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Hi! School - Love On korean drama review
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Hi! School - Love On
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by Eric
Feb 6, 2021
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

A great premise with a shifting tone but a good story

This series delivers what it should: drama. Perhaps not to the extreme level of other shows, but enough to provide a plot and investment on the part of the watcher. In my opinion, it's just the right amount. Not so much that the story is stressful but not so little that it's disinteresting. That may be personal preference, though.

My favorite part of this show is the beginning, when the characters begin to fall in love. I guess that's a spoiler but also not really if you read the genre tags. This part of the show is more lighthearted, endearing, and romantic while still maintaining elements of the supernatural. The tone shifts later on to a bit of a darker place, and while that's not necessarily a bad thing I did enjoy the beginning fun times more.

The characters in this series are very nuanced, and have characters arcs and development up the wazoo. It'll make you hate the characters you love and love the characters you hate, never really showing a villain of pure evil. It's not Hospital Playlist level of character writing but it's certainly some of the best I've seen for this type of show. The only complaint I could make is with the female lead, who sometimes seems to have only two emotions: happy and worried. Part of this may be attributed to her origins but part may be just to give her something to attract the male leads.

There are a few tropes to be had here, although naming them would mean spoilers. Instead, let me assure you that they're not dragged on for too long, and a majority of the plot is original.

I would recommend this drama as an interesting high school supernatural romance story with great character development and a good plot.
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