Weak Hero Class 1 (2022)

WE NEED s2 NOW!!!

?A bloody poem of unspoken problems, unborn friendships, and untold concerns. Weak Hero is not any kind of a manifest against violence, unlike Boyhood. It's a clear statement of what everyone could have had and what has lost to domestic and school violence. Friendship, trust, love, happiness, - all of them were wiped out with blood and boiling rage. It's been 1.5 years since the release of this drama, and I attest that the story gets better on the rewatch when you can closely examine the exquisite psychology behind it.

?The show proves that warlike personal relationships never bring any profit to anybody. Oh Beom Seok, aka the most hated villain, was adopted for his congressman dad's political influence. In psychology, bad relationship with parents can predict lower friendship quality, and it's exactly what happens in the drama with Beom Seok. His dad doesn't recognize him as an individual and physically abuses him on a daily basis, which results in Beom Seok struggling with social life. He is anxious even around his new friends and expects betrayal from them.

Beom Seok is so traumatized and broken that he can't navigate a regular relationship anymore. His new friends technically do nothing wrong, but they are no psychiatrists and they don't know how to treat Beom Seok in his condition. While therapy isn't going his way, and he reserves to violence as the only way to relieve his mental pressure. Hong Gyeong's performance as Beom Seok gave me chills. It is absolutely stellar.

?"Keep on pushin" says the slogan on Ahn Soo Ho's jacket, but, honestly, does he have a choice not to? He is all alone, without parents, working part time and sleeping at school. This life made him independent, taught not to expect anything in return and not to risk recklessly. But despite that, Soo Ho is loyal in good relationships. He trusts his friends enough to keep his phone unlocked. He is a little bit insensitive, but able to admit his fault and give someone a second chance. Exactly this attitude makes Ahn Soo Ho the best character in the show - and the one who's hurt the most.

?"You did nothing wrong", says Yeon Shi Eun's dad after his son causes major injuries to the three bullies who hurt his friend. Shi Eun is reluctant to form any relationship since his parents take little interest in his life, but he is considerate and caring in a friendship that accidentally came his way. He found his escape in keeping his brain busy by solving math problems, but math books will protect his friends only if used as weapons. As his rage grows he seeks justice in violence, too.

?Be careful when watching Weak Hero. You may find yourself falling for that violence when you start wishing some of the characters to be hit - this is exactly what the drama warns you about. After all the terrible things Beom Seok has done, you may start feeling satisfaction from seeing him being physically abused by his father, forgetting that abuse shaped him that way in the first place. There are many viewers who are angry for justifying Beom Seok's behavior, but there is no justification there, just as there is no justification for Shi Eun's aggression. It's just the way the society works. We cannot stop bullying and abuse if it's a regular part of our life.

That said, can you name Shi Eun the hero of this story? Or antihero? Or maybe this title belongs to Ahn Soo Ho? Or is it all a big irony? The drama wants you to decide yourself, and it doesn't offer a solution to the world peace. This brutality and honesty, in my opinion, along with the brilliant production is the root of its success worldwide.

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best kdrama

i’ve never gotten so attached to characters in just 8 episodes but i love si eun and soo ho so so much. every episode is so sickening but in the best way possible. the build up to every single fight was excruciating but i loved it. i usually hate the bully story lines in k dramas but it was used in such a different and actually interesting way in this show. 

i absolutely loved all three main characters at first, including bum seok, and then his character flip happened and i tried to just think that he’s mad at his father and taking it out on his friends but you really cant use that to justify his actions by the end. by the last episode i don’t think anything could have made me genuinely feel sorry for bum seok. (also up until like episode 6 i thought the reason that beom seok was mad was that he was gay and had a big crush on soo ho…………was definitely proven wrong)

by the seventh episode you could kind of tell where it would go just by the build up of it but i don’t think anything could have prepared me for seeing that fight. i stand by the fact that soo ho did absolutely nothing wrong, bum seok was just so insecure with himself that he took it out on someone who wasn’t.  soo ho i love you. 

si eun was an amazing friend from the very beginning. he always cared about the other two no matter what and did selfless things to be a good friend and not to look like a good friend like bum seok. i love love love how they told his story. it felt cohesive and no matter how attached i got to someone else it really always felt like i was watching in his pov which i rly appreciate.  

one of the best shows i’ve seen. the highs were rly high and some parts made me so happy but the lows were rly really low………… 

also shin seung-ho call me

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MY FAV DRAMA TILL NOW

The acting was so good, same goes for the soundtracks I even added a song to my Playlist. I'll definitely rewatch this!! I loved the story so much, especially Oh Beom Seoks character/story! I liked it so much. Park ji Hoon's acting is also no joke! Loved all the actors and am very addicted to this series haha. I can't wait for season 2... all the fighting/action scene's were so good and I loved the emotional scene's. I understand why people hate on Oh Beom Seoks actions but I feel to attached to his role that I understand his reasons. I If u like the acting of the main characters u should watch Twinkling Watermelon and Revenant!!

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Weak Hero Class 1 Review - ZyKuu

A unique drama about school violence. Follows the story of an introvert named Si-eun. I loved his acting I believe it was played to a tee. I also really enjoyed the performances by Soo-ho, Bum- seok, and Seok-dae. I found the rest of the cast pretty mediocre. The storyline was interesting in the first half but was slowly losing me in the second half. My favourite fight scene came from the second episode. Action was engaging and suspenseful. This series was very easy to binge through given that each episode is between 35-40 minutes. Overall a good show, i'm glad I gave it a shot!

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except for soo ho who's in coma and beomseok betrayal, the whole story is different from the webtoon

the only thing lacking abt the drama compared to the webtoon is how the relationship between si eun and soo ho started. I don't think it make sense that si eun just come at soo ho's table out of nowhere and asking to have a luch tgt, he's not even type of person who's gonna have a conversation with anyone in class?

for reference, in the webtoon it's soo ho who's come to si eun first bcs he was curious how is this kid still can concentrate and always studying even in the very uncondusive class

if you wanna know only this drama's story on webtoon, you don't have to read the whole webtoon, you can just read it on ahn soo ho chapter

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Deserves much more appreciation!

Completed WeakHeroClass1 and uffff I am so so so impressed with the whole cast especially Park Jihoon. The plot was so intense, always kept me at my toes. The amount of emotions I felt especially the fear, agitation and sadness. Weak Hero Class 1 deserves all the appreciation! The theme of the story is definitely about students who struggle through bullying in their school (which is a huge problem in Korea) and it's not first time it is done. But ! once you watch Weak Hero Class 1 you will understand how it's different. The character of Park Jihoon and how he faces everything head on despite of being a struggling weak Kid, is what makes it different.

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