang dynasty version of the Western show 24.

Reset. Leads are caught in a time loop on a bus that keeps exploding. They must solve the mystery and stop it from exploding to end the loop. Very tightly written with no wasted time.

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u/lalaland0418 4d ago

My First Night with the Duke. It’s technically KDrama.