Office Romance Cruelty (2022)

Not great, but pretty good. I don't agree with the really bad ratings

TBH, my wife and I started this some months back and dropped it since it seamed very slow. And we were not sure about the acting. But we decided to give it another try and watched all the way through. Yes, it is a bit slow, but we still found it engaging and after a few episodes got into the story. There was a lot of voice overs that were quite philosophical and featured analogies with the weather, which I thought was very cool. The series tried quite hard to be thoughtful. Perhaps this is not come folks' cup of tea, but I liked it. The acting was good, I thought, from both the main and secondary couple, and the other characters as well.

As others have noted, it is NOT a RomCom, but is more serious and has quite a few sad parts. But it ends well.

Summary: It is not an Epic series, it is not a RomCom, but it is pretty good and I think worth a watch.

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Boring, boring, boring…

I love romance dramas and I love office dramas. So when I heard about a drama that not only starred Song Kang and Park Min Young but something different from your typical workplace setting i was all in.

I do think there are a lot of good things to say about the show. The focus on weather forecasting is definitely pretty different from anything I’m typically used to and honestly some of my favorite moments were from this series because of some really aesthetic scenes here and there.

But my main problem with Forecasting Love and Weather was that it felt a bit soulless. I might be in a real minority here but I honestly couldn’t feel anything with the characters. We’ve seen the concept of jealous exes before alongside misunderstandings but it was hard for me to really say that there were many moments where I could at least feel pity for the leads or be engaged.

I think that maybe some people will love this series but this definitely wasn’t worth it for me.

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This drama is not entirely bad but it's not good either

First of all the weather thread is pretty interesting but the story of the main leads is so boring it just ruins the drama a bit. I think it would be a good office drama with the background stories of the rest of the cast. I find their stories much more interesting, especially the story of ki jun and yu jin. We got some cute scenes between si woo and ha kyung in the first 2 episodes but later their scenes felt awkward not to mention their constant fights or disagreements and misunderstandings. Also the thread of si woo's father makes it even worse . I'm not sure but I think that Song Kang and Park Min Young just don't fit together, maybe it's the age difference idk. I love them as actors I've seen many of their dramas but it just seems to me that they are not a good fit for one drama. Other than that I find the drama to be pretty good.

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Come on folks!

What is up with all you haters?! Being a "mature woman of years" <--- HAHAHAHA I am really enjoying and appreciating this series. I find the interplay between the steps taken at the national weather service station (when attempting to predict weather) as a very fitting backdrop alongside how we, as humans, attempt to predict our love lives. For most of us there always seems to be the mindset that past behavior can often predict future outcomes. And yes, in some ways, that is the case but in many other ways .. it causes such havoc! I can relate to the character Jin Ha Kyung. Cautious due to the past but unable to deny what her heart feels. Lee Shi Woo also struggles going against his character of being bold with what his heart feels. I love his youthful passion wrapped in sensitivity. He simply loves and has no issues expressing such to Jin Ha Kyung. I love that Han Ki Joon and Chae Yoo Jin ideals of married life are truly not the reality of such. Is is just me that finds it halarious that these amazing Korean dramas have given us viewers such an unrealistic view of true love .. we all have drunk that punch and continue to do so! I truly enjoy all the characters of this series as well as the actors who portray them. If you are looking for over the top dramatics (which I also enjoy) nope not goint to find it here. But if you are looking at how life can be, the reality of what love can look ... at times amazing and somtimes a true comedy of errors ..this show is it. For me, it's a solid time of enjoyment. Then again, I’m a sucker for love ‘winning’!! Everyone else … jeez lighten up!

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Potential Romance Ruined by Bad Writing

LIKES:
Weather scenes, landscape shots and weather office setting.
Banter between the forecasters when deciding what to announce to the various agencies/departments.
First 4 episodes.
FL (Park Min Young) & ML (Song Kang) characters were for the most part competent and engaged in their jobs.
The concept of older woman and younger guy having a relationship.
ML shirtless scenes… thank you
The science and facts given during the forecasting.
Good kissing by ML (Song Kang).


DISLIKES:
WRITING
The exes, especially making them seem more important due to screen time and character development. Like the writer supports cheating and lying.
The parents: FL’s mother (Bee su Ja) forcing her to marry again, way too soon after her divorce, which was annoying and unrealistically ridiculous. ML’s father (Myung Han) being over the top greedy.
Office gossipers were over the top.
A lot of eating food scenes.
Too much angsty drama and not enough romance.
Too many side stories of supporting characters, with boring moments.

PRODUCTION & DIRECTOR
Directing sucked: too many times we are watching FL & ML stare at each other for way too long, it got old fast.
Shaky camera syndrome
Too much screen time for the 2ML & 2FL (the exes).
Too much screen time for product placements (eating, drinking [like watching an iced coffee be made], etc.).
Too many flash backs that ran way too long, as if viewers are stupid and can’t remember what they just watched.

ACTING
Little chemistry between FL & ML, even though they did their job well enough.
FL loves to stare at ML, co-workers, into the air. That’s either her acting or a director fail.


OVERALL:
OST not noticeable, so neither good nor bad.
No FX to speak of
Recommend only for fans of ML Song Kang.

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Boring & Forgettable...

I don't need a lot when it comes to romance to be happy. Just give me a cute main couple, creative storyline and some sort of conflict. That's all I really need. With this kdrama I barely got any of that. Not only are both leads flat and poorly written, but they also have ZERO CHEMISTRY. This is probably my biggest issue with it. I can't wait a romance when there is no romance on the actual screen. Also every single conflict presented could be solved in 5 seconds if all people involved didn't act like elementary school kids. I can't help, but give this a low score because I'm surprised I even got through it. Wouldn't recommend you to watch it and you can easily give it a skip.

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Começa excelente, depois desanima

Clima do amor é desses doramas que começa com tudo, mas acaba se perdendo no meio. É muito bem feito em muitos aspectos, todo o ambiente construído de trabalho dos metereologistas e as cenas de desastres naturais, não deve ter sido barato gravar tudo isso e foi muito bem executado. Outro ponto forte é a denúncia de machismo frequente na sociedade coreana, várias mulheres sofrendo de invalidação no trabalho, sobrecarga materna, revitimizadas de traumas e alvos de fofocas constantes, o dorama não erra nesse aspecto e é muito bem retratado. O problema mesmo ocorre do meio do dorama pra frente que é o romance, avançou de forma excelente e depois ficou estático e passou a desnecessários momentos de sofridão exagerada. Uma pena, pois sou muito fã do Song Kang e da talentosíssima Kim Mi Kyung desde “Healer”.

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Weatherless Behaviour

Just at a first glance, the synopsis isn't encouraging to launch the first episode. The only thing left is to check out what were they gonna do with the forecasting setup. They failed to establish why their job is very super important early on and waited a while to do so, nullifying the little bit of early tension it could have had for a good hook. As expected, forecasting turned into a small side plot. They barely done anything with it after a few episodes. The story was straight up not good. Whatever plotlines the drama had, it didn't put enough effort to bring them to the finish line, everything just magically worked out. The writer had no clue how to write and establish human and love relationships. What made matter worse was the non-existent chemistry between the leads. Even further much worse, the atrocious dynamic between the four leads, what even was that?!

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Somewhere in between..

Forecasting Love And Weather had a good concept, but dragged down, primarily by weak writing, but also due to it's not so impressive execution.

It felt like there were 2 different things shown on screen, and neither of them was able to achieve anything. The chemistry was good between the leads, however the constant dilemma of the leads to the situation in their hand, made me annoying towards them.

What works though, are the side characters. Chae Yu Jun and Han ki Jun had a happy ending, however it still bothers me that cheating led to a good conclusion though. Apart from them, the personal life of the other members of the Team 2 was quite intriguing which made the plot more interesting and relevant to the message which the lead character should have displayed.

An another drama, where the conclusion wasn't good enough, with focussing on details that weren't much relevant to the premise. However, the story and engagement of side characters' story is what handled the drama a bit well.

My Rating : 6.5/10

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I'm not a fan

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

I was interested in this drama just to watch they guy, since people had typed him as an INFJ 6w7, so it was so I can just observe him.

As soon as I observed her behavior as very ISTJ, I also saw that others had typed her that too.

I immediately forecasted that there wouldn't be such romance between them.

I don't believe those 2 types to be a a good matching pair, which I was correct.

This whole entire drama there was like no in-depth romance.

I'm sure the main guy wanted that with her, but since she is an Si dom Te auxiliary; she was too concerned about what had happened to her in the past and too concerned about work for romance.

The entire drama they didn't even become an actual couple.


Even my significant other questioned me: Why was this drama even made?

Lol....

Her character was such a true ISTJ, I applaud her for that though.

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Would be great if it had nothing to do with the weather forecast.

Yes, the title of this review essentially means this drama would be amazing if they basically changed the entire plot. Personally, the fact that the story is based around a group of workers in a weather forecasting agency is so pointless and DRY. I understand they were trying to bring a new kind of setting to a kdrama that hasn’t been seen before but honestly I found myself skipping every single moment they were talking about the weather.

Every single actor is TOP TIER i must say. I have to say especially Yoon Park’s character. He was absolutely amazing from start to end, you hate him in the beginning and gradually grow to love him. I think his character is the reason I kept watching to be honest. The comedic relief at some points yet immensely emotional when needed. His character development was absolutwly awesome so I hope he gets recognised a lot for his role. Again, Lee Sung-Wook was equally as amazing in this drama. So if you are like me in that you watch kdramas more for the great acting and being INVESTED IN CHARACTERS RATHER THAN THE PLOT, then maybe this drama is the next one for you!

IT’S A SHAME THAT you can tell there was so much thought into each individual character and their background and their development BUT, it was all so disjointed and it just seemed quite messy to me. Even with the second lead love interests (not KiJun and Yoojin) involving hakyungs sister, I just couldn’t feel myself getting invested in their story WITHIN THE PLOT, it just felt like they were off in another kdrama world completely.

THE PLOT AT THE BEGINNING was essentially, the main couple trying to avoid people at work figuring out their relationship and I thought OKAY, this is what the plot is going to be, it should be interesting. Especially as hakyung said if anyone finds out then they have to break up. I genuinely thought that would be the plot, theyd keep it a secret most of the time, get to ep 12/13 and they get figured out, break up and then by ep16 theyre back together for good. BUT THAT PLOT WENT COMPLETELY OUT THE WINDOW. It was about their secret for about 3 episodes and then it completely strayed and the plot became so so confused. I feel like, because there are so many different characters who the writers are trying to show and express, the episodes dont actually move anywhere? It just focuses on individuals. As I said this can be a positive for those who are okay with an EXTREMELY SLOW MOVING PLOT BUT QUALITY CHARACTERS.

To round off, WOULD I RECOMMEND IT? NO. WOULD I REWATCH IT? ABSOLUTELY NOT? WILL I WATCH THE NEXT DRAMAS THESE ACTORS ARE IN? YES FOR SURE!
EXCEPT!!! I do love Song Kang don’t get me wrong but honestly, his characters have been so 2D since Love Alarm. Nevertheless was one of my favourite kdramas of last year but even then his character was just lacking for me. I don’t know if it the roles he chooses (I can’t speak on sweet home as i haven’t watched him in that)but for me, he comes across quite awkward. That’s my only criticism of him.

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