Snowdrop offers a fresh idea about the relationship between a spy and a female student. Surrounded by a tense situation, the romance that grows between the two main characters manages to make the audience sympathetic to the hopelessness of their condition. This drama focuses a lot on the political situation among high-ranking officials and there is a lot of innuendo and criticism of ANSP. One of the strengths of the Snowdrop script is that there are a lot of characters with a well-explained background, which makes the supporting characters also have an important role and not only for screen-time. The audience can see various characteristics and characters so they don't just focus on ML and FL. This is also what I think makes this drama not boring even though it takes up a lot of background places only in the dormitory. Now, I want to discuss the weaknesses of the script for the drama Snowdrop. One of the characters that I think is not well developed and written is the FL, namely Eun Young-ro (played by Jisoo). From the beginning to the end of the drama, every time she takes the initiative to do/help, it always ends with a big tragedy as a result of her "good" deeds. This makes it seem as if the female lead is just a burden girl and there is no character development until the end. I don't know but I feel that Eun Young-ro as a student who is described as kind and helpful to others can be developed more and make her a more interesting character as the episodes continue. The next character I want to criticize is Ms. Pi (played by Yoon Se-Ah) and Lee Kang Moo (played by Jang Seung Jo), who are clearly seen as smart and experienced characters but instead commit a lot of stupid actions. I don't know if this is the author's intention or the details are not being paid attention to, but I feel the story focuses on the character development of ML's side. The last thing I didn't like was that all the problems were solved in the last 3 episodes which ended up making the ending too rushed and leaving several plot holes. The problems in this drama can be said to be many and complex, which should be solved gradually and not thrown all to the last episode.

The casting for this drama has to be said to be a brilliant decision. Jung Hae-In managed to bring out various emotions just from the look in his eyes. The action scene as a veteran agent was also successfully delivered. Yoo Inna is my favorite actress in this drama. Kang Cheong Ya as a manipulative character is really well displayed and her leadership aura is felt. Other actors such as Jang Seung Jo, Yoon Se Ah, Kim Hye Yoon also managed to present the character very well. Jisoo, as a rookie actress must be said to be doing a good job. She is not awkward and I have to admit that her crying acting can break the hearts of the audience. I'm looking forward to the future project of Snowdrop casts.

The music from Snowdrop fits into the 80s and really impresses the disney feel. Unfortunately only a few OSTs were used for the 16-episode drama.

Overall, Snowdrop is worth-watching drama of 2021. It's not the best but it still be considered as a good drama. I won't actually consider to re-watch it because I've known the twists of the story, but maybe if I miss the cast I will do it.

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