Tae Ho
In the shining galaxy of A.N.JELL, Bangtan Sonyeondan & CNBLUE
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one of the best 12 episode k-dramas out there!
wow, goodness me. my chest feels so heavy after completing the finale. and that ending at the final episode totally broke me. it's beautiful but heartbreaking at the same time. if you are more on the optimistic side of life, then it may not be as heartbreaking for you.
one of the best 12 episode k-dramas out there, i believe. the episodes are neatly crafted with sufficient thrills and twists to keep the viewers engaged from the start which made my binge-watching experience very smooth. i particularly find the mock trial format, or the amateurish court trial setting delivered very well that not once did it make me question whether it's going to start to feel cartoonish. the dedication and sincerity of the characters to unravel the real truth about the tragedy that happened in the school ground successfully tagged me along, and i was not lost or felt disconnected, not even once. really credible writing on their part. they established very cleverly early on that although there are no legal repercussions as a result of the verdict, it's still an important due process that needs to be undertaken to unravel the truth, that too taking into account multiple attempts by the school administrators to shut them down and expel them out of school. how brave of them to persist despite all of that!
i think the reason i couldn't score this a 10 is because of the FL. she's the heroine in this story without a doubt, but at the end of it all, she still comes across as somewhat an outsider to the story, sometimes quite bland at that, because the story did end up revolving very much around Lee So Woo and Han Ji Hoon, the two best friends. these are the characters whom i have grown a close affinity to, despite the former's very limited screentime.
i'm so happy i watched this for Jang Dong Yoon. when he, Han Ji Hoon revealed that he was a domestic abuse victim as a child, my heart was absolutely torn apart. no child deserves such cruelty ever, and i am also very sad at how real the issues addressed in this drama are: peer bullying, domestic abuse, mental health, crime of perjury (lying during trials) and school corruption. this drama was absolutely outstanding at highlighting them all.
Jang Dong Yoon was an absolute rookie in this, and he looks so baby-faced still but already so talented and well immersed into his character. i'd happily move on to watch his newer projects now that i have watched this. what a promising young actor!
one of the best 12 episode k-dramas out there, i believe. the episodes are neatly crafted with sufficient thrills and twists to keep the viewers engaged from the start which made my binge-watching experience very smooth. i particularly find the mock trial format, or the amateurish court trial setting delivered very well that not once did it make me question whether it's going to start to feel cartoonish. the dedication and sincerity of the characters to unravel the real truth about the tragedy that happened in the school ground successfully tagged me along, and i was not lost or felt disconnected, not even once. really credible writing on their part. they established very cleverly early on that although there are no legal repercussions as a result of the verdict, it's still an important due process that needs to be undertaken to unravel the truth, that too taking into account multiple attempts by the school administrators to shut them down and expel them out of school. how brave of them to persist despite all of that!
i think the reason i couldn't score this a 10 is because of the FL. she's the heroine in this story without a doubt, but at the end of it all, she still comes across as somewhat an outsider to the story, sometimes quite bland at that, because the story did end up revolving very much around Lee So Woo and Han Ji Hoon, the two best friends. these are the characters whom i have grown a close affinity to, despite the former's very limited screentime.
i'm so happy i watched this for Jang Dong Yoon. when he, Han Ji Hoon revealed that he was a domestic abuse victim as a child, my heart was absolutely torn apart. no child deserves such cruelty ever, and i am also very sad at how real the issues addressed in this drama are: peer bullying, domestic abuse, mental health, crime of perjury (lying during trials) and school corruption. this drama was absolutely outstanding at highlighting them all.
Jang Dong Yoon was an absolute rookie in this, and he looks so baby-faced still but already so talented and well immersed into his character. i'd happily move on to watch his newer projects now that i have watched this. what a promising young actor!
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