Our Beloved Summer

General Information

• International Title: Our Beloved Summer / That Year We (Literal Title)
• Original Title: 그 해 우리는 (romanization: Geu Hae Urineun)
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Youth
• Episode: 16
• Airing Date: 2021.12.06 ~ 2022.01.25
• Airing Slot: Monday & Tuesday 22:00 KST
• Broadcasting Channel: SBS
• International Distributor: Netflix
• Starring: Choi Woo Shik, Kim Da Mi, Kim Sung Cheol, Roh Jeong Eui
• Director: Kim Yoon Jin
• Writer: Lee Na Eun
• Highest Rating: 5.3% (Nationwide)
• Awards: 2021 SBS Drama Awards for Director’s Award (Choi Woo Shik & Kim Da Mi) and Best New Actress (Roh Jeong Eui)

Synopsis

Our Beloved Summer KDrama is a romantic comedy portraying two ex-lovers who split up 10 years ago. Choi Woong is a free spirit illustrator with immature but sincere personality. Gook Yeon Soo is a PR expert who tries to live in a realistic way as an adult. They used to be in a romantic relationship but then they promised not to meet again in the future. However, another fate reunites them as their high school documentary film goes viral.

Main Cast

Character name: Choi Woong
Actor name: Choi Woo Shik
Choi Woo Shik’s notable works: The Policeman’s Lineage (movie), Time to Hunt (movie), The Divine Fury (movie), Parasite (movie), Okja (movie), Train To Busan (movie), Set Me Free (movie), Fight for My Way, Rooftop Prince, etc

Character name: Gook Yeon Soo
Actress name: Kim Da Mi
Kim Da Mi’s notable works: Soul Mate (movie), The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (movie), Itaewon Class, etc

Character name: Kim Ji Woong
Actor name: Kim Sung Cheol
Kim Sung Cheol’s notable works: Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982 (movie), Sweet Home, Do You Like Brahms?, Arthdal Chronicles, Prison Playbook, etc

Character name: NJ
Actress name: Roh Jeong Eui
Roh Jeong Eui’s notable works: Dear M, 18 Again, Live Up To Your Name, Pinocchio, Dream High 2, etc

Extended Cast

Park Jin Joo as Lee Sol Yi
Lee Seung Woo as Lim Tae Hoon
Jeon Hye Won as Jeong Chae Ran
Ahn Dong Goo as Eun Ho
Jung Kang Hee as Chang Shik
Park Do Wook as Chi Seong
Yoon Sang Jeong as Ji Ye In
Park Won Sang as Choi Woong’s father
Lee Seon Hee as Lee Min Kyung
Park Yeon Woo as Kim Myung Ho
Jo Bok Rae as Park Dong Il
Heo Jun Seok as Bang Yi Hoon
Seo Jeong Yeon as Lee Yeon Ok
Cha Mi Kyung as Kang Ja Kyung
Park Mi Hyun
Cha Seung Yeop as Kang Ji Woon
Ahn Soo Bin as Ahn Mi Yeon

Cameo & Special Appearance

Lee Joon Hyuk as Team Leader Jang Dong Yul
Kwak Dong Yeon as Nu Ah
Kang Ki Doong as Kim Jin Seob (Ep. 14)

Character Relationship Chart

TBA

Original Soundtrack

“Drawer” by 10cm
“The Reason Why We Had To Break Up” by BIBI
“Squabble” by Ha Sungwoon
“There for You” by Kim Nayoung
“Christmas Tree” by V (BTS)
“Home” by Janet Suhh
“The Giving Tree” by Lee Seungyoon
“Summer Rain” by Sam Kim
“Even Now” by Yang Yoseob (Highlight)
“I Will Make You Happy” by Jang Beom June
“Our Beloved Summer” by Kim Kyunghee
“Red String of Fate” by Kim Kyunghee

Teaser & Trailer Videos

Awards & Nominations

2021 SBS Drama Awards – December 31, 2021

• Director’s Award (“Choi Woo Shik & Kim Da Mi)
• Best New Actress: Roh Jeong Eui

Trivia

• The production is conducted by Studio N and it becomes the first original drama for Studio N
• Filming has started since July 2021
• Our Beloved Summer KDrama reunites Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi after 3 years since movie The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion in 2018
• Our Beloved Summer is the first Kim Da Mi‘s SBS kdrama
• The prequel is being adapted to webtoon and planned to release on Naver within 2021
• Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi becomes cover model for Cosmopolitan Magazine (November edition) as the promotion of this drama