Poor plot, couldn't digest the whole thing. Early half was good.

I don't really write reviews but had to sign up to present my frustration on this drama lol

The first half definitely suited the coming of age, university, hardship, and every other tag mentioned.

I was getting used to the awkward built up to the story with the confused ML's character (still not sure what character Daniel was supposed to portray, other than being the son of the commissioner, I couldn't find any male lead trait), the whole unnecessary bullying from the seniors/trainers but somehow the authorities supporting and calling it their "college culture", the female lead joining the "police" just because her crush studies there..... the plot suddenly changes as these 20 yr old students start chasing and solving crimes on their own. They were then randomly able to run across cities, and knock off some goons, what happened to the strict college timings and training?

I get that they're "rookie cops", but the main crime/corruption/chase/culprit plot is so weak, I lost it when they start unlocking the laptop's code like that, their inability of sending the video inside to the detective, the female lead suggesting the ML to give the video to the ML's father, the ML actually confronting the main culprit by himself, it actually started getting boring as the plot became extremely predictable later on.

It also sounds so unrealistic that a big-name CEO, who actually is able to keep hold of the whole national police authorities, is simply busted by two students, in his own hideout...what! It's unfeasible for a small group of students to carry out such an event on their own and that too without letting anyone else know.

Dae-il's death is a cheap, predictable, and overly used sacrifice plot in crime dramas. The ML was even more stupid for not understanding that Dae-il was in trouble even with that last phone call.

The main crime plot was extremely lacking proper execution, almost a joke to the real-life corrupted police system. It got even funnier when all of the high-ranked police authorities all together resigned from their posts within a single blow!?

I felt no attachment to any of the character's backstories as well, felt like a complete waste of cast due to poor story and direction.

Stayed for Kim Tak and Shin Ari, as they stood out more than the main leads for me. Couldn't get used to the ML's character until the end. The only thing I liked about this whole drama is the random goofiness among the friends and couples. Crime and suspense-wise, an utter disappointment.

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Trying too hard to make this drama a suspense/thriller/fantasy/melodrama....everything.

Went significantly downhill after ep 10. I'm in ep 14 right now, at this point it's not even mysterious, it's plainly annoying. They're trying so hard to make this a suspense drama, this should've ended within 6 eps at most.

Unnecessarily dragging, way too many characters' perspectives shown, sad melodramatic music to make things emphatic, immature adults with unrealistic dialogues, also, nothing makes sense. To this point, the telepathy between the FL and ML does not make sense at all. The more it unfolds, the more unclear and annoying it gets. I'm not even curious about how this drama ends.
Why is there no evidence at all for all the murders but so many characters involved, and shown? Also, why are they all so stupid and immature?

There is no proper investigation from the police department at all, the worst group of police I've seen in a drama so far.

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Not everyone's cup of tea if they're looking for proper plot and character development

I'll probably get hated for this review, but the ML is full of himself throughout. One should be able to differentiate between a genius and a complete narcissist self-absorbed person. I get that his past hasn't been the best, but that does not justify the way he treats people.

Had it not been for Arthur Chen's good looks/striking eyes and some other not-so-handsome actor, I'm pretty sure more people would have hated the character. The ML-FL relationship was very toxic, I'm rather amused that people are glorying such toxicity and finding it cute, lol.

Also, a lot of time seems to be wasted on unreal IT-based competitions as well.

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Wanted to cheer up, left being frustrated...

The drama lacks a solid story plot, let alone the execution of it. May be fun and thrilling for early teens, but young adults like me might not be fond of this drama. 10+ eps for such a futile plot is not what I signed up for.

I initially thought the drama is related to "Cheer up 2015", also known as Sassy Go which starred Jung Eun Ji, turned out it wasn't.

The cheerleading part is not fun to watch either. They do the same cheerleading steps throughout, the same meetings, the same prophecy-related "mystery" which's execution is rather annoying. I personally don't think a school club that has nothing to offer to your life goals is that important where you don't get to sleep (ML said he sleeps only 2-3 hrs ) and risk your college senior life when it's time to be serious about your career and internships. I'm not saying that cheerleading isn't worth making a livelihood, but in this drama, they clearly don't seem to be passionate about it. It's like they're doing it out of compulsion or guilt of leaving the club.

Something that I can't take in even if I try to is - them claiming that they weren't able to keep in touch with Lee Yoo-Min (the previous leader who got into the accident). No one went to the hospital with her after the accident? They legit assumed she died rather than giving her a visit and seeing how she was doing? Okay, even to assume that she died, try to go to her funeral and pay the family a visit?? Fortunately, she didn't lol, shitty-ass friends she got. Let's say they didn't have her address. Try to find it out from the office administration or even her classmates?? Pretty sure a university takes info of such along with the student's family details?? It's just the ML texting her one-sided. If you that anxious, go find her??? Lol, the writer tsk tsk.

The love triangle side of the story is itself undigestable. There is little to no chemistry between the main leads. The second lead himself isn't a strong character. Idk how people are rooting for the ML/SML, I don't feel any connection at all, just a bunch of stares rather than romantic gazes. Bae In Hyuk deserves a better drama than this. It'd have been better if the story stuck to friendship and college life concepts as I do not feel any compassion for the characters. The main leads aren't given much growth/story either. It's all over the place.

I feel like most of the cast look older than their characters, which might be why I can't feel what I'm supposed to. Casting properly aged people to the roles is vital. The seniors look like they're in their 30s rather than in their late teens/early 20s.

Also, very cringe-y to see characters drinking often and acting drunk. It's not cute at all.

They're trying to make the suspense unnecessarily intense with no strong support to the plot.
Might drop (currently in ep 8).

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