Heesu in Class 2 (2025)

Lorsque le personnage principal est éjecté de son propre drame…

Heesu in Class 2 n'est pas un mauvais drama, mais il a un mauvais titre. Chan Yeong in Class 2 me paraît plus approprié…

Dans l'ensemble, c'est mignon avec un casting sympathique et une très belle esthétique. De plus, les métaphores autour de l'espace étaient ravissantes, mais c'est tout…

Le couple principal a été relégué au second plan, au profit de personnages secondaires peu inspirés. Ji Yu (Kim Do Yeon) et Chang Yeong (Jo Joon Young) ont pris tellement de place dans l'histoire, qu'en fin de compte, Hee Su a été éjecté de sa propre intrigue amoureuse, ne laissant que quelques miettes dans l'épisode final.

La relation entre Heesu (Ahn Ji Ho) et Seung Won (Lee Sang Jun) est drôle et mignonne à la fois. Heesu est aveugle, Seung Won est maladroit. Cela donne une alchimie discrète, mais entraînante et amusante. Pourtant, c'est une relation qui laisse un goût d'inachevé. Je n'attendais pas un baiser passionné ou quelque chose du genre. Ils se sont tenu la main, c'est déjà un exploit pour un drama étiqueté grand public. Cela dit, l'intrigue manquait de consistance. De même quant aux différentes idées amenées, mais complètement délaissées la scène d'après. Notamment l'admirateur secret qui aurait pu être un fil conducteur efficace tout au long des épisodes.

En bref, lorsque le personnage principal est exclu de sa propre histoire, c'est qu'il y a un problème quelque part. Peu importe les qualités de Heesu in Class 2, le rythme inégal est parvenu à faire passer au second plan les personnages principaux, délivrant un BL qui ne s'assume pas.

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The correct title: Heesu In the Background Of Class 2.

I loved Hee Su and Seung Won, but if we actually gathered all their scenes it would be the length of a fan made youtube video. They were both sidelined getting supporting characters treatment in their own story.

And no, I do not only mean romance wise. Which characters got more elaborated individual stories presenting them outside of their love lines? Chan Yeong with his Tennis arc and Ji Yu with her music. What about Hee Su and Seung Won? Nothing. I’m sorry, but if you describe the plot of the drama to a person, Hee Su perfectly matches the typical second male lead - in love with the male lead, trying to win him over, to give up when the female lead shows up. Ending up with the female lead’s best friend.

No amount of pretty poetic narration done by Hee Su will convince me he got the proper treatment as the main lead of the story. For me, these lines sounded great, like out of context motivational quotes, since the episodes often did not focus on his perspective enough to validate their existence. I mean… even in the last episode could not have been all about the mains, we also needed a montage of the love story of the second leads.

If I was to rate just Hee Su and Seung Won, it would be a good 8. They were sweet and fun to watch. The misunderstandings actually seemed realistic for their age. The low key pinning was great. Seung Won was just calm perfection - so many of his simple few words amazed me - the simplicity with the greater message behind them was just right.

But then we have Chan Yeong and Ji Yu. I would not even be that mad if they were not just so painfully boring both as a couple and as individual characters. But to take away from the gay couple, to focus on this mediocrity is just a crime.

Maybe because their characters did not have much to offer, the acting also felt mid. Ahn Ji Ho though - amazing. The hesitation around his crush, the glasses he kept stealing, the anger and the frustration when certain things came out to light.

The production value was obviously a lot better than many other k-bls - the bigger budget was clear. Can better production quality save uneven writing? Probably not.

Overall, disappointment. I was one of the people who was not initially angry about the straight couple, but I was still naive thinking they will stay in the sidelines complimenting Hee Su’s and Seung Won’s story. I did not expect them to come to the forefront and stay there till the end.

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