High School Return of a Gangster
TV Series2024 · 1 season · 8 episodes · Ended

High School Return of a Gangster

Taste attributes: dramasci-fi & fantasyfantasyslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricateglossycomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: a smart fantasy series. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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Season

Season 1

· 2024 · 8 episodes

Kim Deuk Pal is a 47-year-old gangster who is the #2 guy in his gang. He doesn't have an educational background due to his poor parents, but he dreams of attending a university. Deuk Pal has been studying to achieve his dream, but it's not easy. One day, he sees a young man, Song Yi Heon, about to kill himself. At that time, Deuk Pal's spirit possesses the body of the suicidal 19-year-old high school student. Deuk Pal soon learns that Yi Heon is a victim of bullying, which has caused him to want to take his own life. Now, in Yi Heon's body, Deuk Pal takes on the bullies to punish them and…

Episodes (8)
  1. 1Deuk Pal Goes to High School29 May 2024

    Deuk Pal is about to become the boss of the Chilsung Gang. While mulling over giving up his dream of going to university, he tries to save Yi Heon from jumping off a bridge. Unfortunately, Deuk Pal loses his life but takes over Yi Heon's body. He learns of Yi Heon's misfortunes and resolves to avenge his suffering as…

  2. 2You Are Not Song Yi Heon29 May 2024

    Deuk Pal, now inhabiting Yi Heon’s body, arouses suspicion from Se Kyung due to his noticeable deviation from his usual self. Despite Deuk Pal's attempts to mimic Yi Heon's behaviour, the other kids begin to question the sudden change in him. Particularly with Jae Min persisting in ridiculing Yi Heon, Deuk Pal plots a…

  3. 3Deuk Pal Takes Charge5 Jun 2024

    Deuk Pal proves he can fight in Yi Heon's body and gains control over Jae Min and his underlings. The kids at school can't believe how different Yi Heon is and are shocked. Se Kyung gets DNA testing done to see if Yi Heon is still the Yi Heon he knows, and Deuk Pal focuses on his studies and setting things right for…

  4. 4Yi Heon's Mom Kidnapping5 Jun 2024

    Deuk Pal and Se Kyung save Yi Heon's mom from getting kidnapped. Luckily, she was unharmed. Although he has a hunch about who might be responsible, Deuk Pal vows to protect Yi Heon and his family without the police involved. Meanwhile, Jae Min approaches Deuk Pal to find out if the police are looking for him, but Se…

  5. 5Yi Heon Warns Dong Soo12 Jun 2024

    Se Kyung witnesses Yi Heon getting abducted but can't do anything about it because he remembers Yi Heon telling him not to call the police about anything. He asks Jae Min for help, but Jae Min cowards out. Meanwhile, Yi Heon deals with the gangsters and tells them things that shock them.

  6. 6Reach Out12 Jun 2024

    Deuk Pal and Se Kyung go to see the ocean and have a day off. Se Kyung talks about his father who’s been trying to control him since young and how it made him stressed and suffocating. Se Kyung’s father comes to school and calls for the violence committee. Meanwhile, Deuk Pal finds out that Yi Heon’s mother has been…

  7. 7This Is Your Last Chance19 Jun 2024

    Deuk Pal found out that the school bullies reported Yi Heon for school violence. He orders Dong Soo and the gang to get Lee Mi Kyung since she is the one behind them. Byung Chul tells Jae Min to join him and report Yi Heon as well. Jae Min feels guilty about falsely charging Yi Heon, but he's also scared that he might…

  8. 8Goodbye19 Jun 2024

    Jae Min confesses to bullying Yi Heon and other kids at school. Thanks to Jae Min, the charges are dropped, but Deuk Pal still needs to find Mi Kyung so that she won't come back to threaten Yi Heon and his mother again. He decides to meet Chairman Bae and set everything right. Meanwhile, Yi Heon's soul returns and…

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Synopsis

A spirit of a middle school dropout gangster who accidentally possesses an 18-year-old boy’s body who killed himself, goes back to high school to take a revenge against the bullies with his gangster skills and encounters unexpected relationship.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Genre
Drama
Year
2024
Episode length
65 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Number 3 Pictures
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