Heesu in Class 2

hessu who?

i was so excited about this BL coming out mainly because it was more than eight episodes and hour long episodes near enough.

korean BLs are some of my favourite and they don't seem to disappoint. what i was expecting from this show was a light on me type of bl but how i was wrong.

i knew before going into this that they changed a few things but i didn't expect to see hessu not really the main character.

if any of you have read the comic hessu is heavily overshadowed by his best friend to the point where he actually does not know himself without him and one of great things about the original source material is that it is about self discovery not just relating to sexuality.

however, this show overshadows hessu with some many other people. his sister, bestfriend, tennis, his other friend and clearly the second main couple.

it was incredibly frustrating to the point i felt like why have they adding some many unnecessary things when the comic is a simple school, slice of life. this wasn't something that could have been difficult to make. i wasn't really expecting much changes and the production value seemed like they had the money to not cut corners but they just made a series that was called hessu in class two but was actually watch everyone else be the main character while you forget about hessu.

they had so much they could have done but we had to wait until EPISODE 10 to get a confession. which is insane for how long the episodes ran for.

i am so disappoint in whoever decide to make this series into what it was and put it out there and be like yeah that's good.

there are fair better series with lots of fluff and cute scenes than this one that has a school atmosphere but this one was not for me. i would recommend light on me, far better or go and read the manhwa instead, its great.

but hessu in class 2 is just a huge disappointment and we barely got to see the main couple as a couple. they could have made a great series if we just got more screen time with them. as they had such great chemistry when they were on screen.

please do better next time!

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Underwhelming

This …BL??? tried to be great but ended up being just ..cute. Our main guys’ story was built from disjointed crumbs left from all the other story arcs we didn’t care about. And I’m not even talking abt the straight couple but why did we need to see his sisters’ love lives? Or Chang Yeong’s family drama? Why our guys had 5 minute screen time together per episode? Why they gave us those ..fragmented scenes that made us wonder “Wait a minute, did I miss something? Weren’t they about to have pizza dinner together? Why am I seeing his sister breaking up with her bf instead of our guys having freaking dinner together??” I don’t know what the producers or the directors tried to do (and why the author accepted this ..butchering of their work) but they didn’t mange to make it work. All they manage to produce was a pretentious BLwannabe where Hee Su spent more time philosophizing about stars and planets and black holes than actually having conversations with the ppl around him while Seung Won walked around with a continuous poker face like a stoned zombie. And you wanna know the irony? The best character in the entire show was the girl (Ji Yu) She was awesome . It’s pretty damn telling (and sad) when the most interesting character in a BL is a woman. And it’s a shame because it had great actors and interesting premise.

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3.5 ☆ ── for seung won

i'll start by admitting that i haven't read the webtoon so my review won't have comparisons. the acting and music was good. the chemistry between the leads heesu and seung won was really good and they did justice to whatever little screentime they got together. i say this because i think we kept seeing chan young and ji yu much more than the leads together, which would have been fine but they were just boring especially after they started dating. somehow all the cuteness they had in the beginning faded once they got together. the support they had for each other was really cool and i was happy that they showed that couple don't only talk lovey-dovey but also face struggles together. but the chemistry kind of lacked especially after ep7 when we were like we know they like each other and are healthy so let's just focus on heesu and seung won now. maybe chan young and ji yu's story became a tiktok song that got overplayed and i got bored of them.

seung won's entire personality was amazing, he is my fav character. i could understand all the decisions he made and was genuinely rooting for him. but i feel like, seung won didn't get that much time to shine. his character was reduced to being a silent lover and sometimes ji yu's friend. his family dynamic and his kindness and maturity were limited to minute-long conversations. still he stood out to me, so kudos to the actor! i liked heesu and the actor shone in the emotional scenes. he is someone who gives love advice but since his situation is not that "easy" and is full of confusion and fear he treads cautiously sometimes creating painful moments for himself. but i have no complaints regarding his late confessions or anything, i just like heesu.

some people were sad about heesu and seung won having little-to-no romantic moments but i think romance need not be performative especially since they are high school students. i actually liked that the writers had a 3d focus on family, talents, and friendship instead of making it just about love. i liked the oldest and the youngest sisters of heesu but not the middle sister who had that boyfriend. she treated him with no respect so i was enraged and skipped her scenes in the last 2 episodes. seung won's mother was cool and i respect her for the last episode conversation she had with seung won. finally, i loved ho sik and hee won and am really happy for them!

as with every ongoing drama i watch, i will miss heesu and seung won :(

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Worth the Find!

Sometimes, in the vast of the Universe, you wonder if you will find the one and just like the vast of Kdramas I found this one. I didn't know why but amongst all the BL Kdrama I save on the list, I decided to watch this one. I just played all LGBTQ tag dramas to check whether it was Korean or not. And the first few seconds, it captivated me and I was shocked that it was a 40mins long drama and turned out to be a really good one.

I don't know if what I shared make sense but I really love it. Specially the narration or voiceover of Hee Su. Solid reflection. And how they shift and transfer the ships was solid. I just fell in love to the second one easily even I root for the first one at first.

This was my happy pill in a world full of worries and stress. It is worth the find.

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This story is just so sweet, genuine, and deeply real. It perfectly captures the bittersweet feeling of first love and touches on so many real-life themes. It’s a moving coming-of-age story about finding the courage to be your true self and daring to go after love, even when it feels uncertain or overwhelming.

I absolutely loved the use of cosmic metaphors. They beautifully reflect the vast, unpredictable nature of human emotions. The cast delivers such nuanced performances, really nailing the complicated feelings of youth and bringing raw, youthful confusion to life with incredible authenticity. The magnetic chemistry between Ahn Ji Ho and Lee Sang Jun is spot-on, making every scene between them feel intimate and emotionally resonant.

One standout aspect is how Heesu’s Sisters shape his view of love. The scene where he comes out to his sister is not only tender, but one of my all-time favorites. Just like the moment under the stars when when he realizes his feelings for Seung Won.

It’s the kind of story that stays with you and one I know I’ll revisit in the future.

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Heesu in Class 2: When a Strong Webtoon Becomes a Weak Drama

The live-action adaptation of Heesu in Class 2 strays so far from its source material that it could easily be mistaken for an entirely different show. Characters like Hui Su and Seung Won, who should have been central, are reduced to supporting roles with minimal screen time. In contrast to the webtoon, where character dynamics felt natural and emotionally resonant, the series suffers from lifeless interactions, awkward silences, and stilted dialogue that undermines any sense of chemistry or connection.
Seung Won’s character, in particular, is almost unrecognizable. While he’s portrayed as socially awkward, the adaptation handles it so poorly that it feels more like a caricature. The changes to his demeanor and behavior strip away all the depth and relatability found in the webtoon.
Though the storyline attempts to build romance, it leans heavily into tired tropes of miscommunication without any real payoff. The lack of meaningful interactions between the leads makes the romance feel forced, and at times, lacking any real connection/chemistry. The one thing that is clear is who is meant to like whom, but even that is buried beneath clumsy writing and the screenwriters choices.
It’s important to note that the actors did there best with what was given to them. Which was a weak script and misguided direction. Unfortunately, their efforts couldn’t salvage a show that stripped away much of what would’ve made it special. Instead of embracing its BL roots, the adaptation pivots toward a more heteronormative angle, leaving viewers with little more than two fleeting minutes of any meaningful connection between the supposed main characters.
In the end, Heesu in Class 2 had the potential to be a heartfelt and engaging series, but poor adaptation choices rendered it dull, disconnected, and disappointing.


I usually try not to compare when adaptations make changes, but this one was so poorly handled that I couldn’t help it.

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Seungwon is too frustrating - wish it was shorter

Okay, so this review is more of a rant, and thus very spoiler heavy.

I have read the manhwa but it was a while ago so I've mostly forgotten it. I do remember that they had cute relationship moments and I actually enjoyed it throughout instead of being frustrated like with the series.

For the drama, they literally only get together in the last 5 minutes of the show. Most of the show is just Seungwon trying and failing to confess his feelings in each episode. There is a whole build up with great moments and he ALWAYS fumbles it. It is kind of understandable that he's hesitant but it gets annoying after the third time. He couldn't even reciprocate when Heesu confessed his feelings first. The guy just let it hang in the air for days and then gave us a lukewarm confession moment and even made Heesu cry. Heesu goes through a lot of angst over his emotions and Seungwon's lies are not even properly addressed. It got to the point that when Seungwon texted Heesu to meet up for his confession I wanted him to just stay and say goodbye to his sister instead of going for another failed confession moment. It only turned into an actual confession because there were 7 minutes left in the series.

The music was good, and the production and acting quality were decent. Ju Yi was the only main character with any sense here. Heesu was portrayed well enough that I could empathise with him. The whole story was about how an unrequited crush feels and how to deal with it by confessing (with a million and one galaxy metaphors for that extra dose of fun). Even if it's not meant to be about their relationship, I would have liked to see more substance to their interactions. Unlike other reviewers, I didn't feel like they were lacking in screen time vs other characters. They got their fair share of it, but most of it wasn't time together. It was more of an ensemble cast story. What it made worse was that their screentime wasn't best utilised to build up their chemistry and interactions or even their friendship as a precursor to a relationship. There would always be some kind of build up and the camera would cut away without showing us what happened.

E.g. 1.) When Chanyoung deliberately announced to them that he was dating Ju Yi and Heesu got mad on Seungwon's behalf because he thought he still liked her, it looked like Seungwon might follow after Heesu and have some kind of meaningful reaction but nope, the camera just cut off the scene. Seungwon STILL didn't clarify to Heesu that it was not true even though it hurt his friendship with Chanyoung. He just let things get better on their own. This guy never takes action for anything. E.g. 2.) When Seungwon told Heesu he didn't like Ju Yi, Heesu didn't react at all, which is weird given that it meant Seungwon had been lying and Heesu had wasted all that time trying to get them together and being upset with Chanyoung and Ju Yi on his behalf. And then it seemed like they were about to hold hands, with the camera focusing on their hands being close for like a minute and then the camera just cut away and ended the scene. This was one of the later episodes after Heesu had realised his feelings so it really made no sense and just lost out on a good moment of showing some progress in their interactions.
The whole series is filled with moments like these.

I really wanted to like it, especially as it's one of the few full-length KBLs but it feels like I just wasted my weekend. I actually wished it was shorter so I wouldn't waste my time hoping Seungwon would have some sense knocked into him with every episode. Will not be rewatching it.

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Heesu in Class 2 — Pretty Hearts, Weird Focus, and a BL That Forgot Itself

A Korean Boys’ Love adaptation of a beloved webtoon sounds perfect on paper. But what aired in 2025 felt like a BL story stuck in neutral — unsure whether it wanted to be a high school romance, a slice-of-life love story, or a straight teen drama with an accidental queer subplot.

This should have been about Heesu falling in love with Seung-won — a painfully slow, awkward, tender, unrequited kind of love that builds so beautifully in the webtoon. But instead, the straight side plots — especially Heesu’s best friend Chan-yeong and his girlfriend — take up so much time that the real romance doesn’t start until nearly the last quarter of the series. That’s exactly what many viewers online complained about: the adaptation shifts focus so much that the BL only becomes real when the drama ends.

It’s like watching a show called Heesu in Class 2 and realizing half the episodes might as well be titled Chan-yeong and the Tennis Arc.

Honestly, the acting and chemistry were really good. Ahn Ji-ho as Heesu brings that shy, stargazing kid energy — awkward, sweet, and lovable — and Lee Sang Jun as Seung-won, the quiet admirer next door, plays his frustration and longing very well. Their scenes together are once-in-a-while gems that make you go “Why didn’t we get more of this?” — because when the spotlight is on them, it almost feels like what the series should have been. Even fans online acknowledge the actors’ natural energy, and many say their scenes were the best parts of the show (and not by accident — people were shipping them hard).

But the story is just so unfocused. There are subplots about sisters’ romantic lives, drama around tennis, and a whole straight romance that moves extremely fast compared to the main queer storyline. That might be fine for a general K-drama, but for a BL adaptation? People expected the Queer Love to be the priority — not the side quests.

One of the biggest complaints online (and honestly, I agree) is how the confession build-up gets dragged out forever. Heesu is oblivious, misunderstanding, and stuck in silent pining for so long while Chan-yeong’s relationship moves at real speed. Viewers on Reddit straight-up called Chan-yeong’s behavior “selfish,” and said it felt unrealistic for a best friend — like the narrative was making the queer character wait forever only to make the whole emotional arc feel anticlimactic.

In the webtoon, the focus is tight. Heesu’s inner life, his longing, his growth — that’s the meat of the story. In the drama, those beats are diluted among irrelevant arcs that slow the pace and blur emotional impact. That’s exactly why so many fans felt let down: they signed up for a Heesu-Seung-won romance and got something that felt like two shows in one instead.

Even the music and the pacing emphasize that relaxed, almost filler vibe. The songs are pleasant enough but never resonate with what should be the emotional core. And by the time the BL arc finally shines, the series is already over — and you’re left feeling like you watched everything wrong. That awkward feeling of waiting for love to show up… and it finally does… after the show is basically ending — it just made me go “…is that it?”

I’m not here to say there’s no good in this drama. The cast is likable, the production is clean, and there are moments where you almost feel the chemistry you were promised. But overall? It feels like a story that was too scared of its own identity. It tried to balance multiple romances, too many subplots, and ended up diluting the thing that should have been the heart of the show: a queer love story told with honesty and focus.

And that’s why the overall feels so low.

If you’re looking for a real BL romance that feels like BL, this might frustrate you. But if you’re okay with a light teen love drama that only briefly flirts with queerness, you can still find moments — like little sparks in the night sky — that remind you of what the show almost could have been.

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All that potential ruined. I

Is this really a BL story or just a straight drama with a BL couple in the background? Jiho and Sangjun's chemistry and acting were spot on, but it was lost due to a script that didn't give them what they deserved: a well-developed story. Honestly, do these characters know how to talk? I think they weren't made to live in society because they just run away and don't talk about something easily resolvedn in a 5 minutes conversation. I wish the main leads had more screen time, more physical contact, and more couple moments beyond just holding hands on the bus at the last minute. Anyway, great actors, promising plot but poorly executed.

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Every Beginning requires some sort of collison

We're basically following three relationships orbiting each other's universe ...(that sentence makes sense after watching the series).
I must say, I thought the first six episodes were very well written and performed ... secret feelings toward someone else, but never the courage to speak up about it. Hui Su in love with his best friend is a classic theme in these stories. Naturally, his friend Chan Yeong as no clue about it. Once Seung Won gets involved in the story, that sends another story in the mix. He now loves Hui Su, but keeps this a secret from him literally to the very end.
It was kind of entertaining watching all the misunderstanding going on, back & forth ... back & forth ... back & forth ...
BUT then ... it started becoming too many back & forth.!!
By episode 7 it's kind of exhausting watching the miscommunication between all the main characters. The very last episode resolves all the stories going on, but it seemed kind of rushed in episode 10 to correct everything. I think between episode 7-9 they could have shaved out so much slow time and given more to the happy endings that occur quickly at the very end.
There are some very good scenes later in this drama, especially when Hei Su finally tells his long time best friend, Chan Yeong how he has felt toward him. It's a strong scene between the two of them. Ji Ho definitely gives a strong performance, both comedic & dramatic.
I think the once lesson you can take away from this series is a line delivered during the narration from Hui Su ... "Don't hesitate, the time given to us is nothing more than a fleeting moment"

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It is so good even though that they have the smallest screen time

this is one of the best bl's I've ever watched. Everybody talks about there is so much unnecessary scene time for straight couple and they are not that interesting and their story doesnt add that much to the total plot. And I definitelly agree but I dont think this I don't think this is bad enough to erase all the other good things about the series.
The beauty if series is it captures the 'coming of age' problems. The emotional tension experienced when a love affair arises, the dilemmas of whether they feel it or not, the pain, the confusion of dealing with pain, friendship, and the existence of friendship within love are depicted in such a pure and beautiful way that you can't take your eyes off it, and you experience the emotions along with the characters. Furthermore, Heesu's home, his interactions with his sisters, and their brief stories offer a beautiful perspective on how adolescence observes adult life. This house was fun, vibrant, and seemed to be lived in, offering an alternative way of life. This was truly a refreshing experience.
What disappointed me about the series, as is the case with almost all Korean BLs, is that they leave everything to the final kiss (which we didn't even get to see, but that's okay) or the confession scene, and we only see what happens after that briefly, and despite there being multiple good opportunities to get to that confession, they want to drag it out and bring it to a nirvana in the end. I seriously don't understand this method. Yes, it's a formula that works in classic romantic comedies, but these movies are 90-minute productions. I think the beauty of the series is that it has enough time to show the many stages of a relationship in more detail. I don't understand why they think showing established relationships wouldn't be interesting. That's one of my few complaints, but other than that, I really loved this BL. I feel lucky to have witnessed Heesun's story hihi

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