Escola 2020 (2021)

just a feel good drama, where high school students act like one!

As someone who is currently in highschool, the best part was (and mostly in every KBS school 20-- drama) was the fact that the characters and their life was relatable. The main characters didn't include a chaebol or something extra. They were all just normal students with their own personal problems like parents not supporting their dreams, losing loved ones, favoritism and corruption in schools, your crush not liking you back etc.
I won't say anyone except Yihyun a good job at acting but they all are rookie actors, and this drama also didn't require a lot of expressions and all, hope their skills improve in the coming projects.
if I rank all the KBS school dramas, then the rankings will be: 15; 21=17; 13
Ig u should watch it if you liked school 2017
also, it's more of a binge watch drama i must say cuz there are not much intriguing hooks.

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Story could've been better

I think the storyline has potential, I have never seen a high-school theme Korean drama where the leads learn how to do carpentry in a technical high-school. However, the story itself is nothing new. The conflict between the male leads are similar to True Beauty. Also there has been too many stories about corrupt school officials.

The storyline itself was a little boring but there were moments that were actually exciting. The ending is not great to be honest. I want to see all the evil characters get their own karma, but they did not show it enough. Maybe it's just me being too greedy, but as long as the leads are happy at the end..

The actors did a great job. I especially like the ML and FL quirky and "awkward to each other" acting. They suit each other well. I noticed Kim Yo-han's acting is actually so detailed I was surprised. In K-drama, actors usually have an off expressions on acting awkward, but Kim Yo-han actually carried that expressions really well.

To conclude, the drama story could've improve better, but I think it's a decent drama to watch if you crave high-school themed Korean drama.

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Training School Fairy Tale

While one can say this kind of fairy tale plot set in a carpentry training school is cheesy, foreseeable, full of cliche, moral philosophy, I might say, why not once in a while ? Aren't we all up to something like that once in a while when it's done well ?

Yes, you have your usual loveable 'good' characters, coming with all kinds of family and friends, tragic issues from the past and presence, and you have your 'evil' company & school superiors. While in the end some of them switch sides to the 'good' ones, contributing to the happy ending, especially also for the main two couples.

So all in all this could be set in any era, still I really liked the calm evolution of the plot and the continuous revealing of the events in the past. The cast was all good, starting from the three main couples, the grandfather and family members. Especially I would like to see more form the two main couple actors/actresses being the main cast in a more grown up setting as of course they'll grow up ;-)

Soundtrack was subtle but memorable.

Special bonus from my side for the carpentry aspect. It could have been explored a bit more in detail, but it was descent enough. All kind of handicraft work deserves a better coverage and attention nowdays as it's often underpaid work.

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it's a good drama overall but everyone's missing the point of it, + why there was lost potential

before i get into my review i need to explain why i think everyone's just completely missed the intention of the drama. it's not meant to be like previous KBS school series. it's not plot heavy and intense but that's the POINT. they don't want a crazy drama they just want a cute, simple one that highlights the characters, their interactions, and their personalities; hence why there are SO many common kdrama tropes in here. if you're watching this focusing on the plot you don't know what' really going on. i loved this show. it's right up my alley of trope-y dramas with the VERY basic second lead (which is never overdone because it really doesn't get old) and the whole best friend dead and blaming each other (this is not a spoiler. this will not change anything for you dw) and then the poor second fl who's mean who becomes nicer etc etc. i also love dramas abt school corruption lol it's just an interesting concept. again, this show was about the characters themselves and NOT the plot. the cast overall was good but i felt the girl who played jiwon needs some work but i still realyl liked it :D the entire cast is gorgeous and the school n all that all look very satisfying i liked the concept of nulji high alot. kijoon's grandpa was one of the best too :D

okay this part is going to include spoilers:
i feel like there was just soo much lost potential with this drama, if they focused a little more on the students rather than the teachers. like how jaehee wanted to make friends and did everything she could to show that she's not the bad person she used to be known for and that she's not for the corruption she benefits from. also the whole divorced teachers thing. it was an interesting concept but they didn't really finish it off well. also jiwon was extremely boring? this entire show i feel like kijoon youngjoo and seoyoung are the only leads with any sort of character development and a sort of "history" we know nothing abt jiwon. also her pouty personality definitely gets boring but it definitely gives me reason to not have wanted her to end up with youngjoo it wouldve been so awkward. i love the childhood friends to lovers concept but i think youngjoo and seoyoung's trope works even better. both with a traumatizing past of losing loved ones, he met her at seoyoungs orphanage and she fell in love immediately. its just so cute dude i like it and how they always got flustered in ep 15 i love them together sooo much they bounce off each other so well truly,

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Tough Watch for Several Reasons

This may be a tough watch for some people. Why?

- Great cast - overall - great casting - they found some solid actors/actresses.
- Characters - they could have been a little more polished. Storylines had rough transitions. Characters change of heart weren't handled well. Two main ones go from annoying and mean to better but, we don't know why and it takes so long to get through a sentence - you forget that they are nicer or, more relaxed.
- Pacing - watching paint dry is faster. I skipped two entire middle episodes because nothing was moving forward. Nothing - plot wise - was changing.

I will finish this with the fast forward button just so I can move on to something else.

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Not what I expected

I wanted to like it really I did. I loved all the other school franchises with the MLS didn’t really grow on me and the NFL either the second couple had better chemistry and the story was just messy all over the place I was frankly very disappointed after being very excited. I really wish they had developed the story better it might’ve been really good in fact I was surprised that I enjoyed the teacher story much more than anything else.
I am not sure I would recommend it and that is very hard for me to say because I really again enjoyed the other schools and I forgot to mention I didn’t feel any any chemistry with the first lead couple again disappointing.

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Pretty interesting!
I hope it'll be interesting until the end!
As a person who enjoys watching high school dramas I loved the first episodes!
The cast is really atractive,the situation between the ml reminds me of seojun and suho and I can't wait to see the bromance!
If you enjoyed watching True Beauty you should definitely watch this one too!
The female lead is really cute and kind which i love,also the male lead is really funny so I think he'll be one of the best characters!
Loved every scene from both episodes!
I'll look forward the new episodes for this week!!!?
Overall the drama is basic but enjoyable and cute?
Totally recommend!!!!

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