Class of Lies (2019)

I just watched episode 1 and I really liked the tone and quick pace of storytelling. Yoon kyun sang's strong screen presence made me want to see more of the trial in court.Recently there have been other high school crime dramas which were very good ie, Sky Castle and Beautiful World. So far Class of Lies has a different feel and I'm intrigued to follow this drama to see if it will keep up the strong first impression.I really enjoy Class of Lies, and I'm loving Yoon Kyun Sang's characters here.
I can't choose between Ki Moo Hyuk and Ki Kang Jae, they are both good in their own way ????
The kids are all doing good too, Jun's character is the most interesting among them all and I can't wait to see if he will be in the same team as Teacher Kang Jae and So Hyun or siding with his fellow (fake) friends

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A great story which gets messed up due to wrong character developement

Please tell me where and why you agree and disagree with me after reading this review.
Suggestions are welcomed.

BE CAUTIOUS, SPOILERS AHEAD!!

Getting to the drama~
This is a great crime drama with suspense, it leads us to answers itself, here and there and everywhere. The plotline is very thoughtful, I guess the screenwriter was trying his/her best to make it more and more impressive by adding all sorts of crimes in it, prostitution, photography without permission, etc. The only problem this drama has was character development.

Story: 7.5
The plotline was very interesting, leading us to unexpected things but I guess the number of people who died was way too high than it should have been. There weren't many plot twists which is what I hated since plot twists make crime and suspense dramas like these, way more interesting. In about, 6-7 episodes, we were sure who the real killer was.
There was still a confusing thing which I didn't understand, Tae Ra saw Beom Jin and Soo Ah somewhere after which she started bullying her, what exactly was that?
Anyways, coming back, the character development was very poor, the main characters i.e. the teacher and the lawyer were very bland like how could she just reveal everything to a person when she's not even sure whether the person is a culprit or not. Alright, the lawyer is a temporary teacher but after many students find out about it and he no longer needs proof related to the school why does he have to stay there? They are not even trying to find clues, instead, they keep stumbling upon them by chance.
The spying app idea was good in my opinion. How the criminal is so good at law and he's so clever and intelligent but at the same time, he doesn't even care about being captured by the cameras? Like even if he's a psychopath, he's still intelligent and clever, he's using a girl for testimony that he was watching a movie the night Soo Ah died but he doesn't care about the cameras? He lets the balloon and letter fly, lets the child go away, he's such a dumb psychopath yet he's so clever. WHAT???
I didn't find Soo Ah any special, is she so beautiful, a goddess? Like, how come almost all the male characters in this drama want her?? Flirting with Beom Jin, having secrets with Gi Hoon, working as a prostitute, what more? Like, yes she was really pitiful after hearing her story, but it doesn't mean she can make bad decisions and not be blamed for it. She brought this upon herself and I feel like she was the most hateful character in this drama.
Well, no offense to those who loved it but this was really poor.

Acting/Cast: 9.0
The acting was quite satisfactory overall.
⨠Yoon Kyun Sang as Ki Kang Jae and Lawyer Ki, his character was ok but his acting was really nice.
⨠Guem Sae Rok as Ha So Hyun, I didn't really like her character, but she was good at her acting as well.
⨠Lee Jun Young as Yoo Beom Jin, being a great fan of Lee Jun Young, I felt a bit bad for his character in his drama, it was so dumb to create such a debatable character. Anyways, his acting as the cold killer was really nice.
⨠Choi Hyun Hwa as Prosecutor Cha, her acting was really nice as well, although her character was a bit confusing, why did she hate Lawyer Ki so much? Nobody knows. MYSTERY!!
⨠ Choi Kyu Jin as Lee Ki Hoon, his character was one of the few I understood in the drama, good acting anyways.
⨠Han So Eun as Han Tae Ra, I didn't like her acting very much, her panic scenes, sad scenes, etc. all seemed so fake.
⨠Kim Myung Ji as Na Ye Ri, I really hated her character and so I would say the actress played it well.

Music: 10.0
I really liked the rap regardless.

Rewatch Value: 9.0

Overall: 9.0

Hope it wasn't boring.
Still, you could just go ahead and try this drama as it was interesting with no doubt..
Thanks for reading.
Lots of love <3

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Don't Judge a Book By its Cover

"Don't Judge a Book By its Cover"

This drama was thrilling and exhilarating. You'll be on the edge of your seat so I highly recommend for a binge watch. The plot overall was very intriguing and I really enjoyed it although it seemed as if some of the answers were just handed to the leads and the investigation wasn't even necessary. The characters were interesting. I liked that they weren't perfect people, but their character developed throughout the show. They discovered things and grew and in some cases we discovered things about them that changed our perspectives. Some things we discovered were seriously disturbing... The ending was a little disturbing. The music was fantastic. A+. Overall, it was a great little show and I would recommend it.

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While I usually love some complexity for crime driven dramas, the setting of this one made it impossible to enjoy.

My expectation might have had a big impact on how I view it. I was hoping for a rather simple plot with some amazing characters to dig deep into. The sad truth is, the plot was "complex" but full of predictable traits. We had some amazing characters that were never really used to their full potential. It would be much better if the whole story truly revolved around the kids, and no adult was connected to the cases. If we could get the "kids can do evil, kids are not all innocent" kind of scenario.

The whole drama should focus more on what is happening in school, but it didn't. The more the plot progressed, the more side stories we've got: prosecutors’ story line, an investigation by the police, adults’ politics, corruption.

If you set your drama in the school, you should use this place to its full potential, and that's what they did at the beginning. We’ve got to know the dynamics and rules of their school life, the background for the main characters, how they interact with adults, who is the top dog and how they use their power. But the further we got into the plot, the more unnecessary grown ups doing adult stuff we've got. The drama switched from being "school" to "crime/corruption" kind of story.

How amazing and tragic of the ending we would get, if they didn't show Beom Jin's father much. If we weren’t sure if he was connected to the case, it could have been only Beom Jin's view of it. And when we finally get that last court scene, he truly was just helping Soo Ah and there was nothing more going on between them. We could see how Beom Jin's obsession about his image ruined him and his family. How the lack of communication and keeping secrets can lead to a tragedy. It would have more heart and value. The true ending was simply disappointing.

Overall, the drama was kind of enjoyable, but definitely not because of the plot, but rather a few characters I liked. I skipped some scenes, especially the investigation ones, which I often watched at 1.5x speed. The trend of mixing everything in the plot and making it more complex than it has to be is really popular lately in dramas, and this one is not an exception.

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I hadn't binge-watched such a great kdrama in a while.

I can't believe i dropped this drama exactly 12 months ago, i regret it so badly now but i rated it 5/10 because there were so many names to assimilate at the same time, then i got recommendations of this drama many times so i decided to finally pick it up. I finally understood the plot while watching episode 4 THEN THE STORY BECAME SO INTERESTING and god the actors did such a good job especially the main killer, he gave me chills plus the cliffhangers were so unstandable it took me 3-4 days to finish it and even the ending is satisfying. I wish i could find another drama like this.

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yqThe ending is not good

I should have just stayed away shouldn't have watched it it's lacking a bit in terms of plot. The ending was sooooooo stupid like beom jin didn't even get punished for any of his crimes and the other veritas just got let off the hook despite all the shit they've done to su ah and the others kids that were poor. All in all this was good until the ending that just bring down my rating a bit. The male actor's acting isn't that good in my opinion. The drama didn't even show what happened with yu yang ki when the officers left the bus (which basically shows that they weren't doing there job) and the other prisoners were gathering around him. Poor su ah and tae ra they didn't even get any justice for their deaths.

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Loved it!

AAAAA it's so good! I hope there will be season 2! So many people are hating on this drama but I really loved it. ?? Definitely one of my favorite kdramas when it comes to thriller genre. It also had no romance in it. A lot of people are fond of that but I'm not, and yet I was still captivated by this drama. So I guess that speaks a lot on how good this drama is.

Though I have one question in mind— WHO KILLED BEOM JIN? And I do think that so many characters didn't get the punishment they deserved. The whole justice thing only revolved on who killed Su Ah. I guess that was a bit lacking.

Overall, I highly recommend this drama! I was really sad when I finished it. ?

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Better Motivations, and fewer episodes would have made this great

It is a good enough show. It was, in large, part engaging. That tapers off towards the end largely due to the plot not being enough for 16 episodes. I believe this show would have been better condensed even by 2 episodes.

The character motives were fine for some, terrible for others. The ML had a good motive to start but I don't think they did a good job depicting it changing. Him abandoning his win by all means attribute should have meant seeing him become, not only more empathetic, but attempt to do things the right way. This would have helped the plot too, I think, since the challenges of investigating things the right way would be more engaging. The motives of some other characters, like Gi Hoon's dad and the other attorney, weren't quite clear. Like why does the attorney try to help Gi Hoon even risking upsetting his employer? Why does the dad try to sabotage our lead's character for something he didn't seem that involved in.

Talking about the investigation, I feel it was largely weak. Many times, things just seemed to fall into place for our protagonists. The villains start of seeming too competent but then that's no longer the case.

The ending is, again, mostly good. I like that they couldn't find evidence to nail the main culprit. It is more real that way. However, it is weakened by the decision to kill him off so cheaply. The antagonist going insane would have been more powerful ending.

I also didn't like that the other villain kids, Gi Hoon and the Ye Ri, get away with their crimes (I know Ye Ri is no longer an idol) . I would have loved to see them at least recognize their wrongs and work to fix them gradually for them to get a peaceful resolution. I am a sucker for redemption stories, but they ought to be earned and not as immediate as in the final episode.

I also didn't like how cheaply Tae Ra was killed. I know it would have affected the ending we got, but I feel the show would have done better to focus on her death a little more, maybe her mom too. Perhaps having the mom kill Beom Jin would have been better.

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it´s not as bad as people make it out to be

i saw a lot of people, complaining about how long it took them to solve the case, makes me realize ya´ll don´t understand how hard and how long a case takes to solve. Some havent been solved for 20+ years. 95% of the shows i watch are about detectives, crimes ,horror and thrillers. And we are used to see the cases being solved in like 2-3 episodes right? which is really good and fun to look at. But i feel like ´class of lies´ is more realestic with how long a case can take to solve. It shows u how u can do anything when you have a lot of power and when you´re rich. And that´s why the case is taking so long to solve. Cause they keep erasing the evidence so obviously it´s gonna take longer. This k drama is just realistic, has really good parts and shows both the point of views of rich and poor people. I think this drama is underrated, and i feel like people are quick to judge because the case didn´t get solved fast. Everyone is allowed to have there own opinion of course.

The way some ppl made it seem, was like this a some horrible k drama, that isn´t fun to watch at all. Which made me not wanna watch it either. But im glad i gave it a try, there´s obviously better k drama´s with the same genres as this one . But this one is still not bad. I do agree that it was annoying that people keep trying to hold the lawyer that got fired back which made the case get solved harder. I think that´s why a lot of people were annoyed by the show. I also agree that the drama maybe wouldve been more fun if their were multiple case, but this is something diff and new to try.

everything made sense in the k drama and it was releastic.

Give it a try :)

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