I admit, the only reason i began watching this was because of the cast. Suzy, IU, and Eun Jung. The synopsis of the drama is about students attending an art school that specializes in creating new celebrities in Korea. The 16 episodes all lead into a climax when they try to achieve their "Dreams" of becoming famous and debuting as an artist.
What you can expect is LOTS of tears.. i think crying scenes were WAY overdone. Acting was sub par. Half the cast is from JYP Entertainment. JYP himself is one of the main cast members. Humorous. You will laugh more than a dozen times.
Interesting note is that IU went to JYP in real life a few years ago to get cast as a singer. She was denied. She eventually became an internet star after releasing home videos of herself singing cover songs of popular groups like Big Bang, and SNSD. JYP publicly went on to say that he regretted not realizing IU's potential at the time. In the drama, this revelation is comically embedded into the story.
Overall, i'd say it was worth watching. The story isn't the greatest. There were obvious tells that the writer was swayed into changing bits and pieces towards the end likely due to pressure from producers or fans.
Rating: 7/10
Damn you bronx. I was wanting to watch this drama and got triggered into starting it cuz of I read this post yesterday. And then.. I couldn't stop T_T. I ended episode 14 at 5am last night/this morning, and then woke up an hour later to go to a full day of clinic. And came home and finished.
ReplyDeleteBut I found it highly entertaining. I couldn't tell that the acting was so bad, prolly cuz my Korean is not that great. Kind of like how Koreans can't tell that the random white actors they use in random English-speaking scenes are terrible actors.
wow.. u finished it faster than i did. it took me about a week to watch it all.
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