I'll Find You on a Beautiful Day (2020)

Too slow, too fast, or just right?

I both loved and loathed this show while watching it. As many others have said, it is a slow-paced, slice-of-life drama. The atmosphere of this show is really wonderful, with a great OST, lots of slow, lingering shots of nature and montages of people happily going about their daily lives in a small, country town. It is genuinely pleasant to watch, and I loved that aspect of the show.

The atmosphere fits in well with the slowness of the plot. The female lead is returning to her hometown, and you slowly get to know her and her troubled past in the first few episodes while you enjoy the atmosphere and get to know the area. It takes a while, but I did enjoy getting to know Mok Hae Won this way, with bits of her past interspersed with her present as she readjusts to country life. During this part of the show, the male lead is somewhat mysterious, with the viewer mostly learning about his feelings through his actions and the blog posts read at the end of each episode - you only know what Mok Hae Won knows.

This changes around the mid-point of the show, where they shift to show us more about Lim Eun Seob. This is one of the parts I didn't love - the show gave us a lot of time with Hae Won and her feelings, but it felt like they rushed Eun Seob's history in some ways. We solved most of his mysteries in the course of two or three episodes, between Hae Won's confession and the couple officially getting together. Honestly, this was the first drama where I was surprised when the couple kissed - I didn't feel like the show had adequately shown us Eun Seob's feelings and explained his change of heart after he initially rejects Hae Won.

I generally enjoyed most of the episodes from 10 - 14, as the leads were mostly happy together and we got to know the side characters. There were one or two episodes in this part which felt pointless upon reflection, but overall not terrible. Hwi and Jang Woo are the best.

Things went south again for the ending. The last two episodes just weren't very good, plot-wise, at least for the leads. The side plot characters felt like they all had their appropriately wrapped up endings, but I did not get the same feeling from the main couple. Their central "issue" as a couple was around their future - would Mok Hae Won stay or go back to Seoul? Would Eun Seob mysteriously run off again? Especially with Jang Woo's speech about finding happiness in simplicity and the overall atmosphere of the show, it felt like the point of the show was for the couple (esp Hae Won) to officially come to the resolution that their simple happiness was with each other in this small town. In the end, I didn't quite get the sense that they had done that. I'm pretty sure that's what happened, but it felt rushed. For once, I wished that the show had slowed down to show me a bit more. Somehow, in an incredibly slow show, the writers didn't have time to fully resolve the story of the main characters.

Basically - sometimes this show was too fast, sometimes it was too slow, and occasionally it was just right.

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SPEAK UP!

Another reviewer commented on the sloth-like pace of this Drama, but I think they exaggerated - continental plates move faster than the first 10 episodes of this Drama :)

The incredible slowness was one example of the "arty" prentensions of the Drama, where ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENING is apparently proof that it's REALLY DEEP AND THOUGHTFUL. It's REALLY not.

The whole core of the Drama is not actually about "healing" or "forgiveness" or "letting go", it's much simpler than that - USE YOUR DAM WORDS PEOPLE! Sixteen episodes that could have been 16 minutes if ANYBODY spoke to ANYBODY else, EVAH. Tedious and tired, the main storyline was indeed a powerful cure for insomnia. So why did I score it as high as 6.5?

Because Lim Hwi was a LOT of fun, bright, refreshing self-assured and down to earth. Her whiny, mopy, self-obsessed silent oppa could definitely have benefitted from being more like her. And the Jang Woo/ Eun Shil arc was also fun. For elements like that, I was generous.

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Beautiful, wintry slice-of life

I love slice of life and I'm so happy it's making it's way into the drama world. On one hand we've got more big production dramas like The King: Eternal Monarch and on the other hand we've got Something in the Rain and this drama right here.

Wiki's description of slice of life is a 'narrative technique in which a seemingly arbitrary sequence of events in a character's life is presented, often lacking plot development, conflict and exposition'. That description makes it sound boring and it's true that if done poorly it is boring but when done well, and this drama has done very well, it delivers the emotional highs and lows that an 'everyday' person experiences.

This drama sets up that emotional experience from the start - in the title 'I'll go to you when the weather in nice'. What do you feel when you hear that? For more context how do you feel when looking at the poster of a snowy day with 2 people standing together staring out at the snow with their backs against a warmly lit building. Can you imagine those days where it's freezing but the snow is beautiful and relaxing, holding a cup of hot chocolate and staring out at the snow drifting, falling? If not snow, how about a rainy day? At your back is a warm heater that is safe and cosy and by your side is your best friend, your partner, who is all you need in dreary times, your comfort and your shelter.

The characters were great and there were all these little nuances that were needed to truly bring these characters to life. The cast delivered more than I ever could have expected. I've always known Seo Kang-joon to be amazing but Park Min-young was a surprise, she may be a veteran and Healer may be my favourite drama but I'd not have expected to see her being able to pull off the despondent, quiet Mok Hae-won. Her characters have always had more spunk.

I loved Kim Hwan-hee as Im Hwi, her character was the light of the drama as much as Im Hwi was for her family. Lee Jae-wook came out of nowhere last year and he is killing it. I went from watching Extraordinary You to this and did a double take at how different he was.

It was amazing how I was feeling those cold snowy days where you feel so alone and wonder what am I doing here, I have no where to go. But I was also feeling those warm moments of discovery and joy especially in the scenes where they would all gather next to a fire in the middle of a cold snowy night and chat and laugh while eating hot snacks and drinks. I travelled with Mok Hae-won through this journey and it was wonderful.

The music is as beautiful, soft, sweet and comforting as the drama is. Unlike other dramas they might use loud music for a dramatic moment, this one does the opposite and cuts off that music to descend into silence. Stillness. Like the tree that's lost all it's leaves and is silent, barely swaying in the wind.

This drama is all about the little joys in life, what do we really need to be happy? To feel secure? To be comfortable? Who is there for us when we are down? It's a beautiful masterpiece balancing the cold and lonely moments with our warm serendipitous ones.

Quote: All My Firsts by Cha Yoon Taek
Do you know what warmth is?
She asked me, and I answered
It's when my cold hand touches your cold hand and we both become warm.
When loneliness meets loneliness and becomes cosiness.
When sadness meets sadness and becomes happiness.
When a cool breeze collides against another cool breeze and becomes soft snow.
That's what warmth is.

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Super sweet but also way too easy going??

This kdrama is perfect to watch in the winter. Is just so so sweet! Loved the simplicity of the romance, and how sweet they were to each other. I guess, it's the type of love story that makes people want to fall in love. But with that being said, for the level of trauma these characters have everything went by pretty easily. A few bumps here and there, but overall an easy going story.

The story with that uncle just ended abruptly even though i thought some other type of closure should've happen. Also thought the full story about Eun Sub being abandoned would be explored in a different way later on. And how terribly fucked up it was that Hae Won ended up abandoning him in the same place his mother did (yes she was also severely hurt but that's just so wrong in so many levels)... Like the perfect man he is, he is very accepting of her departure, he was always expecting it, and never ever cries or feels any kind of frustration about it. She ends up coming back on her own terms and on the day of his mother's death, she decides to run towards his car to ask for a hug, cause she just couldn't wait any longer... and he, again, like the sweetest human being that he is, ends up smiling and accepting her right away. idk... perhaps way too perfect. she could've left him a thousand times and he would just be there waiting for her with a soft smile, a coffee and a book on his hand, and that doesn't sit well with me somehow.

this kdrama is indeed good for it's lighthearted and sweet moments, but fails to marry the traumatic past lifes with the sweet and easy going romance. this show either needed way more episodes or it's just too easy going.

Quick shout out to the wonderful actress that played Im Hwi and the actor that played Jang Woo for making me genuinely laugh so much! Such genuine characters and crazy good actors!

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Seo Kang Joon's handsomeness captivates me!

I hundred-percent agree with another reviews of this drama saying that When The Weather Is Fine is a slow-paced melodrama. The whole story was built little by little, I guess, so us the audience can get the real feeling of this drama.

The set took place in a peaceful village where the neighborhood is warm. Not forget to say that the snowy season really supports the ambience of the movie. It's like expressing the contrary: on the coldest season, you feel the most warmth.

What I learnt a lot from this drama is loving someone in a polite way. Yes, in a very polite way. Seo Kang Joon as Im Eun Seob is someone who's very calm. He's in love with his high school classmate, Mok Hae Won (Park Min Young), for years but having no gut to tell her his true feeling. Even many years later when they're separately living in another city and can't meet daily. Instead, he pours his feeling in a secret way by writing on a blog and waiting for Mok Hae Won to come on every holiday, the only time he can see her. He keeps loving her secretly. Can you see how hard that thing is?

To be honest, at the time I watched this drama, I was in a state of enough seeing Park Min Young in a drama. I even haven't finished watching Healer because it's her again on the drama. But in this one, everything is different. I was okay with her as the main lead. And I truly adore her for her acting.

If you're okay with meaningful and slow-paced melodrama, When The Weather Is Fine is seriously for you. Plus side, you'll have many beautiful poems being read in the drama.

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Mengkesel

Sinematograinya ciamik banget, sangat calming. Latar perdesaannya terasa banget, kehangatan warganya sampai ke penonton. Sayangnya si tokoh utama (mok hae won & lim eun seop) ngeselin banget. Euh pengen w pukul itu mereka berdua.

Mok hae won sosok yang paling egois di cerita ini. Dia merasa cuma dia yang paling menderita di antara semua orang. Bener kata kim boyoung, mok haewon cuma mau nerima sesuatu yang flawless tanpa goresan sedikitpun. Dia mau semua orang membagikan cerita mereka ke dia, sedangkan dia sendiri kalau ada masalah hobinya lari 🙄

Sedangkan lim eun eunseop ini terlalu baik. Hadeeuuuhh cowo yang terlalu baik itu emang ga baik, bund. Apalagi dia yang gabisa bilang 'enggak'. Selain itu juga daya juangnya rendah banget???? Euh. Bikin turn off sih kalo gue ketemu cowo modelan kaya begini. Malah kerenan si oh young woo kata gue mah.

Justru menurut gue kisah para side character yang malah lebih menarik. Apalagi kisah Ibu dan Bibinya Haewon. Lim hwi juga gemes banget actingnya, annoyingnya pas buat sosok adek. Lee jang woo sama ji eunshil juga malah lebih gemes.

Soal musik dan ost biasa aja, ga ada yang spesial. Tapi narasinya oke!

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My personal opinion only

Acting: Seo Kang Joon as Jin Ho was excellent. He didn't say much, but then he doesn't have to. He just has to BE. What he said in the voice overs was beautiful, but I kept wondering why he never verbalized any of his thoughts. Park Min Young as Hae Won - in my opinion, she can do no wrong, she's that good in everything she does. However -
Characters: Jin Ho kept everything bottled up inside. Hae Won reminded me of Eeyore, she was so morose all the time. There were some other interesting characters in this show as well. I loved the scenes with the book club meetings.
Music: The music was wonderful and went perfectly with the show.
Cinematography: There is no question that this show was beautifully filmed. The camera angles, the scenes in nature, the close ups.
Story: Here's where it goes wrong for me. The story itself might have been really good, but this was one of the slowest shows I've ever seen. I like a good story as much as the next person, but when you show scenes again and again of making coffee and tea (are we in a Folger's commercial?) or take five minutes showing the female lead walking up a road dragging her suitcase behind her, that's just too tedious for me. There was so much quietness in this that I felt like no one was talking to each other.
I would, however, say to give it a try for yourself, since I am definitely in the minority on this one.

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I started watching this because I'm a stalker-ish fan of Seo Kang Joon and also enjoy dramas featuring Park Min Young. I thought Park Min Young struggled to get into her character because of the amount of melancholy her role carries, Seo Kang Joon was very good and, as usual, portrays an enormous amount of emotion through his eyes. Those are moments I envy the cameraman. That being said, all of my anticipation for the two main leads was absolutely diverted by the actresses portraying sisters, Jin Hee Kyung and Moon Jung Hee. These two absolutely crushed their parts and became the coolest female characters I've seen in a while. Rewatch value is nil for me because in the current corona-times, I struggle with shows that have a lot of emotional realism, but I would highly endorse it just for the actresses mentioned above. I'm seriously considering sunglasses at night because they made it look so freaking awesome.

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so...you did all that for what?

this was a strange one. i watched it purely because i like park min young and i've never seen seo kang joon act. i wasn't necessarily disappointed since i had no expectations, but it was just too boring for my tastes. i watched it less than a week ago but i feel like i can't remember anything other than beating around the bush.

it's a very cute story but i think i'm too gruesome or something. i expected his sister to get kidnapped since they kept on showing her riding at night. i quickly learned that this is just a cute drama about a small town love. that being said, even though it's cute...it's kinda not that great. park min young was cute and great, that's what we expect from her, but the plot didn't offer much. it just didn't offer much. her family dynamic was so whatever that that's how i felt eventually

slice of life to the bone. give it a try if you like love. they seem to do that

i will say that they did a good job casting the mom and aunt. those actresses looked identical and i kept on getting them mixed up. so yay, they look related. i just think it's interesting how much everyone said they're beautiful when the mom looked kinda...average (maybe a lil botched)?

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Each Chapter, a Bedtime Story

This show is slow paced. It moves so slowly that its pace is an integral part of what makes When the Weather Is Fine itself. It's very serene, and beautiful. Please don't come here, complain that nothing happens, and say it's boring. It's like looking for fresh salad in the canned goods section; you're looking for the wrong thing in the wrong place.

Now we've realigned your expectations, let's get into what makes When the Weather is Fine so charming.
I'm sure many have heard of the term slice-of-life, but as it's less of a common genre in dramas I'll brush over it. As the name implies, the genre explores the everyday lives our characters experience. These shows are often quiet, relaxing, and nostalgic. They treasure the mundane moments that make us smile, and focus more on developing characters than plots (although that isn't to say there never is one). This is what makes them so slow, because unlike other genres, which cut the fluff to move on to the next exciting thing, here, the fluff is the story. Now, before you think "well that sounds naff, I'm out of here" please don't think that you get nothing in exchange for the usual mix of tension and excitement. The time you spend getting to know characters intimately in their quiet and average moments, allows them to burrow deep into your heart before you realise it. There is a great sense of sincerity to be found in good slice-of-life. When the Weather is Fine is just that.
For those of you who watch other foreign media, this show may remind you of independent European films in its approach, the long silences that allow you to breathe. It's as cathartic as listening to waves on the shore, and just as relaxing. I fully invite you to fall asleep to this show after a long day. You'll have peaceful dreams, I'm sure.

However there is an intriguing story in here too, so if you do take up that offer, be sure to re-watch the parts you missed. Rather than a story, perhaps I should say a series of events, that unwinds and unravels the past to allow the characters to move on in the present, and gradually builds as the series progresses. (You've probably heard of that apparently disposable thing called character development, even if you don't see it as often as you might. Well, now you have a village's worth of it.) It gives the show a great sense of healing, and this is also where that catharsis really comes in.
Aside from the changes in the characters lives, spanning the course of the series, each episode is named after a short story, or poem, initially told to us by the good night book club. What makes this special, is how the characters receive these stories, use them to reflect on their own situation, and return them to us with a personal meaning. It makes you consider the different feelings they might bring to different people, but at the same time it's as though you are receiving a precious secret, a part of their heart, and then again like you are part of the book club, sharing snacks and jokes. It makes you care for the characters differently when things happen to them, because they feel like real people you've spent time with.

If you're looking for something to put you on the edge of your seat, this is not it. But if you're looking for something to wind down with, something to heal your soul or warm your heart, then this is quality content. Cosy up with your hot chocolate and blankets, and to all dear readers, I wish you a very, very good night.

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Slow paced, beautiful, haunting

I only gave this a chance because I saw it was centred round a bookshop, and as a book lover, with a weakness for anything about books, libraries and bookshops. I saw so many reviews saying "slooooow" and "boring" that I wasn't expecting much.

Well yes, it is slow paced, very slow placed but for not a minute of the 16 episodes did I feel bored or not want to carry on watching. In fact, I now want to live in The Goodnight Bookshop, the coziest, quietest book shop I have ever seen, with just the soothing sound of Eun Seob pouring the coffee.

I really enjoyed the slice of countryside life, the beauty of the passing seasons and how the seasons are marked, both on the land and in people's lives. And the scenery and cinematography, just stunning, The backstories for all the important characters come to light very slowly but that's as it should be. It adds depth and richness to a story of simple, ordinary people. It is Eun Seob's character that ties the whole drama together, despite him not saying a great deal, his eyes say all that needs to be said.

If you are in the mood for edge of your seat, thrill a minute, laugh a minute, this isn't it, but if you are looking for something quiet, slow, real, life affirming, give this story of loss, betrayal, secrets, sadness, forgiveness and the happiness to be found in small things, a chance. I think this is a drama that will appeal to those of a particular taste, and I am definitely one of them.

TW: murder, suicide attempt, domestic violence

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Many good qoute in this drama

My favourite quote is by Lee jang woo character
" People may call its mundane life . But working hard and living ordinary life is also happiness"

I'm just finished watching this drama.
What i like :
A good drama for winter season. I like the cinematography and the bookstore settings. I like the scene when all the bookstore club member get together, read book and share their opinion. The supporting character is interesting like hae won auntie, eun seop sister and lee jang woo.

What i disliked:
I like this kind of genre but maybe just for me, the flow is soo slow. It takes me a almost 1 month break before continue finishing this drama. Maybe i not too fond for the both main character that why i feel like that. But its still a okay drama and for me maybe i would never rewatch its again. It too slow paced for me.

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