Love Song in Winter

An anesthesiologist named Lu Yan has a shocking encounter during a night shift when she sees her college friend Deng Man, who everyone believes is dead. After that sighting, small oddities pile up around her life and cases at the hospital, and suspicion spreads into her personal world. The detective Jiang Chenyi, who turns out to be Lu Yan’s ex from years ago, starts looking into the strange events. As the investigation moves forward, layers of a shared history from eight years ago begin to surface, revealing connections between past decisions and present dangers without giving away the final outcome.

Released in 2024, Love Song in Winter was created by Ning Long and directed by Yu Chung-chung and Xu Ling Ling. The principal cast includes Johnny Huang as Jiang Chenyi, Sun Qian as Lu Yan, Guan Zijing, Xiao Kaizhong, and Shi Shi, and the show blends hospital procedural detail with cold, atmospheric mystery.

Since its debut the series has prompted discussion for its mood and imagery, especially the recurring winter motifs and tense night-shift hospital scenes. Viewers on social platforms have commented on its wintery palette and the way it uses small, quiet moments to build unease, making certain episodes linger in people’s minds.

Viewer ratings sit at 8.4/10 from a small sample of voters, and early responses emphasize a slow-burn approach that rewards patience. The show leans into themes of memory, regret, and the ripple effects of choices made years earlier, pairing medical realism with investigative tension. Performances by the leads are often noted for their restraint, and the storytelling favors mood and accumulating detail over rapid twists.

As of its 2024 release, Love Song in Winter has not been reported to have received major industry awards, though it has gained a modest, engaged audience and sparked conversations about its tone and unresolved mysteries.