Learn Korean with Our Beloved Summer

By Lachlan McRitchie

Updated June 28, 2026

Yes, Our Beloved Summer is a B1-level pick for Korean learners. Two ex-classmates are pulled back together by a documentary in this gentle rom-com. It is built on everyday conversation about dating, work, and school, with clear, well-enunciated speech and little jargon, which makes it a great B1 pick.

Difficulty
B1
Genre
romance, coming-of-age, comedy
Platform
Netflix

How we rate difficulty

Korean words you'll hear in Our Beloved Summer

첫사랑
first love (cheotsarang)
다큐멘터리
documentary (dakyumenteori)
인연
fateful connection (inyeon)
헤어지다
to break up, to part (heeojida)
그리워하다
to miss, to long for (geuriwohada)

How to learn Korean with Our Beloved Summer

Install LingoBinge, set your language to Korean, and play Our Beloved Summer on Netflix. LingoBinge swaps a few subtitle words into Korean at your level, and you tap any word to translate, hear, and save it for spaced review.

Useful Korean vocabulary

Frequently asked questions

Is Our Beloved Summer good for learning Korean?
Yes, at B1. The Korean is modern and clearly spoken, built on everyday dating and work conversation, so it is one of the friendliest K-dramas for intermediate learners with graded subtitles.