i don't know what's gotten into my mind when i decided to watch this. honestly this would be similar to "love alarm" since the setting is in high school, but i bet the love story is cheesier than love alarm one. after watching a few episodes, i found out that this is a chinese drama remake. i didn't watch the chinese version, so i won't make any comparison.
cast: kim yo han, so joo yeon, jo hye joo, jeong jin hwan, yeo hoe hyun
genre: youth drama, romantic drama
shin sol-i (so joo yeon) is a cheerful high school girl. she had forever crush with her neighbour, cha heon (kim yo han). they lived in the same apartment and both family has known each other since their childhood. she repeatedly told chae heon that she has feeling for him, but chae heon kept rejecting her. however, things are going to change when woo dae song (yeo hoe hyun) came as a transfer student and fell in love with sol i.
sol i kept trying to show her feeling to cha heon and even though on the outside he seemed cold, soon enough he had soft spot for sol i but he tried to hide it. he couldn't control himself when he saw sol i with dae song. burnt with jealousy, he said mean things to sol i and regretted it afterward. but when sol i was down and was thinking of transferring school, cha heon couldn't hide his feeling any longer and begged sol i not to transfer school.
then we saw some good memories, some painful memories shared between cha heon and sol i. well, those memories were the usual high schooler memories, when they found out about their feelings, crush and dreams. on the side, we saw jeong jin hwan, their fellow classmates who have been forever liking kang ha yeong (jo hye joo). at first she didn't have any feeling for him, but later after watching his sincere actions for her, she couldn't help but falling in love with him. however, jin hwan apparently had a serious heart condition and at first he tried to hide it from ha yeong. but she kept her feeling even though she found out about jin hwan's condition. both of them made a cute couple. leaving only dae song behind. we also saw some of dae song's family problem. from his grandmother who suffered dementia, to his dad that he called as coach and not dad. he was also pressured to become a number 1 swimmer and he was facing a block when his shoulder injury got worse. however, with sol i cheering him up, he decided to go through physical therapy and started over.
sol i and cha heon push-pull relationship lasted until the last year of high school. being smart and always got number one in class didn't help much for cha heon. his mother wanted him to pursue mathematic academy, while heon had other idea because of sol i. he chose to be a doctor. things were different for sol i. her scores were not good at all, but she was good in art. she was worried she couldn't pass the college exam. and she was right. all her friends were accepted into college but she failed. heon cheered her up and told her to try again the next year, but into the art department. heon promised to help her. at this point, it was clearly shown that heon had feeling for sol i, but she didn't have the confidence to say so. but later on heon's dinner party with his fellow medical students, heon admitted publicly that she was his girlfriend. he even kissed her even though she was drunk.
well, things were sweeter on their college days. heon and sol i was in love and publicly showed it. however, things were a bit different once they graduated. sol i couldn't land any jobs while heon got busier. sol i was harassed by her former colleagues as well, and when she was feeling down, she heard the news of heon going to be sent abroad. feeling betrayed, she didn't give heon any chance to explain and just left when heon had some emergency to take care of. she even moved without telling heon. on his departure day, heon hoped sol i would come to say goodbye, but she resisted. 3 years passed, heon decided to go back to korea. jin hwan was about to get married to ha yeong after surviving his cardiac surgery. meanwhile dae song had become a famous swimmer and he still had feelings for sol i. thinking that heon wasn't there anymore, he decided to get close to sol i again. unfortunately, they met at the hospital when sol i's dad was sick.
long story short, heon decided to fight for sol i. it's a bit funny watching cool heon trying to win sol i's heart. even arranged a cheesy proposal for sol i. meanwhile, dae song proposed sol i and get rejected once again, but he decided not to let heon get away. if heon was serious about sol i, then he agreed to back down. meanwhile, sol i managed to land a contract of a book with the same title as the drama on her own. at the end, we could see that sol i got back with heon, while poor dae song left alone once again.
what i like:
- lightweight cheerful story about high school romance which grow into adulthood romance.
- there's no villain in this story. there might be some misunderstandings between heon and sol i, but their love struggles was mainly because of misunderstandings and not some villains trying their best to set them apart.
- they also tell the story of each one struggles to transition from youth to adulthood.
what i don't like:
- gee.. can't they pick someone else as main actress? i get that so joo yeon is cute and perfect to present a high schooler despite her age, but beside kim yo han, somehow i feel she's lacking.
- i believe this is kim yo han's first gig as main actor, and sometimes i feel his acting needs improvement. but i guess it's okay since he's quite good looking and managed to portray that cool act.
- i bet the problem between heon and sol i is quite common. when one of the pair succeed extraordinarily and the other is just plain, some misunderstanding might rise and one might feel inferior toward the other.
- slow storyline. but at least they make each episode short, so even though it has many episodes compared to usual 16 episodes-drama, this one feels short to go through.
rating: 7/10
binge worthy: so-so
recommended for: those who like youth romantic drama, fans of kim yo han, and those who doesn't mind slow storyline.
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