‘Our Beloved Summer’ review: Like a languid, feel-good breeze

A visual delight, the K-Drama unhurriedly darts between the past and the present, aided by the charming narrative and memorable performances

There’s something very endearing, and yet heartbreakingly familiar about the lead couple in the visually-pleasing Our Beloved Summer. It takes quite a delicate balance to make a K-Drama like this one click; one which follows characters that aren’t always perfect, but who are, in equal parts, sweet and frustrating.

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Our Beloved… doesn’t just manage to do this, but has also kept its viewers thoroughly invested in the lives of Choi Ung and Kook Yeon-Soo for the duration of the show so far. It is around the tenth episode-mark that some K-dramas fall victim to unimaginative, insipid writing — something that this series has circumvented in its 14-episode run. Things will hopefully remain just as spirited in the last two episodes as well.