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No character growth, missing scenes, and overall felt rushed and disconnected. (spoilers)
No character development, a lot of scenes felt out of place or completely missing, and overall, the drama felt disconnected from reality. (spoilers)
1. There was a scene where I think it was Kim Se Hyeon or Choi Hui Won who said that Yun Ga Min and the teacher had “changed the school.” I was just sitting there wondering… what exactly did they change? Did I skip some episodes? Or am I dreaming?
2. The scene where the teacher is about to be attacked—possibly mauled to death—by the YB gang, and suddenly the detention team and several others (who made no significant impact earlier to the group) show up to help... I was just like, what is going on? When did these random bonds and relationships even form?
3. Pi Han Ul’s father's role was almost insignificant for someone who’s supposed to be a gang lord. Are you telling me he couldn’t easily stop the bullying/violence committee? Please make it make sense. For someone in such a high position, his impact was about as important as the glasses Yun Ga Min wore.
4. Hwang Min Hyun did a great job, but Yun Ga Min as a character was soulless. He showed literally no emotions and at some point felt like a puppet. (Maybe that’s how he is in the webtoon?) But still, he felt too empty.
5. The drama severely lacked depth and connection to the characters. This basically summarizes my whole review:
a) Kim Se Hyeon – I couldn’t relate to his sob story. It wasn’t well-executed; it felt half-baked. Him leaving the group also came out of nowhere. I’m guessing the webtoon explored this more, but in the drama it was seriously underdeveloped.
b) Pi Han Ul’s statement that the school wouldn’t even change without Kim Se Hyeon feels 100% true—according to the drama’s plot, since it lacked so much depth.
c) Showing multiple scenes in the final episode—scenes that should’ve been spread throughout the series—just felt like a rushed attempt to justify the “Study Group’s” close bond.
d) What was even Park Geon Yeop’s role or importance to the plot? I thought he’d join the group or help fight to protect the teacher... but nothing happened. What the heck?
e) Lee Jun joined the group so Yun Ga Min could teach him how to fight—and they didn’t show any of that until the end. I’m just lost. What’s really going on?
f) Choi Hui Won – this role was just too empty. No backstory, no context, no development. Nothing.
The only truly relatable and well-delivered sob story was Kim Sun Cheol (yellow hair). His story and his performance were phenomenal. I genuinely felt bad for him.
The drama started off great but quickly spiraled downward. It felt rushed, sloppy, and lacked the emotional depth needed to connect with and understand the characters.
I’m sure the webtoon tells the story way better than the drama did (I haven’t read it, but I’m assuming—because books/webtoons are usually more detailed and in-depth than their adaptations). So much was lost from the plot—it felt incomplete, rushed, and just... off.
At some point, I seriously felt like I had skipped a few episodes.
I would have given it a 0/10, but “yellow hair” carried the entire series so "2"
1. There was a scene where I think it was Kim Se Hyeon or Choi Hui Won who said that Yun Ga Min and the teacher had “changed the school.” I was just sitting there wondering… what exactly did they change? Did I skip some episodes? Or am I dreaming?
2. The scene where the teacher is about to be attacked—possibly mauled to death—by the YB gang, and suddenly the detention team and several others (who made no significant impact earlier to the group) show up to help... I was just like, what is going on? When did these random bonds and relationships even form?
3. Pi Han Ul’s father's role was almost insignificant for someone who’s supposed to be a gang lord. Are you telling me he couldn’t easily stop the bullying/violence committee? Please make it make sense. For someone in such a high position, his impact was about as important as the glasses Yun Ga Min wore.
4. Hwang Min Hyun did a great job, but Yun Ga Min as a character was soulless. He showed literally no emotions and at some point felt like a puppet. (Maybe that’s how he is in the webtoon?) But still, he felt too empty.
5. The drama severely lacked depth and connection to the characters. This basically summarizes my whole review:
a) Kim Se Hyeon – I couldn’t relate to his sob story. It wasn’t well-executed; it felt half-baked. Him leaving the group also came out of nowhere. I’m guessing the webtoon explored this more, but in the drama it was seriously underdeveloped.
b) Pi Han Ul’s statement that the school wouldn’t even change without Kim Se Hyeon feels 100% true—according to the drama’s plot, since it lacked so much depth.
c) Showing multiple scenes in the final episode—scenes that should’ve been spread throughout the series—just felt like a rushed attempt to justify the “Study Group’s” close bond.
d) What was even Park Geon Yeop’s role or importance to the plot? I thought he’d join the group or help fight to protect the teacher... but nothing happened. What the heck?
e) Lee Jun joined the group so Yun Ga Min could teach him how to fight—and they didn’t show any of that until the end. I’m just lost. What’s really going on?
f) Choi Hui Won – this role was just too empty. No backstory, no context, no development. Nothing.
The only truly relatable and well-delivered sob story was Kim Sun Cheol (yellow hair). His story and his performance were phenomenal. I genuinely felt bad for him.
The drama started off great but quickly spiraled downward. It felt rushed, sloppy, and lacked the emotional depth needed to connect with and understand the characters.
I’m sure the webtoon tells the story way better than the drama did (I haven’t read it, but I’m assuming—because books/webtoons are usually more detailed and in-depth than their adaptations). So much was lost from the plot—it felt incomplete, rushed, and just... off.
At some point, I seriously felt like I had skipped a few episodes.
I would have given it a 0/10, but “yellow hair” carried the entire series so "2"
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