Itaewon Class (2020)

It started really well, I was really invested in the beginning. The revenge plot, the romance that's so close yet so far, an impressive girl to pursue the guy, and the interesting side characters, really gripped my attention in the beginning.
However, after a while, Sae Royi and Oh Soo's romance started becoming stagnant, did not move forward at all, the character of Yi Seo in the beginning was cool and independent, but she just became needy and selfish later (although on a side note, she gets the guy so maybe we should aspire to be like her, lol).
What I hated the most was romance part, Sae Royi and Yi Seo didn't even make sense (every boss might as well start marrying their efficient secretaries) . Being grateful and falling in love are very different things but this movie blurred the lines between that. This was the breaking point for me. It might sound silly but to me romance in a story is of importance, not as high as the plot (which was interesting in the beginning but towards the end, I started losing interest) itself but without an attention-grabbing love story, and a lethargic plot, I just decided to drop it but not before watching the last scene so I'd know how it ended.
Not rewatching it, but I loved Park Seo Jun (I firmly believe the character he played was at fault, not the actor)
P. S. You could try watching and form your own opinions, mine might've been a bit biased coz I don't like stories where a new girl succeeds in breaking apart an already established couple.

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Well, first we examine the problems that people reapet and then a general reveiw.
The common drawbacks are:
1. There is no personality such park sae ro yi.
2. Why didn't the sae ro yi's hairstyle change after 11 years?
3. Why get out of the car at the end of episode 14 and worse, hug each other?
4. It was a cliché hostage!
5. How did Hyun Yi become a chef?

((Because these questions are very repetitive, I would like to explain my point of view in detail))

1.
For example, do zombies really exist? (Kingdom 2019)
Is Gandalf in the real world? (Lord of the Rings 2001)
Do people die in reality, do they steal in their sleep, or is the food of the whole world corn? (Inception 2010 -interstellar 2015)
We have rome of Subconsciously dreams? (Stalker 1979)
In fact, can humans go back to 1700 or 1500?
(Midnight in Paris 2013)
Does in our planet We have a fish that become a monster that breathes out of sea?
(The Host 2006)

Well, these are some of the most famous and highest level productions, and popular directors like Christopher Nolan, great directors like Bong Joon Ho and Woody Allen, and directors who are among the top two or three in history like Andrei tarkovsky.

Surely you are saying that all of them are fantasy or science fiction, but the Itaewon class is a drama and realistic, so it doesn't suit him.

Well, I have to say that we have a style that a combination of fantasy and realism is called magical realism!
But… This series is not magical realism at all!
I just wanted to say that there is such a style, and for example, kill me heal me has such a genre, that is, in the real world, with real rules, but a couple of motifes are unrealistic in it.

Now that itaewon class is not magical realism, then how is it realistic ?!

So is there a guarantee that there will be no person like sae ro yi in the world?
No, we don't have the Innocent people, but we do have the people that have a little negative morals and the park sae ro yi were the same.

2. Well, when do people's hairstyles change when they change themselves; For example, in classic movies, whenever women cut their hair short, it means that they are tough and their personality getting cold.
Well, we see that from the beginning, the sae ro yi and Jang Deh-hee do not change, but the others change to accompany them.
For example, yi seo, which could not be changed at all, she changed because of the sae ro yi, but on the other hand soo ah, she did not change, and their destiny became that.
(You may say why the sae ro yi should not be changed and turned upside down. First of all, this could be the opposite and it could have been the opposite. Now it doesn't matter, but let's calculate that the sae ro yi was a symbol of good behavior. …)
Or Jang Deh Hee didn't change and his son became like him to be with him.

3. So tell me, what difference does it make if the car is looking for a car or a person?
You just saw that sae ro yi made Jang Gion Won's car have to go a long way and he had a plan and the time to buy… You say why they hugged each other in that sensitive moment… Well, we knew that this is just a drama, but In fact, they are close to death and sae ro yi probably want to say something that has been in his heart for a long time , and his feelings become uncontrollable, and… Incidentally, this scene, which we think is stupid, is like a real person. Foolish moment!

4. First of all, tell me what is your favorite series?
If you want to try to say Kdrama's avangard, you probably say, "My Ajusshi or Mr. Sunshine its probably the answer of 80%. "
Do you want me to tell these clichés?
Stereotypes are not a negative in themselves; How long did it take for the hostage-taking to end?
Maybe half a episode.
Well, no matter how much you write a new product, there are similarities with something and somewhere.

5. Well in ep 4:
You see, when yi seo want to show her abilities to be hired, she turns to park sae ro yi and says:
What kind of food is your specialty?
- we carefully came up with every recipe, but we dont realy have a specialty.
The camera in the fridge or freezer or whatever, Hyun yo and yi sro in front of the fridge.
Hyun Yi: i organized it yesterday. Its all clean.
Yi seo: we dont need many things on the menu.
Jusy have one specialty and use two or three overlapping ongredients to keep losses to a minimum.
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Well, you see, now it makes more sense that Hyun Yi has succeeded with repetition and effort because they have limited their list.

This is from this.

What else can I tell you?

The Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi, Nara, Yo Jae Myung, Anh Bo Hyun , are all currently running in Baeksang.
I mean, the whole series is almost nominated, and we have to see what happens.
Do I need to tell you more about acting?

The director of the series has been nominated, but since it is difficult for you to understand the difference between a good director and others:

See the first part of ep 4 the conversation between the sae ro yi and Gion Won. First, Gion Won comes with pride to make fun of the sae ro yi but...

So director how show me sae ro yi's Self Confidence and geon won's stress with camera?


Exactly at the end of episode 15, when he kneels ; It slows motion and keeps that beautiful movement going, and more importantly, the camera slowly goes to sae ro yi, and somehow admires it by going to it and approaching it!

End of episode 11
How effective was the silence we saw at the time of the confession?


Tell more about the script and its details?
The fact that he puts Yi Seo and Soo ah in the cafe in front of each other and marks.

Sae ro yi open up his heart to yi seo in ep4...
Why did he tell yi seo what he didn't do to soo ah all the time?
Becuase he feel comfortable around her.
Should I talk about music?

Music?
You mean, like, all these records aren't enough for gaho and v?
It's okay to serve you. I have to say that at the Baeksabg Festival, they have a special technical awards , and the Itaewonclass is nominated for its music.
Basically, you go and listen to the itaewon class from the album of soundtrackthe whole series will be reviewed for you.

We have how many marking and motif like "how does it taste?"
How many times have you seen such a beautiful motif in Kdrama before?

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Very good, character led drama. I'm somewhat glad that this drama did not heavily rely on romance, which is something that I like in my dramas.
The first couple of episodes are boring, but they are just setting up the backstory and introducing the characters. Once that’s done, things start to get interesting!
The characters are well written, and I enjoy that they each have an episode that has a larger focus in them and how they connect to the plot!
The plot is pretty interesting but sometimes gets lost. I did enjoy the suspense of wondering what someone is going to do next and how the DanBam crew is going to handle it together.

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I absolutely loved it. "Life is a series of choices. Producing a result that matches your values".

Man what a unique story. I really enjoyed the life lessons displayed in this story. The ML has so many layers to him and the bottom line is he is someone who will stick to his values. Some people are upset he is a fool which in a way he is. From the start he was an idealistic, optimistic, introverted fool. "Life is a series of choices. Producing a result that matches your values". This is probably the best theme of the show. The ML does so many things detrimental to his life following his values and is clueless, but the one thing it did for him was bring people closer to him. He could not have done a thing by himself, but because of the choices he made, he gained friends who would do anything to help him with his goal. On the contrary, you have the SFL who chose to abandon her morality for her own success leading to a successful yet empty life. Ironically, the ML ends up way more successful than her.

SPOILER TIME

I could not really understand the SFL's character. Even when the murderer of her so called benefactor (father figure) was in jail, she did not seem happy and even looked sad. She states multiple times that she hates him for killing her benefactor, but she had the nerve to look sad while visiting him in jail. Even after he is released from jail, she has dinner and a drink with him? Her character is so inconsistent and despicable. I get her internal conflict of being an orphan and needing to worry about herself, but it did not make sense. I was waiting for her character to turn around and my expectation didn't happen. I thought she was a double agent the whole time lol, but nope she is just a selfish, terrible person. There were so many other ways she could have accomplished what she wanted, but she chose to sell herself for the easy way out and betray everyone that ever cared for her. Honestly, it felt good to see the ML reject her. Sure she tried to redeem herself at the end, but this was only because of the events that happened. She never had revenge in her mind from the start.

Also the 2nd son of the antagonist was another character I didn't understand and he did a complete 180 OUT OF NOWHERE. For him to betray his friends and put out that Hye-In was a trans was out of character. He all of a sudden became a despicable character and betrayed everyone. It really made no sense considering his character build-up. They say he did it all for the FL, but she literally clarified it and he still went down the evil path. It was another moral of the story that business is about people; while the CEO antagonist thought business was about profits. Ultimately he ended up with no one by his side by the end including his sons who wanted him dead.

Also when ML gets out of jail, it shows he has a relationship with this mob boss, but then that goes nowhere and the boss actually sides with the antagonist at the end; so why show him liking the ML. I guess they wanted to show that money means everything, but at this point the ML is also rich and the mob is banking on this ex-convict to take over the group which he never would because he is an ex-convict. That part did not make sense to me tbh.

The FL is amazing in her resolve to change once she meets the ML. She was initially someone without a care in the world and superficial until she met the ML. He was someone completely opposite to her. She could not believe that after all the pain and suffering the ML has been through; he can still be this kind, forgiving person. A personality that she has never met in her entire life and she falls for the ML. The moment when she thought "I want to make the ML into someone amazing" was so good. It was honestly so nice to see a FL who reciprocates the care that the ML gives. She was the only one who saw his pain and wanted to save him like he does for everyone else. The ML has never had anyone care for him like the FL did. He never had anyone cry for his pain; when he himself never cared how much he hurt. As much as the FL changed by meeting the ML; the ML also changed meeting her. He was always someone to hide his emotions and wear a mask; but around her he seems to let it all out. The leads had so many good moments and the acting was so good. The ML was someone who was always selfless and put others before him and the first time he decided to be selfish was to keep the FL as his manager knowing she was putting her entire life on the line. She was willing to become the devil if it meant helping the ML, but the ML would never allow that. She was the only one to do to him what he has been doing to others and she melted his icy cold exterior. The scene where ML realizes he likes the FL was done so well. It was an amazing story. This was the FL's first main role in a series and she deserved the award she got for it.

Overall, I am just nitpicking on some parts and really enjoyed the series. Definitely something I will rewatch down the line.

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Horrible.

This show was genuinely crazy in the worst way possible.
There was a racism plotline that made the FML seem even worse than she already less, I get morally gray characters and characters with dislikable traits however, I found myself consistently rooting for the second FML for the sole fact that I hated the FML. The FML justified the racism in her country on the basis of continuing the status quo which was weird, she told the black guy BORN IN KOREA to LEARN English because he looked like someone who should have known English so he should just conform to others judgements and standards. Somehow, her friend ends up getting a crush on her and as a result he outs his trans friend for NO apparent REASON, he of course gets some bad redemption arc and all is well (it's not)

Also, don't think I forgot the ML, I hated him, his grudge was reasonable but by the end of the series I didn't care that his dad was murdered by their rival solely because his character was just as if not more annoying than the FL. He left the FL walk all over him and disrespect him and didn't care. His mushroom cut did not help.

The only thing that keeps the rating above 1 is some of the side characters, Soo-Ah, Hyeon-yi, and Toni. They were all cool characters who were likeable.

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What made Itaewon Class a well made drama? Well undoubtedly its representation of clichéd storyline enamored by moralistic blanket and the well written characters. Adapted from a renowned webtoon of the same name, the main attraction of the drama was the main lead character played by Park Seo Joon who was socially awkward but undyingly loved sticking with his values and principles taught by his father. He was the perfect epitome of an altruistic person who by their magnanimous attitude towards his/her surroundings are able to win uncountable hearts. They are considered the gem of a human who can go to any extent to save their loved ones.

The whole story started with one utmost tragic turning point of PSJ’s life which ultimately led him to the success he always desired. The main moral of the story depicted was that whatever it is if people are put forth foremost before anything then any venture will be successful. Greed, arrogance, self-absorption in the end engulfs into nothingness. PSJ’s character was an overall package of level headedness, gritty, charismatic and an undaunted true leader. A true leader tries to encourage and motivate people under him/her which this character exactly portrays. All the other characters both the antagonists and protagonists have their own story to share but the focus was mainly the lead male protagonist who after facing plethora of hurdles thrown at him by his enemies could get out of it scathed but much stronger than before. The more he faced the trials and tribulations of life the grittier he became in achieving his goal. The point is to portray that life for each and every living human soul would throw lemons but we have to know how to make lemonade out of it.

Moreover, this drama through another characteristic of the main lead’s character portrayed that not necessarily every single person has to gain higher education. Without gaining much education, having right attitude, morals, values and righteousness it is possible to reach any apex in life, of course with the help of some true companions. Sae Ro Yi (main character played by PSJ) had some wonderful people working for him who turned into his family members. His love interest is also one woman among them.

Next about the two female leads, the one PSJ chose is one of the best written female characters in the history of Korean dramas. Never have I seen a female character given so much empowerment, strong self-determination, confidence and free spirit like the character Jo Yi Seo. Without a single regret she always chose her destination exactly responding to her mind. It is interesting to watch how she accomplishes her goal as per her set target. She was shown as a bit eccentric unsocial person yet she was sacrificial for the one whom she truly loved with pure dedication. Her self interest never stumbled on her way since she made that one single person her final target.

Although the story is nothing new about the same old subjugation and corruption by the rich to the poor strata of the society but the interesting part of this drama which made it truly beautiful are the characters. More or less it can be referred as a character based drama. PSJ was the scene stealer in every single of his expressions and dialogue throwing. It is undoubtedly his best performance so far. Dedication is evident from his natural acting skill. Truly commendable job he has done. The rest of the ensemble cast did justice to their roles but PSJ overshadowed everyone.

This drama through the various characters had basically tried to teach and preach about maintaining humane quality no matter what and to remain honest irrespective of hardships of life. The moral and philosophical base of the story is quite strong.

Although it has gained humongous popularity so there’s no harm in watching it if you haven’t yet watched it.

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the production was good, I can't complain .
I also say that the performance was incredible, it would be a sin if I complained.

I love the actors, I loved the characters.

Of course, not everything is perfect, I can't lie, but what a drama that doesn't have a single flaw.

So in conclusion, I recommend...

I say it's worth watching, maybe it's bad for some, but for me it was good.

This is just my opinion, you better watch it and have your own opinion.

I don't know what to say, because I think everyone has their own opinion.

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One of the most overrated k-dramas of the past century

Itaewon class was quite the ride.. and I do not mean that in a good way. The start gives you high hopes, and the revenge motive is set up quite well, but somewhere along the way, it just loses its footing and does too much at once. Too many cooks were in the kitchen, and I'm sure they all walked away with third-degree burns.

The one redeeming quality of this show was Ahn Bo Hyun. I had never heard of him before watching this show, but his acting talent is just generational! Portraying a complex villain was so effortless for him, and it was one of the main points that kept me hooked. Park Seo Joon on the other hand was disappointing to say the least (he makes up for it in Fight for my Way, if anyone is looking for the one semi-decent drama he's in :P ).

Don't even get me started on the romance though, THE AGE GAP EXCUSE ME??? WHO EVEN CAME UP WIT H THIS, I HOPE THEY GOT FIRED. Apologies for the exclamations, I got a little too heated, but I think my point is clear. It was completely unnecessary and pandering to the rom-com-loving subset of the audience was clearly not the move. Not EVERY show needs romance.

Overall though, the cast was quite talented and the performances were fairly convincing. If you are the kind of person who enjoys the journey more than the final destination, then you'll still hate it as much as someone who only cares about where the characters end up :)).

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