One Spring Night (2019)

Deep, Intense and Heartfelt

I postponed watching this series several times because I just didn’t know what to expect however I am really glad that I watched it. It was so sweet and heartfelt. I must admit that the writers did an amazing job revealing so much depth and character growth in those 32 episodes. If you watch it on Netflix it’s 16 episodes because they show a full hour instead of a 35 minutes. I just feel that the series was a welcomed refresher. It really displayed how relationships grow and stem from the smallest of things but it also reveals how some people stay in relationships not because of love but because of familiarity or consistency. I love the family dynamic in this series I love the sister bond in their relationship and commitment to support and love each other. I really really enjoyed it and if I could change one thing about this series I would change the ending just a little bit. When you finish watching the series you’ll have a really warm and pleasant feeling because you know that “hey everything is great.” I enjoyed it. I also want to point out that the chemistry between the two leads was absolutely amazing, the acting was amazing, the display of love and devotion among the mother and the daughters was truly awesome. Overall it is so worth the watch.

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Jung Hae In who played Yoo Ji Ho and Han Ji Min who played Lee Jung In romance chemistry is there, my problem with this romantic drama is the back n forth between these two. I'm not blaming the actor and actress but I am blaming the story writers. My other problem, the writers chose the female main lead to show tendencies of emotional abuse towards her partner in the present day which tapered towards the end to have a happy ending. Domestic Abuse is rated high in most countries presently. I know this is a story but stories project to the audience ideologies to commit abuse by copying a scene. Other than that the rest of the story was good. Thanking the cast for a job well done.

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Amazing

I find this drama amazing in many levels, I have to congratulate Jung Hae In for always giving his all in these roles, because it can’t be a coincidence that every drama he stars in is at least good. This was amazing, though some may not agree I found this drama, while similar, better than Something in The Rain. Not to say that SITR was bad, but this story was so fluid and cozy. The soundtrack was amazing, the camerawork: superb.

I would honestly sit here for hours just talking about this drama, but I’ll keep it short and sweet:

If you’re looking for something to binge-watch, that will make you feel mega connected to the characters and overall vibe, this is it. The song will be stuck in your head for months.

I find this drama very well written, I find little to no plotholes or continuity problems (from what I remeber) and every once in a while I come back feeling like rewatching it again, it’s so satisfying!

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I went into this drama thinking it was “what Something In the Rain could’ve been,” and even though a lot of plot things are different, I agree and can’t help but compare the two as I watched, considering how similar the vibe and style are.

I was nervous to start the second half, fearful of it going downhill the way SITR did. But that never happened. I felt like the entire drama was paced well, and I loved the mellow atmosphere. There are some moments I felt were a bit repetitive — after all, how many times does a girl have to say "let's break up"? — but ultimately the slice-of-life feeling was calming.

The best of this drama for me was undoubtedly the sismance. It’s honestly rarer than it should be to see sismance in kdrama, and this one did it beautifully, with the way Jeong-in, Seo-in, and Jae-in all supported each other through everything. The mother was also great in this one, as was Ji-ho’s parents.

Because there was a support system around both of our characters, the drama wasn’t nearly as frustrating to watch, even if we knew there were social stigmas and other disapproving family members and annoying exes that would stand in the way of our main couple.

As a huge fan of friends-to-lovers, I bought into SITR utterly and completely because of how natural they were around each other right off the bat. And because of that reason, it took me a while to love Ji-ho and Jeong-in, who were just so awkward for the first half. As the show went on, they definitely started feeling more natural and I grew to love them. I still feel like the chemistry in SITR’s first half was more heart-fluttering, but OSN did an amazing job of portraying head vs. heart and highlighting the insecurities in a relationship that still exist even if you’re a 100% sure you want to be with someone. Jung Hae-in is amazing at acting "taken aback + in love" and it's adorable every single time.

Jeong-in's character development was subtle, but it was there, and I love the type of female lead that's strong, not in the "can do taekwondo" sense, but in the ability to sure in her convictions and decisions.

Despite that, I think my favorite part of this entire drama was the sub-plot with Seo-in trying to divorce her domestic abuser. It gave me all my crying moments, and doubled down on the sismance moments which gave me all the feels.

I do wish Jae-in got a stronger sub-plot too — personality-wise, she was my favorite out of the three. and it felt like she came back to Korea, said she would find something to do, and just never really did, even though as a sister character she did everything the show called for.

I know a lot of people complained about repetitive OST in SITR and OSN, but I honestly did not have any issue with the songs, which I loved. They added to the mellow mood of the entire drama.

Also: Eun-woo is the most adorable bean ever.

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This is obviously very good, so the 8.5 rating is definitely justified, having seen the other reviews here all the good points were already mentioned, so I'll just focus on what I did not like.

The OST is just as repetitive as in Pretty Noona, yes it's very good, but there are only like 5 songs & there are episodes where the "seasons change" song plays more than 4 times.
Pretty Noona has become terrible after the midpoint, here the start is not quite as explosive, but still very good and the show never becomes terrible, but there is a lot of forced drama in the second half that I did not like. Especially episodes 14-15(28-30 in the stupid numbering system) were quite eyebrow raising at times. Having a second male lead like this is fine for maybe 2-3 episodes, but for 16 it's just ridiculous, at least this was handled better in Pretty Noona. People talk about how real this show feels, but this character is completely immersion breaking & the same is also true for how Jeong-in interacts with him.
From a Korean viewer's standpoint this show is probably quite progressive, but frankly I don't like it when the dark side of Confucianism is showcased this much. (parents forcing their will upon their grownup kids , the barbaric Korean divorce law and Korean social stigmas) Also there were some acting hiccups here and there, overall the acting performances were incredibly good for the most part, but I felt that nearing the end the actors have ng-ed scenes at times, but the director just let it go for ehm reasons, but I realize that this could be considered nitpicking. The flow of the story & character progression have some inconsistencies , I sense that there were some script rewrites & character micro adjustments, I feel that I would not have noticed much, have I not been watching all episodes over the course of 3 days.


edit: I was bored and rewatched the show.
I was impressed by the early episodes a lot more than the first time around. They way how fate and extreme attraction is brought to life in this show is just beautiful and there were just so many great conversations & touching scenes all the way to the end.

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My daughter would watch this drama show next to me while I am doing work. The drama is so so so slow, and the girl never smiles or laugh. Watching her makes me sad and miserable, i feel like my days are dragging. The most irritating part of this show is the background music that plays same music over and over and over and over again. Did the producer ran out of money and could not pay for other title rights for another background music!!!! Please on your next project that my daughter might be interested in watching, have multiple music on the background. If you can't afford the rights to the music, don't apply it to the show.

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Disappointing

I like series with mature, non-toxic, nurturing romantic relationships. I'm always looking for recommendations and lists, and this series was recommended to me a lot. I kept watching until the middle of the 11th episode and at some point I thought I could warm up to the series. And the scene with the father who opposes the divorce of his daughter who wants to get divorced, even though he learnt that her husband was violent, was enough for me. The relationships in this show are very toxic, there is a lot of miscommunication, and the characters don't act mature for their age. Honestly, I can't understand why this series is found romantic, just like Something In The Rain, which is incredibly similar to this series, this series seems like a very long clip filmed for a couple of songs. Sorry, I'm not buying this.

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Bro's before hos

Just like her parents, I'm not in favor of her relationship with jiho. Well, first thing, there wasn't any proper back story to actually hate gi seok. If she wasn't happy with him in a long time then why even drag it for that long. She's just a bitch plain and simple. Also with jiho, where's the bro code dude?

I like to think that the story was to address some hard situation women are facing in Korea. But that's not how it's supposed to be. Like I can understand how the older sister is in a bad marriage and the stigma of divorce in a very conservative society. But jeong in and ji ho's relationship is just plain cheating. You cant possibly make an excuse from that.

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Its really, really sad, just as Shin Se Kyung destroyed the 'Bride of Haebek', Han Ji Min is killing this serial, scene by scene, episode by episode. My sincere apologies, I mean no personal offence but I truly am upset.
Ep 6 has just been released and I simply cannot watch it any further. But I will because I don't want to miss Jung Hae In and the other cast performances.

I love the storyline, I love the rest of the cast. I wait for their scenes, and Jung Hae In is outstanding as usual, the support cast is great, but Han Ji Min is so flat, so lifeless, so one-dimensional in her performance that if I could I would skip over all her scenes. Which means skipping over most of each episode. As I said, this is a subjective personal viewpoint. But I do feel that the team that cast this serial could have chosen someone with more acting clout to act alongside Jung Hae In and the rest of the stellar cast.

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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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