Two of the most popular K-drama actors, Song Kang and Park Min-young starred inForecasting Love And Weather, but the 2022 K-drama left a lot to be desired. Created by Kang Eun-kyung, Forecasting Love and Weather isa romantic K-dramathat focuses on the burgeoning love story between Lee Shi-won and Jin Ha-kyung.
WhileForecasting Love and Weatherwas far from being a bad show, it was still criticized for not bringing anything new to the table, particularly because of the caliber of the actors who are part of its cast.Forecasting Love and Weatheris a solid pick for fans of Song Kang and Park Min-young, but the show has a few shortcomings that always bothered me. Despite having a heartwarming and relatable story,Forecasting Love and Weathercan hardly be considered one of thebest K-dramasof its genre.
Forecasting Love And Weather Combined 2 Of My Favorite K-Drama Actors
Song Kang And Park Min-Young Were Great In Forecasting Love And Weather
Given how successful K-dramas starring Song Kang and Park Min-young have been, I was excited to see them in a romantic Korean TV show where they played each other’s love interests. One of the most famous and beloved South Korean actors,Song Kang entered the acting scene in 2017 with his debut K-drama,The Liar & His Lover. Since then,Song Kang’s career has skyrocketed,and he has had roles in hits such asSweet Home,Navillera,My Demon, andNevertheless. The popularity of his K-dramas on Netflix even earned him the nickname “The Son of Netflix.”
Song Kang’s co-star inForecasting Love and Weather,Park Min-young has had an illustrious careerwhich includesK-dramas that are considered masterpieces. While Park Min-young is mostly known for her roles in romantic K-dramas likeWhat’s Wrong With Secretary Kim,Marry My Husband, andLove In Contract, she’s also appeared in the action seriesCity Hunterand the historical K-dramaSeven Day Queen. Park Min-young and Song Kang’s impressive careers meant that there was a high expectation for their collaboration.
I Wasn’t Too Excited About Forecasting Love And Weather’s Workplace Premise
Forecasting Love And Weather Has More Than One Romantic K-Drama Trope
Romantic K-dramas usually feature several tropes, including enemies to lovers, a rich man who falls for a poor woman, and, of course, a workplace romance.Forecasting Love and Weatherfeatures a love story between Park Min-young’s Jin Ha-kyung, a 35-year-old forecaster at the Korea Meteorological Administration, and Song Kang’s Lee Shi-woo, a 27-year-old working in the Special Division of the Korea Meteorological Administration. Essentially,Forecasting Love and Weatheris a workplace romance K-drama. However,it also includes other tropes, such as a romantic relationship between an older woman and a younger man.
Park Min-young and Song Kang’s first collaboration should have been in a K-drama that had an interesting and fresh premise.
Seeing that there are a lot ofK-dramas with a workplace romance, such asKing The LandandWhat’s Wrong With Secretary Kim, that also feature the same trope and are in some ways better,Forecasting Love and Weatherwasn’t that exciting. Park Min-young and Song Kang’s first collaboration should have been in a K-drama that had an interesting and fresh premise. Instead, audiences got the kind of storyline that has been seen countless times before. The fact thatForecasting Love and Weatherwas a mixture of several romantic K-dramas didn’t work in its favor.
Both Song Kang And Park Min-young Have Much Better K-Dramas Under Their Belts
Song Kang And Park Min-Young Have Starred In Some Of The Best K-Dramas
It isn’t fair to say thatForecasting Love and Weatheris a terrible K-drama. It isn’t. However, it is not as good as other Korean TV shows that Song Kang andPark Min-young have starred in. For example, Park Min-young and Park Seo-jeon’s workplace romance,What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim, is a better K-dramathanForecasting Love and Weatherand shows how old tropes can still lead to fun, creative stories.
Most of Song Kang’s romantic K-dramas are great, with the actor often having great chemistry with his co-stars. The Son of Netflix also starred inNevertheless, one of the most unconventional K-dramas due to how the love story between its main leads develops. His Netflix hit TV show,Sweet Home, proved that he was ready to be a major star even outside the rom-com genre. Despite how ordinaryForecasting Love and Weatheris, the K-drama is worth watching just because of how good Song Kang and Park Min-young are in it.
Forecasting Love And Weather
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Forecasting Love and Weather is a South Korean drama series that aired in 2022. The show follows the lives and careers of employees at the Korea Meteorological Administration, focusing on their complex romantic relationships and professional struggles. Starring Park Min-young and Song Kang, the series explores themes of love, ambition, and the unpredictable nature of weather, both literal and metaphorical.
