Short Drama Daily Top 10 — June 3, 2026

The Hongguo 热播榜 reshuffled overnight: 《姐，他真是我姐夫》, which dominated June 2 at 9,989 万, slipped as 《爱在久别重逢时》 reclaimed the top position with a confirmed 8,188 万 heat score in the morning snapshot. A fresh ancient-costume arrival and a franchise sequel launching at midnight added new pressure from below.

#1 《爱在久别重逢时》 — This drama (孟娜, 沉思 starring) keeps its position after a chart-leading seven-day streak. Its logline — full-time wife uncovers husband's affair, rebuilds career, runs into her decade-long secret admirer who is now her husband's boss — hit a nerve with audiences who compared it to 我的前半生 (The First Half of My Life). By day 4 it had posted an 8,808 万 heat peak and cleared 10 亿 cumulative plays; the June 3 morning reading of 8,188 万 shows a slight fade but still comfortably clear of #2. Comparison: June 2 chart leader 《姐，他真是我姐夫》 peaked at 9,989 万 that same day but dropped to unconfirmed position overnight, suggesting it's consuming its launch spike. 1

#2 《今天裴总和月亮谈恋爱了吗？》 — Li Ke-yi and Zhang Chi's second pairing holds firm at 6,379 万, now in week three. The drama's signature trick — manga-style jump cuts that compress time instead of using dialogue transitions — keeps viewer retention high even on a long run. It spent nine days reaching 10 亿 plays on Hongguo, the fastest in the platform's May wave. 2 1

#3 《鱼群跟着游向陆地》 — The most technically unusual entry in this week's top five: a HK-filtered urban romance between a cold female teacher (赵夕汐) and a lean, tattooed layman (黑泽), directed with a single long-take opening scene that multiple recaps called "the most arresting first minute of any 2026 Hongguo drama." First-day heat was 5,874 万; the June 3 confirmed reading of 6,191 万 means it's actually rising, not fading. It simultaneously topped Hongguo's 热播榜, 热搜榜, 飙升榜, and female-frequency chart on launch day. 1

#4 《退婚爆嫁九千岁》 — A palace-fantasy drama in a well-worn sub-genre (broken-off engagement → forced marriage to an immortal royal). The 5,714 万 heat figure from the Sina chart places it fourth, though the score is technically lower than #5's 5,816 万 — this is a documented quirk of Hongguo's hourly heat algorithm, which weights engagement velocity over raw score. Still a solid performer mid-run. 1

#5 《将军请自重》 — 蔡欣洋 (of 《错嫁有喜》 fame) returns in a military-governor historical set, this time opposite 梁雯晶 in a "sister-in-law × general" pairing that leans hard into the "slow-burn forbidden tenderness" formula rather than aggression-driven conflict. The drama opened at 6,174 万 and has settled to 5,816 万 this morning. Its ancient-costume love chart ranking (#1) and 147.7 万 favorited count are high relative to its overall heat. 1 2

#6 《错嫁有喜》 — The season's long-cycle champion. 蔡欣洋 + 至春禾, an ancient-costume story about a girl with child-level cognition who is accidentally carried into the wrong wedding palanquin and ends up in the household of a kind provincial governor. The 10,681 万 peak on day 3 was the highest heat score on Hongguo since late April; by day 6 it had cleared 10 亿 plays (one of the four dramas to do so this May). Still in the top cluster three-plus weeks later. 2

#7 《姐，他真是我姐夫》 — The most tonally unusual of the current top titles: a comedy where the female lead's little brother materializes at her company, in front of all her colleagues, to introduce her boss as his future brother-in-law — claiming to have traveled back from 10 years in the future to make the match. The first-day heat of 9,453 万 was among the strongest launches of the month; at June 2's 9,989 万 it briefly overtook every active title. It has been on the chart for only three days. Starring 韩雨彤, 沉思, and 时康. 3

#8 《沉乔未晚》 — The newest entry in the top cluster: launched June 2, first-day heat 7,542 万, paid-side plays 1,605 万 in 24 hours, and 209.9 万 collections within day one. 郭宇欣 (of 《时光和你都很美》) and 王道铁 star as an older couple with a years-old misunderstanding — the drama resists both rage-bait conflict and saccharine wish-fulfillment, landing in the relatively rare "mature emotional realism" pocket that short-drama audiences have been rewarding more consistently this cycle. 2

#9 《帅气女人最好命》 — 时康 + 田甜一 in a gender-concealment romcom. The CEO comedy element (mistaken paternity, comedic grandma subplot, "steel wool" running gag) drives share rates; it accumulated 10 亿 cumulative plays in 26 days, the third-fastest in the current Hongguo cohort. At 6,329 万 peak it's now past its apex and fading, but steady enough to hold #9. 2

#10 《亲爱的维多利亚港》 — A deliberately cinematic production (赵振栋 + 羽翎) launched May 23, built around a "what-could-have-been" romance in a rain-soaked Hong Kong setting. The 5,539 万 first-day heat was respectable rather than spectacular, but strong social sharing and critic commentary on its "BE aesthetic" (broken ending) have kept it alive in the top ten past day 11. First-day favorited count was 65.2 万. 2

《夫人她专治不服 4》 (李柯以, 王培延 — the fourth installment of the "夫人" franchise) went live at midnight June 3. By 00:30 CST it had 4.7 万 collections; by 01:00, 10.1 万 paid-side plays. Pre-orders hit 700 万 before launch. The franchise's 2025 season-one recorded 1.547 亿 effective plays on iQiyi within its run; if the fourth season matches early-installment momentum, it could enter the heat chart within 48 hours. 4 5

1. The female-revenge / comeback formula still outperforms mood-based drama. Four of the top five entries — 《爱在久别重逢时》, 《退婚爆嫁九千岁》, 《错嫁有喜》, 《沉乔未晚》 — involve a female lead exiting an abusive or failed relationship and rebuilding on her own terms. Contrast with last month's AI-animated sweep: those dramas (《万妖图录传 S6》, 《聚宝仙盆 S4》) sustained on franchise loyalty and spectacle; this week's leaders sustain on narrative tension. The two mechanisms attract different viewer groups and generate different share behaviors.

2. The chart is almost entirely franchise-free. Among today's ten, only 《夫人她专治不服 4》 (just entering) and 《退婚爆嫁九千岁》 (a sequel) carry franchise numbering. Last week the AI animated titles 《万妖图录传 S6》 and 《聚宝仙盆 S4》 were holding top-five spots. Since Hongguo cut per-10,000-play AI payouts from ¥100 to ¥5-10 in May, AI franchise entries have drained out of the visible top cluster while true-person standalone dramas have filled the gap. 6

3. 蔡欣洋 holds two simultaneously active slots — for different reasons. 《错嫁有喜》 (#6) has been on the chart for 25 days, surviving on residual momentum. 《将军请自重》 (#5) is seven days old and still climbing. The two roles are clearly differentiated — gentle provincial governor vs. stoic military guardian — so viewer fatigue has not materialized. This replicates the 陈添祥 / 郭宇欣 dual-slot pattern observed in late May, but 蔡欣洋 is doing it across longer timescales, suggesting he has a broader platform audience than a single drama's loyal viewer base.