Our Beloved Summer (2021)

Overdramatic and unconvincing

This drama has a refreshing synopsis and is aesthetically pleasing, but the execution is incredibly cringey as a woman past her mid-twenties. This drama builds up on the mystery of why both of the characters are so angsty and no longer together. Why they still think about each other, and loved each other. You see how depressed and miserable they are, see flashbacks that gives the viewers a peek at what happened before, but the ultimate reason for it is just so stupid, and unconvincing. The drama tries very hard to be edgy with how they present the character's personalities, which is where the cringe comes in for me. It tries to sell itself as a show that presents a realistic and raw relationship, but nothing about it seems that deep at all, and anyone who has actually been in a relationship could not take their relationship seriously. The FL was rude and dismissive, and the writers just expected the audience to root for her to be with the ML just cause she has family problems? K-dramas thinking that family/mental issues is a good enough excuse for repeatedly treating someone bad needs to come to an end.

For this drama, I just dropped it after they get back together, because it was just so lame and i really did not see a reason to continue watching. Note i had to force myself to even watch that far, because most of the time the drama was so boring and uninteresting, and I don't see how anyone could actually watch it while thinking "wow this is so interesting." I could not care less if the ML and FL even got back together in the first place. Also, the most cringey part of this drama is the weird idol plot line. For a drama that aesthetically is trying to position itself as a realistic slice of life drama, it just felt so out of place to have a random character with bleach blond hair that's an idol...

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A warm hug of a drama to provide comfort this winter

Initially I wasn't planning to write a review but GOD this is so good.
Ep 6 had me crying, screaming, throwing up so let's get into it.

Storyline:
It sets such a different tone to the drama as a whole. The whole idea of ex-lovers uniting after 10 years to reshoot a documentary is so fresh but it had me questioning how it would realistically be possible to convince them to do it. The drama explains it perfectly and additionally makes it entertaining. There are a lot of tropes (it's a romcom what else would you expect) but it's used so perfectly, that it doesn't make you cringe or make it seem 'ordinary'. The main characters are beautifully written, making you sympathize with them for their circumstances and decisions. Yeonsoo is your cold, logical female protagonist who makes small gestures to her loved ones, completely opposite when you compare her with Ung who is laid-back, impulsive and sensitive (in the best way possible). It's so so enjoyable to watch them banter. Kim sungcheol's Jiung is a wonderful character who's personality falls in the middle of both Yeonsoo's and Ung's with his story. There are additional side characters who you love and hate. I HAVE to mention Ung's parents who are literal angels. Something about how welcoming and warmhearted they are makes me tear up.

Cinematography:
It's so aesthetic. The sites where the scenes occur are all beautiful. The yellow filtering adds a beautiful nostalgic, film-like texture to it. The art work is brilliant and the transitions are pretty as well.

Soundtrack:
It's so beautiful and melodic. It just suits the drama perfectly. I love how V's track is the one that always plays during Ung's art scenes. My personal favorite has to be 10cm's 'Drawer'. That track is PERFECT. The little heartbeats before the instrumental starts? BEAUTIFUL.

Dialogue:
Ok I had to make this a separate section from storyline because of how painfully beautiful it is. Episode 6's ending broke me. That one line 'It's us of all people.' You hear that sound? Yeah that's my heart breaking. The contrast in how their dialogue matures, the words that are used in arguments all of it seems so natural. It's probably my favourite element of the drama after its storyline itself.

Acting:
The performances are as expected really good. Yeonsoo's character is something that Kim Dami embodies to the T. (not a spoiler) Than scene in the bathroom was so beautifully portrayed, it refuses to leave my mind. Choi Wooshik is perfect for Ung's character. He gives the character a certain flavor that makes him seem so charming, but I can't quite exactly place what it is. It was so enchanting to see how in the one episode where there's a little flashback montage of Ung's childhood, and I don't know if it was the child actor mirroring Wooshik's mannerisms as Ung or the other way around, but the resemblance is uncanny.

Rewatch value:
I'm resisting the urge to go rewatch it right now and just wait for future episodes. That should say enough.

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Cada tanto encuentras una historia que te provoca tantas sensaciones que se vuelve difícil de explicar. Eso fue Our Beloved Summer para mí.

Hay un millón de pequeñas razones por las cuales me enamoré de este drama. Incluso si intentara enlistarlas, no le haría justicia.

Este no es sólo el relato de dos corazones rotos reencontrándose, es sobre el proceso de madurar, los errores cometidos, los traumas sin sanar, las segundas oportunidades, y la familia y amigos que te acompañan en el camino.

Los elementos de la narración –diálogos, música, colores, actuación, paisajes, etc.– crean una experiencia tan amena. Aun en los momentos de dolor y tristeza, me sentía reconfortada.

Siempre mantendré la calidez que Our Beloved Summer me regaló en un lugar muy especial y recordaré con gran cariño el amor de dos jóvenes personas que inicio como enemistad.

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Superestimado

Temos vários pontos positivos neste drama a ser ressaltados como a ótima fotografia, um bom roteiro, um enredo rasoável, personagens equilibrados sem ser chamativos e exagerados no ententanto nem tudo são flores, e não me entendam mal eu só acho que esta obra está longe ser ser essa maravilha que todos dizem.

A história era arrastada na maioria do tempo fazendo que ficasse cansativo de assistir no episódio 5 já estava pensando em largar ou pular algumas partes. Senti dificuldade para me conectar com os protagonistas , principalmente a feminina que era bem chata sem vida. Tudo é muito morno sem brilho, eu não tinha expectaviva nenhuma assistinhdo isso pelo ao contrario assim que acabava um episódio meu coração apertava pensando que eu teria que enfrentar tudo de novo no episódio seguinte.

Em fim me senti entediada assistindo este drama , eu não me preocupava em dar pause para me ausentar pois toda vez que eu voltava a trama continuava a mesma parecia que nada tinha acontesido sempre era mais do mesmo.

Então para ser honesta eu com certeza não voltarei a ver, não vou te condenar se você gostar mas eu creio que apenas não foi a minha xicara de chá.

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This could have been a cult classic - but alas!

This drama made me laugh, jump for joy, applaud the entire team, cheer them loudly, slap their backs, clasp my hands......what other expressions of happiness can I use?
Alas though - these feelings of exhilaration lasted only to episode 10 or 12.

After that it started rolling downhill so fast that only crashing against an iceberg could halt it and leave it broken and cracked.

Why why why do most leads in k dramas need to originate in orphanages?
Why did a cancer suffering mother come back to torture her child after destroying his childhood?
Are happy families so hard to find in this region?
Where are all the parents? Why do they all die? Is it so hard to be creative with living parents?
How come there is such finely developed romance but it never culminates in loving families?
What's the ratio of kids in orphanages? I read in the news that the country had banned foreigners from adopting their children.

This drama is so finely tuned with humor and slice of life details that I expected it to walk away with an unseen ending in the drama world.

Alas - the writer, director, screen play writer all seem to have lost their MOJO. The last few episodes are shabby, sorry and appalling in their positioning in this drama.

You had a fantastic product which could have reached the finish line with undisputed victory, yet you decided to go down the repetitive trodden path that was shabby and pathetic.

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The first 7 episode are excellent!

The first 7 episodes are excellent, but then everything becomes repetitive. Unfortunately,
toxic push and pull relationships are normal in real life, but unlike in real life, viewers don't want the relationship between the leads in this drama to be push and pull for most of the drama. I'm halfway through and I'm considering lowering my rating from a 9.5 to a 9. Outside of the on going push and pull relationship between the male and female lead characters, everything else is pretty great. I usually don't like male lead characters like the male lead in this drama, but the actor did so well, that I am enjoying his character.

I hope the storyline for episodes 9-16 will change a tad bit, we need a little variation.

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Too overhyped

At the beginning I had high expectations when I wanted to start this drama but everything changed when I watched this drama. The story starts with ML who hasn't been able to forget FL and FL who isn't good at expressing her feelings for ML (ML too). The story only goes round and round between ML and FL because there is no good communication between the two of them. The story is too monotonous and not very interesting in my opinion because there are many low rated dramas that have better and more exciting stories than this. I only watched this drama until episode 6 because I couldn't continue until the end because I felt bored. Overall I give this drama a 4.

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Did not Meet Expectation

I had very big expectation for this Drama. I am very disappointed. I watched this show, all 7 episodes just for Kim Da Mi. If she was not in the show, I would have dropped it after the 1st show. I personally do not like shows with ton of flash backs. This show is littered with flash backs, which is irritating and annoying. I am not saying you should not have flash back in a show, there is a limit.

Flash Back when they were 7-8 years old,
Flash Back when they were in High School
Flash Back when they were in University
Flash Back from few days ago
Flash Back from a day ago
Flash Back from few minutes ago

You get the point. Every Episode has it. Absolutely annoying.

This story so far has no suspense no pull so they are manufacturing it by slicing and dicing the scenes and jumbling them so the audience cannot figure out what's going on. I believe they have achieved it and ruined the show. The story is simple, sometimes keeping it simple is much better than the alternative.

The more I think of it, it is becoming more and more frustrating. What a Shame!

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Slow and aimless and fails to introduce new conflicts...

I knew from the first episode this show probably was not for me. I kept watching because 'secret longing' is a favorite character trope of mine, and if this show had a defining theme it's 'secret longing.'

But, even all the yearning and pained glances, couldn't keep me watching this. The conflicts are highly typical from the school portion: 'failure to communicate' 'absentee parents' and 'being looked down for being poor' and the adult portion: 'failure to communicate' 'insecurities and jealousies regarding failure/success.'

There's a lot of nostalgia for their school years that feels unearned. Indeed the flashbacks pick moments from all five years of their relationship and yet don't show any relationship development. No stray touches or being able to communicate in an easier way; there's no sense that the relationship was ever lived in.

A five year 'everyday relationship' is more than studying and a few school pranks and awkward and stilted interactions. But that's all we got in five hours, five hours is double the length of a movie!

Perhaps for some, the warm familiarity and predictability paired with better budget and cinematography is enough. For me, it felt too much like drifting without a compass.

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İşte bana bunları yazdırtan bu dizi sizcede izlemeye değmez mi ? Sonuna kadar değer.
Öncelikle oyuncuların kimyası çok uyumlu.Birbirine yakışan bir çift var.Ve her şeyden önce rolleriyle bütünleşmişler.Yaptıkları her davranış sürekli sizin içinizdeki bir parçaya karşılık geliyor.Dizideki en can alıcı şarkıyı da BTS'ten Tae(V) söylüyor.Aşırı güzel bir ost eee sonuçta en yakın arkadaşlarından birinin dizisi tabii söylicek fhjdfjd.Bu dizinin gerek yönetmeni gerek senaristi olsun bütün yazdıkları ve yönettikleri dizileri izleme isteği uyandırıyo insanda çünki gerçekten dizin çok farklı bir aurası var.İzlemey başlamadan önce kalbimi yoklayıp başlıyorum bölüme.Çünki dediğim gibi biliyorum içime işliycek her bir olay,her bir sahne.Nedense kız ağladığında bende ağlıyorum çünki bu ağlamalar çok tanıdık geliyor bana.Şey diyosun 'Sevince bak böyle oluyor insan'.

X: Galiba seni seviyorum.Biliyor muydun ?
Q:Bilmiyordum.O yüzden her seferin de hatırlat.

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