Title: 그냥 사랑하는 사이 | Geunyang Saranghaneun Sai | Rain or Shine | Just Between Lovers
Genre: Melodrama | Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: JTBC
Broadcast Period: December 11,2017 to January 30,2018
Synopsis:
Lee Gang Doo and Ha Moon Soo lives are intertwined by the collapsed of Space S Mall. Like most of survivors of any tragedies, their lives were never the same again. Lee Gang Doo who aspires to be a soccer player lost that dream and live like a wanderer who get odd jobs in construction sites while Ha Moon Soo forgot most of what happened but have to live the burden of being the daughter to survive in the midst of the wrecked marriage of her parents and her mother’s dependence to alcohol in order just to pass the day without the pain of losing a child. Surviving is difficult but love finds its way to heal as Lee Gang Doo and Ha Moon Soo’s paths crossed again to rebuild a new beginning from the wreckage.
Characters:
- Lee Joon Ho as Lee Gang Doo
- Nam Da Reum as Younger Lee Kang Doo
- Won Jin Ah as Ha Moon Soo
- Park Shi Eun as young Moon Soo
- Lee Ki Woo as Seo Joo Won
- Kang Han Na as Jung Yoo Jin
- Kim Hye Joon as Lee Jae Young
- Yoon Se Ah as Ma Ri
- Kim Kang Hyun as Sang Man
- Park Myung Shin as Yeo In Sook
- Na Moon Hee as Jung Sook Hee
- Yoon Yoo Sun as Yoon Ok
- Ahn Nae Sang as Ha Dong Chul
- Han Seo Jin as Ha Yun Soo
- Park Hee Bon as Kim Wan Jin
- Kim Nam Jin as Aunt Geum Chon
- Nam Ki Ae as Joo Won’s Mother
- Tae In Ho as Jung Yoo Taek
- Park Gyu Young as So Mi
- Kim Jin Woo as Lee Min Yong
My Review:
I watched this film because I often stumble comments on blogs and reviews of how good it was. So, I got curious and though I expect it to be a heavy drama and more on the realistic side rather than my common love for happy romcoms I still took the plunge and watched it.
So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?
(1) Lee Joon Ho as Lee Gang Doo is very good in this k-drama. In fact, he totally looks different from the first k-drama I saw him into, “Chief Kim”. Here, he is down and out and has all the trappings of a loser yet his character though rough on the edges shows a good soul. Lee Joon Ho was able to show and reflect that in all of its 16 episodes and one can’t be surprised why his character was loved by others.
(2) There’s a good chemistry between Lee Joon Ho and Won Jin Ah. The k-drama’s story revolves so much about them that without it, one wouldn’t be able to stand 16 full hours of watching the story about them.
(3) The supporting actors are good but, particularly Na Moon Hee as Jung Sook Hee and Kim Kang Hyun as Sang Man. They are the 2 actors that made me feel deeply in certain scenes.
(4) It truly captures the different emotions and journey of the people left behind by those who unexpectedly dies especially in tragic accidents where they could have been prevented but due to indifference and greed they occurred.
What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?
I had high expectations of this drama and maybe, that was the problem. The blogs and review sites have been raving so much about it that I expected too much and maybe, that’s the reason why I got disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, it is not bad but it wasn’t that great either. The pacing was too slow for me and too much drama one after another that sometimes I feel I can’t breathe. It tried to put some breaks on it through subplots and other characters but as a whole it just didn’t totally captured my heart. After 8 episodes, I have to skip the rest and watched the ending. And, alas, unsurprisingly,I still got the gist of what happened. Thank goodness it has a good ending otherwise I would have killed myself wasting 9 hours of watching tragic events.
Would I recommend this K-Drama? Not Really.
My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 2/5 Stars
OST:
01. Just Missing Each Other – Ra.D
Play Me:
02. Aurora – Savina & Drones feat. Kim Kyung Hee
03. I Open My Eyes – Zitten
04. That Day You Came To Me – Lee Shi Eun
05. Stand By Me – Lee Chang Min
06. What Do You Need To Say – Lee Jun Ho
07. Where We – Ryu Ji Hyun | Kim Kyung Hee of April 2nd
08. Just Between Lovers – Elaine
09. That Day’s Sky – Various Artists
10. My Grandmother – Various Artists
11. Bus Stop – Various Artists
12. The Meaning of Family – Various Artists
13. Mother’s Footprint – Various Artists
14. I’m Sorry, Thank You – Various Artists
15. Listen To The Sound of My Heart – Various Artists
For Lyrics in English, Romanization and Hangul, CLICK HERE