Summer Strike Explained

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Native Name:	Hangul: 아무것도 하고 싶지 않아 Rr: Amugeotdo Hago Sipji An-a Lk: I Don't Feel Like Doing Anything^[1]
Genre:	Melodrama^[2] Romance^[3] Slice-of-life^[4]
Music:	^[5]
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Num Episodes:	12
Runtime:	45 minutes^[6]
Company:	GTist^[7]
Network:	ENA

Summer Strike is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Kim Seol-hyun and Im Si-wan. It is based on a webtoon of the same Korean title by writer Joo Young-hyun.^[8] The series is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform and on OTT media service Seezn. It also aired on ENA from November 21 to December 27, 2022, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:20 (KST).^{[9] [10]}

Synopsis

Summer Strike is about people who start finding themselves after leaving their lifestyles in a complicated city, and moving to an unfamiliar place to do nothing.^[7]

Cast

Main

• Kim Seol-hyun as Lee Yeo-reum: a 28-year-old woman who decides to quit her job of five years and move to a small seaside town called Angok.^[2]
• Im Si-wan as Ahn Dae-beom: a librarian at Angok Library who is a math genius.^[11]

Supporting

• Shin Eun-soo as Kim Bom^[12]
• Bang Jae-min as Heo Jae-hoon^[13]
• Park Ye-young as Jo Ji-young^[14]
• Kwak Min-gyu as Bae Sung-min^[12]
• Kim Joon as Bae Joon^[15]

Extended

• Park Ok-chul as Song Ok-soon^[16]
• Kim Yo-han as Hwang Geun-ho^[16]
• Oh Yong as Chang-su^[17]
• Im Jae-hyuk as Dae-ho^[18]
• Park Ji-hoon^[19]

Production

The series is co-written and co-directed by Lee Yoon-jung and Hong Moon-pyo.^[9]

The first script reading of the cast was held in April 2022.^[7] Filming was conducted for six months in several locations including Gurye, Gokseong, and Namhae.^{[15] [20]}

Ratings

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Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide^[21]	Seoul^[22]
1	November 21, 2022		rowspan="6"
2	November 22, 2022	0.655%
3	November 28, 2022	0.697%
4	November 29, 2022	0.657%
5	December 5, 2022	0.7%
6	December 6, 2022	0.8%
7	December 12, 2022		1.382%
8	December 13, 2022	1.1%	1.201%
9	December 19, 2022	0.9%
10	December 20, 2022	0.9%
11	December 26, 2022	1.1%	1.352%
12	December 27, 2022	1.0%
Average
In the table above, the represent the lowest published ratings and the represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes rating that was not released. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Accolades

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Year	Category <	-- List wins first (sorted alphabetically), then noms (also alphabetically). Sort pending the same. -->	Nominee / Work	Result
LA Web Fest	2023	Best Actress – Long Form Series	Kim Seol-hyun		^[23]
		Best Series – Long Form	Summer Strike
		Best Creator / Director / Writer	Lee Yoon-jung, Hong Moon-pyo
		Best Actor – Long Form Series	Im Si-wan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seolhyun is stripped back in new series 'Summer Strike'. Lee Jae-lim. Korea JoongAng Daily. November 15, 2022. November 18, 2022.
2. Web site: [단독] '배우 열일' 설현, '썸머스트라이크' 주인공]. Moon Ji-yeon. Sports Chosun. Naver. January 10, 2022. October 18, 2022. ko.
3. Web site: 민낯 촬영 김설현X시골살이 임시완...'아하아', 인생 파업자들의 힐링 로맨스(종합). Choi Bo-ran. YTN. Naver. November 15, 2022. November 22, 2022. ko.
4. Web site: Sinopsis Summer Strike, Drakor Romantis tentang Pencarian Jati Diri. Dinda Trisnaning Ramadhani. IDN Times. November 22, 2022. December 19, 2022. id.
5. tearliner. 티어라이너. Ckzp04epwLv. November 11, 2022. ENA Drama <아무것도 하고 싶지 않아> OST Team Logo Poster. November 20, 2022. ko.
6. Web site: Summer Strike. KT Studio Genie. May 31, 2023.
7. Web site: 김설현X임시완, 순수 청량 케미..리딩 현장('아무것도 하고 싶지 않아'). Park Seo-hyun. Herald Pop. Naver. October 18, 2022. October 18, 2022. ko.
8. Web site: 임시완 측 "'썸머 스트라이크' 출연 제안 받고 검토중"(공식입장). Park Soo-in. Newsen. Naver. January 10, 2022. October 18, 2022. ko.
9. Web site: 김설현X임시완 '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아' 11월 첫 공개[공식]]. Park Ah-reum. Newsen. Naver. October 13, 2022. October 18, 2022. ko.
10. Web site: 설현X임시완 '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아' 21일 ENA 첫방 [공식]]. Kang Da-yoon. My Daily. Naver. November 9, 2022. November 9, 2022. ko.
11. Web site: [단독] '트레이서' 돌아온 임시완, '썸머스트라이크' 주인공]. Moon Ji-yeon. Sports Chosun. Naver. January 10, 2022. October 18, 2022. ko.
12. Web site: '아하아' 김설현X임시완 청량 케미 폭발 "공감+힐링될 것". Park Ah-reum. Newsen. Naver. October 18, 2022. October 18, 2022. ko.
13. Web site: 방재민, '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아' 캐스팅…설현·임시완 만났다. Park Yoon-jin. My Daily. Naver. October 21, 2022. October 21, 2022. ko.
14. Web site: 박예영, '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아' 캐스팅…임시완·김설현 호흡. Jang Ye-sol. Xports News. Naver. November 18, 2022. November 18, 2022. ko.
15. Web site: 임시완·설현 '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아', 오늘(21일) 첫 방송..쉼표 같은 드라마. Jung Hyun-tae. Herald Pop. Naver. November 21, 2022. November 21, 2022. ko.
16. Web site: 설현, 김요한 정체 알고 충격 "계단에서 굴러"(아무것도 하고 싶지 않아). Kwak Myeong-dong. My Daily. Naver. December 20, 2022. December 20, 2022. ko.
17. Web site: '아하아' 김설현, 안곡마을 입성 후 최대 위기...왜?. Ha Su-na. TV Report. Naver. December 19, 2022. December 19, 2022. ko.
18. Web site: '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아' 임재혁, 대호 캐릭터 호연. Son Bong-seok. Sports Kyunghyang. Naver. December 20, 2022. December 20, 2022. ko.
19. Web site: '재벌집 막내아들' 송중기 구한 박지훈, 강렬 인상 '눈도장'. Kim Hyun-jeong. X-ports News. Naver. December 13, 2022. December 13, 2022. ko.
20. Web site: Seolhyun and Im Si-wan's "Summer Strike" to Be Released in November. HanCinema. Bridge News. October 13, 2022. October 18, 2022.
21. Nielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide):
    • Web site: Ep. 1–4. November 22, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Daum. ko. November 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130050745/https://search.daum.net/search?w=tv&q=아무것도%20하고%20싶지%20않아&irk=95524&irt=tv-program. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 5. December 14, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Naver. ko. December 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221213104955/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=12월05일+드라마+케이블시청률. dead.
    • Web site: Ep. 6. December 7, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Naver. ko. December 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207062047/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=12월06일+드라마+케이블시청률. dead.
    • Web site: Ep. 7. December 14, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko. December 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221213153050/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20221212. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 8. December 14, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Naver. ko. December 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221214051810/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=12월13일+드라마+케이블시청률. dead.
    • Web site: Ep. 9. December 20, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Naver. ko. December 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221220072026/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=12월19일+드라마+케이블시청률. dead.
    • Web site: Ep. 10. December 21, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Naver. ko. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221042205/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=12월20일+드라마+케이블시청률. dead.
    • Web site: Ep. 11. December 27, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Naver. ko. December 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221227073747/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=12월26일+드라마+케이블시청률. dead.
    • Web site: Ep. 12. December 28, 2022. Nielsen Korea. Naver. ko. December 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221228044414/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=12월27일+드라마+케이블시청률. dead.
22. Nielsen Korea ratings (Seoul Capital Area):
    • Web site: Ep. 7. December 14, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko. December 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221214113717/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20221212. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 8. December 14, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko. December 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221214113711/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20221213. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 10. December 21, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221042205/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20221220. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 11. December 27, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko. December 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221227073747/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20221226. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 12. December 28, 2022. Nielsen Korea. ko. December 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221228044414/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=01&begin_date=20221227. live.
23. Web site: Lee Yoo-na . May 6, 2023 . 설현 '아무것도 하고 싶지 않아'로 LA웹페스트 2023 여우주연상 수상 "너무 행복해"[공식] ]. Seolhyun won the LA Webfest 2023 Best Actress Award for 'Summer Strike' "I'm so happy" [Official] . May 6, 2023 . . ko . Naver.