Love this drama - for its all-in-one genre

I really enjoyed this drama tremendously. It is a genre of all in one with mystery, romance, comedy, comaraderie/friendship/stewardship, bromance and family ties. It is a drama which the entire family can enjoy together for a good family quality time. However, with the spread of genres, it could also be a disadvantage for viewers who liked only mystery, only romance or only comedy etc and felt that they were not getting enough. For me, the drama is realistically depicting that life is a mixed pack of many genres anyway hence I find it thoroughly relatable and enjoyable.

The pace of the drama was also very good. Every episode was so satisfying. The story developed quickly without any feeling of drag since it covered many aspects of life in the police university. I really appreciated a good balance of all the activities a police college student could be exposed to in their studies. Not only the individual growth but the drama also demonstrated their teamwork in the course and outside the course during the investigation. I enjoyed the lessons learnt in the lecture classes too and they were typically the thought-provoking questions that we should mull over.

The professors and students relationship was also very well illustrated. Though the professors were strict, there was a heart-warming side to these professors. Even the professors-professors relationship was interesting. There were both fun moments and serious moments, just like life.

The family ties of Kang Sunho and Oh Kanghee were also instrumental in the drama. It shaped the character development of these two main leads. There was obvious transformation of how the leads felt about their families at the end.

The romance was a great journey with the young couple. There were many memorable moments to reflect upon their cuteness with each other and their recharging love was something refreshing and relatable. The good chemistry between the leads made the romance sweet and admirable. At this point, I must also give praise to the director Yoo Kwan-mo who made good effort to study other foreign movies romances to enhance the romance in this drama. I have particularly watched all the movies he has drawn inspiration from and felt that he deserved a pat on his back for his own original style yet really charming.

The mystery was indeed a mystery.....it was intriguing how everyone could be a main suspect, everyone had their story so it was a great realisation when the real culprit was uncovered. What was even more intriguing was the villian was not the typical villian we knew in most dramas, there was much food for thought in the end.

Finally the bromance of Prof Yoo and Kang Sunho was another amazing journey.....from enemy to frenemy and eventually best of pals! There were conflicting feelings to be resolved and certainly complicated legal issues to grapple with between them. It brought home the point whoever started the issue had to fix the issue.

Despite some brief moments of an almost-disappointing ending which was probably the writer's way of putting the viewers through a roller-coaster ride technique (LOL) , all's well that ended well. It was a most satisfying way how the writer Min Jung tied up all the unanswered loose ends and gave it a well-deserved ending to the good drama!!

Last but not least, I love the OSTs of this drama which happened to be the same music director as "Love in the Moonlight" and 'Descendants of the Sun". I was not aware of this until the end of the release of all 7 OSTs then I knew. It's amazing how consistently good he has been in Police University! Daebak! Treat to the ears plus Jinyoung produced one of the songs! Wow!

I started with only knowledge of the 3 main cast(Jinyoung, Cha Tae Hyun and Krystal) and Hong Soo-hyun(Judo professor, I like her too!) but I ended knowing the writer, the director and the music director of this drama plus many more of the fresh-faced actors and actresses to my delight! This is the impact of this drama for me! Kudos to the amazing team!

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