Cute fluffy drama with a boring plot but amazing chemistry between leads

Would recommend for a rom-com lover who doesnt put plot as priority

Plot:
I personally thought the plot was rather boring and i didnt have the urge to continue watching the drama esp between eps 20-28 but before and after that it was pretty cute and intense respectively. However, I liked how the drama gave the other characters enough time to show their story and it did not felt rushed at all.

Acting & OST:
THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE LEADS IS THE MAIN SELLING POINT OF THIS DRAMA if they cast any other 2 leads i would probably have ditched this drama. THEY ARE SOOOOOOOOO CUTE i cant describe it you just have to watch to find out (im a sucker for cute scenes from rom-coms). I also really liked the acting of the 2nd male lead - Du Lei. The OSTs are also really good and non-reptitive.

Overall: If i had a chance to watch this again, I probably wouldn't have watched it and spend the 20+ hours on another drama instead with more exciting plot. But if you are a huge fan of rom-coms, you should probably give this drama a chance.

Leia Mais

cliche, nothing special but enjoyable

As a rom-com lover, watching so many dramas of the same old plot and love triangles gets me so tired and this was one of the many dramas that i enjoyed because I love rom-coms but also loathed to watch because of the cringe characters and the boring-same-school-romance-as-every-other-55-kdramas-out-there type of plot. Jukyung is so dense and cringe (not hating on moon ga young tho because her character is supposed it be like this) and I get annoyed so much by her that I just wished none of the two guys ended up with her. On the other hand, Seojun (played by Hwang In Yeop) totally stole the show for me and it was the hope of seeing him happy with Jukyung (although i dislike her) that motivated to continue watching because seojun best boy. Overall 6/10 for plot which is actually quite generous tbh.

Rated it a 8/10 overall which is quite good because despite the cringe and cliche plot, I found myself looking forward to watch the first 12 episodes. I liked Seojun and the stories of the side characters like Jukyung's brother and sister really brought up the comedic genre of the series which made me put aside the cliche plot and continue watching. Would recommend this drama for people for want to jump in the bandwagon/ hype, its not super bad aside from the annoying characters and basic plot and I guess it doesn't hurt to watch a typical kdrama. Oh and they have really good OSTs too.

Leia Mais

10/10 for plot, i love love this concept of having an app that shows whether or not you like this person, its so cool
But with that said, i hate the characters so much (read the most upvoted review i agree with him/her so much). There was a lack of character development and felt that more couldve been done to allow viewers to understand the characters more so we could understand why they make certain decisions. Hopefully, these will be addressed in season 2.
The actor acting as sun oh also has very awkward acting? i feel super uncomfortable watching him during the whole of 8 episodes.

Although there were these problems, 7.5/10 might rewatch it because it has few episodes and i really like the concept of the app.

Leia Mais

stronger participants and harder games than season 1

If you loved season 1, you would equally love season 2 and if you didn’t watch s1, you can watch this standalone and will still throughly enjoy it if you like brain puzzles and team competitions without betrayal/social aspects.

S1 was so good that I came in expecting something worse but the writers and the participants exceeded my expectations. The games this season was way harder than that in S1 and extremely well thought out. The real genius in the show is definitely the writers(the ones who creates tha games). The participants this season was also stronger than in season 1. In S1, it was quite obvious since the start that a certain team would win but in season 2, there were 2 teams that were on par with each other. This made the whole show more thrilling to watch as it was unpredictable who would take the crown until the finals.

One thing that I really like about university war is how they show the background of the participants. Everyone gets inteoduced with their strengths and background, even those who do not have much screen time later on. I also love how the show always explain the participants strategies more in detail and with examples for audiences like us who might not understand their thinking at first.

Super excited for season 3 like how i was for this season. Looking forward to who will be the next gyumin/hyunbin and hope that the overseas university participants will be stronger than these 2 seasons.

Leia Mais

If you came here because someone recommended you this drama, they probably will tell you how original and climatic this drama was. I was stuck on my chair watching this drama the whole time because of how every minute was so captivating and the cliff-hangers in the drama - OH MY GOD i hated waiting one week for the next episodes because of how good the cliff-hangers are after each episodes. i love the sci-fi concept behind it and its a very original plot that keeps you wanting for me, definitely recommended if you're looking for a thriller kdrama with a good love line.
This was acutally the drama that made me fall in love with lee jong suk!! Both lee jong suk and han hyo joo portrayed their characters very well + the kiss scene in the police station was my favourite scene it was sooo good HAHAHA

Leia Mais

a MUST-WATCH wholesome drama

" On rainy days, people can measure how big their love is. Even when they share umbrellas, as everyone holds them at different angles, it’s clearly visible how big their love is."

I absolutely loved this quote from the drama alongside many other inspiring ones. this drama started off being really funny when the father became a 18 year old student because of the generation gap. However, this drama took a turn and became really emotional as the family finds out the importance of one another only when it was too late. The writing was done beautifully and the pace of each episode was right. I was especially impressed with Lee Do Hyun's acting as a father, student and a husband, its almost impossible to not fall for him after watching this.

Leia Mais