Extracurricular

I’ll say it from the very start: Extracurricular is a gem.

Suffering and thriving seem to be the opposite sides of the same coin; you may think that all is well. However, behind the scenes, something frightful is always in action. Extracurricular is a show that depicts the nature of survival within the younger -generation and it does a brilliant job to relay the message and the reminder that the world can be a harsh place and that every single being around us is capable of having a seriously complex psyche.

This is the first drama in which I couldn’t afford to fast forward any scenes because each second of it kept me on edge. At a glance, the story doesn’t feel like anything you’d think hard to come up with; you could call it simple and describe it as students doing fishy business since they’re unsatisfied by the way their lives are. And yes, the story line is indeed simple, yet it isn’t that simple at all. As you proceed with the episodes, you are faced with unexpectedness and there’s times when you have to pause and process everything that is revolving around the main plot line. There’s numerous details and metaphoric symbolism that when it merges in with the story, you end up with the most delicious meal you’ve ever had. And thus, you keep yearning to get a taste of it once again.

What spices up the whole meal is the phenomenal acting. It seems natural and does justice to the personalities and way of thinking of the characters. Similarly, the music too manages to outdo itself. It doesn’t feel awkward and the opening theme (which also often plays at the ending credits) strangely tends to hype you up.

It’s a frightening yet, beautiful way of executing a series, in my opinion.

All in all, big chef’s kiss.

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a 50/50 series

I just picked this up because I randomly remembered it existed and was wanting more of a thriller / school drama after all the romances I've been watching lately, and this, in a "sometimes" fashion, did not disappoint

things I didn't like
- the detective???
- the random plot dropping and introducing
- kitae's character status?? is he not supposed to be a main character???
- gyuri being really annoying (I will never understand her)

things I liked
- THE ACTING !!!!
- the music/ost !!! I felt that every scene was made with whatever ost they used
- seo minhee !!!
- the last episode
- the emotions !!!
- the open ending!!

I don't think I can call this "one of the best shows" I've seen, but it was definitely a fun watch, and the entire last episode had me genuinely screaming and gasping at the reveals, especially with the cinematography and "freak" by kim sawol . . . beautiful

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unexpectedly great!

I started this thinking this would be a typical high school story, nerdy kid getting bullied, getting involved with the girlfriend of the kid that was doing the bullying ...
It was a mouth dropping moment when you realize the actually story you're watching. Nothing like you expected to happen. This drama is so fantastic, because as you try to guess the direction everything is heading, you guessed wrong, right to the very last episode ... actually, to the very last couple of minutes in the series.
Dong Hee does a great job at making his character mysterious in many way. Ji Soo , although not to likable for many reasons early on, you can understand his family history as to what made him the way he is. You do feel for him and really root for him as the series continues on.
Ju Hyun also gives a great performance playing another unlikable character, I mean, truly unlikable after the first two episodes, but that changes as you get deeper into the drama. She goes from villain to hero in a short period of time.
There's also several antagonists throughout the story ... but the one that tops the list for me would be Ki Tae, portrayed by Yoon Su. Since I have seen him play good guys in other roles, he really gave us a great "bad guy" performance. Definitely someone to hate in this drama.
As everything begins to come to an explosive conclusion in the final episode, we're still lead in different directions then what's actually going to happen. It's written beautifully, so you really are caught by surprise with the last few minutes.
I think the only thing that I found annoying was the ending. There were several pieces of the story left up to us to decide the final conclusion. I think I would have preferred a more solid ending, letting us see what actually happened to our protagonists. However, overall a fantastic series ... one that you can watch in a binge without hesitation!

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It was Ok but nothing memorable

i expected to like it a lot more.
My ratings are usually above the general overall my drama list rating.

It was Good.
Something didn’t really connect.
the characters were a little unpleasant.
The male lead was okay. it was the female lead that bothered me the most. I didn’t necessarily dislike her, but there were so many times where I wish she’d just disappear. She was nosy and acted like it was her birth right to meddle in people’s lives, especially Jisoo. It was like he was weaker than her so screwing with him was funny at first until they actually became friends. There weren’t really any emotions that tied you to the drama besides the occasionally feeling bad for jisoo.
Overall I don’t think I’ll really remember much from this drama it didn’t really leave any impact for me.
My rating would’ve been lower if it weren’t for the ending which was pretty crazy.

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Don't sleep on this show, a must-watch!

First off, the rating I gave for rewatching value is low because the storyline is so intense that once you know what happens next then it's not something you want to see again. The appeal is gone? If you know what I mean. Also, I don't notice much about the OST.

Overall, the plot and acting makes up for everything.

Each episode got me so anxious and like everyone else here I binge watched this in one day. Seriously, could not stop.

Definitely the characters and his or her motives will have you debating on how far is too far between morality and societal expectations.

Give this a go, you won't regret it!

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Splurge, not rewatchable

Dont get me wrong i hate the male lead aswell and what they were doing, but I'm not gonna lie i think i wouldve LOVED this if it was just focused on him, himself, and whatever he's doing.

I hate when they add a female lead, just for the purpose of having a female lead. (Or romantic interest)

And you can not tell me that's not what she was.

They made her manipulative w family problems just so people could sympathize w her, their was so many ways and could've made that money, yet she unsatisfyingly got the money she needed from her parents at the end (pissed me off) after constantly putting the male lead— including others in danger.

Story would've been way better w/o her, i would love to watch him try and get himself out of these situations, and Mr. lee being the one to help w/o knowing that he's his boss.. that would've been fire...

I SHOULD'VE WROTE TS!!

Anyway, on a less personal note, and on a more... "watcher" note... let me yap a bit🥹

Oh Jisoo : At times, i caught myself almost rooting for him when i knew that something was going to go wrong or when he was going to get caught. I think because I sympathized for him— simply because i believed his reasoning was better than Gyu Ri's. he had no one to help him, he was his own adult at such a young age, and he had to make way.. (Is how i saw it at first), but throughout the show, I realized he definitely wasn't much different from Gyu Ri.

He was after money and did everything for money— Just like her. He didn't care when others were gonna get hurt, but only when he was gonna get caught. At the end when Minhee was confronting him and he was crying begging for forgiveness, i genuinely felt for him (jk i called him submissive) but when he found out she recorded it all— before KILLING HER (yes KILLING), he tried to convince her he would turn himself in so she should delete the footage— I thought at first.. "Why would the footage need to be deleted if you're already gonna turn yourself in?" It didn't make sense to me.. then i realized, "HES DOING ALL THAT FOR GYU RI"

Like damn.. I knew he liked her, but ALL OF THIS IS BC OF HER?! The things you do for the girl you love... (even if she constantly manipulates and doesnt respect you)

He stole Minhee's phone while she was on the ground dying— at this point, I realized how badly i misjudged him— took the phone back to his place, packed his bags while smiling thinking hes getting away, then got stabbed by Kwakki or whatever hes called— then saved my Gyu Ri.

Also, why tf did he hire a minor that goes to his literal school?!!

In conclusion: I dont have the words to describe that I dont like him, but I understand him. he's a bltch but im not sure how i feel.

Seo Minhee: I felt so bad for her. She was still a cocky bully, but i couldn't help it.

I dont have much to say about her. she's just her.

But i genuinely believe she has some sort of personality disorder and definitely abandonment issues. (We know she has panic disorder blah blah blah)

A situation that flared me up a bit was when she got fired, went to claim her job "rights," and demanded to be hired back— but it was her fault she got fired. The client was on blacklist, and Mr. Lee was on his day off and she knew that. She did all of this for her psycho boyfriend.

Regardless, that's not my point. Why did she blame "uncle" when Mr. Lee got extremely hurt when she was the one that came that day, then wouldn't leave him Mr. Lee alone, which also caused Jisoo to be kidnapped. (Also, she wasn't even working before she got fired anyway?!)

She blamed everyone but herself for anything she did wrong. She's young, but she isn't incompetent 💔 still love her ❤️‍🩹

I feel like a part of her consciousness made her feel guilty, which is one of the reasons she stayed with Mr. Lee for so long (Dont sue me. it's just a show)
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I dont even have a conclusion

This show is confusing to me— well.. I understand it, but i didn't understand why this and why that. Everything felt so slowly fast pased.

Tw: personal opinion

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It was only 10 episodes

WOW. I watched it because it has 10 episodes but i wasn't expecting this story.
•It's one of my most favorite dramas.
•I didn't have any expectations for this drama but then 🤯 i was like 'OMG WHAT I AM WATCHING'
•When i finish it , i realized how special and addicted it was.
•Personally it was so good the acting.
•Especially one character of the main protagonist i wanted to punch their faces every time when i saw them:)
•I loved ost.
•Its not a typical action plot.
•The production was very good.
But :
•I don't know if i liked/or not the character who play the girl protagonist. I was confused by her action .

Anyway,
Well done 👏

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Almost good, but terribly frustrating to watch

The beginning of the first episode had me hooked. Unfortunately, it was a letdown from there.
I was hoping for a strong dynamic between two smart leads. But both leads, and their relationship, quickly became annoying. ML enters panick mode and becomes essentially useless as soon as things go wrong. FL is more resourceful, so she essentially becomes ML's babysitter. That could have been cute, but was mostly annoying because of the lack of communication between the two. But mostly, yeah, ML is very hard to like.
On top of that, many of the plot twists rely on totally unbelievable events. The whole thing quickly becomes frustrating to watch, a good plot idea ruined by a writing that is lazy to the point of being insulting to the viewer.

If you enjoyed the first 2 or 3 episodes, then you probably won't regret watching to the end. Be warned, though, that, as other reviews mentioned, the last episode takes the frustration to the next level.

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REVIEW

For me one of the best dramas i have watched. A well-crafted scénario. The topics are very interesting. I think it kinda shows many bad and immoral sides of humans. because the purpose behind the show and the characters as well is definitely not to paint virtuous people that we will appreciate. I really liked how the series was constructed and the direction that the story has taken bc for me the ending was unexcpected and i really wanted to see how this whole thing will end. Im glad that they didn’t make a simple and boring end. (but i still need a season two !) The acting was also perfect and the characters were well developed. And i think every scenes were important, i would definitely be able to rewatch it a second time.

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