Before it was released I was very excited for this drama because of Park Seo Joon and Nara. After this aired, I’ve waited to be complete because I wanted to watch it on Netflix, and after it was complete I’ve read some reviews, which -I must admit- it made me to not feel as excited as I was at the beginning. But I told myself that whatever people say, I will watch it. And I tell you – I don’t regret anything.
Of course, I know that everyone has different tastes, which is very normal, because this is the reason why there are so many genres of dramas. And normally I don’t write reviews, but I don’t know why, this drama had a big impact on me.
I think that one of the best parts was that I didn’t feel when this drama ended. Time flew so fast, I didn’t feel it at all. It all went so smoothly and it was a pleasure to watch it.
Saeroyi was my favorite. Watching him throughout the 16 episodes has made me to reflect about my life. No matter how much hardships he has forced to endure – he was a strong and ambitious character until the end. His story it was just brilliant from the beginning to the end. His perseverance and stubborness were the best things in this drama. Park Seo Joon never disappoints me.
This k-drama is a life lesson, and I’m very grateful that I could learn something from it. I literally loved every actor and character.
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Overall the drama was just amazing. The drama revolve around park seojoon but each of the characters have their share in telling their stories and it was shocking. The characters consist of an ex-convict, transgender, illegitimate son, a bully, arrogant ceo, selfish woman and even the female lead character is a sociopath. Kim Dami is really a good actress and she bring the sociopath character just right. On the other hand, Im not trying to exaggerate but every eps there must be a plot twist or a shocking element.
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People inspired me to watch this drama because I keep seeing it LITERALLY EVERYWHERE and, I am thankful because it changed me and gave me inspiration that no matter what happens in your life, always have hope, faith and TRust and that's what Park Seoroyi did!!!
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4:38PM 3/30/20
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Now, lets come to the crux of this drama, Itaewon Class is a beast of a drama when it comes to detailed description of the wonderful Itaewon region which itself plays a character and even drives the plot forward. The dramas shows the class division between the meglomaniac rich and the hard working class using food & restaurant industry as backdrop. It really sets itself apart from other dramas on how all the characters main as well side are crucial for moving the story forward and each one of them reaches a statisfying conclusion in the end with good enough character development.As I can assure you that some of the MDL reviews here are thinking too much critically of the plot which I think is due to most Kdrama watchers being casual viewer who love more good feel and unrealistic dramas but IMAO this drama is too realistic for their taste.Its a motivational revenge story with hint of revenge & social commentary.
Romance is there in this drama but not too much but , its unique in the sense that instead of displaying affection in crude and cringe ways as most of us are used to watching in other KDramas like forced flirting, stalking, kissing, one sided love of second male lead and stupid love triangle to take revenge from each other exes, this dramas portrays love in a different manner.Here, people who care for each other don't run behind each other carelessly and cringing the F out of the situation, instead they support each other and try their level best to make each other's dream come true so quite maturity is shown when it comes to potray how ambitious people pursue their love in contrast to teenagers & adolescents who are more emotional & impulsive.
This is a pitch perfect dramas for business aspirants and shows how greed can never replace loyalty and human friendship. DanBam team shows how with dedication & hardwork one can achieve success without compromising one own morals & principles and the bromance & sismance as well as the general camaraderie between the characters was funny as well as touching to watch.
Both the female leads were great Kwon Nara looked beautiful through out the drama and her character 's relationship with Jo Yi Seo who plays the lead character of DanBam manager is specially one of a kind as I have said before you may have never seen before in a Kdrama that girls who are love rivals are not pulling each other hair apart but helping each other grow! PSJ equation with both of the girls was refreshing to see and you will keep guessing who he will end up with till a certain episode. Both the villain characters were fabulous on making us hate them and it was always a balanced battle between PSJ & villain CEO which was entertaining and unpredictable to watch.
Rest of the supporting cast got good meaty roles and through them writer nim brought some attention to Koreans bias towards transgender, foreigners & ex-convicts who want to start fresh.Kim Dong Hee of ATeen was good at his role and I am looking forward to watch him in more mature roles as he seems like a good actor but not getting roles that he deserve so far in his career. At the end, I would like to say that Itaewon Class was robbed 'Drama of the year' nom at Baeksang Awards as it deserved so but none the less its OST 'Start over' sang by Gaho will be my OST for motivating me for rest of the year.Hope for more Webtoons getting Itaewon Class like adaptations.
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Amazing coming of age story of a young entrepreneur with a desire for revenge against a system that screwed him. Soundtrack is incredible; I plan to listen to this for a long time. Acting is phenomenal, but sometimes ruined by the plot forcing the actors into awkward scenes. Romance was nice in the first two episodes, ok in episodes 3-14, and extremely cringe in the final episodes. The final part of the story with the gangsters really lost the incredible pacing of the previous episodes, and was not interesting at all. Was this review helpful to you?
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I decided to write a review for this drama after talking with my friend about how I enjoyed the show but also got very annoyed while watching it.Okay SO basically why I watched it? There's only one correct answer, you guessed it, Park Seo Joon.
Why did I finish watching it? Park Saeroyi, the only character who deserves rights.
Okay so the plot is I loved it. Instead of the normal ML becomes a CEO, and rich overnight the story gives us the little happiness of life, slowly but surely you win the race and that's exactly what ML did. Saeroyi is so strong and downright admirable I just wanna give bby a hug.
The romance was kinda meh tbh I really don't consider it an important factor of the drama. Both FL and SFL have flaws that make you want to pause and scream but you get over it. Some of the scenes were hilarious. Yi Seo out here being petty af, I live for a fearless FL. Where she's amazingly smart and talented, she does everything for ML success, shes still young, un-experienced and a lil narrowminded, at some points I wanted tape shut her mouth. But that her character, and she does get better and stats considering other people and their feelings. The most upsetting part you have a chance to kiss the park seo joon and you keep your mouth shut as if I super glued it together for you.
SFL was a wtf character like she knew what she wanted but at the same time she had no clue what she was missing out on so rip for her. The Support cast was amazing. I loveddddd Ma Hyunyi , Lee JooYoung is forever my girl crush queeennnn. Kyung Soo was also a cute. Cant forget Tony he deserved way better treaTment tbh. My Donghee soo was so cute and I'm so glad that his character Geunsoo didnt turn evil and he pulled through. A lil shout out forJang Geunwon I hated you so much you sexy psycho. He and his dad were a match made in heaven both totally crazy.
Overall except ML my fav thing about Itaewon Class has to be the unreal OSTs . Every single song a bop .
Taehyung's sweet night, imma cry bby sounds so good. Also The Rose's ost top qualtiy stuff. Through and through
Start will forever be an anthem.
Idek if my review if helpful or not. I might have either put you off completely or made you somewhat curious. WATCH IT. It may not be perfect but is a really good one and I would def recommend it as a good binge. Be prepared to fall for Saeroyi .
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Great Representation - Mediocre Story (and some annoying characters)
WOOO REPRESENTATION! Not just a black character but a trans woman!?! And their stories/characters are done pretty well and respectfully? I'm impressed.Apart from that, the acting and production were solid though the story left room for improvement. The strongest aspect of this show was how each side characters differences lead to different challenges to overcome. Toni experiencing racism and struggling to deal with his citizenship, Hyun-yi's journey as a trans woman (including overcoming being outed without her consent), Seung-Kwon overcoming his past as an ex-con and even Geun-Soo and his relationship with his family as the child of a mistress. All these are pretty unique perspectives, especially from a k-drama, and allowed for unique stories and relationships to develop between characters. It's a shame we didn't get more of that as we saw these characters less and less as the series went on.
The main characters felt lacking and stale in comparison. Despite the story taking place over the span of 15 years Sae-Ro-Yi never changes and his beliefs are never really challenged. His relationship with Yi-Seo feels forced along with a lot of the typical k-drama clichés in the latter half (the kidnapping really came out of nowhere lol). Yi-Seo's character is grating - despite harassing Sae-Ro-Yi (even when he says he isn't interested and is uncomfortable from her advances), taking advantage of Geun-Soo's feelings (and leaving him for dead as she runs away from the kidnappers), and her consistent disrespect and bigotry towards other characters - she never really changes or faces any consequences.
There was a lot of potential with this show and it's a shame that it fell into mediocre writing reliant on tropes and forced romance.
Overall an enjoyable drama for the first like 1/2, falls into some of the typical k-drama pitfalls, and I'll admit I began to lose interest towards the end, especially as I got frustrated between Yi-seo and Saeroyi's relationship. Despite this, it has some of the best representation I've seen in k-drama to date. I love Toni and Hyun-yi so much. We're they perfect? No. Ideally Hyun-yi could have been played by an actual trans woman but I know that may be difficult in SK and a cis female actress is a lot better than a male actor in drag. Other series could learn a lot from these characters.
A solid 6.5/10
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It's good, i recommend it.
It's a refreshing tale of ambition, revenge, and social justice. Park Sae-ro-yi (Park Seo-joon) is a determined man who seeks to turn his small pub into a global franchise while challenging the corruption of a powerful food conglomerate. The drama highlights themes of perseverance, equality, and acceptance, featuring a diverse set of characters like Jo Yi-seo (Kim Da-mi), a quirky genius, and Ma Hyun-yi, a transgender chef. The gripping plot keeps viewers invested, while the realistic struggles faced by the characters make it relatable. The drama is a perfect blend of inspirational storytelling, strong performances, and a catchy OST like “Start Over” by Gaho, i enjoyed it and rewatched it i love dami's acting and personality here so much seo joon hmmm is good but i think his character is a bit annoying in sometimes.Was this review helpful to you?
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I would have given this show a 10 if it wasn't for the romance that skewed the ending. The plot is great and the actors are all amazing to the point where you very clearly see each of their characters' flaws and come to dislike each of them. The main lead (and his father) were the only exceptions for that. The Jangga family had some powerful villainous acting and I looked forward to seeing them every week. The only issue I have is with the romance. This is one of those shows that didn't need romance, but unfortunately shows with 0 romance don't seem to exist anymore (or ever??). Even if the the chemistry between the leads was absolutely necessary, it happened wayy too quickly for anyone's liking. It was almost like PSJ did a complete 180. Now obviously they tried to give parts early on showing that he was warming up to her but I don't think they were not strong enough to warrant such a change in feelings. If the director had gone for the "I need you" thing more than the "I suddenly love you" thing this wouldn't have ended with a slightly sour taste in my mouth. However, the story itself is good enough of a reason to watch this show! Was this review helpful to you?
To be honest if I loved it so much it’s because I felt every second of it, I’ve never been bored once while watching it, every single episode surprised me, there’s always a new event that makes the story more complete and touching. I’ve felt a lot of emotions while watching it and it’s mostly thanks to the amazing actors and not only the main ones !
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