When the Weather is Fine is simply not my preference. There are a number of ways you could describe the pacing of this drama and the events that transpire in each episode but personally, I struggle to find a word that is less harsh than boring. Maybe uneventful? The overarching past story-line was interesting, but the drama mostly revolves around the day to day lives of characters who are damaged, scarred, & pained because of past events. A majority of the characters i.e. the main cast, are individuals who have become tired and depressed, living in a trance, they are unable or simply unwilling to communicate with each other. There are triumphs, there are moments that I smiled and grinned about, but I would say those moments are not heavily prevalent; which I understand considering the past, but it just didn't appeal to me.

The reason I chose to watch this KDrama in the first place was Seo Kang Joon, so maybe I should've considered other factors. But I also love a good romance, so that drew me in as well. Seo Kang Joon plays Im Eun Sub who is quiet and thoughtful. He is not good at expressing his emotions and does not share his feelings and moods easily. He is a man of few words who has a caring nature but can come across cold because of his lack of outward emotion. At times he seems quite warm, and at other times his character's actions or lack thereof, makes him seem distant and closed-off. There were many moments where I was thinking, does he even like Hae Won? as he seemed so cool and reserved. (Ironic as she ends up having the exact same doubts at one point.) Park Min Young plays Mok Hae Won, who was a hard character for me to like at the beginning. She, like Eun Sub, was very quiet and withdrawn but she seemed to have no relationships or prospects. Eventually she starts to warm up as her life becomes less miserable, and you begin to see that there is life in her. She can at times be quite bold and open, but it is also evident that she has a justified bitterness to her. Her relationships with her family are distant and unsatisfying to watch. It takes time to understand their characters however and that might be why I felt it hard to enjoy the Drama until episode 7 or so. Their romance was slow going, but they did have some really sweet moments together and I did root for them. Seo Kang Joon & Park Min Young did a great job, I genuinely thought they performed well, but I just didn't fall in love with the characters that they played.

Lee Jang Woo & Ji Eun Sil were polar opposites of Im Eun Sub & Mok Hae Won. Their relationship is something that the writers tease you with the whooole Drama as they don't get much focus, but they were definitely a highlight point for me. I loved Eun Sil's straightforward cheery disposition and Jang Woo's awkward foolishly in love persona.

Im Hwi is another character that, because she is young and untouched by the hardships that the main characters dealt with, is quite refreshing. At first I found her obnoxious and immature, but I started liking her more and more as the episodes went on. Her carefree, honest, crazy and outspoken demeanor was just what I needed and I think my favorite relationship throughout the whole Drama was the relationship she shares with her non-biological brother, Eun Sub. Eun Sub shows such kindness and generosity to his sister and Im Hwi with her blunt honesty is so healing to Eun Sub and you could see how, without even knowing, Im Hwi reaches the coldest, most frozen parts of his heart. My favorite scene of the entire Drama stars these two. I think Eun Sub's relationship with his whole family is special to see, they fought for him and he remained loyal.

I had a hard time settling on a rating for this one since I didn't really get into it until about half way through and then the last couple episodes tapered off for me as well. There were some scenes in this drama that I loved, scenes that made me cry because they felt so real, scenes that I went back and searched up on Youtube just to rewatch, but I need more than "some" scenes in a 16 episode Drama.