●HOW I CAME TO IT
Watched an MV of Bae Ro Na and Joo Seok Hoon, thinking it to be a school drama but it turned out to be the kids from the makjang drama THE PENTHOUSE, which I avoided to watch but here I am after writing a review.

●FIRST IMPRESSION
It's a sickening crazy story with all sorts of ridiculous impossible plots.

●PLOT VIEW
Well, the opening hits hard with a murder, and if anytime you are getting curious what happened and there you fall in the slump to binge this ridiculous drama. It showcases the adult's selfishness, greed, adultery, cheating, and high expectations from their kids. The kids are thus pushed so much that they turn out to be bullies, cheating and hurting other fellow classmates and friends.
Every adult is selfish and seeing their acts of deceit and greed I clenched my teeth and I wanted to drop it but couldn’t. the story is fast-paced that once I skipped knowing further story but couldn’t understand. Each episode had some gripping high-tension scenes with unchewable truth, also unexpected new characters keep popping up giving the crazy storyline more spice. Each episode ends at a clue revelation or madness making the viewer watch the next episode. There was no normal conversation only shouting and fighting.
There are lots of bold kissing scenes too which might be uncomfortable to see if one is not ready to see the extent of cheating.
The only thing I didn’t like was the opera singing, simply because I don’t enjoy opera. It feels like screeching to my ears.
I liked Bae Rona in the beginning but as her mother helped her she became bratty more which was really irking.
Ha Eun Byoel was a tool for her mom. She was psychotic and gave creeps with her eye expressions.
While thinking that females are bad I saw that Men's are also gangsters in suits.

●ACTING/CAST
Exceptional, yeah that would be the word. Each actor played the part as if they are living it. The protagonist and antagonist are quickly differentiated with their storylines. Though the antagonist had got more shades to perform with the expressions of anger, deceit, and dishonesty. My favorite were Shim Su Ryun, Gu Ho Dong, and Oh Yoon Hee.
The young actors playing high schoolers were also marvelous. They had got a lot of potentials. I loved Joo SeokHoon and Bae RoNa and hope they be together.

●MUSIC
BGM and Osts were perfectly synchronized to give the right amount of tension. Violin music for the intense scene was galvanic.

●REWATCH
I don’t think I will rewatch this, it is mad and sickening. If only I had to rewatch I would go for RoNa and SeokHoon scenes.

●APPRECIATION
The glamorous representation of high society.
the Hera Palace, although its graphics it seems beautiful.
Yoon hee and Su Ryun friendship

●CRITICISM
nothing to criticize because that is how the crazy plot is written. I wish I don't agree but still gives lots of entertainment.

●FAV SCENE
Bae RoNa and Seok Hoon first meet
Cheon Seo jin and Oh Yoon Hee trophy fight

●RECOMMENDATION
For those who like ridiculous plots or say makjang.

●AFTERTHOUGHT
Just because you live in a place called a palace doesn't mean you will be the queen.
When you are living at the 100th floor, Penthouse they think that all the people are below them and they could trample over them. That was really evil thinking of the residents of Hera Palace.

Am also hooked up to watch the next two seasons of THE PENTHOUSE.