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The First Frost
2025
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 1 season
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Wen Yifan, a reporter, meets Sang Yan, her former high school crush at a bar. Initially pretending not to recognize each other, circumstances lead them to become housemates. They rekindle their love and reconcile the relationship.
Details
- Director
- Qu You-ning
- Created by
- Zhu Yi
- Writer
- Li Yi-fang
- Studio
- Wajijiwa Entertainment, Youku
- Released
- 18 February 2025
- Country
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Episodes
- 32 across 1 season
- Awards
- 15 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 39 →15 wins from 39 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| 7th Cloud+ Awards 2026 | Long Series of the Year | The First Frost | Winner |
| Huanwang Big Data Awards 2026 | Commercially Valuable Drama of the Year | The First Frost | Nominee |
| Huanwang Big Data Awards 2026 | Popular Drama | The First Frost | Nominee |
| Huanwang Big Data Awards 2026 | Popular Actress of the Year | Zhang Ruonan | Nominee |
| Huanwang Big Data Awards 2026 | Best Actor | Bai Jingting | Nominee |
| Huanwang Big Data Awards 2026 | Popular Actor of the Year | Bai Jingting | Nominee |
| SMG TV Drama Quality Awards 2026 | Annual Quality and Powerful Drama Star | Bai Jingting | Winner |
| SMG TV Drama Quality Awards 2026 | Best Quality Actress | Zhang Ruonan | Winner |
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Tencent Music Chart Awards (Top 10 Songs)
3 nominations, 3 won
| Album of the Year | Like A Sunny Day, Like A Rainy Day: Silence Wang | Winner |
| Female Listeners’ Favorite | My Dear: Zhang Zhenhao | Winner |
| Top Song of the Year | Like A Sunny Day, Like A Rainy Day: Silence Wang | Winner |
Weibo TV & Internet Video Summit
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Work | The First Frost | Winner |
| Popular Work of the Year | The First Frost | Winner |
| Best Drama | The First Frost | Nominee |
| Best Drama Actor | Bai Jingting | Nominee |
| Best Drama Actress | Zhang Ruonan | Nominee |
| Best Drama Character | Wen Yifan | Nominee |
| Best Drama Character | Sang Yan | Nominee |
| Best Drama Couple | Sang Yan & Wen Yifan Bai Jingting & Zhang Ruonan | Nominee |
| Best OST | Like A Sunny Day, Like A Rainy Day: Silence Wang | Nominee |
| Best OST | Willful: Mayday | Nominee |
SMG TV Drama Quality Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Annual Quality and Powerful Drama Star | Bai Jingting | Winner |
| Best Quality Actress | Zhang Ruonan | Winner |
Weibo Night
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Actress of the Year | Zhang Ruonan | Winner |
| Most Influential Actor of the Year | Bai Jingting | Winner |
Youku Annual Breakout Hits Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Modern Drama | The First Frost | Winner |
| Best Seller | The First Frost | Winner |
30th Asian Television Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Theme Song | Willful: Mayday | Winner |
| Best Actor in Leading Role | Bai Jingting | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Zhang Ruonan | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Xinhua Feng | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Yuwei Wang | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Honghu Liang | Nominee |
| Best Scriptwriting | Qu Youning | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Zhang Miaoyi | Nominee |
30th Busan International Film Festival ( Asian Content & Global OTT Awards )
4 nominations, 1 won
| People's Choice Awards: Best Actor | Bai Jingting | Winner |
| Best Leading Actor | Bai Jingting | Nominee |
| Best OTT Original | The First Frost | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Willful: Mayday | Nominee |
7th Cloud+ Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Long Series of the Year | The First Frost | Winner |
Weibo Cultural Exchange Thailand
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular TV Series | The First Frost | Winner |
Huanwang Big Data Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Bai Jingting | Nominee |
| Commercially Valuable Drama of the Year | The First Frost | Nominee |
| Popular Actor of the Year | Bai Jingting | Nominee |
| Popular Actress of the Year | Zhang Ruonan | Nominee |
| Popular Drama | The First Frost | Nominee |
Chinese American Film Festival (Golden Angel Award)
1 nomination
| Best TV Series | The First Frost | Nominee |