Haven't seen the second episode yet, however this drama did one of my least favorite tropes. that is having the male lead embarrass the female lead to show how smart he was. It is annoying and I don't like it. However PMY is one of my favs, so will check out episode 2.

Such a scumbag,can’t believe she wasted 10 years with that loser,good thing he removed himself from her life!
Kim Mi-kyung as her Mom is always a joy!

Interesting pair of episodes! I’m always in for a Park Min-young drama. They certainly jumped into the relationship woes with her douchebag ex. I knew he was going to be a special kind of jerk with the ending of the first episode but we really get to delve into it in episode 2.

Song Kang is always hit or miss for me. I’ve really enjoyed him in some shows, and haven’t been able to finish others. I actually quite like him here as he’s playing a really smart guy that’s not a complete recluse or socially awkward.

Was real cathartic watching our FL put her ex in his place in front of everyone and the chemistry was solid once they started opening up to each other. And a one night stand so early! Alright, I wasn’t expecting that either. After episode 1 I was a little apprehensive, and thought it was an okay start. I’m still not saying it’s amazing (and has some STIFF competition, on the same day no less) but I’m feeling more optimistic after day 2.

I think this is going to be a drop for me.

I was so annoyed with Song Kang's character by the end of Ep. 1 that I almost didn't watch Ep. 2. My big problem with these office romance dramas is always the know-it-all MALE junior whose miracle genius somehow far exceeds the female senior's expertise and experience.

Ep. 2 wasn't much better. Yoon Park's character was so extremely cringey that I kept fast-forwarding. I didn't find him particularly believable in the role either. Maybe somebody like Lee Sang-yeob would have been better?

Im confused why team dramabeans havent recap red sleeve and snowdrop? 2 of the best dramas.. please please do the recap on both of the dramas .. please

The first two episodes had more negatives than positives for me. I don't really like any of the characters. PMY's is the best of the lot, but she is pretty dull. It's already a tough hill to climb to make me like a Song Kang character, so making him a self-righteous weather genius didn't exactly endear him to me. The ONS was surprising but the fact that he looks SO young and she's the boss just makes it very icky for me.

I don't see the point of making Yoon Park and Yura's characters SO awful. Cheating would have been enough to make me sympathize with the leads, but the cheaters had to get married and screw around with the FL too, all without showing any remorse. It was overkill. A little nuance would have been nice. I don't want to see any more of them, but we have 14 episodes to go. Obviously the marriage will fail, but they've made them so irredeemable that it won't be believable to use them as angst for the romance later on.

The weather stuff was rather overdramatic, but it was a different setting for a drama at least. Again, I just wish they hadn't made the ML right about the rain and a 5% chance for hail though if he was so sure, it was stupid to buy a car that day.

My wife and I loved it. Enough said.

Sigh. Given how much I participated in the discourse preluding the start of Forecasting Love and Weather, I was kind of obligated to give at least the first few episodes a chance. It’s safe to say I was not impressed with what I saw.

I am SO OVER this trope of the younger, know-it-all male subordinate “saving” the female lead from professional disaster. I personally don’t have a ton of work experience yet and even I have never had to be saved like that by someone working in a position below mine. I can’t imagine how humiliating it must be for older beanies here to constantly watch these so-called experienced career women embarrass themselves, only to be magically saved by some guy. That never happens in real life. I hate it. I hate it so much.

And then there is that love square. I knew this show would have to pull something monumentally stupid for us to prefer Song Kang, who looks like a literal high schooler here, over Yoon Park. However, there was no need to make him and Yura so over-the-top awful. Make them cheaters, fine. I hate infidelity in every sense of the word and cheaters are the absolute worst. So I get it, he’s an irredeemable ass. But the later harassment was just too much. Why even bother setting up a love square if two of the people involved are so indiscriminately terrible? The writer is totally gonna drag this out over the 16 episode runtime and I don’t care for it.

So yeah, not a great first impression. I unfortunately had to watch this before Twenty Five Twenty One because my friend loves Song Kang and she really wanted to watch the first two episodes with me. She loved the episodes and I just sort of nodded along so as to not break her heart. But yeah, I’ll probably end up dropping this. Watching Yoon Park be the world’s worst ex for 16 hours is not my idea of fun.

Have t watched it as yet as the pairing is really odd for me. Noona romances were never my thing and I guess that still stands true.

Anybody else get a bit of Jeerisan vibe when they were showing mountain landscape and talking about a storm coming?

Unpleasant characters make (for me) an unpleasant watch. Likely drop.

Oooh yes. I watched this drama and 25 21 and my opinions flipped between the first and second episode. 25 21 feels more coherent. But this story intrigued me a big more since it’s adult romance for once.

But you point out all the little things that makes the drama feels a little off. Is this drama based on a webtoon? It has that comic feel of the know it know ML and a downtrodden FL, plus that one night stand in the beginning of story trope.

I was very confused by the characters also. The horrible finance is usually in nice roles and it threw me off when it was revealed he is horrible. PMJ was very reserved and I couldn’t get where she was coming from or who she was. So then again it surprised me when she had that big fight. SK is like a puppy and I think the drama tried to show you when he became attracted to her. And yet for someone who was hounding his ex, it seems so quick after his relationship to like her, without any scenes showing how he suffered.

Alll these contradictions. But the premise is semi refreshing. Hoping it gets better and better.

I don't like cheating spouse and make them tribble character as the reason for a break up in drama and to get viewer's sympathy. It shows writer lack of creativity because she/he takes the easy route.
Why she doesn't learn to stay platonic in her office relationship after her previous one went south? If she think she can't take the fallout of failed romance relationship in the office why try it twice?
This makes me doubt her ha ha

I really like park min young. Like, really like her and she proves again that she’s one of those actresses that is such a pleasure to watch regardless of their role. I kinda like unhappy cynical PMY maybe it’s just me coz I’m used to seeing her bright side that a crabbier version is interesting to see her play, similar to Mok Hae Won.

My only problem with this drama is how messy and tangled the relationship is between the four leads. It’s like watching a car accident that I can’t look away from and for 16 episodes I don’t know how they are going to develop the second leads any further or rather make them trashier than they already are. I thought I could convince myself to get behind her and Song Kang but no, he still looks like a child next to her sorry. That last scene was just so awkward and his constant smiling is irritating to watch. The only plus points were some great character moments namely involving PMY and Yoon Park but that’s about it.

The beginning plot reminds me of She Would Never Know/Sunbae, don't put that lipstick on. FL boyfriend cheated on her and ML helped her to move on and finally become a couple.

Don't have an intention to compare those dramas, but I still can't buying Song Kang - PMY pairing. Their age gap and their appearance not helping them either. Different with Rowoon - Won Jin Ah pairing, their 5 years age gap not too noticeable (Song Kang really looks younger than his age). I still give a chance until ep 4, hope it will get better.

I can't help myself to compare with She Would Never Know.

I mean both are : JTBC drama, office romance, noona romance, leads cheated by their ex.

And for now, I prefer Sunbae.

The set-up in the foracasting office is pretty interesting but they made it so dramatic that it was difficult to take it seriously. I understand that Korea's meteo is complicated and they need to warn the population but twice in one episode? I mean until now, they got only weird situation. They are in front line and they can't wear clothes suitable for the weather...

The characters : In general, I'm never fond of genius in this kind of slice of life drama but no choice I guess. I was surprised that Shi-Woo took so well the separation. I mean he was a puppy in love, buying a car, etc. and just stole the bouquet (that was a weird revenge) and moved on. For Ha-Kyung is difficult to judge her character, we don't know a lot about her. She looks kinda cold with her colleagues. We didn't really see her happy neither. It's why the cheating part wasn't so emotional for me. I think she should have accepted the offer in Switzerland. It doesn't mean she's running away. She could straighten things out between her ex and her and then leave. Ten years is a long period, then working with him, an obvious jerk, living in their appartment... I think one year in another country would have been a nice break before to start again.

The second leads are kinda cliché for now. I hope they will get a background story and development.

I wasn't expecting a one night stand so soon. It wasn't really sexy, it was so sudden and the characters didn't show any sparks before to get there. The way they will handle it could be fun to watch.

You know, I wasn't sure at first. I wasn't even going to check it out, but I saw twenty five twenty one on Netflix, and then I happened to see this one as well. So I thought I'd watch it while waiting for TFTO episode 2 to drop. I ended up really liking it. Added it to my watch list. Having watched the drama, the pairing works for me, and I like the story so far. Definitely sticking around for as long as it works for me.

I really enjoyed these opening episodes and was also quite surprised at how quickly the two leads hooked up. Vile ex has been publicly humiliated, Park Min-young is standing her ground and does not run away to Switzerland (good for you, girl!). What more is to come, where is the story going?

I read that Yoon Park was not keen to take the part, because his character is so bad, but took it once he learned that there is more to it. I am curious.
I also like Song Kang's character, he is so unembarrassed, but also no fool. He does it well.

The trope I liked the least was the colleagues staying around to watch and listen to the very private row. Even if it is conducted in public, they would normally slink away, because it is embarrassing and intrusive.

I do like the weather science. Never thought about the cost of a weather warning before.

Here to cheer for an out of the ordinary occupation in a Kdrama. The writing team did a great job presenting a sciency subject, especially one that impacts everyone's lives like meteorology. The know-it-all upstart ML challenged every senior he came into contact with, not just the FL.
Rather than the scenes involving forecasting challenges, I found the trope-filled love square super draggy. Hanging in for PMY!

1. I really wish it’s not Song Kang

2. I really wish Yoon Park would stop picking roles where he’s just an awful jerk (or murderer). But ok at least he did do Birthcare Centre, phew!

3. I liked all the “drama” from the weather/nature elements - and it just reminded me so starkly of how Jirisan totally flopped at it, but SHOULD have achieved (esp if you’ve got such a famous mountain as a backdrop, for cryin’ out loud!! Still can’t forgive that show/the writer. Lol)

4. I REALLY WISH IT’S NOT SONG KANG

That said, I liked having the bigger ensemble cast (reminded me faintly of both Diary of a Prosecutor and Hush), and might still give it a chance for a couple more eps. And please JTBC… I really hope the rest of your 2022 dramas won’t suck so badly like your 2021 slate! (So so worried for 39, please don’t screw that one up!!)

Thank you @missvictrix for the recap; like you and many here, I'm in wait-and-see mode on this show. But I really want it to pull me in--I like both leads, and also the ensemble scenario (some of the secondary story-lines are already showing some possibilities). I'm giving it a "yes" for now. But please, writers: show us a bit more sparkle from Park Min Young, and a wee bit less from Song Kang.

Read the recap to see if it would change my mind about watching. Nope. I'm dismayed at the concept of this capable but victimized older woman who has to be rescued by the perky young puppy. And surprised that Park Min-young went for such a role.

First and Most important point..i want Yoon Park in a better drama in a better role.. i hate seeing him second leads or such cheap douchebag.. he deserves a better, strong roles in screen that can justify with his acting.

Seond.. i loved both episodes for how much well researched those weather forecasting discussions seem like. how much details must hv went into to make things so clear for us to know how actually temperature changes and impacts heavy rains, clouds and etc. Its such a new plot.. never seen before (at least to me).. and i was so hyped to watch this drama just to learn abt this newest found topic "weather forecast"
BUT
epi 2 had to end with so predictable one night stand (why PMY why????).. I loved you everything you did so far.. how you took each n everything back from loser ex, how you shut him up with such swag in front of whole office.. it was soo soo refreshing... but nahh just few drinks and thats it to evaporate ur swag...

i am not sure how long ill be able to take it.. but ill keep on watching for same Weather forecasting part and FFing whatever useless things comes on screen....
disappointed with the tropes to bring leads together but Love the backdrop n main plot.

If I was the writer I would have done the ep 2 ending different. Like they both still hurting from the hurt by their exes, so after those drinks they lett down their guard and hug each for comfort. I personally would find that more emotionally charged and also make a deeper connection between them. I mean writer could play on awkwardness after on both sides as they shared an vulnerable moment. To me it would feel more meaningful for the characters to connect over exes on a emotional level than hurry them into bed.

I liked the weather forecasting scenes. In the place where I reside, reporting on rains is one of the most difficult jobs as the predictions can tilt eitherways even with the advancement of technology. So, the fact that weather reporters are a source of constant mockery is true. Also, I never knew there was a massive cost associated with a severe alert because I always thought weather warnings are needed only by fishermen and farmers, but the drama as done a good job of educating the masses about the job of weather forecasters.

I agree that as a junior, Shi Woo crossed a line when he dissed his senior, Jin Ha for neglecting the report because of her wedding, but he was not wrong in saying that his information shouldn't have been ignored. Most experienced people have an habit of dismissing the young people's views just because they lack experience and don't give them space to entertain their ideas. I think a good team is one where different opinions are discussed and a collective conclusion is formed and I think, we are going to see this play out in the drama by having the senior forecaster guide Jin Ha in her role as a Director. These scenes would have played better had they timed it correctly by showing her hesitation to inform the director about the hailstorm before she met Shi Woo.

Instead, I didn't like that Jin Ha found out the reason for the sudden cold temperature through Shi Woo's hint rather than by herself. If they were going to show that he already did an extensive research, why let the FL waste time on it. That just reduces the FL's professional credibility in the eyes of the viewers.

I dragged my feet with this one and felt detached from the drama and its characters by the end of its first episode. The workplace presentation is so boring? Like they’re trying to sell the passion behind weather forecasting, yet it falls flat. Episode two slightly picked up with the action and pacing, but I’m not sold yet. The characters are wholly unremarkable, save for the exes who seem to have a monopoly on shamelessness. All the while Ki Joon was complaining about how hard things were for him, I scratched my head thinking that he could have easily left. There was no point in leading her on, especially since he didn't bother booking the venue or confirming the other wedding criteria. It seemed like such a cruel thing to do to your significant other weeks before the wedding and I wonder just how long it would have taken him to end things, perhaps the day of their supposed nuptials? I shudder.

I'm glad for the slap and the reality check! He really was convinced that he had majority/partial ownership, but that just goes to show the audacity of some people. I'm glad that Ha Kyung can try to be happy now, hopefully the show will shed light on why she's so morose. There’s a story to unpack, given the crumbs about her father dying unexpectedly and her subsequent untrusting nature. I’m down for a serious female lead, but she’s taken a bruising from life, and I’d like to see her heal.

Conversely, the main lead feels off to me, like he's naive and ecstatic taking pictures of clouds, but also apparently super comfortable with a one-night stand. I laughed at his nonchalance in getting up from the bed, but need time reconciling this smooth, cool as cucumber persona with the dorky guy stealing wedding bouquets, (brava btw.)

Overall, I think the bones are there and this could be an enjoyable watch, but I'm not buying the characters and their connections quite yet. I'm also not sure that there is enough content to stretch over 16 episodes, but I'd love to be proven wrong. If I had to rate the first two episodes, I'd probably give them a 5 and 6 respectively. It's always a pleasure to see Park Min Young act, and Song Kang is showing greater range since Nevertheless, but I need a bit more convincing to be completely on board.

I am gonna give this another shot for episode 3 and 4, but this one suprisingly isn't doing it for me. I love weather and I love Park Min Young, but I was not a fan of the floundering in the first episode and I am over the typical sleaze first boyfriend. Song Kang is fine. I do think casting directors should take note of actors that can actually deliver beyond a few expressions. Then again, you have to gain experience in order to get better at your craft.

I watched the first two episodes of FORECASTING LOVE AND WEATHER last night so I am kind of late to the party. Thank you @missvictrix for the open thread.I have enjoyed all the comments. Here are a couple of thoughts:
1. Song Kang’s portrayal of Lee Shi-woo. If you haven’t seen it I recommend you read this Soompi article of Jan. 26 where SK explains why he accepted the role and his approach. Also his hair is cut short intentionally to make him look young. Good idea? Maybe not. If folks had read this before watching episode one I think they might have viewed his character differently.
https://www.soompi.com/article/1510213wpp/song-kang-shares-reason-for-choosing-forecasting-love-and-weather-the-charms-of-his-new-character-and-more

In the article he describes Shi-woo as
“He’s bright and optimistic, and he has pleasant energy. But when it comes to the weather, he’s more sincere and serious than anyone else.”
What I took out of Shi-woo in the first two episodes is as mentioned by
the head Ko Bong-chan a bit of immaturity (in interacting with colleagues) but more importantly he is not a mean spirited guy. As noted by another, Shi-woo was an equal opportunity criticizer. He told the guy who lost a bet to forget it. The presumably love of his life dumps him and he crashes the wedding and runs off with the bouquet with a huge smile. I am with those who did not care for the one night stand at the end of episode 2 but like @joanh, KittyKitty above I also liked the “morning after’ hand shake with a smile. It was true to form for him.

2. To give Yoon Park (Han Ki-Joon) his due there is Soompi article of Jan. 30 where he discusses his role in FL&W but it is not nearly as informative as SK’s:
https://www.soompi.com/article/1510869wpp/yoon-bak-talks-about-playing-park-min-youngs-ex-boyfriend-in-forecasting-love-and-weather

Also I am a little concerned about the length of the drama at 16 epsodes for some of the reasons mentioned in the comments.
For a moment I imagined myself as the Head honcho at JBTC calling the Head honcho at SBS saying I am cutting four episodes from FL&W and sending them to you to add to Kim Nam-gil’s THROUGH THE DARKNESS. You can return the favor someday.

Very late to the party, but who knows? Maybe someone else has just started watching this as well. So I will start to the positive- I'm all there for anyone who sends me pictures of the sky and interesting clouds. I will keep watching just for the weather. On the other side, I'm familiar with the one year training scholarship at the WMO. It's a real thing, and an incredible honour. Our FM being offered that at such a young age shows how competent she is, and how much her superiors value her. It also give me great hope and respect for the writers going forward, that they have done enough research/know about it. The problem is, there is no way that anyone would ever refuse this. I mean, maybe if your mother had three months to live? But that's about it. (It usually includes costs and living arrangements for family and dependents as well). So that and the baby face ML- that's K-drama and I just suspend disbelief I guess