I started this expecting an amusing light entertainment. There was one funny moment in episode 1 and a few in episode 2, otherwise slow and/or a bit depressing. I liked the fashion and sets [I like the Kandinsky in the Dam Art Gallery]. The gay "joke" [not very funny to start with] rapidly evaporated. LMH seemed uncomfortable playing a part with a gay theme, if so why do it? He is not at his most attractive or convincing. Most of the time LMH looks like he has swallowed a lemon. Son Ye Jin's character I found rather irritating. From episode 8 it nosedived. They really draw out the agony in these Korean dramas before reaching the expected end, Also, maybe it is a Korean expression but I do not like "I see you as a man" meaning you are not a man if you are gay. LMH was asked why he decided to take this part. I am wondering that too.
I think this is underrated, it is lighthearted and funny and translates surreal manga style exceptionally well, though this falls out towards the end. I really feel for people treated like "outcasts". This guy's butt should be in intensive care though. Great pity it was taken off, all good except last episode. Will watch again to cheer myself up.
Watching for second time and 5 episodes in one week, this covers some serious issues facing young adults in school in a convincing way and there is also a running mystery theme about a girl who took her own life and the waves she left behind (story gets a bit cliched), All the actors portray their different characters very well I feel. Like others I feel it is SERIOUSLY UNDERRATED, maybe because it is such a "hard-hitting drama", with little or no comedy to relieve the tension. My only regret is that the series is so short. 10/10
My second watch and the early episodes I like because there is more humor ( black humor) and supernatural, the story gets much darker and violent later. Yes, it does. But this drama is absolutely fantastic in the way all the strands of the mystery come together towards the end, especially episode 17. Just when you think you have worked everything out, another layer of the story emerges. Kim Jae Young's sad eyes are perfect for Leo - don't blink or you will miss the significance of his part in the story with Han Moo Gang - not just a pretty face and very sad. I like Go Ah Ra when she gets mad. I was surprised to see how old Song Seung Heon was playing this, not that it matters.
Wow, Jung Jae Min (Yeo Jin Goo) is a walking disaster. Two near death experiences in one episode in episode 3. At ep.5 I do not quite know how we got a time shift from modern to Joseon times but the Joseon story is much better.
I started this because I like school drama but ended up liking the the middle historical story more than the school one. I wondered where Orange Marmalade came from but found out in episode 3. Han Shi Hoo [Lee Jong Hyun] took the best looks award [and now we know he really is a bad boy]. Now that all the vampires are coming out, perhaps all those shy gay K pop and K drama stars might consider following their lead?