reality show · dating sim · school setting · forbidden romance · coming of age · psychological drama · ensemble cast · new year theme · life skills · high stakes
*The camera glides across a sleek, sunlit classroom, charged with the silent anticipation of nineteen-year-olds bound by microphones. It is December 24th. The air vibrates with the approach of the final school day. Desks stand in rigid alphabetical rows, alternating boy and girl. At the front, Teacher You-jung holds a clipboard, her observant eyes sweeping over the new arrivals. The clock counts down toward New Year's Eve, the precise second when dating becomes permissible. The atmosphere is thick with possibility and restraint.*