Drama Review: Drama Stage Season 3: Everyone Is There (Special)

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Rating

★★★

Duration

1 Hrs 9 Mins

Episodes

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Drama Digest

This one-act drama revolves around the story of a 16-year-old school student, Soo Yeon. Her mother died when she was still young, and her father lives abroad with little interest in his daughter’s life. Apart from living an almost abandoned life, she is also a victim of bullying. One day her severely injured body is found on the mountain, and she gets admitted to a hospital. Still trying to overcome everything by attempting suicide, she was caught red-handed by Kang Il Young, her newly assigned guidance counsellor teacher. They accidentally meet Soo Yeon’s twin sister, Jung Yeon, and Il Young asks for her help in avenging her sister’s bullies. Il Young hatches a plan where Jung Yeon pretends to be Soo Yeon and takes revenge for bullying her sister. But in the process, Lee Gyu Jin, the bully, gets hospitalised, and the police department is surprised by the whole situation. They soon get to know about Soo Yeon’s psychological disorder. And Jung Yeon might not be Gyu Jin’s attacker after all. Watch the drama to find out the actual assailant.  

The Feel-Good Part   

The inclusion of supportive and understanding characters will relieve the frustrations associated with bullying. The drama also subtly touches upon the sweetness of sisterhood. The initial factor of the drama shares the feeling of having someone caring and willing to take the journey with them during their hard times. It also gets stimulated once the audience starts sympathising with the protagonist.

The Disappointing Factor

Even though the story is well constructed, the portrayal of the plot twist at the end remains a bit incomplete. It seems that the beginning got dragged a bit and the open endings left became too rough to catch the thread of assumptions. 

In-Depth Analysis

As mentioned before, the framework of the story brought a huge plus point to the drama. The opening and ending scenes helped to gather the puzzle pieces. By confusing reality with illusion, the drama adamantly succeeds in creating a complicated atmosphere and rousing the interest.  Moreover, since the content is based on a realistic vision, it makes the drama relevant in spreading the brutality of happenings. 

Star Power

All the protagonists were excellent in building depth to the story. Roh Jeong Eui superbly brought out the dual characters. The change in twin personalities was very much evident and different. Thanks to Keum Sae Rok, Kang Il Young’s still blurry in existence. Last but not least, if you felt the rage of punching Lee Gyu Ji in the face every time her laughter comes up, then it is because of Lee Yoo Mi’s outstanding performance highlighting her character. Also, that quick transition in her character is noteworthy.

Overall Opinion

It should be noted that there lies a trigger point in the drama. Other than that, it is a splendid watch with a spaghetti twirl at the end. If you’re up for some leisure time chill, this drama can fit right in. Whether for fiery group discussions or working the brain game, this drama will not fail.