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Super Star Academy chinese drama review
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Super Star Academy
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by Saena
May 3, 2022
30 of 30 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
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As someone who enjoys astrology. When I saw a drama using Zodiac signs as a concept, I was excited. But... I was a bit disappointed by the execution.

Story:
The world-building was a bit confusing for me. In their world, some people can get powers from their horoscope sign, but I always wonder why. From what I remember, not everyone gets power. So what makes those who do get power an exception? I feel like they should've made everyone in the world have powers, except for Cheng Zhi Er. It could make her feel more insecure and give people a reason to bully her since the summary says she has been bullied all her life. which is untrue. Yes, she is bullied, but it happened when she got INTO Super Star Academy. Also, her reason for being able to go to school for free is complete bullshit. But the whole storyline about Fang Tian Ze not being an actual Leo and Wan Shi Cun slowly becoming more and more aggressive and arrogant (his Leo is showing /jk? no hate for those who are Leo's) on taking his revenge was quite good. On the other hand, the whole Ophiuchus thing is meh. (I didn't care much about the whole Ophiuchus storyline. And even worse, the Ophiuchus has yet to be defeated.)

Characters:
Cheng Zhi Er- I didn't care much about her. She wasn't as interesting compared to Fang Tian Ze, Wan Shi Cun, or even LI YADANG!! Also, if you're excited to know about her powers, don't even bother, because we didn't even see much of them. Like we only saw it for a couple of minutes in the LAST EPISODES and then BOOM!!! A few months went by. Like- ಠ_ಠ???? (Also, her other name is hilariously stupid and long. It sounds like it came straight from Wattpad.???).
When it came to her romance with Fang Tian Ze, it was adorable, but the transition from hating each other to loving each other was so quick. As someone who LOVES the enemies-to-lovers trope, I was severely disappointed. I recently watched another drama where the main leads were enemies to lovers. But I disliked how the male lead fell in love with the female lead so quickly, when in the previous episode they hated each other!! Just let them slowly understand each other and become friends, and THEN become lovers. I also didn't like the fact that she hasn't apologized for the whole pervert thing. 

Fang Tian Ze- I enjoyed him. His internal conflict of not being a Leo, not being the actual heir, and hiding it was good. He was far more intriguing than Cheng Zhi er.

Wan Shi Cun- At first I thought I would get another SLS, but after watching more episodes, I was happy that they didn't end up together. Anyways, I think his character was really good. Him slowly becoming more horrible to get his revenge was really good. But I don't hate him that much (maybe just a little) because I understand where he's coming from. Though his redemption arc was a bit quick, apart from that, I think he was a good character.

Shen Hao- He wasn't complex or anything. He's pretty likable. His friendship with Fang Tian Ze is nice, even though he was meant to serve and protect him. I can tell Fang Tian Ze genuinely thinks of him as a friend. I also loved his interaction with Li Yadang; they were hilarious. I enjoyed their scenes together. 

Li Yadang- Even though he was quite arrogant, I enjoyed his scenes. The whole him always being in 3rd place thing is so funny???. But his backstory is really interesting. No, they did not touch upon it. This, to me, is a shame because his mom treated him as a girl during his childhood is a very interesting backstory. (It's Nagisa all over again) And I think it'll be nice if they show him trying to be very masculine in the present as a way of coping or to prove to himself he is a boy.

Huo Bei Bei- She's just the cliche mean girl, and supposedly Fang Tian Ze's girlfriend??? The reason why I'm not sure is that it doesn't seem like Fang Tian Ze gives any shit about her?. Like why would he date her, when he's very annoyed by her? From what I see, their parents seem to push them together (more specifically, her dad). Maybe she just says he is her boyfriend, but he really isn't. Who knows? But if she is his girlfriend, I think it's quite messed up that Cheng Zhi Er and Fang Tian Ze go on dates when he has a girlfriend????? Can't blame her for getting mad if they are together.
Anyway, the other characters are fine. I like Datou (Fire Girl) I found her hilarious.

Acting:
I don't think it's that bad. I don't know a lot about acting compared to writing, so I don't think I have a lot of say about if the acting is good or not. But it's fine, in my opinion.

Music:
The intro music was really good, in my opinion. The outro song was also nice, but I do find it funny how long the outro is??.

Overall:
If you're someone who likes fantasy romance with comedy, then go for it. Though the comedy could be a bit much and unnecessary during the fighting scene. Even though the story is a bit questionable, I still enjoyed it. And I wish we had a 2nd season because it left us on a cliffhanger.
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