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Interesting story, romance makes no sense
This drama had a lot of potential and there were many parts I liked, but the romantic parts have ruined it for me and I don't think I can keep watching because of that. The cast is really cool and like many other reviewers have said the diversity and attention to social issues was a big plus for this drama because they make it stand out from many other dramas and add interesting, realistic facets to the story. I also loved the revenge storyline, and Yoo Jae Myung and Ahn Bo Hyun were able to elicit a strong emotional reaction with their portrayals of their characters. Just the first few episodes inspired fury, grief, pride, happiness, and determination. Additionally, he drama made an interesting commentary on class and corruption.However, where the drama really fell short for me was the romance. It was not only unnecessary, but also left me confused as if I were missing something. Park Sae Ro Yi's crush on Oh Soo Ah seemed to pop up out of nowhere, but was sweet at the beginning and the story provided enough context and explanation that I was able to accept it even if it seemed a bit farfetched. However, as time passed and the story progressed,Sae Ro Yi's romantic feelings for Oh Soo Ah began to make less and less sense. His primary goal in life was to get revenge for his father's death and yet he was completely willing to accept the fact that she had devoted 7+ years of her life to work for the family responsible for his dad's death and the subsequent cover-up? Additionally, his crush lasted years and years without any indication that she reciprocated his feelings even though he had only been close with her for a short time and hadn't even had contact with her for 7 years? And yet their relationship made more sense to me than the romance pushed between Sae Ro Yi and Jo Yi Seo.
While I really appreciated Jo Yi Seo as an interesting addition to the plot line as well as her general bad*ss-ery, she was an overall unlikeable character. She and Sae Ro Yi had little in common and no visible chemistry. While I am sometimes okay with an age gap between couples in dramas, the age difference was far too clear in Sae Ro Yi and Yi Seo's relationship to overlook. While Yi Seo was able to help Sae Ro Yi with his business using her experience and connections; emotionally, the two were almost never on the same page. Additionally, on multiple occasions Yi Seo got in between Sae Ro Yi and his actual crush, Soo Ah, which I thought should have drawn Sae Ro Yi away from Yi Seo instead of toward her. Every time the two of them appeared together on screen I found myself wondering "Am I meant to want them to get together?" Because their relationship made absolutely no sense. The scene that made this clear for me was when Sae Ro Yi allowed Yi Seo to tag along on his trip to visit the detective who had mishandled his case and began telling her all about his life. Because Sae Ro Yi had never been open about his emotions, plans, or experiences before (not even telling his Soo Ah who had been around for his dad's death and he supposedly had feelings for) and because Yi Seo had never expressed empathy or interest in anyone else (including her supposed best friend) this scene seemed wildly out of character for both of them and left me completely confused. Was I meant to believe that because of their "romantic attraction" they were going to act like completely different people? Even when they had no reason to be romantically attracted to each other in the first place? Instead of adding to the story and drawing my attention like romantic plot-lines often do, I found myself getting irritated with the characters and the story every time there was even a hint of romance. This unnecessary addition to the drama really hurt the story instead of helping it.
Overall, the drama has a lot of potential, and perhaps I will eventually end up finishing it by simply skipping over any romantic aspects. But because the love interests are such integral parts of the story, I fear I will miss out on important plot points if I don't watch the emotionally confusing and out-of-character romantic moments.
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The characters can be SO annoying
Genuinely I cannot finish this drama because I'm fed up with Soo Ah and Yi Seo. I find them both really annoying and it soured the plot for me. And as much as I love Sae-Ro-I as a character I find that his love for Soo Ah ruins the plot, I get that he wants her to be true to herself, but she's literally working for the man who is responsible for Sae-Ro-i's misery, I find that inexcusable. I know they're trying to show that everyone has their own way of fighting for what's right, but I can't stand it.Yi Seo is so annoying too, although smart she's rude and tries to play it off as being witty. Every time I find myself trying to like her, she'll say something annoying and I go back to hating her. I think the main issue is making her have a crush on Sae-Ro-I, I think it takes away from the plot. It just seems so unnecessary for her character. I find myself getting too fed up with the romance aspects and everyone's crushes, then the actual revenge aspect.
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So let's start with the characters. Saeroyi. The character development and the deepness of his character is mind blowing. The way I fell or him because of his actions right away and I felt like his character is someone who deserves the whole world says a lot. His dark past and things he had to go through yet he still managed to be the best person ever believing in himself and people around him made him not just a character in a kdrama but almost like a role model. "I value people not money" is probably the most beautiful thing he said. He could've choose the easier way so many times yet he still decided to stick to his principles and beliefs because that's what his father thought him. And if that's not someone you would want to look up to then I don't know who is.
To be honest Yi-Seo's and Saeroyi's characters were completely different but that's why it made a great balance and I loved them both as I think their love story was so well developed and everything had a reasoning.
The supporting cast. Again, brilliant. I truly felt like I knew these people as their character were so well written explaining actions we might not agree with ( such as SooAh). That's what it made them so realistic. We don't always make good decisions thats why we are here so we can learn and move on.
Even the evil characters. Yeah I hated them which was needed as they created the tension however sometimes they still had reasons behind their actions.
This drama thought me so many things, made me happy, made me cry. There was no moment when I was bored which I think is really important when it comes to kdramas. Every single detail and plot had a reason behind it. The plot was so nicely laid out and the ending was truly perfect. Everything we needed.
The romance. Probably one of the best ones I've ever seen. I knew why those two people fell in love and I knew why they needed each other. Because it was clearly explained and it was slowly developed. It suited both of their characters. It was meaningful and beautiful.
And the music. What can I say? Just perfect.
So if you hesitant to watch this drama please don't be. I am so glad I did because I can say it is one of the best, most mature drama. Not with some pointless characters or plotlines. Not with some lame romance. It's just perfect. Perfect balance of action, romance, comedy, crying, happiness. Everything was so well presented and I wish I could watch a drama like this again.
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This drama was overly hyped through social media. To be honest, the first half of the drama was totally great which makes me hook into it. The storyline was somewhat new and unique for me since it was all about revenge and food war. But as long as I watched the series the hype of it really strike down since there are episodes that are totally nonsense and left me thinking that I might lose the interest of watching the rest of the series. But for the sake of it that I already made it this far just made me force myself to finish it till the last episode. But the good side about Itaewon class was that it tackles a major issue in our daily life especially when it comes the discrimination and acceptance to the public of both different races especially for black people and the members of LGBTQ. Was this review helpful to you?
First of all, I'm a really big fan of the casting. I like Lee Joo Young's role (her tomboyish nature reminded me of her character in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo) and also the other characters are very fitting in looks as they are with their personality. I enjoy the funny scenes as well as the scenes with more depth. I'm looking forward to watching as the plot develops further. I would very much recommend watching this drama as it is very unique and interesting.
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Last year hotel del luna gave me this feeling that is excitement and eagerness to wait for the next episode Liked the personalities of both main lead and female lead
They both are just amazing and music is ???. You can watch itaewon class on Netflix which makes the ep available ASAP as 2 hours after airing in korea or Other third party websites such as kissaian which usually takes 6-12 hours.
Cant wait for the next episode ????????????
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Not worth of my time.
I stopped watching this drama even though i love park seo joon.i already watch a lot of korean dramas but I added this drama on my boring list.
the casting was great. park seo joon, kim da mi, ahn bo hyun and kwon na ra they are really good actors and actresses.
I know that they are trying to be different to other kdrama storyline but i stopped watching because story is getting uninteresting. i don't hate the drama, it is not the type of drama that i like.
I love their OST especially Gaho's Start Over. whenever i listen to that song it makes me feel like i should watch the itaewon class.
if i will continue this drama. it is not on my priority list. maybe i can only finish this drama for one to two months unlike for other dramas that i can finish it for less than a week
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Ending messed up
From the start story was going good, no problem with that but as the story continue more of a personal fight it became a business fight, so at the end what OH SOO-AH did messedup the whole story if at the end jangga co will lead by jang geun-soo and the fight begins between them fot the no.1 spot it will become more attractive and more fun to watch but after jangga co. Went bankrupt and then he took over it it's no fun to watch, i think ending of search WWW DRAMA ending was more fun to watch than this, otherwise is was a nice drama..Was this review helpful to you?
For one, I thought it might be just another overrated drama.
And two, because I never really liked Park Seo Joon until Itaewon Class.
Wow, this role TOTALLY suits him and he slays it!
So to say this is my favorite role of his, because I never completely liked any before.
His portrayal of Park Sae Ro Yi felt contained yet so powerful.
Kim Da Mi? Wow. Bright future. I’m looking forward to her upcoming projects. I really hope she does more dramas because she’s just wow.
It is an inspiring, unique drama, with a fun story and cool music. I was impressed.
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Started out well but turned out annoying
the start of this drama I really loved the cast and the story and the whole aesthetic of the show, the character and issues brought to screen was done really well but towards the middle everything turned south, the story writer really messed up .....ahhhhh. What annoyed me the most was character development of pretty much all the characters, it could have been sooo much better instead they dragged the characters and story to be stuck in this cliché love triangle and the bright characters in the starting of the show are then shown as just jealous and pathetic losers. The story went from a group of these amazing young people working so hard to achieve a goal and how wanting to seek revenge can bring out all sorts of things from a person to this pathetic love story. eww. I love watching park see joon and he did a great job along with all the other actors but cannot believe how they thought the ending story line was good enough to bring to the audience, I just can not like this drama, I tried to finish it but I just can't continue watching it.Was this review helpful to you?
When I asked for perfection this is what I mean
When I asked for a powerful power couple this is what I mean (Yiseo step on me)
During this global pandemic, I found myself watching Itaewon Class and I realized that everything else did not matter anymore because Park Saeroyi is the only man that matters today and tomorrow.
The characters are compelling, the plot is well written, the soundtrack is amazing.
I do not have any complaints, this was truly great.
Also the side characters were great and I am so happy they talked about trans people and racism in SK.
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