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[KBS2 Drama 2015] Who Are You: School 2015 (후아유: 학교 2015) Official Thread


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This was a great 15 episode drama. Glad everyone enjoyed it!

 

My thoughts:

 

 

 

*sighs* This is what happens when a writer doesn't make adjustments and stubbornly goes forward with the end game.

 

Han Yi Ahn was a fucking terrible character. He had little backstory, very little charisma, and few interesting qualities. His personality was as flat as his swimmer body and the actor had absolutely no chemistry with Kim So Hyun. None. But...it's the main lead and the writers were stuck on "male lead gets the girl no matter what" so he gets the rewards.

 

But you know what? This would have actually been fine if the writers took more time to give Yi Ahn a full story (or, you know, some more scenes) or some interesting qualities besides "Oh derp, I can swim! Oh yay, I am a jerk! Oh look at me, I am an idiot who ran out of the swimming tournament I'd been training for months for and got run over by a car even though I wasn't needed at all! But hey, feel sorry for me even though it was entirely my fault!".

 

Not only thing, the second lead actually had chemistry with the female lead, was charismatic, interesting, had a fully fleshed out backstory, and got most of the scenes involving Eun Bi. Most writers would KILL to get that type of male lead on their dramas. Most leads would take complete advantage of the situation and make the ending make sense. NOT THIS WRITER. Nooo, let's have the second lead confess his like at least 10 times, get rejected 10 times, look like a pathetic puppy dog at the end and STILL NOT GET THE GIRL WHO HE HAD MOST OF HIS SCENES WITH. 

 

Look, I understand that you can't force a girl to like someone just because he's compatible. That's true. However, when the entire story is focused on the second lead and the female lead with little to no actual investment in the main male lead and his connection to the female lead yet...the main male lead gets the girl, I feel like I was strung along by a writer who was playing everyone for a fool. 

 

As for the school elements, they did exactly what they did with 2013 (that ruined 2013 imo). They got a popular portion of the story and made that the focus rather than balancing the school elements with the popular elements. Kang So Young is one of the best villians I've ever seen on a drama. She deserved better than a quick little cleanup/faux redempetition of her character. The Soo In subplot had a rushed conclusion. Hell, there were no followup to Taekwang being the son of the director who got arrested.. 

 

Finally...why...in the hell...do yo bring Eun Byul back for 4 episodes AND THEN SEND HER OVERSEAS?? Why bring her back at all if she's going to have some sort of lazy "study abroad" ending? Why have her come back to the school if nothing comes from it? Eun Bi's confession wasn't related to her coming back to school so why do it?

 

Ahhh, so many frustrations but I did like the show. Kim So Hyun should be nominated for Best Actress. She was stellar. The actress who plays Kang So Young was equally as stellar IMO. Sungjae was impressive as well. Almost feels like this show was lifted by its acting and the plot was never as good as it seemed...

 

 

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