Hwang Min-hyun announced the thrilling start of a spectacular study group formation period.

Tving original ‘Study Group’ (directed by Lee Jang-hoon and Yoo Beom-sang, written by Eom Seon-ho and Oh Bo-hyun) unveiled on the 23rd. From the surprising action of ‘Hyun-shim-jjin’ (a loner who hides his strength) Yoon Ga-min to the touching story of successfully recruiting the first member of the study group, Kim Se-hyun (played by Lee Jong-hyun), it presented exhilarating high school action from the beginning.

Above all, Hwang Min-hyun‘s passionate acting, which maximizes the surprising charm of ‘study nerd (passionate fan)’ Yoon Ga-min whose all abilities are focused on fighting prowess, is drawing attention. Director Lee Jang-hoon’s directing, which properly captured the clear and cheerful flavor of the original webtoon, also shined. In addition to the fast and rhythmic action, the details such as the art concept, music style, and screen color to maximize the genre pleasure of high school action films were on a different level. In addition, the rookies‘ activities, who completed characters with a high synchronization rate, as the production team said that they melted the actors’ innate charm into the characters, also attracted attention.

Episodes 1 and 2 of ‘Study Group’ depicted the dynamic story of ‘study nerd’ Yoon Ga-min entering Yuseong Technical High School. Yoon Ga-min entered Yuseong Technical High School with the goal of going to college, but contrary to expectations, his grades were at the bottom. Yoon Ga-min set out to find a friend to study with as a last resort. However, there was one thing Yoon Ga-min did not know. Yuseong Technical High School was a world of survival of the fittest where there was constant fighting over rankings and rankings fluctuated. Kim Se-hyun, the first ‘Study-ready look’, who was caught on Yoon Ga-min‘s radar, was also ranked 171st in the rankings, and was enduring each day worrying about survival rather than studying.

Despite Kim Se-hyun’s iron wall, Yoon Ga-min‘s tenacity continued to woo him. Kim Se-hyun told Yoon Ga-min, who was hovering around him and pestering him to form a study group, that it was impossible to study at Yooseong Technical High School as long as Pi Han-ul (played by Cha Woo-min), the son of the Yeonbaek faction chairman and the mastermind behind the ranking fight, was there, but Yoon Ga-min didn’t care. When Yoon Ga-min, who was trying to piece together the pieces of his torn-up report card and asked him to study together and go to college, Kim Se-hyun turned around angrily, saying, “Don‘t tell me to study when you don’t know anything.”


An incident occurred that shook Kim Se-hyun‘s heart. Yoon Ga-min came to the rescue of Kim Se-hyeon, who was being bullied by Lee Hyun-woo (Park Yoon-ho), like a hero. However, Kim Se-hyeon’s reaction was unexpected. Kim Se-hyeon snapped at Yoon Ga-min, saying that survival was more important to him than studying, but Yoon Ga-min, who first noticed his desire to study and took care of him, was very concerned. Kim Se-hyeon showed his gratitude by putting the math error notebook that he had thrown away in Yoon Ga-min‘s desk drawer. However, before Yoon Ga-min could be happy, Lee Hyun-woo showed up and burned the notebook, which made Yoon Ga-min furious. Yoon Ga-min’s unexpected words to apologize to Se-hyeon, regardless of Lee Hyun-woo‘s fierce attacks, shook Kim Se-hyeon’s heart. Yoon Ga-min‘s unexpected fighting spirit, which subdued Lee Hyun-woo with a roundhouse kick, surprised everyone. Kim Se-hyun accepted Yoon Ga-min’s offer, saying, “What are you doing all this time? I‘ll do it, study group,” even though his hand was burned.

Meanwhile, Lee Han-kyung (played by Han Ji-eun) stepped forward to protect Yoon Ga-min, who was in crisis. She claimed to be the instructor, saying that she would fix the school’s problems with the study group. However, in order to maintain the study group, they were given a mission to complete 5 group members within 2 weeks. With the image of Yoon Ga-min, who was ranked number 1 dangerous person after his fight with Lee Hyun-woo, and the universe‘s strongest school, Yuseong Technical High School, saving members was mission impossible. The promised 2 weeks had passed, but Yoon Ga-min and Kim Se-hyun were still the only ones in the study group. At that moment, Yoon Ga-min’s cell phone rang, and the two of them ran to the classroom where the study group applicants were. Yoon Ga-min opened the classroom door with a nervous heart and returned to the female students‘ curious gazes. Will Yoon Ga-min be able to find the second member and safely protect the study group? This raised curiosity about the next story.

Episodes 3 and 4 of ‘Study Group’ will be released on the 30th.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com

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