Heartwarming Love Story
I love the story, plot and setting of the series. The first few episodes are filmed in Finland which gives the story a beautiful, panoramic view and post card like setting, a perfect place for Leo Wu and Zhao Jin Mai to showcase their amazing chemistry and acting skills. The story evolves with these two young couple, Yin Guo and Lin Yi Yang who are both talented in playing billiards. Lin Yi Yang fell in love with Yin Guo at first sight and he slowly and purposely pursue her. Their love story gradually develop as the story progresses.It's my first time watching Zhao Jin Mai in a series and she's really a gem, her micro expressions are on point and her acting skills are brilliant, as for Leo Wu, he never fails to deliver, he's such a talented young actor.
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The absolute sweetest thing
Oh this drama is such a happy pill. It's one of those you'll reach for again now and then. My favorite thing about this drama is that although there were old wounds to be healed, there was no 'great danger' or villain to overcome. It was mostly a story of two strangers who met and fell in love and that is such a breath of fresh air. Such a relief to have sweet, compelling characters just living life, doing their own thing. The career aspect was just as engrossing as their love story too - I loved that part. I've never played billiards nor do I understand the rules of the game, but every competition Yiyang and Guo participated in had me on the edge of my seat.Also, the friendship between the Donxingchen boys was a pleasure to watch. They knew each other in and out no matter how much time passed, and they supported each other without question or malice. It was great to see such brotherhood.
I may be late to the party but Wu Lei's performance here absolutely floored me. He was SO good as Lin Yiyang the billiards genius. His chemistry with Zhao JinMai? Off the charts. Incredible.
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Love and Billiards: An Engaging Journey through Amidst a Snowstorm of Love
Amidst a Snowstorm of Love is a captivating tale of love and resilience against the backdrop of a beautiful winter. The drama takes the audience on a wonderful journey. The storyline progresses at a steady pace, keeping the viewers hooked until the end.The characters are well-developed, each having their unique traits and arcs. The actors have done a commendable job, bringing their characters to life and making them relatable to the audience. This is a romance drama without annoying secondary couples, focusing mainly on the main couple. The only secondary couple slightly focused on didn’t annoy me, who usually skip secondary couple parts in most of dramas. They made me want to know about more of their story.
The visuals are stunning, with the snow-laden landscapes providing a perfect setting for the unfolding drama. The costumes are well-designed, reflecting the characters’ personalities. The soundtrack, with beautiful melodies, complements the drama’s peaceful and calming mood.
Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed watching “Amidst a Snowstorm of Love”. The drama’s exploration of billiards made me keep searching the internet about pool games and players, a game I was never interested in. The tournament part was well done. Overall, the balance between romance and sport was well maintained; we got enough of both sides.
In conclusion, “Amidst a Snowstorm of Love” is a drama that keeps you engaged until the end. I liked its peaceful and calming atmosphere without villains, and the bromance between the three players. It’s a drama to watch when you want peace in your mind, which you can watch when you are stressed.
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Top tier tomance, but the rest is increasingly not great nearing the finale.
The romance in this one is about as good as it can get within the constraints of Chinese TV. The leads not only have great chemistry with each other, but the romantic plot flows very nicely and realistically throughout the entire show. There are no love triangles or needless complications either & yet they have so many touching and emotional scenes, it's just insane!The drama is not just romance though, there is plenty of billiards related content. In the early episodes I was amazed by the camerawork & by all the effort taking & recording these shots must've taken. Though the games themselves were really really strange to my non-expert eyes. (but I have seen snooker played at the highest level & Ronnie O'Sullivan would be jealous of what's happening on screen in this show)
The first thing I disliked in this drama is fake Finland. Even if we ignore the strategically inserted homeless guys the whole environment is incredibly weird. To me it feels like the the studio shipped all the blonde white actors -based in China- to Finland (assuming they filmed there, I think so~) to act in this show. To add insult to injury the dubbed English is weird too, not because it's bad like in Kdramas, but rather educated Chinese dubbing actors just cannot sell this, every time a white guy opens their mouth on this show it sounds incredibly fake. (Though maybe I'm overreacting. It's just a Finland like imaginary country, not Finland after all.)
The bigger problem I had with this is that the final 7 or so episodes are incredibly boring. The romance in them is still fun, but the focus shifts to various educational topics involving sports, patriotism & self improvement. The sports drama parts, games played were all extremely skippable in this period as well. Having only this much in a 30 episode cdrama would be quite normal in the current era, but pushing most of it into the final episodes made it very difficult for me to finish the drama.
Despite how much I enjoyed at least 2/3rds of this, it's difficult for me to rate this very highly, since it was really and I mean REALLY difficult to reach the finale.
If you are reading this review before watching the show, my suggestion for you would be that after ep20 as soon as you start feeling bored, just straight up jump to the final episode.
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Now that I think about it, I also find it odd that the Cousin had a distinct second couple plot, but the creators forgot to wrap that up.
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A Soothing Drama
This drama was beautifully written and directed. It was different from other C-Dramas I've watched so far. The story development was good. You wouldn't feel bored for even a single episode. Though it is a romance drama, it is kind of different from the other dramas of this genre. I really liked the story and the cast. Would for sure recommend watching this drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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A treat to audiences who like romance
I absolutely loved the couple. They give butterflies in my stomach! Sizzling chemistry. I loved how Yiyang looks at her. He really has the look of a man in love. Loved how he thinks she's perfect and too much for him when he is Wu Lei. Loved that first awkward-getting-to-know-each-other phase they had. Loved how they felt comfortable with each other almost instantaneously after they start dating. Loved their skinship. Loved how they were super affectionate with each other. All of their scenes together were just pure romance.Liked the turn the drama had in 15-16~ ep. It was heartbreaking but important for their development. Actually, there is not much of narrative in this drama. It's all basically just the couple, their love for sports and for each other. But that's not bad. It's the highlight of everything. There were no unnecessary dramas and no annoying characters trying to break up the leads. It all went smooth and without big troubles. The side characters are good. Specifically Xiaodong and Jiang Yang. It was so refreshing how Xiaodong, as FL's big brother, was the n°1 fan of the couple. And Jiang Yang too was a really supportive friend. Wished he had more screentime and Xiaodong's story with Linlin had closure. But we can't have everything :(
The production of this drama was superb. Really! Besides shooting in Finland and France, which is huge in itself and they did it beautifully, the games were well portrayed (at least from an outsider's pov) I understood most plays and the direction of them was good. The romance scenes were very well done. It was so delicate and swooning and passionate. Ofc they had good actors doing a good job but they explored them and their chemistry really well with the locations and situations. It could've been cringe and ridiculous some interactions they had, but instead they were cute and lovely together.
If I had to point out smth negative, I would say that the geographical and cultural inaccuracies and vagueness bothered me a little. Not one non-chinese player had a name that made sense with their nationality. Besides, we don't get to know where exactly they are. Where is Hel and Helsin? I assumed it was in Finland bc that's where the drama was shot. But it was confusing how they flew from Finland to France like it was just there. I just think that these details make the overall more real, if explained. But that wasn't big enough to annoy me.
So, anyways, I basically loved it. It was full of what I always like in dramas. The leads go through few difficulties which they work it out together. The drama doesn't feel cliché in how it is written. Good OSTs, good visuals, good acting. It's a treat to audiences who like romance just like me.
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Masterpiece of work
I love almost every scene in every episode, the chemistry of acting, cinematography, ost. Some scenes in every episode are heart warming and moving . The development of storyline from erlier episode to finish is connected and make sense in couple life. People around ML and FL are just like a star that shine on its own and they make FL and ML love stories even more sweet and into deep. The storyline does not only about love but the challenges their face from family, financial stability, and fame which human need most life and that make the love stable and even sweet. The ML, FL and the crews perfectly portrait its character perfectly just like the reality. In overall, amidst snowstorm of love is a masterpiece of work of romance drama.Was this review helpful to you?
pure, beautiful, romantic, brilliant acting
The love story of pure, romantic, beautiful faces & magistic scenery along with the brilliant acting of the main lead deserves 10/10 ratings. From episode 1 -30 zhaojinmai & wulei acts so naturally. Their chemistry is perfect for an idol drama. As young actors, their pairing truly can move every simple details/scene amazing & magical. Some of my favorite includes, airport scene when Yinguo is heading back home, when Lin Yiyang take YinGuo to no mans island, when Yin Guo said You're my queen, lin Yiyang's english confession at the arena and married proposal. These scenes are just sincerely & amazingly protrayed. Can't help shed tears and laugh with them.Was this review helpful to you?
Smooth as silk
Apparently nothing really happens in this cdrama, but once you get started you won't get enough of them. A simple love story that will entertain you with complicit glances, irony and a lot of tenderness. If we go beyond the sport storyline, they are an avarage boy falling in love with an avarage girl, living their story in a very realistic way, without silly missunderstings, without useless dramas or traumas.And..please tell me that the two main leads dated in real life because they had such a great chemistry!
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Heartwarming
I Haven't word to drama .It's simply heart warming drama. Previously Both C drama content ancient magical type or CEO/Boss type drama. Those drama main actor acting bit unrelalistic. But Thease drama nor old type C drama it's simply good .The drama encourage to How to do team work,dedication toward word,adapt the different culture, inpatient .... Main actor and actress acting skills is so good. Highly recommend drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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Intense Love Story ??
This rom-com has everything from love at first sight ( which I absolutely love) to second chances. The drama main focus is about Lin Yi Yang (Leo Wu) who runs into women’s 9 ball pool player Yin Guo (Zhao Jin Mai ) during a snowstorm and instantly falls for her ❤️❤️.With the help of her cousin, he starts hanging out with her and gets to know her. However, he has his own past as it seems that Lin Yi Yang himself was once as a professional snooker player who ended up offending a referee during his last professional match.
Frustrated with everything that went on, he took an early retirement and since then has been drifting through life trying to find himself until he met Yin Guo. Leo Wu played the character who is a good person but has abandonment issues really well. With the help of Yin Guo whilst chasing after her to be his girlfriend, he decides to move forward and make a comeback.
The pacing of this drama was well structured, from them meeting, getting to know each other to him dealing with his past with the help of Yin Guo whilst in a long distant relationship and finally finding glory together. Was done perfectly.
Alongside the 2 main leads, was the amazing cast which includes Wang Xing Yue, Dai Si, Dong Zi Fan and Chen Jing Ke. And they all did amazing job at their roles.
This drama demonstrates that with no matter how low you fall, with good mindset and positive attitude along with positive people around you, you can get back on your feet at any age.
The fact that both of the leads learned the game as well is so impressive and made it look realistic.
Absolutely fabulous drama and is defiantly 10/10 and a rewatch from me. If Anyone is thingking about watching this drama then go for it you wont regret it.?
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heart fluttering screaming dammm
usually i don't like to rate 9.5 but for this drama i really want1 . story is normal not very twisted or much complicated .
2. i have already finished reading the novel soo i felt execution was really good and there some story fault some things were left very vague it was also same in book we can ignore that fact main couple story was always in centre so other cast story really blurred out
3 pace of drama in starting it was damm good in between 30 ep it was up and down but i loved it
4 the eye romance was soo dam good between them there were so many little little thing they left to decipher
5 acting and all cast were soo good
6 i really love male friendship they hate each other but not that much they want each other such rare it really good to see them together
story was not that much abnormal so u can relate small small events
just if u want to smile just go and watch
its give u laugh screem joy sadness respect every emottion u can feeel
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