Text | Anli
Editor | Xiang Wanwan
In the past few years, the Taiwanese drama market has become popular again!
continues to have hit dramas, with gripping plots and top-notch acting skills that make people unable to stop watching them.
Today, I will take stock of those 10 crazy high-scoring hit Taiwanese dramas. Each one is a classic, and it would be a pity to miss any of them.
Come and see which ones you have followed!
1 "The Distance Between Us and Evil" 9.4 points
Director: Lin Junyang
Actors: Alyssa Chia /Wen Shenghao/Wu Kangren
This drama has been a hit since it was launched in 2019. Its depth and breadth are shocking. Douban definitely scores high It is well deserved.
In the play, lawyer Wang She defends an indiscriminate murderer who shot and killed nine innocent people. Even if he is scolded and excrement thrown at him, he must bear it.
He is not trying to exonerate the criminals, but wants to find the reasons behind the case so that similar tragedies will never happen again.
Why do lawyers defend bad people? Is defending someone a person? Luo Xiang once quoted this play, please don't make moral judgments easily.
Human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same. Faced with the hatred from the outside world, the criminal's mother lamented: "No one wants to spend 20 years raising a murderer."
And the mother of the victim is also asking: "Does my child have no right to live?"
How should we treat the family members of criminals? Who are the good guys, who are the bad guys, and what are the standards?
This hit drama swept six Golden Bell Awards, and Alyssa Chia won the TV drama for the first time. Don’t miss it.
02 "The Development of a Common Girl" 9.3 points
Director: Yan Wenyi/Chen Changlun
Actors: Xie Yingxuan/Wen Shenghao/Lan Weihua
Although the title of the play seems a bit delayed, it is really a movie that makes people cry and laugh at the same time. A great drama that I can’t help but want to watch again.
The heroine Carina Chen is so charming, so what if she is 40 years old and unmarried? Although she is very nervous and a little crazy, there is no need to worry about her work and relationship being messed up, because she has a group of family members who love her.
A beautiful childhood can heal a lifetime, that’s what Carina Chen is talking about. This drama doesn't make a lot of sense, but it can directly touch the hearts of today's women.
The intersection of reality and memory in the play is also very clever. It tells the story of Carina Chen's growth trajectory and the reasons why she became a "vulgar girl", which made her laugh, cry and be moved.
In fact, many of us are like her, busy and struggling for life.
Even a "vulgar woman" has the right to pursue her own dreams and happiness.
No matter what difficulties you encounter, you must face it bravely and just be yourself.
This drama is full of laughter and warm and healing. It is very suitable for decompressing after get off work and is a must-have meal drama.
03 "Want to See You" 9.2 points
Director: Huang Tianren
Actors: Ke Jiayan/Xu Guanghan/ Shi Baiyu
This drama is amazing. It has no big-name stars and no huge budget. It relies solely on its brain-burning plot and down-to-earth characters to win the award. High score on Douban.
In the play, Huang Yuxuan and Wang Chuansheng travel through time and space through a tape to find each other. Their love across time and space is heart-warming. The intricate relationship of
, the intertwined timelines of past and future, and the constant reversal of the plot are both brain-burning and addictive.
How popular is this drama?
's Douban group has more than 90,000 people participating in the discussion, while the hit drama " is good " has less than 20,000 people discussing it.
What’s even more amazing is that on the night of the finale, the platform was crowded with friends who were fans of the drama. #iQIYIBREAKED was the reason why it became a hot search topic.
The little secrets hidden in the drama are also talked about by fans, such as Wu Bai's divine song "Last Dance" that runs throughout the drama.Why did
use this unpopular song from the B-side of the cassette instead of the title song from the A-side? What secret is hidden in the engagement ring Wang Quansheng gave to Huang Yuxuan?
If you also like brain-burning dramas, this one will look very enjoyable!
04 "A Handful of Green" 9.2 points
Director: Cao Ruiyuan
Actor: Yang Jinhua /Tianxin/Lian Yuhan/Wu Kangren/Yang Yizhan
This drama is really disappointing. The story of
is adapted from Bai Xianyong's novel of the same name, taking us back to a turbulent era and experiencing the unforgettable love and separation between a pilot and his lover under a special background.
For the lovers who love each other in the play, every time they get together is like fireworks and short-lived, and every separation becomes eternity, which makes people feel heartbroken.
The love between female college student Zhu Qing and air force officer Guo Zhen has brought tears to countless viewers.
On the one hand, there is sweetness: a chance encounter at a dance, a love affair by the lake, an appointment to watch the snow, Guo Zhen flying a dark horse fighter jet over the school to show off his skills, high-energy flirting with girls, perfect sweetness.
On the one hand, there is bitterness: the hasty wedding before the battlefield turned out to be an eternal farewell, Guo Zhen's body was gone, and Zhu Qing fell into the dust.
Some netizens said that they cried until they suffocated while watching the drama. It was too brutal and they really didn’t dare to watch it a second time.
Someone on Douban asked: If you knew that this marriage was impossible, would you still get married?
's upvoted answer is: If we give up the happiness of this moment in order to avoid future pain, it is not what our youth should be like.
When you watch the drama, will you think of your youth and whether you were brave?
05 "Tears of the Fire God" 9.0 points
Director: Cai Yunjuan
Actors: Wen Shenghao/Chen Tingni/ Lin Baihong /Liu Guanyan/Xia Tenghong
This drama about firefighters attracted nearly one million people when it premiered in Taiwan in May 2021. Watch it and become the ratings champion, worthy of being the charming "Blue Friend". The story of
focuses on the unknown daily dilemma of firefighters. They are heroes when they put on firefighting uniforms, but they are just mortals when they take off their uniforms.
What they have to face is not only the test of life and death, but also various pressures from work, family, and society.
This drama took three years to create, with an investment of more than 20 million yuan, far exceeding the investment in ordinary TV dramas. The actual shooting of the fire scenes was also very hard. The actors carried 50 kilograms of equipment on their backs and went into battle in person. Real firefighters were standing by at any time. Many scene settings in the
drama are quite meaningful, such as whether the door can be broken into during rescue, whether the rescuer should bear compensation, and who should be responsible if the rescue time is delayed?
Vulcan is not a god. There are warm human feelings, fearless sacrifices, cold reality, and thought-provoking questions in the play. "Blue friends" like
are admirable enough. Let's go into the play together and experience their lives.
06 "We Are Not Kind Enough" 9.0 points
Director: Xu Yuting
Actor: Ariel Lin /Tiffany Hsu/He Junxiang/Ke Zhendong/Lu Siming
The popular drama series on the topic of female growth in 2024 is here!
This drama starts from the perspective of the heroine, truly and delicately showing the thoughts and dilemmas of married and single women.
Jian Qingfen, played by Ariel Ariel, is the spokesperson for housewives. She seems to have a happy life, but she wears multiple identities: wife, mother, daughter... but she has no self.
Rebecca, played by Tiffany Hsu, is a representative of older “leftover women”. She looks free and independent, but she relies on her strength to be so busy that she has no friends. Only she understands the sadness of loneliness.
The two lives seem to be completely different, but in the end they cannot escape the dilemma of choice, loneliness and retirement. The rich plots, delicate lines and powerful performances of the actors in the
drama truly represent the struggle and growth of women in different living conditions.
In fact, no matter how we choose in life, we will have regrets, and it is these regrets that constitute our real life.
recommends it as a must-read for female friends. I believe you will find your own strength and courage in it.
07 "In This Lifetime" 8.8 points
Director: Xu Zhaoren
Actors: Wu Kangren/ Zheng Yuanchang/Lin Zhexi/Xixiang/Yang Guimei
How miserable is life when it is made worse by one after another? The male protagonist Gao Jiayue of
is still in his 40s and has achieved nothing. He suffered a business failure and was cheated on by his girlfriend of 12 years. He also did not forget to make up for it: "I am pregnant, and it is not yours." The miserable male protagonist of
has not even succeeded in begging for death. So I decided to stay alive and go home first.
As a result, he found that his home was also full of chicken feathers, and everyone had difficult to recite sutras.
But the unchanging concern of his family and the words "It'll be good when he comes back" instantly made him understand that even if this harbor is full of chickens and feathers, it will always give him the courage to move on.
This drama is called the male version of "The Development of a Common Girl", which allows us to see the fragile and strong side of men.
At the same time, it is like a bowl of hot chicken soup, warming our stomach and heart.
This drama tells the story of "living well", with many Taiwanese "little blessings". Although real life may not be so ideal, it is not as bad as imagined.
When we learn to care for our family and friends around us, we will also receive love in return and find the courage to live well.
08 "The Eliminator of Bad Obsession" 8.8 points
Director: Lam Guan Hui
Actors: Zeng Jinghua/Song Yunhua/Peng Qianyou/Yang Jinhua
At first I thought it was a supernatural horror drama, but it turned out to be a funny and touching story. The setting of the male protagonist of
is very interesting. Pu Yiyong, a young man with crotch-stretching syndrome, suffered from a car accident and was in a coma for more than 700 days. When he woke up, he found that he had accidentally acquired his grandfather’s superpowers, and a battle began. A fantastic journey of fighting monsters and resolving obsessions.
The setting of the monster-fighting trio formed by Pu Yiyong, his neighbor Cao Guangyan, and the policewoman Chen Xuying is also very ingenious.
"Pu", "Yan" and "禇" happen to be "pen", "Yan" and "Paper", which match Pu Yiyong's superpower of using calligraphy to resolve obsessions. You can feel the screenwriter's attention to detail. Sincerity.
There is a touching story behind every obsession in the play. Good and evil are intertwined with each other. I was crying one second, and laughing the next second. I thought it was a comedy, but after watching it, I found out that it is actually a comedy. Suspense drama.
I can only say that this screenwriter is very good at telling stories. After the
series was aired, the number of Weibo topic discussions reached 140,000+, and various censorship censorships emerged in an endless stream. The demand for the second season is high.
It seems that the pressure is decisively put on the drama team.
09 "A Boy in Sixtieth Century Becomes an Adult" 8.8 points
Director: Zhai Youning/Li Qingrong
Actors: Lu Guangzhong/Long Shaohua/Kang Jinrong/Ke Shuyuan
When I first saw the title of the play, I really thought about the charcoal-roasted sixtieth century. In fact, the male protagonist in the play is named Zheng Huajia.
This 28-year-old man is not good at anything. He took the college entrance examination three times and did not graduate after 7 years of college. He can make a lot of money even by working as a cashier.
Because Sixty-year-old's grandma is critically ill, a series of family incidents were triggered, forcing Sixty-year-old to face reality and gradually grow into an "adult" because of her refusal to grow up.
This drama cleverly interweaves elements such as family, love, regret and satisfaction, telling the story of an ordinary Taiwanese family in a real and vivid way.
Every character in the drama is vivid and three-dimensional. The kind grandmother, the stubborn parents, the fierce but protective brother and sister... many people can find the shadow of their own family in them.
Starring Lu Guangzhong even won the 53rd Golden Bell Award for Newcomer Award and Best Actor for his role as the Sixtieth Century.
What is growth? After watching this drama, you may find the answer in laughter, tears and emotion.
10 "The Defender of the Eight-foot Gate" 8.7 points
Director: Tang Furui
Actors: Li Mingshun/Fan Yichen/Pan Yijun/Chu Mengxuan
This drama can be called a "daring to film" series of Taiwanese dramas. The story of
originated from the "Tang Yingshen Incident" in 1986.
begins with a shocking case of massacre, and gradually uncovers the layers of mystery behind the case through the perspectives of lawyers, second-generation judges and foreign female workers.
Director and screenwriter Tang Furui skillfully brings together a variety of sensitive elements, including the living conditions of foreign workers, human rights issues, the controversy over the abolition of the death penalty, etc., showing a complex and real world.
The characters in the play are full and complex, and everyone has their own story and knot. Particular attention is paid to the special group of foreign workers, which allows people to see another side of society.
This work, full of power and hope, uses small cases to reveal big social problems. Its depth and sharpness are shocking.
If you are interested in legal and social issues, this drama is definitely worth watching.
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The above is a list of 10 high-scoring hit Taiwanese dramas for everyone. Each one is a classic that cannot be missed.
Have you watched all these dramas?
Which one is your favorite? Welcome to the comment section.
