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isuzusan

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Drama Special Series Season 3: Adolescence Medley korean special review
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Drama Special Series Season 3: Adolescence Medley
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by isuzusan
Apr 18, 2016
4 of 4 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 5.0
I only watched Adolescence Medley because one of my chingus recommended it to me since I wanted to watch a short drama before I did lots of revision for exams. Initially, I was hesitant because it didn't look very original and I wasn't familiar with any of the cast (besides Lee Jong Hyun, who played as Ah Yeong's brother). But it was surprising pleasant and cute. I quite enjoyed it, and although it wasn't the best short drama I've ever seen, it was worth the watch. The plot of the story wasn't very original, like I already stated, but it's not completely cliche either. Bringing boxing into the story instead of using only fists for fights is an interesting touch, and I liked the concept. It brought the drama together a lot nicer as well. I'm not sure if I was the only one who experienced this while watching it, but I kinda like the idea of Ah Yeong ending up with Yeok Ho instead of Jeong Woo, but I still liked her with him as well. I don't know, their relationship seemed more pure and less awkward. But oh well. I can't escape the second-lead syndrome. The acting in Adolescence Medley was also better decent. Like many people have also complained, I don't like how they changed actors for Jeong Woo's older self, while they didn't do that for anyone else, but both actors did a great job of their role. I have to say that the best acting definitely goes to Choi Tae Joon, who played Yeok Ho. He was so believable and lovable, I'm not surprised he's gotten bigger roles since then as well. The soundtracks, however, could definitely do with improving. Although there was only about 4 tracks to listen to, the only good one was Running in the Sky by Huh Gak (also the song the band played at the competition). Every other track was very boring and didn't match the rhyme of the drama. I probably won't rewatch Adolescence Medley because it's more of a one-time thing. Overall, this short drama could do with a lot of work (especially in the music department), but it was quite well done for a 4-episode drama. I would recommend to anyone who likes cute romances in a school setting.
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