I liked Sassy Go Go so I must try this one. I'm a sucker for underdogs. Thanks for the recap.

I really liked Ep 1.. Patiently waiting for Viki to complete subs for Ep 2.
I liked what ! saw. Give me a good underdog story!! I liked all the characters and there was a fresh vibe to the cast. Rooting for the cheer squad!
I cracked up at the cheer squad recruitment. The 2ML is so hilarious (I know that becos epilogue!! lol)

I had forgotten all about Andre Kim. That explains everything about those terrifying outfits 😵‍💫

From 2007, it’s a terrible miss that there are no photos of the clothes:

Andre Kim, South Korea's fashion pioneer, still in the public eye at 72
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/world/asia/16iht-16profile.7520160.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

It's fun. Weirdly, for me, I actually found myself getting interested in the three curses - the way they introduced and explained them was pacey and fun, particularly breaking the four legs of the table a second before the scaffolding fell to break 4 real legs. I really want the "fulfilment" of the third curse not to be dragged out forever, though. Here's hoping!

I feel like a deja Vu in this drama.
The unique jackets reminds me of Weightlifting fairy... and Love all play.

@dramaddictally thanks for the weecap. I like this and think I will be able to handle the light and dark within the drama.

This phrase made me laugh out loud because I was thinking two things throughout the routines one: why are they all wearing random colours and styles?
👉 ’Amongst their bigger issues (IMO) are their uniforms, which — for no apparent reason — look like rococo meets cowgirl.’

Two: what is with their rubbish routines? When Haeyi was a kid she did a better routine🤣

I was reminded of Scooby doo style “ghosts”. I am convinced it will be someone who had an unfortunate incident in the team who became bitter and is now trying to get ‘revenge’ but on people unrelated to the original incident. I am calling it as a second lead/power battle bitter they didn't get the boy/girl and/or the top cheer leader role: cue flag team lead. Why is he so determined to close down the cheer squad they go to the same Uni so they should be united to take on the rival University rather than infighting.

I wondered if the rival university cheer squad lead is connected in some way. I have face blindness so I am easily confused with a change of hairstyle etc so I wondered if she was the woman or sister of the woman who was injured in the light incident. Changed uni for fresh start and went to their bitterest rival so she can be competitive.

So my week one theory is someone in the Uni is determined to impact on cheer leading team even if it’s detrimental to the university as it has become a personal battle. That’s how they know where the lights switches are, how to cause ‘accidents’ without arousing suspicion and knew about the prophesies. Who better than someone connected to the one who predicted them to be the one who causes the prophesies to ‘come true’. I am looking at someone in a senior position in the uni using their hoobaes (flag man for front facing mouth piece, woman cutting budget as establishment target and then someone else does the door locking/lights out) That way no one knows the full picture and then if someone gets hurt as collateral damage (woman with light incident) there are multiple people as suspects and nothing comes back to the actual mastermind. The jury is out on whether it is a man or woman at this point.

The boyfriend needed to be taken down and that public calling him out with the well timed pregnant pause was so perfectly humiliating it was the best antidote for Haeyi’s shame. The fact he followed her to have the last word shows how much she got to him. The rich med student second lead can not therefore be considered an option even though he could be a nice person because the arrogance of the rich will be all that she will see.

Haeyi’s mum has issues; I think the door incident is connected to her mum trying to kill herself and that is why Haeyi is now the mum of the family and her mum can be light hearted as she is not ‘responsible’ for the welfare of either of her children.

I love Hae Yi. I love the confidence and control she has and the energy and spunk. HJH is really good. There were so many scenes I loved in this week’s episodes. The change in her attitude whenever money is involved, the way she handled the breakup, the way she owned up on missing the practice, the way Ju woo comforted her and in fact the whole dynamic between JW and HY. I am low key excited for the mystery part and I will be here next week for sure.

Since cheerleading or cheering squads don't interest me at all, I had little interest in this drama. I just wanted to have a quick look. But after five minutes at the latest, I knew that I would stay tuned just because of FL.

Now that I have seen the first two episodes, I can say that I liked them a lot.

I'm not fully convinced.

The costumes are just awful. I understand that is good to follow the tradition but it's good to evolve too.

I don't really like mystery side of the story. I just wanted a simple story about students not a weird show about curses.

I'm kinda tired by college students who have a lot of debts... Can't they find a new issue?

For a student, she doesn't study a lot... We didn't really see her taking lesson or study. Neither the other students.

At least, she's not an innocent and naive FL. She's spunky and has already dated.

Bae In-Huyk's dimples are the best part of the show for now.

Dramaddictally, thanks for the recap.

The cheer part is predictable, a squad of losers, through their hard work, will soar to new heights of excellence. The mystery ! The mystery is why the show needs a mystery at all.
Han Ji Hyun is new to me and the bright spot of the show.
The ex boyfriend should should be a dead horse by now, please don’t keep his character around.
At 16 episodes, I fear I probably won’t follow this to the end , I will tune in next week though.

So this show kind of reminds me of When the Camilla Blooms with its quirkiness and then a mysterious and dark undertone—the strange cast of characters as well. I also felt endeared to the team at once. I like the actor that plays the captain and he seems to like these sports sunbae roles, as he also played a similar role (although with a completely different demeanor) in Love All Play. And the FL’s embodiment of the candy feels new and fresh to me somehow. That’s no small feat. And you didn’t mention the 2ML’s mother! Fresh off her Attorney Woo supporting role, Baek Ji-won is immediately recognizable and has some secrets of her own. Not sure if it’s funny or tragic right now.

Also, the flashbacks may be somewhat heavy handed. Apparently, her mom may have tried committing suicide after the death of her father and I kind of think Hye-yi was locked in that room on purpose so that the children couldn’t stop it or be involved. (And it brought chills to my spine thinking about this as I know a very real family that did this—locked the kids in their room while dad killed mom and then himself. The oldest child broke his way out of his door and found them the next morning.) I think this is why Hae-yi has basically stepped up and is the mother to her younger brother. Her mother has gone through severe depression and suicidal ideation and likely an attempt as well. She has not been able to adequately raise her children while going through this. Hae-yi had to step up. The scene when Hye-yi demands her brother’s report card and then tells him she’s signing him up for a new math tutor academy and then goes a pays for said academy is because she’s had to. And he’s first in everything but math. And their mother resigning herself in the background when Hye-yi scolds her brother for not aiming for what he wants to do because it’s too expensive to study premed computing engineering is because she can’t command the situation. Hye-ri already stepped into that parental role years ago. So I think that is one of the darker things about this drama, never mind the curse and death threats and freak accident that killed a member.

Overall, I’m interested in the team, the story, and how the FL overcomes her trauma as well as learning more about both the MLs and their families and pasts. I do like the 2ML as well. I also think the mysterious guy is the one team member that waited 3 years to get on the team—from engineering maybe? He already knows Hye-yi is getting bribed to be on the team and tattled on her for missing practice. I really don’t like him. Is he our would-be murderer? The flash forward shows a male hand and figure in a letter jacket when they showed her as blood splattered on her face. Which then tells me that maybe the one who dies killed himself in front of her? That’s just messed up. I don’t know how dark this will get, but it seems like it’s not the light-hearted fun many were led to believe.

This is how I waited for this drama because of the main male actor and it turned out to be such a disappointment. A strange, convulsive, repetitive plot with unpleasant characters. I literally don't have a single character I care about. While watching, I found myself wishing the characters badly. I cannot watch the drama that evokes these feelings in me.

By everyone's comments, this sounds good enough to at least try. I usually don't like youth driven dramas but this might break that streak if it is well done character portrayals. the underdog part is what interests me most.

Finally got around to Ep 2! I am liking this drama. I like the main characters and inspite of the cliche's the show seems to handle it well.
The FL is great and ML is nice too. I just wasn't expecting them to grow closer this soon. That has me worried since the show is 16 episodes! I hope it doesn't switch genre by ep 8 into a full blown thriller.. That is not what I signed up for!!

I'm enjoyed premiere episodes. Lavish, fabulous rococo costumes during cheerleading scenes, excellent cinematography and even so-good editing. This was a thriller-mystery melodramatic romantic comedy-drama and that cast had great acting after I sold to this Kdrama already. I want to see bit of kissing scenes throughout this Kdrama and even more Bae In-hyuk cute scenes that caught my eyes.
So I saw before each episodes' disclaimer that there's an onscreen casino. So is the onscreen casino was meant to be a SBS promotion to other TV show, a teaser to an ad, a SBS sweepstakes or this Kdrama's clues? So I'm gonna find out soon.
So into the premiere episodes, I saw that this Kdrama teased the winter scenes. I got two problems: (1) I'm worried that this Kdrama might turn into a horror genre soon when this Kdrama writer will put a lot of horror scenes/storylines and (2) I'm so worried that the final episodes of this Kdrama might be a real preemption victim by Qatar World Cup (which slated next month) once SBS will announce the Qatar World Cup schedule which affect this Kdrama. I hope that two problems will resolve quickly.

Does anyone else remember the second couple in Go Back Couple? They were in their university's cheer/pep squad and had outfits that looked similar 😆 That drama took place in the past though, so I'm wondering if the costumes are supposed to look dated 🤔

I'm really liking this show. Han Ji Hyun is really good, and the other cast members are doing a great job as well. I would say the only thing that annoys me is the prophecy, which bothers me because I'm too superstitious myself. Otherwise super entertaining to watch!

I think Yoo Min is now the cheer instructor/leader for their "rival" college. I don't think the costumes are that bad, a bit extravagant but Jang Gyuri looks good in hers, and Han Ji Hyun has great body lines so she looks good in everything.

I quite like this show despite the mystery. Its interesting and I do hope it does not take itself too seriously though. I actually don't want anyone to die in this year's Theia members.
I was actually expecting more of a Bring It On cheer squad with the dance and gymnastic routines. Not sure if korean college cheer squad does anything like that. I actually love watching cheer dance competitions. But regardless, I do love a good underdog story so I am invested (for now) to see Theia succeed.
I actually like the cheer captain, Jung Woo. His love for the squad depsite the challenges and other people's poor opinion of him/group. While Hae Yi is a typical hard working Candy with a sad past and a horrible ex to boot. I do like her Mom who does not take her words to heart. I do hope she imprpves her relationship with her brother, who resents her bossy attitude. Sun Ho is a rich kid who is sheltered all his life so I can already tell that he will be disappointed. He will not connect with Hae Yi like Jung Woo is relating to her now.
I just watched the first two episodes on a whim and hope it will continue to hold my interest.

Finally got round to watching these episodes. It's definitely... different. Still don't know what to make of the costumes, even in college, I was too cynical for the cheerleading thing, but I love the FL and her background. I'm sticking around for another few episodes for her!

It caught my attention because of the Go west.
Not sure if I understand the purpose of the Cheerleading team. It does not seem to be associated with sports.
Could have been better without the mystery part or could have had a better mystery plot.

I watched Infinite Challenge (yoo jae seok variety show) years ago and cheerleading for Y and K University had become one of their mission. I was amazed by cheerleading teams dedication to what they were doing. When they were performing, uniting supporters as one, they were so cool. It sent chills down my spine. Knowing real life elements in this drama made me eager to watch. The costumes, chants, songs, movements, rivalry, festival traditions, even locations are similar (i dare say, it’s the same). So far I don’t mind repetitive back stories (poor student, childhood trauma, etc) done in this drama. Watching Cheer Up made me reminisce infinite challenge’s episodes and i like it, both the feeling and the drama. Hope it wont go too far with repetitive storyline done across kdrama.