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McKlementine

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McKlementine

Chicago, IL, USA
Extraordinary You korean drama review
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Extraordinary You
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by McKlementine
Jan 21, 2024
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Tugs at the heart

This starts off as a send up of Boys Over Flowers. There's the poor scholarship girl at a prestigious private school who is bullied. F4 is now A3. There's even a guy who sheds a tear while playing his violin in public spaces.

But then the students at Seuli High School start to figure out that they are characters in a graphic novel. A writer controls what they say or do. Most of them are horrified when they learn they aren't even one of the main characters. That's when this parody of K-drama rom-coms turns into a bittersweet reflection on fate, memory, and autonomy.

Extraordinary You made me giggle, and it made me cry, which doesn't happen too often.
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