Chinese drama has never missed a chance to mesmerize us. Thus, get ready for the new Chinese urban, romantic, and medical drama called ‘Gen Z.’ The director is Han Xiao Jun, the writer is Liu Liu, and the production company is YOUHUG. Gen Z is about Ren Xinz Heng, a professor passionate about spreading Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), who works at the University Of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He later resigns to train successors by starting a TCM Heritage class.
The main cast in Gen Z is Wu Gang (as Ren Xin Zheng), Zhao Lusi (as Sun Tou Tou), Luo Yi Zhou (as Ren Tian Zhen), Alina Zhang (as Yang Xiao Hong / Rebecca), and Jiang Shan (as Song Ling Lan (Xin Zheng’s wife)).
The Supporting cast includes Zhou Cheng Ao (as Peng Shi Yan [Pediatrician]), Zhu Jun Lin (as Zhao Li Quan), Li Bai Hui (as Xu Meng), Xi Mei Juan (as Zhang Ji Ru (Tian Zhen’s grandmother)), Li Guang Fu (as Song Yi Ren (Tian Zhen’s grandfather)), Cao Ke Fan (as Wu Shan Dao), and more.
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Gen Z Plot
An orphan in her twenties, Sun Tou Tou, gets helped by Ren Xin Zheng when she struggles to fight against injustice. Accordingly, she joins Professor Ren’s TCM course to begin a new phase of life. It is how she inherits his family’s TCM practice. Do not worry because the story is not only about a teacher and a student. The love story is yet to begin.
Sun Tou Tou has an irritating classmate named Tian Zhen, Professor Ren’s son. He creates difficulties for her in the beginning. However, as time passes, they start empathizing with each other. Luckily, issues related to the generation gap do not arise here. Still, Sun Tou Tou faces challenges while getting educated.
The rating graph goes steadily up for this series. Till the thirty-sixth episode, four episodes got the lowest rating of 9.4, and three got a rating of 10. Most episodes got a rating of 9.5 which is still lower.
Zao Lusi’s acting is great. People looking for a different kind of drama can go for this one. However, the series has many negative reviews saying that many actors did not perform well. The screenwriter did not introduce enough remedies related to Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Some viewers did not find Luo Yi Zhou compatible with Zhao Lusi. According to the director, people consider the series serious and intense. They also think that the course is made only for veteran medical practitioners. However, it also contains many young students just like me and you who are new to the field.
The series shows that acceptance is more important than inheritance. Instead, acceptance is important in the inheriting and understanding of Chinese medicine. The leading characters in Gen Z accept the traditional Chinese medicinal culture with modern thinking. The young people are full of tension, while traditional Chinese medicine consists of calmness and stability.
The actors studied traditional Chinese medicine for some time before the beginning of the series. It is how they cleared their misconceptions related to the concept.
Gen Z Release Date
The first episode got aired on 14 May 2023 (Sunday), and the last one will get aired on 05 June 2023 (Monday). They will wrap the season with forty episodes aired throughout the week, and even two episodes a day, sometimes.
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Gen Z Release Timings
The upcoming episode (Episode 39) will get released according to the following time zones:
- IST (India Standard Time): 17:00 hrs on 05 June 2023 (Monday)
- CST (China Standard Time): 19:30 hrs on 05 June 2023 (Monday)
- ST (Korea Standard Time): 20:30 hrs on 05 June 2023 (Monday)
- JST (Japan Standard Time): 20:30 hrs on 05 June 2023 (Monday)
- EDT (Eastern Daylight Time): 07:30 hrs on 05 June 2023 (Monday)
- BST (British Summer Time): 12:30 hrs on 05 June 2023 (Monday)
Gen Z Streaming Guide
YouTube
You may watch all Gen Z episodes on YouTube with English subtitles for free. Every episode lasts around 45 minutes long.
Dailymotion
Dailymotion streams all episodes of the Chinese drama called Gen Z with English subtitles t no cost. However, we do not recommend going with the unlicensed content.
Bilibili TV
Just like YouTube and Dailymotion, Bilibili TV streams all episodes of Gen Z with English subtitles. It is a Shanghai-based video-sharing service where registration is not required for watching videos in standard definition.
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