Highschool Return of a Gangster is definitely worth to watch!!
This Kdrama is literally very eye-opening, the reason is that the HSOAG is a very eye-catching series, all the episodes give you the best acting, the thrill, the suspense, the "I want to watch more" feeling . After watching an episode, there's always a feeling that "I want to watch the next episode right now", it's because of the plot and the way tge actors act, I really love it. Overall, it's very very good. What a series.Considerați utilă această recenzie?
SO SO SATISFYING to watch...!!
This drama is so good and fun to watch, the cast is doing a great job portraying the characters. The storyline is great. The bromance is wholesome.Considerați utilă această recenzie?
Take back your life
All the actors were just excellent. This drama series gives the details of what bullying can do. You were able to see from both sides of those being bullied and the bullies. It also makes you see, what is your role as a person watching the actions of a person being bullied. When we see the gangster take over the role of the teenager. He is able to enlighten and teach a better way. As adults communication is needed and observation on what's going on in your teens life. This is a drama series that would be a great watch with young people to educate them. It was short sweet and to the point. When lyou make a choice you must take accountability for your actions.Considerați utilă această recenzie?
SUCH A GOOD DRAMA!!!!!
I finished this and lemme tell you, the romance in here is insane idk if anyone else saw it but there is bromance in itidk the gang is so cuteee idk why but is just giving 1 dad taking 2 crazy toddlers but you guys should just watch it!!!
The fighting scenes are so high qualityyy omg this drama needs season 2!! cuz 8 ep is not freaking enoughhhhh someone tell me if this is gonna have season 2 or smttt WAHH T^T I also feel like the actors put so much effort into making this drama! the acting was also great!
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Righteous Gangster teaches about Life & Friendship! (A Short, Must Watch Drama)
This drama is heart-warming with tinge of action & comedy focusing on deep topics of bullying, child abuse, chaebol politics, family, friendships & life! Not your general soul/body swap drama, this one takes you on a ride in a crisp format of 8 episodes, that is satisfying in terms of plot, acting, music, visuals - putting it my list of best dramas of 2024, and definitely one of the best in short drama category.➥ Best Parts:
• ML Yoon Chan Young's dual role as an ahjusshi possessed high-schooler and emo-high school kid. Perfect Voice & Acting!
• Perfect action sequences!
• Great depiction & addressal of issues of school bullying, child abuse - with actual and hint of remorse & reformation.
• The gangster sidekicks were amazing - scary, charismatic, comedic but overall loyal. Delight to watch!
• ML giving love/care/respect to those who deserve it, and kicking as where needed.
• ML relationship with SML: starts on the wrong foot but quickens to a great bromance, making SML overcome his own fears.
• The ending - bittersweet, but happy and satisfying!
• The antagonist is a killer actress, even in less screentime, she gives a mean hateful aura. Shows a job done well!
➥ Special mention: Won Tae Min playing Dong Soo is handsome & talented, looking forward to see him in other dramas
➥ Weak Parts:
None - speaking in terms of Story, Acting, Cast, Music and every other metric. But feeling-wise, it was not a masterpiece when I compare it to other dramas I have seen in my life. Still a very, very, very good drama especially done well in a short format.
➥ Overall: Highly Recommended to Watch!
8 Episodes + Good Plot, Acting, Music, Visual + Satisfying Pace & Ending. Also, Yoon Chan Young is an actor to watch out for - his voice and visuals are definitely noteworthy! ❤️
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The end was good BUT felt plain at the same time…
Before I start, huge shoutout to the writers for not making feminine characters cringey or ´useless ´ !****
I enjoyed it so much ! I would totally recommend though they are little flaws but first let me give my thoughts on the characters !
The body swapping thing was done in a good way and benefited the character that needed the most in this show : Yi Heon. BUT people not noticing how it could have no longer been yi heon in that body at some point, making too much mistakes (on the honorifics, on his culture and on the way he has of speaking) even deuk pal’s best friends was quite concerning. Especially when he even stopped talking to them like he was yi heon and kept relating things only him could know and that even if you tell to someone else you wouldn’t give those extremely precise details (like the price of the suyuk). In episode 6, after more revelations, they still stuck with the idea he was their boss’ son, he tried at the beggining (a few minutes lol) to not drop honorifics but he quickly did and nobody seemed to notice…I mean it could have been credible at some point because he was an outcast and no one really heard him talking ´properly’ but this became unrealistic at some point. At least Se kyung noticed from the beggining something was off.
Talking about him (Se kyung), I loved his character so much because he had depth,and a lore/ background. If the series wasn’t censored, I feel like with his family situation, he is quite closeted and that’s understandable honestly seeing how abusive his father is.
Then his father is such a garbage ! Even when confronted to what he did, what scars he left on his son, he decided to stay blind… Using a track app, spying on him through camera, through his ´friends’, or even telling a little child he should be strong and to watch the dead corpse of his beloved dog is just beyond EVIL!!!
And se kyung’s mom was at the beggining a hope for me, I thought she would save him from his father (after the call she gave the father, saying she’s gonna come back after the end of the business trip she was on) but judging by how long and violent the abuse (verbal and physical) has been and by the fact that she was never near him even in the flashbacks, I quickly lost every hope…
Jae min had the best character developpement to me. He took the time to start even realizing how bad he was being bullying others but what I liked was that he was receptive to the punishment at some point. I appreciated seeing the process from realization to regret and remorses. He, contrary to his ´friends’ actually learnt from their excuses.
He even had trust in his friends when they started lowkey bullying him and wanting to hand him to gangsters because he considered them as his friends. But as it’s often said, in a group of bullies, each of them is susceptible of turning their backs and ending up bullying on of their ´friends’ and that’s what jae min’s ´friends’ showed.
I loved how he became a better version lf himself and even got closer to his young sister !
Deuk Pal’s pals (pun intended !) will always have a special place in my heart because of how close they’ve always been and even after his death never stopped trying to avenge the person who represented their family at this point. For this they will always have my respect !
Yi Heon and his family (his mother) deserves happiness they suffered so much as well. The chairman was never showed but I hate him with all my guts as I hate se-kyung’s father. He never actually cared about him. He shouldn’t have has an affair with yi heon’s mother if he wasn’t able to take responsabilities and act like the father he is ugh ! Giving cars, money etc.. doesn’t replace love !
The secretary, Lee Mi Kyung will always have my hatred because she was a big part of the abuse yi heon underwent…
The staff of yi heon (the driver and the housekeeper) also are such good supportive characters!
The class of yi heon turned their vests as soon as he ´changed’ a bit. I didn’t expect he would accept/ forgive them that quick smh but they turned out to be quite nice especially the group of girls and the guy he started hanging out with afterwards (expect when they started doubting him after the bullying allegations tho… Fortunately, the doubting part didn’t really last).
- LOVED THE AESPA AND NCT (IU as well) REFERENCES BTW!! -
Before I finish by something that REALLY bothered me, Jae hoon was a character that was annoying. I will always remember the moment se kyung told him politely to f*ck off !
Once again as many pointed out censoring the gay romance in here was a mistake since you could sense they had a background together, especially by the way se-kyung was always looking at yi-heon, taking care of him (don’t get me wrong many close friends do that) BUT they had the chemistry and I can’t help but feel it was still implied. Also at the beginning when deuk pal was reading yi heon’s diary, the way yi-heon was talking about wanting ´to be se-kyung’s friend’ was giving crush (also friend crush smh- yk when you wanna be friends with someone so bad-). I know I proved it could be just a close friendship representation but knowing they were supposed to be dating in the webtoon but that it was changed (because of the korean society I assume) just makes it feels quite off…
Something doesn’t really click, wasn’t the tablet supposed to be broken since the beginning ??? I mean he was frustrated reading yi heon’s diary and he broke the tablet with his hands so how come he could access the same diary on the tablet (end of episode 7) ? ?
The cast is incredible as well as their acting. The OSTs are completely accurate and fit in the mood of the series !
I honestly don’t get why people are mad at the end because it was a greag closire to both yi heon and deuk pal.
Deuk pal got to bid real goodbyes to his relatives (dongsoo, jeoncheol and the boss) but also se kyung. On his side Yi heon got to have an explanation session with se kyung. Everything was so emotional in that last episode ! I mean yes I hated the fact yi heon actually left tho because this felt plain to me, he deserved some happiness as well… ???. I’m bawling my eyes out rn.
I MEAN I FELT LIKE I WAS GETTING PREPARED (BY THE WRITERS) THE WHOLE TIME FOR THE RETURN OF YI HEON FOR HIM TO ACTUALLY LIVE BUT ENDED UP HAVING DEUK PAL (I LOVE HIM THO) LIVING IN HIS PLACE. IT WAS KINDA OFF CONSIDERING HE ´LIVED ´ (EXPERIENCED) MORE THAN YI HEON.
Jae hoon being sincere and regretting his actions was not on my wishes yet I appreciated it. He’s gaining more of my sympathy smh
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The best ongoing kdrama I've ever watched
Tbh, this drama is so so underrated, why we're not hyping the dramas that deserves! Every character nailed there roles, Yoon chan young, the way with too much potential and strength he portray the both characters is just something everyone can't do, and he came, devoured and left no crumbs, I'll highly recommend this drama to those who enjoyed school dramas, this is what school looks like, not they're showing nowadays!Considerați utilă această recenzie?
A quality show
When I think on it or talk about the finale too much, there's many things that can be said to have been disappointing or falls short; maybe some would even say "unsatisfying" HOWEVER when I actually watch the show, I enjoy it. It's a surprisingly wholesome story and for me, its conclusion is totally fitting and subverted expectations.The actors did such a good job and it was a nice balance of humor and heart. After watching this, I wanted to see the actors in more projects and even see them act together again.
It's just a good and entertaining show.
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A badass (amazing) drama, gives weak hero class vibes (but less dark)
7/1/24 : First episode, last minutes till the end of it and I am all exited !!Like toes curling, hands griping the seat... Love the vibe, love this start
I really had to take a break to write this and share !!
7/1/24 : Halfway through it and It's still so cool to watch
7/2/24 : More than half into it, I didn't change my mind. This drama is so cool. I don't have words, It's seems like I lost all my vocabulary with this one and I can't be more precise but it's the kind of drama I want to share and talk about, I want to watch it with someone, love it with somebody.
7/2/24 : The drama is amazing. Even tho it's not the final I wanted and expected, it's still good and it's still hard to let go of the characters. I'm still crying right now because I get attached to ML and I'm so sad there is a end for me. I'd like to know so much more, stay some more to discover more of his personality and the friendships he built just being a wonderful human being.
For sure I'm going to rewatch this
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BROMANCE!!!
FREAKING LOVE THIS ❤️ ?I'm not a big fan of romance stuffs. So at first I was looking for a drama with no romance and I found this by chance. I knew this drama from a fb post and I searched it to see what type of drama is it. And I have watched it just in 1 day.
I can say that this is one of the most motivational high school drama. Not only for studies but also for life. I love their friendship ❤️
The most important thing is there is no romance. I've been fed up with those high-school romance sweet dramas and this one is exceptional.
And I want to say one thing. It's okay if you see the reviews comments before watching any darama series. But most importantly don't think that drama is boring and that one is good based on other's thoughts. Cause it's different for person to person. So watch yourself and decide. Good luck!
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Interesting story line & Friendship
High School Return of a Gangster tells the story of a gangster who 'wants to go to college' and possesses the body of a 19 year old outcast high school studentIt certainly has interesting characters and exciting storyline.
Awesome characters, great story, great balance between drama and action, love the humour in the series.
In My opinion it must watch drama
All actor play as role beautifully,its catch in the eye.
Once you start watching drama you will get excited as well as curiosity what will happen next .
There is little bit of flirty .
It's show Friendship between boys
There will be mother's love .
Gang member loyalty
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If anyone insists on romanticizing a relationship between a man nearing 50 and a 19-year-old teenager, perhaps it's time for some self-reflection because that is deeply concerning to me.
Beyond the characters, the show imparted valuable lessons. Firstly, it taught us that when someone is truly tired of their life, regardless of any changes in their lives, may it be good changes, nothing can change their mind. If they are tired, they are tired. Secondly, it emphasized that adults are not always right, and standing up for oneself in front of adults is not only acceptable but sometimes necessary. Third, it tackles verbal and emotional abuse. My heart goes to, Sekyung and Yiheon. They deserve better parents.
Moreover, the show featured one of the most compelling redemption arcs I've seen, adding another layer of depth to its narrative.
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