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Ridiculous in the best way
There is honestly nothing to review about Spring Fever. It’s ridiculous. The entire show is ridiculous. And I absolutely loved it.
Even Ahn Bo-Hyun’s haircut is ridiculous, but somehow it feels perfectly appropriate because his character, Sun Jae-Gyu, is just as ridiculous. This man is out here lifting cars, bending iron bars, rescuing stray dogs, and generally behaving like a human version of a cartoon superhero. Absolutely chaotic.
Underneath all that intimidating, hard-ass exterior, Sun Jae-Gyu is also an absolute cutie patootie. He is basically a giant marshmallow pretending to be a terrifying man, and the contrast is ridiculously endearing. The man can look like he’s about to murder someone and then turn around and be the most precious idiot alive.
And then there’s Yoon Bom, who is not exactly the voice of reason either. She’s stubborn, strong-headed, smart, and incredibly insightful. She’s wounded and guarded, carrying more hurt than she lets on, but she’s still fighting. And when she allows herself to simply be herself, she’s hopeful, lively, and full of life. She has absolutely no filter and, instead of being put off by Jae-Gyu’s nonsense, she happily joins him in it.
The school festival scene alone had me questioning everything. Bom is so obsessed with winning that she goes down on her knees, practically begging to win, as if the school festival is some prestigious international championship that will determine the course of her life. And even then, she refuses to admit that she actually knelt. No. Her legs simply gave up. She was not kneeling. Ridiculous woman.
And I love whatever is wrong with this couple. They are SO good together. Their dynamic is just so damn cute. There is something incredibly satisfying about watching two people who seem to exist on the exact same wavelength. They understand each other, support each other, and build each other up, and somehow even their strangest, most ridiculous moments feel completely natural to them. They just naturally fit.
And the random things Jae-Gyu and Bom do?
Him taking his shirt off because the dog is cold and her pretending she isn’t swooning. Him doing an overhead press with the bench while Bom is sitting on it. Him chasing her around town with a chicken skewer. Her hiding from everyone by practically lying on top of him under a blanket during their disastrous first date
What was wrong with the person who wrote the show??!!
I mean that affectionately. I am not complaining. Please give me more.
The same can be said for pretty much everyone else in this town. The second male lead, Jae-Gyu’s nephew, his girlfriend, the townspeople… not a single person seems to have a functioning brain cell. They are all operating on their own unique wavelength of ridiculousness, and somehow it works.
And then there’s the small-town setting, which I will always have a weakness for.
Small-town dramas just hit differently. There’s something about the pace, the community, and the little everyday moments that creates this cosy, comfortable feeling. They somehow manage to feel healing without trying too hard to be. Spring Fever does exactly that.
It makes you laugh. It makes you fall in love with the characters. It makes you want to smack some of them occasionally. And, by the end, it makes you wish the show hadn’t ended and that you could stay in that little town a bit longer.
The first half was definitely my favourite because that’s where the show was at its most unhinged and lighthearted. But I was pleasantly surprised by the more serious turn in the second half. It handled the heavier parts well without becoming unnecessarily draggy or losing the warmth that made the show so enjoyable in the first place.
Also, I will forever love romcoms that end with proposals or weddings. Kdramas seemed to have forgotten this sacred tradition for a while, so I’m very happy to see us finally returning to our roots.
Ultimately, Spring Fever is not a show I can defend with logic.
I can only say: I loved it. I loved the ridiculousness. I loved the chaos. I loved this absolutely unhinged couple. I loved the town and all its equally unhinged residents. I loved everything about it.
I just finished watching it. How am I already thinking about a rewatch?
Even Ahn Bo-Hyun’s haircut is ridiculous, but somehow it feels perfectly appropriate because his character, Sun Jae-Gyu, is just as ridiculous. This man is out here lifting cars, bending iron bars, rescuing stray dogs, and generally behaving like a human version of a cartoon superhero. Absolutely chaotic.
Underneath all that intimidating, hard-ass exterior, Sun Jae-Gyu is also an absolute cutie patootie. He is basically a giant marshmallow pretending to be a terrifying man, and the contrast is ridiculously endearing. The man can look like he’s about to murder someone and then turn around and be the most precious idiot alive.
And then there’s Yoon Bom, who is not exactly the voice of reason either. She’s stubborn, strong-headed, smart, and incredibly insightful. She’s wounded and guarded, carrying more hurt than she lets on, but she’s still fighting. And when she allows herself to simply be herself, she’s hopeful, lively, and full of life. She has absolutely no filter and, instead of being put off by Jae-Gyu’s nonsense, she happily joins him in it.
The school festival scene alone had me questioning everything. Bom is so obsessed with winning that she goes down on her knees, practically begging to win, as if the school festival is some prestigious international championship that will determine the course of her life. And even then, she refuses to admit that she actually knelt. No. Her legs simply gave up. She was not kneeling. Ridiculous woman.
And I love whatever is wrong with this couple. They are SO good together. Their dynamic is just so damn cute. There is something incredibly satisfying about watching two people who seem to exist on the exact same wavelength. They understand each other, support each other, and build each other up, and somehow even their strangest, most ridiculous moments feel completely natural to them. They just naturally fit.
And the random things Jae-Gyu and Bom do?
Him taking his shirt off because the dog is cold and her pretending she isn’t swooning. Him doing an overhead press with the bench while Bom is sitting on it. Him chasing her around town with a chicken skewer. Her hiding from everyone by practically lying on top of him under a blanket during their disastrous first date
What was wrong with the person who wrote the show??!!
I mean that affectionately. I am not complaining. Please give me more.
The same can be said for pretty much everyone else in this town. The second male lead, Jae-Gyu’s nephew, his girlfriend, the townspeople… not a single person seems to have a functioning brain cell. They are all operating on their own unique wavelength of ridiculousness, and somehow it works.
And then there’s the small-town setting, which I will always have a weakness for.
Small-town dramas just hit differently. There’s something about the pace, the community, and the little everyday moments that creates this cosy, comfortable feeling. They somehow manage to feel healing without trying too hard to be. Spring Fever does exactly that.
It makes you laugh. It makes you fall in love with the characters. It makes you want to smack some of them occasionally. And, by the end, it makes you wish the show hadn’t ended and that you could stay in that little town a bit longer.
The first half was definitely my favourite because that’s where the show was at its most unhinged and lighthearted. But I was pleasantly surprised by the more serious turn in the second half. It handled the heavier parts well without becoming unnecessarily draggy or losing the warmth that made the show so enjoyable in the first place.
Also, I will forever love romcoms that end with proposals or weddings. Kdramas seemed to have forgotten this sacred tradition for a while, so I’m very happy to see us finally returning to our roots.
Ultimately, Spring Fever is not a show I can defend with logic.
I can only say: I loved it. I loved the ridiculousness. I loved the chaos. I loved this absolutely unhinged couple. I loved the town and all its equally unhinged residents. I loved everything about it.
I just finished watching it. How am I already thinking about a rewatch?
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