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Age of Youth korean drama review
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Age of Youth
1 people found this review helpful
by Jasonic
Aug 30, 2016
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
I was totally surprised by how good this was. Looking at the director and writer, I personally don't think either has done any standout work. Usually with dramas, the writer is a good clue if it will be good or not, and her last drama (Wild Romance) was nothing special. This on the other hand felt completely different, and had the type of smart writing that I would attribute to some of the most well written dramas like the Reply series. I completely fell in love with each of these girls. They were all unique and interesting. And even as a guy, I find them all very relatable. While of course there are still extremes, like multiple characters having dark pasts coming back to haunt them (as well as a psycho ex), it still never fell into cliches or silly situations that we are so used to in most dramas. It told it's story with care, with mostly relying on the girls' relationship with each other to push the story further, rather than throwing extreme situations or crazy plot twists at them. They had such great chemistry with each other that you really felt that they were roommates. They were close and friendly, yet also awkward and weary of each other, and that felt real. I did not want it to end. Twelve episodes was not enough. The way it ended didn't even feel like it should have ended there. They could come out with another episode now, and it wouldn't even feel like a new season, just a proper continuation. I really hope there is another season, but that is a rare thing in K-dramaland, so I won't get my hopes up.
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