Hi! School - Love On (2014)

The first ten-ish episodes were REALLY damn good, and I was pretty sure I'd found my next obsession. The main characters were super cute together, the plot was moving along at a really good pace, and I loved the development of the side characters.

Then, I have no idea what happened. I felt like I must've missed an episode where something terrible happened, because it felt like there was so much random angst, and I didn't know why the characters were making bad decisions.

Sung-Yeol started out as one of my favorites, and I even felt a tickle of second lead syndrome. But his character regression was one of the worst I'd ever seen, and his temper tantrum lasted way longer than it had to. A lot of the side characters, like both Sung-Yeol's parents also started not being able to communicate and lacking common sense. The mom was especially frustrating, and I don't think I ever got a good enough reason why she did what she did. Overall, everybody being stupid made the drama have eight more episodes than it needed.

I had read reviews saying that the beginning and end were good, but the middle dropped off. For me, the middle dropped off and the end never got better. It utilized a cliche and didn't explain it well, and there was a dreaded time skip. Overall, I really wished that the angel thing was explained more, because I wanted to learn more about how everything worked, and if the world-building had been stronger, I'm sure the plot would have had more, instead of dragging out the same thing for eight episodes.

One side ship that I really rooted for was Tae-Ho and Joo-Ah, both characters who I had a soft spot for from the first second they appeared on screen. I liked how the ensemble grew in size as the drama went on and that friendship started to play a bigger role than romance.

I also really liked how witty and meta this drama could be at times, talking about dramas and love triangles. Those little comments always made me laugh.

The OST is also surprisingly good—every song was a bop and I'll be downloading them all!

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This drama is good but.......................

Update review:
It didn't let me edit or delete my other review so l'm doing another.

No hate. This is just my opinion

This drama is good to watch if you don't have anything to watch but you want to watch something, well this is how this drama feels.

It's really good but not great.

I like it because it feels l don't know like a Disney movie/drama because when you watch it has little romance (l think because they were all starting as actors), cheesy, comedy and there acting wasn't that good but l know they tried there best.
Like l said before it felt like Disney movie/drama but in a Korean way.

The story was good, it's perfect or good for people who like this kind of storys/storytelling.

OST/Song was really good.
I'm going to mention this again. The main actors there acting wasn't good and you could tell but they tried there best because 2 of them are singer and they just started acting. Also the main girl she just started acting in romance dramas so it's understandable.
The support cast they were good at acting because they have been acting for a while or long time.

I would watch this again but if l was really bored and just want to watch something out of nowhere.


Again MY opinion.

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The story had a good beginning but it all went downhill from then on. It was interesting enough with a more original plot than most other dramas. Unfortunately, it was not used to its full potential. At some parts, the story made no sense. The characters... Oh, the characters. We have the scriptwriters tirelessly reusing the same plot device over and over again, and at some points, I felt so frustrated because damn it, why do the main characters keep falling for the same thing over and over again?! In my opinion, the show dragged on way too long. They should have just cut it off earlier, kept it short and sweet, then perhaps I wouldn't have found it as burdensome to finish the drama. Sad to say, it was with a sigh of relief that I finally finished the last episode.

It was apparent that Woo Hyun and Sung Yeol were a little lacking in experience as their acting was a little dull and stiff but it was palatable. On the other hand, I think Kim Sae Ron did really well. :) You can hardly tell that she is 14?! I was so shocked when I found out her real age, for such a young actor, she portrayed her character well.

The music is meh. Not good, not bad.

I highly doubt I will rewatch this again unless I am in the mood to torture myself slowly with boredom.

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Unlike most of my reviews, I'm going to try to make this short and sweet. To the point.

This drama started out really fun. My ratings of the first 4 or so episodes are pretty good. But things went south. It had a great setup and I was interested in the characters. Things were progressing nicely. But then the storylines started to repeat over and over. Pretty much all of it got convoluted. I'm usually someone who doesn't mind 20 episodes. When the shows good it's perfect. But normally a drama needs to be 16 episodes to avoid flashbacks and fillers. Sadly THIS drama needed to be done in 10. (As I think someone else has stated.)

The acting was pretty cute and fun. I really liked Seul Bi she was amazing and I hope to see her in another drama. A better one. Both male leads were pretty good as well, and I wouldn't mind seeing them else where. Some of the other actors/actresses where campy. Like the male reaper/angel, though I think that might of due to his stereotype as that character.

Music was fun. Great at some points, too dramatic at others. Visually I thought it was well done. The fashion was fun, weird at some points, and hilarious in a few spots. And no I won't be rewatching this ever. As I really debated about dropping this drama.

In the end I kept going with High School Love On because I truly enjoyed it at the beginning. I think this drama suffered because it took so long to come out. Writing issues and it lost itself. I'll keep an eye out for the leads.

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The best drama I've watched.. Cute love story & the love seemed real.. This drama touched my heart.!
There was not only love but showed the value of friendship, specially in Ep18 & the love of mother specially in Ep19 & the love of the couple specially in 9,10,12,18, & 20... It was superb...!!

There was only one kiss in the whole drama but the love between Woohyun & Seaulbi fulfills for many kisses & i guess that it should be enough since they were high school students..

And when we coming to acting, I guess Nam Woohyun can reach to 'the best romantic actor' title.. Because his acting was soo real and cute to watch, And he is a cool guy!!

And Kim Sae Ron, she has got a talent.. Beacuse for her age, it was soo realstic... And she acted soo well.. She also deserves a 'Best young romantic actress' title..!!

And eventually both of them were such a cute couple.. I wish for a part two for this story under the same casts or the couple act another romantic drama..

Finally, I hope they become the real couple!!
All the best for both of them to have a great future ahead!!!

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Up to Episode 5 nice, feel good drama with cute leads and sufficient plots to keep interest going. Lee Sung Yeol's haircut certainly does him no favours. Is he trying to disguise his good looks??? Right, at ep. 8: Some people mention cute, fluffy romance, but around eps. 8 and 9 this gets really heavy……around eps 11 and 12 etc my feeling is a) why the heck are people so unkind/nasty to each other? and b) why don't they explain what happened instead of minds just going into overdrive based on false assumptions due to others' silence? - well I suppose then there'd be no excuse for 20 episodes, silly me. I put it on hold around the middle as, like others, it did not seem to go anywhere. Went back as I liked the lead actors and side stories of the others. Liked Mrs Ahn too, but maybe that's my bizarre taste. At ep.17: after some going round in circles around the middle, interest picks up. I've decided I really like this series and care about what happens to the characters but it certainly is not a laugh a minute, it can get quite depressing if you are in the wrong mood. Also the supernatural theme is there but is irritatingly background and not developed. Finally having reached the end and the denouement is certainly cleverly thought up. It's really not a spoiler to say nicely done, sweet. harmony and bliss descends. Better haircuts and appearance (within its limitations) virtually all round. As others say, it's quite emotional (I'm so happy (cry, cry where's that tissue box?) )HOWEVER, since most of this series from episodes 8/9 to near the end was more like tragedy or melodrama and after the contortions of the plot and characters, the transformation in one single, final episode was really a cheat. The trouble is the series went on in the middle for far too long. If there were fewer episodes, the ending would have been more in proportion and credible. Still it was a nice ending and I enjoyed it overall and am glad I didn't drop it half way through.

Music OK but too sentimental, not so great you wanted to continually hear it to the point of depression. Re-watch - probably not for me, it's too long a slog, with too many episodes going round in circles. For the good bits (generously overlooking the bad bits) 9/10 overall.

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This was the first k drama I watched when getting into Asian dramas. This show got me into asian dramas. It was really good. The acting was good. The actors and the actress did a good job. The hair, makeup and outfits were all really good. The script was well written. I liked how the main girl was a angel who saved the main guy. I like how the story was set during high school. I didn’t like how the teacher ended up being mother to both boys and she basically abandoned the first son their married another dude who had a son. Like it worked for the story and I thought it was fine that they added it. I just didn’t like that she did it becuse why would anyone abandon their kids. The translation was really good. I like how in the story their love is represented by a lock that they place on a fence outside his gradma restaurant. I mostly give it ten stars becuse this was the first k drama I watched. So it means a lot to me. The plot and character development was good don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed every second of the show. It never got boring. The romance was good. I even liked the love triangle in the story.

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A great premise with a shifting tone but a good story

This series delivers what it should: drama. Perhaps not to the extreme level of other shows, but enough to provide a plot and investment on the part of the watcher. In my opinion, it's just the right amount. Not so much that the story is stressful but not so little that it's disinteresting. That may be personal preference, though.

My favorite part of this show is the beginning, when the characters begin to fall in love. I guess that's a spoiler but also not really if you read the genre tags. This part of the show is more lighthearted, endearing, and romantic while still maintaining elements of the supernatural. The tone shifts later on to a bit of a darker place, and while that's not necessarily a bad thing I did enjoy the beginning fun times more.

The characters in this series are very nuanced, and have characters arcs and development up the wazoo. It'll make you hate the characters you love and love the characters you hate, never really showing a villain of pure evil. It's not Hospital Playlist level of character writing but it's certainly some of the best I've seen for this type of show. The only complaint I could make is with the female lead, who sometimes seems to have only two emotions: happy and worried. Part of this may be attributed to her origins but part may be just to give her something to attract the male leads.

There are a few tropes to be had here, although naming them would mean spoilers. Instead, let me assure you that they're not dragged on for too long, and a majority of the plot is original.

I would recommend this drama as an interesting high school supernatural romance story with great character development and a good plot.

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