I’ll Go To You When The Weather is Nice

I never thought I’d like this slow pace drama. Set in rural village, Bukhyeon, with a beautiful view, I’ll Go To You When The Weather is Nice is a romance drama based on a novel “Nalssiga Joeumyeon Chajagagesseoyo” by Lee Do-Woo (published on June 28, 2018 by Sigongsa) *souce asianwiki.

Haewon (Park Min Young) is tired of her life in Seoul, she returns to her hometown, Bukhyeon and meets Eunsup (Seo Kang Joon). This Winter, her returns is different. They fall in love and their romance is sweet and warm.

Let’s just talk about what I like and the highlights about this drama *contains spoilers*. Here we go:

Im Eunsup. One of the characters that I adore in dramaland. He’s so warm and pure, I think this character was shaped by his painful past. He has endured abandonment issue for so long and that sorrow has made him the Eunsup we see now. I just wanna hug him, give him strength – just like Haewon, feel his warmth too. He has his little routines, I always smile when I see him starts his day by brewing his own coffee, savoring the moment.

Oh, and that warm smile of his! You can see in eyes how much he likes Haewon. He truly takes care of her, not with many words, since he’s not talkative and struggles to express himself verbally, but through his quiet, thoughtful actions. Even the smalles gesture show his care. When Haewon walks home at night, Eunsup accompanies her with his torch and even changes the streetlight bulb near her house. When she’s feeling down because of her family problems, he’s simply there.

Good Night Bookstore. This bookstore is precious. This is where Eunsup lives and spends his life writing his blog, to Irene. The girl he has secretly liked since kids (It’s Haewon). The name good night book store has a meaning. Eunsup explains, “Eating well and sleeping well are more difficult than you think. It’s such a basic things, but people still have trouble with it. So I named this place hoping people can eat well and have a good night’s sleep.”

The Private Blog Posting written by Eunsup is shown in the end of each episode to wrap up the story. It’s so poetic and anticipated in every episode. I’ll share the blog post from episode 1:

“There’s only one reason why I like winter, the leaves that were covering my window have fallen, so I can now see your window across the street. And beautiful Christmas and New Year’s Day. You come back to this town and spend a few days here.”

The Neighborhood. I love how the people there live. This kind of drama feels refreshing to me. It captures the essence of village life where people take things slow, know everyone in their community, and greet each other warmly when they meet. They still uphold traditions like Rice Cake Festival, Flea Market, etc. The most special thing is they even have a Book Club which is regularly held at Good Night Bookstore. The way they discuss about novels, books, poetry is so cool.

The outfits. All of their outfits are so pretty, especially since the drama was filmed in Winter and later in Spring. Thanks to the wardrobe team! Their Mix-and-Match fashion is really good, not just for Haewon, Hwi (Kim Hwan Hee), Bo Young (Im Se Mi) but also for Eunsup, and even Jang Woo (Kim Jae Wook), Eunsup’s best friend.

The Sim Myung Sisters. I mean Haewon’s Mom (Jin Hee Kyung) and Aunt (Moon Jeong Hee) acting are awesome. Their conflict as sisters feels so real. The pain that Haewon’s aunt endures is heartbreaking. In the past, she had to give up her career as a writer when it was at its peak, broke up with her boyfriend, and moved to the village. On the top of that, Haewon’s mom was in jail.

Even though some people minght think this kind of drama is a bit slow, I feel deely attached to it. For me, this is one of the best romance dramas. Perhaps it’s because it’s adapted from a book, the script is undeniably deep and beautiful. It is definitely one of the strongest points.

Oh, I also have a favorite character in this drama, Hwi, Eunsup’s sister. She can be a bit annoying at times, but she really brings colors to the story. She cheers everyone up and Eunsup is really protective if her. There is one scene where Hwi says she has loved Eunsup from the day she was born, that’s one of my favorite scenes. It’s so sweet in her own way. I’m surely gonna miss Hwi.

Both Eunsup and Haewon have their own past struggles, abandonment issues, complicated family backgrounds, and emotional wounds. But they fill each other’s emptiness which makes their story is so compelling. That’s why this drama is so special to me: Humanistic, romantic and poetic.

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