A light romance drama with a story that grips you
If your looking for a light romance drama that has a story that grips you and characters and situations that are believable then this is a must watch.The acting is great. Charecters are all memorable. I adore the child actor. The story is beliveable. I belive this is a important statement as a lot of drama's give plot twists or scenarios that you doubt would happen in real life.
Even the supporting charterers had great parts and brought depth to the story.
Over all, a very satisfying watch.
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I just read the synopsis and jumped to my screen with popcorn and binged this beautiful drama.
I havent watched SITR which is so much said in other reviews. Well tbh I skipped a few scenes of the supporting character as they were really annoying.
•Story-The synopsis is just a tip of iceberg the story is more vast,developing,romantic and deep.
This show had lots of heart-wrenching moments.
Even though the breakup was taking longer episodes, but that was where the character developed.The three sisters bond was amazing.
•Acting- junghaein, as Yu ji ho was very mature and intense. He just blended in the character. His handsome face was real appealing to this role.
Hanjimin as Lee jeong in was confident and powerful acting.
•Music- each song was beautiful and meaningful. The lyrics,the music, was soulful and catchy. I even updated my playlist with osn songs.
no direction was a catchy song with upbeat music, makes me humm it while it plays in background.we could still be happy, when this was played as BGM it was so apt for the situation. Spring rain, is it you, spring waltz were also worth listening.
•Rewatch-its a beautiful romance, I would watch it when I have forgotten the story to fresh up my mind as I already know the story.
•Fav scene
When eun-u calls jeong in mom I couldn’t stop my tears.
Bonding of mothers even though there was no dialogue,the emotions kept overwhelming.
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My biggest complaint with the storyline is that the issues with the ex-boyfriend drag on way longer than they had any need to. I thought his role in the story would be done by episode 7/8, and they could move on to other issues. But that wasn't to be the case. As with SitR, One Spring Night has that realistic, raw feel to it, with great use of mood and tone.
My second and last complaint about the show is that, as also in SitR, the music was played too loudly in some scenes and although gorgeous music choices, they overplayed them quite a bit.
I loved the emotional Ji Ho and the forthright Jung In. I could relate to them. I loved Jung In's sisters as well, and wish their storylines had been explored a little more rather than the continuous merry-go-round with Gi Seok. Gi Seok's character was tied with Jung In's father as the least likable characters on the show. It made me both sad and a little angry thinking that Korean parents might actually be anything like Jung In's father. The other parents of the main couple were really enjoyable and sympathetic to me. And little Eun-Woo was adorable! I would also liked to have seen them interact with him a little more.
You'll see many of the same actors/actresses that Ahn Pan Seok likes to use, and they all are amazing.
But I'll warn anyone off of it that hated Something in the Rain. All the things that you may have disliked about it are still present in this drama, just with a better last few episodes. I'm well aware that my 8.5 rating is because I personally enjoyed the show and loved the actors, the music, and the romance, and for the sake of the romance with 2 of my favorite actors, was willing to overlook some flaws in the storyline.
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The casting I believe was all wrong. Ji-Ho character was fine but Jeong-in looked far too mature on screen for her age. I thought nearly the whole time (until it was mentioned) that she was older than him and that it was going to turn into a forbidden love due to age. The clothing was all wrong! Who wears her kid of outfits/shoes even to work in your early 30’s? Not sure if they were trying to dress her as an image of her job but imho it looked stranger.
Even as a well educated lady, I struggled with the dialogue. Whether it be the translations or not but I found a lot of it was question and answer. Why do this and why do that. I struggled to comprehend in part exactly what the problem was as the answers were never straight forward.
The music we all know was rubbish. The songs themselves were easy on the ear but by the end you know the lyrics off by heart it plays that often.
Overall, it’s a good watch if you like realistic stories of Korean culture. For me, it seemed to far fetched and frustrating at times due to the push and pull of the love triangle, the MF family and don’t get me started on the secondary storyline of Seo-in.
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One of the rawest, most honest, passionate romances I’ve seen.
Crude. Feels like open fleshIf feelings could kill I could’ve died.
It is so frustrating. And also, frustratingly good.
I cannot express enough.
I thought I wouldn’t feel this way watching a drama again. I thought it wasn’t possible to fall in love with another drama this way. The burning passion.
Burning, passionate, warm, frustrating, raw, expressive, heated love story.
It is anything but cliche.
It is incredible how the story is told. Realistic, yet intensively romantic.
I have stopped caring about the world for 10 continuous hours. And felt like I walked in spring’s breeze.
The story really could have gone bad if it wasn’t for the director (and writer). It could have been another slumping cliche.
I have respect for the director Ahn Pan Seok, and I can’t help but feel greedy and want him to cast the same cast and crew he does every time, especially Jung Hae In.
Yes, I hated some characters, but I loved the writer for including them. They’re all given almost equal importance.
I wish that in the future more directors and writers learn to capture our feelings the way they did; with an original story and captivating characters.
Parting with it is so hard and so difficult. I wanted a painful love story, and I got it.
This might feel like a cozy drama, but it is a devil of pain in disguise. Definitely not light.
I read what someone said in their review “this drama is so tiring to watch” and I 100% agree with that.
It's so memorable down to the lines.
I have written so much but nothing about the acting. That is because it was not...
IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE ACTING. It felt so real. So, so real. Really.
(and it gave me a hard time trying to believe that it’s not real and get over it).
It was like their eyes were speaking to you; pouring their emotions out. As if they weren’t the actors but they were the characters themselves. Everything felt so sincere. I’ve fallen for Jung Hae In's acting in SITR, but he was someone else here, but still with a big loving heart. His body language spoke louder than him.
Han Ji Min has a very special place with me now and I regret not appreciating her more seriously before this.
Joo Min Kyung is a show stealer!
They felt like real people, real families, real friends, real sisters, real fathers, real mothers, real parents, real grandparents, real children, real incidents, real problems, real world, yet it was just a melodrama.
I don’t understand the way many people say that this drama is similar to SITR …
Yes, if you look at the big picture they may seem similar. I would definitely recommend one if you liked the other.
But not if you look closely. They are both romances, that start in secret, about two people falling in love, and then trying to get accepted by their families. But in reality, the stories are so different. A whole different kind.
The music that many people criticize, it beautifully carried the show with passion. It was perfect.
I couldn’t get the drama out of my head and I had to listen to the ost but then…
I cried my heart out listening to the ost. I sobbed, when I didn't shed a tear while watching it. I was engulfed then.
It makes me go crazy, this drama.
I really like older dramas (from before 2013) much more but this drama makes me forget that I miss them.
A line that broke my Heart: “If I go after the thing that I want, will I get punished?”
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mature, understated, yet juicy melodrama
This is my favorite drama. First off, let me say I actually love stories, books, movies, and shows about complex people making decisions that might not be seen as morally correct. To me, that's what makes things exciting. The question of whether she was cheating and whether that automatically makes the drama bad is so funny to me. Personally, I believe it was "morally grey" of her to do what she did and I loved that!But even besides my tendency towards loving messy characters, I've watched this drama three times because I love the themes! ! ! And I enjoyed the dialogue so much. I understood their intentions and in the rare moments I didn't, the script and direction let me in again. I love the actions the main characters take to be in each other's lives, I found it satisfying and easy to watch. On top of that, I cared about every single thing that every single character was going through because of the script and acting was so realistic and believable. I was invested in every plotline and I felt that the pacing was perfect, even though there was some scenes where "nothing happened." I felt that every moment was perfect in telling us what the characters were feeling or thinking of doing without loads and loads of narration. The direction was soothing and understated, letting the script speak.
I thought the chemistry between the leads was immediately fantastic, perfect tension and beautifully sweet moments later on that felt earned. Jungin was so headstrong and clear, but at the same time exhausted and conflicted by her situation which is why others may have called her wishy-washy. And Jiho....like? That's my man, for real. I loved everything he did and said, even when it may have come off as clingy. I love a simp, sorry.
I think the idea that characters should always do what is "right" or what you want them to do is so silly. If they made different decisions, we'd have an entirely different story. And if you want an entirely different story, maybe this one isn't for you. To me, this one is about navigating prejudice, expectations, difficult relationships and feelings. It's about what happens /after/ you confess and all the challenges you may face.
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Disregard for my time
Starts interesting, but quickly drops the ball.Absolutely nothing happens on most episodes. One after the other you feel like you've watched the same episode all over again.
Too many times I felt like the show did not respect my time, and was just forcing itself to fill the 55 minutes of screen time.
It doesn't make any sense that the ML and the FL feel attracted to each other. Other than the first episode, all they do is exist in the same room. They don't do things that are attractive, don't demonstrate affection, no nothing. It's only because it's on the script really.
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One spring night starts off really well. Episode 1 is everything you would want a drama to be and more. As it progresses though, watching it sadly becomes somewhat tiresome. It just drags on and on and on and nothing really interesting happens. Of course there are some tension filled scenes but for the most part, its not all that gripping. But towards the end it picks up again thankfully.
At certain points it was also like 50% dialogue and 50% staring at each other, or the main characters would just be shown looking super sad by themselves. It makes sense though because the slow pace of the drama kinda makes it more realistic but then it's not exactly entertaining. As a result, the rewatch value for this drama is close 0. It took me about 2 months to watch the whole thing, that's how uninterested I was.
The acting was superb though. Everyone did phenomenally well so I don't think any of the actors/actresses could have done that much better to make it a bit less boring.
The music was really good but there were certain episodes where it felt like it was 50% drama and 50% music, that just makes you get sick of the music at times.
Overall I am satisfied with the way things panned out but I kinda wish the time spent showing Yoo Ji-ho and Lee Jeong-in being sad was used to explore other aspects e.g. the complicated and toxic relationship between Lee Seo-in and Nam Si-hoon and/or the fun loving dynamics between Lee Jae-in and Park Young-jae.
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Um clássico que não me atraiu muito.
Comecei a assistir pois todos falam que ele é um clássico, então fiquei curiosa. Acontece que achei o estilo da história muito arrastado, e isso fez com que eu não apreciasse muito. Na verdade o que eu mais gostei foi pelo fato da Prota ser decidida, principalmente por conta de uma temática que é muito polêmica na Coreia: Um pai solteiro com um filho para criar. Ela enfrentou a família, a sociedade, pois sabia que o que iria lhe fazer feliz seria estar ao lado dele.É um dorama perfeito para quem aprecia uma temática mais madura.
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The fact I didn't like it shouldn't detract from the great story and acting...
... As per my headline, the ratings suggest that I should have given this an 8, but I didn't like this drama so I couldn't bring myself to do it. I would however draw your attention to why I might be biased or why my review might not be as objective as others.I live in the UK and although I've watched a fair, few asian dramas, there are lots of societal and cultural norms synonymous with countries such as South Korea and China that I've just never been exposed to. The main subject of this drama is just one of those things I couldn't quite grasp as a big issue and I think, besides the story and the acting - it just meant that I was just at odds with the main subject matter.
The story is about a guy and a girl who fall in love, albeit they know they probably shouldn't because of their current situations. The girl is unhappy because she is unsuccessfully trying to break her 4 year relationship with a selfish and aggressive man (he is antagonist 1) after she realises that she's bored, doesn't love him and doesn't want to marry him. Admittedly, she realises this before she meets our male lead but ending the relationship becomes more urgent when she starts to interact with him.
Our male lead is a father of a young boy (probably 4 or 5). He is not with the boys mother anymore and he has custody of the child. He works hard to provide and care for his son and whilst he works, his parents are the primary care givers but he sees the boy on an almost daily basis. People, namely his male friends, gossip about the fact that he'll likely be single forever because no one would want to date a single father, unless she has something wrong with her - and it appears that this is common opinion, especially amongst the older generation.
This is the primary reason why, even if our female lead was single - it would not be deemed acceptable for her to date our male lead. Why this is discussed excessively is a big part of why I don't like the drama... Because I think it's a non-issue, but I recognise that korean cultural and societal measures are different, especially when you factor in what the older generation expects of the younger.
What further bothered me though is that to some extent, the actions and behaviour of our 3 main antagonists (and you could argue there were more than 3) were deemed to be acceptable and expected.
And this is where, I have to hand it to the actors because they played their parts beautifully and never have I felt such ire against our villains as I have here. I'm not sure if I would have hated them more or less if they were not all male but I guess we'll never know. Regardless, I couldn't fault the story line nor the acting in this regard as I think the script was well paced, the dialogue and especially the conveying of emotions in what was a very 'heavy' production, was on point. But back to the issues I had...
Antagonist 1 was the ex-boyfriend. The girl was honest and clear with him as to why she didn't want to pursue their relationship (even before she met someone else), but he wouldn't accept it and he plotted to simultaneously maintain a relationship with her as well as disgracing her for trying to enter a relationship with a single father. He was selfish and became aggressive... But was a loathsome individual.
Antagonist 2 was our female leads' brother-in-law. He was a devious, gold-digger who was hanging on to the coat tails of his beautiful and famous wife; spending her money and beating her black and blue when she attempted to stand up to him. When she tried to divorce him, he refused and continued to manipulate deeds to their properties and their finances to ensure he could continue to profit from their relationship even though she was doing everything possible to distance herself from him and his abuse. This got worse when she found she was pregnant with his child.
Antagonist 3 was our female leads' father and I think he was the worst of the 3. This man had 3 daughters. His eldest, a successful broadcaster, married to antagonist 2. His middle child was our female lead and his youngest was a headstrong student who loved her sisters dearly, but didn't like being told what to do. She had spent time abroad to essentially get away from her parents. His wife was loyal and loving, with her own hobbies and he was a high school administrator, nearing the latter years of his career and looking forward to a prominent position within the school system that would see him working less up until his retirement. The problem was that he wouldn't accept that his eldest daughter wanted to end her marriage even though he knew she was being beaten by her husband because he couldn't stand the disgrace of having a divorced daughter. (Genuinely, if my father even thought my husband was laying a hand on me, my other half would be dead by now). He tried to arrange the marriage of his second daughter to a man (the ex-boyfriend) he knew she didn't love and wanted to leave because, the ex-boyfriend was the son of his employer whom he didn't want to annoy, fearing his new job would be compromised. He tried to dictate what the youngest would do with her life (even though she was an adult) and she often went month's without speaking to him and finally, he berated and spoke down to his wife regarding her life choices, her relationship with their daughters and her hobbies. I'm glad to say that towards the end of the series, his wife had moved out of the family home and was considering her next steps but this man was the epitome of despicable.
I was sad that the things these 3 men did could even be brought up in a drama produced within the last 5 years, let alone the fact that our female lead had to tolerate being associated and affected by any of them.. And that's the reason, I didn't like this drama.
But as mentioned above, it was a fine story, script and production in general and the fact it affected me as much as to incite me to write a review, says it was certainly good enough to leave an impression on me... But I wouldn't watch it again just because of the uneasy feeling it left with me. I would still recommend that it should be watched, if nothing else to see what the director and the actors are capable of as that element cannot be praised enough.
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A Harsh Look at SKorean Society: Struggling with Love and Tradition
Story 10/10Beautiful
Two people find themselves falling in love on a spring day, drawn to each other like magnets despite the obstacles in their way. One is in an unhealthy relationship, and the guy is a single father. It turns out that this is a kind of stigma in SKorea.SK is a very conservative and patriarchal country that upholds family values, while in the background, it struggles to Westernize, to become more free and feminist.
Although I knew this and appreciated it, there is also a very negative aspect to it. When you live it up close, it makes you despise it to some extent. It's very hard to balance between normative family values and liberal freedom values. I was surprised that even couples who aren't married have the same status as married couples. The resistance from the family, the environment, the annoying and intrusive interference, are very frustrating issues that are hard for a Westerner to understand. On the other hand, this is why the conservative and religious world loves Asian series and expects this.
If it were a funny romantic series, I suppose it would go down more easily. But when you're shown the realism and the ugly sides of Korean society, it's hard to digest. I suppose through the series, one can understand more about Korean women who suffer a lot, as well as single parents.
The disdain shown towards the single father was unbearable.
They treated him like garbage, as if he had no value, and he also saw himself that way until he couldn't take it anymore. I guess it's supposed to serve as some sort of re-education series for Korean viewers. Look at yourselves up close. That's why you see all the seemingly boring conversations between the couple's friends and between the couple and their families, and even at work with colleagues and managers. Every conversation has the significance of the weight of separation, the desire to feel valuable in a very closed and conservative society. Even though I knew this, I didn't imagine how hard it could be for these people who choose to deviate from the path.
Music 1/10
The music is horrible, unbearable, and ruined a lot of the viewing experience for me. I skipped many scenes just because of it, especially romantic scenes that I would have loved to watch if not for that dreadful music. They remind me of Chinese songs in their nature—uninspired and repetitive. Usually, indie films use folk music as if it were some elite and unique style, but the opposite is true. If it were Korean folk music, it might be forgivable. Here, you are watching a hardcore Korean movie and expecting to hear Korean music in the background, and then they bring you uninspired American music.
Actors 10/10
The two actors are beautiful and talented, and there was great chemistry between them. The lead actor has a baby face. He's not the manly type, but he's definitely charming, romantic, and cute. You can see the process of them growing closer to a relationship, and it's very heartwarming. They are convincing. All the other actors are excellent.
Rewatch Value 9/10
If not for the music, I suppose I would watch it again. I skipped episodes 14 and 15 because people wrote that these episodes are depressing. Maybe I'll watch them later.
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this drama doesn't suck
I will try as much as I can refrain from talking about how their relationship at first was called cheating in my language and how romantasicing cheating is just a no no even if the relationship was the worst one in the whole universe. it's so easy end your relationship then be with whoever you want.it was both selfish to her boyfriend and to ji ho who probably if he was a real character would have lost enough brain cells from her.
the chemistry was there but wasn't anything out of the ordinary it was kinda mid at best. the whole story just seemed lacking for me and the sequence and pace of events is kinda boring and too slow for my liking. I had to wait 9 episodes to see them proberly date when she didn't even tolerate her ex bf like please what's this?
overall it was watchable and not so cringey gut I wouldn't recommend this to someone tbh seems like a kinda waste of time
one of the things I liked was that jiho is a pharmacist cause representation ✋✨
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