Waiting for Rain[1]
Promotional poster
Hangul	비와 당신의 이야기
Revised Romanization	Biwa Dangshinui Yiyagi
Directed by	Jo Jin-mo
Screenplay by	Yoo Seong-hyub
Produced by	Hwang Geun-ha
Starring	Kang Ha-neul Chun Woo-hee
Music by	Kim Ju-seok
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Kidari Ent AZIT Pictures
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Entertainment Korea
Release date	April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28) (South Korea)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$3.2 million[2]

Waiting for Rain (Korean: 비와 당신의 이야기, romanized: Biwa Dangshinui Yiyagi, lit. 'Rain and Your Story')^[1] is a 2021 South Korean romance melodrama film directed by Jo Jin-mo and written by Yoo Seong-hyub. The film starring Kang Ha-neul and Chun Woo-hee,^[3] is a love story between a man and a woman who has yearned for each other for a long time but could not meet due to certain circumstances.^[4] The film was released in South Korea on April 28, 2021, in the USA on April 30, 2021, and in Taiwan on May 7, 2021.^[5][6]

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 is Park Young-ho, a young student taking his second gap year, who sends his first love So-yeon a letter after reminiscing about her.^[7]
• Chun Woo-hee is Gong So-hee, a woman who receives the letter in place of her older sister So-yeon, who is ill, and she sends Young-ho a reply with a few rules.^[8]
  • Choi Myung-bin as Young Gong So-hee
• Lee Seol as Gong So-yeon, is struggling with illness and is living a limited life. She is Sohee's older sister.^[9]
• Kang Young-seok as Bookworm, is a man who likes books better than people. He is in a bookstore run by Sohee's mother every day.
• Lim Ju-hwan as Park Young-hwan, is Youngho's older brother.
• Lee Yang-hee as Young-ho's father
• Lee Hang-na as So-hee's mother, She runs a bookstore.
• Kang So-ra as Soo-jin, is Youngho's motive for re-study. For Youngho, Soyeon is like a 'rain' that gives comfort and comfort, while Sujin is like a brightly shining'star'.^[9]

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.^[10]

Filming began in March 2020.^[11] Filming was completed in July 2020.^[12]

Release

The film was released in South Korea on April 28, 2021, in the USA on April 30, 2021, and in Taiwan on May 7, 2021.^[13]

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.^[14] 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.^[15] On May 10, two weeks after its release, it reached the 300,000 admissions mark garnering a cumulative audience of 304,780.^[16]