12 episodes in, the unlikeable characters have become increasingly irritating to watch, especially Yi Seo. Park Seo Joon is the only one holding this drama and even then his character this time is naive and so idealistic it's eye-roll worthy. I find myself rooting for evil Jangga boss and his sons instead, that's how irritating the protagonists are. Too bad, I really want to like this drama because anything with PSJ is usually good.
Not sure if I will even finish watching, at 12 episodes with just 4 more to go I'd probably power through just to conclude and be glad that it ends, unlike other dramas which has left me sad that it ends.
Sadly, this is nowhere near as enjoyable as Crash Landing on You.
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Had everything but 'class' ...
Ah .. where to begin.I went into this without even reading a synopsis, dove on into the murky water.
And what murky water it was.
First episode was .. interesting.
I feel the 1st person visual experience of the dad's accident was not needed; made me cry (my own dad died in a car accident).
The villainous son had such an odd look to him - almost like a modern joker in Korean form.
I can't put my finger on it, but his look was just off throughout.
I kind of felt bad for him b/c he was clearly mentally sick due to years of abuse.
Which brings me to the bad dad, the owner of Jaanga (or however you spell it).
He said he started the company so his family would never starve YET he starved his family of the most important thing - love.
He was horrendous to everyone around him, especially his sons.
And do people really get away with slapping others in front of a whole board meeting?
Such odd concepts of abuse scattered about that seem almost over kill (for lack of a better word).
He was a vile creature and the actor portraying him did a great job pulling off the sliminess of the character.
The ML was nothing too special - his feelings were kind of all over the place in the end.
And what was with the romance angle?
His first love choice was just weird; selfish, self centered, and grossly contradicted his core persona.
Then the FL was obnoxious, had horrible hair (distracting throughout), was creepy stalker-ish with ML, completely unprofessional, and her overall role was just ridiculous.
How is a teenager (with no societal status other than social media followers) leading corporate big wigs around, calling the shots?
And then the "woke" concepts they tried to fit in this ... *smh*
There were several that could've been left out.
The story was all over the place already and the side issues were flung in there with no rhyme or reason.
There was no chemistry, no romance, very little solid story to go off of, and outlandish business scenarios.
The music was not that great .. intro song grated my nerves.
Eh .. it was a weekend watch that ended up not being very enjoyable.
Just more garbage churned out by Netflix.
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I started watching this drama for my great love for food, cooking and Park Seo Joon and I just finished it. I wanted to write a review for a long time but I waited to finish this. IT IS PERFECT. The story is really nice and refreshing, with the right amount of drama and cuteness. Everything makes sense and you won't skip even one thing. The caracters are amazing, with great development, everyone even the side characters has a backstory. They use great with all the seriousness and in the right directions themes like powerful yet sensitive women (Ms. Kang, Grandma, Soo Ah, Yi Seo etc), a black character and a trans character in the main cast. I never saw something like this in any other drama. And the cast was perfect for everyone, with special credit to Park Seo Joon and the "Jang family" Yoo Jae Myung, Ahn Bo Hyun, Kim Dong Hee. Also, really good soundtracks with a lot of emotions.And as an architect, I really couldn't forget the really nice scenery and plans. A lot of Itaewon and you feel like you are there even if you never went.
Overall it is a really nice drama which ends with a comforting feeling. No character is good and bad, make mistakes and underastands the meaning and the concequences of them. Besides, that's how life works.
(I'm sorry for any mistakes. English is not my first language)
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The premise is intriguing. It's trying to explore people between humanity and trying to survive facing of prejudice in social class and status in society. It trying to explore about how much human would do in the worst situation in social standing, versus someone who already achieve so much, and has acknowledge high status in social standing. There is both opposite reaction between the way Soo Ah and Sae Ro Yi choose path in other to rise and being accepted and succcessful . And it's intriguing aspect in the narrative that never explore succesfully. It lack great effort to dig deeper and the writers certainly playing safe. Sae Ro Yi, someone who has so many handicap in earlier episode to achieve his goals, suddenly achieve so much and has so many advantage , so is the story, as if refusing to get deeper, and end up less believable. And in the end, they are losing track in the third act. . Some character action and development felt contrived and inconsistent. Well, After this, I really become appreciate a writers who attempt to write a very well written complex character, dare to take a risk in the myth of losing audience. Nice attempt though. I understand of what the writers want to convey, but it's just never reach the potential and feels less belivable in execution, in terms of writing and the direction. But thankfully, the unconvincing plot get helped by the strong performances from Yoo Jae Myung and Ahn Bo Hyun, who make a really convincing villain, and a reliable acting from the rest of the cast. Or else skip this drama and don't wasting your time,
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What I think about this series
Ep 8 is on fire. That complex move that the directors, screenwrighters and producers put in there is so cool. Its like trying to make us think if Yi-Seo is actually joining the other team or not.Basically I am jungshook at the twist plot, I mean... When Yi-Seo entered the Jangga.Co's building. My heart stopped beating due to the fact she is the main character so she cant betray the male character but my mind has so many doubts. But like is she planning to do something to their business or what because this hold for new episodes to be uploaded is nerve-wracking. But I think she has a trick up her sleeve since she likes Park Sae Ro Yi.
Favourite Part:
When I was spectating the Behind The Scenes of 'Itaweon Class' there was this scene-they were suppose to kiss but they were joking around and making fun of each other. Also when Yi-Seo kiss-blocked Soo-Ah and mentioned the 'Criminal Law Article 32' but then thinking about it she kissed him as well so she basically- I love her.
Ending:
Oh also people ahould stop thinking Yi-Seo is self-centered or selfish but basically thats her character, role. So people shouldnt say that they thinkbis the actress that makes Yi-Seo bad. I am sure enough that those peopld are no better than her. Anyways if u think she is cringy always remember nobody is perfect.
Thanks for reading.
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This is not for you if you don't like Jo Yi-seo
I did like the concept of the drama. I was absolutely in love with the story of Saeroyi vs. Jangga. I was wholly involved in the story about Saeroyi's path for revenge. And I especially loved Soo-ah! You got to see a lot of character depth in her, and her inner conflicts about right and wrong.Here's the thing though. I did not like Jo Yi-seo in the slightest. It was such a pity because I like Kim Da Mi! But I did not enjoy her character one bit. She was rude toward everyone. She was the type that would use people as long as they could do something that would benefit her. She was the "cool" girl that everyone adored with her huge social media following and extravagant lifestyle.
I think this show appeals to people who strive to be like Yi-seo. A lot of people liked her because she was hardworking and "badass". But honestly, she was not a nice person at all. Badass Female Lead doesn't need to mean Mean Female Lead. In the end, she didn't care about anyone except Saeroyi. I don't wanna spoil too much, but she had been largely offensive towards almost ALL of the characters. She willingly belittled most of the show's characters, just to get closer to Saeroyi. Her apologies were so lousy, yet all the characters ended up loving her anyway, which I didn't understand. Everyone I have talked to about this issue says that I just don't properly understand her character, but I really cannot see what I am missing. I wanted to like her but, sadly, I just couldn't. And it ruined the show for me.
The show had some good themes, even though I might have found the ending incredibly unsatisfying. I would not rewatch it though. At all. It was the kind of drama that once I was watching it I would enjoy, yet when I wasn't watching it, it would be hard for me to even press play. It took me a very long to finish it because I had to force myself to watch it. I honestly wouldn't recommend it, but if you like Yi-seo, this is for you.
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And I am so happy that Saeroyi managed to be successful and found the love of his life.
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This show had a lot of hype, and it had the incredible Park Seo Joon. I was expecting to fall in love with this one. The beginning episodes went through the backstory in too much detail. The middle was definitely the best, although some characters got under my skin (both the FLs and all the villains... aka, way too many cast members!). I sincerely wish the show ended as soon as we established what happened to everyone in 2020. The plot lines after that were so unnecessary and farfetched.
I wish certain people were redeemable. I wish a certain early-story "boss" built some sort of loyalty with our protagonist, instead of being tempted by money.
I also did not ever like either of the female leads (okay, maybe I came around when Park Bo Gum showed up). I found Sooah to be too self-serving and took Saeroyi for granted. I wanted to shake Yi-Seo, because I don't think it's a good message to suggest that if you persist with your affections, someday it'll magically work out. I also felt that she had no growth in the story, still only caring about her boss above all.
The OST (especially the Gaho song) was lit though.
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An optimistic heartwarming revenge story that's all about the people
Firstly, I have to point out I'm not a big fan of revenge plots and rarely fall in love with them like I did with Itaewon Class which has a more refreshing and modern take on the usual one man VS corporation storyline.I liked that this time, It wasn't a story of a tragedy but rather a fantastically optimistic telling of a person who got back at those who wronged him by not abandoning himself, his values or his precious people. Our main lead Sae Ro Yi got knocked down hard, at an early age, having lost his father, his dream of becoming a policeman and his freedom. Now following the footsteps of his greatest nemesis, he chooses a new dream, opens a restaurant and with the help of friends he met along the way they work together towards becoming the leading company in the food industry and thus taking his revenge on the current number one's leader.
------storyline gets a 10 from me
***Moving on to the characters/acting:***
1.Park Sae Ro Yi (SRY from now): SRY doesn't get much of a character development throughout the show nor does he necessarily have to. He is pure, inspiring, ambitious, never strays from his believes and protects his people no matter what. The consistency in his character is what makes him a such a great one and what draws people to him. Park Seo Joon never disappoints.
2. Oh Soo Ah (SA from this point): has to be the comment section's favorite character.SA is an orphan who relies only on herself and her ability, never asking or taking help from others, and always thinking and acting according to her best interests. She ends up receiving a scholarship from Jang Ga, the leading corporation in Korea's food industry which is also lead by our main villain and later gets accepted to work there. She is also SRY's first love. All and all she is a very well-written realistic character and the only flaw I find in her is her behavior towards our main lead. Despite also liking him she is always passive, never encourages him and acts as the devil's messenger in times not even by necessity, making me wonder does she really like him at all.
3. Jo Yi Seo: My personal favorite (sadly it seems I'm a minority): YS has some sociopathic tendencies, although never officially diagnosed, is a social media influencer with a large following, an extremely capable person and a genius who looks pretty like an angel but in truth is somewhat of a devil (loosely quoted). She meets our hero, falls in love with him and decides to do everything in her power to help him achieve both his dream and his revenge consequently becoming the new manager of his restaurant.
What I find so refreshing and endearing in her is how she, a 20 year old at the beginning of the show, never doubts her capabilities, bases her dream around a man but never feels apologetic for it or lets it diminish her value as a person. She strives to make him happy and to make him fall in love with her trough her actions as her financial and mental independence allow her to follow through with her decisions. YS's and SA's characters demonstrate that there are many ways to be a strong female, particularly YS who is both a strong female and is hopelessly in love with a man (because somehow dramas have them girls suddenly become all week and dependent on the man, and also a bit of change from the male lead who is always pulling strings for the girl is always a blessing). Now, some of YS's behavior is bit controversial and not to everyone's liking, I say you have to judge for yourselves how you deem her behavior to be as I find there's a big double standard in many of the comments on her.
4. villains: for the villains we have the CEO Jang Dae Hee (JDE) and his son Jang Geun Won (JDW). Honestly both actors did a good job, I pitted JDW and could never completely hate him even when he lost all hope of redemption as he was but a mere result of his father's values: the strong pray on the week and regular people outside of Jang Ga's ranks are livestock (there's a pig and chicken metaphor here but I won't get into it). But the true villain star is You Jae Myung who instead of hate got all my admiration for his acting skills and I secretly wanted to bow to him in admiration of his versatility. He did an amazing job playing a cold, collected, prideful and arrogant CEO who believes he's above everyone else. Also, apparently no makeup makes a scarier villain and those freckles should be added as a skill in his resume for playing bad guys. Overall, the "evil" characters weren't over the top and you could understand their reasoning. the only downside goes to JDW character development toward the end, frankly he lacked true conviction for his extreme actions and was kind of meh when he could have been a big source of feels and sobs from the viewers.
The side characters were awesome apart from Jang Geun Soo (the CEO's second son) who wasn't developed properly, and you got to give kudos for the diverse representation of people on the show.
----- charecters and acting get an 8.
***OST***: I have no complains-------it's a 10,I keep listening to it over and over. It fitted perfectly with everything that was going on in the drama and gave me a lot of feels.
***Rewatch value***: 7 because revenge still isn't my pick to relive boredom and yet Iteawon Class was simply too good.
***To sum it all up***, Itaewon Class had The Best Most Satisfying end for a drama I can remember in my almost 11 years of watching almost exclusively Kdramas and had me holding my breath for episodes come Friday and even during the entire week's wait. I don't like to criticize things especially if I enjoyed them so much, so even though it had some problems and sparked a lot of debate, I give it an overall 9 - to be objective , though i hardly am (in my heart it's still a 10).
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one of the best drama for me(A must watch)
I watched this drama when it was released.It was one of the best I have watched. It is great in every aspect such as acting which is best,music-one of the best OST's I've heard is there then cast is superb and they are well suited for there roles.I don't really understand how people can dislike this drama..it has great start which keeps you watching till the end and with a great ending as well. I think one who dislikes this drama may be addicted to some fantasy type of drama and are not used to this type of genre and story.
As I end I shd say that this is a must watch and if you have chosen this as your first kdrama then it your choice and keep on watching it till end.
Thank you✌
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Worth the hype not the hate
Plot: The normal revenge plot with some predictable outcomes but convincing and believable acting and time stamps. Diverse cast integrated with topics of lgbt, morals, self-worth, business and second chances in everything.Acting: PSJ will always be the most charming man for me. He did all the work with lots of help from the villains. The rest of the characters did good too.
Music: Only like a few songs but nothing remarkable.
Rewatch Value: I don’t think it’s a rewatchable type of drama but I believe it should be watched by everyone because the message of the drama is very important, especially in everyday life.
Overall: 8.5-9. The drama made an impact for me or maybe because i got the message or probably I understood something that some people didn’t notice because I’m the type of person who observes foreshadowing or meaning of every action. For example, as soon as Saeroyi woke up from his dream and cried like a baby, it made me think of a new born child who cries nonstop as soon as he was out of the womb. That moment, it reminded me that Saeroyi will be reborn, and I just knew that his revenge was not his priority anymore. Him kneeling down is not about his pride but more about peace of mind. I wasn’t annoyed with the female leads, I find them relevant with different personalities but still empowered. I like the diamond poem a lot too. Although some characters weren’t as amazing as the main leads they still deserve the recognition for their efforts and rather convincing roles. I didn’t expect romance in this drama as it wasn’t the main focus but the bonus was still cute. I didn’t feel like it’s forced too given the time stamps and their hardships together. It has some thought-provoking sentiments and lessons which are important for the youth and that’s why I gave high marks for this series.
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