A heavy masterpiece
If you're reading the reviews, wondering if you should watch it or not, I'll help you make that decision.
Will Love in Spring is a masterpiece in characters writing, plot, chemistry and cinematography. If you want deep, realistic, independant and tortured characters going through life and comforting each other, this is definitely the best drama out there for you. But beware : it deals with heavy themes and doesn't undermine traumas.
Traumas are so vile, sometimes you think you're healed, when you're not. Sometimes you sabotage yourself, knowing what you're doing is wrong, but unable to do better. Healing is not linear. In this sense, this drama won't always be satisfying. You might think the characters are healed and will do better from now on, only for them to repeat their mistakes. This can get frustrating, so I understand some bad reviews. We sometimes need shows to escape from reality, but you won't find that in this show.
Also, I found the main theme of the drama to be death. How to deal with death, how to accept it. Several characters go through grief in their own way, and it does a wonderful way of showing how every generation, every person, has their own way of dealing with grief. I loved it, but I know it might be annoying for people who watch this drama thinking it's going to be a sweet romance.
To be fair, I think Will Love in Spring should be tagged as a melodrama. So, if you dislike those, I don't think you'll enjoy it. But if you're not afraid of a slow-paced realistic romance, then this is going to be the drama of your life.
The first time I watched it, I only came because I heard they had the best chemistry of all time. I was curious and craving for fluff, and I dropped it after a few episodes, because while I could definitely see the potential and the chemistry, I just wasn't in the mood for something so slow and heavy. But it stayed in my mind for months (literally), and someday when I was in a dump, I thought : let's give it another try. The rest is history. I binged it in a few days and became literally obsessed with everything about it. Spent weeks afterwards thinking about them. Rewatched it only 2 weeks later. It's been six months and I still think of this drama every single day. I've watched hundred of dramas in my life and this has never happened to me.
I think what works so well in this drama is how natural the interactions are between the leads. Their dialogues, their glances, the FLIRT, the fluff. It feels like watching a true couple. There is no awkwardness, no unnecessary "mistakes", because they're both 30. Their fights, their reconciliations, their kisses, their touches, everything is just natural.
Then you have the cinematography. One of the best I have ever seen. Beautiful plans, wonderful colors. I saw a lot of people comparing it with Wong Kar-Wai movies and yes : if you like Wong Kar-Wai movies, you will like it.
Third, the OST. The music in this drama just matches the vibes so, so well. Sad and comforting at the same time, with also a dramatic rock songs that fits their passion perfectly. Because, yes, while this is a heavy drama, their love for each other is very passionate - this is another reason why I like it so much. It's the kind of bond you just can't forget about. They are not just lovers, they're soulmates : whatever happens to them, and despite all the trauma that works against them, they will always find a way to each other. They don't need to communicate, they understand each other so deeply.
And, finally, the feminism. This show is so inherently feminist. The female characters are independant, ambitious, they have their own dreams. The FMC might be broken, but she does not need help. Some might describe her as "selfish", but the show very much addresses how women have no other choice but to be selfish if they want to succeed. It also talks about women's pleasure, and there are a lot of clashes between the new generation and the old one, that's obsessed with this idea of "women's reputation" and women "being taken advantage of". The show is not afraid to openly say that women are capable of chosing who they want to have sex with, they are not victims that needs to be protected until marriage. They can be flirty, and make the first moves.
To end this review, I think I will never find another show that deals so well with death, grief, trauma, while also giving one of the best acting and chemistry ever, with the most natural flirt and fluff I've seen in a drama (imo, only one drama has a chemistry as good as this one and it's Lighter & Princess). If that's also what you're searching for : give it a try. You won't regret it.
Will Love in Spring is a masterpiece in characters writing, plot, chemistry and cinematography. If you want deep, realistic, independant and tortured characters going through life and comforting each other, this is definitely the best drama out there for you. But beware : it deals with heavy themes and doesn't undermine traumas.
Traumas are so vile, sometimes you think you're healed, when you're not. Sometimes you sabotage yourself, knowing what you're doing is wrong, but unable to do better. Healing is not linear. In this sense, this drama won't always be satisfying. You might think the characters are healed and will do better from now on, only for them to repeat their mistakes. This can get frustrating, so I understand some bad reviews. We sometimes need shows to escape from reality, but you won't find that in this show.
Also, I found the main theme of the drama to be death. How to deal with death, how to accept it. Several characters go through grief in their own way, and it does a wonderful way of showing how every generation, every person, has their own way of dealing with grief. I loved it, but I know it might be annoying for people who watch this drama thinking it's going to be a sweet romance.
To be fair, I think Will Love in Spring should be tagged as a melodrama. So, if you dislike those, I don't think you'll enjoy it. But if you're not afraid of a slow-paced realistic romance, then this is going to be the drama of your life.
The first time I watched it, I only came because I heard they had the best chemistry of all time. I was curious and craving for fluff, and I dropped it after a few episodes, because while I could definitely see the potential and the chemistry, I just wasn't in the mood for something so slow and heavy. But it stayed in my mind for months (literally), and someday when I was in a dump, I thought : let's give it another try. The rest is history. I binged it in a few days and became literally obsessed with everything about it. Spent weeks afterwards thinking about them. Rewatched it only 2 weeks later. It's been six months and I still think of this drama every single day. I've watched hundred of dramas in my life and this has never happened to me.
I think what works so well in this drama is how natural the interactions are between the leads. Their dialogues, their glances, the FLIRT, the fluff. It feels like watching a true couple. There is no awkwardness, no unnecessary "mistakes", because they're both 30. Their fights, their reconciliations, their kisses, their touches, everything is just natural.
Then you have the cinematography. One of the best I have ever seen. Beautiful plans, wonderful colors. I saw a lot of people comparing it with Wong Kar-Wai movies and yes : if you like Wong Kar-Wai movies, you will like it.
Third, the OST. The music in this drama just matches the vibes so, so well. Sad and comforting at the same time, with also a dramatic rock songs that fits their passion perfectly. Because, yes, while this is a heavy drama, their love for each other is very passionate - this is another reason why I like it so much. It's the kind of bond you just can't forget about. They are not just lovers, they're soulmates : whatever happens to them, and despite all the trauma that works against them, they will always find a way to each other. They don't need to communicate, they understand each other so deeply.
And, finally, the feminism. This show is so inherently feminist. The female characters are independant, ambitious, they have their own dreams. The FMC might be broken, but she does not need help. Some might describe her as "selfish", but the show very much addresses how women have no other choice but to be selfish if they want to succeed. It also talks about women's pleasure, and there are a lot of clashes between the new generation and the old one, that's obsessed with this idea of "women's reputation" and women "being taken advantage of". The show is not afraid to openly say that women are capable of chosing who they want to have sex with, they are not victims that needs to be protected until marriage. They can be flirty, and make the first moves.
To end this review, I think I will never find another show that deals so well with death, grief, trauma, while also giving one of the best acting and chemistry ever, with the most natural flirt and fluff I've seen in a drama (imo, only one drama has a chemistry as good as this one and it's Lighter & Princess). If that's also what you're searching for : give it a try. You won't regret it.
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