Summer Strike: Dropped Drama Diaries
- Aug 14
- 2 min read
Updated: 7 hours ago
Title: | Summer Strike (2022) |
Platform: | Apple TV, Viki |
MDL & IMBD Rating: | |
Genre: | Contemporary Romance/ Slice of Life/ Melodrama |
Episode Count: | 12 |
Last Episode Watched: | 3 |
Parental Guidance Rating: | |
Starring: | Kim Seol Hyun (Light Shop) Yim Si Wan (Squid Game 2 & 3) Shin Eun Soo (Light Shop) a.mond (Top Management) |
Cast From Left to Right: #KimSeolHyun, #YimSiWan, #ShinEunSoo, #amond, #ParkYeYoung
Synopsis:
Lee Yeo Reum, a young woman with a promising career and a happy relationship, faces a sudden downfall when her mother dies in an accident and her boyfriend breaks up with her. Overwhelmed, she quits her job and retreats to the seaside village of Angok to recover. There, she meets An Dae Beom, a former physics prodigy now working as a librarian after a fall from grace. As they bond, they both seek healing in the quiet of the village, but can "doing nothing" truly help them move forward? @MDL
Non-Spoiler Thoughts:
Summer Strike follows introverts falling in love, with the similar vibes of daily life and burn out found in We Are All Trying Here and My Liberation Notes (but less heavy). The drama is very quiet and VERY slow paced. If you are expecting a romance with exploding chemistry and physical payoff, look elsewhere. But the drama does have second hand embarrassment and cringe a plenty. The FL is exceptionally socially awkward, but that's what makes her so realistic and worth rooting for. I do actually want to finish, because despite the cringe, the couple was adorable and all the characters felt grounded and complex. Although, I have tried twice and I just couldn't make it through, so we'll see...
Why I dropped:
Cringe/Secondhand embarrassment
Very slow
Trailer:
Director: #LeeYoonJun (Cheese in the Trap)
Screenwriter: #LeeYoonJun (Cheese in the Trap)
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