When I saw that A love so beautiful was gonna be adaptated in korean I was really happy as I liked the chinese version and its story. When I saw the teaser though...I was not that excited, I felt like it was a basic web drama like we have a lot !
Since netflix decided it to put it on its platform and the episodes were just 20min, I decided to give it a go, just to have a real opinion, and I am glad I did.
I will try my best to not review it by comparing it to the chinese one, because it would be unfair in my opinion as I really enjoyed both of them for different reasons. Obviously there are some things that need to be said, and when watching, you cannot help but compare.
The main point is that the 2 dramas are quite different IMO, expect for the story and its character of course, but the whole mood is really really different. I felt that this version was a lot more fluffy, cute and funny. The chinese one was more serious and "mature". Also, the male lead was much more likeable in this one, less stoic and showing much more interest for the girl, which bothered me in the chinese one.

I think the actors did a great job portraying their character. I don't know Kim Yohan (yes I am what we call an old Kpop fan and don't really follow all those new groups) but he was quite good in his role and I didn't feel cringey with his acting. As for Ju Yeon, I knew her from Dr Romantic 2 where I really liked her. I wasn't really convinced at first as she doesn't really look like a High schooler but as the story follow them until adulthood, it didn't borther me more than that. Them together were really cute and I felt their chemistry.
I enjoyed watching the rest of the friends and got attached to every single one of them, I really felt like they were a bunch of friend enjoying their youth. Ji hwan made me laugh so much and every girl should have a boyfirend as caring as him !
The story followed the original one so I knew what was coming next. They cut some parts as this drama is shorter but they still manage to give us the main stories. It did feel rushed sometimes and for someone who doesn't know anything about the story, some reactions may seem weird but I liked that they went straight to the point with no useless scenes. The episodes went really fast and managed to keep me engaged until the end. I will not talk about what their didn't do well as it will give spoiler but let's just say the chinese version took more time to explain more deeply the characters choices and mindset.
I really liked the OST, it was cute. My only downside is the last episde, I wish they would give dae sung some air time to end his story well, as he was a big part of this drama.

Overall a really cute drama. Definitly not something that I will remember for years but I spent a really good time watching it and had a smile on my face every episodes. I would recommend it for people who just want a cute story, with no superfluous stories and attaching characters.