Finding Solace in Slow-Paced Romantic Dramas
I love slow-paced romantic dramas cause they feel natural and real. This drama gave me the same vibes as 'One Spring Night,' except here there's a bit more mystery, while in OSN there was no mysterious background whatsoever. I really liked how the female lead was able to express her feelings, both good and bad. I liked her a bit more than the male lead because, in the beginning, he wouldn't express his feelings due to his fear of happiness and everything nice, which I honestly understand.I appreciated how each supporting character had their own stories, making the drama not just about the main couple. The relationship development between the aunt, the mother, and the female lead was also well done. By the end of the show, all the knots were untied. However, one thing I didn't like about the drama is that we didn't learn much about what happened to the male lead when he left the village for a bit, and why he left and then came back right after.
Overall, I love the feeling that dramas like this give me. I enjoy it when a drama is set in such a beautiful environment and vibe that you would want to be a part of it. Everything was nice, the village, the people of the village, the friendships, the books, the book club, and finally, the weather.
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Not your typical Kdrama.
Wow. I don’t even know where to start. This is my first time writing a review, but I will try to be as sensible as possible.WTWIF is a slow burn romance set up in a small city. It follows our fmc who is a victim of the mundane city life and goes back to her hometown to ease her mind.
To be honest, the whole drama feels like a nicely written novel. The characters are written with utmost care. Throughout the drama, you will be able to understand every character's beliefs and actions as their motives are engrained in every element of the story. I feel like every side character can have their own 16-epidode drama as each character has a story to tell.
I love how the OSTs weren't excessively used to emphasize and romanticize any of the scenes like in other Kdramas. The cast was moderately good but in my personal opinion the actress who played fmc's aunt really stole the show.
Don't watch this Kdrama if-
1) You like fast paced stories
2) You want to see more Kdrama troupes
3) You are looking for a rom-com (Don't get me wrong. There were some comedic moments but those were specially used to relieve the tension created in the drama. It is more of a romance and slice-of life drama than a rom-com.)
Happy watching!
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É realmente o que eu esperava?
Gostaria de começar dizendo que este não é um drama comum, não é uma comédia romântica, não é algo mais leve. É um romance mais adulto, calmo, mais confortante. Melodramas normalmente são mais levados para esse lado.Muita gente descreveu esse drama como ''lento'', mas para mim, foi o que fez ele bem mais acolhedor. Eu já assisti e reassistir esse drama várias vezes de tão reconfortante que ele é.
É um drama que te faz refletir, um drama para pensar. Enquanto você assiste, com certeza vai ouvir muitas histórias bonitas e recomendações de livros reais que pelo que ouvimos, tem uma história muito boa. Uma pena muito desses livros não ter versão em inglês ou português.
Outro ponto que eu gostaria de falar é sobre como a cinematografia desse drama é boa. Eu assisti esse drama pela primeira vez tendo uma crise de enxaqueca crônica, ou seja, nem conseguia abrir os olhos direitos e receber luz. Mas por incrível que pareça, assisti quase topo o drama e não senti incomodo nenhum.
Tudo foi gravado de um jeito bem bonito, que fez deixar o drama mais confortável de se assistir ainda. Tenho que priorizar isso, porque simplesmente foi algo muito bom para mim.
Tenha cuidado. Se você sofrer de gatilhos, por relacionamentos abusivos, agressões, abusos psicológicos, morte, assassinato... Por favor, não assista. Falando assim, parece que o drama não é sobre isso. Mas como disse, é um drama adulto, que aborda assuntos sérios também. Por isso, aviso.
O romance em si, é bem calmo e acolhedor. É um romance mais adulto, sem muito ''drama'' que comédias românticas normalmente têm, como triângulos amorosos... Mesmo que tenha, o casal principal desde o início foi muito bem resolvido com isso.
O segundo casal pode ser mais voltado a esse drama, pois é um casal ''antigo''. Que tem passado, história. E já que assistindo você percebe como todas as mulheres desse drama são muito tipo, ''personalidade forte'', você chega até ficar com pena do coitado. Mas acredito que são um casal bonito, mesmo que as vezes preocupante...
Portanto, recomendo esse drama para quem gosta de algo mais adulto, até mais sério e confortante que outros dramas. Eu poderia passar horas aqui, escrevendo pontos bons sobre esse drama mais acredito que essa review já está enorme kkkkk
É um drama acolhedor, confortável de se assistir e que aborda situações sérias. E se você gosta de assistir dramas com personagens femininas que tem personalidade forte, recomendo também.
26 Aug 2021 - Viki. RJ
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Es ist ganz bestimmt ein wichtiger Hintergrund
Als allererst möchte ich darauf hinweisen, dass ich mir als Europäer natürlich viele Gedanken gemacht habe..Vorallem muss man sich als Ausländer schon ein wenig über Werte, Attribute und Traditionen erkundigen. Man muss verstehen, dass viele Situationen und Begegnungen mit vollkommen anderen Reaktionen bewertet und vollzogen werden, als in der eigenen Kultur.. Das habe ich beachtet und auch verstanden.Dieses Drama aber zeigt ein Thema auf, welches in jeder Kultur vorkommt.. Häusliche Gewalt, Familiäre Missverständnisse, Geheimnisse, Misstrauen, Verrat und sonstige menschliche Schwächen und Stärken wie Liebe, emotionale Wärme, Empathie und Fürsorge. Nichts hat gefehlt..Wie gesagt, ich war in Vorfreude auf eine tolle Story, im Gegensatz zu einer plumpen Teenagerkomödie über das erste verliebt sein..*zwinker*...
Was ich aber gesehen hab, war ein wortkarger Versuch der Protagonisten aus böser Vergangenheit und dunkler Geheimnisse, ein noch größeres Problem zu machen..Nämlich das des ständigen Davonlaufends vor eben diesen Problemen um andere angeblich nicht zu enttäuschen und zu verletzen?? Im Grunde verletzte Seelen, die darauf warten, dass das Wetter wieder schön wird um die richtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen..
Dieses Thema hätte soviele Worte und wunderbare Dialoge verdient und nötig gehabt, damit der Zuschauer das Gefühl bekommt, er säße bei einem Psychologen und ihm geholfen wird.. Aber stattdessen wurde daraus leider nur ein ermüdender, teilweise sinnfreier und verständnisloser Kommunikationsversuch, der am Ende eigentlich alles wichtige offen ließ..Der Autor ist wahrscheinlich davon ausgegangen, dass der Zuschauer sehr gut und exakt interpretieren kann.
Für mich waren die besten Szenenbilder,die Empfehlung des Literaturklassikers, der Wind in den Weiden..
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Healing through love and companionship
Finished this drama in a week.worth watching if like slow burning romance and slow paced dramas, give it a try. Healing drama with mature sense of direction to overcome the loneliness with love and companionship. 8.5/10 for the show and surely cast has done superb job, everyone plays their roles with perfection.
I really like the slow paced romance between leads and second couple at the end.
The drama justifies it's title When the weather is nice things are tough or rough as it was winter and temperature reaches -20 and they have overcome their daily life hussle so when spring comes things can be decent.
There was decent amount of screen time for everyone's story and how they are enjoying their lives in the countryside.
There is space given for bookstore, where everyone is gathered to tell story or poem and they enjoy it together in the chilled winter.
It's the effort which matters the most was portrayed beautiful in this show.
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Mental health is important, guys.
You all, I don't know how to properly write a review, that's my first one and these are just some of my thoughts during watching.Personally, i liked the drama, i have nothing against slow paced dramas, i only regret that so many mental health aspects were not touched, so many characters have depression and it's not even mentioned anywhere. Like, both main characters have or had depression, the mother and ghe aunt of the FL probably also have it, and not a words. Also, this uncle (?) of the ML was clearly a manipulator. Who tf tells somebody else what they are supposed to be, and how they are supposed to live. I just don't feel satisfied by the resolution of this conflit.
As for the abuse in the drama, as it was mentioned in the above review, i also needed rhe scene where the abuser was called out, where he was called and claimed and abuser abd where at least somebody told them, that non of the sisters was in the wrong, they handled it how they could, but why nobody even mentioned the fact, they they are NOT to be blamed, it's not their fault that this man was an abuser.
Also the main couple seems a little bit toxic to me.
If that doesn't resonate with you that's totally fine, and if that's tldr and boring for you, it's even more fine.
Also, i feel like if it was longer, 20 episodes long for example, some aspects could have place to be mentioned, and that would have been great, but i suppose it wasn't meant to be mentioned, which makes me sad.
The ending also kinda feels upsetting, not in terms of the story, in terms of their relationships, i just feel so sad for the ML, he is totally in love for so many years, and she will probably just leave him again in about a week, and he will feel all this pain again, can't they work better on their relationships and continue dating on distance?? and just see each other, the city and thw village are not that far away from each other :(
i know nothing about long distance relationships though, only guess that's hella difficult and not for everyone.
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É uma narrativa lenta e que precisa de tempo para ser apreciada, mas depois que você é envolvido pela história, vale a pena. Enquanto assistia me senti lendo um livro, talvez porque o livro está presente em muitos aspectos: tem a livraria, o clube do livro, a tia da protagonista que é escritora e o protagonista que mantém o diário sobre Irene.
A cidadezinha simpática com seus moradores peculiares e o clima de inverno me lembrou de outra cidadezinha, Stars Hollow (Gilmore Girls). Os personagens secundários têm seu charme. A história das irmãs por si só daria um drama muito bom. O romance dos adolescentes é também muito fofo, assim como a história do amigo do protagonista, que finalmente conquista o coração do crush do ensino médio. E, é claro, como todo drama de romance, no plot principal também tem um romance acontecendo, mas o drama é muito mais que isso.
O que mais me cativou no plot foi o fato dessa moça estar voltando para aquela cidadezinha depois de "fracassar" na cidade e como ela vai aos poucos encontrando os "fantasmas" do passado e vai se libertando do peso que ela carregava ao mesmo tempo que a história se desenvolve. É incrível o contraste de quando ela chega na cidade e como está agora (quando o drama termina). O próprio clima invernal também é um personagem nessa história pois a medida que a Hae Won vai “descongelando” o coração cheio de magoas o clima vai se transformando em uma primavera.
Eu adorei o título do drama "Irei quando o tempo estiver bom", claramente a frase inicial de uma história. E é basicamente o que a nossa protagonista responde a tia quando ela pergunta quanto tempo ela vai ficar. Sabe, aquela narrativa em suspenso? Porque tudo parece meio idílico e que vai acabar quando a primavera chegar e ela voltar para Seoul. E ainda tem aquela entrada do diário do Eun Sub no episódio 14 em que ele escreve: “eu entendo que você vai deixar este lugar um dia. Eu estou me preparando pra tudo. Contudo, quando você deixar este lugar, espero que seu coração não esteja pesado demais. Espero que você vá sorrindo alegremente. Que você não sofra. Nem um pouco."
O final foi um calorzinho no coração! Com certeza irá entrar na minha lista de favoritos do ano!
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Acting- Park min young, seo kang joon, lee Jae wool are on the top of their game. Amazing chemistry
Storyline- deep and insightful. Both Eun Seob and Harry won have painful past and how they have dealt with this pain comes across very well. Effects of domestic violence and its effect on everyone is deeply moving. To show this without blaming perpetrator is a work of art. Superb portrayal by Moon jung Hee has to be mentioned.
Direction- Well thought out execution with lot of hints. even while watching I am going back to previous episodes to check out .. wow...
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A beautiful winter story
This story combines and contrasts the subdueness and mutedness of winter with the heat of human life and interaction.It feels realistic in its portrayal of the progression of the main romance. Both actors (especially Seo Kang Joon) and the characterisation of their roles really make you believe that they are living their life and view it through the lense of their own experiences.
But the seemingly passive way this story is told is also it's greatest weakness because it makes an unnamed police officer only appearing in one sequence the only one addressing the domestic abuse storyline from a different perspective.
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How many life lessons can be squeezed and taught in a drama
this show is a wonderful wonderful class on how to write and squeeze many life lessons in a kdrama and do it wellfrom perseverance, to learning to forgive, being truly sorry about a mistake, how one small act of kindness can change one persons life, being true to yourself no matter what, reading is good, talking is better, no one knows what your thinking unless you tell them, happiness is what you decide and not what other think... and many many others
the show blends heart ripping and wrenching scenes seamlessly with the uplifting and happy moments we all have in life sometimes.. the flow feels perfect.. ur never down too long before theres something that would make u smile or be happy...
this isnt super melodramatic.. it has its moments and it isnt laugh out loud though.. some scenes.. made me do that..
the romance is there.. but always on point.. and the chemistry of the cast.. just wow... if i had a book club like that i wouldnt miss out either
its worth the watch when ur in the mood to cry laugh and just be caught up in someones ideal village life
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Seo Kang Joon + Books = Perfection
Truthfully, I may not be the best person to rate this drama, cause you could show me 16 hours of nothing but Seo Kang Joon walking around in comfy knitwear, drinking coffee and reading books, and I would rate it 10/10.The role of Eun Sub seems truly perfect for him, as he is shy in real life, as well. It felt like we got to see glimpses of the real him.
"When the Weather is Nice" is definitely a slow drama. It might not be everyone's cup of tea (or coffee in this case). However, the pace is actually very well done and never feels like it is dragging on. Watching this is a very special experience - it is very atmospheric and calming and somewhat intimate. One night, I had trouble falling asleep, so I replayed some previous episodes and I ended up having the best sleep that night.
While it feels like a warm hug most of the time, it also has a very intriguing plot and even some surprising twists in the second half of the drama. At one point I actually sat in front of the screen with bulging eyes and my mouth covered in shock.
As a screenwriter, I felt really inspired by this story and they way it was told. So much so, that I kept writing down a bunch of ideas for a screenplay. I was particularly intrigued by the way all these characters are never able to say what they feel. Not just Eun Sub, but also Hae Won, her mother, her aunt, Bo Young...
The calming, cozy countryside world they created, is brought to life by a cast of precious side-characters, which will steal your heart. While I obviously loved the main couple (I'm a fan of both actors), I was equally intrigued by Hae Won's aunt. The further the drama progressed, the more she became my favorite character.
But it isn't just the screenplay and the nuanced acting, that make this drama such a piece of art, it is also the beautiful cinematography and color grading, as well as the mesmerizing OST - both bringing out the calm and coziness even more. Especially with the cello that is part of most of the OST's instrumentals, which even has additional meaning in connection to the story. "I See You" by Giryeon is my favorite vocal OST - it is THE song of the drama for me and I immediately get transported back into the story when I listen to it.
So, the important question: Should you watch it? Yes! Seo Kang Joon runs a book store! What more do you need to be convinced?
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I will start off by mentioning that this is my first review ever on this site, I've watched dramas which I absolutely loved and adored and never had the thought of writing a review, however, I think it's crucial to write one for this masterpiece. This was one of those dramas which doesn't have a gray area as in you'll either love it or hate it. I loved everything about it, the simple life it showed, the characters which were so pure and raw it felt like I was watching their actual life unfold in front of my eyes.
The characters Hae Won played by the amazing Park Min Young and Eun Sub played by the charming Seo Kang Joon was a delight to watch. They embodied their characters so much in this, and personally I believe Min Young did her career-best in this drama. It is a slow burn but every scene had so much depth, even in scenes where you see Eun Sub simply making a cup of coffee or reading a book showed so much of his character and his simple life in a small town.
Their love story bloomed so naturally where Hae Won realized how warm she felt when she was with him and how much she needed that in her life, I will not go through the difficulties both main characters faced in their lives in detail but to see both of them finding comfort and healing from each other was so beautiful and not something we see so often now.
Eun Sub had a blog where he posted every day called the good night bookstore private blog posting which was such a nice touch, it made us understand his character and learn his views and deeper thoughts as he was very well reserved and didn't show his feelings much.
All other characters were given enough screen time and the drama made us fall in love with them and their simple life. The things they did together like the book club, events showed how life in a small town isn't as boring as people think. I'll definitely watch clips from this drama from time to time as I've fallen in love with these characters.
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