so unhinged, so post-ironic and probably the funniest kdrama you will watch in 2025
based on the synopsis only, i was already sure this was going to be so funny and so absurd, but i wasn't prepared to actually binge watch and laugh as loud as i did.
first things first, the story is quite predictable and if you go to it using logic, you will that more than half the things don't make sense -- and i honestly don't think anyone came here actually expecting a perfect script from a series which the main plot is a 31yo pretending to be a high school student -- BUT even though some questions will pop into your mind from time to time, they were able to keep the mystery for the whole 12 episodes, and if you watch it you will even think that they could've gone to 16 episodes and the story would still be that interesting to keep the whole audience sat.
but the true treasure -- see how i make a joke in here -- is in the actors. this drama is filled with amazing performances from a cast who knew exactly who their characters were, and who else knew when and when not to take their actions serious. this consciousness is what's bring this drama alive, because the actors played with their performance so well that even on quirky scenes the viewer would not get second-hand-embarassment at all.
to finish, this drama is actually very refreshing, cause it doesn't try to be anything it's not. it's supposed to be a comedy packed with a mystery and i think the script is very committed to it, unlike much of kdramas being released nowadays. and and and to be fair it does have a few problems, like in the first episodes you think some characters will have some kinda of highlight towards the end (which actually never happens) and we also see a lot of nuances of secondary plots who never got to be explored at all, but like i said in the headline, it's not enough to turn into a "oh i regret so much spending at least 12 hours of my life watching this" experience.
first things first, the story is quite predictable and if you go to it using logic, you will that more than half the things don't make sense -- and i honestly don't think anyone came here actually expecting a perfect script from a series which the main plot is a 31yo pretending to be a high school student -- BUT even though some questions will pop into your mind from time to time, they were able to keep the mystery for the whole 12 episodes, and if you watch it you will even think that they could've gone to 16 episodes and the story would still be that interesting to keep the whole audience sat.
but the true treasure -- see how i make a joke in here -- is in the actors. this drama is filled with amazing performances from a cast who knew exactly who their characters were, and who else knew when and when not to take their actions serious. this consciousness is what's bring this drama alive, because the actors played with their performance so well that even on quirky scenes the viewer would not get second-hand-embarassment at all.
to finish, this drama is actually very refreshing, cause it doesn't try to be anything it's not. it's supposed to be a comedy packed with a mystery and i think the script is very committed to it, unlike much of kdramas being released nowadays. and and and to be fair it does have a few problems, like in the first episodes you think some characters will have some kinda of highlight towards the end (which actually never happens) and we also see a lot of nuances of secondary plots who never got to be explored at all, but like i said in the headline, it's not enough to turn into a "oh i regret so much spending at least 12 hours of my life watching this" experience.
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