Something in the Rain

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Something in the Rain
A man puts his arm around a woman as they walk in the rain sharing a red umbrella.
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food
  • Pretty Sister Who Treats Me to Meals[1]
Hangul
밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나
Literal meaningPretty Sister Who Buys Me Food
Revised RomanizationBap Jal Sajuneun Yeppeun Nuna
GenreRomance
Created byJTBC
Written byKim Eun
Directed byAhn Pan-seok
Starring
Music byLee Nam-yoon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Choi Kwan-yong
  • Ma Jung-hoon
  • Park Joon-seo
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time70 minutes[2]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseMarch 30 (2018-03-30) –
May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)

Something in the Rain (Korean: 밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나) is a 2018 South Korean television series directed by Ahn Pan-seok and starring Son Ye-jin and Jung Hae-in. The series marks Son Ye-jin's small screen comeback after a five-year break. It aired on JTBC from March 30 to May 19, 2018, every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST).[3][4][5][6][7][8]

It is available for streaming on Netflix, and on Disney+ in Japan starting February 2022.[9]

Synopsis[edit]

The series explores the relationship of two people as they go from being "just acquaintances" to "a genuine couple". Jin-ah (Son Ye-jin) is a district supervisor in her 30s at the coffeehouse franchise Coffee Bay (an actual Korean chain) and Joon-hee (Jung Hae-in) is an animator in his late 20s at video game developer Smilegate Entertainment. When he returns from working abroad, he reconnects with Jin-ah — who also happens to be best friends with Joon-hee's sister since childhood. The episodes give an intimate look into how they fall in love, struggle with their age differences (considered to be taboo in some circles), and find the courage to go public with their relationship to everyone around them.

The series also contains a secondary storyline about the struggles that female employees face in the company where Jin-ah works, as they try to climb the corporate ladder amidst sexual harassment, mistreatment, discrimination, and career sabotage from their male managers – all part of an unspoken culture of sexism considered to be normal among South Korean companies.

Themes of taboos[edit]

The driving narrative around the story centers around South Korean taboos concerning relationships.

  • Dating Taboos: An older female dating a younger male is considered scandalous.
  • Familial Taboos: People who grow up without parents or have no parental figures in their lives are considered "unfit" for marriage.
  • Job Taboos: People should only associate with those of a certain educational background, occupational position, or wealthy class status.
  • Career Taboos: Women are expected to endure sexual harassment without complaint during team dinners to show they value "team unity".
  • Drinking Taboos: It is customary to pour your colleague's glass first before and vice versa. If you pour for yourself, it indicates a fractured relationship.
  • Food Taboos: Usually if an older woman frequently buys a younger male food, it indicates a brother-sister relationship.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Son Ye-jin as Yoon Jin-ah, a single woman, age 35[a], who works as a store supervisor in a coffee franchise. Despite being an easygoing person, she lives a rather hollow life. After being dumped by her boyfriend, she suddenly develops romantic feelings towards her best friend's younger brother Joon-hee.[10]
  • Jung Hae-in as Seo Joon-hee, Kyung-seon's younger brother, age 29[a], who works as a character animation designer at a video game company. He recently returned to the country after working abroad in the USA for three years. While getting reacquainted with his older sister's best friend Jin-ah, he helps her get out of a few difficult situations and begins to fall in love with her.[11][12]
  • Jang So-yeon as Seo Kyung-seon, Joon-hee's older sister and Jin-ah's best friend, age 35[a], who runs a coffee shop under the same franchise where Jin-ah works.[13]

Supporting[edit]

Employees at Coffee Bay[edit]

  • Jung Yoo-jin as Kang Se-young, the most popular and ambitious of Jin-ah's colleagues. She requests to supervise Kyung-seon's store because she has a crush on Joon-hee.
  • Joo Min-kyung as Geum Bo-ra, a veteran colleague that Jin-ah can confide in.
  • Lee Joo-young as Lee Ye-eun, Jin-ah's youngest colleague.
  • Jang Won-hyung [ko] as Kim Dong-woo
  • Lee Hwa-ryong [ko] as Gong Cheol-goo, a deputy chief who manages Jin-ah and other store supervisors. He is unpopular among his female subordinates due to his behavior.
  • Seo Jeong-yeon as Jung Young-in, vice president and marketing director of the coffee franchise.
  • Lee Chang-hoon [ko] as Choi Joong-mo, a deputy chief.
  • Park Hyuk-kwon as Nam Ho-gyun, vice president and director of the coffee franchise, whom Gong Cheol-goo reports to.
  • Kim Jong-tae [ko] as Jo Kyung-sik, CEO of the coffee franchise.

Yoon Jin-ah's family[edit]

  • Wi Ha-joon as Yoon Seung-ho, Jin-ah's younger brother and Joon-hee's best friend.[14]
  • Gil Hae-yeon as Kim Mi-yeon, Jin-ah's mother, who is obsessed with finding Jin-ah a husband from a well-respected family.[14]
  • Oh Man-suk [ko] as Yoon Sang-ki, Jin-ah's father.[14]

Others[edit]

  • Oh Ryong [ko] as Lee Gyu-min, Jin-ah's ex-boyfriend, a lawyer from a well-respected family. He cheated on Jin-ah with a younger woman.
  • Yoon Jong-suk [ko] as Kim Seung-chul, Joon-hee's colleague and university friend.[15]

Special appearances[edit]

Production[edit]

The first script reading by the cast was held on January 25, 2018, at the JTBC building in Sangam-dong.[17]

As a result of the drama's commercial success, a three-day vacation to Japan was awarded to the cast and crew, which was scheduled from May 29–31, 2018.[18][19]

Original soundtrack[edit]

Something in the Rain OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
LabelSony Music
Drama House

"Stand by Your Man" sung by Carla Bruni, and "Save the Last Dance for Me" by Bruce Willis are played frequently throughout the series.

Part 1[edit]

Released on April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Something in the Rain"Rachael YamagataLee Nam-yeon (이남연)Rachael Yamagata4:56

Part 2[edit]

Released on April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."La La La"Lee Nam-yeon (이남연)Lee Nam-yeon (이남연)Rachael Yamagata3:40

Viewership[edit]

Something in the Rain : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
10.8310.8130.8901.1331.2101.3701.2811.1711.4871.3891.1661.2421.1411.6821.2921.6001.231
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[20]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[21] TNmS[22]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 March 30, 2018 4.008% 4.239% 3.8%
2 March 31, 2018 3.752% 4.177% 4.8%
3 April 6, 2018 4.222% 4.621% 4.4%
4 April 7, 2018 4.756% 5.434% 5.9%
5 April 13, 2018 5.134% 6.001% 5.4%
6 April 14, 2018 6.187% 7.069% 6.5%
7 April 20, 2018 5.322% 6.202% 6.4%
8 April 21, 2018 5.499% 5.936% 5.7%
9 April 27, 2018 6.177% 6.769% 5.9%
10 April 28, 2018 5.757% 6.713% 6.6%
11 May 4, 2018 5.637% 7.018% 5.9%
12 May 5, 2018 5.520% 6.320% 6.1%
13 May 11, 2018 5.564% 6.598% 5.4%
14 May 12, 2018 7.281% 8.313% 6.3%
15 May 18, 2018 5.883% 6.486% 5.7%
16 May 19, 2018 6.787% 7.661% 7.1%
Average 5.468% 6.222% 5.7%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 11th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Wi Ha-joon Nominated [23]
13th Seoul International Drama Awards Excellence Award for Korean Drama Something in the Rain Won [24][25]
Outstanding Korean Actress Son Ye-jin Won
6th APAN Star Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Nominated [26][27]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Jung Hae-in Won
Best Supporting Actress Jang So-yeon Won
K-Star Award, Actor Jung Hae-in Won
2nd The Seoul Awards Best Actress Son Ye-jin Nominated [28]
Best New Actor Jung Hae-in Nominated
Popularity Award, Actor Won
Hallyu Artist Award Won
Korea Contents Awards Presidential Commendation Something in the Rain Won
2019 23rd Asian Television Awards Best Drama Series Won [29][30]
Best Director Ahn Pan-seok Nominated
Best Actress Son Ye-jin Nominated

Remake[edit]

In February 2022, it was confirmed that Something in the Rain is set for an Indian remake.[31]

On March 3, 2022, it was announced that iQIYI would release a Chinese remake of the series titled The Way Love Should Be, starring Angelababy. The platform also gained the rights to exclusively air the show in China, making it the first South Korean TV show to be approved for streaming in the country since the Korean content ban.[32][33]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c The age stated is their Korean age which is typically one year more than their international age. In South Korea, people are born at age one and one year is added to their age on New Year's Day.

External links[edit]

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