In the end, High Society is let down by its refusal to try anything new and moving. The bold angle it goes for is one that leaves me confused weeks after finishing the series—being poor and ambitious is wrong, especially if you use rich people to get your way. I acknowledge that the rich people in this series frankly deserve a lot of what comes their way, but I hardly think acting like the desperation of the poor is on the same level of the purposelessness of the rich is anything brave or controversial, or something worth putting into a medium like this to convince your audience of that "truth".

I can sympathize with Uee, though she loses points when she starts blatantly using her chaebol status to get what she wants even though that goes against... her entire... mission statement... and the second leads are adorable, if only because they aren't allowed to do a lot outside of occupy typical rich boy - poor girl drama. The music is fine, the chaebol drama was fucking boring, and the details of the male main lead's home life are the only thing I care about. His parents are adorable, that is all.

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I started watching this for VIXX's Ken, but was surprised by how enjoyable the entire show was. I've generally had trouble finishing dramas for prolonged annoyance with any fillers/drawn-out plot lines, but this show was nicely short and easy to finish. It helps that the actual drama was a riot as well! Seriously funny as hell. I thought this would be more serious going into it (you know the whole "father lost his kid" plot) but I'm glad it turned out to be a comedy. I don't know, it made the story more bearable, and the times it was serious felt natural.

The acting was pretty amazing too. I don't have that keen of an eye for good acting, but I can definitely tell what bad acting is, and no one really entered that category. Bang In's actor sometimes overacted but I felt that it worked for his character and wasn't too distracting. Everyone else played their role well. The old man, Saeun, and Dohee were standout actors though.

Honestly I was surprised by how heartwarming this drama was? Episodes 8 and 9 made me cry. I came out of episode 8 feeling so good and wholesome. Again, it's because this drama doesn't take it seriously. The little messages at each episode come off as just good fun, and that's it. I agree with everyone else when they said the characters were the best part; everyone was so real and their struggles at the age of 24 (a central plot point) felt realistic and understandable. Saeun's character was my favorite and I was constantly waiting for more news on her backstory.

Also for all the K-pop fans, the constant idol jokes were much appreciated. I had a hearty laugh at the gimmick involving Hyunyoung (Rainbow). The music was all right I guess, I don't remember it. The casual promos for K-pop songs sung by the actors were funny when they showed up (VIXX was promoting Error at the time).

TL;DR: Great show that caught my attention because it didn't take itself seriously and ended up being wholesome and engaging as a result.

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