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10 Facts About Forecasting Love and Weather, a New K-Drama That Just Dropped on Netflix

2022-02-15 , 11:44 am

If you were on Netflix over the weekend, you might have come across the show Forecasting Love and Weather. Produced by JTBC, this romance K-Drama stars Song Kang and Park Min Young as colleagues who work at Korea’s national weather forecast service.

Deciding whether to start a new K-Drama? Here’s everything you need to know about this latest romance release.

Familiar Faces

Returning to the small screen once again are What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’s Park Min Young and Nevertheless’ Song Kang.

No stranger to the K-Drama industry, these two have made themselves familiar faces with Park Min Young being dubbed as the ‘Queen of Rom Coms’ and Song Kang being known as a rising star in the same genre.

This is the first time the two will be working together in a drama and we are all excited to see what kind of chemistry they will display.

Ice Girl, Fire Boy

Set in the Korea Meteorological Administration office, this office romance will feature polar opposites who seem to have nothing in common.

Park Min Young plays the frosty Jin Ha Kyung, who is intelligent and highly organized, does everything by the book and puts a clear line between her work life and private life.

Meanwhile, Song Kang plays the passionate Lee Si Woo, who boasts an impressive IQ of 150 but only cares about the weather, is a clumsy free spirit who is always thinking outside the box and is determined to achieve whatever he sets his heart on.

The drama’s producers teased, “Usually when cold air meets hot air, it rains. Please wait and see if it will rain or if an unexpected natural disaster will occur when Jin Ha Kyung and Lee Si Woo, who are polar opposites, meet for the first time.

“Their romance at the Korea Meteorological Administration, which people were curious about, will not betray viewers’ expectations.” We’re counting on you producer-nim.

New Concept

While we might be in for a sunbae-hoobae relationship and a few other familiar K-Drama tropes, something new is being featured in this drama – weather and forecasting.

Never has a K-Drama centred its plot around the concept of weather, so this is the first time viewers will get to see what life is like at Korea’s national weather forecast service.

In fact, even the cast themselves found it interesting!

What the Cast Thought of the Show

Park Min Young said, “I’d never seen a drama that focused on the details of the weather forecast service, so the script felt fresh.”

However, she encountered difficulties while filming this novel concept especially with terminology and pattern of speech.

She said, “It was fun, but really tough. As I did my homework, I felt proud of myself. Now I don’t get irritated when I watch the weather forecast.” Hwaiting!

Song Kang said, “The concept of the weather felt fresh to me. There were times when I found myself smiling as I read the script. The transparent and clumsy character was just right for me. I tried to make him as bright as possible. The lines were hard, so I watched a lot of documentaries.”

Indeed, a lot of hard work was put in by the main leads to understand their characters.

Regarding his appearance, Song Kang remarked, “I cut my hair short and I look a little dumb.” Well, we know whatever hairstyle he dons, he will still pull it off.

Months of Behind The Scenes Work

It was no easy feat coming up with this new concept.

While the actors put in their fair share of work to play the characters well, the producers also spent months understanding how the real-life Korea Meteorological Administration works.

To prepare, JTBC derived details for the drama by consulting with and seeking advice from real-life associate spokespersons, forecasters, and weathermen for six months.

Writer Sun Young spent two months working overtime with forecasters, making note of the smallest details to use as the foundation of the script.

In addition to these efforts, the crew also filmed at a national typhoon center in Seogwipo to capture a detailed video of a typhoon.

Even in the drama’s short teaser and highlight clips, the forecasting details are clear and raise anticipation for the incredibly realistic drama.

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Top-notch Cast

Joining the main leads are Yoon Bak who plays Han Ki Joon, the female lead’s ex who works in the spokesperson’s office, and Yura of Girls’ Day who plays daily weather reporter Chae Yoo Jin.

The director, Cha Young Hoon, said, “I looked at their power of expression as well as the actor’s overall image,” taking special care when selecting the overall cast.

New Partnership, New Potential

Of course, we are also curious how the actors feel about working with each other.

Fret not, because Park Min Young was happy to be working with Song Kang who she referred to as a “trendy actor”.

She even went to watch some of his projects and said she “felt like there was even greater potential inside him”.

On the other hand, Song Kang expressed that he was nervous to work with the renowned actress. He said, “I prepared a lot and was grateful that she always asked me questions and gave me tips during affectionate scenes.” Truly a caring sunbae!

Park Min Young’s Third Office Drama

Forecasting Love and Weather also comes as Park Min Young’s third office drama.

The actress, who previously starred in What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim and Her Private Life, said, “In the past, I wore a lot of feminine-type clothing, but since I’m a civil servant at the Korea Meteorological Administration, I wanted to show a more professional vibe. I mostly wore shirts and slacks.”

We look forward to seeing a girl boss in action!

Sunny Ratings

The drama which premiered on Saturday (12 February) is already receiving positive response. Its first episode scored a nationwide rating of 4.5 per cent, a figure higher than its time slot predecessor Snowdrop.

The second episode which aired the following day scored even higher at 5.5 per cent.

It is safe to say we can look forward to more sunny ratings as the show continues to air.

Airing on Weekends

So if you are keen to watch Forecasting Love and Weather, the show airs every weekend on Saturday and Sunday nights. The episodes will also be released weekly on Netflix over a period of eight weeks.

With that, we look forward to some sunny skies with Park Min Young and Song Kang in Forecasting Love and Weather!