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I finally finished Weak Hero Class 1... and honestly, this drama hit me way harder than I expected. I thought it would just be another school bullying action drama, but it turned out to be so much deeper, darker, and more emotional than that.What I loved most about this drama;
* Story development ; The story was intense from beginning to end. Every episode kept building more tension, emotions, and pain without feeling repetitive. The drama showed how cruel school violence can become, but at the same time it also showed friendship, trust, loneliness, and survival in such a realistic way.
* Character development ; Yeon Si Eun is honestly one of the most interesting characters I’ve seen in a school drama. He looks physically weak, quiet, and emotionless at first, but the more the story progresses, the more we understand his intelligence, anger, loneliness, and emotional scars. Every character felt human, not just “good” or “bad.”
* Friendship ; The friendship between Si Eun, Su Ho, and Beom Seok was the emotional core of the drama. Watching them slowly become comfortable with each other made me genuinely happy, which made the painful moments hurt even more later on. Their bond felt real, natural, and heartbreaking.
* Action & tension ; The fighting scenes were raw, brutal, and realistic. What made them even more intense was the emotional tension behind every fight. It never felt like action for entertainment only — every punch carried emotions, fear, anger, or desperation.
* Acting ; The acting in this drama was absolutely insane. Park Ji Hoon especially surprised me so much. He portrayed Si Eun’s quiet rage, trauma, and emotions perfectly through even the smallest facial expressions and silence.
* Cinematography & OST ; The dark visual tone and emotional OSTs perfectly matched the atmosphere of the drama. The silent moments honestly felt even louder than the action scenes sometimes.
Weak Hero Class 1 is not just a school action drama...
It’s a painful story about loneliness, trauma, friendship, trust, and how people slowly break under pressure.
This drama made me angry, emotional, frustrated, and heartbroken all at once.
And honestly...
the ending left a heavy feeling in my chest that stayed even after finishing the drama.
Goodbye Yeon Si Eun...
You deserved so much better.
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Easily became a favorite of mine
Giving this series a perfect 10/10 for the first time in a long time for kdramas. This show is absolutely incredible! It makes you feel every emotion and get so attached to the trio! I don't have a single complaint about this series at all. The acting from everyone in the cast is outstanding, especially Park Jihoon's. The way he can express so many and so much emotion with just his eyes is incredible.I love how this show makes you feel part of their trio and betrayed by Beom-Seok when he switches sides. Even if you don't like Beom-Seok, you still feel so bad for him for everything he's been through. You fall in love with Suho and want to be his friend too. You just want Sieun to be happy and finally make friends.
I could go on and on about this show because it is just that good. I've shown it to all my friends and all of us have said that easily became one of our favorites. I've watched it many times now and it's just as enjoyable as the first time!
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Mixed emotions
I did not think I would love-hate the series so much. While the story, acting is on another level, the harsh truth, bullying in schools/universities are downright insane. I cannot imagine the life of the bullied, how badly it affects their future. The leads and supporting actors have done a wonderful job in depicting the harsh reality. Its hearbreaking to see the end 😢Although I wanted to drop it due to the violence, bullying, angst, the series kept me on edge every episode. Wish such actions reduce and students can have normal education life. I don't think I can rewatch as it seriously affects mental health
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Oh. My. Gosh.
Holy crap this drama is raw and dark in the most beautiful way possible. I'm so happy this drama has the popularity it does because it completely breaks the boundries of what a kdrama is. Show casing the realities of bullying in Korea as well as mental health and just overall the CHARACTERS are so fleshed out and so real. I couldn't help but to cry for all of them. Please please give this a watch!Was this review helpful to you?
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Fandom rant
I feel like to actually enjoy this drama you need to be more immersed in the story than your average action focused dramas.I mean, to get the full experience, it's best to read the weak hero webtoon. Although you'll be quite disappointed in the live action, so I recommend watching it first and THEN reading the webtoon version.
I really liked how they gave beomseok such a realistic character and it became quite difficult to hate him. (Not for most people, but me at least...)
I could go on for HOURS taking about him, his motives, his feelings, his thought process.
But most people in this fandom dont appreciate that. They only like you if you ship suho with sieun, and oh boy don't even get me started on how annoying this is.
They dumb down their entire characters as just them being in love with each other, and also SWEAR they're canon, because the director said it!! I promise you we do not care. They would be canon if they had romantic dialogue in the drama itself. Where is that? Nowhere. They also swear weak hero is a bl which I find hilarious lol.
Anyhow. This is just me ranting about the issues within the fandom...so spare yourself from joining really. There is nothing interesting in here only people shipping jihoon and hyunwook mindlessly, making sexual comments on them, and overall they're just weird and disgusting. Not worth wasting your time in reasoning with them.
[Rant below contains season 2 characters/spoilers]
The webtoon has a decent fandom, they're quite the opposite. The ships vary and they don't execute your first born for not shipping Gray (sieun) x Stephen (suho). Actually, Sieun x Seongje (wolf) is quite popular. But the ships aren't the point anyway, I'm just pointing it out!
We do miss the webtoon characters. Jake would've been a smart addition to the cast as they could've progressed Seongje's character with him. But I guess 8 episodes weren't enough for so many character arcs so its understandable somewhat... Seriously, should've been a 16 episode per season drama.
[HUGE SPOILER]
Also, I really really didn't like what they did to baekjin's character. They killed him off right when he got interesting. Seriously? They did not even explain ANYTHING about his backstory or even his motives. That made me frustrated. He could've progressed further and be an actually important character.
Thats all. Overall im very biased as this is my favorite drama and im very deep within the fandom, it's a big part of who I am. I have a lot of complaints, but I can't bring myself to rate it anything other than 10 stars. Peace out yall (seongtak on top)
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This show is a masterpiece
I started this drama not knowing anything about it and might I say this drama was absolutely fantastic. I loved every single second of it...this drama really is a "no put down" drama. The day I started it was the exact same day I finished it that's how great it was that I just couldn't stop watching it. I'm also very excited for S2 to come out because I truly can't get enough of this fantastic drama.Everything about it was amazing the cast, the acting, the OST, the emotions portrayed by the actors...this drama truly is a 10/10
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MUITO BOM
Eu gosto muito desse dorama, tanto que assisti duas vezes. Gosto desse estilo mais voltado pra ação do que pro romance, e mesmo sendo baseado em um manhwa yaoi, ele foca muito mais na amizade entre os rapazes, o que deixa a história ainda mais emocionante. O ator que interpreta o Si-eun é incrível, ele realmente entrou no personagem e transmite perfeitamente a imagem de um estudante com problemas familiares, antissocial e completamente obcecado por suas notas. Gosto muito do contraste entre ele e o Suho, que é o oposto: não liga pros estudos, trabalha à noite e dorme na escola de dia. A amizade deles é o ponto mais forte do dorama. Já o Beom-seok, eu odiei. Não gostei do rumo que ele tomou, e o fato de não ter tido consequências por causa do pai rico me deixou revoltada. Eu queria ver o Si-eun batendo nele, mas entendo que ele ainda o via como amigo. É um dorama intenso, com ótimas atuações e muita emoção.Was this review helpful to you?
Heartbreaking ?
Yeon Shi Eun est un étudiant modèle qui se classe au sommet de son lycée. Physiquement, Yeon Shi Eun semble faible, mais en utilisant son intelligence et sa psychologie, il lutte contre la violence qui a lieu à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de son école. (Source : Asianwiki) ~~ Adapté du webtoon « Weak Hero » (약한영웅) écrit par SeoPass (서패스) et illustré par Kim Jin Seok (김진석). ~~ Dates de sortie : 7 octobre 2022 (Festival) || 18 novembre 2022 (En ligne)gdghhjjjjjjjjjjjkkkWas this review helpful to you?
An amazing drama
I am at a loss for words on how good this drama is, I went into this with almost little to no expectations but this was genuinely one of the best dramas I've ever watched, even if the genre is not one you prefer, trust me the drama has you on its hookup from the very first episode. Park Jihoon's performance is absolutely phenomenal in this drama. Choi Hyun-Wook does justice to his character as well, the relationship between them is curated so seamlessly that it's flawless, I'm actually stunned.nsnsnndndWas this review helpful to you?
best kdrama
i’ve never gotten so attached to characters in just 8 episodes but i love si eun and soo ho so so much. every episode is so sickening but in the best way possible. the build up to every single fight was excruciating but i loved it. i usually hate the bully story lines in k dramas but it was used in such a different and actually interesting way in this show.i absolutely loved all three main characters at first, including bum seok, and then his character flip happened and i tried to just think that he’s mad at his father and taking it out on his friends but you really cant use that to justify his actions by the end. by the last episode i don’t think anything could have made me genuinely feel sorry for bum seok. (also up until like episode 6 i thought the reason that beom seok was mad was that he was gay and had a big crush on soo ho…………was definitely proven wrong)
by the seventh episode you could kind of tell where it would go just by the build up of it but i don’t think anything could have prepared me for seeing that fight. i stand by the fact that soo ho did absolutely nothing wrong, bum seok was just so insecure with himself that he took it out on someone who wasn’t. soo ho i love you.
si eun was an amazing friend from the very beginning. he always cared about the other two no matter what and did selfless things to be a good friend and not to look like a good friend like bum seok. i love love love how they told his story. it felt cohesive and no matter how attached i got to someone else it really always felt like i was watching in his pov which i rly appreciate.
one of the best shows i’ve seen. the highs were rly high and some parts made me so happy but the lows were rly really low…………
also shin seung-ho call me
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MY FAV DRAMA TILL NOW
The acting was so good, same goes for the soundtracks I even added a song to my Playlist. I'll definitely rewatch this!! I loved the story so much, especially Oh Beom Seoks character/story! I liked it so much. Park ji Hoon's acting is also no joke! Loved all the actors and am very addicted to this series haha. I can't wait for season 2... all the fighting/action scene's were so good and I loved the emotional scene's. I understand why people hate on Oh Beom Seoks actions but I feel to attached to his role that I understand his reasons. I If u like the acting of the main characters u should watch Twinkling Watermelon and Revenant!!Was this review helpful to you?



