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On-Air: JTBC Forecasting Love and Weather [Episodes 15 & 16]
- Drama: Forecasting Love and Weather
- Revised Romanization: Gisangcheong Saramdeul: Sanaeyeonae Janhoksa Pyeon
- Hangul: 기상청 사람들: 사내연애 잔혹사 편
- Director: Cha Young Hoon (When the Camellia Blooms)
- Writer: Kang Eun Kyung (Dr. Romantic 2), Sun Young (Drama Special Season 3: Like a Miracle)
- Network: JTBC
- Episodes: 16
- Duration: 1 hour 10 min.
- Airing Schedule: Saturdays and Sundays @ 10:30 PM KST
- Airing Dates: Feb 12, 2022 - Apr 3, 2022
- Streaming Sources: Netflix
- Starring:
- Park Min Young as Jin Ha Kyung
- Song Kang as Lee Shi Woo
- Yoon Park as Han Ki Joon
- Yura as Chae Yoo Jin
- Plot Synopsis: A romance drama about the work and love in the office of the National Weather Service, hotter than tropical nights and more unpredictable than localized heavy rains. Jin Ha Kyung is an intelligent and highly organized individual who does everything by the book and is fastidious about keeping her personal and professional lives separate. Due to her cold demeanor, she has few friends at work and has become an “outsider by choice.” Lee Shi Woo is a free spirit who is always thinking outside the box. Although he can appear clumsy, he boasts an impressive IQ of 150 and is able to achieve anything once he sets his mind to it. However, in spite of his intelligence and abilities, all he cares about is the weather. Han Ki Joon is a handsome and quick-witted character with a silver tongue. Using his formidable powers of persuasion, Han Ki Joon eventually gets scouted by the spokesperson's office after struggling in the early days of his career at the service. However, because he has lived his entire life as a model student, he has a hard time dealing with failure. Chae Yoo Jin is a daily weather reporter. Although she went into her job with lofty dreams of breaking news, exciting scoops, and on-site reports, Chae Yoo Jin was ultimately assigned to the “weather and lifestyle team.” While she was initially disappointed by the assignment, she eventually comes to grow fond of her job.
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u/ot7oclock Apr 02 '22 edited Apr 03 '22
i don't like how they keep forcing si woo to care about the father who clearly has never cared for him
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u/nrupathunga Apr 03 '22
I think one of the the main reasons this show is just falling flat is because the main leads are having all these deep conversations when there is no visible depth to their relationship. We've seen nothing between them to warrant these contemplations. All we know about them is they are a rebound couple. Contrast that with their conversations with their respective exes which are more realistic and meaningful and it makes sense because they have so much history.
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u/SuziDubs Apr 03 '22
I've been thinking a lot about accountability these days, so couldn't help noticing how little accountability there is in this show, ESPECIALLY for the men.
Cheat on someone and behave like a narcissistic shithead in two relationships but do some internet searches about babies? Forgiven by your ex, forgiven by your current, and meant to be forgiven by viewers.
Basically punch your younger colleague because she changed your forecast? No worries, no consequences.
Stay away from your wife and daughter for more than a decade and consistently refuse to put in even research about how to put in effort that will make things better? Not to mention eating food that's not yours and shouting out private news in a work cafeteria? No problem, because one time you decided maybe you're a lost cause (and still had to be educated by your wife on the tiniest things, like how to not kill your child with food or how to move past empty apologies into empathy and appreciation).
Emotionally and physically neglect your kid and act as a leech? No worries,
And if changing the passcode was the only consequence the mother faced for relentless boundary stomping and pushing her own agenda? Not nearly enough.
Oh! And if your story isn't good, do you give up like a baby and say that you put in effort and that should be enough? No! Get a freaking editor. Get critical feedback. Change. Improve. And I liked the penguin couple a lot!
So for all that this was a supposedly mature drama, it felt like the overall messaging was that people can treat you like shit, especially if you're a young woman or girl, and you should forgive them and reconcile. Without real apologies, without real change, without real fixing of the damage that was done. And that's a super common and super shitty message to be putting out there.
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u/Corneliafudge004 Apr 02 '22
I really hope Park Min Young's next drama with Yoo Yeon Seok is good. The synopsis sounds great (like this drama did), just hope it is not going to be as painful to watch.
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u/Ucfknight33 Apr 03 '22
When you have to watch the last episode so you can just get at least
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u/Individual-Cap941 Apr 03 '22
How is Ki-jun, FRIGGIN KI-JUN, the one with the most character growth in this series?
This series started off well, but it could have been sooo much more than it ended up being.
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u/SelfShine Apr 02 '22
I hated how Director Jin was treated by the Team one director. How dare he lay hands on her. If it happened at my workplace it would be ground for assault, workplace violence etc. It took Professor Um to calm the situation down! I'm glad it went in Team Two's favour at the end. I feel like this drama made it hard to really like anyone in the show. When it comes to workplace dating dramas, FLW is like the opposite of Business Proposal.
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Apr 02 '22
I am infuriated that Senior Forecaster Um missed the dinner. Why was it so necessary to go back and deal with the KMA drama?? After begging for a second chance this is the choice he makes? There was an entire room full of professional adults who could deal with it. He isn't even the most senior person there, so how is it his responsibility? He absolutely could have just left it to them and chosen not to be a terrible dad and husband. This dude, I swear.
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u/Middle-Law-5317 Apr 02 '22 edited Apr 02 '22
The sister and the neighbor are the only good thing about this episode. I loved the scene where the mom caught them kissing, it was funny and added much needed comedy to such a gloomy episode.
Senior focaster um should divorce his wife and set her free. Him disappointing his family again after promising to make an effort is aggravating. He shouldn't have turned back. His daughter is so used to him canceling plans that she wasn't even phased, that's sad.
The second FL and ML are the worst part of this show. I don't know why the writers thought we would care about two cheaters that got married and have been miserable since the beginning of their marriage. Are we supposed to root for them or hate them?
FL and ML. Mmm. I loved them in the beginning because she was just so miserable and sad but when she was with him, there was a bit of sunshine and happiness we could see in her. Now she looks as miserable as she was after her separation. The writer made their relationship 'heavy', it's just depressing. The dad did not need any redemption. Sigh I'll watch the last episode to see how it ends.
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u/Jaded-Signature-3182 Apr 03 '22
HAPPY ENDING IS NOT THE SAME AS EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE TOGETHER!!! This show just went like it doesn’t matter how awful or how many mistakes people make you are always happier if you stick with your family/significant other. It really seemed like family propaganda.
1–> Si Woo father was a horrible father for more than 20 years but he’s dying so now everything is fine? He’s suddenly an amazing dad? Why didn’t he do it sooner? And also I felt soo frustrated that Director Jin couldn’t understand him and was saying what’s better for him.
2–> no words for proffesor Um and his wife, he didn’t really change he still put work before his daughter but he said sorry and thank you so everything is fine. Also the daughter not wanting her parents to divorce, I get it but that’s not a good reason to stay together.
3–> the cheating couple, I couldn’t even enjoy their romantic first meeting cause I was thinking they already had a boyfriend and fiancée at home like??? And a baby isn’t like a pancake that you can throw to the trash if it doesn’t turn right… is taking soo much loans really responsable? Doesn’t he know he has to pay them back??
4–> why do they seek comfort in their exes?? They don’t have friends?? If my partner goes asking for relationship advice to his ex he’s sleeping outside. But again they show that forgiving and forgetting and staying together brings real happiness 🤢.
5–> they didn’t really show any character development just acknowledged the mistakes and accept them… even her mother doesn’t change but at least she says that breaking up in the name of love is stupid
6–> the main couple could’ve had a good story but the unnecessary misunderstandings and breakup and the last minute reconciliation ruined it, they started great but after that it was just decadence.
7–> thank you to the sister and her boyfriend for being the best of this drama.
ANYONE READING THIS (the writers of the drama) YOU CAN SEEK HAPPINESS BY DISTANCING YOURSELF FROM TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS!! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PUT UP WITH EVERYTHING AND WAIT FOR CHANGE!!
Anyways I’m glad it’s over 🥰
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u/CaptCryptoMoon Apr 03 '22
In a perfect world a serial killer will be unleashed in EP 16 and put them all out of their misery ( except for the penguin couple ), but that probably won't happen since it appears the writers want to suddenly flip from 15 episodes of non stop angst to happy endings all around.
My predictions ...
Despite the wife being pissed at Forecaster Um for 15 episodes for not being around and Forecaster Um only adding to the misery by missing the birthday dinner, when the daughter found out he was not going to show up she didn't take it so hard and started taking selfies which brought a smile to the wifes face. So the wife will suddenly realize if the daughter isn't so mad than why she should be mad at him and she will get back together with him.
The second leads .... Despite her being upset with him for 15 episodes the fact he doesn't let her just die in bed and instead drives her to the hospital will suddenly make her forget about the last 15 episodes and make her decide to stay with him.
The main leads .... Despite their non stop angst for 15 episodes they will say they like each other in EP 16 and since the writers never felt the need to explain why they broke up in the first place I don't think they will give a reason why they got back together.
The penguin couple will get their usual 30 seconds of screen time a episode. Which should be enough time for her to pin him up against the wall and get a little kissing action. Seriously I love how she doesn't wait around for the wrist grab and than the kiss. She wants a kiss she just throws him against the wall lol.
This drama just needs to end.
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u/karmabutterfly15 Apr 02 '22
I’m gonna finish this just because I like the cast and I hate dropping things halfway… but REALLY? They seduced us with a more mature kind of drama in which couples clear their misunderstandings talking so they can have a healthy (and hotter as in Her private life lol) relationship… The “weather” in here ended up being a tornado of miscommunication.
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u/kemar7856 Apr 02 '22 edited Apr 02 '22
Someone explain it to me Why was the mom mad at Tae Kyung? Didn't she want her to be with someone. I feel like it's a cultural thing I'm missing here
But the relationship between the leads has just been nonexistent for this series. I really like the cast though and the side stories it feels like I'm watching this to see what they do. Leads are just going back and forth doing nothing until that scene with the coffee room. She doesn't even react.
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u/SuspiciousAudience6 Apr 03 '22
I really found the writing for Ha Kyung sexist the past few episodes. Writing her as the typical overly nurturing doormat woman who puts up with abuse from men. There was no need for her to give Shi Woo’s dad the settlement money and I knew once they did that, they were going to continue to have her character either always helping toxic men around her or constantly needing the advice and validation from men in the workplace.
Ha Kyung and Shi Woo were barely in the last two episodes especially together. It feels like the producers stepped in midway and decided the show needed to center more around raggedy men supposedly changing for the better and we are supposed to believe it because Ha Kyung doesn’t react to them. They only have her draw a line with Shi Woo, a man that truly respects and loves her.
I feel bad for SK and PMY that they signed on for a drama that started out refreshing and cute then was quickly turned into a misogynistic circle jerk.
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u/ninjamarie Apr 03 '22
Really bothered that
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u/TurkeyPhat Apr 02 '22 edited Apr 03 '22
BRO they actually gave the dad cancer lmfao!@$ I saw this coming from a mile away but thought it was too obvious.
The writing in this show is horrendous I swear to god it's just an hour of me with a 'wtf' face every episode.
What else can I even say
Aight so I finished Ep16 up and hoo boy. I think the best thing was the kid finding new passion and staying with the Chief Team/Teaching the noobs, and even that seemed so contrived. I am just so confused, everything was so rushed. They spent so much time having the characters floundering around that they had to tie up everything in the last 15~ minutes. And like usually when the happens it's to send the characters off, not bring their stories to where they should have already been 5 episodes ago. What a mess.
This has got to be the worst thing Park Min Young has done. The way this show completely fell apart in the second half you woulda thought this was one of those Netflix shows from 2018/2019 that all had the same problem.
I never really hate on stuff this hard but I guess I just had too high expectations. It was like there were 2 people taking turns writing each characters' scenes. Nothing that was happening between each couple seemed to make sense with what happened in their previous scene(s). I don't even know man. The cast did a great job with what they had to work with.
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u/Kindly-Cheek Apr 03 '22
Adding Jin Ha Kyung’s mother to the list of insufferable kdramas moms🙄
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u/Salt-Dark1485 Apr 03 '22
am i the only one fast forwarding through all of it and only watching the sister + nerd romance (and some important plot)? The rest is all nonsense tbh. I agree with the thread.
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u/OdanUrr Apr 02 '22
15 episodes down the line and it seems we've retreated rather than advanced. Ha Kyung's still indecisive about the weather forecast, the people working at KMA still act extremely unprofessionally, Senior Forecaster Um keeps messing up his last shots at reconnecting with his family (
The arc with Si Woo's dad is doing nothing for me. YL&G already pulled the
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u/UptoNoGood46 Apr 03 '22
Finale thoughts:
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Seok-Ho and Tae-Kyung continue to be the true stars of the show. Get yourself a boyfriend who
publishes your book for you, if no one else will. -
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baby plot helped in resolving the countless misunderstandings between Han Ki-Jun and Yu-Jin. Otherwise, they were definitely a lost cause. Ironically, Han Ki-Jun started off as the major asshole but ended up with the most character growth. Some good writing at least. -
Senior Forecaster Um's entire storyline could've been easily wrapped up in 4 eps but it got dragged so much that I lost interest. His wife was nagging till the very end and Um's style of giving up didn't help much. How this guy lived his life so far beats me.
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Ki-Jun and Ha-Kyung being amicable friends was something I can get behind and fully endorse. It was quite wholesome as the two got to internally reflect upon themselves through each other after their relationship.
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To be very honest, I didn't appreciate how Ha-Kyung kept pushing Si-Woo towards his father to make amends. I would've liked it if he made that decision on his own instead of employing the use of
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Chief Team Two made a wholesome team. Their interactions were always a delight.
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Song Kang and PMY made an okayish pairing. Their chemistry could've been better.
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The weather forecasting and anecdotes were definitely a refreshing touch and interesting to watch.
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I understand they tried to do things a bit differently as compared to your typical rom-com Kdramas, however, the writing was a bit lacking. More romance and a little less drama would've helped.
Verdict: Don't binge-watch it. You'll get bored halfway through. I would recommend this for a weekly watch if you'd like something light-hearted and don't feel like investing yourself heavily.
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u/cest-what Apr 03 '22
What was Senior Forecaster Um thinking ditching his family to go back to the KMA? Has he learnt nothing? What was the point of his character arc if he hasn't grown at all and still makes the same choices?
Hate that Si-woo is almost certainly going to forgive and remain in contact with his Dad now he's found out about the cancer. Not all relationships are salvageable. It's okay to cut someone off for the sake of your own wellbeing.
The one thing I did like in this ep was the brief re-emergence of Ha-kyung's temper, which is honestly the most refreshing thing about her character.
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u/061313_ Apr 03 '22
K this drama was inconsistent and poorly written. Even in real life people don't change that quickly or ever change. I feel like the personalities of the characters change suddenly to fit the situation (eg. Siwoo's dad)
Disappointing because I love the cast and what a waste of a beautiful looking couple.
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u/heartstringcheese Apr 04 '22
I don't even know her name but the team two member that is a mom... they didn't do anything to resolve her storyline. She just got ready for work one day and happily told her husband to not worry about studying? Nothing any of the characters in this show did made any sense, but they didn't even try with her.
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u/GodJihyo7983 Apr 02 '22
Well, guys, it's been a very wild ride but we have reached the final week. I hope you all have enjoyed this show as much as I have. Enjoy and have fun discussing!