When the Weather is Fine
9/10
Starring: Park Min-young & Seo Kang-joon
“After a series of unfortunate events, Mok Hae-won goes back to Bookhyun Village, in Gangwon Province, where she briefly lived when she was in high school. There, she meets again her former classmate and neighbor, Im Eun-seob. He also came back to Bookhyun after leaving the village for a few years and now owns a bookstore. Together, they heal from their past wounds and eventually fall in love.”
Is this the best of the best kdrama? No. But there was something about this drama that just consumed me. It reminded me of the danish word “hygge”*. The themes are dark in this show but there is a certain warmth, coziness and comfort. It was a slow slow burn but it made sense as you felt the the small town sleepyness in the winter. PMK can do no wrong in my book. I find her always a delight. SKJ surprised me, I knew he was pretty but he was pretty, clumsy, awkward and it was so fun to watch. Will I watch it again from start to finish? No, I don’t think so. It was really dark and heavy but What I loved about this was the love and chemistry between between PMY and SKJ. So pure. So damaged. They both needed each other to grow and come out of their trauma. Also, I cannot rave more about the soundtrack. Sure, there are always iconic songs that come out of a drama (looking at you, descendant of the sun, goblin, and sky castle), but this was different. It wasn’t songs with the lyrics that affected me but it was scenes that had the classical music. I fell deep deep into those scenes.
*Hygge- word for a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment.