Different with a twist of Funny
Okay so honestly i stumbled across by an edit on Youtube which showed the second couple and thought okay this is interesting.Firstly I must say that this is the first Korean drama that I have come across that's really short and literally only 30 minutes long in each episode.
So the first two episode are to do with the high school that has addiction to porn and masturbating's which i am sure every man nightmare at around that age, anyway he likes a girl who thinks that is disgusting, (clearly she has never done it herself or gets wet) and he joins a group that helps stops the habit, things go his way and he makes it through 100 days and gets the girl in the end.
The second couple is for me the best, not only was the ML really good looking and you knew how to carry himself well, but here you got the conservative girl who is a little mad that her bestie and her ex have hooked up and she is bothered by this as this was her first love, first for me my bestie hooking up with an is definitely no friend of mine, and also I did not really like the way the friend always seemed to be wanting to hang with her and sort of throwing in her face that she got the man. Anyway she comes up with a crazy idea to have a fake boyfriend and boy next door is only too happy to help out, I did love the scene of him doing pull up and she gets to peak through the window (lol) this couple was really good and funny compared to the first one.
The other couples well there is not much there to say, there stories are pretty the same I really didn’t like how the plot surrounded the girl’s weight, additionally I couldn’t enjoy the 3rd couple to the fullest.
Overall ‘ Adult Trainee’ was the epitome of a “ binge-watch” drama to watch when you have nothing else to do; not unwatchable and certainly entertaining within its different plots, setups and heartwarming messages , but admittedly lacking in more subtle character growth, plot buildup and diverse as well as more relatable and realistic issues for teens.
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Super cute and I felt so represented as a teen myself!
The first story about Miyeon and ML was very fresh tbh!You don't really see a lot of talk about masturbation in shows nowadays, especially not in K-dramas!It was a nice suprise (though kinda gross obviously) to see something so underepresented play such a big role in the action. If im being honest, as a teenager going through this awkward and awakening stage in my life where I experience with myself and my sexuality, I very rarely see people talking about this with such ease. Other shows like Sex Education or Heartbreak High are usually very full on in your face, but this was a rather soft approach and it was kinda interesting seeing the mind of a teenage boy, even though it was weird at first. ML was trying to take back control of his life that was ruined by the constant need to be sexually engaging with himself, which again is not something you would see on a show for teens!They very rarely talk about the cons of masturbating as teenagers or masturbating at all tbh. Either way, very funny and genuine Gen Z dialogue, plus FL side story about stuggling with an addiction too was very relatable!Plus Miyeon never disapoints and the couple was cute in the end.The 2nd mini story was by far my favorite. First of all Im a big fan of Ryeoun so seeing him here was a nice suprise!The ML and FL had so much chemistry and dear god how I related to FL's story! Honestly, being seen as conservative and being scared to make a move is so real!And the fake friends were literally the epitome of high school lmao! Once again the dialogue delivered very Gen Z vibes, most from FL. The kisses were so genuine, nothing like I've ever seen in a K-drama lol, Just his body was kinda impossible for a teen, athlete or not haha but bonus ig. Loved everything about this mini story!The FL and ML's gay friend was a nice touch too, didn't feel forced or anything!I kinda wanted to see her gf though.
Now the 3rd story started off well ig, but then...well...eh...ruined the 10/10 score. FL story was real once again, wanting to loose weight because of insecurities and not being able to turn down food :( felt that in my soul. Nevertheless, both the MLs were bland and weird asf. The American wannabe had a weird ass finger fetish and the idol was just a loser. After FL heard what Idol ML said about her I thought she was gonna be smart and call it quits with men but ig noooo she had to be the bigger person "because good people never step lower than their enemies" blah blah blah shit. She's better than me, cus me personally I would have NOT let that slide. Kinda wished she would love herself in the end instead of relying on ppl again, cus I felt that kinda defeated the point of the mini story?
In conclusion, this drama represented teens perfectly in my experience, I would watch again and I would reccomend to any teens out there cus I feel like this might not be the best for adults. It's too silly and ig too "problematic" except for the 2nd couple. But screw those ppl, cus this drama is cute and I wished it was longer.
Miyeon slayed. <3
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This is strictly about Eps. 3-5 (GO WATCH NOW!)
I was hesitant to watch this show because A.) I do not normally watch web dramas and B.) I like committing to completing the dramas I watch, I didn't want to skip around. HOWEVER, I just could not resist this drama, it was everywhere on all my social media feeds so eventually I just gave in.I tried watching episodes 1-2 and 6-7, but I could not get into the first story line and I had already spoiled the third story for myself out of excitement and it left me disappointed. Taking all of this into account I decided to just check out the middle episodes to see what all the hype was about and I ended up thoroughly enjoying it.
What was so good about it?
1. Friends to couple done right! The two main leads were soooo cute and likable and their transition into liking each other wasn't awkward or lacking in any way.
2. It was realistic, in that unlike other school based dramas where anything over a rating of PG-13 is never mentioned or acknowledged, here it was embraced. This drama approached these subjects in a hilarious and relatable way that I found charming rather than harsh or unpleasant.
3.I loved that there was no mean second lead female and instead the FL made a new friend that added much more to the story.
4. The FL held conservative views on the physicalities of being in a romantic relationship and stuck to her beliefs until the end. I liked that she didn't change (not that otherwise thinking is wrong), but I like that she was confident enough to follow what she felt and go at her own pace it was a refreshing take.
5. KIM NAM HO, so fine, so charismatic, and in the end so adorable. What he said in the end to the FL's question had me screaming!!! I felt like I had to rewatch everything again to re-analyze their interactions. The amount of times I replayed that single scene, it was endless....
If you need a quick drama fix, just want to kick back and embrace the quirks of hilarious high school love, this is the one for you. Its endearing and warrants more episodes, I am sad that the story was only 3 episodes long and not even its own singular drama. I hope they make a remake with more episodes or something similar. I also expect to see more main lead roles from both Yoon Hwan (Kim Nam Ho) and Jo Yoo Jung (Ban Yu Ra).
The only slightly irritating thing that had a little redemption:
Ban Yu Ra (FL)'s "bestfriend," Kang Da Hyun was so irritatingly 'innocent,' tbh it felt like mostly an act. What kind of friend does that? But also Kang Da Hyun's pushy-ness to double date and have the FL take pics of her kissing her ex-boyfriend. These situations made me want to claw at the screen. I understand that everyone has the right to their happiness and like good for her for finding someone she loves, but it was mostly at the expense of Ban Yu Ra. I was so glad that FL took a break from her supposed BFF at the end, and expressed how uncomfortable she felt. I wish that KDH would have come to FL first and told her everything because her having to find that out on accident was probably more hurtful. KDH would have been a good character and likable if it didn't feel like she was purposefully being naive and aggravatingly irreproachable.
*Feel free to disagree, all was written with respect and simply to express my opinions.*
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AN OVERLOOKED DRAMA
Its an underrated gem a diamond buried in the rough this drama is exciting and thrilling i did enjoy all episodes a generious amount episodes 3 to 5 is a MASTERPIECE on its own it surely needs to be made into a drama on its own it STOOD OUT the chemistry tension and passion between the two leads on it's own was better than about 90 percent of other well known dramas they took this little budget drama and made it into their own show. I loved their tension just one look at each other and u could practically feek it from the screen while i did quite like the other episodes its obvious the 2nd couple owned the stage i hope another drama with the 2 of them comes outWas this review helpful to you?
CUTE and NOT bad... LIGHT
The stories were pretty cute! Another light series to add - extremely short series with 3 different scenarios~Personally, I think they were all pretty good in their own way - some of them may have not ended how one may have imagined or wanted but still had good endings.
Really young romance/crushes, and realistic problems that are definitely relatable.
Great choice on the actors/actresses! All played their parts well and were adorable! Honestly gave such a nostalgic feeling - leaving missing school love, friends, and just youthful memories!
Wouldn't say this is a MUST watch but another wouldn't mind leaving behind the background type and lightly watching.
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Being a teen
This web drama focuses on the struggles of some teenagers. To be exact the whole series is divided into 3 parts, each of them last 2 episodes, but the last part is 3 episodes.My favourite couple was the second one (I'm sure you've seen some teasers about the on tiktok or any other platform), something about their chemistry makes them special.
I've watched this a while ago, and to be honest I enjoyed it, but if it could've had more episodes to each part, I would have enjoyed it more. But overall, it's a good series.
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GIVE A WHOLE SHOW TO THE SECOND COUPLE ASAP
I started this after I watch a video in TikTok with Yu Ra and Nam Ho, aka the second couple, and i loved their episodes.I didnt know that they were three seperate storylines so when i watched the first two episodes i was confused, i thought i started a different drama, but quickly i release that the next story was about the couple i started the drama in the first place.
First couple wasnt really interesting to me. The whole masturbate storyline wasnt my thing and the fact that everything happened so fast didnt help it either, the characters werent anything special and i didnt like their chemistry either, if i had started this drama blind, i would have deffinatly drop it, but gladly i knew for the second couple. I gave 5.5 to the first couple, the storyline probably deserved less.
Now lets go to the second couple and the NVP of this show. I believe they deserve their own drama and i am glad they got 3 episodes and not 2 like the others. Their chemistry was out of this place and i developed a huge crush for Nam Ho. They treated this storyline excellent and i would love to see more of them (i need the actors in another show together). I dont have much to say just watch this drama for them (if you dont want to waste your time just watch episodes 3,4 and 5 aka their story) I gave them a 9.5 just because they really needed to have better communication (friends to lovers and fake romance trope, you dont need to know anything else WATCH THEIR STORY ASAP).
The third storyline was kinda suprising. After the second couple the bar when really high, so i had little expectations for the third couple and i was right. It wasnt a bad story, but some things were just not right, the whole J thing and the way they treated the girl because she had more weight and i am not talking about the characters, i understand that the plotline was about her being insulted about her weight at times, i dont like that they writers didnt treat her equally to the rest of the main girls (if you watch this you will understand what i mean) It wasnt a bad story and i kinda liked the ending (she loved herself first) but i cant say i really liked it. I gave this a 7, the storyline was decent.
Even tho i only enjoyed the second couple i have to say that it was a raw drama, it talk about things that most dramas dont even mention and the way they portrait love without a filter was really cool, the kisses were so damn good and they didnt try to hide the truth like most dramas do, they talked about sex etc openly. I really like that i watched a drama that didnt hide the truth and the main characters were high schoolers too.
Not a bad drama, but the was second couple made it worth watching.
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if ur going in for romance only the second story covers proper romance
this one has 3 different stories piled up into one drama. i loved every one of them. i read some reviews and some poeple were focusing more on the romance aspect like girl not all the stories were about romanceso the first story was about a guy who is addicted to masturbating. now he starts liking a girl in his class and tries to change for her and he actually does. the first two episodes show how he went from masturbating everyday to being totally out of it and literally feeling better and being able to be focused in his surroundings and enjoy life
the second story is about a girl who just broke up with a guy a month ago and now she finds out her besti had started dating him secretly for 20 days now. she was over him but she was angry cuz he moved on from her so fast and that so onto her besti. so she ends up fake dating her guy besti and they end up together in the end. i dont know about yall but for me the unspoken rule of not dating ur friend's ex is legit. like it ruins the friendship and u feel guilty. its just my opinion but yeah. also fake dating always and i mean ALWAYS ends in real dating. the second story as very sweet and the leads were very attractive and had great chemistry. i literally watched the whole drama cuz of them
the third story is about a girl who is healthy (they kept calling her fat because of the beauty standards in korea i think but i loved her sm i would definitely cuddle with her for hours. perfect cuddle material i tell u) and is made fun off and school home and basically everywhere. one day she gets this letter of how someone likes her hips and she shouldn't diet. it was anonymous with just one hint and she goes on the quest to find that guy. there is a bully too who bullies her every single day and she finally retaliated in the end. i was so proud of her i tell u
all in all adult trainee discussed some topics faced by growing teens and it was fun. i absolutely loved the second story. the other was also fabulous i lived all of them sm. definitely worth my time
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MUST WATCH THE 2ND COUPLE FROM EPS 3-5
ewan kung ako lang ha, pero mas na hook ako sa story ni ban yu ra and nam ho, iba yung chemistry. and si nam ho veh, ang hot, tipong wala pa syang ginagawa napapatili na ko pag scene na nya HAHAHHAHAHAHAparang di ako magsasawa mag rewatch neto basta yung kwento lang nila uulit ulitin ko. story lang din nila ang reason bat mataas ang rate ko, other couples were just okay 🤷♀️ but who knows? i'm not done watching it and currently on ep 6, baka magustuhan ko rin HAHAHHAHApero seryoso, I hope they have a drama where them are the lead casts, veh nakakatuwa talaga, matutulog yata akong nakangiti neto dahil sa kanila HAHAHAHAHA 😳❤️
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Worth it for the second story!
I found the first storyline to be deeply uninteresting and I never got around to the third one but, as most people have already pointed out, the middle story was really entertaining and holds up in all my rewatches. It includes classy romcom tropes like childhood friends, neighbors, frenemies, fake dating but it manages to pull them off believably and make a sweet story out of them.I think I might give the third story a chance at some point but all in all I definitely recommend this if you want a light-hearted and refreshing drama about teens!
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The 2nd Couple
To be honest, I personally think the 2nd couple from Episode 3-5 are the ones that deserve out attention.If I gave such a good rating, it’s only because of this couple.
I just love their chemistry so much.
The female character’s reactions are quite relatable, very Gen Z but also very logical compared to over sensitive FLs. I have passed high school age way long ago but she is still very relatable in the way she reacts to some situations, at least her thoughts totally are!
I also like the way they fight and act around each other.
I have watched their particular episodes so many times already 🔥🔥😍😍
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I'll admit I cheated and watched only episodes 3-5!
The subject matter for the first story - just no. The ending of the third story - nope. So, the second story it is.The chemistry between the ML and the FL was fire seriously! I'm really liking Ryeoun as an actor. I would have liked for the second story to be longer, maybe eight episodes, so we could get more of a back story for both of them. There was the typical teenage drama, but I enjoyed watching them together. I, personally, like the friends to lovers trope, and this would have benefitted from more episodes as well.
I'm hoping that these two actors work together again in the future.
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