I almost loved every second of it

Itaewon Class for me was very unexpected, it was exciting, thrilling and I almost loved every second of it but I wasn't even expecting to like it. I went into this drama thinking this might not be my cup of tea but ended the first episode thinking, wow this is brilliant, when can I watch the next. Each episode ramped up my anticipation to see the next and my excitement for the upcoming week when I would finally get to Friday.

This drama did not shy away from controversial topics and I thought that was brilliant, instead of letting it fly under the radar they instead discussed these topics. The topics were discussed through an entertaining, well thought out, narrative and in my opinion, they did well for the most part. I do believe there is one issue that could have been handled better (Spray paint) but I do love that they are now addressing different topics and the lives of different people and possibly opening up new conversations.

One of the things that I loved most about this drama, are the characters, minus the antagonists, and their friendships, I loved that the characters, especially from DanBam, cheered each other on while also learning more and more about one another and being understanding. I loved Park Seo Ro Yi's' resilience and the fact that no matter what obstacles were put in his way, he would still find a way to get where he wanted to be. I especially loved the friendship between Yi Seo and Hyun Yi, especially towards the end, their friendship made me so happy and the way they supported one and another was brilliant. Although I did love the friendships, the romantic relationship was a bit exhausting to watch, with Yi Seo not letting go even after being told no countless times. In my opinion that completely disregarded Seo Ro Yi's' feeling and to me it felt hard to watch as well as that the love triangle just felt weird. With these two women fighting over a guy for years, it just felt odd that it would go on that long, I understand that they think he's a great guy but in my opinion, it just seemed very tiring and I couldn't understand the amount of time spent fighting over and pining for him.

As well as this another aspect I did not like about this drama, is that it felt like a completely different drama towards the end, it's like they jumped ship into a new genre and left me baffled. While I loved the drama as a whole, the last few episodes were not my cup of tea and just seemed off to me but that might just be me being picky. It just didn't feel like the drama that I was watching from the beginning and it disappointed me, I watched the drama for the friendships and the behind the scenes of the business, not for whatever this was. I suppose it was where one of the main aspects came into play but it just didn't ring true to me and I still can't quite put my finger on why that is.

I thought it may be important to mention as I don't normally like OSTs, but the soundtrack to this was empowering and awesome, I loved how the music made you want to get up and do anything. Whenever I was sad about anything, I could put this soundtrack on and feel happy again. My favourite song from the soundtrack was Gaho Start, which actually felt like the perfect song for this drama and often brightened the mood of any scene it was in, in my opinion.

Overall, I do love this drama, while the last few episodes and the romantic relationship did let me down, how I felt during the beginning and middle of this drama made up for that and left me feeling sad that it was over.

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