The drama "Spring Night" tells a warm story about love, family, and life choices. In this work, the main characters Lee Jung-in and Yoo Ji-ho delicately portray various values and concerns about love and family in modern society through changes in love emotions and complex relationships with various characters around them. In addition, the various conflicts and waves of emotions experienced by the two main characters who are about to make an important choice in life provide viewers with a great empathy and an opportunity to think about their lives and love again. While these contents are intertwined, the warm emotions of spring nights convey a message that reminds us all of love and the importance of life.
Spring Night : “Love and life choice, the story of that warm spring night.”
Basic drama information
- Title: Spring Night
- Broadcast Date: 2019
- Broadcasting company: MBC
- Director: Ahn Pan-seok
- Author: Kim Eun-young
- Genre: Romance, drama
- Total Recall: 32 episodes
Character Introduction
Lee Jung-in (Han Ji-min):
Lee Jung-in is a young woman who works as a librarian in a library. She has inner sincerity and pure beauty as much as her outward appearance. Even in her normal daily life, there are many complicated emotions and worries in her life. Even in the relationship with his long-term lover, Ki-seok, he has fears and doubts about the future that seems to be a set trajectory, and in this process, he deeply considers his true feelings and the value of love. Her delicate emotional changes and human appearance give viewers sympathy and emotion.
Yoo Ji-ho (Jung Hae-in):
Yoo Ji-ho works as a pharmacist and is a young man with a strong personality. He comforts people around him with his attitude of finding small joy in his daily life and bright energy. However, his life has hidden difficult past and painful memories of his family. Through a chance meeting with Lee Jung-in, he realizes the meaning and value of true love and organizes his lingering feelings for his life and family. His warm heart and sincere love captivated many viewers.
Kiseok (Kim Junhan):
Ki-seok is Lee Jung-in’s long-time lover, a man with a stable job and personality. He has a sincere feeling of love for Jeong-in and tries to design their future together. However, his love is sometimes seen as possessive and dominating, confusing Jung-in’s feelings. Gi-seok conflicts between feelings of love, family expectations, and social pressure, and in the process, he realizes his true heart and value for love.
Plot Summary
“Spring Night” revolves around the story of love that begins with a chance meeting between Lee Jung-in and Yoo Ji-ho in the background of daily life in Seoul. Lee Jung-in works as a librarian in the library and feels stable in his relationship with his long-term lover Ki-seok, but at the same time, he has limitations in the relationship and anxiety about the future. On the other hand, Yoo Ji-ho works as a pharmacist at a pharmacy, and there are painful family history and emotional wounds in his life.
The two meet by chance, sympathize with each other’s lives and feelings, and naturally fall into each other. In the process, Lee Jung-in gradually ponders the anxiety and questions in his relationship with Gi-seok, and as a result, he faces a choice between the pressure of reality and the value of love. Yoo Ji-ho also realizes the value of true love and family by overcoming his past and the resulting wounds.
Their love stories convey a warm message about human relationships, emotions, and life choices in modern society, and provide empathy and comfort to many people.
Major Themes & Message
“Spring Night” explores the definition of love, the meaning of family, and life choices. It is drawn around courage and sincerity in front of love, and hopes and expectations of life.
OST Information
The OST of Spring Night perfectly expresses the subtle emotions with the emotional voices of various artists. Main tracks include “Second Winter” and “Hi, Stranger” and the OST was much loved.
Review & Evaluation
“Spring Night” received sympathy and response from many audiences for its realistic and warm production. In particular, the love stories of the main characters, the conflicts they face, and the messages delivered through them touched many people’s hearts. Critics also highly appreciated the delicate emotional portrayal of the work and the outstanding performance of the actors.