I'm not sure if it has the same look and feel as the school series, but if you want a drama about young kids in high school that like carpentry, then go for it.

I was curious to how the school series was going to be portrayed in 2021 and had it not been marketed as a school series, I wouldn't have had expectations. With that said, it was an okay drama for me.

I had mixed feelings on the casting. I do appreciate the young cast (everyone is 22) so it's very authentic but with that, you have a lot of newbie actors.

Jo Yi Hyun - Loved her. She is the FL and she was absolutely adorable. I loved her expressions of emotions and I also thought she was very good in "All of Us are Dead". I'm excited to watch her career.

Kim Yo Han - He has a baby face and as the ML, I felt like this wasn't cast right. I wasn't a fan of him in "A love so Beautiful" and although he has come a long way from his debut drama, he still has a long way to go. He's a decent actor, just not sure he fit the ML role yet.

Hwang Bo Reum - The thing with the second FL, I liked her character a lot. I think she is a really good actress with a unique voice, but she acted so well as the villain in "Dear M", I have typed cast her as the villain and I can't get that out of my mind.

Choo Young Woo - I thought he fit more of the ML type. He just has a bigger built and to me a little more handsome, although rough. I didn't like his character per say, They had to make him a little annoying but I think it's because he fits the ML role. I thought he was a decent actor and I'm excited to watch his career.

The first half of the series was a winner for me. I liked the interactions between the characters. I was curious to where the relationships were going to go and it just seemed very light hearted and warm.

I liked that the kids went to a specialized school that focused on wood working (a little far fetched?) probably but different.

I do feel like the budget was very apparent in this drama. The school was tiny and students that actually went to the school was probably the only ones that they showed in class. It just seemed like a very lack luster kind of drama. That being said, dramas don't always have to high budget, but you need a good plot to pull everything together.

I felt like the plot was very predictable and usually that doesn't bother me in dramas, but it made it a chore for me to watch the last 4 episodes. As were were going away from the relationships, we were getting into the nitty storyline of getting justice, but one main storyline can't carry the rest of the drama.

Overall, if you are looking for a high school drama with a little of puppy love and high school politics, this one will hit the sweet spot. But don't expect the school series level of caliber.