High School Return of a Gangster
High School Return of a Gangster is a 2024 South Korean fantasy teen action television series starring Yoon Chan-young, Bong Jae-hyun and Lee Seo-jin. Based on the manhwa of the same Korean title by Horol. It was aired on Lifetime from May 29 to June 19, 2024, every Wednesday at 14:00. It is also available for streaming on TVING, Wavve and Watcha in South Korea, and on Viu in selected regions. The first two episodes premiered at CGV Theater and were released on February 22, 2024.
High School Return of a Gangster was the top viewed drama on Viu in Thailand and Indonesia during its release.
Cast and characters
Main
- Yoon Chan-young as Song Yi-heon/Kim Deuk-pal
- # Song Yi-heon: A 19-year-old high school student who suffered from bullying and decided to end his life. He is the illegitimate son of Chairman Bae, owner of one of the largest construction companies.
- # Kim Deuk-pal: A 47-year-old gangster of the Chilsung Gang who dreams of studying and joining high school, as he wasn't able to study due to his poor background. One day, his soul enters the body of Song Yi-heon when he tries to stop the boy from committing suicide. Unable to escape the body of the young student, he finds out that the real Song Yi-heon was severely bullied, which caused him to commit suicide. He decides to punish his bullies and help him to get into university with good grades. During the process, he befriends the school's class president and popular boy, Choi Se-kyung.
- Bong Jae-hyun as Choi Se-kyung
- Lee Seo-jin as Kim Deuk-pal
Supporting
People around Kim Deuk-pal
- Won Tae-min as Kim Dong-soo
- Ko Dong-ok as Jong Cheol
- Lee Geung-young as Seo Chil-sung
People around Song Yi-heon
- Hwang Bo-ra as Lee Mi-kyung
- Lee Hee-jin as Song Min-seo
People around Choi Se-kyung
- Seo Tae-hwa as Choi Myung-hyun
People from high school
- Joo Yoon-chan as Hong Jae-min
- Lee Jeong-han as Byeong-cheol
- Jung Ji-in as Kim Ye-ji