I am the type that nit-picks shows I would watch. I dislike wasting my time on dramas that would not pique my interest and stimulate my emotions consistently; and if I don't think that the casts have chemistry or suitable for their characters. My mood towards any series has a short rebound rate so I either skip clips and episodes or I abruptly drop them off forever.
Before I even started watching Our Beloved Summer, I already held Choi Woo Shik & Kim Da Mi in high regard for their chemistry and acting skills. I kept watching their interaction in The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion. Thus, I had high expectation of this romcom drama and they did not fail me! When I saw the first episode, it gave me back the same feelings when I used to watch Princess Hours, Goblin, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok- Joo, It's Okay Not To Be Okay, and Start-Up (Some of the K-Dramas I like that are top-tier).
Despite not being in relationship since birth and never being in a break-up situation, I could still overwhelmingly relate to the story. The tension going on between Choi Ung And Yeonsu, the mishaps of life on one of the characters that caused traumatic experience to the both of them and the backstory, their POVs, their extremely cute knick-knacks, and the character development are straight masterpieces. The transition and the presentation of the four seasons in the progress of the male and female protagonists' relationship was insanely and carefully established so that the viewers would immensely grasp and feel the moment that everyone has been waiting for- just halfway through the ending. However, this series is far from just being a feel-good show. It still contains realistic hardships that every couples in real life could be going through, but I hope lessons would still be imparted 'til the last episode.
Nevertheless, I have been in a rollercoaster of emotions because of what's going on this K-drama and because I'm trying to be patient waiting for the episodes. Thus I am speechless, how this series has only been gaining more support internationally than in South Korea. I wanted to understand why foreign viewers would become an avid patronage of such outstanding drama, but not the locals. I think Koreans like those dark- themed shows that tends to become overly stressful to watch.
