I loved the first half of this drama so much - I was laughing so much and I was rooting for the main characters. The the second half happened and I ended up skipping through so many scenes. I finished it and my final verdict: SO DISAPPOINTING.

I am so done with Cha Eun Woo. We can all agree the boy has a face sculpted by the gods but his acting reminds me of someone being forced to act in the school play. I am not convinced and he looks uncomfortable the whole time. I've read reviews that apparently he's improved since his other dramas! Man, I don't even want to know how those go. It's a pity he was pitted against Hwang In Seop, who pulled me in with his yearning gazes, his pain and his sincerity. I was rooting for him and Ju Gyung. Their chemistry was way better, I was glued to the screen for their bits because they're on fire when they're together! I was bored for the scenes with Ju Gyung and Lee Su Hu. Nope. Not convinced.

And why did they have to villainize Kang Su Jin! I appreciated her character so much at the start and they dragged her through the mud only to give her a pitiful redemption arc at the end. I skipped through all that drama of the school finding out about Ju Gyung's real face etc etc. Honestly maybe I'm just getting too old for high school dramas, but you'd think these kids in school would have better things to do than pore over one student's misfortunes. Also the way they dealt with Ju Gyung's bullies left a lot to be desired. It was funny how they handled it - but the bullying they did merited way more than a comedic handling of the situation. I would have much preferred a very real way of handling those bullies. With words, or with authority - because that fist fight didn't convince me that those girls would be changing anytime soon after it. Disappointing after all the horrible things they did to Ju Gyung and Hye Min.

My favourite character was definitely Im Ju Yeong, Ju Gyung's younger brother. He was so funny and lovable and such a dork! Absolutely amazing work by this actor! I loved Han Seo Jun without a doubt. Ju Gyung was fine but I cringed at her childish way of speaking. I don't know if the actress just speaks like this or if she puts it on for her character but it made me cringe. I hate when teenage girls, let alone adult women put on an aegyo act, or a little girl voice - its so weird and Ju Gyung had it going on real bad. Her sister was so much cooler, I loved her sister and her grapefruit love a lot!

Music was pretty forgettable. Rewatch value not great - I'd say I'll just rewatch the funny parts. The biggest problem with the acting was Cha Eun Woo - so its unfortunate how he was one of the main characters.

I'm highly disappointed. If you had asked me what I'd rate the first half of the drama, I'd have told you 9. Now, after watching it in its entirety, I'm gonna give it a 6.

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