I did not hate this drama, I didn’t exactly like it either, it was fine for what it was, and while not surpassing the original it still has its merits. As a fan of the original I have no gripes with it, well I do have some criticisms that also apply to the original but ill reserve those for my review of the original.
So first lets go into the things I liked; the length, I like how its short and to the point, it doesn’t drags on and it’s easy to watch, I liked the main leads, I really enjoyed the two side characters they added, they’re really fun to watch and have a lot of fun scenes, the songs where very nice, I really liked them.
Now for the things I didn’t like, it was too short, while this is a good thing so the drama doesn’t feel dragged out like in the original, it made it feel rushed in a lot of things, many things didn’t have as much of an in impact, it also lost a lot of the charm and awkwardness of high school that the original had, the side characters weren’t as good, mainly the two best friends, they had so much charm and personality in the original but they just don’t have it in this remake, the struggles of being at the verge of entering adulthood and having to go through high school and dealing with teachers and parents that is perfectly encapsulated in the original just isn’t here.
Over all I actually quite enjoyed it despite all its short comings, it really could’ve benefited from a longer run time, but I actually like how short it is it, maybe they could’ve made it 30 min eps instead of 20 min eps, if you haven’t watched the original I can’t say you’ll enjoy it because I don’t know how it stands on its own, and if you’re a fan of the original you might not like this adaptation because all the changes made to it, but I liked it and recommend it if you want to watch something short, simple and to the point.