[Sub : ENG] If We Were a Season [KBS Drama Special]

"i've been ignoring you, how could i be well?"
the most painful line, my heart hurts

to all international friends : thanks for loving korean drama :) from korea.

There's a reason why this Drama Special is the second most watched on KBS WORLD's channel! Great story, great acting and undeniable chemistry between Dong Yoon and Soobin!! ♥️

Love the way the ending matches with the title.
The beginning of a warm spring symbolizes their relationship-sweet,playful and warm just like a friendship. But towards the end it is a winter signifying feelings like hopelessness,sadness just as cold as the season itself.
Buttt this isn't a sad ending cause a winter also paves the way for spring to come again.
And as the hero tightly hugges the heroine,he is giving her the ending she wanted and hope for a new beginning-a new spring.
Hence,if we were a season,we'd be winter

Hmm... Hi Guys, there are some people who claim that it is sad ending, and there are also some who claim that it's a happy one. I will explain you some details then why this drama has SAD ENDING for GISEOK (Jang Dong Yoon).
1. When Hyerim (Chae Soo Bin) came to the park while crying and looking at Giseok's back from behind, and then decided to leave, she realized that Giseok might want to confess his feeling to her. It is true that both Giseok and Hyerim might be liking to each other because THEY ARE USED TO DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER SINCE BABY. But, after the new guy Dongyeong (Jinyoung) came and made Hyerim's heart fluttered, she seemed to be affected by his charm, and SHE COULD NOT HELP IT, just like her father did. That's why after hyerim saw what her father did then crying and dongyeong tried to comfort her, she asked to dongyeong "why do you love me? It's just one month after we met" then dongyeong answered, "no reason for that, no reason to love someone, you just couldn't help it". Then hyerim realized her true feeling. She was fluttered toward dongyeong. However, she was too comfortable with giseop and she was also afraid to hurt giseok who had been together with her for so long. She was once afraid that she could become cheater if she accepted dongyeong's feeling. However, she could not help it.
2. The phone call that Hyerim received when she entered her room at the end scene, it is actually from Jinyoung where she mentioned: "See you later in Seoul". This drama clearly said Dongyeong is from Seoul. It means Hyerim and Dongyeong have been together (dated).
3. At the end scene when Giseok hugged Hyerim, he said that "I should say good bye" and then "a tight hug for an ending to warm your heart." The one who hugged first is Giseok, he might remember that Hyerim ever said that hug may have meaning that it is not ended yet. Giseok may want that it is not ending for both of them. But in fact, Hyerim already went to another guy and she really couldn't help it.
4. Hyerim seemed to like Giseok because they have been together and Giseok is always there for her. Meanwhile, her heart fluttered for the first time because of Dongyeong.
I feel so so so bad for Giseok, he was there actually when Hyerim was with Dongyeong, whether it was when the raining (he even got fever because of that and Hyerim even did not know about this), he saw Hyerim cried and was comforted by Dongyeong when Hyerim knew the fact about her dad and the piano teacher, but yeaah... once again... This special drama seems want to convey us (the viewer) that heart or feeling is hard to be controlled.
Feeling is like season! (It's CHANGEABLE in particular period, but then it comes back to its certain season in a circle in a year). The title is "IF" we were the season. It might mean. They are NOT the season. They change, but they cannot go back to their particular period/time. So I consistently think that maybe the director wants to give this message to the viewer.
Hyerim once rejected Dongyeong (2nd male lead) because she previously assumed that she NEEDS TO BE Loyal. However, she then literally changed.
But, Honestly, in Real Life, I do think that someone like Giseom (who keeps being there with us is more worthy to have our love).
The End
Sorry for the long comment, but I also hope you read this comment carefully and can retrieve the real meaning :)
First Love always bring such painful memory, especially when we are teenagers.. hehe :) Regards, Korean Drama Lover :D

"I've been ignoring you, how could I be well" really made me cry

wow Chae Soobin did a great job here, her acting skills are amazing I hope she get more attention she deserves

yeah, it's been 4 years and still waiting for the part 2 of their story

" i think a tight hug is good for an ending. And it feels like their story hasn't ended yet" 💖
(This drama deserve part 2)
Edited: thanks for the likes❣️

I've watched this yesterday and I realize some things. Hyerim and Giseok both have feelings for each other and they know it. They've been together since their diapers and how their feelings for each grow each season. Hyerim have some issues with her father. Like why would his father cheat on her mother? They're married , they have her, they've been together through thick and thin then like what was the reason? When the supporting lead confesses to her, she can't lie she have feelings for him, the way it makes her heart flutter when she first saw him and his cheesy lines. Maybe it made her feel things she never felt with Giseok before, because he's straightforward unlike Giseok. The reason she didn't accepted him is because she doesnt want to be like her father. She know for herself that she loves Giseok. And when she ask her father what was the reason for his cheating, he said he can't help and tries to avoid it but he can't. Hyerim doesn't want to be like his father. Although Donggyeong made her heart flutter and feel things, she felt like she would cheat on the man she loves even though he never confesses to her, that's why she rejected him. And she's afraid Giseok and her will experience the same situation just like her father and mother. She wants them to be separated and give each other some time until the right season comes. Because true love never fade from someone's heart.

It's been 5yrs still waiting for S2/Part2😭😭

I've watched this twice now. And I still cried as hard. This is such a gem, that cannot be replaced by anything. It just hit so different in the heart. Still hoping for part 2 since the day it was released . . .

Anyone watching this while on quarentine? Stay home and be safe guys!

The saddest part of this story is when they have a mutual feelings to each other but end up not telling their true feelings. This tear me up so much. 💔

We need season 2 with a happy ending please😭😭

Rewatching it this 2023. I like Hyerim and Giseok love story here. They started to be like siblings who hate each other but story didnt go the way i want it. I waited for part 2, but yes. That's just how their story goes. Love their chemistry

That ending scene where Hyerim could see the train already arriving and her face suddenly changes at the sight of it because she knows it's about time for her to leave Giseok. And Giseok could somehow sense it too, so he hugged Hyerim to finally say goodbye... tightly... but Hyerim didn't hug him back. And it showed a flashback to when Hyerim said "A tight hug is good for an ending. That seems more heartwarming. And it feels like their story hasn't ended yet."
So although Hyerim didn't hug himback, she did close her eyes and bury her head on his shoulder. Like agreeing that yes, this is not yet the end for us.
As the title goes, if they were a season, they eventually have to change, they are bound to end.
That, everyone, made my heart broken beyond repair.

Just want to share my story with you all
I had a friend just like him. caring,kind and always cheering for me. He was there watching me dating other guys, breaking up and getting hurt but he silently comforted me. I regret not realizing it sooner that the someone who never gonna leave my side would always be him. My best guy friend ❤️
Aaaand to us its a happy ending We are dating for 4 years now and soon getting married. Im glad i realized what I want and who I love the most
Edit: hey everyone.. It's 5 years for our relationship now. I'm so happy after reading all these comments 🥺🥺
Thank you so much 😘

this drama doesn’t need a season 2. its beautiful ending must be preserved. i still cry every time :'((

Anyone 2023🙋. I've been ignoring this for a while, I finally watched it and I can't believe I didn't watch this sooner, so amazing 🙌

I loved the fact that he never begged for her love. He is a MAN..🤟🤟

"I've been ignoring you. How could I be well?" that line broke my heart! I want a part 2!!!

From story line to the two main leads and their chemistry, everything was so great. It's 2023 now, hoping for season two.

I really want this “childhood friendship”

It hurts when you have someone in your heart, but you can’t have them in your arms.

I don' get why people still have questions.
It's super clear. She didn't went out with the other guy. She told him no. But she couldn't tell his childhood friend that she likes him. The ending with the hug is a confessing, saying it's not the end for them (just like she said while watching the movie with him).
She said that she felt guilty after eating with the new boy, lying to his childhood friend. Her father cheated on her mother. He didn't had a reason, he said he just wanted to gift her the music sheets.
She felt guilty, she felt like she did the same as her father. (Maybe because her heart really fluttered for the new boy. She even left her bike and walked with him home FOR NO REASON like her father). She knew the pain of cheating from her father, so she knew how her childhood friend would feel. She punished herself for doing something bad as her father. She didn't went out with the boy because she always loved her childhood friend. But she couldn't forgive herself for what she did, so she lied to her childhood friend.
But it's still a happy ending.

The story hasn't yet ended right
It is a tight warm heart...

2022 and I'm still here waiting for SEASON 2 😢

3 years, I'm still here, watching this and hoping for season2 😭💔

She said a hug means their story didn't end yet. So that's why he hugged her. Meaning they still have a story later and he haven't let her go.

2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 know its gonna be 2022 but still i love this movie .😊😊
when i was at class 6 started to watch this movie .

It's been 4 years and I'm still in love with this movie!❤

This drama is so short and simple but it pulls at the heart strings. I came here expecting a normal/cheesy love triangle but ended up in a ball of emotions. I understand why Hyerim decided not to take that next step with Giseok. Her father's words about not wanting to cheat but couldn't help it was too much for her. She didn't want to take the risk with her best friend, but the ending gives us closure that maybe they still have a chance at love.

She's crying while rejecting giseok means she didn't mean what she say. She's just afraid of opening up a new relationship with giseok because of what his father did. She's not ready to commit with giseok because shes scared jumping in a relationship after what her father did and they are bestfriend too.

For me, I think it's a happy ending. First snowfalls in Korea, I know what it means. 😊❤ Season 2 please. 😅
-Sending love, Philippines. 😊

It’s 2022 and still this drama series is one of my fave

"I've been ignoring you, How could I be well? 😢

Anyone watching it in 2020 like me ???

I really want to see these two act together again in a full length drama, preferably with a happy ending. 🥺🥰🙏

Time for a season 2. Would love to see this couple together again.

When she says "hold tight" n he hugs her bag while sitting behind her on cycle😍 damn..soo much of cuteness n innocence is difficult to find these days💖💖💖💖💖

Why I didn't discover this one earlier? Who's watching this year? 2020 anyone?

I just love that sweet last ending. And I also think a tight hug is best ending in real life too.

see she said that she feels the ending should be with a hug so that it feels the story continues..its not a sad ending

Get you a man that carries a hair tie for you

You can tell the person Haerim is truly in love with is Giseok. When Dongkyung confessed, she literally doesnt look like she's in love with him or maybe her heart did flutter a bit. But she cried when she rejected Giseok and those tears are not tears of sympathy but its like how she's hurt because she actually loves Giseok too. Its after what her father said that she felt like she might hurt Giseok if they took a step further. This might be bcos her heart cant help but flutter when she's with Dongkyung or its just because she's afraid to be in a relationship cos its not the right time yet so she lied to Giseok. Its really heartbreaking to see them hug at the end with the tears since it could mean that their love is truly ending or its just the beginning.
Srsly if this were made as a drama series the story could've been explored more :( Still one of the fav drama i watched tho cos i'm not usually a fan of boring romance but this one is definitely different and worth watching. The chemistry between the leads are amazing. Hope to see Jang Dongyoon and Chae Soobin in another project

He was always there even though he was late at times, still... He was a there.
Very heart warming

I watched it in 2023. It’s heartbreaking, but I love their chemistry :').

This is the reality of life, we tend to love and be attracted more to new people who came into our life than to those we ve been through since day 1 or those whos always there for us

Cried so hard in the end. How can one find such a warm hearted man in real life😭
I hope the story continues

after watching this movie for many times I realized that this movie is completely finished with happy ending and emotional touching it no need the second season to complite.Hyerim already known Geseok love her and she also love him too they are not only friends but
There are the couple with Pricious value to each other .When she meet Dongyoung he make her heart floater for a moment that her feel guilty with Geseok .she didn't go when Geseok appointed her because she didn't want to cheat him . She think her father betrayed and cheated her mother . She think it bad and unfair to her mother. She think it so bad and painful to cheat to the one how really important and Pricious for you or cheat by some one who you love the at last she she decides to tell the truth of her feeling and
Wanted Geseok to forgive her. But Geseok is confused that she didn't love him and he thinks She didn't asked him to break up because she pity him and feel guilty because he is to good to her. that he said to her don't force yourself to choose someone or somethings that you don't like for other reasons be cause you can't keep for entire life and he force him self to Ignore her it not because he hated her . He just doesn't want to force her choosing what her didn't wanted. But at the end he can't hold to Ignore her anymore because it impossible to Ignore some one that real very Pricious for you.
So at the end they can't superat from each other they make tight hug It the sign that They love is not finished.

I crying in last of drama so hard to forget everything... I touch it💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭

FRIEND ZONE is really exist..
OMG..
*"Tight hug for ending feel warm heartening.."*

To me the only thing the hug on the platform is just the end of childhood, acknowledgement of depth of their connection and healing the rift ... in time, a new beginning as adults. I don't even need a season 2. There is no question in my mind.

This one should go like Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight.

Please let them reunite with a kdrama series!❣ I love them!

THEY CRY SO CALMY WHY IM HERE CRYING SO HARD I CANT😭😭

okay this is soo heartbreaking like for giseok it is really ending for his first love but he will never know that hyerim lied about how she like the new student because she didnt want to make a relationship with giseok. didnt want to blame hyerim tho for believing every relationship have its own ending like how she learned thru her father. and this is just show how giseok is really special to her. and yesss for the cinematography, it's soo pretty and remind me of puberty medley 👌👌

I love drama specials but this one is just my type. This is the only one that I keep watching!!! MARVELLOUS

I saw this on tiktok with a caption "right person, wrong timing" so i checked the whole movie to know. So here are my thoughts -
1. Hyerim started to have feelings to Giseok the moment she fell on that bike - the slow mo and all are from her POV, not Giseok.
2. When the soccer happened, initially Hyerim and her friends were generally watching them, not specifically to the new guy but when Giseok jumped in, her eyes were all on him and even took care of him till he woke up at the clinic.
3. Hyerim knew her feelings that's why she rejected the new guy. On the night that Hyerim and Giseok were about to meet, she was waiting for 10 pm to strike. She can't wait to go to him not until she caught her father cheating.
4. She didn't reject Giseok, she didn't answer him yet. She was afraid of commiting bc she thought of ending up like her father since she knew her heart fluttered of the new guy's actions.
5. At the train station scene, it's symbolizes hope for them. Hyerim followed Giseok advice about her choices in life. Giseok might've said good bye but he hug her bc just like what Hyerim wants, hugging at the end is still not the end of their story. and the train left while they were hugging so - 😳
Ending: Giseok will always be the right person, and until Hyerim is ready to love, the right timing will come for them, just like a season.

“I think a tight hug is good for an ending. And it feels like their story hasn’t ended yet”
This episode ended with a hug so y’all shall give us an episode 2 bc giseok and hyerim’s story hasn’t ended yet. Pleaase 😂😩

I mean *HOW HARD TO SAY "I LIKE YOU TOO, GISEOK"* to lead this drama to a happy ending

It's already 2021 but still hoping there was a season 2 of this😭

Woahh!! Heart nailing story. Such a rare concept. It made me cry so bad. Actors have done such a good job. Applause 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I think Hyerim and Giseok have feelings for each other and maybe they also know it. When Donggyeong confessed his feelings to Hyerim and asked her to date him, Hyerim looked at Giseok's house. When she said, "I thought my heart fluttered because I fell from the wall. So I kept saying to myself that I don't have feelings for him. But I couldn't help it," to Giseok, maybe she was pertaining when she fell from her bike and Giseok caught her at the beginning of the story. She just lied about her true feelings to Giseok in the corridor and copied what Donggeyong said. Maybe because she caught her father cheating on her mother and got scared that she might also cheat on Giseok because Donggyeong makes her heart flutter. Also, there's a belief in Korea that says, "If you are out in the first snowfall of the season with someone you like, true love will blossom between you". And about them hugging means that's not the end of their story. When the train came, she can't say goodbye to Giseok because she doesn't want to end their story. Instead of waiting for her goodbye, Giseok just hugged her. A tight hug for an ending to warm her heart.
I like that the director gave us an open ending to this film. It feels like Giseok is her home. She's going to Seoul and study there, finding her true self. And maybe to heal her wounds when she caught her father cheating and have the courage to confess her true feelings to Giseok.

Hug is better be the ending than a kiss... I love this movie.

I wonder how it feels if someone really would fall in love with me

we need part 2 of this, the movie has a lot of potential

I CRIED AT THE ENDING 😭😭😭 SO TOUCHING AHHHH *I NEED SEASON 2* !!!!

Dear KBS, this drama special has reached 12million views and it has been three years since it was released. Would you mind giving us a gift by making the season 2 with the same pairing? Please consider this, KBS! ❤❤❤

Loved it so much that cannot stop rewatching again and again❤

Its really touch my heart. My tears falling while watching this.

She foreshadowed it at 19:47 saying 'Geez I hate it when it ends with a kiss' and 'it makes it feel like it's really the end' I think that was really clever scripting because it makes the viewer see the end of this mini drama and think so their story never really ended. That's great

Let's all take a moment and appreciate Jang Dongyoon, such an underrated actor. 😫❤️

Wow jinyoung always be making me fall in love 🥰🥰🥰

Don't break the person 's heart who really loves you bcz if make both of you cry

I totally can relate in this drama. The line, "If you do not know the answer, just ask". In reality, it's really hard for us to ask someone if he/she likes us too. Not that because we're shy to ask rather, we're just afraid that it might be the answer we don't want to hear. 😢

WHY IS JANG DONGYOON SO HANDSOME IN THAT BLACK OUTFIT, IM DYING HERE IN THE CORNER😭😭 CAN U NOT DO THAT AGAIN , MY HEART😭💖😍

These Korean adolescent romances are, for me, a guilty pleasure to watch. I rationalize that romantic love is perpetually adolescent in sentiment and remains so for those of us who fell deeply in love again as adults. This is why Romeo and Juliet was written, because it so fully embodied the essential nature of romance as it blossoms.
Actress Chae Soo-bin is absolutely adorable as the feisty yet vulnerable Yoon Hae-rim.
It’s no wonder she won Best new actress awards twice in 2015; then the Rising Star award in 2016 and the Excellence awards in 2017 & 2018.
Jang Dong-yoon performed beautifully as Eom Gisok, her childhood best friend and secret admirer.
IF I WERE A SEASON (2017)

every time i watched it, teary eyed... hope there's a season 2...

This is a GEM. Why am I only seeing this right now??
"If it's not happy then it's not yet the end"

WHY THIS IS NOT A SAD ENDING:
1. He's following Hyerin's mom advice - tell her after college.
2. Kiss means "it's really the end", while hug means "their story hasn't ended yet."
Atleast I'm hoping!
*I just made up a happy ending for them in my mind*

There should be a full drama on this. They deserve a happy ending. Its been 3 years. C'mon KBS!!

Watching it again and again.... I love this drama so much♥️

"home quarantine feels" searching for k.dramas at this moment.

doesn’t matter how many times i watched this i’d cry when he said “ i been ignoring you, how could i be well”

Most emotional movie I ever watched😢😭❤

Those small feelings are little complicated..
But we tend to understand them and accept them with the time

When he says that " i've been ignoring you , how could I be well" and " a tight hug for an ending to warm your heart" that was touched my heart and I'm very emotional that time .But this movie is really good and this could be season 2 .So I'm waiting for 2nd part .Thank you for uploading this .Lots of love 💓💓

Why do i feel like crying just watching the ending? 😢 This story is too realistic.Not everyone ends up together even if you’ve known each other since you were in diapers. That’s just life. Just because you love that person doesn’t mean they have to love you back. Oh well, at least you still end up being friends. Who knows what will happen next. Maybe there’s part 2? 🤔🤨

I have watched it for so many times and i will still... Hope there's a season 2❤️

Loved this drama - even the heartbreaking moments

I Don't know why... But i can't stop feeling sad for first male lead....😓.

*I think a tight hug is good for an ending that seems more heart-warming and it feels like their story hasn't ended yet*
Well said❤ this drama special makes me cry especially when they start to ignore each other but in the end they can't help theirselves not talking/seeing each other😭 this is true FRIENDSHIP❤

@kbsworldtv please a season 2 for us😭

NOW GIVE ME A JANG DONGYOON AND CHAE SOOBIN 16 EPISODE DRAMA, THEM AS THE MAIN LEAD COUPLE WITH FUN RELATIONSHIP AND BE HAPPY EVER AFTER

Oh hell man! Drama specials tend to be REALLY special I'm conflicted between wanting this to be full length or just the way it is. Why do you make my heart flutter so & break it at the same time, show? I will just be content with that tight hug, at least it means their story hasn't ended yet. 😢

the ending is the male lead became a genius professor and she made a female robot that exactly look like yun hyerim and he named it aji3

This was a touching, beautiful story - so well acted - maybe, a follow up story would be great -

Still watching this since 2018, and yet still burst in tears