It was scheduled for 20 eps initially??? :O 16 seems reasonable. But if they have budget issues now.....

Although I found Moorim School interesting plotwise, I wished they executed it better. They had pretty green actors though. I'm still going to read recaps since I'm curious how the story unfold though. I hope to see Lee Hyun Woo in a good drama in the future. He's still young so there's plenty of opportunities :)

Side note, I'm quite shocked at the ratings for Sassy Go Go. Had it really been that low before? That drama along with I Remember You are both gems. Seriously underrated in my opinion! Did they had strong competitions? Here I thought Healer was underrated with an average of 8% but these two deserves higher numbers...

Last night's ep, ep 5, seems to have a script that is written by a high schooler. It is testing on my patience when they do a 5 min. review at the beginning of each ep. What's the matter? Do we all have amnesia? Or more likely they are just filler vids.
Then there's that segment where the teachers go out for a drink fest, that ends up being a pissing contest! That takes another good 5 mins+. What kind of school that teaches discipline, meditation, and self-control would have teachers that are so damned immature? I'd stay clear of any institute with such a staff, even if it's just for an after-school tutoring class!
Then there is the 2nd male lead's acting!
I love fantasy dramas. So disappointed w this one.

Lee Hyun Woo was quite good in The Technicians. Wish him better luck next time.

Moorim School feels kind of like Dream High to me but the story isn't so engaging and the kids are annoying. I saw Hong Bin in Feel Good Days and he still acts like that role he had in this drama. Seo Ye Ji is sooo pretty and Lee Hyun Woo rocks silver hair but that's about all there is in the drama. I think I would've liked a 2-ep special with the two leads and lots of sweet moments.

By the way, after Answer 1988, I can finally tell Park Bo Gum and Lee Hyun Woo apart. =) And seriously cannot understand how I could have confused them in the first place! *Swoon*Park Bo Gum*Swoon*

I don't think they have much story to tell. I've noticed the first 3-4 minutes of EVERY episode, since episode 2 (!), is replaying a "summary" of scenes from the previous episodes. Normally, that's what dramas do in the final weeks of their run, when airtime and live-shooting cut too close.

Plus, ep. 5 had barely any plot movement. They had a party. Ariel had some issues at her job. The boys trained a little and Woo-shin remembered something. (And probably only the last one has any significance for the greater plot.) Beyond that, we still know nothing about any of the other students and the teachers keep only sitting & eating or sitting & drinking.

KBS always have the worst dramas.

I may be the only one, and judging by comments I am, but I still like it.

Kinda sad for Lee Hyun-woo.
Something on him drag me into Moorim.

I checked the BTS and I saw him smile and dang! That smile..

Sucks how the characters and plot could've developed better, since there were good layers, but the directing is really bad. It's not doing justice to the story (not the script) or the characters, and certainly only Hyunwoo seems to be carrying the character he's playing. Seo Yeji has her ups and downs, I don't see much from Yujin because of her character and holy Hongbin please, I don't hate you but oh gosh no. I hope the plot will finally move with the tightened schedule. It's not helping I'm watching Cheese along with this, and Cheese has way better writing and directing (even cinematography is nicer). I'm still going to continue watching to see if there will be improvement (plot and character development wise, acting is already gone case by now).

(Though I managed to finish TTBY, which is so bad I want to cry, I think I can make past Moorim)

Honestly, I like how kbs never being afraid to

No one wants to say it but I'll say it. It's because foreigners have speaking roles!!! I was so happy to see someone that looks like me for once not acting as the "bad boy from an American gang that's beating the shit out of a Korean young/teenage child." But I guess Koreans can't take that so many foreigners have speaking roles and are on screen for more than 1 minute. Just my opinion. No one has to agree with me and no one has to curse me out for expressing my opinion either. Thank you.

it's a good thing for the show.

it's a real pity, because i really like the premise about fantasy martial arts, but it's just poorly executed and not enough story at all. there's not enough real conflict or tension to keep things exciting. plus the actors are very green, though i like the budding bromance between the two male leads. who are VERY green. i know lee hyun-woo is popular here on dramabeans, but i have to say i'm not sure why or what drama he's exactly popular from. he needs to work on his acting.

i really see the potential of this show, had it been better executed...

I was excited the first two episodes about the premises, since I haven't truly enjoyed any of the more fantasy-based dramas in a while (besides Gu Family Book, but the ending oh my). However, green acting combined with the awkward pacing and weird different storylines of the four main characters made me confused. Sassy Go Go did really well with the high school premise and brought real problems that meshed well together, while Moorim seems like it goes back and forth between a typical K-drama and a fantasy setting, which is soo confusing. I was hoping for more from this drama, so I'll just settle for hoping it picks up later since it's feeling the strain from the poor ratings.

I just read through 59 comments, laughed my ass off, and now here's mine.
Moorim School ain't a bad drama.
Why?
If you compare it to Personal Taste, Sword And Petal and a whole other bunch, it's gold.
Here's the problem:
There is having a good story, and then there is #delivering it the right way.
I can make you interested in my life story just by delivering it in the right tone and pacing
This drama just lacks writing, deliverance, timing and pace.
That regardless, it's not bad, I'm sticking with it till the end.
Who knows? It might turn out a Playful Kiss 2.0, dismissed at home, but a hit internationally.
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I didn't know that it was supposed to be a 20 episodes....16 is fine....so not a bad decision
And athough this show seems kinda cheesy to me I still like it ☺ ?

16 episodes is more than enough based on the way the show is moving along. I agree with Alua's comments--(paraphrasing here) most of each episode is a rehash of stuff that's been established, just a teeny-tiny bit more of something we've already been shown, and a bunch of scenes of people standing around wondering about what the main characters are doing. I've read there's been a bunch of criticism about the acting, but it's the story itself and directing that sucks.
I imagine they blew a significant portion of the budget with the CGI in the 1st episode. The big dog that was supposed to be some other worldly creature was sad. Asking an actor to pretend like he and the audience doesn't know a dog when they see one is a production failure.
I'm still going to watch. But I luv B-movies with cheesy special effects.

I don't know what people are complaining about....K Dramas have their own little world in general, nothing's truly like real life, comon. I LOVE Moorim school! The cast is gorgeous and fun and fresh and all of them are good actors. The plot is interesting and intriguing...i legitimately can't understand all the bitching! It's not like "classics" like Boys over Flowers, Heirs or Secret Garden are believable at all, seriously!

Don't know why everyone hates it but from what I've seen, a lot of international fans are loving it including me!! I agree that some parts don't seem to make sense but I just feel like we should give the drama a chance. I mean it's only broadcasted 6 episodes. There's like 14 (or is it 10 now) episodes more to go!!! It isn't even halfway yet. I think that we should always allow a drama to tell its whole story first and let all its episodes broadcast first before deciding whether it was a good or bad drama. I mean it hasn't even finished yet, how do you immediately know that it's going to be a bad drama? From what I've seen there is storyline and I'm excited to see what happens next!! Also the romance is getting REAL!!
Therefore, I'm quite upset that the drama is going to be cut to 16 episodes. This will affect what the scriptwriters, producers and directors originally planned and they won't be able to show the audience the whole story that they had originally planned with a lot of work and effort. Also, this 4 episode difference may ruin the story and the actual 'suspense' and 'excitement' everyone wants because now they have to cut scenes and alter the original storyline. It's not fair to the people who had put a lot of work and effort into this drama!!

Seeing all the negative comments about this drama I am forced to write my comment. I just want to support this drama and say that I'm still watching and enjoying it. Hope the ratings improve so the cast feels a bit encouraged. Fighting Moorim School!

It's actully very difficult to make these School dramas hit. example take a look at sassy Go Go, Orange Marmalade, Moorim School, and even Anger mom etc etc. they all flop eventually due to not convincing acting and also convincing the viewers in this case. School dramas has to be a very serious project with starsubbed casts and big budget plus big famous writers and producers has to come together to produce an amazing teen drama like Twilight, Heirs, Boys over flowers etc etc. they need alot of dedication and money on these kind of projects to become something

SO MANY BAD COMMENTS, DANG. I guess.. this is what they call NETIZENS? Geez. I know ya'll are expressing your opinion, so I'll give mines too. This drama has GREAT potential to keep on going. All characters are somewhat connected, leading back to creating a lot of character development. Its amazing, romance and action! What else do you need? Main heroines don't stand out? They show so much girl power, they're beautiful, and their acting is uncomparably good to your typical Hallyu star. Low budgets? So what, I for once am someone who was told to APPRECIATE WHAT I AM GIVEN. Either way, even if you watched episode 1-6, you can't really give up on it becuase 'it lacked something', be fair and stick to see where this goes. Otherwise, you're just like South Korea... very picky in what they see compared to what we see. Am I right? I just feel bad for the actors b/c in the BTS of their scenes, you see them laugh and enjoy each others company like they enjoy filming alongside each other. Yeah!.. They do give it their best to be realistic, non-hardworkers huh? You thought. From a storyline of 20 eps reduced to 16 eps, I fear the story plot could change becuase of this :c
My point has been made.

I don't know why more people don't watch this show. I think it is super fun. Yes, the CG could be better but it is very entertaining nonetheless. My teenage kids really enjoy it. Too bad it is getting cut short. I am hoping that despite ratings it will keep its full 20 episode run.

Bad planning and execution by KBS. Unskilled writer, director, thin script equal low ratings. I watched the six episodes. Teachers are chitchatting to kill time. The Moorim magic should have appeared in episode 2.

I find this drama average at best so far but am still going to continue watching because I think it finally picked up the pace with episode 6. Even with Healer, I wasn't hooked until around episode 7 so I'm not giving up on Moorim School yet. I even find this more enjoyable than Heirs (tbh that one was a disaster). It's a pity the storyline will have to be changed due to the episode cut though ):

At least Moorim School has some awesome OSTs!

I wonder how bad it is??? I was so impatient and wanted to catch the episode the moment I can find it online even when there is no subtitle. Watch it again when the subtitle r ready and catch it at KBS channel (which r 2 episodes behind) on tues and wed. And again when it got replayed on Sat. I thought the leads actors/actress and others acted decently. Yes, of course the story and acting can always improve but that didn't bother me. I enjoy it?