Uma Noite de Primavera (2019)

I ended up really enjoying this drama. It was romantic, very emotional, and had powerful things to say about family and social status and the idea of 'propriety'. There were moments that were just unbelievably tender and felt so real that I almost felt like a voyeur watching real people. I did have some issues with the drama and felt like there were areas where the writing wasn't as good and the pace didn't work for me, but on the whole I can recommend this drama freely to other people with a clear conscience.

First of all, I love our leads. I felt like I was falling in love with both of them as the drama went on, which rarely happens to me. Jung Hae In was astounding as Yoo Ji Ho (a character far more nuanced and complex than his role in Something in the Rain) -- he portrayed all the many sides of the character so well. Obviously he was practically born to play puppy-dog sweetness, but he was also so good in the more bold and fierce moments and the vulnerable ones. I felt like there was a depth and softness to him that a lot of male leads never get. I also loved Han Ji Min as Lee Jung In, even though it took some time to get used to her. She also felt like a real person: bold but not reckless, blunt but not rude, prickly but still warm. I would say that initially I felt a bit disconnected from her character, but by the end of the drama I was completely on board. She says she doesn't like adventure, but she's brave and confidant by the end of the drama. I also really enjoyed their relationship. They communicate A LOT and spend a fair amount of time trying to get on the same page with each other, which I enjoyed. It does take some getting used to (a more naturalistic and nuanced portrayal of a relationship), because it's so rare in dramas to see this that it can feel clunky for the viewer. I also felt like they had a very domestic and comfortable chemistry, so I wouldn't describe this drama as 'sexy', but it definitely made you feel very alone watching it as a single person! They are crackling onscreen, but not in the same sultry and sexually charged way as in dramas like Something in the Rain or Before We Get Married.

I was surprised by how much this drama focuses on social issues. Misogyny, family hierarchy, marriage, domestic violence, divorce, single parenthood, wealth -- these things were all front and centre in the drama, to a degree that I wasn't really expecting. Where I'm from single parenthood and divorce aren't really taboo at all. Getting divorced won't really 'harm your image' and being a single parent doesn't make you some king of social pariah. I didn't really understand what the big deal was until we were halfway through the drama and I realized that these things (at least according to One Spring Night) are still shameful. While that made the drama heavier than I thought it would be (the guilt Ji Ho feels for having 'saddled' Jung In with his shameful reputation as a single dad, the dilemma Jung In's sister faces between her career and getting divorced, the pressure Jung In's family has for her to marry the man she's in a loveless relationship with), but it also made for a very impactful and emotional story. Watching Ji Ho and Jung In face very real obstacles like their parents' disapproval was painful, but it only made their love feel more miraculous and powerful.

Here are the things I didn't like: I found the start of their relationship really uncomfortable. I felt like it took WAY too long for Jung In to really firmly break things off with her boyfriend, and the sneaking around and secret friendship made me very anxious. I know this is par for the course, but their dishonesty both with each other and the other people in their lives was a murky place to begin a relationship and got in the way of me feeling any chemistry between them. I also felt like their actual dialogue in many of those scenes was disjointed and clunky, and the character motivations felt off. After they actual got together and Jung In's more firmly broke up with her boyfriend I felt like his scheming stuck around for way too long. I felt like there were a lot of repetitive scenes in that storyline (I know that to a degree that was the point, but I also felt like there was a point where it just got ridiculous. What! You're meeting him again?? To tell him that you're sorry you broke his heart? Didn't this already happen like FIVE times?). There were definitely some skippable moments.

On the whole, this drama is solid. There is such a powerful central love story here, even if it got off to a rocky start. It's also a very heavy drama, with a lot to say about many social issues. It's a tender and painful depiction of love and families, and finding the balance between our duty to ourselves and our duty to others. A solid 7.5/10

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Shouldn't be compared to Something in the rain

Well, I'm here after watching both Something in the rain (first) and now One spring night. If I haven't seen people comparing the two dramas I wouldn't do it either but I feel I have to after I read some reviews for both dramas. As I said to the review of Something in the rain I don't understand the lower ratings. Both dramas are very good, they are dramas that touch on serious real life problems and analyzing overcoming social and gender stereotypes.

Just because the writer of the stories and some actors are the same to both dramas that doesn't mean they are similar. I personally divided them in my head and I formed unbiased opinions for each one. Here's why there are not the same. Something in the rain is intense, it has spark, it's more dynamic while One spring night is more chill, a slow burn and shows much more vulnability from the characters. The romance and chemistry of the 2 main leads in Something in the rain is top-tier, you feel the emotions in your bones, I also felt sad, frustrated and I was unsure about the ending. On the other hand with One spring night I felt more calm, I lowkey expected the ending, and the story is mainly about the conversations between the characters, so it felt like reading a book.

To conclude I liked both dramas but Something in the rain is closer to my taste because I like intense drama and feeling the same emotions with the characters. At the end of the day is all about personal taste, but I suggest to watch both dramas because they talk about very serious issues.

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Actually not bad, I enjoy this show

From the start of watching I had high expectations for this drama and yeah it met my expectations. Even though this drama was released in 2019 and I watched it in 2023, it doesn't feel like old dramas in general. from start to finish I enjoyed watching this drama even though in the final episode I skipped several scenes because I hated Nam Shi Hoo (FL sister's husband) because I think FL sister lacked communication and just remained silent when her husband abused her and in the end it was just being divorced without arresting her husband made me angry. Overall, I like the shooting of this drama, the ost song of this drama, and the cinematics of this drama. I think it's good. even though the ending looks too rushed like we can't see ML get the meet from FL father and can't see ML and FL get married together, but I'm sure this is a happy ending to this drama. Overall I give it a score of 9.

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worth rewatching

I just finished binge watching it after 1 year, and this time I noticed the details even more. The drama is so well written that though I have watched it before, I was completely addicted for two days straight. It is quite realistic and opens our eyes to several different things which we look down upon generally in reality. It elaborates how situations leads to certain circumstances, you can't paint most people in black or white, there are grey zones. It show how wonderful some humans can be and how powerful some are to be able to overcome massive emotional toll. Loved it from the bottom of my heart the first time, this time even more.

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L'amour fleurit les nuits de printemps

An Pan Seok nous a habitué aux dramas romantiques qui font réfléchir ce dont je le remercie grandement !
Ici, pas de "je t'aime, moi non plus", pas d'amourette de niveau maternelle, on est dans le mature. Il sait nous présenter la société coréenne et tous ses à priori sur ce que devrait être un couple, une relation et une vie maritale comme la tradition l'enseigne si bien sans s'ennuyer avec l'évolution des sociétés et des humains.
Ainsi, avec l'aide de Jeong Hae In qu'on peut retrouver également dans Something In the Rain, qui aborde les mêmes thèmes mais dans une autre tournure, An Pan Seok nous expose la rencontre du jeune lead masculin avec la très talentueuse Han Ji Min qui incarne ici le milieu d'une sororie (féminin de fratrie). Je souhaite la présenter de cette façon car, en effet, ce drama est avant tout une série centrée sur les femmes : leurs relations, leurs vie de couple, leur vision de la vie, de la société, de leur avenir.

Cette production nous montre sans filtres aucun la conception archaïque de la place de la femme dans la société mais aussi au sein du milieu familial que suit encore, bien malheureusement, une majorité de coréens.
On passe d'une sœur à l'autre et d'un point de vue rétrograde des relations de couples à l'image et l'opinion publique qui passe avant même la vie d'une personne (féminine, bien sûr) tout en mêlant ça avec une culture du viol encore bien ancrée.
Le réalisateur va même nous présenter la difficulté dans le pays de refaire sa vie amoureuse quand on a l'immense malheur et déshonneur d'être parent célibataire, ce qui peut paraitre bien sibyllin aux yeux des occidentaux que nous sommes et qui sont plus habitués aux familles recomposées. Nous voyons là un nouveau départ là où certaines personnes de cette société voient une femme qui jette sa vie aux orties pour élever un enfant qui n'est pas à elle, car les liens du sang et l'image que l'on donne aux autres là-bas, comptent (pour certains) bien plus que l'amour.

Pour faire le bilan, oui, la série fait réfléchir. Elle alerte sur le fait que ces pratiques fossiles ont malheureusement encore cours à notre époque. Mais le drama reste sur une note d'espoir car nos trois sœurs montrent qu'en se soutenant, en refusant ces diktats figés dans l'immobilisme conservateur, on peut tout surmonter, on peut se libérer et trouver son égal, son amour et sa voie.

En bref, un formidable hymne à l'émancipation. Foncez le voir !

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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A slow pace drama but worth a shot

Mainly this drama has different story which portrayed the actual difficulties in real love life. I really enjoyed this drama but little disappointed (bored) because at some time the story got stuck and repeating the same things(scenes) but I don’t regret for watching this. Especially the FL character I most impressed, she is such a determined and committed to love or the decisions she made but I what I felt is the ML doesn’t deserve the FL because for him she endured so much pain and made so much sacrifices but he couldn’t quit alcohol for her even once it resulted in almost break up, and cheat her even he pledged to her not to drink more than once in a month (punishment for breaking the pledge is break up). He has a son but still he doesn’t have any commitment or responsibility to cherish her.

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Platz 1 Lieblings Serien

Absolute Empfehlung, hab die Serie gerade zum 3. Mal geschaut und werde sie mit Sicherheit noch öfter sehen:

1. dichte Atmosphäre, keine der Episoden hat einen Durchhänger, der Spannungsbogen stimmt

2. die Hauptdarsteller, aber auch die Nebendarsteller sind detailliert dargestellt und verkörpern nich ausschließlich Stereotypen sondern haben auch Besonderheiten, die sie sehr lebendig und irgendwie liebenswert erscheinen lassen. Ich liebe die jüngste Schwester der Hauptdarstellerin, dargestellt von Joo Min-kyung, die ich auch in „Something in the rain“ sehr mag. Die Hauptdarstellerin Han Ji-min mag ich ebenfalls sehr, ich nehme ihr ihre Emotionen, Motive und Handlungen ab. In den beiden Serien „Familiar Wife“ und „Hyde, Jeckyll, me“ hat sie mich ebenfalls überzeugt. Jung Hae In als Hauptdarsteller kann nur ein Erfolg sein. Zwei weitere meiner Lieblings KDramas erfüllt er mit Leben, nämlich das oben bereits erwähnte „Something in the rain“ und „
a piece of your mind“.

3. ich mag die Geschichte, denn auch wenn man in meinem Kulturraum das Hindernis zwischen den Liebenden als nicht ganz so problematisch einstufen würde, sind die Motive der einzelnen Personen sehr gut nachzuvollziehen. Ich würde mir jedenfalls ähnliche Gedanken zum Thema machen, wenn auch anders damit umgehen.
4. Ich liebe den OST, hab mir sogar eine Playlist angelegt.

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"Talk about finding love in the mundane”

Originally written on Nov 08, 2022

One Spring Night has to be one of the most realistic depictions of a relationship in a show that I've ever seen. It's fantastic. Yu Ji-ho, a single father and pharmacist, falls in love with Lee Jeong-in, a librarian who is about to leave her boyfriend. The two begin as friends, but as their feelings for each other grow, it quickly becomes clear this won’t be enough.

The show is the slowest of slow burns, but that’s what makes it so wonderful. We’re seeing a beautiful relationship unfold right before our eyes in the span of 16 hour-long episodes. We see them grow from strangers to friends, from friends to lovers, and from lovers to Jeong-in trying to be a mother to Ji-ho’s son. We see them struggle with Jeong-in’s ex-boyfriend, who’s an entitled dickhead who refuses to leave them alone, not because of his love for Jeong-in, but because he can’t stand the fact that someone else is better for her. We see them fight against a world that isn’t accepting of their relationship for various reasons. But true love always prevails, and it’s a beautiful sight to behold.

While we don’t get to see a much of it, I think my favorite aspect of the show is the relationship between Jeong-in and Eun-u, Ji-ho’s son. The way she embraces him, and in turn showing Ji-ho she’s serious about them, is so heartfelt and warm. It is so well done that I felt like I was watching real people. The ending of episode 13 made water pour down my tear ducts. It healed my soul. So, so good.

One Spring Night falls short of perfection in a couple of ways. The first is the soundtrack. The music in this show is fantastic and perfectly compliments the scenes it’s used in. However, they appear to have only licensed a handful of songs for the entire show, which means you frequently end up hearing the exact same song multiple times throughout an episode, which already gets a little annoying pretty early on in the show. Licensing about 15 minutes of music for 16 hours of television is baffling to me. Then there are the side plots, most of which are fine, but the one between the two fathers is simply boring, and they spend far too much time on it.

What shocked me the most is the storyline about Jeong-in’s father, who knowingly keeps pushing one of Jeong-in’s sisters into the arms of a man who has physically assaulted her multiple times. He’s by far my least favorite character in the show, and I really don’t understand why he’s written this way. It’s pathetic. Yes, your son-in-law is a dentist. He also repeatedly beat up and threatened your daughter. Fuck off. Parents who don’t want happiness for their kids are the worst.

While these flaws keep One Spring Night from being the masterpiece I hoped it would be, I would still wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone looking for an accurate depiction of an adult relationship in a drama show for once. The first spoken sentence in the show is "talk about finding love in the mundane”, and that perfectly encapsulates One Spring Night. This is a story about two normal people who are just trying to love each other against all odds, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

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It has its good moments but it moves too slow

A lot of side characters and moving parts and after a while, it just becomes agonizing slow after episode 9. By that point, you could already understand the characters and motivations and what they are going to do. So it's a bit agonizing to watch things develop but no new revelations or anything much new happening.

I thought leads acted well and realistically. It's as real as it gets and shows the messiness of relationships and love lost and love won. Pain of losing someone and jealousies and hurt that comes with it.

All the parents are shown as weak, ignorant, or manipulative.

The women are shown as mostly good people for the most part on the screen but damaged by their parents.

The men are shown as damaged, bitter, jealous, controlling, and childish for the most part.

Storyline was pretty good and I was enjoying it up to episode 8 or 9. Then started losing interest... and skipped to episode 16 and watched backwards a bit.

Overall, I think it's a good show.

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A slow but worthwhile night in spring

I found this show very difficult to watch initially but persevered because of the upcoming Snowdrop show featuring the same male lead.

The premise of this show is beautiful, and socially relevant by flipping the single parent stereotype. But it's a slow-burning show and the crawling pace of developments in the first few episodes really made it difficult for me to get into it. I gave up on the show before coming back and I'm glad I did because after episode 6 it gathered momentum. The pace of the show didn't change much but it had finally entered its meaningful stages of conflict where the storytelling and dialogue were rich in quality.

This show flourished from having excellent stories all round that didn't detract from the show's underlying message, but rather added it to it. This was a story of finding yourself, freeing yourself and doing right by escaping tormenting, abusive and painful relationships. Broken hearts and broken relationships lead to broken people. This show took on conservative norms and ideals and challenged them powerfully whilst being nuanced, empathetic and grittily realistic. There was a lot of beauty found in the small, meaningful dialogues where characters reassured and confided each other, and a lot of power in how they faced up to the reality of the truth regarding the state of their lives and their relationships. This show underlined that relationships do not exist solely on love but respect and reciprocity, and that abuse can be emotional and physical.

For that, I applaud it. It began slowly but it only got better and better with each episode and by the end was a fantastic watch.

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Best real life acting

Firstly this is my writing review first time. I have watched 150 + dramas so far but this vibe is just another level my gwad. I want to rewatch it but i am having exams and i am writing this by making sometime
This drama shows how can attractions take someone to. Its gives you so much meaningful life lessons.
💜💜 borahae.
I wanted to submit my review but this just told me that i gotta write it 500 words my really but since i wanna really badly write my first review to this drama so i am just gonna write it like journal so if someone is reading this you go to another review coz here i have got nothing much to except that you gotta watch this drama.
Even if u ar a newcomer i think you would like it cuz i think if i watched it being a newcomer than i would like it too
Since i am writting this review i just shocked how people weite this long review. By the way i am bts fan 💜 ARMY . I just like bts but if someone ask me reasons than become speechless 🙊 just how this mdl is doing to me right now i am just no able to wrute something good about this drama.
Though this drama didn't have high rated actors though they may just in my view but their actings and the story was just so good that i am still speechless though its been like 3 weeks i have watched this drama.
I like ktv shows cuz the mc are just so funny kike problematic men, knowing bros, master in the house, hello counceller and sometimes running man to
By the way i like exo, blackpink, txt, suprr junior, shinee, etc...
Just love this koreas everything except for some people rude behaviour and metallity though not every one is like that .

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