Summer Strike

Summer Strike (Korean: 아무것도 하고 싶지 않아) 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]

Summer Strike
Promotional poster
Hangul	아무것도 하고 싶지 않아
Literal meaning	I Don't Feel Like Doing Anything[1]
Revised Romanization	Amugeotdo Hago Sipji An-a
Genre	Melodrama[2] Romance[3] Slice-of-life[4]
Based on	I Don't Feel Like Doing Anything[1] by Joo Young-hyun
Written by	Hong Moon-pyo Lee Yoon-jung
Directed by	Lee Yoon-jung Hong Moon-pyo
Starring	Kim Seol-hyun Im Si-wan
Music by	Tearliner [ko][5]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Lee Joo-ho Lee Joon-hee (CP)
Producers	Lee Dong-kyu Kim Eun-seon Jeong Da-sol
Running time	45 minutes[6]
Production company	GTist[7]
Original release
Network	ENA
Release	November 21 (2022-11-21) – December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)

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

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
		Nationwide[21]	Seoul[22]
1	November 21, 2022	0.633%	N/A
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	1.197%	1.382%
8	December 13, 2022	1.1%	1.201%
9	December 19, 2022	0.9%	N/A
10	December 20, 2022	0.9%	1.179%
11	December 26, 2022	1.1%	1.352%
12	December 27, 2022	1.0%	1.413%
Average		0.866%	—[a]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers 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

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
LA Web Fest	2023	Best Actress – Long Form Series	Kim Seol-hyun	Won	[23]
		Best Series – Long Form	Summer Strike	Nominated
		Best Creator / Director / Writer	Lee Yoon-jung, Hong Moon-pyo	Nominated
		Best Actor – Long Form Series	Im Si-wan	Nominated

Notes

1. Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.