There are a lot of things to love about When the Weather is Fine; it has a beautiful soundtrack, gorgeous cinematography, and most importantly it has a really great cast full of likeable characters. I really liked all the characters in this, from the main couple to the siblings to the friends. I adored Eun Seop; what a lovely ML, he was so sweet and kind. I also liked Park Min Young's character a lot up until the last few episodes where they decided to throw character development and logic out the window for Hae Won.
I will say that what I think a lot of viewers like was the tone and atmosphere which were indeed very warm and sweet, but also rather sleepy. That was fine, as I was expecting a slow show. However, that being said, this easily could have been cut down to 12 or even 10 episodes. There was a lot of "pretty filler" shots of the countryside, scenes of reading poetry, car rides, and marketplaces. While this set a nice tone, the shots were repeated, often. This eventually led to boredom, which led to complete disinterest in the last 3 or 4 episodes. The ending was rather open ended, and the conclusion of the main couple wasn't really satisfying.
I also couldn't help but compare this show with "A Piece of Your Mind," which was a similar show with a similar concept that aired at almost the exact same time. In comparing the two, A Piece of Your Mind was superior in my opinion, it was a shorter show that filled the episodes with a better pace and a more interesting story, but it also had that sweet, warm, slow feeling to it. If you have to/want to pick between the two, I would skip this one and go with A Piece of Your Mind.
I will say that what I think a lot of viewers like was the tone and atmosphere which were indeed very warm and sweet, but also rather sleepy. That was fine, as I was expecting a slow show. However, that being said, this easily could have been cut down to 12 or even 10 episodes. There was a lot of "pretty filler" shots of the countryside, scenes of reading poetry, car rides, and marketplaces. While this set a nice tone, the shots were repeated, often. This eventually led to boredom, which led to complete disinterest in the last 3 or 4 episodes. The ending was rather open ended, and the conclusion of the main couple wasn't really satisfying.
I also couldn't help but compare this show with "A Piece of Your Mind," which was a similar show with a similar concept that aired at almost the exact same time. In comparing the two, A Piece of Your Mind was superior in my opinion, it was a shorter show that filled the episodes with a better pace and a more interesting story, but it also had that sweet, warm, slow feeling to it. If you have to/want to pick between the two, I would skip this one and go with A Piece of Your Mind.