Something in the Rain

Title: 밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나 | Bap Jal Sajuneun Yeppeun Nuna | Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food | Pretty Sister Who Buys Me Food | Something in the Rain
Genre: Romance | Melodrama
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: JTBC
Broadcast Period: March 30, 2018 to May 19, 2018

Synopsis:

Yoon Jin Ah is a 35 year old beautiful woman who works as a Store Set-Up Manager at Coffee Bay. She lives with her parents while her brother, Yoon Seung-Ho, is still studying in a university and lives there. Her best friend since she was young, Seo Kyung-Sun, is an owner of the franchise of Coffee Bay and has a younger brother, Seo Joon-Hee, who is a game designer and just came back from living in the US for 3 years due to his work. Yoon Jin Ah is a pleaser and tries to just follow the flow in all her circumstances both from work and personal relationships. Her mother has been pushing her to marry a guy that has social standing and she thought all is well as her boyfriend, Lee Gyu-Min, fits the bill until she discovered he was cheating on her. Then, everything she thought it could be went down the drain. During her despair, Seo Joon-Hee was there for her. She thought she already knows all about love until she and Seo Joon-Hee blossomed into something else. With Seo Joon-Hee by her side, she not only found love but she found who she really is as a friend, sister, daughter and a woman but the path towards her happiness will not be easy.

Characters:

Son Ye Jin as Yoon Jin Ah
Jung Hae In as Seo Joon Hee
Jang So Yun as Seo Kyung Sun
Jung Yoo Jin as Kang Se Young
Joo Min Kyung as Geum Bo Ra
Lee Joo Young as Lee Ye Eun
Jang Won Hyung as Kim Dong Woo
Lee Hwa Ryong as Gong Chul Goo
Seo Jung Yeon as Jung Young In
Lee Chang Hoon as Choi Joong Mo
Park Hyuk Kwon as Nam Ho Kyun
Kim Jong Tae as Jo Kyung Shik
Oh Man Suk as Yoon Sang Ki
Gil Hae Yun as Kim Mi Yun
Wi Ha Joon as Yoon Seung Ho
Oh Ryong as Lee Kyu Min
Yoon Jong Suk as Kim Seung Chul

My Review:

I watched this k-drama because I am fan of Son Ye Jin. Ever since I saw her film a long time ago, “The Classic” and “A Moment to Remember”, she became one of the few Korean actresses I truly adore and love the body of her work, so, how can I miss this?

So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?

(1) The chemistry between Son Ye Jin as Yoon Jin Ah and Jung Hae In as Seo Joon Hee on this k-drama is like watching the chemistry between Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki in “Descendants of the Sun”. That’s why I got swept away with their love story besides their excellent acting performance.

(2) I love that this k-drama tackles the challenges of adult relationships and depicts situations in their relationships one can relate especially when the woman is much older than the guy with conflicts arising from their families.

(3) This is one of the very few k-dramas that truly show physical intimacies and normal reactions in situations between a man and a woman who loves each other. It is truly refreshing to see this kind of tastefully but realistic romantic relationship shown on TV especially in a highly conservative Korean society.

(4) It tackles sexual harassment in the work place which is currently very apt, not only in South Korea but all over the world right now. The flight of women protecting their rights as they are being trampled by some of those in positions are put into light and this is a good way to promote awareness. The entertainment industry has a powerful voice to show and influence society to certain relevant issues such as this. I applaud this k-drama for doing just that.

(5) Yoon Jin Ah maybe older than Seo Joon Hee but his mind is more mature than hers that’s why the relationship works. Age is only a number, it is the emotional quotient that’s more important in any relationship.

What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?

I think that probably the style and mindset of the director on this K-Drama is to draw its audience into the flow of feelings wherein certain scenes plays the entire OST showing what the characters are going through like a music video and give flashbacks for more than a minute to allow the audience to be part of what the characters are thinking. However, there are moments that it feels that some of the scenes are dragging too much and done only to prolong the story. Partly this directorial style worked for me but to do it frequently in most episodes I get detached somewhere along the line.

Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes.

My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 4/5 Stars

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01. Something In The Rain – Rachael Yamagata

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