Something in the Rain

2018

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 Jun-hui (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 Jun-hui'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.

Genres:

Romance

Also Known As:

Pretty Sister Who Buys Me Food, Pretty Sister Who Treats Me to Meals, Pretty Sister Who Buys Me Food

Director:

Ahn Pan-seok

Writer:

Kim Eun

Episodes:

Running Time:

70-90 minutes

Network:

JTBC

Country of Origin:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

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Casts

Seo Jeong-yeon
Jung Young-in, vice president and marketing director of the coffee franchise.
Lee Joo-young (actress, born 1992)
Lee Ye-eun, Jin-ah's youngest colleague.
Oh Hee-joon
Jun-hui's friend
Cho Soo-hyang

Jun-hui's friend (Ep. 6)

Joo Min-kyung

Geum Bo-ra, a veteran colleague that Jin-ah can confide in.

Lee Kyu-sung

Jun-hui's friend

Kim Chang-wan

Jun-hui and Gyeong-seon's father

Jung Yoo-jin

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 Jun-hui.

Park Hyuk-kwon

Nam Ho-gyun, vice president and director of the coffee franchise, whom Gong Cheol-goo reports to.

Z.Hera

Gyu-min's new girlfriend (Ep. 1)

Son Ye-jin

Yoon Jin-ah, a single woman, age 35, 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 Jun-hui.

Jung Hae-in

Seo Jun-hui, Gyeong-seon's younger brother, age 29, 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.

Jang So-yeon

Seo Gyeong-seon, Jun-hui's older sister and Jin-ah's best friend, age 35, who runs a coffee shop under the same franchise where Jin-ah works.

Wi Ha-joon

Yoon Seoung-ho, Jin-ah's younger brother and Jun-hui's best friend.

Gil Hae-yeon

Kim Mi-yeon, Jin-ah's mother, who is obsessed with finding Jin-ah a husband from a well-respected family.