Super Star Academy.....
That happened. I watched it.
Do I regret watching it? A bit.
It's one of those shows where it's so bad that it becomes somewhat enjoyable. It's just... the best way to describe this show is that it feels as if it was written by a twelve-year-old, shot by a high school film team, and all the special effects were added by some free app on the App Store.
It's a mess.
Let me go into more detail on what kind of mess this is....

Story 〆(・∀・＠): As I mentioned earlier, it is a story that feels as if it came from some twelve-year-old fanfic that was written on Wattpad. So... girl. Average girl, (It says she got bullied but I feel like she's fine up until coming to the school. I think it's just one of those things the writers added in to make her relatable... I dunno anymore) she goes to this magic school because she made magic noodles (wish I can say I'm kidding) and meets a group of extremely odd characters. Not gonna lie, I enjoyed some of them. Some were weird in a likable way, and some were just outright good looking. Anyway, with the story... It was extremely basic. They stuffed in so many magic school tropes that have been used a countless amount of times. And when it came to them wanting to add a major conflict, I felt like nothing was at stake because nothing made any flipping sense! I ended up being just confused and sitting there with the feeling of my IQ plummeting to the ground. The one thing I can appreciate is that the writers probably knew how garbage the show was and did not take themselves seriously. And even when they did try and make a moment with the hopes of pulling on the heartstrings, I found myself laughing at how ridiculous it was. Maybe the writers meant to do this? I really don't know. All of it was just a hot middle school Wattpad fanfictiony mess.

Acting ｡゜(｀Д')゜｡: These actors.... they feel to me as if this was their first production. A lot of them are idols and are apart of bands. They also (at the time of this show being produced) don't seem to have a lot of experience under their belt. The only actor I heard of before starting this show was Sean Xiao. The acting in itself was hilarious in ways it shouldn't have been. The show became so much more enjoyable because the acting was just........ bad. I'm not saying everyone was terrible. All I know is that moments, where I should have been emotional or saddened were actually just me laughing it up because I couldn't take the acting seriously. I'm not going to go into any specific moment because *cough* it's a spoiler-free review. But let me just say that in the end, in the moments where I'm supposed to feel something, I just burst out laughing because of everyone's facial expressions. This show does seem like an excellent place to get a person's name out. So I definitely see it as a beginner's project. But in no way was the acting even close to award-winning and was just so unusual that I ended up taking so much delight in it.

Music ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪: This is the one thing that I think the show did very well with. Maybe it's just my personal taste, but the opening songs (there were two of them) were just...... jams. I had a blast listening to them every time the episode started. I usually watch opening sequences for shows just to see the effects or set up they have going. Rarely do I watch an opening for the music itself. But in Super Star Academy, I just closed my eyes and listened to the opening songs. Background music, on the other hand, was nothing special. They did what they were meant to do in regards to setting a mood so I'll give it credit. The opening songs, on the other hand, were the real show stoppers. *claps*

Other (ง°ل͜°)ง: The supernatural stuff... time to talk about that. I'm not going to touch on the special effects themselves since it's kind of depressing to talk about. But the whole premise with people being born under a particular zodiac and having powers just..... I was just.... it was confusing. I do not understand who gets powers and who doesn't. Clearly, everyone has a zodiac. But who gets powers? It's set in the modern-day world, and nobody seems fully aware of these super-powered people, but none of them even tried to hide themselves. All while the school itself having small classes (tiny in respect to the classroom sizes in America), so I'm just confused about who gets powers and who doesn't. Also, the superpowers themselves were confusing. Besides their quick introduction in the beginning, I struggled to remember which zodiac could to what. Even when I think I have it down *BOOM* someone who can predict the future just made some kind of magic energy blast. I could never keep up with what people can do. Even the main female protagonist, Cheng Zhi Er, gave me a headache with her "superpower." Magic noodles? Does nobody ever question that!? No. Because again, this seems like a twelve-year-old Wattpad writer who doesn't know how to tie up loose ends.

It's really the only way I know how to describe this show: it being such garbage that I found myself continuously watching it.
Did I get bored while watching it? Yes. (Some scenes were just too stupid for me)
But I never got so bored that I ended up dropping it.
What helped me get through it was just imagining it as a high school film assignment (but then again I might be giving this show too much credit)
I will finish off by saying I don't regret watching it. There were some hilarious moments that, for some reason, kept me from playing the dropped button.
So if your ever looking for a show where you don't need any brain cells (and don't mind losing a few while you're at it), then, by all means, go for it. This show is perfect in the art of dumbing one down a bit. And with summer on the way, why not start early? It's also not that long, so it doesn't feel like too much of a commitment.
Definitely give it a shot if your bored, wanting to feel stupid, and don't mind watching garbage.
Happy watching <3