Perfectly acted by all. Kim Yoo Jung is head-to-toe perfection. What a face!

I have a doctorate in English and have also taught film at a couple of universities. I've been watching K-dramas for years now and without question the acting in Backstreet Rookie is phenomenal, and the story is often very funny, exciting (cool fight action scenes), emotionally meaningful (sad and deep moments), and visually stunning (the female lead, Kim Yoo Jung, is the most beautiful face in K-drama and a head-to-toe goddess, and the actresses who play Yeon Yoo (K-pop idol from the group SECRET) and Eunbyul (K-pop idol from Laboum) are also superb visuals. The actress who plays Yeon Yoo is also a first rate actress. The phenomenal actress who plays Saetbyul's best friend is a hilarious scene stealer, as is the actor who plays Daehyun's "Reggae" friend. This K-drama manages to be very romantic without being sexual. Up to episode 10, there was only one kiss in episode 1 and another in episode 9, yet I'm really interested in the romance of the leads. I think people who've experienced the webtoon should simply enjoy this K-drama for what it is: its own separate creation. I've noticed people who've seen the webtoon first sometimes negatively (and I think unfairly) critique this wonderful K-drama incarnation, not properly understanding that any film adaptation is free to differ from its original source, since it is a separate artistic creation. I would imagine people who see the K-drama first would probably be disappointed with the differences in the webtoon as well, and that would be unfair to the webtoon. Just enjoy this wonderful drama on its own merits. Again, the acting is absolutely first rate, and each episode advances the story splendidly. After the latest episode, the story is getting even more involved. Love the older actors who play Daehyun's parents as well. But the real star in this K-drama is the gorgeous Kim Yoo Jung, Saetbyul, who has grown up from the most adorable child actress to a stunning "off the charts" adult Korean goddess. She has that same "grip" Catherine Zeta Jones had in "The Mask of Zorro", where you just smile whenever she smiles, and find yourself falling in love with her like a silly teenager again, no matter what your age. And what a talented actress! Everything is done perfectly!!!

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