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Crash Course in Romance review

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2023tvN16 ep~75 min~20h total

Checked and re-read

The ratings

8.3 on MyDramaList. Written reviews rate the story a little lower, at 7.5.

MDL rating
8.3/10
47k votes on MyDramaList
Written reviews
7.5/10 story
Rewatch value 5.9/10
Episode by episode
Weaker second half, 8.7 then 8.0

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Is it worth it

A romcom that smuggles a surprisingly effective thriller into the middle of a cram school love story. Jeon Do Yeon and Jung Kyung Ho play the age gap romance as adults rather than blushing teenagers, which is the single best decision the show makes. The killer subplot hits harder than the genre promises and the comedy lands more often than it misses. Sixteen episodes is two too many, the way it always is, but the ensemble and the Gangnam education satire keep it alive when the romance coasts.

The series follows the bittersweet relationship between a banchan shop owner whose daughter enters the war of Korea's college entrance exams, and a top hagwon instructor.

The feel of it
PaceSteady
RomanceThe whole point
Emotional loadModerate
Comfort rewatchSometimes

Slow start Episode 3, once the side-dish shop and the cram school collide properly.

Recommended alongside

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Taken from our own list for Crash Course in Romance, in the order we ranked it.