During the Snowstorm (2024)

=> A good Rom-Sport series focusing on billiards, with a great CL.

PLOT: ML, was a genius snooker gamer, abruptly retired 10 years ago. He now studies and lives in Finland. It was there that he met FL, a young 9-ball player, for whom he fell in love at first sight. They become closer and she tries to convince him to return to China and resume his career. That's wath they will do despite the obstacles.

PROS:
+ A convincing CL, with all the green flags: trust, respect, attention, tolerance, etc. A very good performance from the 2 actors.
+ a simple but credible story, without a love triangle, without a vengeful ex, etc. Real life, what!
+ Lots of excellent, endearing actors.
+Well suited OST
+ This is a drama, supposed filmed mainly abroad, but they are some inconsistencies on the reality in Finland (does everyone speak Chinese or English? Large Chinese community in Helsinki? ...)

CONS:
- Some inconsistencies in the timeline
- We remain hooked on this series by the quality of the CL, but the story is too simple for it to always be exciting. OK, a sports career cannot be rebuilt in a day, but certain narrative arcs could have been shortened.

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Avec Leo Wu
PLOT : Le ML, snooker gamer de génie, a pris une brusque retraite il y a 10 ans, il étudie et vit maintenant en Finlande. C'est là qu'il rencontre la FL, jeune joueuse de "9 balls", pour laquelle il a le coup de foudre. Ils se rapprochent et elle tente de le convaincre de revenir en Chine et de reprendre sa carrière. Ce qu'ils vont faire malgré les obstacles.

PROS:
+ Un CL convaincant, avec tous les green flags : confiance, respect, attention, tolérance, etc. Une très belle performance des 2 acteurs.
+ une story simple mais crédible, sans love triangle, sans ex revancharde, etc. La vraie vie, quoi !
+ Beaucoup d'excellents acteurs, attachants.
+TB OST
+ un drama supposé tourné principalement à l'étranger, mais quelques incohérences sur la réalité en Finlande (tout le monde parle chinois ou anglais ? Large communauté chinoise à Helsinki ? ...)

CONS:
- Quelques incohérences dans la timeline
- On reste accroché à cette série par la qualité du CL, mais la story est trop simple pour que ce soit toujours passionnant. OK, une carrière de sportif ne se reconstruit pas en un jour, mais certains arcs narratifs auraient pu être raccourcis.

=> Une bonne série Rom-Sport focus sur le billard, avec un great CL.

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Cinematography, Production and Acting makes this drama the best of 2024

beein watching this drama, and I have been obsessed with the scenes and cinematography. Usually, with cdramas once FL and ML start dating, the storyline becomes less attractive, and I usually drop it. But this drama!! despite the cheesiness and all those lovey dovey stuff, it has me watching scene by scene. And the biggest reason for this is mainly the director’s work (no I’m not dissing the scriptwriter in any way). So, for anyone who thinks is it worth watching? yes it is, but if you can’t stand too much cheesiness, then maybe you won’t like it after ep 12 lol

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une si grande attente....pour rien!

Ah mais je l'attendais. Depuis Nirvana in Fire, je suis une admiratrice inconditionnelle de Wu Lei.
Il en faut bien. Après tout, cette année, mon chéri Nam Goong Min ou bien les soeurs Hong ont été mes plus grosses déceptions... Je pense, et ce n'est que mon avis, que ce type de rôle ne vont pas du tout à Wu Lei....
Des choses positives? hum....les premiers épisodes sont loin d'être mauvais et j'ai fort apprécié le début de la romance. Les personnages secondaires étaient amusants et drôles.... et puis, au bout de 10 épisodes, voire avant, je me suis rendue compte que cela tournait en rond...
Passons donc aux choses négatives :
La romance! c'est le GROS point noir de ce drama. Mais punaise, l'auteur (si vous m'avez un peu lu vous devez savoir que j'ai aimé "Go Go squid", "scarlet heart" et surtout ADORE " One and Only") a vraiment écrit une mauvaise romance... TOUT dans ce drama tourne autour de ce couple, qui est loin d'être de ce que j'ai pu voir de meilleur dans dramaland. La romance est ennuyeuse, c'est fou, les conversations sont d'une banalité incroyable et les interactions sombre sans aucune alchimie....Pas un seul instant je n'ai cru à leur histoire ou n'ai voulu les voir ensemble. Pire, le couple passe son temps à s'embrasser, à s'enlacer, à se toucher, à se regarder dans le blanc des yeux....AHHHHH mais c'était juste horrible! Je n'ai rien contre un drama 100% romance, mais ici je me suis sentie gênée, les scènes nous implique dans une intimité un peu malsaine. C'est un couple où il. ne se passe RIEN pendant 30 épisodes. Pas d'obstacles. Pas d'évolution. Sans aucun intérêt si ce n'est leur coup de foudre mutuel./ Il n'y a rien à raconter, rien à voir. Et c'est horrible de voir un personnage masculin qui se jette sur le personnage féminin à la moindre occasion : l'embrasser alors qu'elle se refuse, la toucher toutes les minutes, la coincer dans un coin.....Je n'ai rien contre un badass qui se montrerai un peu trop entreprenant (Xiao Liu!), mais ici, c'est too much.... C'est dans tous les épisodes. Je ne compte plus les nombres de fois où la nenette dit "non", certes un peu faiblard, mais un non reste un non...J'ai donc trouvé le comportement Lin Yi Yang trop déplacé et pas vraiment respectueux de Yin Guo....Il a 27 ans, elle en a 21.... Et si Yi Yang est un peu lourd en tant qu'amoureux transi, Yin Guo est la personnification même de la nana qui m'horripile le plus : parfaite, pure, gentille, chouineuse, soumise qui ne connait pas la défaite...j'avoue que sa façon de pleurer et parler m'a vite taper sur les nerfs...
Si vous vous attendez à des scènes intenses durant les compétitions de billards, passez votre chemin. Ici, le billard n'est qu'une façade, une scène pour nos tourtereaux. On n'apprend rien, mais strictement rien du billard. Un peu de "pin pong life" n'aurait pas été de refus, c'est à dire quelques petits explications sur ce monde aurait été le bienvenu. Et les personnages? ahahahaha. Ils sont tellement parfaits, des champions, que cela soit Yin Guo ou Yi Yang, je ne vois pas l'intérêt de parler de joueurs à qui tout réussi.... Ils sont aimés de tout le monde, ils jouent à la perfection, ils sont le couple parfait (sans disputes, sans malentendus, sans rivaux...), Mr et Mme parfait! Aucun intérêt en ce qui me concerne.
Bref, c'est en ce qui me concerne un drama dont l'ennui a eu vite raison de mon envie de voir Wu Lei jusqu'au bout. A la place, je me jette sur le drama de Yang Zi, "love endures" qui sans être la romance du siècle a au moins le mérite de me faire rire aux éclats.

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MY MANNN. lin yiyang aka WU LEIIIII UGH. watched this for him. he’s SUCH a good actor… like his eyes … shows he’s in love UGH. makes me want to watch love like the galaxy againnnnn❤️❤️❤️

ok this drama was meh. the beginning was better! very cute but lowkey kinda cringey but UGHH WU LEI LOVED HER SMMM. such a green flag he’s SOOO acts of service 😭😭😭😭he’s so sweet like would do ANYTHING for her . i need a man like that. but lowk was kinda boring … like i watched 2x speed and skipped a ton of scenes. PLUS LIKE WU LEI WAS IN IT… he was THIRSTING for yinguo LMFAOOO . i don’t rly like the FL actress so maybe that’s why…. also i wish they developed the side couples better and i could not tell who was who lmgao. the billards part was boing they basically won every match LOLL but yea.

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Love amidst snowstorm, billiards and naps

I've watched Wu Lei in Nothing but You and since I prefer modern romance, I was excited for this series. 'Amidst a Snowstorm of Love' was very much talked about when it was released in early 2024. I started watching this series in late October 2024 to hype myself for a trip to Chengdu (where Wu Lei grew up). Oh dear, I struggled with this series. I paused this series after episode 11 and restarted when I wanted to watch something while cutting papers for work.

What I liked:
1) Bromance - I love the dynamics between Lin Yiyang, Jiang Yang and Meng Xiaodong. I was relief that there was no bitterness between Yiyang and Xiaodong despite their childhood rivalry. Yiyang - Jiang Yang interactions were also delightful to watch.
2) Acting - Standouts are Wu Lei, Chen Jing Ke and Wang Xing Yue! Wang Xing Yue carried himself very well - his character is same aged or slightly younger as Wu Lei's (27 years old at start of series) but in real life, Wang Xing Yue was only 21 years old during filming.
3) Supporting characters - I really like Wu Wei, Jiang Yang, Meng Xiao Dong, Lin Lin, Chen An An and the endearing Meng Xiao Ting.

What I disliked:
1) Yin Guo characterisation - Sadly the female lead is underdeveloped. There was no character growth - she remained childlike & naive even with 2 time jumps. She never struggled because everything was handled by Yiyang or her family.
2) The romance - Sadly it is lackluster to the point that I fast forward all Yiyang-Yin Guo scenes to 1.5x speed. I didn't buy their love because their love being developed. Yiyang was smitten at first sight of Yin Guo, which is quite unnerving because he didn't know her personality but he already falling for her [looks and childlike behaviour, I guess?]. Yiyang even admitted in episode 20-something that he had only shown the best side of him to Yin Guo but not his worst side. I also don't like that Yin Guo was coy when there was nobody around. They had already been intimate and in relationship for 1.5 - 2 years. Plus Yin Guo doesn't seem to contribute much to the relationship. I dislike her comments about Yiyang's stubble (which was hardly visible) and his image. What's with the shaving scene?
3) Writing - I haven't read the book in which this series is based on but I assume the book focused more on their romance from 2 POVs rather than individual growth and eventual romance. I think it'd be great if this series had been about a lost man reviving a career in billiards after relearning the sport from a rookie. Remove the very first peeping through the window shot and all the naps.
4) Editing - I wish there were explanations about billiards, snooker and 9-ball so viewers have better understanding of the sport. The competition shots were alright but they never created any suspense for the viewers.

Favourite scene
When Lin Yiyang, Jiang Yang and Meng Xiao Dong hung out eating skewers

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Snow-Covered Romance: A Look at 'Amidst a Snowstorm of Love

Amidst a Snowstorm of Love for me was a slightly above average watch, I definitely feel like if not for the two main leads this would of been definitely rated way lower. Wu Lei and Jin Mai's performance was of course very good, they had great chemistry as a couple, and for the most part they were very mature and I really enjoyed seeing their relationship progress. On another note I really liked the side characters, they were all a positive contribution to the main leads and some of them including Meng Xiao Dong, Jiang Yang and Wu Wei were kind of cutee. The filming locations was absolutely majestic, especially all the snow lol, it gives this drama a bit of a special touch as it's out of the ordinary for a typical romance Chinese drama. Also I enjoyed the sports aspect, even though I don't know the slightest thing about it but incorporating the competition and practice made it really interesting, and I did learn some things about nine ball, and the other types of sports they played. Overall, I wasn't really that engaged with the drama however those that enjoy a sweet candy romance will enjoy Amidst a Snowstorm of Love!

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Apenas o melhor cdrama de romance que eu já assisti

Amidst A Snowstorm Of Love é um drama que para mim, é perfeito. Promete um bom romance, e entrega um romance maravilhoso! Porque esse drama é como verdadeiramente deve ser um drama de romance, fofo do começo ao fim, 30 episódios de puro romance, porque além de não ter enrolação, não tem brigas bestas, o drama entrega um casal com tanta química que você vai ficar 30 episódios sorrindo que nem uma boba e desejando ter um relacionamento assim. Todos os detalhes desse drama são perfeitos também. A fotografia é lindíssima, porque o drama se passa, além da China, no inverno da Suíça, e é tão lindo os cenários, os lugares, a vibe de inverno que (apesar de ser frio hahaha) aquece o coração! As osts são tão fofinhas e são exatamente a vibe do drama. Não tem um episódio ruim, todos me deixaram empolgada e envolvida com tudo.
Acho que não falei o suficiente sobre a perfeição do casal principal, que não se deixava abalar por nada e eram sempre tão lindos! O modo como o drama trabalha a questão de que Yin Guo salvou Yi Yang e o fez amadurecer como pessoa e atleta é tão lindo, o modo como ele olha pra ela... e spoiler! Tem um dos pedidos de casamento mais lindos que eu já vi nos doramas.
Além do casal ser perfeito, adorei como o drama desenvolveu a história de Yi Yang e trabalhou no amadurecimento do personagem. Assim como adorei o aspecto sobre família, que também é tratado no drama. Eu adoro dramas que envolvem esportes, então é claro que eu adorei o plano de fundo sobre sinuca, os problemas enfrentados pelos atletas, as competições, tudo é tão interessante e empolgante. Poderia ter mais 30 episódios que eu assistiria sem reclamar (na verdade até agradeceria).
Foi definitivamente o melhor cdrama que eu já assisti e nossa, com certeza vou reassistir sempre que sentir vontade de aquecer meu coração em meio a uma tempestade de neve de amor (eu não podia perder essa piada hahaha).

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Swooning, healing, overall a very memorable drama

Snow, Storm and the coldness are somehow give these two people warmth as well as love. The chemistry between the leads is obviously the highlight of this drama. I think the actors are portraying both inexperienced people being in love so well. Not just the leads, but the supporting roles don't feel like a filler, instead they have depths and not just merely so the leads can be together. I love every aspect in this drama. Either it's the romance, the friendship, forgiving and make a peace with the past, ML bond with his master and so many more. This drama is making me swoon on another level. Their love is pure, healing and heartwarming.

As the novel reader, I think I like the drama abit more. Sure it " lacks " of physical intimacy ( which is not true at all) but affection can convey in so many other ways than just skinship. I value understanding, companionship, and quality time more than hot kisses. i think their sparkling chemistry enough to make it hot. This drama wrapped almost everything the novel can't. As far as I remember the novel didn't really dive into the friendship between ML and his friends, especially his master. In this drama, we can see more of them, we can understand more. If the novel mostly just focusing about the main leads, the drama has everything init. The sports, the friendship and ofc the romance. Although maybe this is your typical cheesy romance drama, but this is so beautifully and realistically written. It makes you feel like you can relate to them.

I'll remember this drama as long as it lets me. I'll miss them sm when this over. Lin YiYang and His compass, Yin Guo. I hope we can see them again in future projects, movie maybe?

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AFTER WATCHING IT..... IT'S REMINDING ME THAT I'M SINGLE IN EVRYWAY

the story of show is about LLY who is former snooker player who retired and start study in foreign country , where he met a nine-ball player YG on a snowstorm night and LLY fall for YG on first sight. their journey starts from that night , with the help for YG's cousin , LLY started pursuing her and they start a dating each other. the story is quiet basic one but the execution of show was fabulous and captivating , we know what will happen next still we wait for that moment to come, all the character of the show are very well written and fun to watch.
the cast was one of the best. all of them have done very good job, after watching LW and ZJM acting it feels like they are dating in real life. they was not a single moment when you feel bored of seeing them......
other supporting character have won my heart , MXD , JY and LLY friendship was very realistic , when this three come together in a scene we don't want to see anything else . also all of them are eye pleasing to watch including WW , MXT , CAA .
in each and every scene of our ML and FL we are getting butterfly in the stomach , punching in the air and smiling throughout the show.


(P.S. WE WANTED MORE OF MXD AND LL )

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