When the Weather Is Fine (Korean: 날씨가 좋으면 찾아가겠어요) is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Park Min-young and Seo Kang-joon. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Lee Do-woo, it aired on JTBC from February 24 to April 21, 2020.
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Synopsis
After a series of unfortunate events, cellist Mok Hae-won (Park Min-young) quits her job in Seoul and goes back to (fictional) Hyecheon, in Gangwon Province, where she briefly lived when she was in high school. There, she meets again her former classmate and neighbor, Im Eun-seob (Seo Kang-joon) who owns a bookstore now. In the cold winter, trying to escape the harsh and bitter reality of life, they both find warmth in each other that is enough to melt their long-frozen hearts. Together, they heal from their past wounds and eventually fall in love.
Cast
Main
Park Min-young as Mok Hae-won ("Irene"), an unemployed cello teacher.
Park Seo-kyung as young Hae-won.
Seo Kang-joon as Im Eun-seob / Kim Jin-ho, a bookstore owner.
Ok Chan-yu as young Jin-ho.
Supporting
Moon Jeong-hee as Shim Myeong-yeo, Hae-won's aunt, a writer and inn owner.
Kim Hong-bin as young Myeong-yeo.
Lee Young-ran as Yoon Hye-ja, Hae-won's grandmother, she founded the inn.
Jin Hee-kyung as Shim Myeong-joo, Hae-won's mother.
Jeon Yoo-rim as young Myeong-joo.
Seo Tae-hwa as Mok Joo-hong, Hae-won's father.
Kim Hwan-hee as Im Hwi, Eun-seob's adoptive little sister.
Im Hwi is a boisterous girl who has a habit for taking her brother's wallet to finance her wants. Although her loquacious behavior often comes across as tactless, she can also hold a serious conversation that displays a level of maturity on certain occasions. She professes to be a master of coping with rejection after having been rejected many times by the boy she likes.
Nam Gi-ae as Yoon Yeo-jeong, Eun-seob's adoptive mother.
Kang Shin-il as Im Jong-pil, Eun-seob's adoptive father.
Kang Jin-hwi as Kim Gil, Eun-seob's father.
Kang Jin-hwi as Kim Gil-dong, Eun-seob's uncle.
Lee Jae-wook as Lee Jang-woo, Eun-seob's friend in high school.
Oh Ja-hun as young Jang-woo.
Kim Young-dae as Oh Young-woo, he used to be the top student and he was/is attracted to Hae-won.
Special appearances
Seo Tae-hwa as Mok Joo-hong
Lee Seo-an as Jang-woo's blind date
Production
The first script reading took place in October 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
On March 3, 2020, it was announced that the drama would take a break from filming for a week to take precautions against the spread of COVID-19. Episodes 5 and 6, which were originally scheduled to air on March 9 and 10 respectively, aired on March 16 and 17.