A Midsummer Romance, “Summer Day Us” (A Remake of Your Wedding)

A remake of the Korean movie “Your Wedding,” “Summer Day Us” captures the freshness and romance of a summer day. I was drawn to this movie by the fact that it stars Taiwanese actor Heo Kwang-han, but I was mistaken. He is a Taiwanese actor, but the lead character, Zhang Yan-nam, is a Chinese actor. The movie was made in China, and the story is set in China.

I thought that “Your Wedding” had a very Taiwanese feel to it, with a very sentimental feel to it, and I naturally assumed that it was a Taiwanese movie. However, as I watched the movie, I kept seeing the Chinese setting. I was puzzled because I've seen a lot of Taiwanese movies, so I was familiar with the feel of the movie. After all, the movie was made in China, and only He was the male lead.

**“Your Wedding” was a huge success in South Korea, so it was interesting to see how the remake, “Summer Days,” would compare. The movie was a huge hit in China, topping the box office and grossing a whopping 140 billion won. In South Korea, the movie was seen by 420,000 people, which is an unusual box office success for a Chinese movie.

The overall plot and storyline of **Summer Day Us** is almost identical to the Korean original. There are even references to Korea in the middle of the movie, with a brief appearance by Jeon Ji-hyun from the drama “You from the Stars” and a scene where she talks about the popularity of chimac.

The main difference is that the male lead, Zhou Xiaochie, played by He Kwang-han, is a swimmer. In the original Korean version, the two men fought in a fight, but in “We on a Summer Day,” they swim. The basic setting is the same, such as the transfer of Yao Yong-tzu, played by Jang Yak-nam, and his father's case. The fun elements of the original, such as the porn episode and the reason for going to college, are also present.

It's fun to find these differences. However, the only disappointing thing is that the scenes with friends are a bit bland compared to the Korean original. In the Korean original, the friends had a bigger presence and had a lot of fun scenes. The final lake scene was also better in the Korean original.

There are some memorable scenes in **Summer Days with Us** that didn't exist in the Korean original. Heo Gwang-han prepares a special birthday present for Jang Yak-nam when he is sick and at home. He sets off firecrackers in front of the building where Jang Yak-nam lives.

When he hears the firecrackers, he comes out to watch, and all the students in the university dormitory come out to watch with him. In a romantic setting, the students who have been shy confess their feelings to each other.

This is a style often seen in Taiwanese films, but this scene was surprisingly the most romantic, with the main characters taking a step back. Heo Kwang-han says to himself, "I wanted to give you a birthday present that you'll never forget," but it's unclear whether this birthday will be remembered, as Jang Yak-nam doesn't know that Heo Kwang-han set off the firecrackers.

Also, the scene where Heo Kwang-han and Jang Yak-nam kiss under the water of the pool was romantic, which was not present in the original Korean film. The ending, which was my biggest complaint when watching the movie, was the same in Summer Days of Us. Overall, the movie was as refreshing as the movie poster suggests, and it was fun to see a foreign remake of a Korean movie.