Episode Guide
Episode 1- 3.5/5 Episode 2- 4/5 Episode 3- 3.5/5 Episode 4-3.5/5 Episode 5-4.5/5 Episode 6-3.5/5 Episode 7-3.5/5 Episode 8-4.5/5
Our Beloved Summer is a story about two people who fall in love, but their love goes wrong and they have to work together to get it back on track. The story follows their journey from first love to heartbreak and finally reconciliation.
Our Beloved Summer is a 16 episode k-drama that follows the lives of the residents of a seaside town during their summer. The show is simple and straightforward, with little flailing subplots and characters that are not particularly important. However, the show does well to keep things engaging across the 16 episodes. While there are some flaws, overall Our Beloved Summer is a sweet tale that does well to entertain viewers. ..
The documentary crew sets out to film two students in their natural habitat, only to find that Choi-Ung and Yeon-Su are anything but the perfect partners. They’re clumsy school students with bad grades who are teamed up with a bright, no-nonsense girl who is more than happy to put them in their place. The documentary crew is quickly forced to make some tough choices about what they want to film and how they want to present the story.
Their love story starts out as a hate-filled battle, but it quickly turns into something more. They learn to forgive and move on, and eventually find themselves in a healthy relationship. However, their bad break-up still haunts them and they carry the weight of it over the years.
Yeon-Su is thrust into Choi-Ung’s world when she discovers he’s an artist and going by the alias of Ko-O. She needs him to sign on to a big work convention, but he still has ill-feelings about their break-up and isn’t exactly happy to see her. But will she manage to make amends for what happened between them?
Choi-Ung’s friend and makeshift brother Ji-Ung is organizing for another documentary to take place. ..
The story is straightforward and there are some nice moments in it. The supporting characters are lovely on their own, but they don’t have much depth and feel wasted with the thin material they’re given to work with. ..
There’s K-Pop artist NJ who takes a fancy to Choi-Ung, but he doesn’t reciprocate. Choi-Ung’s best friend Ji-Ung has his own secrets and feelings regarding Yeon-Su and Yeon-Su’s best friend owns a flailing restaurant. All of these characters just sort of show up and keep the plot moving, but are utterly forgettable in the grand scheme of things. ..
Ji-Ung, the protagonist of the show, doesn’t do a lot and mostly mopes around. But yet, it takes us almost 13 episodes before we get some much-needed backstory over why he is the way that he is. Ji-Ung’s story is one of attrition and perseverance; he has faced many challenges in his life but has persevered through them all.
Despite its flaws, Our Beloved Summer is an enjoyable romantic drama. It’s not as lovable and funny as Hometown Cha Cha Cha, nor is it as thematically deep or engrossing as Run On. Instead, this one comes up short when it matters but is a fun ride nonetheless, helped along by some great acting and some gorgeous cinematography. ..
