Korean star Park Seo Joon's latest drama is called Itaewon Class. It has been available since the first quarter of 2020 on Netflix. It is a series that has no downtime, which stages beautiful friendships as we can see in shonen.
Channel: Available on Netflix
Episode: 16
Airtime: January 31, 2020 to March 21, 2020
Synopsis:
Itaeweon Class is based on a Korean Manhwa (webtoon).
Itaeweon Class begins as a school drama whose hero is Park Saeroyi. The series takes shape on its first day of school.
He will be expelled from his school the same day for fighting with one of his classmates who turned out to be the son of the CEO of the Jangga company where our hero's father works. His life will take an unimaginable turn and decide to obtain justice in relation to a dramatic situation. The solitary Park Saeroyi will be put to the test many times but he will meet golden people who will bring some light into his life.
Who are the main actors of Itaewon Class? :
Main
characters:Park Seo Joon as Park Saeroyi Kim Da Mi as Jo Yi Seo Yoo Jae Myung as Jang Dae Hee
Kwon Na Ra as Oh so Ah
Secondary characters:
Kim Dong as Jang Geun so Ryu Kyung so
as Choi
Seung-Kwon
Lee Joo-young
as Ma Hyeon-Yi
Chris Lyon as Kim Toni
The OST of Itaewon class:
The songs of this drama are particularly beautiful, here are some themes: Start (시작) by Gaho – this song whose title is "the beginning" is a very powerful piece that fits perfectly to the plot of the drama. In the important moments when the hero progresses to achieve his goals, "Star" returns regularly.
Sweet night by BTS' V – this song is slower, and soft but the lyrics are very deep. She tackles the theme of sharing her inner concerns with her friends.
Someday, the boy by Kim Feel- this last song is very emotional. It deals with Park Saeroyi's memories and the things he could not accomplish.
What are the positive points of the drama?:
First, the drama deals with several taboo subjects such as racism among others. This is a really innovative subject in Korean series since we find a black person. The character of Guinean origin finds himself rejected at the entrance of a bar. An unfortunate situation but one that is topical in South Korea.
Secondly, the characters are very endearing thanks to their ways of acting in different situations. They are believable and human even among the evil characters of the story.
Thirdly there is a lot of action and twists which makes the plot more interesting. Indeed, the pace of the story is very sustained.
However, the romance of the drama between Park Saeroyi and Jo Yi Seo did not totally convince me and is only too little present in the drama. We would have liked this aspect of the plot to be more developed.
Itaewon Class is a quality drama, modern because it addresses current topics. It turns out to be a reference series in the Netflix catalog. We highly recommend it.
