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A Note for Western Audiences

Here's the thing. The central points of conflict--the suffocating stigma attached to being a single parent in Korea, and the rigid sense of filial respect and duty leading to a lack of autonomy in personal decisions--has no direct translation to Western culture. (Honestly, if someone wanted to respond with an in-depth explanation of these values and how they influenced decisions, that would be helpful and so very appreciated. I'm particularly confused by characters hiding their sometimes significant difficulties from those who would support them—in other words, the noble sacrifice trope. Our main couple's more mutually supportive dynamic feels obvious to me, a Westerner, and not like the anomaly/cultural shift they're fighting for, so I'd like to learn more about what I'm missing.)

That said, to an extent it doesn't matter if you don't entirely get it. The stakes are clear and high, and the characters act consistently based on their values. Assuming you have even a basic and vague understanding of the two central societal expectations, you can understand in a broad sense how A leads to C, even if you don't understand the murky nuances of B.

The fact that OSN's main strength is exploring the murky and nuanced B is a double-edged sword. As others have noted, this story is a masterclass in realism, just with the guaranteed (and, I found, highly satisfying) HEA. While the slow, gentle pacing was essential for the story, in the long close-ups I often wished I could listen to the FL's and ML's internal monologues. So in some respects, I wonder if this wouldn't have worked better (at least for those less familiar with Korean culture) as a book. Yet maybe not being fully aware of the characters' internal life enhanced the story. Yes, it could be frustrating, but it was also true to life. We often DON'T know what others are thinking, even those we know best.

OSN has provided a lot of food for thought, and I love it for that. Few K Dramas have that level of depth to them, and seeing the way this drama was directed has provided an important counterpoint that's enabled me to better articulate my loves and frustrations with the genre as a whole.

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love and break up story which should be posible just in asia

One Spring Night (2019) -8,5/10 -kdrama

I really loved soundtrack in this one. Mainly Rachael Yamagata songs. They used them very often for alike situations in drama which made it quite consistent and easy to point out.

In this drama I very often felt cultural differences and how :traditional mindset: can fuck up life even drama.

Its quite mature piece and at start I liked maturenes of ML and FL. At start ML was quite decisive and made clear-cut in relationships. At same time FL had mindset to do all right.
Sadly it didnt went like that for long. FL got irresolute and lacked braveness. ML coulnt keep his stance either. Whole drama ended in way :true love: vs whole world.

At some times characters was acting quite mature and made nice and right decisions., but there was time when you as watcher know its bad decision and I believe even main characters knew its bad decision still they went with it cause they wasnt brave enough to push it through opposition.

plot - FL is dating for long time with one guy, but their relationship lacks spark. FL ends up being asked to marry her boyfriend, but she gets cold feet and decides for some kinda :soft break up:.
Meanwhile she meets ML and starts feeling something for him. ML is pharmacist which likes FL, but he is single father and in eyes of public unsuited for relationship.
+- Its story about FL and ML getting together though FL still didnt decisively broke up with her boyfriend and they will have to brave through opposition of FL family, mainly father.

genre - romance

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No decepcionan

Este drama es de mis favoritos y al volver a verlo me he dado cuenta de lo tanto que necesitaba revivir esta historia. Sin duda una trama que te engancha desde el primer momento hasta que no puedes dejar de ver.

Me encanta que una vez más, con la misma guionista y director, nos haya traído una trama sobre temas que no se suelen tratar en las series coreanas. Ser padre o madre soltera, aquí te hace reflexionar que no es un problema, es más, el problema los tendría las personas que no aceptarían esta situación. Me ha gustado como ha llevado las subtramas, unas más cortas e incluso con temas delicados, como el maltrato, aunque quizás podría haberse llevado a más, pero no entraré en detalle para no dar ningún spoiler.

Otra cosa más a destacar es cómo el hecho de divorciarse conlleva ciertos problemas que realmente dan mucha impotencia, puesto que se ve como un delito, y es solo el bienestar de uno mismo, las personas no se divorcian porque quieren experimentarlo o por diversión. Es muy triste que no lo vean como algo liberador y no se alegren de quienes tomaron esa decisión, porque al final solo acabarían encerrados en un matrimonio maligno.

Por último, a mi parecer es un drama maduro, con personas a la altura de sus edades, con sus errores, siendo literalmente seres humanos. Las relaciones entre ellos de amistad, familia y obviamente en pareja es algo a destacar y lo he disfrutando mucho viéndolo. Es totalmente recomendable y ojalá volver a ver un drama producidos por el mismo director y guionista.

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One of my all time favourites

Finally decided to write a review for this drama, after rewatching 3 times, first watching it in 2019, and then one in each of the next two years.
Honestly, one of my top korean dramas. I don't know why I love it so much but it has a special place in my heart so I would 100% recommend it to anyone trying to decide if it is worth the watch!!

Without spoiling too much, honestly Ji-Ho (main male lead) really touch my heart (might be slightly also cause of the actor) I feel like you don't often see much representation of young single dads much in korean dramas, especially being the main character. so this really gripped me in (not to mention the kid is so adorable).
For the Jeong-In (Female lead), I mean I liked her, some people might have different opinions to me but I don't think she did anything wrong, when she fell in love with Ji-Ho despite being in a relationship. Now let me explain, well for the get go we see that she doesn't exactly seem happy in her current relationship, the 'current' boyfriend also shows himself as a douchebag in my opinion, he doesn't seem like a great person at all. which is further confirmed by his actions towards both Jeong-In and Ji-Ho. As well as this he continues to bring Ji-Ho down for being a single parent saying "no women would want him for the reason of him having a child" (this might be a cultural difference, but I don't like it) . I feel like we are meant to not feel sorry for him when she choses to leave him and go to Ji-ho.

Also another part of this drama I fell in love with is the music, honestly if you are not persuaded by the story I mean the music playlist is one of my favourites. Every song fits perfectly with the characters so much so that I find myself visualising different characters as some of the different songs. They fit so well !!!

Overall I love this drama with my heart, I would recommend it if you want a calm drama with a nice romance. :)

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This is what "Something in the rain" should have been

A lot of people draw comparisons of "Something in the rain" with "One spring night", and they'd be right to say that these stories are similar, and they'd be right, both the dramas are very similar. The cast are largely same, and the use of similar soundtracks and the pacing of both dramas give them a similar air, but they're different enough that you will gain something different from both.

The fact that the leads in One spring night are handling the problems that they face with mutual respect and with the understanding that both of them are adults and capable of taking care of themselves is quite refreshing. In most dramas, and especially in "Something in..." the relationship dynamic is such that both people are trying to protect the other and this feeds in to the toxic narrative that one should always sacrifice themselves for the other in a romantic relationship for it to be "real".

Apart from this difference in dynamic much of the issues that the drama deals with are different. Of course there is overlap in how families and social standing are involved in romantic relationships between two people, but most of the other topics the drama touches upon differ in either content or execution.

The soundtrack for this Drama is absolutely beautiful, and compliments the scenes perfectly, the production value is good, and the acting is impeccable. So if you want to see a drama which will pull at your heartstrings without frustrating you with the actions of the leads, this is the one you're looking for!

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One Spring Night

One Spring Night conta a história do amor de duas pessoas florescendo e também fala sobre a coragem de sairmos de onde estamos nos sentindo infelizes e da coragem de buscarmos a felicidade e a realização. Acho Jeong-in, a protagonista tão corajosa e decidida, e eu amo personagens femininas assim! Ji-ho, por sua vez, é um homem gentil, pai solo de um garotinho e esforçado nessa função. O típico personagem masculino que encanta! Amei ver os dois juntos. O surgimento do afeto entre eles é sutil e bonito.

As tramas dos personagens secundários também são importantes e complementam ainda mais a história, deixando-a melhor. Me apeguei muito em como o trio de mulheres (Jeong-in, sua mãe e sua irmã) são força e apoiam umas às outras. Foi bonito de acompanhar também a trama da irmã, mesmo que secundariamente, só destacou ainda mais a importância da ressignificação dos nossos caminhos na vida.

Por fim, eu amo esse drama e seus personagens (com exceção, é claro, dos vilões). A trilha sonora dele também é maravilhosa. Sempre que ouço a música Spring Waltz, me vem um sentimento acolhedor e uma lembrança das cenas serenas e pacíficas do casal andando embaixo do florescer das flores na primavera!

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(Very mild spoilers on 2nd paragraph)

I don't even know where to start, I'll just say that if you're watching this drama for the romance... don't.
I just didn't understand how the leads came to fall for each other (and so fast?? the whole show happens in the span of 3 months). They meet, she is kind of bitchy towards him after he lets her go without paying, they have some kind of spark, and suddenly they're totally obsessed with each other. She memorizes his phone number after he said it *once*. And don't get me wrong, I understand that it sometimes happens that you have an instant connection with someone, but it felt so out of place? 2nd episode and the guy was head over heels for her following like a puppy after she was only mean and dry to him?? and told him she had a boyfriend?? I just did not understand why and how they were so into each other after barely speaking. And what I first thought was the characters acting awkward with each other because they just met, was actually the actors having no chemistry with each other. They did get a bit better by the end, but still. The dialogues between them completely sucked too, so I feel like I can't really blame the actors. There's also the fact that I could never believe the characters were the same age because Jeongmin (FL), looked way older than Jiho (ML), at the end I googled and indeed Han Jimin is 6 years older than Jung Haein. They could've made her character older but I guess that would've been just too much for her family lol.

Then there's the main conflict of the show which is Jeongmin's boyfriend (Kiseok) and their parents. I don't know if all Korean families/people are like this or if it was just being exagerated on the show, but they were really getting on my nerves. Jeongmin's father specially. I get it was pointed out all the time how he was in the wrong, even by his wife, but by the end it was just too much, the man seemed insane. And Kiseok, oh my god. At the beginning I thought, 'well he's kind of a shitty boyfriend but he's not that bad, doesn't deserve his girlfriend emotionally cheating on him'. By the end, I just didn't understand what he was doing. His character didn't make sense. Neither did his father, I could never understand what that man's intentions were.
I enjoyed the relationship between the 3 sisters and their mother a lot though. They always had each other's back. I also liked Jeongmin and Jiho's friends and workmates, loved the dynamic between her sister and his friend lol.

Another thing I didn't enjoy was how 90% of the conversations happened while eating. I know it is a thing in K-Dramas, but in this one it felt way to excessive. I just couldn't catch a break between meals. Please find another place to have a conversation. And the music... probably the most annoying part of the whole show. They had 2 songs that were played over and over again every few scenes. And they felt so out of place most of the time, they didn't really go with the mood. I'm not sure if they were original songs because they were in english? It was weird.

Overall, this drama didn't suck. The story was fine, but the script fucked it over. The actors did a good job with what they had, but it's a shame the leads didn't have any chemistry. The soundtrack was pretty bad.

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Love, Love, Love

Stupenda serie romantica, dove l'amore la fa da padrone. Tutto stupendo. Se vi piacciono le commedie romantiche e dai bei sentimenti, non fatevela sfuggire. Bella, simpatica, commovente. Come detto, i bei sentimenti la fanno da padrone, tra amicizie, colleghi di lavoro, famigliari. Ovviamente come in tutte queste serie, non mancano i problemi da superare e i momenti difficili, ma non sono troppo spiacevoli, rendendo tutta la serie piacevole. Nella seconda parte diventa un pò più pesante e lenta, e probabilmente per questo ad alcuni risulterà pesante. Bello il rapporto delle 3 sorelle. Ji Min è fantastica come sempre! Bravo anche il giovane Jung Hae In, la prima volte che lo vedo. Personalmente mi ha stregato dall'inizio alla fine. Anche le poche canzoni, che ci accompagnano di continuo in tutta la serie sono stupende e vi entreranno in testa senza lasciarvi, ottima OST. Ovviamente perfettamente riguardabile ( ma chi ha tempo di farlo? ) visto quanto è stata piacevole. Love!

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content interesting, very slow, kind of everyday life scenery

The theme could have been more developped, but I guess the budget was very very very tight, everything was tight even the end which was exactly the same combinaison of scenes and song we saw at the beginning. Conclusion: the feeling you get while watching this drama is the same as taking a walk around the corner just to go outside a little bit...so, how was your walk really depends on how was your day at work or in general, and how was the weather. What you learnt watching this drama is that when you have a tight budget, just stay frugal and keep eating the same fried chicken while listening the same song.

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« One Spring Night » aborde plusieurs ‘stigmas’ : celui du divorce, celui des parents célibataires, ainsi que la pression social, surtout liée au mariage. Avec une ambiance douce et intime, cette histoire aux accents réalistes raconte une romance qui éclot entre deux personnages alors que les circontances jouent contre eux, et à travers les épreuves qu’ils traversent. Bémol : si j’aime les ambiances de ce genre, j’ai tout de même trouvé qu’il y avait certaines lenteurs, d’autant plus que certains personnages m’ont tellement déplu dans leurs agissements que j’ai parfois eu du mal à continuer le visionnement. Mais ce drama vaut malgré tout la peine, notamment pour le talent démontré par les acteurs et la magnifique alchimie de la romance, et je suis contente d’avoir eu la chance de le découvrir.

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Meh … not bad if you don’t have anything else to watch

Started watching simply because people compare it to Something in the Rain, that I loved watching.
It was’t bad, but nothing special, a pure 7.5 (not too bad to drop it and not too good to get excited).

THE GOOD
1. Good cast and decent acting
2. Awesome cinematography and music
3. Some breaks in drama cliché (nice to see a supportive mother!)

THE BAD
1. No couples chemistry, for none of the couples including the leads…. It is not bad acting, just they somehow don’t belong together. And, this is the biggest difference with SITR where the chemistry was literally leaking from the screen.
2. Endless dragging into same issue
3. Way too real, almost felt like watching a boring reality show

P.s. I loved the ML special, innocent and playful smile in SITR, and hoped to see it same in OSN, but did not get it :(

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