Okay, so I'm going to break this down into a few categories based on what we can rate it by. First of all, the storyline. It starts off really slow. It doesn't seem very original, you get the rich, angsty high school students in many dramas. However it doesn't usually end up in the life or death situations that this one ends up having. If you aren't interested by episode 2, just keep watching a little more and the story line will have you thinking a lot. Who did what? It is something that keeps you guessing for a while, then once you find our answers, more questions arise. Another thing I liked about it was that there is a bit of love interest in the story, but it become overridden by the other things that are happening. in the story. It was a bit refreshing.

The acting/casting was so-so for me. I think the cast did a pretty good job portraying their characters. However, it was probably more of the the script that did this, but there were many cheesy scenes that I skipped a few seconds ahead just so I could get to the meat of the story. I would say more in the beginning than in the end. I would say everything gets better as the story goes on. The actors really portray how desperate their characters get.

The music was fine. Nothing special. Although, I though it was hilarious how the ending credits song for like the first two episodes was Britney Spears - Toxic. It was a throwback for me for sure. Other than that, it wasn't great or very memorable.

The re-watch value is so-so. Because you know who did what, I feel like it wouldn't give you the same amount of suspense as the first time. Also, I feel like watching it over and over again, I would give it a lesser score because I'm sure more plot holes would arise, so far, the only one that I can remember is the gaping one at the end of the story, which had me going WTF? and very confused. Other than that, I think if I wanted to watch something while doing something else, this might be a good drama to re-watch. Or if I wanted to watch something short that didn't need a lot of commitment, that would be another good reason to watch again.

So yes, this was a good drama. I was familiar with two of the actors before going into it and had a recommendation from a friend to watch it and I would recommend it myself to many people. Do I think it's one of the best dramas out there? Not really, but I've definitely come across much worse. So overall, I gave this an 8.

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Choco Bank is a cute web drama that you can watch in about the same amount of time that it would take to watch a full length movie. After powering through two or three full dramas, it was refreshing to watch something so short. However, even though it was good, there were a few things that I didn't like about this drama. A few of them are because the drama is so short it wouldn't have had time to do much character development or focus on side character stories, so I can let that pass. The story, acting/casting, music, and re-watch value all bring different elements to the drama that helped me decide on the overall rating.

The story was pretty good. Its a simple boy meets girl, they pretend not to like each other, but secretly love each other and then things happen. It is a sweet story where a girl has a hardships, but through hard work she is able to make her dreams come true, but not without a little help from some of the other characters. On the other side, the male lead is trying to realize his mother's dreams, but the job market isn't kind to him and he ends up getting a job in an unexpected place, helping out the female lead. It was cute, but not very original.

Acting/Casting was pretty good. There isn't much to talk about. I was surprised by Kai's acting, but then again it didn't seem like his character had to develop a lot and it wasn't a very complicated character. Same goes for Eunbin and the rest of the cast really. Which again, the characters can be forgiven a bit because it was such a short drama, there isn't enough time to develop them.

The music was pretty unforgettable, but it wasn't bad. I wouldn't take my time to go and download it though.

The re-watch value is so-so. Because it is more of movie length, it would be a quick second watch. The story is cute and simple. It would be something nice to watch with friends if we didn't want to commit to something for a long period of time.

Overall I give this drama a 7. If it were a full length drama, but with the exact same elements, I would have probably given it a lower score. For what it is though, it's not bad and I would recommend watching it if you don't have a lot of time and just want something short and sweet.

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