Really great underrated drama
Loved every second of this drama. The story line is marevolous. It shows the journey through life of a group of 8 students and how they grow and bond together through the years. This drama gave me a good insight about passion and choosing what you want. It has great romance and truly amazing bromance. Very inspiring. Absolutely loved the cast too. The leads have done a great job at portraying their character. A definite must watch drama for lovers of Romance, Action, Suspense, Bromance and Investigation. The music very well suited the drama too. It started off in a very rom-com-y way and in just a very jolly vibe, but it turned little serious and tense but ended with a very passionate and strong bond. But I guess that's how our youth is meant to be. Truly enjoyed the last few episodes and I don't know if I can find another drama this good. Overall a very very well directed drama about Youth life. It was very nice to watch them grow together and flourish new bonds. 👮♀️👮♂️👮♀️👮♀️💐☠️👮♂️⚡️👮♀️💋👮♂️Was this review helpful to you?
A Good Drama fit for one time watch
Except for the last two episodes where the ending felt weak and rushed (less intelligent and less interesting) this story is good especially the first 10 episodes are phenomenal! I would recommend this to anyone who liked watching kdramas like Descendants of the Sun but don't expect a smart epic ending. Watch this for the friendships, the training shown and the strong villain and all details shown in investigations.All 14 episodes made me want to watch and see what will happen next. How our heroes will deal with their training and then how they will deal with the Villain who hurt them and so many others and you will be on the edge of your seat wanting to binge watch the show till EP 15. The Romances are well developed, the Friendships are awesome, The Training shown is seriously amazing. The best ep is the Sports day in Ep 7 and 8 I think.
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Rookie crops , indeed
The drama touched on several important themes. Firstly, it emphasized the importance of not enduring harsh punishments for minor mistakes; it encouraged speaking out against unjust treatment. Secondly, it highlighted the value of trust in friendship. Thirdly, it underscored the significance of fighting for the truth, even if it puts loved ones in danger due to their involvement in past wrongdoing. Fourthly, it advised against making hasty decisions, especially when the original purpose for a chosen path has faded. Instead, it suggested taking time to reevaluate before deciding whether to continue or change course.I particularly enjoyed the development of the rookie cops' characters. One storyline that saddened me was the character who died before he could confess his love.
Although the drama occasionally became repetitive due to its case-solving format, each case ultimately interconnected with a past unresolved case, implicating the family members of two rookie cops. As the cases were solved, numerous revelations unfolded.
The chemistry between the lead characters was compelling, and I appreciated the inclusion of parallel love stories.
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i hate
firstly loved it until they killed him and i will never forgive such things i was expecting a nerdy guy with a tough girl kinda couple not thiswhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhy
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It gave me happy tears, even when I lit never get them while watching dramas!
This is a literal masterpiece, i don't know why I've been avoiding it for a while. I really can't describe in words how happy I am after finishing it!It is one of the very few dramas with crime as a sub-plot
The cast and acting is chef's kiss and the chemy between not only the leads but also among the friend group is awesome
But tbh I am so in love with the leads chemy, i was so excited when they had the first kiss lmao
There's no useless drama and kinda predictable plot, but it's fun trust me
I was kinda living with the characters, a feeling which u def don't get while watching every drama
I was happy seeing them have fun, was frustrated when something was unfair, and mainly moved on with the *death* with them
I can't explain in words how happy I was at the ending, which was the second time I almost cried, first being when Wi seungkyun's father said "you did well" on him catching the criminal
Mark my words, You are missing on a really lot if u are avoiding it
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A beautiful coming-of-age series
A show that is surely good enough to recommend. This gets an 8.5/10.Every episode will hook you up. This drama is so good that I finished it in just three days. The friendship of all the KNPU students and the way they bond is so heartwarming. The plot is nice, with no draggy scenes. A lot of the characters are new to me, but they manage to be memorable, and they did a great job in their acting, especially Um Hyuk (Lee Joon Woo).
Though I find this drama good, I can't say that it is an extraordinary drama. Not much of a thriller, I find myself looking forward to the KNPU students bonding more than the action. And the main leads don't have good chemistry; the only "couple" that I find cute is the tandem of Gi Hanna and Yoo Daeil. In my opinion, this series could be a 10 if there was no romance involved.
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Watch if you like profession-based with romance and youthful passion
Did not expect so much from this! I thought would just be like Police University but this has a different magical touch. Reasonable pacing, I did not feel a thing, I just watched it non-stop within 48 hours. So good debut drama for Daniel and partnering him with Soo Bin add so much flavor, an actress who can do any roles with justification without exaggeration. The couple you did not expect to fell in love with. Worth to watch!Was this review helpful to you?
Shout out for Cheon Young Min
There are many very eloquent reviews that I agree with, so I won't repeat what is already out there. I just wanted to give a shout out to/for Cheon Young Min (as Shin Ah Ri). She is super pretty and her acting was awesome. She put a ton of energy and expensiveness into her role and I think she stole the scenes she was in. Loved her and hope to see her as a lead in dramas to come!Was this review helpful to you?
A drama that will remind you of your friends and college days
Rookie Cops is a drama that I expected to be like other high school or college dramas, that can get lost somewhere halfway the run, but that is not the case with Rookie Cops. It is a drama with comedy, romance, suspense and action blended effectively together. A funny scene can turn into something more serious, but it doesn't feel out of the place. The plot for cases and the students investigating them felt a little far-fetched at times, but the actions (even the action scenes!) of characters felt realistic to me, as that is what you would expect a freshman to behave as, whether from a police university or not. It is a drama where strangers become friends and they go on become close companions to each other.During the first couple of episodes, Kang Daniel's character and acting felt stiff and cold to me, but soon you can see the improvement in both. Chae Soo Bin was lovable and relatable as a character as usual. I enjoyed everyone's acting.
The music wasn't too obvious and something that would stick with me, but I found it to be entertaining and suitable for the scenes.
Overall, I enjoyed this show (better than I expected).
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Messy downhill ride
Honestly, it started off quite well setting up the characters, stories, only to ruin the whole show for me.What I liked:
The music was decent.
The show opening.
Friendship.
Colourful setting, pretty faces...
What I disliked:
The show TOTALLY failed to integrate the romantic & campus vibe with the crime aspect of the drama. While watching, each half, felt like a different drama with similar actors(honestly, even Police University did better at this one). Honestly, it should just have stuck on one side & made the other a complimentary.
The acting sucked, for most of the time, esp. Daniel(hate me or not, that's my opinion), he obviously needs more experience if he ever considers taking on more main roles or it would just be a waste with his face & opportunities.
No character development, the characters just remained blunt, like what they learnt went through one side of the head & went through the other. Plus it felt like a huge percentage of the characters were thrown off the show(shadowed) as it progressed.
The main couple, no chemistry, like things just happen because the writer has pen in his hands & dictates the scene. They should have just stuck with the other couple & limit the rest to friendzoned or whatever...
The deal breaker, Dae II's death; honestly you don't go & kill off the most lovable character in the whole crappy show just to create a sad environment & try to evoke emotions from the viewers & confrontation basis to the villain.
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A prototype story meant to cause frustration through repetition before the final pay-off
Well, that was a rollercoaster ride!Rookie Cops is a prime example of a show that has a structure that frustrates me throughout the entire story, and serves as a prototype for other shows that exhibit similar story telling.
Don’t get me wrong, the show was good, and I’ll talk about the good stuff in more detail later, but it was frustrating to watch nonetheless.
A story can be comprised of smaller stories, which serve as a purpose for character development or the incremental progress towards the main goal. This is exactly the route Rookie Cops decided to take. The students, still naïve, morally guided and always seeking justice, find themselves in various troubling situations, where not everything goes according to plan, if anything at all. During these various encounters with unlawful citizens they find out how awful some people can be and how difficult it can be to catch some of the criminals. Not only that, they also realise that their plans are full of gaps that can be exploited, and that good plans can also have negative consequences.
The extreme justice seeking behaviour, naivety, total disregard for possible dangers and the repetition of such behaviours is the way to get me frustrated. To be fair, I also am extremely concerned with justice, and I often disagree with how people are being punished or treated in relation to how the public perceives the perpetrator and their crimes. Justice, is not the rehabilitation of the criminal, justice has nothing to do with human rights, justice is when the people feel that the perpetrator in question is punished or treated in a way that is equally or more harsh than the crime they committed to the victim. Justice has nothing to do with preventing crime, it has to do with pleasing the population and gaining trust in the system, not with giving certain people second chances.
I find it important to make that clear, because it seems that people really do not understand why prisons exist or why people threw tomatoes at criminals, or paid to watch someone get decapitated in the past. There’s a reason why people lack faith in the judicial system, especially nowadays. While this show does not mention any of the punishments given to any of the criminals, the way they get captured is too light. Think about of Ottomans, who amputated hands from thieves in some severe cases. Compare this to today’s system, where any small injury of the criminal can cause an investigation or punishment to the cop, this is a bad system, and now wonder that so few people actually want to do such dangerous work while barely being able to defend themselves or carry out the work they have to do.
This is why I dislike justice seeking behaviour, because most of it, has nothing to do with justice, it’s punishing criminals, trying to cure them, while treating them with velvet hands. The naivety, disregard of danger and repetition of such behaviour should be clear enough of why it frustrates me.
Because of this, I cannot give the show a 10/10 even if the rest of it was perfect, which it wasn’t, but it was good.
I know that if there’s anything people dislike about the show, it’s the characters. I found the characters to be fine, the male lead is calm, somewhat difficult to read emotionally, but not boring. The female lead was amazing, she played her role really well in all situations. The side characters were interesting in their own way, but Ari and Woo Joo Young really lacked depth that Yoo Dae Il, Kim Tak or Ki Han Na had.
I don’t want to make this too long, so the final thing I want to say is that, the plot twist at the end of episode fifteen was glorious! They face on Jo Hansol when he saw they captured Go Eun Gang instead of their prostitute was so satisfying to watch! The soundtrack that played during that scene and during the credits was great too, written by the male lead of the show Kang Daniel. At that moment, Jo Hansol really didn’t know what to do anymore, he just didn’t have anywhere to go. Anything he’d do would just lead to his demise.
The final episode was somewhat disappointing, as I had hoped the capture of Jo Hansol had taken a different direction than it did, and not knowing what punishment he and the corrupt former officers faced after trial is wasted potential, as it’s a moment where you can really influence people’s feelings.
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Slowly getting boring
I really love how the series start, so youthful and fun. However it took 90 degree turns at the middle and becoming depressing. The ML and FL relationship is not as cute as before and somehow it’s like watching a different series. I’ll easily give 9/10 for episode 1-12 but the rest really went downhill. Too heavy if you want to watch something light .-spoiler-
Daeil’s death is so unnecessary! They should just let him live since the series is almost reach the end. And, I hate how they wrote Shin Ari character. She’s selfish and annoying. Always unnecessarily screaming and being mean to daeil. The fact that she didn’t even bother to ask how Kim Tak is doing during their first meeting after a while and still have the audacity to say something selfish like the world only revolves around her. How can she beg to be with him again since every one know abt them so it’ll be embarrassing for her to break up. Definitely a wtf moment watching that scene.
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