I’m not the best judge of what constitutes an accurate portrayal of a high school drama since I was sheltered as hell growing up, but I just know deep within my heart that this ain’t it lmao. I feel like the immature portrayal of the characters and the strange insta-lovey romance of the leads is something that is more likely to take place in middle school among barely-teenage 13-year-old kids. Perhaps other dramas’ portrayal of a high school setting was more mature than the reality and this drama is spot on about teenage insta-love and pathetic-looking bullying attempts (once again- this sheltered young adult is not the one to ask), but something felt incredibly off about this drama the entire time that I was watching it. The acting especially just didn’t do it for me. Son Da Eun looked like she was laughing instead of crying, and Seung Hyu’s expressions were crustier than week-old stale bread. I surprisingly enjoyed the darker tone shift in the second half - that part was done pretty nicely. I also really loved Da Eun’s backstory episode (episode 7 I think) and I was honestly more interested in that part than the main story. I think this drama would have been better off without a romance at all, because the one that we got just felt forced and unnatural. Overall, it’s an okay drama that could have been improved with better acting and more realistic relationships. Oh, and a less lame ending.