Ski into Love (2025)

cute and sweet - but not rewatchable

I wrote this review like 2 weeks after watching the show with no notes and just pure memory of what happened. I scored it as soon as I finished watching it though. The characters were fun to watch, the plot involved snowboarding and webcomics (which I enjoyed for a bit), but the show ended up falling short in the end. Also, the title makes no sense, as there is no skiing whatsoever. But oh well LOL.

Ski into Love Review- sometimes maybe cute, sometimes maybe shit
I gave this show a 6/10. It was cute and started really well. I appreciated the first half of the show for the most part, other than the little annoyances of Wei Zhi’s character. Shan Cong and Wei Zhi were super sweet during their initial phases of their romance. The plot, honestly, was kinda non-existent in the show. Yes, it was there. However, I didn’t exactly care for it and it didn’t add much to the show in any way, in my opinion. At first, I really liked the webcomic theme and snowboarding theme as well, however as the show kept going on it was pretty dragged out and added no good substance to the plot. The show, all in all, was very tropey. The show was executed well in the first half, however, just kept falling short by the end by adding all the unnecessary tropes to continue the storyline.



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What Episode did the Main Couple Start Dating?
Shan Cong and Wei Zhi finally start dating in Episode 13. Basically, halfway throughout the show.

Honestly, I don’t even understand why it took them this long to get together. They basically show their attraction for each other almost right from the start. And start to be pretty possessive over each other very early on. So, for it to take 13 episodes was crazy. However, the actual confession scene was pretty sweet.

Misunderstandings?
They have a major conflict in episode 17, where they “take a break” aka break up. The reason for the break-up is literally the most generic trope and I haven’t seen it in a while, so it was pretty infuriating to watch. Her parents don’t approve of Shan Cong, and he thinks by leaving her and getting better in his career and having more money before he pursues her again is the right way to go. Fricking dumb.

ALSO, they take a whole 4 episodes to get back together. So, they get back together finally in episode 21. The whole break-up was just dumb. It could have been removed from the entire plot and would have made no difference, except giving us more sweet moments between Wei Zhi and Shan Cong.

Love Triangles?
So, Jiang Yi Ming has been in love with Wei Zhi since they were kids. He, honestly, wasn’t a bad dude. He was pretty funny and sweet. You could see he really likes Wei Zhi. He earned my respect and was probably one of my favourite characters in this show.

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Bland

This show reminds me of those sports Disney movies from the late 90s, early 2000s like Double Teamed, Brink, Luck of Irish, etc., although; looking back, some of those weren’t great but this doesn’t even hold up to those. Most of this show is pretty bland and I can’t continue watching.

What I liked:

I like that they are able to show actual snowboarders because they can cover their faces. It would have brought things down even more if they had shown those odd close up green screened shots (like when they are fake riding horses) that mimic snowboarding. At least they got that much right. The only other thing that was decent was the scenery. The snow-capped mountainous views are beautiful.

What I don’t like:

The plot. It’s a very basic setup with a basic script. No characters have any true depth. They aren’t even that interesting or likable. The villains are bland and even the conflicts are lacking. This seems made for teens with a failed attempt to try to throw in a couple of adult themes with her raunchy secret comic. Sort of cringy. I’m not going to go into too much detail about the child like behavior from Yu Shenxin because it’s her default character setting. I can get past it in some shows but would have liked to see her evolve from it in this show about mid-20 adults being in love. Another thing that bothers me about this show is the snowboarding sort of just takes a backseat to everything. With the Chinese title and English title focused on snowboarding greatness, (Ski into Love could have been a play on words: skiing back into the love of snowboarding…but I was mistaken and it’s pretty basic just from watching this) you would think we’d get a more snowboarding comeuppance story but we definitely do not. It only scratches the surface. Lastly, I don’t find most of the couples that interesting.

This show will definitely be loved by the actor’s fans but I wanted to check it out since there isn’t much showing at the moment. Didn’t disappoint me, just not for me. Probably my fault for watching more serious dramas and then this at the same time. Taints my perception.

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Esther Yu is the best!!!

I just can’t get enough of this series 🤩🤩🤩Esther Yu is the best… funny, cute and such a great actress… I like her style so much! The story is so uplifting and I feel it will have the trope “new beginnings”, how to overcome a setback with enthusiasm and Esther is the perfect actress for this role. I also like the focus on true friendship which is an important part of our live journey, especially when we face setbacks and challenges, they can make it easier to rise and a great coach (as Lin Yi is) makes it even better, holding our hands at the beginning and helping us rely again on ourselves. Can’t wait to see how the story develops and their relationship.

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Watch it only if you like Lin Yi and/or snowboard :)

Rom-Sport Series (Snowboarding) with Lin Yi & Esther Yu

PLOT: The spoiled rich girl, FL, is a manga artist despite her parents' opposition. She meets ML, a retired snowboarder due to an injury, at the resort where she gathers information for a new weltoon on winter sports. She quickly becomes part of the "gang" that "follows the snow," and ML-FL become a couple. The parents' opposition separates them, and each of them pursues their own dreams...

+++ Lin Yi, who is talented enough to give depth to any character.
+++ Endearing characters: the team, family, and friendship are well-developed. The theme of dideable person like the amputee sister is well-handled.
+++ A relatively realistic story and beautiful cinematography (landscapes, sports scenes, etc.)
+++ Very enjoyable OSTs.

### Esther Yu, who plays (as usual) a childish, cheerful, warmhearted, but spoiled female protagonist, with "aegyo" facial expressions and voice, is unbearable. This actress needs to grow-up and play more mature characters !
### The pace slows down in the last third, with many long and pointless scenes.
### The tone wanted to be lighthearted, but overall, it lacks depth.
### A drama that seems low-budget, with only few filming locations, overly obvious green screens, etc.

=> Enjoyable series (especially for Lin Yi's performance) but one that won't go down in history.
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Série Rom-Sport (snowboard) avec Lin Yi & Esther Yu

PLOT: La FL, Fille riche gâtée, est mangaka malgré l'opposition de ses parents. Elle rencontre le ML, snowboarder retiré à la suite d'1 blessure, ds la station où elle va collecter des infos pr une nvelle série s/ les sports d'hiver. Elle est rapidement intégrée à "la bande" qui "suit la neige" et ML-FL se mettent en couple. L'opposition des parents les sépare & chacun poursuit ses rêves de son côté ...

+++ Lin Yi qui est capable de donner de la profondeur à n'importe quel personnage.
+++ Personnages attachants : la team, la famille et friendship bien mise en valeur. Sœur amputée, pr 1 fois, bien traitée.
+++ Story à peu près réaliste, et belle cinématographie (paysages, sport, etc.)
+++ OSTs très agréables.

### Esther Yu qui interprète (as usual) une FL puérile, enjouée, chaleureuse, mais gâtée, et avec des mimiques et une voix "aegyo" insupportables.
### le rythme se ralentie ds le dernier tiers, avec bcp de scènes longues et inutiles.
### le ton se veut léger, mais l'ensemble manque de profondeur.
### Drama qui semble low-budget, avec peu de sites de tournage, des fonds verts trop évidents, etc.

=> Série agréable (surtt pr la performance de Lin Yi) mais qui ne restera pas dans les annales.

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Light and enjoyable watch but not very memorable!

I enjoyed this drama, but the story felt very rushed and abrupt at some point. Maybe it was because they had sqeeze in the episodes, which had a negative impact on the overall outcome of the drama.
I really loved the simple and cheery personality of wei zhi. Though she was a bit too forgiving ( could never be me).
Loved shan Chong too, and thank God he wasn't the typical cold ML. The relationship was quite mature and pleasant. The breakup also felt reasonable unlike most break ups in dramas. But the progression of the story felt a bit choppy. The side characters also felt out of place some times, again probably because of the short number of episodes.
Yan and jiang's relationship could've progressed better, too.
This had potential to be a great watch if they didn't sabotaged it condensing the number of episodes.

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Well-matched Leads

This drama where I think the career of the two main leads are well-matched.

Both of their career are shown and laid out beautifully 💕

One of the drama where the two is actually working while falling in love. And their career is not just a background.

The conflict revolves in their career rather than some stupid love triangles. Their relationship is stress free.

Wei Zhi can draw anywhere. She can ski with San Chong in the morning and draw at night or when Shan Chong teaching his other disciples advanced classes.

While Shan Chong is earning through teaching the advanced classes which comprises of his disciples or promoting some brands.

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