Episode Guide
Episode 1 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 2 -| Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 3 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 4 -| Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 5 -| Review Score – 4/5 Episode 6 -| Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 7 -| Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 8 -| Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 9 -| Review Score – 3.4/4 Episode 10 -|ReviewScore-3.4
Love and Weather is a show that tries to be both funny and serious at the same time, but it never quite succeeds. The humor is often forced and the tone is often too heavy. The show also has a lot of potential, but it just doesn’t quite hit its stride.
The four main characters are Ha-Kyung, Ki-Jun, Yu-Jin, and the other worker at the KMA. They all have their own problems that come about from their personal relationships with each other. Ha-Kyung has a problem with her partner Ki-Jun because he’s a slimy guy who she walks in on having an affair. Yu-Jin has a problem with her fellow worker at the KMA because he knows about her relationship with Ki-Jun. Lastly, Joon has a problem with himself because he knows he should have been more careful about his relationship with Ha-Kyung.
Just as Ha-Kyung is getting closer and closer to her new teammate Si-Woo, Yu-Jin has recently broken up with rookie worker Si-Woo. As Ha-Kyung lets loose her feelings at work, she consequently finds herself growing closer to Si-Woo.
The Office Romance Drama Starts Strong, but Fails to Deliver on Supporting Characters and Melodrama ..
The writing feels forced and contrived, as if the author was trying to do too much with too little. The tone is off, and it makes the story difficult to follow.
The tone of the show is off-putting and it handles comedy poorly. There are jarring sequences that throw a completely unearned joke in the middle of a serious conversation, and it does the series absolutely no favours.
The other issue with “K-Pop Star” is that it has an inconsistent moral compass. After seeing Ki-Jun and Yu-Jin’s affair, the series decides this is a relationship we should root for. ..
Ha-Kyung’s disdain for her ex starts to wane and they even end up becoming chummy later on down the line. I know this is a bit of a spoiler but it’s important to note because a lot of people are likely to go into this and not understand how Ha-Kyung could forgive him.
The lack of chemistry between the leads is noticeable and makes it difficult to enjoy the show. ..
The supporting characters are a mixed bag. Ha-Kyung’s sister, Tae-Kyung, has a cute and unexpected romance with Seok-Ho, Ha-Kyung’s colleague. That’s one of the brighter spots, while senior Um and his absence from his family, which is never really addressed and receives a happy ending, falls somewhere in the middle. Then you have Si-Woo’s abusive and absent father who comes bundling into the story late on, interfering with what little hope this show had to redeem itself.
This book is about forecasting love and weather, which can be a very difficult task. While there are some good insights here and there, the overall message is that it’s not easy to know what will happen in the near future.
