the show is enjoyable at face value but i feel like kdrama plots with school bullying (a very real extreme problem in south korea) that showcase an attempt to make a change and fight against school violence often goes for the fantasy of "beating your bully" and taking revenge successfully but it just stops there. a fantasy. the viewers will feel satisfaction through that drama and nothing much is really done about the real world. i think the public would move if a drama has a plot where the bully gets away with it and lives their life forgetting the violence they caused while the victim suffers, because that's the reality of that premise. there's no satisfaction, no revenge, all cases where a victim exposes their bully in korea gets sweep under the rug and nothing is done about it. i know this isn't a documentary but that's just my 2 cents about why koreans are tired of bully dramas and find this specific show controversial among other things.
