Hwang Min-hyun and the study group delivered a decisive blow to Cha Woo-min.

Episodes 7 and 8 of the Tving original ‘Study Group’ (directed by Lee Jang-hoon and Yoo Beom-sang, written by Eom Sun-ho and Oh Bo-hyun), which was released on the 13th, depicted Yoon Ga-min (played by Hwang Min-hyun) and the study group members infiltrating the YB Talent Development Institute to save Kim Soon-chul (played by Joo Yeon-woo), who was in danger of being falsely accused of murder. In addition, the tension increased as the study group, who took their first midterm exam, all successfully improved their grades, and a notice was posted at Yuseong Technical High School for Pi Han-ul (played by Cha Woo-min) to be a member of the guidance committee.

On this day, Lee Han-kyung (played by Han Ji-eun) confessed that Oh Jung-hwa (played by Kim Jung-young) was her past mentor and declared that she would return Yuseong Technical High School to normal. At that time, Yoon Ga-min, who entered the auditorium, launched a preemptive strike at Pi Han-ul, warning, “Does it hurt when you get hit? You‘re an ordinary person too. So don’t be too cocky,” causing another uproar at Yooseong High School.

In the meantime, Yoon Ga-min felt another sincerity from Kim Soon-chul, whom he ran into by chance. While they were having a sincere conversation, Chae Seon-ho (played by Kang Yoon) and Kim Jae-seung (played by Park Jae-hwi), members of the Yeonbaek faction and in charge of training the standing army, came to visit. The day after Kim Soon-chul disappeared with the Yeonbaek faction, shocking news was delivered. The culprit who murdered a man with a weapon the previous night was Kim Soon-chul. Even while being investigated by detective Na Tae-man (played by Shim Woo-sung), Yoon Ga-min couldn‘t shake the thought that Kim Soon-chul was not the murderer.


Kim Se-hyun (Lee Jong-hyun) and Choi Hee-won (Yoon Sang-jung) step forward after Yoon Ga-min believes that Kim Soon-chul’s grievances are unfair. The two discover that the juvenile crime rate has increased since he entered Pihanul. The study group members decide to believe Yoon Ga-min‘s ‘eyes that want to study’ of Kim Soon-chul. They decide to infiltrate the YB Group Human Resources Development Center following the circumstances that the standing army was covering up the criminal acts of the Yeonbaekpa executives. The Human Resources Development Center, which they entered pretending to be the standing army of the Black Warehouse, was full of dangers everywhere. While avoiding Pihanul and the Yeonbaekpa group, Yoon Ga-min was tied up in the rooftop lock, and while Lee Ji-woo was looking for a knife, evidence that would clear Kim Soon-chul’s name, he was caught by Chae Seon-ho, and Lee Joon met Seo Yu-bi (played by Lee Dong-hoon), a regular soldier of the Heukchang, and they had a fierce fight.

Just then, an unexpected person appeared at the talent development center. Kim Soon-chul, who had falsely surrendered and was heading to the police station, changed his mind after Na Tae-man‘s sincere persuasion and showed up. However, the Yeonbaekpa family member Chae Seon-ho was powerful. Just when things were looking up, Yoon Ga-min appeared swinging nunchucks and knocked Chae Seon-ho down by unsealing his uncle’s forbidden technique number 4, the ‘0-inch punch’.

With Kim Soon-chul determined to clear his name and make a fresh start, the study group‘s first midterm exam approached. After the exam, Yoon Ga-min received an urgent phone call that Kim Soon-chul’s grandfather was in critical condition. After the grandfather‘s last exam that Yoon Ga-min helped, Kim Soon-chul cried as he had to say goodbye to his grandfather. The study group achieved their goal of raising their overall ranking by at least 10th place in the entire school. And Lee Han-kyung succeeded in posting the notice for the opening of the Pihanul Guidance Committee after receiving approval from the Dean of Academic Affairs as promised.

The meaningful ending of Pihanul quietly watching the students fighting in the noisy Yooseong High School due to the Guidance Committee opening and turning around heightened the tension and piqued curiosity about the next story of the study group and Pihanul that is not over yet.

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

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