Apple Eye
Revenge can be sweet
With all those heavy-weight dramas I sometimes ache for a cute and sweet story. That’s why this web drama felt good to me. The title was confusing at first, because I thought this would be some version of Death Note, but it turned out to be about daily school issues like bullying, the rich & poor gap, the beauties & ugly ducklings, first love & teachers, family & friends. The male leads were eye candy, there’s a cameo of ASTRO and the female lead became more daring and lovelier each episode, although she was shy and passive at first.
Summary
There are two storylines in this short web drama. First a love story that made me think of another web drama called Queen of the Ring (2017). The male lead is a pretty boy, tall, and with the looks of a model. The female lead is a little plain Jane but sweet and adorable, so that she catches the eye of another boy as well. He’s the best friend of her brother and a famous idol to boot, only he didn’t get the chance to show his feelings yet.
Second there’s a fantasy story about a mobile app called Revenge Note that suddenly pops up in the phone of the female lead. It creates the opportunity to note the name of someone who is bullying her. When she does, bad things start to happen to that person. She discovers that her life can be sweet that way, but it also gets more complicated, and who’s helping her anyway? This remains a mystery to her, and to us.
The Good
The mix of school life and fantasy is well done. Further I liked the character development of the female lead. Usually the female lead is instrumental to the happiness of the male lead. Not in this series. Here it’s the other way around.
The Bad
Like I said the male lead was pretty to look at, but he remained rather flat and unknown. We don't learn much about his family or background. Also this series is really short. There's also a loop hole in the story of the Revenge Note.
The Verdict
Still I would recommend this series. Just watch it for yourself and stay tuned for the sequel in 2018 in order to find out who made this mysterious Revenge Note after all.
Summary
There are two storylines in this short web drama. First a love story that made me think of another web drama called Queen of the Ring (2017). The male lead is a pretty boy, tall, and with the looks of a model. The female lead is a little plain Jane but sweet and adorable, so that she catches the eye of another boy as well. He’s the best friend of her brother and a famous idol to boot, only he didn’t get the chance to show his feelings yet.
Second there’s a fantasy story about a mobile app called Revenge Note that suddenly pops up in the phone of the female lead. It creates the opportunity to note the name of someone who is bullying her. When she does, bad things start to happen to that person. She discovers that her life can be sweet that way, but it also gets more complicated, and who’s helping her anyway? This remains a mystery to her, and to us.
The Good
The mix of school life and fantasy is well done. Further I liked the character development of the female lead. Usually the female lead is instrumental to the happiness of the male lead. Not in this series. Here it’s the other way around.
The Bad
Like I said the male lead was pretty to look at, but he remained rather flat and unknown. We don't learn much about his family or background. Also this series is really short. There's also a loop hole in the story of the Revenge Note.
The Verdict
Still I would recommend this series. Just watch it for yourself and stay tuned for the sequel in 2018 in order to find out who made this mysterious Revenge Note after all.
Was this review helpful to you?
