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love it but JUSTICE FOR SEOJUN
i LOVE this show so much it’s one of my comfort shows and probably the kdrama i’ve rewatched the most (minus the last ep cos i like to pretend seojun’s ending never happened). it’s just such a cute, lighthearted drama. i love a good high-school romance and this is for sure a fav from the genre. the cringy moments are acc funny sometimes and clearly not meant to be taken seriously, and they kinda makes the characters more likeable - not cringy in the way where you actually get the ick and wanna stop watching. it’s also a little more serious at times and this balance is one of the things i like about it, because it allows you to feel rly attached to the characters as you see the funny silly side to them but also the deeper moments.
jukyung lowkey gave me second hand embarrassment sometimes LOL since she’s a little slow and clumsy, but again never anything that was too hard to watch. i actually found her so so relatable and resonated with her character sm as i have the exact same mindset as her in terms of reliance on makeup, so it was really nice to see this represented in a kdrama, especially as sk puts so much emphasis on beauty standards. love sooho’s character he’s such a cutie bear and was fine asl and i love the way he cared for her & protected her even when she didn’t know about it, especially when the school found out about her bare face and he humbled soojin and did so much to make sure jukyung was okay. and when he followed that guy around to get him to apologise. there’s so many moments that show it, like damn this ho rly loved her.
however i didn’t appreciate him leaving for like 3 years and then coming back with a new playful personality, following her around and acting all jokey with her and just assuming she’d come around and forgive him?? i understand he was away caring for his dad but you’re telling me he couldn’t come back even ONCE during that entire time….?? i’m happy he and his dad sorted their relationship out but jukyung was the one who encouraged him to forgive him in the first place and start fresh, and she was his only happiness in life, so i just don’t get why he fully left her for his sake?? the breakup was completely unnecessary and fully decided by him, i don’t see why he didn't even try to make long distance work. AND HE NEVER REPLIED TO JUKYUNGS TEXTS LIKE WHAT.. YOU BROKE UP WITH HER ONLY THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOU WONT EVEN TRY TO COMFORT HER.
this is one of the reasons I AM TEAM SEOJUN HELL YEAH
DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON SEOJUNNNNN MY BABYYYYY MY FUCKING BABY. he would never ever abandon her like that. HIM CARING FOR HER ALL THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE ADULTS MADE MY HEART SO SO FULL. like he was there for her all the time no matter what and loved her so much. he even got so close with her family… like i am very upset that he never got even a SLIGHTLY happy ending with her after all those years of loving her, he just had to accept what it was. even if she was gonna ultimately end up with suho, why could she never just properly thank him for everything he’s done for her? especially as she knew he’s been comforting and listening to her while she cried about fuckass sooho for ages while secretly loving her, and even lying about suho leaving to get her to go to him. he’s too good for this world. and i just genuinely think there shouldve at least been a brief moment where she liked him a little and gave him a hug or a lil kiss on the cheek even. but no he never got anything bruh. WHEN HE WAS CRYING ON THE STAIRS OMFG. he should’ve told her how he felt sooner really but i get that he didn’t think she’d moved on from suho. ofc when he builds the courage to and puts on a brave front despite still being scared, suho decides to come back like ISTG THIS GUY RLY PICKS HIS MOMENTS. when he confessed and she went home and looked at the box of memories from her and suhos relationship, my heart just broke. and even apart from all this, i do just think seojun has a more alluring personality because he’s funny, sarcastically mean and teases but secretly has sm affection for jukyung and would never dream of doing anything to upset her. like he’s just perfect bro JUSTICE FOR SEOJUN PLSSSS I COULD GO ON FOREVER ABOUT THISSSS WHY DIDNT SHE LIKE HIM BACK AT LEAST ONCE HES SO FINE ASW. ffs i first watched this show like 4 years ago and i’m defo never getting over this. he even cried at the end when he became an idol, his dream job, purely cos he didn’t get the girl. LIKE HE WASNT TRULY HAPPYYYY IM GONNA DIE
anyway let me calm down. yeah seojun having a kinda bad ending is probs the only thing i didn’t like about the show. the casting was perfect for every single character, especially the main trio - they look identical to their webtoon characters. it’s obvs not rly a show that requires crazy acting but the acting was perfect for what the show needed to convey, all of them portrayed their characters perfectly and set up such a distinct personality for themselves. the osts were so good. i love suho and seojuns friendship sm and im rly glad they overcame everything that happened, and that seojun was able to look past his anger and see that suho was just as heartbroken as him. and they could’ve let liking the same girl make them hate each other again, but they looked past it and supported each other anyway. and i LOOOVE all the side characters like seojun and suhos friend groups, sooah, and jukyungs family. soojin had her little moment and i hated her for that but it was rly nice to see that they resolved things in the future and she kicked ass again like the queen i once knew. jukyungs better than me tho cos id still be a bit pissed. i love that sooah and taehoon got back together and the brother and gowon got together - a lot of cute couples came together which i loved! and it warmed my heart sm when no one close to jukyung actually thought less of her without makeup despite all of her worries. oh and jukyungs sister with the teacher made me giggle, she’s such a girlboss
conclusively, there’s a lot of good things and it’s just such a cute classic fun show. a lot of the elements of it are very basic and it has many common kdrama tropes (the car accident BYE), but it was all executed in a way that felt refreshing and interesting rather than the same old story of a high school love triangle blah blah that everyone’s bored of seeing atp. it’s not a show meant to be taken too seriously or to be known for its amazing, innovative, never done before plot but it’s perfect for what it’s intended to be. it’s defo not everyone’s thing and i do have other dramas i prefer, but i lowkey am a sucker for this type of show and i loved it.
jukyung lowkey gave me second hand embarrassment sometimes LOL since she’s a little slow and clumsy, but again never anything that was too hard to watch. i actually found her so so relatable and resonated with her character sm as i have the exact same mindset as her in terms of reliance on makeup, so it was really nice to see this represented in a kdrama, especially as sk puts so much emphasis on beauty standards. love sooho’s character he’s such a cutie bear and was fine asl and i love the way he cared for her & protected her even when she didn’t know about it, especially when the school found out about her bare face and he humbled soojin and did so much to make sure jukyung was okay. and when he followed that guy around to get him to apologise. there’s so many moments that show it, like damn this ho rly loved her.
however i didn’t appreciate him leaving for like 3 years and then coming back with a new playful personality, following her around and acting all jokey with her and just assuming she’d come around and forgive him?? i understand he was away caring for his dad but you’re telling me he couldn’t come back even ONCE during that entire time….?? i’m happy he and his dad sorted their relationship out but jukyung was the one who encouraged him to forgive him in the first place and start fresh, and she was his only happiness in life, so i just don’t get why he fully left her for his sake?? the breakup was completely unnecessary and fully decided by him, i don’t see why he didn't even try to make long distance work. AND HE NEVER REPLIED TO JUKYUNGS TEXTS LIKE WHAT.. YOU BROKE UP WITH HER ONLY THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOU WONT EVEN TRY TO COMFORT HER.
this is one of the reasons I AM TEAM SEOJUN HELL YEAH
DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON SEOJUNNNNN MY BABYYYYY MY FUCKING BABY. he would never ever abandon her like that. HIM CARING FOR HER ALL THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE ADULTS MADE MY HEART SO SO FULL. like he was there for her all the time no matter what and loved her so much. he even got so close with her family… like i am very upset that he never got even a SLIGHTLY happy ending with her after all those years of loving her, he just had to accept what it was. even if she was gonna ultimately end up with suho, why could she never just properly thank him for everything he’s done for her? especially as she knew he’s been comforting and listening to her while she cried about fuckass sooho for ages while secretly loving her, and even lying about suho leaving to get her to go to him. he’s too good for this world. and i just genuinely think there shouldve at least been a brief moment where she liked him a little and gave him a hug or a lil kiss on the cheek even. but no he never got anything bruh. WHEN HE WAS CRYING ON THE STAIRS OMFG. he should’ve told her how he felt sooner really but i get that he didn’t think she’d moved on from suho. ofc when he builds the courage to and puts on a brave front despite still being scared, suho decides to come back like ISTG THIS GUY RLY PICKS HIS MOMENTS. when he confessed and she went home and looked at the box of memories from her and suhos relationship, my heart just broke. and even apart from all this, i do just think seojun has a more alluring personality because he’s funny, sarcastically mean and teases but secretly has sm affection for jukyung and would never dream of doing anything to upset her. like he’s just perfect bro JUSTICE FOR SEOJUN PLSSSS I COULD GO ON FOREVER ABOUT THISSSS WHY DIDNT SHE LIKE HIM BACK AT LEAST ONCE HES SO FINE ASW. ffs i first watched this show like 4 years ago and i’m defo never getting over this. he even cried at the end when he became an idol, his dream job, purely cos he didn’t get the girl. LIKE HE WASNT TRULY HAPPYYYY IM GONNA DIE
anyway let me calm down. yeah seojun having a kinda bad ending is probs the only thing i didn’t like about the show. the casting was perfect for every single character, especially the main trio - they look identical to their webtoon characters. it’s obvs not rly a show that requires crazy acting but the acting was perfect for what the show needed to convey, all of them portrayed their characters perfectly and set up such a distinct personality for themselves. the osts were so good. i love suho and seojuns friendship sm and im rly glad they overcame everything that happened, and that seojun was able to look past his anger and see that suho was just as heartbroken as him. and they could’ve let liking the same girl make them hate each other again, but they looked past it and supported each other anyway. and i LOOOVE all the side characters like seojun and suhos friend groups, sooah, and jukyungs family. soojin had her little moment and i hated her for that but it was rly nice to see that they resolved things in the future and she kicked ass again like the queen i once knew. jukyungs better than me tho cos id still be a bit pissed. i love that sooah and taehoon got back together and the brother and gowon got together - a lot of cute couples came together which i loved! and it warmed my heart sm when no one close to jukyung actually thought less of her without makeup despite all of her worries. oh and jukyungs sister with the teacher made me giggle, she’s such a girlboss
conclusively, there’s a lot of good things and it’s just such a cute classic fun show. a lot of the elements of it are very basic and it has many common kdrama tropes (the car accident BYE), but it was all executed in a way that felt refreshing and interesting rather than the same old story of a high school love triangle blah blah that everyone’s bored of seeing atp. it’s not a show meant to be taken too seriously or to be known for its amazing, innovative, never done before plot but it’s perfect for what it’s intended to be. it’s defo not everyone’s thing and i do have other dramas i prefer, but i lowkey am a sucker for this type of show and i loved it.
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