Huayu: Hakgyo 2015

How would you react if your girlfriend started behaving differently, and one day you realize that she has been replaced by her twin sister? This is a possible scenario in the Korean high-school drama Who Are You? Or should we replace the lame title and call it Gagnam Mean Girls?

It is a typical body-swap story, just that no magic is needed. This kind of story is often comedic, but there are a few dark ones. This one has such relentless bullying, misery, and oppression that you'll never want to go back to school again.

There is also a tiny bit of romance, and a mystery, so avoid spoilers at all costs.

It can be good to know that there are other shows with similar names: School 2013, School 2017, and School 2021, that have a similar setting but different characters.

Seven years may not seem much, but with the rapid development of Asian TV, this show already feels old. The visuals have not aged well, and the editing is not the tightest, giving it a slower tempo than the super-polished shows of 2022. Yet it is short, and every episode moves the plot forward, without dragging things out too much.

If you have watched any asian high-school drama, you may know which tropes to expect, what forms the bullying will take etc. Who Are You still has some ideas of its own. The point of a body-switch story is to see a person taking up a new role in a new environment. Here it also has to be done without getting discovered.

Both sisters are played by the same actress, so don't expect them to be seen together often. They are so lost and pitiful alone, but their indirect interaction through flashbacks and diaries etc. Has more chemistry than the romance story. If they could only team up, they would take over the world.

I wonder if the theme song Reset is even more popular than the TV show.

I was satisfied in overall. I really liked the story. The idea is very amusing for me. And the casts, they were really awesome portraying their roles. Two thumbs up for Kim So-Hyun. She did her best for two different roles and she was really great, very flexible. Everything was really great. Even so for the supporting roles, Yook Sung-jae and Nam Joo-Hyuk are great help for the lead star So-Hyun to be different from the two roles. They were really really awesome! And lastly, Soo-Hyang convinced us that she is a perfect pick for the role she portrayed. She did her job very well and acted it how it should be.

I watched this drama long back, i think thid was the 2nd or 3rd kdrama i ever watched. However i remember really enjoying it and the plot twists were really nice. The actors including the side actors and supporting role carried out their parts very nicely. This drama touched on many important topics as well. However, the ending left me a little unsatisfied and felt rushed. The ending part about the love triangle could have been written a bit differently.

Kim So-hyun absolutely owns this drama. She's one of my favorite actresses for a reason-badass and cute at the same time, she carries the show with her incredible dual-role performance. Watching her switch between two completely different personalities so seamlessly just proves how talented she is.

The drama itself is a mix of mystery, school life, and emotional coming-of-age moments. It's got everything-friendship, bullying, identity struggles, and, of course, a love triangle that will have you picking sides. While some parts of the plot might feel frustrating (seriously, some characters make questionable choices), the emotional weight and Kim So-hyun's performance keep you hooked.

An orphan replaces her twin sister at a city school after being bullied in the village where she lived, real problems begin when the bully is transferred to her new school. An entertaining series but characters lack any real depth, I personally didn't mind the ending but it seems to annoy a lot of people. I think as even though it left a lot of questions unanswered that is part of growing up, and the answers will come in time.