Uma Noite de Primavera (2019)

Story:
I liked the story a lot, definitely a mature and difficult subject to discuss. It's slower then other dramas, but works well with this one. It perfectly shows the struggles of being an older adult especially one going against the norm. The different relationships are presented well and are just as interesting as the main plot.
Cast:
I honestly loved the cast. The characters are my favorite part of the whole drama. Each person stand out and portray the story of each character very well. The two male leads are my favorite, you can easily sympathize with both and understand both sides. I only have a problem with the female lead. Maybe it was supposed to be her character, but she seemed to wishy-washy with how she feel about the two male leads and the situation. She also took forever to solve the problems. Her sisters are both great as well, both strong and smart women that deal with thier own issues the best way they could.
Music:
The music isn't bad, it just not as great as the korean osts I'm used to. Korean osts stand out and match the emotion of the scenes so well, but theses ones were okay as you heard them more but didn't provoke the same emotions
Note:
I'm kind of torn on the random basketball scenes. I enjoyed see the male characters interacting on the court without the involvement of emotions, but scenes related to the basketball scenes were unnecessary. They would randomly has scenes just to talk about Giseok needing to reserve the gym, more than once. honestly the plot could deal without all the extra basketball scenes

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My Review: One Spring Night (2019)

To be honest Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji Ho seduced me to watch this drama. I watched a few of his other works

2018 Something in the Rain  16 Seo Joon Hee Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food
2017 While You Were Sleeping  32 Han Woo Tak
2015 Blood  20 Joo Hyun Woo

He has a way of drawing you in. Something about his smile that makes you want to cry. This is a new drama on Netflix. I’ve paid for Netflix in New Zealand. What I like about it it is that the quality of the product for the viewer is outstanding, perfect colour and clear crisp picture. Sound doesn’t affect me because I’m a bit deaf and I’m watching the subtitles anyway and I can read fast. If I need too I can stop it and rewatch it. Music yeah its there in the back ground sometimes I turn it down anyway because in interferes with my enjoyment of the story or stresses me out. I just started it.
I have discovered there are three sisters, Han Ji Min/Lee Jung In lead actor, she a librarian. She has a long term boyfriend Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji Ho but the glow has come off her relationship and she doesn’t want to marry him. Im Sung Eon/Lee Seo In [Jung In's elder sister / News Anchor] not happy in her marriage wants a divorce. I think he’s abusing her but she’s keeping it hidden for her families sake. Joo Min Kyung/Lee Jae In [Jung In's baby sister] bit of a roaming, attractive woman and just come back from France where she was stalking a guy. She said France has got tough laws on stalking so best for her to come back to Korea.
Han Ji Min/Lee Jung has met Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji Ho a pharmacist who is single but has a young son. So far just sparks are twinkling between these two.

I know I said thematic doesn’t move me but somehow it playing on my deep psyche. It because they are thinking about each other and I here the music soft and serious. Is it in English? It is moving words and music in English.

Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji does these sad crybaby roles so well. He doesn’t cry but us the viewers do. His face tell the whole despondent story. You just want to hug him and say keep going baby its going to be alright. He was like that in “Something in the rain”. I love his words ”If you come to me now they’ll be no turning back.” So exciting so final. So irresistible to me anyway. Wasn’t he having a secret love affair in “Something in the Rain?” Oh man he’s going to be typecast as the guy who has secret romances and breaks his own heart. Forbidden love is so exciting.

The Three Sisters are so good to each other supporting and watching each others back. But Korean parents just drive me crazy. Let your kids make their own decisions and who cares if your girls don’t ever get married. Why do they need to get married? If they have got a good job that is all they need. Don’t they have family support and old age pension in Korea. My sister’s and I are good to each other but my grand daughters are the best supporters of their nana.

That Kim Joon Han/ Kwon Ki Seok is so patronising. Acts like women don’t have a brain to think for themselves. It makes me annoyed when he says what did I do wrong? I did everything right by her. Yeah! Nah! Bro, you took her for granted. Went off with the bros every night. Forgot to get in touch when you were late. Your motto was bros before hoes. You only got in touch when you felt like sleeping with her. Not cool bro.

It annoys me so much when I get into these dramas and I realise that the next episodes not until next week. I start surfing the next and trying to find the continuation.

Get over it move on. In real life these things happen. She had already told him she wanted to finish with him but he just wouldn't accept it. So when a new guy comes into the picture. Get on it grab it with both hands. He might be the one who going to make your dreams come true. Test out the waters. He hadn't even given her a ring. He hasn't made a commitment to her. They don't live together. Just sleeps with her occasionally when HE feels like it. No way is this love. They are just dating. Going steady maybe. His parent don't even like her. Dating is the time for testing your feelings. For sure its going to wake up the ex and maybe he'll make better moves. Thing is though in New Zealand it can be a dangerous thing to do. Many male ex's have killed the female ex for less. It so annoying and frustrating that they are not accepting that she has broken up with that Kim Joon Han/ Kwon Ki Seok. She doesn’t want to be with him. Its only episode 11 so anything can still happen. I couldn’t stand it if my parents told me to stay with the two me I had children too. When its over its over. One I had a baby to when I was young and the other one I married.

Then there is the old sister who pregnant with an abusive spouse. Her parents still want her to stay with him. No way Jose carry on and get a divorce from that maniac. She showed her mother pictures of her injuries. The other finally understood and wanted to deal to immediately.

I have spent a lot of time infuriated and angered by the behaviour of some of the men in this drama. Arrogant, dictatorial, controlling, selfish, and indifferent to the feelings and needs of the women in their lives. Why would you force marriage on someone - making everyone's lives miserable? Why would you demand your daughter stay in an abusive marriage and forgive her abuser? (With hints he is also a rapist). Why is their father supporting and enabling the subjugation of his daughters?

Stupid woman she took his ring. That is going to cause a problem. Now his(Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji Ho) heart is broken. How can a woman be so stupid. She even let Kim Joon Han/ Kwon Ki Seok hug her. How she going to get out of this one. Its getting more and more like “Something in the Rain “. So pitiful! She finally gave it back to him and he threw it into oblivion and she just walked away.

These Korean Fathers are so horrible to their daughters. They just want them to marry rich men so they can be comfortable in their old age.

Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji Ho is such a sook and they are both crying. What is the problem with a man having a child, in New Zealand about 1:4 single men have a child and many New Zealanders live together without marriage. Don’t tell me he’s going to cry again after she ask the son if he’d like her to be his mum. He suits these romantic roles so much.

Seo Jung Yeon/Wang Hye Jeong [Ji Ho's colleague] she is the owner of the Pharmacy that he (Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji Ho) works at. She must be a relative of Yu-mi (the mother of (Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji Ho) son. He is very close to his child and worries that his mum will turn up and take him away. When she tells him that she had married and has a child (Jung Hae In/Yoo Ji Ho) has a bit of a break down. Gets drunk and says a dumb thing to Han Ji Min/Lee Jung. She doesn’t take it that well but gets over it. Just analysing his reaction to this news. He was probably upset because she just proved to him that she really just didn’t want him or his son. He should be grateful she left and both him and his son can carry on without a woman who doesn’t love them. They’ve got Han Ji Min/Lee Jung now and she is going to be a great mum to the son.

Jump to the ending its a bit ambiguous to but I think they are going to be together but nothing is really solved with their parent relationship (her dad). Lots of loose ends not tied up. I don’t think I understand the subtleties of Korean courtship.

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I think story lacked story wise, I think Ji Min and Hae In were amazing, but these adult dramas normally lack plot. They faced realistic issues together, but it seemed the drama wasn't really thought out completly and they wasted a lot of time on the same issues throught the drama. Therefore, it felt very repetitive throught and boring, until the final epsiodes that they actually solved them. I think if they put a little more thought into other plot lines it would've been more interesting. I also think that both actors lacked chemistry, they both seemed like bland characters, they could've worked a bit harder on their personalities to at least drive the story. Shame, because all the OSTs are fantastic, it was one of the best things that came out of it.

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Watched it because of Something in the Rain, was expecting similar pacing and acting. Overall progression is lousy and lacks any excitement. Characters are great but hard to relate with at times, especially when we talk about modern-day dating. Don't recommend it. Forced myself to sit through the first 5 episodes.

The music was very unbearing, maybe because I read the comments and someone pointed it out but it was excruciatingly timed. Lots of pointless scenes that try too hard to show longing and slow down the drama but in reality can just be filled with blank space.

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No sense slice of life

For starters, am I someone who supports cheaters? Nope. Are the two main leads low key cheaters? Yes. There you go that’s my review. The dramas conflict is self centered, rude, confused female lead disguised as strong, independent, opinionated lady trying to cheat on his boyfriend of 4 years with male lead and dragging the same mess forever with out any resolution. The male lead Jung hae is a decent actor and very likeable but his character here is so annoying. Dude! Common you already fell for a red flag who left you and your kid and what’s your excuse to fall for a redder flag like FL? That she bought hangover medicine once at your pharmacy? I pity for his little kid. Anyways I wasn’t a big fan of SITR by the same director and most cast repeating it is just a mess I couldn’t go past through 4 episodes.

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Worst drama ever that tries to justify cheating

Anyone comparing this show to Something in the Rain needs a reality check--they're nothing alike. Sweet Junhui and Jin-ai NEVER cheated, Jin-a and her bf are BROKEN UP before anything happens. It's not the same. This first episode was trash, she clearly emotionally cheats on her bf...who in the first episode DOES NOTHING WRONG. Here's why it's obviously cheating: 1. it's clear the main lead wants to text her (more than friends), bc he doesn't send the account number, she even tells him to not misunderstand (because he asked her to lunch), so she clearly knows it is flirtacious. THEN they both agree to meet each other when it snows..THATS FLIRTING. It's not a gray area because the bf isn't even a jerk, nothing he did in the first episode merits her to cheat. It's boring?? Then breakup, don't go wanting the attention of some pharmacist.

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