High School Return of a Gangster (2024)

Very satisfying story

I am not familiar with the web novel of it I heard that the original stort las BL stories on it but the production removed it thats why there are many bashers were dismayed by it. Although they remove the BL story I can tell that this series is well made and they presented a good drama.
It is the story of a old gangster whose soul is being transferred to a young teenager. The teenager experience bullying and comes to a point where he wanted to end his life because he don't want to involved in the cruelity of bullying . One day the soul of the old man Kim Deuk Pal is being transferred to the student life of Song Hi Yeon, he then took the revenge for all the bullying that he experienced in their hands. He punished them and gave them lesson.
Kim Deuk Pal whose in the body of Song Hi Yeon found a real friend in Se Kyung, they shared experiences and the pains that they had to faced. There are many hindrance with their friendship, some people don't want them together because they believed that HI Yeon ia a bad influence at Se Kyung because they think that ML rs from a gangster wherein he is the one whose being bullied.
There are many lives haa been touched by KDP lives in SHY body. One of them is his men in gangster life. He cared so much to his family and makes sure that everything is being settled.
Although they remove the BL story I still get kilig with theie gestures. They pass to be in the BL series for me hehehe.
I super like this drama for its short and direct to the point, even if its a short series but levee a big impact and learns a lof of lessons.

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Rewatch value - 11 out of 10

I was hooked from the start and binge watched without initial expectations at the end - what a gem!
Just 8 episodes, could be more.
Heartwarming - I almost cried the whole 8 episode. Bromance - though bl elements were in place (hugs, support, escape to the beach and then to the motel, no hesitation to help each other).
The main thing: Im totally satisfied with the end, as there was no room for anything else. If Yi Heon returned - his life wouldnt be easy, just new difficulties : gangster resolved issues he saw, yes. However: did Yi Heon participated? Did he learnt how to deal with previous situations? No, he already gave up, and most importantly: who said it would be easy to even maintain what he would receive upon returning? It is sad, but true: from his perspective nothing has changed! He didnt resolve issues which led to suicide, and if he returned he would face new level of challenges just to maintain what Deuk Pal achieved - so technically, circumstances havent changed a lot to allow him to return and continue happy life. I would be rooting for Yi Heon return in two cases: if both could return and stay friends, or if Yi Heon actively participated in his life changes under Deuk Pal mentorship - but that will be completely different drama/scenario.
I also love humor in the drama and mature resolution of issues, without questioning or plot holes. No annoying characters or toxicity without redemption.

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A surprising friendship.

This is the bromance I didn't expect to stumble upon. We follow a young teenager, Yi Heon, who in his suicide attempt, welcomes the soul of a gangster, Kim Deuk Pal, into him. The premise is simple, he goes from a bullied, lonely and hopeless young man to a studious, social, popular one who likes to uphold justice in his school.
There, he 'meets', or at least connects with another young man, Se Kyung, with whom he will form a very strong friendship as this one tries to uncover Yi Heon's secret behind his change of personality. We witness scenes of friendship and support between the two young men from abusive households. They come to support each other.

I really didn't expect from the synopsis that this would turn out to be a bromance, I thought it would be a typical drama where the 'loser' reclaims his life, but it offers a better perspective that he finds people who care about him.

Similarly, the plot develops a little (as much as 8 episodes allow) with a secretary skemming to take the place of the chairman's wife, because yes Yi Heon turns out to be the illegitimate son of a rich chairman from a construction company. Along the way, Yi Heon meets Kim Deuk Pal's acquaintances, who obviously doesn't recognize him with his new body, this leads to a lot of action and misunderstandings.

Overall, it's really a 'break' series, that we consume between series that are very long or emotionally heavy. It's light and enjoyable, I would have liked the series to benefit from more episodes just to watch the friendship between Yi Heon and Se Kyung, but it makes sense that there are only 8 episodes.

The production and the actors are good. Yoon Chan Young is a rising actor that I kept my eyes on after his breakout series on Netflix, he keeps choosing interesting projects mixing action and complex acting, so to be continued.

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SO SO SATISFYING to watch...!!

This drama is so good and fun to watch, the cast is doing a great job portraying the characters. The storyline is great. The bromance is wholesome.

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Brilliant show but sad it was without a BL

I was wondering if I should watch it or not. A.s a lot of people i heard about the controversy since the creators decided to put the BL aspect out of this show. I do not agree with this. One would say I was also at the crossroad because I didn’t want to support something that deliberately took out an important part of the story out, especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ topics since I always try to support them, so it took me a while to make a decision to watch it.But I also have to admit that the execution of the show was amazing. I really enjoyed it from the beginning till the end.. And honestly, I also loved the Bromance part, I always love a good Bromance, but I still feel sad about it.

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