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ammmz

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High School King of Savvy korean drama review
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High School King of Savvy
2 people found this review helpful
by ammmz
Feb 4, 2019
17 of 17 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 9.5
this show gives me some of the best feelings. it's not new or anything but up until this time i had also never seen a drama like this (and it goes to show on all these people's other works how good this formula of simplicity is.) there's low tension and most of the drama and angst centers around familial ties and it's so beautiful.

the story isn't outstanding and there are some truly strange moments but i was never bored. i can always go back to this and watch on a rainy day and see their story unfold. all the love and friendship and family.

one thing i will say is that i understand the premise could bother some people. i am mostly just super against age gaps (particularly the older male/younger female because of how the actors are aged as well) but they are genuinely...on the same playing field. a lot of people don't like soo young? i guess. which is like she's weird and probably has neuoroses but she was also the heart of the drama. perhaps very socially awkward or neurotypical like whatever. she is a smart capable STRANGE naive woman. and min hyuk was a strange strange clever wonderful teen. when you see them together (besides stating it with literal words ) there's no power imbalance or hierarchy. it also helps that the actors are close in age. had she known who he was from the start would probably be a different story but it goes to show how much you can ruin something by making it creepy via the dialogue if something abt a r=ship is taboo.

i say give it a go. it's not crazy amazing and i wouldn't recommend it as a show to get "into" but just something to watch and laugh with and absurd. i'm fairly positive if you go into it with an open mind, you'll very much enjoy it.
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