Waiting for Rain
{{short description|South Korean romance film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Waiting for Rain[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14540764/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_rdat Also known as Endless Rain]
| image = Waiting-for-rain.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name
| hangul = 비와 당신의 이야기
| hanja =
| rr = Biwa Dangsinui Iyagi}}
| director = Jo Jin-mo
| producer = Hwang Geun-ha
| writer =
| screenplay = Yoo Seong-hyub
| based_on =
| starring = Kang Ha-neul
Chun Woo-hee
| music = Kim Ju-seok
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Columbia Pictures
Kidari Ent
AZIT Pictures
| distributor = Sony Pictures Entertainment Korea
| released = {{Film date|2021|04|28|South Korea}}
| runtime = 117 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross = US$3.2 million{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20193068|title=KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box (2021)|access-date= June 7, 2021|work=KOFIC}}
}}
Waiting for Rain ({{langx|ko|비와 당신의 이야기|Biwa Dangsinui Iyagi|Rain and Your Story}}) is a 2021 South Korean romantic drama film directed by Jo Jin-mo and written by Yoo Seong-hyub. The film starring Kang Ha-neul and Chun Woo-hee,{{Cite news |url =https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5258205|title =천우희, 강하늘 만날까… '비와 당신의 이야기' 검토 중|work =No Cut News |author= Kim Soo-jung |publisher = No Cut News|date = December 12, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2021|language=ko}} is a love story between a man and a woman who have yearned for each other for a long time but could not meet due to certain circumstances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Rain_and_Your_Story.php|title=Endless Rain (Movie - 2020)|access-date= April 23, 2021|website=HanCinema}}
Waiting for Rain was released in South Korea on April 28, 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://mpop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=202103291501259664022_1|title=비와 당신의 이야기 4월28일 개봉..강하늘 무빙포스터 공개 |access-date= April 23, 2021|website=헤럴드 POP|date=March 29, 2021 }}{{Cite web|title=강하늘X천우희 '비와 당신의 이야기', 30일 뉴욕·LA 등 미국 개봉(공식)|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003427704|access-date=2021-04-29|website=n.news.naver.com|language=ko}}
Synopsis
Waiting for Rain follows the romance between Young-ho (Kang Ha-neul) and So-hee (Chun Woo-hee). The two become each other's sources of comfort through the connection of a chance letter and make the unlikely promise of meeting up on a rainy December 31. The movie has an “analog” vibe through its depiction of the exchange of handwritten letters rather than phone calls or text messages.
Cast
- Kang Ha-neul as Park Young-ho, a young student taking his second gap year{{Cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1465480wpp/kang-ha-neul-talks-about-upcoming-romance-film-similarities-and-differences-to-his-character-and-more|title=Kang Ha Neul Talks About Upcoming Romance Film, Similarities And Differences To His Character, And More|access-date= April 23, 2021|website=Soompi|date=April 22, 2021 }}
- Chun Woo-hee as Gong So-hee, a woman who receives the letter in place of her older sister So-yeon{{Cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1461910wpp/watch-kang-ha-neul-and-chun-woo-hee-are-connected-by-a-heartwarming-letter-in-trailer-for-upcoming-film|title=Watch: Kang Ha Neul And Chun Woo Hee Are Connected By A Heartwarming Letter In Trailer For Upcoming Film|access-date= April 23, 2021|website=Soompi|date=March 31, 2021 }}
- Choi Myung-bin as Young Gong So-hee
- Lee Seol as Gong So-yeon, So-hee's older sister{{Cite web|date=2019-08-19|title=[볼 만해?] 영원하지 않기에 소중한 '비와 당신의 이야기'|url=https://www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/986025|access-date=2021-05-23|website=데일리안|language=ko}}
- Kang Young-seok as Bookworm, is a man who likes books better than people
- Lim Ju-hwan as Park Young-hwan, Young-ho's older brother
- Lee Yang-hee as Young-ho's father
- Lee Hang-na as So-hee's mother
- Ryu Hye-rin as Assistant teacher{{cite web|url=https://www.joynews24.com/view/1379447|title='슬의생2' 류혜린, 안정적인 연기로 시청자 눈도장
|website=Joy News 24|date=July 7, 2021}}
- Go Geon-han as Jong-gook{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Waiting_For_Rain-cast.html|title=Waiting For Rain - Cast (Korean Movie, 2021, 비와 당신의 이야기)|website=Hancinema|date=April 28, 2021}}
- Kang So-ra as Soo-jin, Young-ho's motive for re-study
Production
On December 12, 2019, it was reported that Kang Ha-neul and Chun Woo-hee received an offer to appear in the film and both were accepted.{{Cite news |url =https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20191212/98774649/2|title =[단독] 천우희X강하늘, 멜로 영화 '비와 당신의 이야기'에서 특급 만남|work =Sports Donga|author= Jung Hui-yeon |publisher =Sports Donga|date = December 12, 2019|access-date=April 5, 2021|language=ko }}
Filming began in March 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2020031308334762944&arr_no=&VP|title=[단독]강하늘 '비와 당신의 이야기' 이설 합류..코로나19를 이겨나가는 방법|work=Star News|publisher= Star News|date = March 13, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2021|language=ko}} Filming was completed in July 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10009959778&cooper=google%20com|title='비와 당신의 이야기', 강하늘X천우희라 더 궁금한 청춘 멜로|work=SBS연예뉴스|publisher= 연예뉴스|date = July 8, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2021|language=ko}}
Release
Reception
The film was released on April 28, 2021 on 952 screens. It was the number 1 place at the Korean box office, on the opening day of its release, collecting 29,853 audiences with a cumulative audience of 31,400 including its premiere.{{Cite web|title=강하늘X천우희 멜로 감성 '비와 당신의 이야기' 새 1위로[박스오피스]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000434820|access-date=2021-04-29|website=n.news.naver.com|language=ko}} It maintained its number 1 spot on its opening weekend with a total audience of 122,261 from April 30 to May 2, 2021, therefore, recording a total of 174,742 admissions.{{Cite web|title=KOBIZ - Korean Film Biz Zone : Weekly BoxOffice [20210409 ~ 20210502]|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/boxOffice_Weekly.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_WEEKLY|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|language=en}} On May 10, two weeks after its release, it reached the 300,000 admissions mark garnering a cumulative audience of 304,780.{{Cite web|title='비당신' 1위 재탈환, 30만 관객 돌파 [박스오피스]|url=http://mtvdaily.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=16206918731589142008|access-date=2021-05-11|website=mtvdaily.asiae.co.kr|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511152239/http://mtvdaily.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=16206918731589142008|url-status=dead}}
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