1Familiar Faces , Fading Plot But still seated for Haiba Jin's extra charm!
The consistency from season 1 to season 2 was there ! Haiba Jin was still unhinged and charming and Mikoto retained her endearing awkwardness!The romance was again handled delicately but took bolder steps this season while still maintaining "that" boundary. I did enjoy their interactions and the ensuing frustration.
One of my favourite moments were when Mikoto put Haiba Jin in his place whenever he had saucy ideas. *grins*
But that's it! Lesson 2 felt stagnant. Nothing much was explored!
The characters were still the same as last season! While the story did progress it felt like it was treading familiar ground!!
I do see Haiba Jin being vulnerable in front of Mikoto but it was very briefly touched upon. Maybe I expected a deeper exploration.
Also the side characters storylines were completely undeveloped ! Mikoto's brother's story arc felt completely incomplete and rushed. Honestly I couldn't make myself care for any them.
For me , season 2 felt like a fan service , a follow up to high standards that was set by 1st season!
That said, I loved the acting of both the leads and was totally digging their undeniable chemistry!
The intro song was very catchy!! Also I felt the quality of shots was improved!
Overall , the season 2 is still enjoyable and binge-worthy but when you put it beside season 1 , it sort of loses its shine!
Would still recommend it 100%!
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Should have been a special episode only…
Or they should have focused more on Haiba Jin’s point of view. It just did not have much substance for it to be this long.While I still enjoyed all the episodes, the excitement and anticipation from season one was not there. The whole season felt like a filler. There was not much change in the characters, their dynamics, little to no plot/relationships progression. It was just cute and funny scenes with overall maybe 20 minutes of important things happening that had some impact on the plot. Hence it would be better as a longer special episode.
I wish we had a whole season of what we saw in the last episode - finally getting to know Haiba Jin’s side of the story, his struggles. A little bit more of his serious side. Sadly, the majority of the screen time was still us watching Ochiai Mikoto through Haiba Jin’s eyes. More touches, more romantic scenes and more mutual feelings, but somehow I wished for more character’s progression…
I’d be lying if I said I did not enjoy it though. Hashimoto Ryo as Haiba Jin is unreasonably attractive so no matter what he did, I was glued to the screen. Takaishi Akari as Ochiai Mikoto was just as charming (if not even more) as in season one and her witty remarks and breaking the 4th wall comments brought smiles and laughter to my face. I did like how her gloomy nature did not magically vanish between the seasons - the girl is still depressed, but she is getting so much better now, one smile at the time.
I love the visuals and how at times not in touch with reality the show was. I’m sure I’m not the only one who got addicted to the quirky tone Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi presents.
Overall, it was not bad, but it has nothing on season 1. Felt like a transition phase, which might be the case if they decide to do season 3.
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Give the Teacher an apple.
I really loved the quirky unusual drama Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher, but I got some explaining to do first. The premise is about a High School Girl who tried to commit suicide, because a boy rejected her. A young Teacher’s assistant saves her and tells her to give herself another chance at love with “him”. Never mind that girls have rejected him five times and he loses all his money gambling on the horses. Could this odd romance match-up change her mind? I debated about looking at this one, because I said that this is going south already (Teacher/Student realationship). However, something told me that this might be satirical. So I watched and it was. ‘Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher’ is more of a Black Comedy then meant to be taken seriously. However, through this RomCom you learn lots of valuable life lessons. Also called Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi Lesson 2.The Male Lead in ‘Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher’ (J-pop Star Hashimoto Ryo) is heaven sent and could not be more adorable and suited for this role. His acting will floor you. The Female Lead(Takaishi Akari) keeps full control, giving you only small bits of emotion at one time. She is adorable and a comedienne, becoming the straight man to the ML’s manic behavior. The story is imacculate, if you can get past the fact that he is her teacher. The age difference of the two is very close. Each nine episodes are 25 minutes long. That is a total commitment time of less than four hours. Oftentimes minutes (short dramas) are where stars are born and/or tested out. There are two bright future stars hanging in this drama sky. Take a short detour from your Korean Drama List and view the sleeper ‘Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher’ (2024).
Note: Asian Dramas always get an R rating if there is a suicide attempte or success in the drama. There is no cursing, violence, nor any sex scenes in the Drama.
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I came for resolution. Got flashbacks, filler, and secondhand discomfort instead.
Although I enjoyed this drama, this did not quite pack the same punch as the first. It was a watered-down version of the original premise I loved, although no less significant. Here, we see the stronger individuals that the MCs have become, but they could still rely on each other.I am quite unsure how I feel about the brother arc, though. I am not saying that it was an unnecessary addition to the plot, but I would have liked it expanded to include the parents’ role in Mikoto’s abandonment.
While the first season was very self-aware of the implications of presenting a taboo relationship, the second season pushed the envelope further by uncovering their past entanglement. During the first installment, we can excuse this as a mentor preventing a mentee from attempting suicide, as a life-changing lesson, but it is harder to prove the naysayers wrong with this problematic second season.
However, the drama is still very cognizant of the fact that this is a taboo relationship when Mikoto rejects all of Haiba Jin’s advances. She explicitly says she will wait until they are no longer in a teacher-student relationship before being intimate. To this end, we can say that the production is doing their due diligence by not showing any type of skin-ship between the two.
Having said the above, this drama is still a decent watch, although unnecessary. I would have been satisfied if the show had ended with the first season. This is more of a filler for the staunch fans of the pair.
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Well i loved it, not something ştrong but it's sweet and enjoyable.
Actually I liked this drama a lot, well I won't say that everything in it is perfect, no at all there were annoying and wrong things, but it is definitely a beautiful thing to watch, the story is good I see that there is a message they want to deliver, a message that you can understand according to your point of view, the acting was good to some extent the actor is handsome and good and the heroine is beautiful, the acting was at a calm level because the drama itself is calm in my opinion, I liked the way some scenes were directed and filmed a lot, I liked the relationship of respect between them as a teacher and a student who love each other without crossing the boundaries and she was the one who sets the boundaries this is good because we usually see that the heroines in Japanese dramas are proactive and don't set boundaries sometimes, here the matter is different the heroine is calm and shy but she is smart and strong in a smart and peaceful way, what I didn't like is the opening song I didn't like much and also their dancing it would have been better if the opening and the theme were somewhat calm to match the idea of the drama but overall it is enjoyable to watch after a hard day.Was this review helpful to you?
very nice and wholesome
i love this drama i enjoyed it so much,it might not have a long story but i love the relationship between mikoto and haijin its so funny and wholesome at the same time,i know that some people might disagree with my rating but the drama was smooth and nice to watch i hope we get a third season at some point too cause i want to see how their relationship advances and if they end up married too that would be nice anyway from me this drama is really special so i think i'll give it 10/10 cause i love itWas this review helpful to you?
Dans «Tsuiraku JK To Haijin Kyoshi Lesson 2», on retrouve avec joie nos deux personnages principaux, et les acteurs les interprétant, Hashimoto Ryo et Takaishi Akari. Leur alchimie est toujours aussi bonne, et ils ont repris leurs rôles avec brio ! Malheureusement, si j’ai bien aimé, cette seconde saison ne fut pas à la hauteur de la première. Oui, j’ai aimé et passé un bon moment, mais il y a des longueurs qui n’étaient pas présentes dans la saison précédente, malgré la diminution du nombre d’épisodes pour la saison 2. Point que j’ai adoré ? L’épisode final, où l’on découvre avec joie certaines choses du point de vue de Haiba Jin, le cher professeur. Aussi, je sais que ce n’est rien d’important, mais j’avoue avoir adoré l’intro des épisodes de cette saison !
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