7 Chinese TV Shows To Watch If You Loved ‘The First Frost’ On Netflix

The spin-off of the popular Chinese TV show Hidden Love, The First Frost, tells the story of Sang Zhi’s elder brother, Sang Yan. The show, released earlier this year, quickly became one of the most popular Chinese dramas of all time. It even became Netflix’s highest-rated C-drama of all time.

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It follows the love story of Sang Yan  (Bai Jingting) and Wen Yifan (Zhang Ruonon), former schoolmates who share a not-so-pleasant past. When they reunite years later, they pretend not to know each other. However, fate puts them in each other’s lives again when they accidentally rent the same apartment and have to live together.

The C-drama is a mature romance that’s a slow, slow burn. It also focuses on the theme of healing, whether it’s childhood trauma or the baggage failed relationships carry.

Romantic Chinese TV Shows Like ‘The First Frost’

If you loved The First Frost and are looking for a new C-drama to binge on, here are a few of our recommendations…

Hidden Love (2023)

Since The First Frost follows a parallel story to the one in Hidden Love, it’s only fair you watch this one (in case you haven’t already!). In this one, Sang Zhi develops a crush on her brother Sang Yan’s best friend Duan Jiaxu. But as time passes, they drift apart. However, they reunite when Sang Zhi enters the same university as Duan Jiaxu. Soon, the two begin to get closer to each other. But can this reunion blossom into love? 

Watch it here

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My Boss (2024)

This sweet romantic comedy drama also stars Zhang Ruonan. The actress plays Cheng Yao, a small-time lawyer who, because of a misunderstanding, has to share an apartment with the grumpy perfectionist Qian Heng. When she gets recruited into a big law firm, she has to work hard to make her place in her new workplace. The only hitch? Her new boss is also her new roommate, Qian Heng!

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Will Love In Spring (2024)

In this one, Chen Mai Dong and Zhuang Jie unexpectedly find the road to healing when they encounter each other. Rebellious Chen Mai Dong mends his ways after a life-changing event and now works as a funeral make-up artist. Disabled Zhuang Jei vows not to let her ‘imperfections’ hold her back and works towards becoming the most successful medical salesperson in her company. As they deal with their struggles, they find their way to each other and grow close. 

Watch it here

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Fireworks Of My Heart (2023)

Misunderstandings between lovers seem to be a popular trope for fans of Chinese TV shows. In this one, childhood sweethearts Song Yan and Xu Qin are driven apart because of misunderstandings and family opposition. Years later, they’ve built successful lives and careers for themselves. Song Yan is a fire chief, and Xu Qin is an emergency doctor. Fate reunites them when they are forced to work together. 

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The Best Thing (2025)

Workaholic hotel manager Shen Xi Fan finds herself suffering from insomnia and migraine. Her struggles with her afflictions led her to Chinese medicine doctor He Su Ye. As they continue to meet, they discover that they have a lot in common, including the fact that they’re nursing broken hearts and are, therefore, cautious in love.

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Put Your Head On My Shoulder (2019)

Based on Zhao Qianqian’s novel of the same name, this one also follows The First Frost’s trope of roommates-turned-to-lovers. Accounting student Si Tu Mo’s carefully organised world is disrupted when she meets (and subsequently clashes) with genius physics student Gu Wei Yi. Little does she know that their mothers have been conspiring with each other to set them up on a date, even going as far as to ‘accidentally’ have them live in the same apartment. But their forced proximity helps them grow close, and their constant fights turn into an unexpected bond.

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The Oath Of Love (2022)

If you loved the mature and realistic depiction of love, relationships and the healing process, then you’d love this one. The drama follows Lin Zhi Xiao, a gifted cello player, who has to put her dreams on hold to take care of her sick father. Gu Wei, Zhi Xiao’s father’s doctor, is a seemingly cold and impersonal figure around the hospital who, in reality, has a warm heart of gold. The two soon grow close to each other, helping each other overcome the demons that haunt them.

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