I have seen a lot of people say that this is bad remake and that the original is better, well its not surprise that the original will be better, guess what it was the main idea and the first one we watched, but actually i have to say that this is as good as the original. They have the same main idea and the same characters but is really interesting how they have change a lot of things both in the storyline (to be able to put their culture in) and their characters personalities. The whole north-south plot is so good, it gives more depth to the plot and makes everything more interesting, the way that even if they have union after many years they still dont trust each other is so sad to watch but so true at the same time. Its cool how they havent change the main storyline but at the same time they have create something different, not only with the south-north plot but with some main scenes for example the car chase, where the professor tries to destroy the car and the police is after him its far more badass here and the fact that Berlin himself told his name was really cool too. Actually there are many scenes that i liked better here.

The characters are different too, i fell like some of them just kept the name and not the trait from the original.For example Tokyo, she is a very controversial character in the original, she always cause trouble and didnt really listen to anyone, but here she is very loyal and she goes by the book. Berlin is not so different, but i do believe that they made him more evil, the fact we know his storyline makes him look capable for really terrible things. Rio seems more "smart" here, in the original he is like a child, not that he isnt acting like one here sometimes but somehow he gives more adult vibes. Nairobi is the only character i think they did wrong, she is way to arrogant and i prefer the original Nairobi who is more fun, maybe later we see more of her so i can change my mind. Helsinki and Oslo dont have many scenes yet to know. Denver and Moscow are the ones they match more to their characters in the original. The Professor here really lacks the charms, the original professor is an icon so its hard to make another icon, but this professor really doesnt even do 20% of the job, maybe its the actor that cant really do this character justice, i dont know, but i think its a huge mistake to not be able to make at least a decent professor. Woo Jin is like Raquel, but i think i actually prefer Woo Jin. Mu Hyeok is very interesting character and i find him one of the best additions to the show. I dont even wanna talk about Yeong Min, somehow he manage to make me hate him more than Arturito which is extremely difficult. Mi Seon is better than Monika for me, we actually see her have some second thoughts and try to push Denver away when she start feeling things, she is great. Anne is another character that is better here, Allison was a pain in the ass but with not much of a storyline, Anne here is 100% more of a badass even if she is annoying too.

One thing that i adored in the remake is the relationships. The fact they made the professor to have already a relationship with Woo Jin is so clever, i always thought how stupid it was for Raquel to trust some in such a little time, but here they built this in something better. Denver and Mi Seon are like the original, but here i like how they make them question their attraction to each other. Tokyo and Rio are a slowburn and i love it, in the original we didnt watch them to form a normal relationship, here they are friends first (well Rio has a crush on Tokyo). I believe the remake create better relationships and stronger.

Overall, its a good drama, somethings were better planned in the remake, but the fact they couldnt make a decent professor really disappoints me. Its fun to watch how the have change somethings, actually more than some, i really believe that this remake is better than what people say, they are just bias.