C-Dramas Like Shine on Me
Loved Shine on Me (2025), Zhejiang TV, and want more with the same feel? It is known for workplace setting, carefree female lead and scarred male lead. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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Reborn
焕羽
In 2007, sixteen-year-old Qing Yu and her family are tormented by rumours about her sister's death and are forced to move from their small county town to the provincial capital.
Same feel: Classmates' Relationship, Slow Burn Romance, Student Female Lead, Drama
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Go Ahead
以家人之名
Three kids from broken homes end up growing under the same roof and slowly become each other’s family.
Same feel: Emotional Trauma, Slice Of Life, Slow Burn Romance, Healing
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Irreplaceable
无可替代
Xu Chi grew up determined never to be the person who gets left behind. That drive carried her from an ordinary college into the cutthroat world of professional consulting.
Same feel: Workplace Setting, Co-Workers' Relationship, Romance
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Time and Him Are Just Right
时光与他，恰是正好
A bright, stubborn transfer student deliberately befriends the sharp, top-of-the-class boy in her school.
Same feel: Classmates' Relationship, Romance
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The Forbidden Flower
夏花
He Ran is a young woman at an important point in her life, learning about love, the world and herself.
Same feel: Slow Burn Romance, Healing, Romance
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Back to Seventeen
我回到十七岁的理由
Zhong Xiao Xiao is twenty-seven and leads an ordinary life until, at a class reunion, she tries to give a recording to her old crush.
Same feel: Classmates' Relationship, Romance
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Will Love in Spring
春色寄情人
Chen Mai Dong is a former rebel who now works as a funeral makeup artist, and Zhuang Jie is a successful medical salesperson who lives with a disability.
Same feel: Slow Burn Romance, Healing, Drama, Romance
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Hidden Love
偷偷藏不住
Sang Zhi develops a quiet crush on Duan Jia Xu, a boy five years older who often visits her home to play games with her older brother.
Same feel: Slice Of Life, Slow Burn Romance, Romance
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When I Meet the Moon
折月亮
Yun Li is socially anxious and applies for a postgraduate program far from home to prove to her father that she can stand on her own.
Same feel: Adapted From A Web Novel, Student Female Lead, Romance
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Where the Mask Ends
嫁金钗
Wei Rao grew up far from her noble roots and has spent her life supporting the family that adopted her.
Same feel: Adapted From A Web Novel, Romance
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About Shine on Me
The story follows Nie Xiguang, a lively and energetic university student, as she steps beyond campus life and begins navigating the realities of the professional world. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like Shine on Me
What are the best dramas like Shine on Me?
Our top picks are Reborn, Go Ahead, Irreplaceable, followed by Time and Him Are Just Right. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as workplace setting, carefree female lead and scarred male lead, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch Shine on Me?
Shine on Me is listed on Netflix, Tencent Video. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.
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