I feel like I'm being lenient with my rating because with only watching two episodes I'm already disappointed, I was cringing while watching it. Of course the story is amazing, but everything else is just..bleh. I've seen the original Japanese one and I absolutely loved it, but this remake is just... T_T *facepalm* smh. It's not even really a remake..it's practically the same, even the set is the same. Also, NO ONE can replace Ikuta Toma (played Nakatsu in the original Japanese Hana Kimi) and the girl playing Mizuki (Maeda Atsuko) just really annoys me for some reason, she has such a high pitch voice. *Sigh* If you haven't seen the original Japanese version then you'll probably think this remake is okay. As for me, since I have seen the original I can't help but compare the acting and stuff. But the one thing I do like is the ending song which is "Flying Get" (フライングゲット) by AKB48 and I don't even like J-pop.

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First off, I just wanna say that Angry Mom is a must watch! Angry Mom is about a mother of a high schooler going back to school as a high schooler to get back at the kids who tormented her child. However, as she makes friends at school she soon discovers what's truly going within the school walls and fights for what is right not just for her daughter for the other students as well.

I stumbled upon this drama as I was initially looking for a comedy drama to watch and the synopsis alone seemed so absurd I had to give this drama a whirl. Angry Mom definitely has some comedic elements especially with Gong Joo and her gang, but I was not expecting this drama to be this dark and deep as it was. The drama really dives head first into the corruptions of the world such as embezzlement and really showcased school bullying excellently, which is a severe problem in Korea. As I kept on asking myself "does this really happen in Korea?" then again these things can happen anywhere in the world. Angry Mom is initially more comedy based, but gets more and more chilling as episodes continue.

I absolutely loved the main female lead Kim Hee Sun as Jo Kang Ja her performance was simply amazing. Although, I'm not sure how she looks like a high schooler as you can definitely tell she's at least 30 years old, but Kim Hee Sun has aged beautifully and to my surprise is currently (per this review) 38. Not to mention, Ji Soo as Go Bok Dong his character transformation was truly my favorite as he went from being a hard core uncaring gangster/bully to someone who truly cares.

Furthermore, after watching so many romance dramas, I was getting tired of all the mushiness and watching Angry Mom was really refreshing as I was glad it did not contain the typical romances. However, this drama did contain love such as the love between a mother and daughter, the love of a friendship, and the love of a teacher who deeply cares for his students. These are the types of loves I think everyone can relate to which is why this drama resonated with me so much.

However, my one critique is that I did like the OST, but during certain scenes I felt as though the song did not quite match with what was going on. Although, separately I liked each song.

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I genuinely enjoyed this drama for about the first 11 episodes, then it started to get a bit boring and mushy for me such as with the love story between Hye Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) and Seong Joon (Park Seo Joon). At first it was really cute their relationship and really funny, but it started to taper off... (in my opinion). However, towards the end of the drama I was starting to really root for Siwon's character and Hye Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) and just overall loved their chemistry as opposed to Seong Joon (Park Seo Joon) and Hye Jin. I felt as though Siwon's character had WAY more charisma and was just overall more interesting than Park Seo Joon's character. After episode 11, I started to skip a lot of scenes and kinda just skimmed through an entire episode. Although, I do recommend watching this drama as it is hilarious, but I was disappointed with the last few episodes.

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