‘Crash Course in Romance’ series review: Love in the time of academic pressure, competition, and parental trauma

March 06, 2023 04:39 pm | Updated 07:56 pm IST K-Drama Crash Course in Romance, unlike its English title, isn’t just a crash course in ‘romance’ and nor is it a romantic comedy. There are competitive mothers, the pressure of high school academics, jealous classmates, parental trauma, scheming professional rivals, scandals by the dozen, AND a murderous psychopath on the loose. Crash Course in Romance Director: Yoo Je-won Cast: Jeon Do-yeon, Jung Kyung-ho, Roh Yoon-seo, Oh Eui-shik, Shin Jae-ha Episodes: 16 Run time: 70 minutes Storyline: Chronicles of a bittersweet relationship between a banchan shop owner and a top hagwon instructor Haeng-Seon’s shop is located near an academic district, filled with tutoring academies that high school students and their parents make a beeline for, in droves. There’s also a social media high school academics mom-influencer Su-Hee who is obsessed with her daughter’s studies and is seemingly oblivious to her mental health struggles as well as her cheating husband.