What Dramas Did I Finish This Week?

Hello and welcome back! These are the dramas I finished this week. If you're interested in previous reviews, click here and if you want to see a list of my Favorite Asian OTPs and Ships, click here!

KDRAMA

FINISHED School 2021 (16/16): School 2021 is the story of students attending a specialized high school and seeking their ambitions, rather than going off to college. It will delve into how these students learn about love, friendship, true passions, and growing up in an intense environment. Gong Ki Joon is a hardworking student who assumes work and school simultaneously. He is a person who loses his 11-year-old dream of taekwondo due to injury and is unsure of knowing what to do. Jeong Young Joo is a transfer student with a hidden story and a past connection to Gong Ki Joon. Jin Ji Won, a confident high school girl with a solid dream, confidently communicates her opinion though she is in conflict with her mother about going to college. Kang Seo Young is a gifted student who is preparing, by herself, for college entrance exams. She is aiming to enter one of the top five universities in Korea. Lee Kang Hoon is a teacher who values a work-life balance. He gradually grows along with his students. Gu Mi Hee is the chairman of the board. Lee Jae Hee is the twin sister of Lee Jae Hyuk. She is a quiet person and strives to make many new changes. Lee Jae Hyuk is Lee Jae Hee's twin. Unlike Jae Hee, Jae Hyuk is the person who receives support from the foundation.

I was pretty interested in checking this drama out when I first heard about it cause School 2017 is still one of my most favorite shows and this was made by the same team and now having watched the whole thing I have to say it was fairly cute though nowhere near how good School 2017 was. The leads we follow were absolutely adorable and I loved how they were childhood friends turned to lovers who always had a crush on one another but I have to say the fact that they were kinda just adjacent to the main plot with the school was unique in a way I've never seen before. They felt more like the second leads of a show with how they mostly just reacted to the craziness rather than really leading the charge or being the cause of it. On paper this should have been fun cause that reminds me so much of Extraordinary You but I don't think it worked that great in reality. The side characters were fun in their own ways and I definitely liked that everyone ended up pairing off including the second male lead who found love outside of the female lead which was great. Solid 8 / 10!

JDRAMA

FINISHED An Incurable Case Of Love (10/10): Sakura Nanase is a 22-year-old rookie nurse. She met Doctor Tendo Kairi several years ago and fell in love with him. To meet him again, she studied hard and became a nurse. After 5 years, she finally meets Tendo again, but he has a totally different personality than what she imagined. Tendo, who is 33-years-old, is commonly referred to as the "Devil" at work. He is a level-headed perfectionist and often makes biting remarks to doctors and nurses. Sakura works hard to receive recognition from Tendo and she also expresses her feelings honestly to him. Due to her persistence, Sakura becomes well known at the hospital and she picks up the nickname of the "Warrior. Chick" Meanwhile, Tendo becomes attracted to Sakura.

Okay so I know I'm late to the party with this one but in my defense I did try to watch this show when it first aired only to get sick of the female lead before episode 1 even ended! Honestly I think I must just not have been in the mood for a jdrama at the time given that Nanase is no better or worse than most jdrama female leads in terms of naivety which is why I decided to give this show a second chance especially after seeing images of some of the male couple's kisses! Now that I have watched this whole show I'm so glad I went back!! So look Nanase really never got better in terms of her clumsiness and Tendo never really grew past his cold male lead thing but something about them was just so cute and it definitely definitely helped that I have such a thing for Satoh Takeru who was smoking hot from every angle! I liked that each episode had episodic cases and that though Nanase never became a different person altogether, she did grow into being more confident in her job and I started to find her cheer charming! 9 / 10!

xoxo Allie