This seemed so out of place, especially when other characters, like Han Yi-an, had entire episode dedicated to their struggle with the truth.īeing a high school drama there of course had to be a love triangle however, it seemed to fade in comparison to issues that the characters were dealing with. Instead of becoming a complex character with complex emotions, she was labelled as the caring mother character even after everything she had been through.
Questions about how she was dealing with the death of her daughter seemed to become inconsequential to the story despite being important to her character. However, the implications of her next choice to beg Eun-byul to stay in the place of her daughter were not really dealt with. When she found out her real daughter had perished in the place of her twin that she had believed to be her daughter, she was of course distraught as any other parent would be. This drama dealt her a crappy hand, choosing not to develop her character into the complex individual that she had the potential to be. While some of the parent characters were fully fleshed out to highlight their effect on their children, Eun-byul’s and Eun-bi’s adoptive mother seemed to fade into the background. Min-joon’s story is one of many that highlights a parent’s importance in shaping their children.
It is scary because it is completely realistic. This makes the scene where his father finds him after he has failed to commit suicide one of the most powerful scenes in the entire show. He has been taught that he is only worth as much as his grades, leaving him isolated from those around him. Through the detached way his mother interacts with him as she chooses to only to talk about his grades, it is clear to everyone watching the impact a parent’s attitude has on their children. The effects of the competitiveness of high school and the pressure to obtain high grades from parents were highlighted in his story. The story of Park Min-joon, the class president known for getting high grades, was something that hit very close to home. The entire cast dealt with a wide range of issues form bullying, depression, familial pressures, ambition and friendship. Rather than identifying with the struggles of the main characters, it was easier to get involved with the side characters.
Talk about soap opera! This dramatized version of high school life isn’t something that most teenagers could identify with, but it definitely brings in the heartache and tears. We go from believing Eun-bi is dead, to Eun-byul taking her place, to Eun-bi being alive. Despite having issues of bullying at its heart, it dramatizes the plot to the extreme with some plot devices ending up slightly unbelievable.
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The drama adds a new twist to the School series with Eun-byul’s amnesia and her attempt to discover who she was becoming. She practically carried this drama from start to finish with the mystery surrounding both her characters pushing the plot forward. She does an incredible job of creating two separate identities for the twins Eun-byul is blunt and strong willed to the point of being rude, while Eun-bi is passive and caring to the point of not taking care of herself. Who Are You: School 2015 has given her the chance to prove that she has the make-up of a leading lady, especially with her taking on not just one but two roles. After watching her taking on the younger counterparts of many loved actresses in dramas like Missing You, Rooftop Prince and The Moon Embracing The Sun, she seems to have started to take steps out of their shadow. If you were like me, you first got interested in the drama due to the presence of the child actress, Kim So-hyun. The story then revolves around Eun-byul’s fight to regain her memories and identity. Eun-byul is later found with amnesia while her sister is pronounced dead after committing suicide. Their lives intersect when Eun-byul runs away from a school field trip to search for her sister. Eun-bi lives at a home for orphans and is bullied at her high-school, while Eun-byul is adopted and becomes a popular student at her high school. The drama follows the story of the twins, Eun-bi and Eun-byul, who were separated and are now living completely different lives. Playing host to a whole new cast of young actors, idols included, the question is: did they do justice to the lives of teenagers? Who Are You: School 2015 is the sixth installment of the popular School series that is known for its depiction of the struggles of teenagers.