And this time I came with a very recent one! Aired from January 8 to March 11, Moorim School was one of the most interesting dramas I\u2019ve ever watched.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s really hard to explain the plot, because just like it happened in \u201cThe Heirs\u201d, all the characters of Moorim are connected.<\/span><\/p>\n Yoon Shi Woo (Lee Hyun Woo) is an idol of the famous group Mobius. An arrogant singer that hides a very serious health problem: he\u2019s losing his hearing, and the doctors can\u2019t find a solution for it. After an accident during a performance, a fan advices him to look for Moorim School\u2019s headmaster, \u2018cause he\u2019ll be able to help.<\/span><\/p>\n At the same time, we get to know another lead character. Wang Chi Ang (VIXX\u2019s Hong Bin) is the illegitimate son of the Chinese Wang Hao (Lee Beom Soo) \u2013 President of the largest Chinese enterprise, Shanghai Group -, with the Korean Kang Baek Ji (Hwang In Young). He\u2019s spoilt, arrogant and hides his weaknesses behind his jokes. Chi Ang and Shi Woo hate each other at first sight!<\/span><\/p>\n After being a victim of a scandal, Shi Woo decides to search Moorim School, since his ear pains became constants and more intense. Chi Ang, on the other side, is send to the institute by his father \u2013 with the condition that his mother can live in China after he graduates [she lives locked at home, sonce she was Wang Hao\u2019s lover. Just like Kim Tan\u2019s mother in The Heirs]. On the way to Moorim School, Chi Ang almost drowns and is saved by Sim Soon Duk (Seo Ye Ji), whom he begins to call Ariel.<\/span><\/p>\n Soon Duk has a very important part in the scandal that Shi Woo was involved, but I can\u2019t tell about it. What matter is: the three characters met on the way to Moorim School. She\u2019s actually a student, and Chi Ang decides tostudy there to be close to his Ariel (he fell in love at first sight, and is actually funny because she doesn\u2019t care at all).<\/span><\/p>\n Chi Ang and Shi Woo start to fight \u2013 I can\u2019t tell why \u2013 and the Moorim School\u2019s protection seal is broken.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ll explain dear reader. Remember when I told that this is one of the most interesting dramas I\u2019ve ever watched? It\u2019s because it involves a certain dose of magic. Moorim is an institute hidden in the woods, and only indicated or chosen people can enter this college. The headmaster, , Hwan Moo Song (Shin Hyun Joon) made this invisible barrier around Moorim, so a \u201ccommom\u201d person can\u2019t find it.<\/span><\/p>\n The fact that two young boys broke this seal means that they\u2019re not as commom as they thought. And remember about that fan that talked with Shi Woo about Moorim? She\u2019s Hwang Sun Ah (Jung Eugene), a student of the institute (and by her surname, you all know that she\u2019s the headmaster\u2019s daughter).<\/span><\/p>\n On Moorim, the grades are not what matters the most, but the personal progress of each student. Honestly, loyalty, team work, and other virtues is what the students learn every day \u2013 I must say that not all of them agrees with this way of learning, without competition, and it causes other conflicts. Besides all this, Moorim is known for its martial arts classes, and is responsible by the formation of well succeeded people, such as athletes and managers. But there\u2019s nothing about Moorim on their school history \u2013 the institute\u2019s identity is highly secret. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All of this protection exists because there\u2019s a legend that says that inside Moorim School is hidden a key\u2019s piece of a great power, the Chintamani. The person who possess it will be able to control the world. So, of course there are people with evil ambitions going after this key\u2019s piece. And this same legend was the cause of a big accident occurred years ago \u2013 and that\u2019s still responsible for several present traumas (affecting several characters). [I really can\u2019t say anything else]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Now let\u2019s talk a little bit about the cast. One of the reasons that made me love Moorim school were the foreign actor; among them, faces well known of K-pop fans: Alexander [former member of U-kiss], on the role of the ambicious [and unbearable]<\/span> Yeob Jung, and the solo singer Shannon Williams, the cute Shannon. Other foreigners are: Daniel Lindemann (professor Daniel) [Germain], Samuel Okyere (security officer Sam) [Ghana], POP (student Nadet) [Thailand].<\/span><\/p>\n The female characters deserve a very special attention in this review, because they were all so different from all the other drama\u2019s. Beyond being physically and psychology strong, none of them were full of nuisance and doubts (like we\u2019re used to see on school k-dramas). I really loved it, specially Soon Duk, that didn\u2019t keep quiet when she was bothered. I get frustrated when the female lead doesn\u2019t act, accepts everyhing with her mouth shut, and keeps doing a lot a drama. So I expect to see more Soon Duks on K-dramas, amen.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0I loved the development of all the lead characters. Aside from being used to the old clich\u00e9 \u201cbad guy becoming a cool person\u201d, in Moorim School even that was a little different. Shi Woo and Chi Ang had a lot of external influences to mature in a very foreign place like Moorim. But the inside was very important too. To Shi Woo, he needed to found out who he actually was, overcome past traumas and his hearing problem. And he could see faster which way was the right to go.<\/span><\/p>\n But Chi Ang had to overcome not only his own pride, but also the threats of his father. He was my favorite character, even though I got really angry with him sometimes. Wang Chi Ang didn\u2019t change suddenly; he made mistakes, had trust issues, was afraid for his mother\u2019s future, even his father\u2019s future. He really made a lot of wrong things, to finally understand what were important for him. And this is what made me like him the most.<\/span><\/p>\n [Excuse me for a fangirl comment: this was Hong Bin\u2019s first drama acting, and I loved so much! Specially when I wanted to punch Chi Ang\u2019s face I though: \u201cwow he\u2019s really acting so well\u201d. It made me proud <3]<\/span><\/p>\n And since I\u2019m already talking about Chi Ang, I have to talk about his bromance with Shi Woo. They both started arguing all the like just like two kids, mas they naturally became closer [I can\u2019t tell why]<\/span>, leaving their differences behind [just a little bit, they fought a lot]<\/span>. Hong Bin and Hyun Woo had a great chemistry, so they definitely made a cute bromance. It\u2019s on my Top 3 for sure <3<\/span><\/p>\n BUT there were two things that bothered me on Moorim School:<\/span><\/p>\n Remember about the foreign characters? There were many dialogues in two idioms. Let me explain with an example: Yeob Jung said huge phrases in English, and Sun Ah replied him in Korean. It was so annoying [but it was kind of funny at the same time]<\/span>, and there were some plot mistakes about those scenes. But nothing really bad, only details. The only character that nobody understood was Nadet [poor guy].<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It might sound ridiculous, but Soon Duk\u2019s hair bothered me so much. I can count the scenes where she wasn\u2019t with those braids. Seeing the same hair style for 16 episodes got me so tired, but I understand that even this reflected on her personality. She had to work a lot to help her blind father, and had to be a good student as way. She really didn\u2019t have time to worry with futile things like her hair <3<\/span><\/p>\n And last but not least: Shinhwa\u2019s Kim Dong Wan as the Taekwondo teacher Kang Tae Oh. He was very important for a certain character, and I loved to see him acting. [I had to talk about my bias]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The OST was really good too, including two VIXX songs and a solo of Ken. You can download it here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n I loved Moorim School, every single second of it. Even if there weren\u2019t 20 episodes [as expected], the plot wasn\u2019t affected thought the 16 episodes. It was all full of mystery, secrets, overturns, and there were several times when I thought that everything would eng in a very bad way.<\/span><\/p>\n I still miss Moorim School, and it has ended a month ago <\/3 You can watch it on Viki<\/a> or on Drama Fever<\/a> <3<\/span><\/p>\n If you got curious about it, watch the trailers:<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZZIvhAa9UTQ&w<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y_liZhxrKZs&w<\/p>\n Thanks for reading it all! See you next time!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n P.S.: I had a very special \u201cthank you\u201d to write. After every episode of Moorim School, I talked a lot with Kwon-oppa. He\u2019s a very dedicated blogger, and he writes K-dramas recaps of every single episode<\/strong> he watches. His website is Dramajjang<\/a>, and I recommend you to follow him! 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<\/p>\nI\u2019m seriously in love with Soon Duk forever!<\/span><\/del><\/p>\n
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