High School Return of a Gangster
조폭인 내가 고등학생이 되었습니다
“21 Jump Street meets a body-swap manhwa”
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.
Yoon Chan-young
as Yi-heon/Kim Deuk-pal · LEAD
Yoon Chan-young
Yi-heon/Kim Deuk-pal
Bong Jae-hyun
as Choi Se-kyung · LEAD
Bong Jae-hyun
Choi Se-kyung
Won Tae-min
as Kim Dong-soo · SUPPORTING
Won Tae-min
Kim Dong-soo
Lee Seo-jin
as Kim Deuk-pal · SUPPORTING
Lee Seo-jin
Kim Deuk-pal
Seo Tae-hwa
as Choi Myung-hyun · SUPPORTING
Seo Tae-hwa
Choi Myung-hyun
Kim Se-won
as Kim Yeon-ji · SUPPORTING
Kim Se-won
Kim Yeon-ji
Joo Yoon-chan
as Hong Jae-min · SUPPORTING
Joo Yoon-chan
Hong Jae-min
Lee Kyung-young
as The Boss · SUPPORTING
Lee Kyung-young
The Boss
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Quick verdict
Should you watch?
✓Body-swap comedy fans, viewers who liked Weak Hero Class 1 with a lighter touch, anyone after eight quick episodes
✗School-bullying storylines are hard for you, or you want the premise played straight
Story
What is it really about
A 47-year-old gangster wakes up in a teenager’s body, and the joke keeps giving way to the reason he stays: the boy whose life he borrowed was worth protecting.
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