Heesu in Class 2

A nice story about a nice guy next door who happens to be gay

I am straight so I am writing from that perspective, as an outsider observing something new, in this case, the lgbt+ AUDIENCE here, ppl who totally shocked me with their vile comments about this drama. Wow. They want a steamy fast thing in a 100% gay world. Sorry. That's not REAL life and real art. Dont gay ppl have friends who are not gay???? To be honest, I think the grumpy audience are asking for trashy porn. Yeah criticize me but that it the essence of what they are asking for.
I LOVE THIS KDRAMA BC IT IS REAL. IT IS ABOUT MATURING, LOVE, BEING WHO YOU ARE, BEING HONEST, HAVING DREAMS AND GOALS AND MAKING THEM HAPPEN, PUTTING EFFORT INTO YOUR LIFE TO BE HAPPY AND DO WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO. And life is not gay or straight, it is **** diverse **** and underneath, everyone is the same. I will quote another reviewer here who in one sentence, said what this kdrama is about - "Far from being just another of the hundreds of LGBT+-themed productions that are increasingly appearing on television channels and digital media, 'Heesu in Class 2' surprises with a complexity and attention to detail that transcends its genre, with its fresh and emotional take on what it means to find one's own path in the midst of adolescence. "
YEAH and this same recipe holds for ANY stage in life.

The entire plot can be moved on to any age and situation. The fact that the 2 main characters are gay is just one aspect of who they are. But gay or straight, everyone has the same issues of finding their own path and being true to themselves.
Being lgbt+ is a bit more tricky bc ppl can throw stones at you out of disgust, but ... anyone poor, ugly, etc.. gets similar treatment :) For example, any one of those school kids who were bullied... Think of "The Glory" and then tell me, why would a lgbt+ person bitch about mistreatment as if they are the only one being mistreated?

But anyways - I think this drama has perfect pacing and great acting and shows life as it is. ANd it is slow bc it takes time to fall in love, to accept being a gay teenager, to be brave to tell someone you like them, etc. etc etc.

HEE SU GOT SMARTER TOWARDS THE END AND HE TOLD CHUN :) I am waiting to see Chun's reaction.

I loooooove the straight character Summer, she is soooo wise and mature and a wonderful person. I love the friendship between her and SW

. THe first thing that shocked me is that the lgbt+ viewers complained that this is not a BL drama but a straight drama, that there was no relationship development between Hee Su and Seong Won and that Chun and Ji took too much time. IT WAS SHOCKING TO READ THAT. So what is the idea of "relationship" that these people have??? just jumping into kissing right away.... ??? I didnt realize how immature and greedy this audience was.... They wanted to see dates of Hee Su and SW. They didnt want any straight couples. It pissed them off that the original manga wasn't followed and Chun had a girlfriend instead of being gay. They quoted me Love in Big City as an example of a good BL kdrama. I havent watched that yet, I just saw the cover images, it was lots of sexual contact and nudity there, so I was put off by that. And it is not necessary here. Hee Su is 18 years old *kid*. Yeah technically he could make babies but emotionally, he is still a child. Also, even when he makes his sexual debut, he wont be a promiscuous or overzealous individual. He will be a healthy boy next door. I think that is the value of Hee Su's character, he is a decent PERSON who just happens to have a certain preference. His sexual preference is not something he picked. His CHARACTER is something he works for.

To me this kdrama is more about character and generic issues of love in general and people in general rather than some hot steamy BL encounters. And that is why I like this kdrama. I think the actor who does Hee Su is great in his role and Chun and SW and Ji too. They are really acting in realistic ways and the kdrama feels real.

To me, the value of this kdrama is showing a mix, a diversity of people who get along well. I think the potential of this kdrama is to make the lgbt+ ppl more socially acceptable. Hee Su is a really nice kid. All characters are. They are vulnerable, open, honest as much as they muster, often brave, or scared, and making steps forward.

Well except Hee Su. He was brave enough to hang out witih Chun but he was so stagnated there, never making a move forward, ignoring his own inner preferences, scared of societal and Chun's rejection.
THEN WE HAVE SW who openly confeses to his friend Ji, and she doesnt judge him, it was normal, his friend was in love with someone and that someone happened to be male too. That was not a big deal. The big deal is that SW turned out not to be a recluse.

So to me, the value of this kdrama is to show that love is love and people are people.

The value of the straight couple is that it pushed HeeSu into CHANGE. HS was stuck slaving away to adore Chun, and he was a coward. He did NOT plan to confess... he did not plan to make a move... he was scared, he was deeply closeted, and he cheated to keep the status quo. SO NO LOVE WAS POSSIBLE. IN FACT, IT WAS NOT LOVE.
Also SW does not love Hee Su yet. SW is lying to him and praying on him, not saying what his intentions are and who he is. He is a ... stalker LOL it is like having a pet that later turns out to want to eat you. It is unfair to lie to someone and get close to them just for the sake of pouncing on them.
And Hee Su is not ready. He is deeply in the closet, he is using SW for his own self serving interest to keep Chun...

SO ... Hee Su and SW have some growing up to do first before they can date...

is my opinion.

I see plenty of relationship development with Hee Su and SW. At first Hee Su was 100% about Chun and SW was just a little noise. Then SW said hi, asked HS to come to the club, talked to him, waited to go to school, went out to intercept LOL, went out to that coffee shop, ..... ...

The value of the straight couple is that we see that Chun was inspired by honesty of the girl. Chun was bored with stagnation and made a move to GROW.
Hee Su's childish admiration in lying was not inspiring.
Once Chun decided to explore new paths and GROW, HS got forced to do new things, and to meet SW.

Life is like that. Gay and straight realms mix and match in real life. Ppl are one or the other or mix and match. I think the value of this kdrama is to SEE HOW MUCH EASIER it would be for everyone to say up front what they prefer. Most of plots and comedy and hurt of this drama are due to confusion that happened because of hiding and lying adn misunderstandings.

So, from my point of view. I would find it boring and artificial to watch just 2-4 gay gays on dates. I think life is diverse and I think Chun having a girlfriend makes it more interesting, because Chun kinda behaved gay but then the girl inspired him/

And on the personal note: my interaction here was educational. Since I am aware that lgbt+ ppl can experience a heavy harassment, I naively expected that they will be more aware about human condition and deeper finer meanings of life.

I was blamed here as a stupid person because all straight ppl are stupid and dont understand. Unfortunately, the lgbt+ community isnt aware that aids and social prejudice are rampant for straight people too :) Check out syphillis and AIDS and opiates and drugs billboards all over LA, San Fran or NYC.... Every 3rd american has genital herpes... and straight people too fight for social status and acceptance... All women anywhere are a major target of harassment... Any minorities, Natives, brown skin, immigrants, disabled, elderly, .... experience MAJOR MAJOR harassment and societal prejudice. **MAJOR** And of course, the planet Earth itself, so abused. And poor people anywhere. Poor people are actually majority LOL but they are abused more than any minority...

So... if you want some better karma, be nice to others and support other minorities. Which I haven't seen. I have seen only elbowing forward from this group. And it paid off. There are many rich and famous and popular public figures who are lgbt+.

In the usa, so many lgbt+ people are rich and/or famous, they are all over entertainment industry, and all over the public arena, have good jobs, etc, and many vote in very conservative ways and exploit others. Just google "rich and famous lgbt in the USA" and you see links with lists of politicians, billionaires, stars, etc .
I personally have met several sharks who were gay. Not nice at all.

The bottom line is: IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT GROUP YOU BELONG TO.
The only thing that matters is WHAT YOU ARE ON THE INSIDE.
The bottom line is: *****EITHER YOU ARE A JERK OR A NICE PERSON ***** and that is determined on what is INSIDE YOU, your character
JERKS AND GOOD PEOPLE ARE ANYWHERE

if you are straught, you are not automatically evil and dumb, and if you are lgbt+ you are not automatically saintly angelic wise person

SO LET US NOT BLAME ANYTHING ON ANYTHING. if you arent happy, maybe it is not bc of your sexual orientation but bc of your CHARACTER. Wake up and take action. Yeah straight people can be super mean and harmful to lgbt+ but please realize:

****** ANYONE CAN BE MEAN TO ANYONE FOR ANY REASON ****** ppl love to find SOME reason to be mean. So, if you are in some mean environment, then MOVE. Go live in San Francisco, LA or NYC or another big city that provides support. Or somehow change your local environment. If you are a nice person and a hard worker, you WILL find a way to thrive. So do it.

and if you complain that straight people are not nice to lgbt+ ppl, then why be mean to straight people and do EXACTLY what you complain about... ?

I think this is 21st century and it is time to do to others as we wish others do to us. It just makes sense and is a LOT easier, at least in the long run.

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Heesu may be in class 2, but he's hardly in the drama.

WELL, as a manhwa fan, this adaptation charmed and angered me in equal measure. When I started it, the characters were SO similar to the manhwa, I was so happy I could cry.

However, as the chapters went by, the couple of Heesu and Seung Won began to take a backseat WHEN IT IS THEIR STORY. And in return, the heterosexual and completely invented couple of Ji Yoo and Chan Yeong has taken all the spotlight.

I wouldn't mind that couple being there if they hadn't stolen all the screen time from the supposedly main couple. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A BL, NOT A STRAIGHT ROMANCE WITH A GAY SECONDARY COUPLE

It's very cute, but it's not a BL.

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Heesu and Seungwon love story deserved so much better

I don't know that happened here, I feel that they want to put so many storylines on the show and forgot that they only had 10 episodes to it. If this show had a second season, everything here would made more sense and this review would've be completely different, but it was not the case, at all.
First, we have to acknowledge that we are talking about a adaption of a manhwa, called Heesu In Class 2. This show is about him. His stuff, his life. But the writers somehow made everything about so much else, and this was a problem. It's only a 10-episode series, of course that put so many things that wouldn't work out. So many stuff will be left out, either. And that was what happened, specially with HEESU and SEUNGWON love story. We don't get to see them together, this was so sad! It's not fair to the manhwa, to the story itself, it was bad! They have 10 episodes for only in the three, four final minutes we get to see they holding hands and that's it. OMG!
Another point, they destroyed the character of Chan Young. Here, he's the worst best friend a person could ask for it. His story about the tennis was too much. We need to see that, once again, the name of the show is Heesu In Class, IT'S ABOUT HIM! Not Chan Young In Tennis. If the writers want that so bad, they make a spin off about it!
The development here about HEESU and SEUNGWON was valid. They bring afraid about everything, this "I like him" back and forth, the confusion that they made about everything, it was interesting. But, again, we only have a few episodes, we want to see more of them together, and we don't have it. That was a bummer. The show prioritize others, and this is what we got in the end.
Anyways, I feel that we lost so much with this show. The actors are good, the way they recording was beautiful, too, but the script... left so much to desired. It's a shame. I'm sad. I'm mad. This was not the way I wanted too write this review. But it's the true.

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It's really just the side couple

This was such a disappointment. Halfway through the series, I started watching in 2x speed because there were unnecessary fillers and I hated how the "side couple" were getting more screen time than the "main couple". I could care less about the "side couple" honestly. There is also more chemistry and development between the "side couple" than the "main couple". We don't even get to see what the relationship between Heesu and Seungwon is like after they confess and get together. All this made it feel more like a straight drama rather than a bl drama. This was such a waste of time. I'm actually so upset that I have to go reread the manhwa to feel better. I definitely don't recommend watching this adaptation. Just read the manhwa instead. I'd rate it 1/10, but I'm just being generous because I love the manhwa and am faithful to it.

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Just Average.

As an avid webtoon reader who genuinely enjoyed the manhwa, I expected more from this adaptation. Unfortunately, it fell flat, and in many ways, it felt like a betrayal of what made the original story so compelling.

One of my biggest frustrations was the heavy sense of queerbaiting throughout. The adaptation seemed to go out of its way to “heterofy” the story for reasons that are honestly unclear and unnecessary. So much was changed or cut, and those decisions didn’t just affect the plot; they completely altered the character dynamics. With the original four boys reduced and restructured, the core emotional tension and friendship dynamics that made the manhwa great were lost.

Heesu, who is supposed to be central, was barely present. The writers made little effort to bring him into focus, and instead, he ended up pushed to the background. The pacing dragged terribly, with many scenes feeling like filler rather than emotional build-up. Every time the story offered a heart-fluttering moment or a genuine spark between the leads, it would be undercut in the next episode by a sudden shift to the other couple. It often felt like the show was too scared to fully commit to its central romance, offering no connection before quickly pulling away into safer, more ambiguous territory.

Overall, this adaptation missed the mark. It stripped away much of the emotional depth and relationship authenticity that made the manhwa so beloved, and instead gave us a diluted version that was frustrating to watch. If you loved the original, this may not be easy to sit through.

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Quietly charming and affecting

I started this on a whim but after a couple of episodes I knew I would finished the series.

I felt like it was an accurate portrayal of teenage angst and struggling with your sexuality, particularly when everyone around you starts dating. It's often the people closest to you who are the hardest to tell. I know some criticism has been aimed at the second couple however I felt they were relevant to what the story was trying to achieve. This is a story about friendship, romance and coming out - sometimes all happening at once!

To me the character's action and motivations were relatable, even if they seem illogical at times. I suppose it also depends what you expecting as the viewer - I'm personally exited to see this new wave with the likes of Love for Love's Sake, and Love in the Big City - with longer run times, more realistic interpretation of LGBT experience and other themes explored.

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Unrequited love

The actors are handsome and the height difference is great and the story plot twist stubbed me in the back, I didn't expect it to change from unrequited love with a 10 years friendship to another new love journey . Can't wait to see how it goes .but directors should increase to at least 15 episodes.... let's make boy love series trend more with handsome characters and great story lines just like K-dramas.... Avoid tension in series, can you do A mafia falling in love with a student boy love plzzz but the story should be 15 episodes. Or you can do the Alpha and Omega world where men are able to get pregnant.

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Scam Adaptation a nuisance to all BL lovers

i havent seen a SINGLE episode of this crap adaptation. i saw one tiktok showing THE GIRL BESTFRIEND not even being canon with the male lead in the manhwa END UP BEING THE CRUSH??? WHAT IS THIS absolute abomination that the script writer pulled up who freaking approved of it and why did the author allow it??? plus, it seems heesu himself is more of a side character rather than the mc himself by the looks of epi 4 where he barely showed up 💀 so disappointed that the poster is just clickbait for unknowing BL viewers who think its gonna be cute gay highschool romance when its just another straight cliche highschool drama. i wanna know if the actors even questioned the script when they signed up for the job

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bl with kdrama feel, ADORABLE and WORTH IT!!!

I adored this show!!!!! I went online expecting to see everyone praising it, so I was surprised to see some people had issues. in my opinion, it gave off realism, slice of life, slow burn vibes from the start. I wasn't expecting a huge makeout session (sometimes they barely kiss in straight kdramas hello??) I was just happy that they realised and confessed.

for me, it was really lovely to see a more realistic portrayal of lgbtq today, and especially in kdrama format!! it used to be ridiculously hard to find lgbtq dramas, and often they would be like 5 episodes of 20 minutes, extremely low budget, and have a really different feel. as someone who has been watching straight kdramas for years, it was sooo lovely & validating to see a well-done, quality kdrama with the same vibe, but the leads just happen to be gay. also as a woman with a girlfriend whose mum is not happy about my sexuality and my dad doesn't know, it's just nice to see more representation of the problems of coming out. if I had come out to my friends in high school, they wouldve reacted like chanyoung, if not worse.

anyways, all that to say I LOVED this drama, it's really for the queers, heesu and seungwon are my babies and everyone should watch it, just remembering that it's more restrained than like a thai bl.

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DISAPPOINTMENT......

this series had so freaking much potential it's actually not even funny i absolutely loved all the actors like everyone is so good but they managed to make the MAIN couple into side characters like can't describe how freaking boring the straight couple was like it wasn't even interesting because there is ton of straight dramas that are 1000% better i skipped all the scenes with them and ended up watching the whole episode in like 15 minutes.

the first few episodes were only chanyoung and that girl then we got tiny bit of the main leads but that tennis guy still was in every single scene

the confession?? now that was criminal we got in the last few minutes of the drama LIKE NO that is in fact not acceptable.

i have never read the webtoon so I can't judge but i heard the plot was changed and other stuff, so i am sorry to everyone who actually waited for this drama because I went with no expectations and still got disappointed

they shouldn't even call this a bl it was just a mid straight drama and not even a decent straight drama OH GOD I AM SO FREAKING MADDDDD

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