Crash Course in Romance
일타 스캔들
“A side-dish shop owner and a celebrity math tutor find love in the exam wars”
The series follows the bittersweet relationship between a banchan shop owner whose daughter enters the war of Korea's college entrance exams, and a top hagwon instructor.
Jeon Do-yeon
as Nam Haeng-seon · LEAD
Jeon Do-yeon
Nam Haeng-seon
Jung Kyung-ho
as Choi Chi-yeol · LEAD
Jung Kyung-ho
Choi Chi-yeol
Shin Jae-ha
as Ji Dong-hui · SUPPORTING
Shin Jae-ha
Ji Dong-hui
Lee Bong-ryeon
as Kim Yeong-ju · SUPPORTING
Lee Bong-ryeon
Kim Yeong-ju
Oh Eui-sik
as Nam Jae-woo · SUPPORTING
Oh Eui-sik
Nam Jae-woo
Roh Yoon-seo
as Nam Hae-e · SUPPORTING
Roh Yoon-seo
Nam Hae-e
Jang Young-nam
as Jang Seo-jin · SUPPORTING
Jang Young-nam
Jang Seo-jin
Kim Sun-young
as Cho Su-hui · SUPPORTING
Kim Sun-young
Cho Su-hui
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Quick verdict
Should you watch?
A warm rom-com with a thriller edge and big ratings.
✓Fans of rom-coms with substance, exam-culture satire, and Jung Kyung-ho and Jeon Do-yeon
✗You dislike tonal shifts between sweet romance and crime
Story
What is it really about
A former athlete running a banchan shop crosses paths with a famous, fastidious private math instructor amid Korea's high-pressure exam culture — and a sweet romance grows alongside a darker mystery.
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