Mini Series Review: Cherry Blossoms After Winter (2022)

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Title: Cherry Blossoms After Winter

Director: Yoon Joon Ho

Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama

Number of Episodes: 8 episodes

Watched on WeTV

The death of his parents forces a seven-year-old boy named Seo Hae Bom to move in with an adoptive family who have a young son of the same age named Jo Tae Seong. Seo Hae Bom is in awe of Jo Tae Seong – he considers the boy to be everything that he is not: tall, handsome, popular, caring, and worthy of love and attention. The diminutive Seo Hae Bom thinks himself inferior and is humbled by the kindness of the family that took him in. Things become slightly different for the duo, however, after Seo Hae Bom and Jo Tae Seong end up in the same high school class. All of a sudden, they are spending more time than ever together at home and at school. An unexpected romantic spark ignites between the two – but what will Cupid have to say about all this?

***

I found Cherry Blossoms After Winter, a BL miniseries on WeTV. This mini-series, in my opinion, is perfect if you're looking for a fluffy romantic story. The series followed Hae Bom (Ok Jin Uk), who has been residing at Jo Tae Seong's (Kang Hui) house since his parents passed away. As a humble person, Hae Bom tried not to take the kindness of the Tae Seong family for granted, especially Tae Song's mother, Ha Eun Sun (Lee Hyun Kung). As a result, after Hae Bom graduates from high school, he plans to move out.

Jo Tae Seong is a typical main male protagonist. He is tall, attractive, intelligent, well-liked, compassionate, and deserving of love and care. Tae Seong decides to get closer to Hae Bom after learning of his plans to leave his house. After all, he had never thought of Hae Bom as a brother or a friend. Tae Seong has a feeling to Hae Bom for quite some time

My Thought

This miniseries is based on a webtoon of the same name. Because this is a short series, it's natural to compress the plot into only 8 episodes. The plot is not particularly complicated. The central conflict of the series concerns how Hae Bom and Tae Seong resolved their misunderstanding their coming-out to Mrs. Ha. Nevertheless, Haebom does not want to let her down.

This miniseries is an okay drama in my opinion. I can't think of a single likeable character that I adore. When I originally saw the first episode, I thought Hae Boom appeared to be extremely awkward. It's difficult to imagine their romantic side because they appear like Hyung and Dongsaeng.

Because I also read the webtoon, the story has been shortened because there are so many plot lines that need to be cut. I'm not sure if there will be a second season, but I believe their college years will be more meaningful because there will be so many conflicts.

Nonetheless, I admire Tae Seong's efforts to justify his feelings for Hae Bom. It's one of my personal favorites. Apart from that, I'd like to point out that Jin Ah (Johyun) and Yong Hee (Cha Gun) are two other great friends in the BL universe.