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First of all, if you think this drama is about bullying, it's not, well the focus is not on that. The focus is uncovering the incident on how & why Sun Ho had a near death experience when he fell off the school's rooftop. That led to his parents investigating and finding their own clues when the police couldn't do much due to lack of evidence and law regulation they must followed. The only part where school violence actually comes in is when video of the boys playing "the avengers game", pretty much beating up 1 guy or in this case Sun Ho. Otherwise, it's more of a personal investigation which leads to many events unfolding, all connecting to each other.Story: It was an interesting plot but somewhat predictable that the one with the most power ends up being the root cause of it all. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it but could've been handled a bit better in my opinion. The ending felt very rushed. Too many things happened in that last episode. Instead a lot of it should've been spread out to previous episodes. Same goes for Sun Ho's awakening. That took way too long too. If he would've woke up a lot earlier, I think the plot would've progressed smoother. That would've let more time with Sun Ho's interaction with other characters and give him more lines since most of his lines were only in flashbacks. He was in bed for most of the drama. I wasn't too fond of that, knowing he's a really good young actor.
Acting/Cast: All of the cast did a good job but only two of the cast members shined for me in this drama. Cho Yeo-Jeong did a great job as Eun Joo. She convey her role really well from being a person that shows that nothing is wrong to a panicking & frantic person. It's very believable. Seo Dong-Hyun also done a great job at showing his evil side of his character and the vulnerability side of Joon Seok. I went from hating the guy to feeling sorry for the dude. I'm usually impressed with Nam Da-Reum's roles but it was limited in this drama so I'm kinda disappointed by that.
Music: The osts are on point. Loved every soundtrack and they all fit very well. From Haeun, Hanbin - Over the moon to Tiger JK & Bizzy - A Beautiful Lie, I loved hearing it everytime it was played whether it was in the drama itself or at the end of episode when they're showing a preview for the next episode.
Rewatch: It's too emotional for me to rewatch as a whole but certain scenes and episodes I may come back to just because it was performed very well.
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The actors and actress who played the characters are awesome, especially Kim Hwan hee. The OSTs are good too and after I finished watching this I felt warm. And I also like the family, friends, and siblings relationship in this drama.
although in my opinion, the plot is too slow and some parts and episode gets boring.
I'll give this drama a 6.5/10. If you want too watch this then go ahead, but for me I prefer SKY Castle than this drama. But both dramas are awesome.
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Good enough eh....
None of the events or crimes matter. What really matter is the astonishing incompetent police work. It's really hard to ignore that and continue watching. There was no need to show the police investigation done that way. Even if it had some truth in it tied with reality. The story would've been completely fine even if the police investigation was done right and the investigation ended properly while adhering to all the procedures. All of this happened in episode 1 which makes watching the next 15 episodes a bit too bothersome. The drama started to lose its focus halfway through and the story began to stretch. Would be much better to keep it to 12 eps and cut some of the middle parts. On a side note, Sun Ho feels like the most generic NPC in any visual novel. On an unrelated note, what's up with Choo Ja Hyun exclusively doing Chinese dramas prior to this drama? No wonder I've never heard of her!Was this review helpful to you?
Everyone loves Nam Da Reum, because he is very talented and sweet, but in "Beautiful World" the biggest star is young Seo Dong Hyun, who portrayed the complicated character of a boy (Joon Seok) trapped between family ambition and longing for true love and friendship. It was a pleasure to watch him and his emotions.
Drama is not easy. The beautiful world is full of lies, greed and violent. But it isn't a simple crime story with detective work, because the scenario tells about parents' moral responsibility for children, as well teachers' for students.
One of a big advantage in this drama is a cast: there are second-line actors who usually don't play the main role and here they can shine.
The story, acting, filming, music and directing are good. I highly recommend, the drama has not flaws. You will sincerely hate the bad guys and love the good ones.
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very slow at the beginning
Overall It was just a story that was cliché. But what this tv show made unique was the role playing of the characters. It was an emotional and heartwarming story. There was not much mystery in this drama, because you could know who the person was that pushed seon ho. At the end everyone got what they deserved. At the first half of the drama it was very hard for me to watch further. the second half it became better and there was a progress in the story. At the end it was very satisfying that everyone knew what they did wrong. Especially when joon seok knew. I recommend if you love family dramas.Was this review helpful to you?
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The beginning of the story was intriguing, parents who wants to reveal the truth regarding the incident. But halfway, I start getting bored, luckily the last episode saved it. I feel like the story revolved too much with Joon Seok being the bully. Nevertheless, the show gave the right ending. I didn't know much about the cast aside from Nam DaReum. I thought he'll showcase more of his acting, but he's on bed all through-out and just having some scenes through the backstory. Even so, I didn't know much about the cast, they did act well.. Specially the young guy who portray as Joonseok. His acting is good!
Not even one OST stands out. But I don't think it's bad. It's just not memorable to have me singing on it.
As this is a melo, I don't think I'll have it on rewatch. \
Overall, I gave the drama 8.0 although I won't recommend it that much unlike other melo dramas.
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From the beginning of the drama, the first scene struck me. I knew this would be a heavy drama for sure. The music was on point and I'm loving the transitions. This story focuses on the evil higher ups covering up the crimes of the 3 rich kids (plus 1 more boy) involved in bullying Seon Ho. There will be a lot of frustrations and impatience regarding this so a gentle reminder to the viewers... this story will begin a bit slow but gradually it will get better. You will cry, be angry, and flipping lots of tables too... remember to get some tissues.
The story begins slowly with Seon Ho felling from the rooftop to his parents and sister wanting to know the truth behind Seon Ho's bullying. From episode 4-6, that's when things sped up. Da Hee and the ghost girl definitely knew what happened that night. It's obvious who were the perpetrators but it's the fact that the school is trying to cover it up leading to this and that.. like a tug of war. But I believe Justice will be revealed.
The last thing I want to say is that Seon Ho's sister is the character to watch out for. She's the smartest girl and the most developed character though sometimes she makes few troubles here and there. But, she is mentally strong and she's not afraid of showing her badass side. :) She is my favorite character and you will love her too~
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the overall plot though was really basic, the same old story told the exact same way with slight drag and a small twist? and things seemed to "wrap" up fast after all of that fighting..
+ the raw emotions, I'm a sucker for a sob story and this made me tear up alot..
+ the characters and the acting
- it needed less episodes, maybe 6?
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La historia te hace repensar en como estamos viendo esta sociedad y que esta bien y esta mal pero todo desde la vista de uno cuando uno es victima y victimario o lo cree ser. Sin duda toca un tema que poco doramas lo tocan y como este lo toca es sin duda muy bueno. Las actuaciones de los jóvenes sin duda son bastante maduras que sufres con ellos. Tengo que admitir que en algún punto se volvió exasperarte para mi ya que sentía impotencia de lo que veía y creo que es un factor que hace que el dorama se halla vuelto aun mejor porque me hizo sufrir con él.
Sin duda lo recomiendo si están buscando algo que no sea romántico y te haga repensar como nos vemos como una sociedad.
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Le problème dramatique et malheureusement si véridique du harcèlement scolaire...
Beaucoup aimé, vraiment très bon drama !L’histoire part d’un fait-divers trop banal, le suicide éventuel d’un adolescent. Puis le drama se déroule sur deux lignes entrecroisées : le séisme qu’un tel évènement provoque dans la famille et l’entourage, et la recherche acharnée de la vérité par les parents du jeune garçon.
Ceux-ci refusent absolument la thèse du suicide causé par le stress des notes, mais cette thèse arrange beaucoup de monde : l’école qui ne cherche qu’une seule chose : pas de vague ! (on connaît tous bien ce phénomène ! ) et les autres parents qui trouvent cela plus simple que de courir le risque d’impliquer leurs propres enfants.
La peinture du désespoir indicible de la famille est profondément juste, la sidération, les larmes, et le refus, la colère… La lâcheté de l’organisation de l’école et des autres parents, l’impuissance du professeur principal, les mains liées de la police, tout cela est parfaitement mis en scène. C’est la volonté acharnée des parents de vouloir comprendre qui sera la plus forte.
Au fur et à mesure de l’avancée de l’enquête des voiles se déchirent, des vérités affreuses sont révélées. Cet évènement va obliger certains à revoir leur vie, d’autres à remettre en question leur profession d’enseignants, et va amener à des prises de conscience : « il voulait me parler, je ne l’ai pas rappelé..; » « Il allait mal et ne m’a rien dit, et je croyais qu’il me faisait confiance… » « je n’ai rien su voir… » Pourtant on aimerait tous avoir (ou avoir été) des parents comme ceux de Seon Ho !
En face, le Directeur, sa femme et son fils opposent la vision d’une famille où seuls comptent les notes, la réussite, le rang social. Les deux mères se trouvent toutes deux en face d’un drame impliquant leur fils, toutes les deux prêtes tout pour le sauver, mais la différence réside en la façon d’appréhender le problème. Comme le dit le père de Seon Ho à un de ses élèves « nous faisons tous des bêtises, ce qui compte c’est ce qui se passe après, et comment on y fait face » . Le drama fait la démonstration de ce que la peur et les préjugés peuvent entraîner comme terribles évènements, sans vrai manichéisme, pourtant, on n’oublie pas qu’on a affaire à de simples humains…
La réalisation est très soignée et étudiée : la maison qui sert de décor à la famille du directeur est très vastes, sur plusieurs niveaux, avec beaucoup de cloisons percées de verrières de différentes formes. Les personnages évoluent dans cet aquarium toujours derrière des vitres biseautées qui dédoublent l’image, ou derrières des encadrements de vitres qui les mettent constamment comme en prison derrière des barreaux… Très souvent les acteurs se trouvent dans des pièces très vastes, au plafond bas, avec une profondeur de champ qui les écrase… Les personnages sont souvent filmés de loin… Cette mise en scène accentue la sensation de prise dans un labyrinthe . Il y a peu d’extérieurs, ou ce sont des scènes de rues avec beaucoup de monde, ou enfermés dans une voiture qui roule vite…
La fin, on ne l’aurait pas voulue autre, même si, à strictement parler, elle n’est pas très vraisemblable… l’évolution est trop rapide… mais je veux pas la spoiler !
Au total j’ai été passionnée par ce drama, que je n’ai pas lâché. Les acteurs sont très bons, particulièrement le père (Park Hee Soon)et la mère de Seon Ho(Choo Ja Hyung), et aussi sa sœur (j’avais remarquée la jeune actrice Kim Hwan Hee dans « when the weather is fine » !) Nam Da reum, déjà une longue filmographie pour son jeune âge, est excellent, comme toujours ! Les parents adverses (si je puis dire !) sont aussi parfaits. On reconnaîtra l’épouse bourgeoise de « Parasite » Cho Yeo Jeong, et Oh Man Seok est glaçant de certitudes d’impunité et de supériorité sociale.
Un mot pour la très belle OST, un peu répétitive, mais on est en Corée ! La belle chanson revient souvent, mais rarement en entier, juste une bout de mélodie, et comme il n’y a pas les paroles sur mon téléchargement, c’est parfait !
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