When the Weather Is Fine (TV series)

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When the Weather Is Fine
Promotional poster
Also known asI'll Find You on a Beautiful Day[1]
Hangul
날씨가 좋으면 찾아가겠어요
Literal meaningI'll Go to You When the Weather Is Fine
Revised RomanizationNalssiga Joeumyeon Chaj-agagess-eoyo
GenreDrama
Based onI'll Go to You When the Weather Is Fine
by Lee Do-woo
Written byHan Ga-ram
Directed byHan Ji-seung
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerOh Hwan-min
Producers
  • Min Hyun-il
  • Lee Sung-jin
Running time60 minutes
Production companyAce Factory
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseFebruary 24 (2020-02-24) –
April 21, 2020 (2020-04-21)

When the Weather Is Fine[2] (Korean날씨가 좋으면 찾아가겠어요) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Min-young and Seo Kang-joon. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Lee Do-woo, it aired on JTBC from February 24 to April 21, 2020.[3][4]

Synopsis[edit]

After a series of unfortunate events, cellist Mok Hae-won (Park Min-young) quits her job in Seoul and goes back to Bookhyun Village, in Gangwon Province, where she briefly lived when she was in high school. There, she meets again her former classmate and neighbor, Im Eun-seob (Seo Kang-joon) who owns a bookstore now. In the cold winter, trying to escape the harsh and bitter reality of life, they both find warmth in each other that is enough to melt their long-frozen hearts. Together, they heal from their past wounds and eventually fall in love.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

Supporting[edit]

Hae-won's family[edit]

  • Moon Jeong-hee as Shim Myeong-yeo, Hae-won's aunt, a writer and inn owner.[6]
    • Kim Hong-bin as young Myeong-yeo.
  • Lee Young-ran as Yoon Hye-ja, Hae-won's grandmother, she founded the inn.
  • Jin Hee-kyung as Shim Myeong-joo, Hae-won's mother.[7]
    • Jeon Yoo-rim as young Myeong-joo.
  • Seo Tae-hwa as Mok Joo-hong, Hye-won's father.

Eun-seob's family[edit]

Im Hwi is a boisterous girl who has a habit for taking other people's wallets to finance her wants. Although her loquacious behavior often comes across as tactless, she can also hold a serious conversation that displays a level of maturity on certain occasions. She professes to be a master of coping with rejection after having been rejected many times by the boy she likes.
  • Nam Gi-ae as Yoon Yeo-jeong, Eun-seob's adoptive mother.[9]
  • Kang Shin-il as Im Jong-pil, Eun-seob's adoptive father.[7]
  • Kang Jin-hwi as Kim Gil, Eun-seob's father.
  • Kang Jin-hwi as Kim Gil-dong, Eun-seob's uncle.

Hyecheon High School alumni[edit]

  • Lee Jae-wook as Lee Jang-woo, Eun-seob's friend in high school.[10]
    • Oh Ja-hun as young Jang-woo.
  • Kim Young-dae as Oh Young-woo, he used to be the top student and he was/is attracted to Hae-won.[11]
  • Yang Hye-ji as Ji Eun-shil, Jang-woo's first love.[12]
  • Im Se-mi as Kim Bo Young, Hae-won's former friend in high school.[13]
  • Park Han-sol as Joo-hee, Bo-yeong's classmate.

Goodnight Bookstore's book club members[edit]

  • Lee Tae-hyung as Bae Geun-sang[7]
  • Lee Seon-hee as Choi Soo-jung, Myeong-yeo's friend.[14]
  • Chu Ye-jin as Kwon Hyun-ji, Hwi's friend.[15]
  • Han Chang-min as Jung Seung-ho[7]
  • Lee Young-seok as Jung Gil-bok

Others[edit]

  • Ahn Dong-goo as young Cha Yoon-taek
  • Lee Bong-ryun as Jang Ha-nim[7]
  • Kim Dae-geon as Kim Yeong-soo[7]
  • Yoon Sang-hwa as Park Hin-dol
  • Hwang Gun as Cha Yoon-taek[16]
  • Noh Jae-hoon as Jung Hee

Special appearances[edit]

  • Seo Tae-hwa as Mok Joo-hong
  • Lee Seo-an as Jang-woo's blind date

Production[edit]

The first script reading took place in October 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.[17]

On March 3, 2020, it was announced that the drama would take a break from filming for a week to take precautions against the spread of COVID-19. Episodes 5 and 6, which were originally scheduled to air on March 9 and 10 respectively, aired on March 16 and 17.[18]

Original soundtrack[edit]

When the Weather Is Fine OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelGenie Music

Part 1[edit]

Released on February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Like a Winter's Dream" (겨울이 꾸는 꿈처럼)Jung Joong-hanJung Joong-hanKwak Jin-eon4:10

Part 2[edit]

Released on March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Doors of Time" (시간의 문)
  • Banana
  • March
  • Clef Crew
  • Park Jang-hyun
  • Clef Crew
Jungyup5:01

Part 3[edit]

Released on March 16, 2020 (2020-03-16)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."All Day Long" (하루종일)
  • KZ
  • Who's H
  • Feb
  • Jung Soo-min
  • Clef Crew
  • Banana
  • March
  • KZ
  • Who's H
  • Feb
  • Jung Soo-min
  • Clef Crew
Kyuhyun4:48

Part 4[edit]

Released on March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dear My Love" (내가 정말 사랑하는 사람이 있죠)
  • Giryeon
  • Clef Crew
  • Banana
  • March
  • Giryeon
  • Oh Min
  • Clef Crew
Byul4:46

Part 5[edit]

Released on April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I See You" (너를 본다)Jung Joong-hanJung Joong-hanGiryeon4:34

Part 6[edit]

Released on April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Moody Night" (보고 싶은 밤)
  • KZ
  • Who's H
  • Jung Soo-min
  • Clef Crew
  • Banana
  • March
  • KZ
  • Who's H
  • Jung Soo-min
  • Yoo Sang-guen
  • Clef Crew
Jeon Sang-geun3:48

Part 7[edit]

Released on April 21, 2020 (2020-04-21)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Remembrance" (추억이 머문 곳에서, 이젠)
  • Banana
  • March
  • Jeon Shi-woo
  • Somebody's Tale
  • Clef Crew
  • Somebody's Tale
  • Clef Crew
Yeoungeun3:09

Chart performance[edit]

Title Year Peak
positions
Remarks Ref.
KOR
"All Day Long" (Kyuhyun) 2020 142 Part 3 [19]

Ratings[edit]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Title[a] Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[20]
Nationwide
1 February 24, 2020 The Wind in the Willows
(버드나무에 부는 바람)
1.925%
2 February 25, 2020 Is It Past Perfect?
(과거완료입니까)
1.559%
3 March 2, 2020 The Wolf's Silver Eyelash
(늑대의 은빛 눈썹)
2.460%
4 March 3, 2020 My Old House in My Dream
(꿈속의 옛집)
2.533%
5 March 16, 2020 Noblewoman From the West
(서쪽에서 온 귀인)
2.316%
6 March 17, 2020 Search for the Legend
(전설을 찾아서)
2.076%
7 March 23, 2020 The Road to the Cottage
(오두막으로 가는 길)
2.255%
8 March 24, 2020 Where Suspicions Become Reality
(의심을 이루어주는 곳)
2.598%
9 March 30, 2020 The Secret of the Boy Who Hated Dung Beetles
(쇠똥구리를 싫어한 소년의 비밀)
2.151%
10 March 31, 2020 Let's Hold an Event
(이벤트를 합시다)
2.148%
11 April 6, 2020 Two Different Stories
(두 개의 이야기)
2.277%
12 April 7, 2020 A Confession
(어떤 고백)
2.588%
13 April 13, 2020 Teardrop Tea Recipe
(눈물차 레시피)
2.606%
14 April 14, 2020 The Maze of Sisterfield
(시스터필드의 미로)
2.131%
15 April 20, 2020 Until We Meet Again
(다시 만날 때까지)
2.376%
16 April 21, 2020 After a Long Winter
(긴 겨울이 지나고)
2.667%
Average 2.291%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The episodes are named after some chapters' titles from the book on which the series is based.

International broadcast[edit]

  • In Sri Lanka, the drama is available to stream via Iflix with subtitles. During its original run, new episodes of the drama were made available to stream 48 hours after the original Korean broadcast.[21]

References[edit]

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