Many K dramas point out the lengths parents in South Korea go to in order to pressure/enable their children to do well on exams. (All for the child's own good, of course). This show emphasized that more than any other by showing suicides, mental and physical breakdowns, cheating, lying, fractured families and even obsessive murder. (Apparently even elementary school children are in after school academies until late at night on daily basis) However that theme did not mesh well with the romance storyline of the more mature workaholic leads. Other than the fact she sacrificed her own dreams to care for family members nothing about the lead actress explained why Choi fell in love with her. She was an annoying unlikeable person. Strangely, her and her employee were dressed like it was 1950s. The add on romance with Jae woo and employee was strange. The consequences of gossips, rumors and social media were also emphasized. The teenage characters, actors and storylines were the best! The lead actor did a fine job. But it should have been two different shows not one.
Review of Crash Course in Romance
Crash Course in Romance
(2023)
Points for emphasizing societal abuse of students.
11 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers