1Why did they even use this title and why did they claim this is a “BL” when it’s not
Honestly, you will not catch me writing reviews or giving my opinions on these type of platforms however, I feel the need to do so for this. The audacity to classify this as a BL is absolutely mind blowing. It’s obvious that they used this name to get people to watch it, Like I don’t even know how this is a adaptation of the Manhwa If it literally has no similarities to it it’s just the characters have the same names that’s it. They changed everything about it. Anyways, all I have to say is this is terrible. I don’t like it and I’m actually more mad that they said this was a BL,literally bl where? I’ve never witnessed so much screen time of a straight couple in any Bl this is the first time. Why is it that a straight couple is having more screen time than the Suppose it “gay couple” Like this is a BL for God sake! Honestly, the first two episodes I was so excited and I believe they should’ve just stopped at episode two Because everything after that is just us watching the love story of a straight couple, even though this is supposed to be a BL. And with the cast, I don’t know if I’m the only one but everyone keeps talking about like oh my gosh, the BL couple is so cute but I don’t feel any chemistry between them. I don’t know if that’s just me. The acting was awkward to me and yeah I didn’t feel any chemistry between them probably because hey, I didn’t get any moments between them. I don’t feel like this “Bl” is deserving of a rating higher than two out of ten because it’s not what it says it was supposed to be.Was this review helpful to you?
DO NOT WATCH this useless drama
If you’re considering watching Heesu in Class 2, do yourself a favor and SKIP it. This drama is a perfect example of WASTED potential. The dialogue is painfully awkward and unnatural, making even simple conversations feel forced and cringeworthy. The script writing is equally WEAK, filled with clichés and characters who seem to exist only to fill space, without any meaningful development.The storyline is POORLY constructed — it lacks direction, coherence, and emotional depth. Too many UNNECESSARY scenes drag down the pacing, adding nothing to the plot or character arcs. It often feels like the show is trying too hard to be dramatic or quirky without earning those moments.
Overall, watching this drama felt like a WASTE OF TIME. It could have been an interesting coming-of-age or youth romance series, but it fell flat in almost every aspect. There are far better dramas out there that respect viewers’ time and intelligence.
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Disaster
There was absolutely no romance or chemistry between the BL couple. Their scenes were extremely limited, and when they did appear together, it felt awkward and forced. The entire story was overly stretched and mostly focused on the straight couple's endless drama. It felt like the BL characters were just there to support the straight couple's story. I honestly got a headache watching it and ended up skipping most of the scenes. Only the title matches the manga; the story itself is completely different.Was this review helpful to you?
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Very disappointed
This series should’ve just been called Chan Yeong in class 2 and it’s nothing more than an adaption in name and characters ; Heesu and Seung Won got so little time to develop they’re relationship and feelings for each other and while understand that we aren’t gonna get any kissing scene (the rating plus Ahn Ji Ho was still a minor at the time of filming) the real crimes were the terrible writing, pacing, straight washed scenes taking over, the massive amounts of time the tennis scenes took over, the massive amounts of misunderstandings/miscommunications, and the fact that they’re confessions to each other is sidelined to the last ten mins of the finale episode.Don’t even try to defend this show the only thing that helped it was the actor’s performances but even then so much wasted time and potential
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Didn't follow the original Manhua
Initially, I was extremely happy and excited that they were gonna make a live adaptation of my all time fave manhua.It started of good, like they kinda followed the storyline in the manhua. But gradually, I think the director had no intention of making it into a BL based drama. He just wanted to focus only on unrequited love, straight relationships, high school cliches, blah, blah.
God, I was so frustrated at the end of ep9.
Believe me, guys. I was extremely hooked and patient with this drama, for a whole lot of 8 episodes. I thought that maybe, they would focus entirely on Heesu and Seung Won's relationship for the next two episodes.
But, I was extremely mistaken.
Well, in the end, I really wanna say that, they have fully and utterly, disrespted the original manhua.
Guys, believe me, the manhua is so good.
If you guys have some time, checkout the manhua and if you're really a fan of highschool crushes and cliches and frustration, you may enjoy this series.
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Spoilers ahead about the Manhwa and the adaptation
After finishing Heesu in class 2 I think it was clear that the creators of this adaptation wanted to have the BL audience that were fans of the Manhwa without saying that they only took inspiration and without really wanting to commit to display the relationship between them until 5 min till the end feel like we were in the early KBL days with censorship.Clear example of this Chanyoung bisexuality was erased in the show and he was such a supportive friend to Hessu helping them getting together with Jiyu there was nothing romantic between them.
They completely changed the narrative and even changed the relationships between the characters my main grip with this is that they decided to adapt a BL manhwa where the romance was the focus of the story and decided to add a lot of unnecessary storylines to make things more complicated for the couple to get together because if they was not obstacles they would have to show them early being a couple and showing affection and I think they wanted to avoid this so the couple only got together in ep 10 last minute showing really minimal affection and I feel the same with the fact that Seungwon moms exists but we did not see them as a couple in the adaption same for their classmate who has a girlfriend they exist as a queer characters but the show do not want to make them visible.
If they wanted to make a serie that concentrate on coming out and the pain of being in the closet they could have done this as an orignal story but they decided to capitalized on this Manhwa because it was popular and made a completely lackluster serie even if they wanted to make this like an ensemble work the screen time for both couple was certainly not equal if they do this and people defend it they are going to keep picking BLs Manhwa and do this making it palatable for the GP which is really unfortunate when KBL come so far Lost in The Big City being the latest example of the evolution of the genre.
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Hesitancy ruined a great BL
Things I Liked:Adorable characters: SeungWon and Heesu were incredibly lovable and easy to root for.
Honest portrayal: It captured how difficult it is to be queer, especially in South Korea.
Sibling relationship: Heesu’s bond with his sister was touching, especially the rooftop coming-out scene.
Music and visuals: Beautiful and perfectly matched the tender, emotional tone.
Heart-fluttering moments: Gave a Heartstopper-like feel with the blooming love.
Slow burn romance: Though a fan of slow burn, still a bit unsure if it fully worked here.
Journey to happiness: Watching Heesu and SeungWon's path to finding love and joy was satisfying.
Things I Didn’t Like:
Hesitancy in portraying queerness: The drama clearly held back and avoided going deeper.
Underused characters: SeungWon’s lesbian mom felt more like a plot device than a fully explored story.
Unresolved subplots: JuChan’s tennis dream and dad issues were left hanging with no closure.
Frustrating friendship dynamic: JuChan was a bad friend to Heesu, and the drama never addressed it properly.
Painfully cut confession scenes: Important emotional beats were rushed or skipped.
Self-absorbed reactions: JuChan made Heesu’s coming out more about himself, which was frustrating.
Messy sister’s love life: Felt random and poorly handled, adding unnecessary confusion.
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lost in sub plots
This is my first time writing a review because this series left me with too much to say, both in admiration and in frustration.The series had great potential but missed critical marks that could have made it unforgettable.
Starting with the intimacy: I had modest expectations, but even the emotional scenes like the hug felt underwhelming and lacked the emotional impact they deserved. The protagonists were starved of meaningful development, and the focus was scattered unnecessarily into subplots like tennis and music.
The most frustrating part was how much narrative weight the side couple received.
Their slow-burn romance was tender and well-developed to the point where it felt like they were the true protagonists.
Meanwhile, the main couple’s relationship was barely allowed to breathe.
Even by the second-last episode, instead of deepening the main emotional arc, the series chose to showcase the side character improving at tennis, a subplot that felt increasingly irrelevant to the emotional heart of the story.
It was genuinely frustrating to see precious screen time spent on character achievements in sports, while the actual romance between the leads was left undeveloped and unsatisfying.
While I appreciate the climactic structure of the final episode, it’s disappointing that the love interest only became vocal and expressive at the very end.
Until then, he remained so tightly written that it was difficult to connect with him or invest fully in the main couple’s journey.
I haven’t read the manhwa, so I can't speak about the adaptation accuracy.
But based solely on the drama, it’s clear that the series had incredible potential, especially with such talented actors at the helm. Instead, the narrative focus shifted heavily onto side plots like music, tennis, and personal dream struggles — giving the side couple an almost protagonist-level arc. Meanwhile, the main leads didn’t even share one truly memorable romantic moment, making it hard to stay emotionally engaged.
In the end, it’s a series that shines in parts but ultimately leaves you wanting so much more from the story that should have mattered most.
With a little more focus on the main relationship and character development, it could have been something unforgettable.
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Chan Yeong in class 2
"About...18-year old Chan Yeong who is a tennis player. After finding out his favorite singer is his classmate, Ji Yu, he starts showing interest and showing affection for her."This drama is NOT about Heesu.
Heesu is more like the side character. This is why I didn't like this drama. So much time and many scenes were focused on Chan Yeong and Ji Yu.
No chemistry at all between heesu and seung won, the "supposedly main leads". After the confession, we only get 3 minutes of them together. Lol!!
Very disappointed at this show!!
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Why did they try to make second lead main lead? This is not Netflix Start-up.
WOW!!! what an amazing journey. I got to know a lot more about the main leads characters.Chan Young exerts main lead energy being ignorant to his friend struggle and just think for himself first. His love line with Ji Yu is cute because I got to know how much shallow dating your fav singer is so convenient as studying in the same school and same extra curriculum. Her songs are truly powerful indeed as to convert a misunderstood common interest into definitely love.
Love is such a simple thing that Ji Yu falls in love with a handsome guy who acknowledge her talent and compliment her achievement and most importantly, an act of kindness returning the book she forgot on her desk in front of her which happens to be her song title which is probably why it was allowed to be left on the desk during extra-curriculum class.
I was so annoyed because why did they give Heesu so much screen time when he is a typical support character who helps setting people up. He didn't even help the main leads get together. Why did they show him trying to sabotage the main leads when his gig is being a shy best friend? If he was supposed to be the antagonist then they made his character so weak with weak motive as falling in love with childhood best friend.
Furthermore, why does a support character get a support character? Seung Won literally is non-relevant to the main storyline when he just sit by the side on everything. What was his point even? to be Ji Yu bestie? what did they do together to relate so much? To introduce a jealousy storyline with Chan Young in Ji Yu relationship? they did try and succeed but it concluded so early. He was only introduced as a way to stop Heesu rampage in a non violent way.
Through out the 10 episodes Heesu and Seung Won relationship progress is literally as obstacles for Chan Young and Ji Yu. I get that they wanna be family friendly so maybe they could conclude it with a second lead love line but with a BL twist.
Overall, I am a little disappointed by the direction of the series in progressing the main relationship but I am glad to say that it is another kdrama that I have successfully sat through.
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"Heesu in Class 2: A BL Betrayal – Why the Story Missed Its True Potential"
Hi first I want to say I am a beginner drama analyst, future writer and also write drama the theories ( what could have happened instead of what happened in the drama) so let's get into it.Heesu in Class 2: Misleading Marketing, Wasted Potential, and No Character Growth
At first, Heesu in Class 2 seemed fresh and promising: a story about a boy who gives relationship
advice even though he's secretly struggling with his own feelings for his best friend, Chan Young.
Sounds relatable and emotional, right?
Unfortunately, what we got was a lazy, unfocused mess.
Let's start with the facts:
- It was marketed as BL to attract BL fans (because they knew BL fandoms boost popularity fast),
- but once they had us hooked, they hid the actual BL story behind straight couples, basketball
games, and side character drama.
- Heesu and Chan Young, who were supposed to be the heart of the story, were barely developed.
Biggest mistakes they made:
1. Introducing Seungwon.
- Seungwon's relationship with Heesu wasn't needed at all.
- It only distracted from the true emotional conflict between Heesu and Chan Young.
2. Giving more screen time to side couples.
- The straight side characters got more romance and development than the supposed MAIN BL
story.
3. Throwing away the original plot.
- The story was supposed to be about Heesu giving relationship advice even though he had no experience himself.
- This should have been a huge opportunity for Heesu to grow - making mistakes, learning from
real love, and maturing.
- Instead, they barely showed this. The "relationship advice" plotline disappeared halfway through.
4. No character growth.
- Heesu remained static.
- Chan Young barely got explored.
- The "class 2" setting wasn't even realistic - no real conversations, no atmosphere of a school
setting.
5. Terrible story structure.
- If they really had to introduce Seungwon, they should have kept Heesu and Chan Young at the
center and made side characters actually side characters.
- Otherwise, the whole story should have focused on Heesu confessing to Chan Young, Chan
Young struggling with denial, dating a girl to "prove" he's straight, realizing he's not, and finally
accepting his feelings for Heesu.
- THAT would have been an emotional, powerful BL story - like they promised us.
6. The title "Heesu in Class 2" is pointless.
- The class setting didn't even matter to the story.
- It had no depth, no realistic interactions, and no emotional significance.
Final Thoughts:
Heesu in Class 2 feels like a cheap marketing trap for BL fans, with a hollow story and no real love
or growth at its core.
The writers could have told a beautiful, heartfelt coming-of-age BL story about friendship turning into
love, acceptance, and emotional growth - but instead, they wasted the potential completely.
Bottom Line:
- They used BL fans.
- They threw away their own plot halfway.
- They disrespected the story they could have told.
If you're looking for a real emotional BL with actual character growth?
This isn't it. just no no like this whole series is a joke well I hope u enjoyed my theory I also appreciate feedback (*ˊᗜˋ*)ᵗᑋᵃᐢᵏ ᵞᵒᵘ.
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