Reviews

better than i expected

oh man the trauma of the test-taking hagwon atmostphere did rear in my head but luckily since it's not student-focused or centered i was thankfully rescued from going down into a rabbit hole of my past.i like seo hye jin as the main protagonist and the character. she's a woman who gets down to business and knows her own mind, but she's also caught between the desires of her clients/customers and the aggressive hostility of the educational institution that she technically profits off of. she's mature, responsible, and very realistic.i think pyo chang sub the high school teacher is a good "villain", in that he's not technically a villain in that you understand where he's coming from. he's also a realistic character. that deep-seated inferiority complex that all kr men have and cannot handle except in the most aggressive bull-headed ways. damn. i wonder how this conflict will be resolved, hopefully not in a makjang way.wi ha joon make a positive impression in this role. he's playful, mischievous, and clearly very optimistic. but still mature in a way that i like for hye jin, who deserves a guy who knows his own mind and way rather than the standard kdrama asshole. i like their conflict, it feels real and makes sense, especially since hye jin sees jung ho as her greatest accomplishment and who technically achieved all the right things and made the right decisions, so she's really thrown off by the fact that he's veered off the golden path. she still sees him as her student in a way that feels refreshing. less someone she raised and more as a sign of her success.

Read More