Original subtitles

(All people, incidents, and backgrounds in this drama

are fictitious and unrelated to reality.)

I'll do it.

- What? - I'll do it.

I'll join the study group.

You will?

- Hey. - What's that?

What are you all doing?

I'm sorry. Sir.

Assault and arson too?

What's your name?

Pardon? You mean me?

Hey.

Why did you come here?

What if you get into trouble for being with me?

Well...

The head of the study group...

- was detained, so... - What?

The head of the what?

You're so easy to please.

Oh. Here you go.

I found it while cleaning up the classroom.

Thanks.

Sure.

Okay.

Hey.

- What? - Yesterday, in the lab,

and in the classroom.

Thank you.

Don't thank me. We're friends.

I gave you gummy and vitamins,

and I waited for you...

while you slept in the library in case you were late for class.

Don't thank me for that either.

I wasn't grateful for that.

Were you cracking jokes when I told you to be remorseful?

Excuse me, sir.

Hey.

Shoot. It's them.

My gosh.

Walk. Go straight ahead.

Don't problem kids like him exist everywhere?

Don't worry too much.

We'll host an in-house school violence committee...

and expel him.

- I'll be expelled? - Vice Principal.

If you do wrong, you face the consequences.

But still, expelling him...

Silence.

Call his parents to school...

and prepare for the committee.

Do you understand?

Shall we finish your tour of the lab wing?

Isn't it the school that's in the wrong?

Ms. Lee.

Did I just mishear you?

This school...

cares more about...

one vice-commissioner than 600 students.

My goodness. I don't believe this.

One would think I'm a dreadful person.

He's the dreadful one.

The school bully who resorted to violence at school.

He had no choice but to respond...

as he was bullied and assaulted.

Resorting to violence because he was attacked?

- Violence... - Violence...

cannot be justified and you're very right.

I was here for two days...

and the Yusung Technical High School I saw so far...

I just don't know.

Is there even...

a way for the students here to protect themselves...

without relying on violence?

You're just the same, Ms. Lee.

You didn't place first in the recruitment test by luck.

She came first?

Yes. I remember now.

She came first in last year's teacher recruitment exam.

Lee Han Kyeong.

But for some reason she didn't register...

and she was disqualified.

That was you, wasn't it, Ms. Lee?

I'll become a teacher.

A teacher who influences her students...

in a positive way.

So, Ms. Lee.

How do you plan to correct this school's problems?

Well...

Even if you passed the exam in first place,

what can you do as a rookie on a temporary contract?

A study group.

A study group?

Yes, a study group.

It was...

this student's idea.

I'd like to work hard on it with him.

Sir.

Don't waste more time on a pointless discussion...

A study group. I think it's a good idea.

Sir.

Vice Principal.

Is there a problem with a student who wants to study?

I noticed the fire alarms didn't work.

Cigarette butts were everywhere, not to mention...

(3rd Period, English, Odd Number)

(Math)

("Study Group" YLAB)

(Story by Shin Hyung Uk, Drawn by Yu Seung Yeon)

(Study)

(Gather if you want to!)

(Hwang Min Hyun)

(Han Ji Eun)

(Cha Woo Min)

(Lee Jong Hyun)

(Shin Soo Hyun)

(Yun Sang Jeong, Gong Do Yu)

(Study Group)

Ga Min.

It's 34 minutes passed.

Thank you.

(I can do it)

Ga Min.

Wake up. Get ready for school.

Let's study hard again today.

- You're early today. - You too.

Wait...

Se Hyun.

What?

Bumping into each other here is a first, right?

You're right.

- It hurts. - What a mess.

Have you gone to a hospital?

Stop overreacting.

Why?

- Aren't we in the same study group? - You...

Hush.

Lower your voice.

By the way,

did the school vice-commissioner really approve it?

Yes.

It's the study group acknowledged by the Office of Education.

It's not all that hard, is it?

That was why you talked big, no?

Yes, I can do it.

Good luck with that.

The second the study group fails,

your contract ends too.

Thank you, Mr. Vice Principal.

I'm curious.

I wonder if you'll still go on about...

the pure idea of a study group and whatnot...

after experiencing this school longer.

Five students in two weeks?

Yes. Only then will it be accepted as an official club.

- I see. - We're doomed.

- Why? Are you not confident? - Well...

We have to find not one...

but three students to study in this school.

Guys. There's a saying that goes like this.

What was it again? It was said by Napoleon.

"My present misfortune is but the consequence..."

- "of time..." - Not that one. The other one.

"The best way to keep one's word..."

- "is not to give it." - No.

"If you measure us both against the earth..."

"Impossible is a word not found in my dictionary."

I expected something more special.

Youn Ga Min, Kim Se Hyun.

Don't you want to bring the Vice Principal...

who doesn't trust us down a peg?

Well, yes. We'd love to. But realistically speaking...

We can do it.

We can find members for our study group.

(Those who want to study, gather!)

- "Study?" - "Study?"

Is he a new type of wacko?

I want to play hooky even if I must smash my skull open. Right?

- Totally. - Totally.

Se Hyun.

Yes? What is it?

We'll find five in no time.

I doubt that.

What if we have over ten applicants?

Maybe 1st come, 1st served?

Or the order of grades?

If it was the order of grades, you'd be eliminated first.

First come, first served, it is.

Hello? I'm Youn Ga Min, the leader of Yusung High's study group.

You want to join our study group?

Which year and class are you in?

I'm Choo Ho Jin in 3rd year, Class 7.

Choo Ho Jin in Third year, Class...

I want to confess to a girl in the neighboring school,

but I'm too embarrassed to talk to others.

Can you give me a piece of advice...

It has only been three hours since we put up the posters.

Are you Youn Ga Min?

I heard the rumors.

(Ranks 3rd among the 1st years)

It's dangerous.

What a load of bull. Does he have the demon's power?

No fire can come out from his feet.

I saw it in person. He's super strong, okay?

Yoo Eun Ho swung a metal around,

but Youn Ga Min shot out fire from his feet and such.

Either way, he was no joke.

- At any rate, you'll get crushed. - Shut it.

That's nonsense. Isn't the loser acting really lousily?

- Whatever. Move it. - Goodness.

Seriously.

(Study)

Are you Youn Ga Min?

I heard the rumors.

You finally heard the rumor.

Nice to meet you.

Hold on.

The application form is...

It should be here.

You little...

It was in here.

Give me a minute.

Gosh. He's not even getting up from his seat.

What?

(Club Application Form)

He's finally getting up!

I'll get a new one from my locker.

Darn you...

- That must hurt. - Goodness.

- Did he pass out? - What?

Did you just see Youn Ga Min crush his head with the locker?

- That's unreal. - What a crazy guy.

What...

Why is he...

A nosebleed?

Are you okay?

Wake up!

Isn't slapping the guy who passed out crossing the line?

Seriously...

The guy who beat up Yoo Eun Ho. He's an evil being himself.

Why? Did something happen again?

- Listen. Our third in order... - Yes?

Got dragged into the library like some dog,

was pathetically beaten up with a book,

and had a flowerpot thrown on his head.

And twice at that.

- He got hospitalized. - "Hospitalized?"

He got hospitalized.

But...

did our school always have a library?

The guy from yesterday hasn't contacted you either, right?

I don't think he came to school today.

To think the first applicant would get sick. What a bummer.

No. He wasn't an applicant.

- What is it? - I'm changing our method.

How?

If they won't come, we'll have to find it ourselves.

Find what?

The eyes willing to study.

Here's what I want to know.

Why is that guy beating up people in the library and not on the rooftop?

The rooftop is the classic spot.

The library is huge. The sound echoes.

True.

So what, you idiot?

Goodness, you lot of fools.

How are you my friends?

That punk wants to enjoy the opponent's screams...

in surround sound.

Goodness.

- Get it? - He's a huge son of a gun.

- Do you understand? - What a wacko.

- He's a real psycho. - Really.

Hey.

Wait. My ramyeon is...

Guys with those crazy clear eyes are the real punks.

Who is he trying to form the study group or whatnot with?

Of course. He'll take people who will study.

After all, it's a study group.

Darn it. No one in our school wants to study.

- That's obvious, jerk. - What, jerk?

Taking guys who don't study at all...

and making them study will put them in pain.

- "Guys who don't study at all?" - You have a point.

- You get it, right? - Yes.

I'm doomed. Let me put my hair down.

- For real? - What the heck?

- What are you glaring at? - You fool.

Wait...

Let's go. No one seems interested.

Darn it.

My gosh. That crazy jerk.

Hey, he dodged a big one just now. Are you all right?

He's sending out a rescue signal, right?

He seems like he's in a lot of pain, doesn't he?

- Exactly. - Darn it.

I almost got dragged into the study group like that fool.

I told you that yesterday.

- Come on. I told you. - Gosh, I'm busy.

Don't be ridiculous.

- Hey. - What is it?

It's Youn Ga Min.

(Yusung Technical High School)

(No leaving food behind on Wednesday.)

That's odd.

I mean, it's what I was expecting.

No one in this school wants to study like you do.

That's not what I meant.

I don't see anyone around us.

Wait. Is that Park Gun Yeob?

Do you know him?

Yes. We went to the same middle school.

He went to the US in seventh grade.

When did he come back?

He studied in the US?

Hey! Don't talk to him.

Darn it.

I hear you're from the US.

You must be good at English then.

Do you want to join my study group?

A study group?

Yes.

I see. So you must be feeling pretty confident.

Or...

do you not care if people around you get hurt?

Good job, everyone.

- Thank you. - See you tomorrow.

Sounds good. What do you want to get?

I should go and work out too.

The call cannot be connected.

Your call is being redirected to their voicemail...

(Lee Hyeon U, 1st-Year, Class 4)

(Student Details Record)

(Homeroom Teacher: Lee Han Kyeong)

(Name: Lee Hyeon U, Address: 45 Namseokdong-ro)

(45 Namseokdong-ro)

(The online classes are on Vita Study!)

Must you run this study group?

Why don't you go to an academy?

Daechi-dong, Mok-dong, and Noryangjin.

I've been to all of them.

Or you can take online classes.

Chung Seung Je, Choi Chi Yeol, Jeon Jong Ryeol...

Okay.

I'm sorry.

But given your physical abilities,

shouldn't you play a sport instead of studying?

A sport?

I just exercise to build strength for studying.

Right. That's how people start.

But given your talent, you could pursue that path.

But I still prefer studying.

What?

You look visibly disappointed.

No one joined our study group yet.

Let's go out.

- Pardon? - You need a change of scenery...

from time to time.

Let's go.

Ga Min.

What about this?

I already have it at home.

- Is that so? - Yes.

What about this?

That too.

Ga Min, how about...

Se Hyun. How about this for you?

I'm good with anything.

My gosh.

What are you doing there?

What?

It's nothing.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Let's enjoy our food.

- Let's eat. - Thank you for the food.

- This is so good. - It's good.

Can I pick three things?

Sure. They all look good. Why don't you pick?

Are there supposed to be this many flavors?

- I'll take the rice flavor. - Yes.

And the chocolate one.

Ga Min. I have a question.

Why do you buy so many ballpoint pens?

Oh, this?

This pen is great for writing in curves.

So it's for studying math as I write a lot of numbers.

This doesn't produce a lot of ink clumps,

so I take notes with it.

Blue stimulates the production of serotonin which activates...

our brains, so it improves our memory.

And this one is new.

I wanted to give it a try since it has a nice balance.

I see.

Are you Dr. Ballpoint Pens?

- What kind of pen do you use? - Me?

The 30-cent pen from Monami.

The 30-cent pen from Monami.

That was the secret.

I can feel a sense of sincerity.

Like a no-frills pen which will suit the Gungseo font.

I should have bought that one too.

What a pity.

By the way,

why did you choose to come to our school...

when you got the highest marks on the exam?

Right. You could have gone to a better school.

Oh, that.

That's because...

My life was quite hectic around that time.

So I forgot to register.

That's so cool.

- Yes. Totally. - Right.

Anyway, we got to unwind today.

Let's not give up on the study group.

Let's try harder to make it work.

- Okay. - We can do this.

- We can do this. - We can do this.

Wait.

Why is this here?

No.

What is it?

It's not in here.

What? What's missing?

My book must have gotten into Ms. Lee's bag.

Well, you can get it back tomorrow.

Gosh, no.

What is it? What book is it?

I thought you had a curfew too.

Right.

(Contacts)

Right here.

(Youn Ga Min, 1st-Year, Class 4)

(Connecting)

Hi.

Hyeon U.

(Missed call from Ms. Lee Han Kyeong)

Hyeon U.

What are you doing?

We want to join the study group.

You told me to come anytime.

This isn't what I meant.

No?

I don't...

want to call the police. So leave.

Let's talk about this tomorrow at school.

You know what, Ms. Lee?

If we just leave, I might die.

Hyeon U.

I'm starting to get upset.

- So... - Ms. Lee.

You came to school only recently.

What have you done to lose favor?

I lost the favor?

Who else could it be?

Are you saying...

You really don't know, do you?

What do I not know?

- About Han Wul. - Han Wul?

Han Wul told me to make you quit.

I don't know how to do that.

Can you tell me?

(Youn Ga Min, 1st-Year, Class 4)

The call cannot be connected.

Please leave a message...

Ms. Lee.

Do you know why people are scared even though there are police?

Because they don't arrive...

until everything's over.

What the... Who turned off...

Hey.

(Yusung Technical High School)

You jerk!

You're the barrel, aren't you?

Gun Yeob.

How did you know I was here?

There you are.

(Yusung)

(Exit)

Your phone.

Hey. I found them!

Guys.

Let's calm down.

We...

Sorry, Ms. Lee.

I should've told you.

He's rude enough...

to beat teachers and women.

Bring it on.

But you'll have to risk your lives.

(Youn Ga Min, 1st-Year, Class 4)

They caught him.

Who's this jerk?

He looks familiar.

- Hey! - Dang it.

Hey! Take this!

I remember who that is.

You're Park Gun Yeob from Segang Middle School, aren't you?

Do you know him?

You'd know him too. He made the headline in the news.

In middle school?

Don't you remember the hate murder?

Shoot.

You scared me.

I knew it was him when he was in pain...

after getting hit on the left side of his stomach.

The stab.

Bring it on.

- You little... - Kick him.

You little...

Darn you.

Take this.

Stop. Please...

Take this, you jerk.

Take this.

Die.

What the?

Ms. Lee, are you okay?

- Let me go. - Stay right there.

Come here.

Hey, don't be scared.

What can he do when we outnumber him?

Shoot.

(Make a chance even in an inferno.)

Where did this prick go?

(Exercise: Nunchuck training)

Nunchuck?

It's hard to practice with since I made it sloppily.

Are you okay, Ms. Lee?

Are you hurt?

I heard you knew about that incident.

I can't let you off the hook.

What are you going on about, jerk?

Gun Yeob. Please stop.

Try to remember it.

You're one of Pi Han Wul's guys. You must've heard something.

I don't know, okay?

You opened Ms. Lee's apartment door with this, right?

How about I open your trap with this?

- Somebody stop him! - Be careful of your teeth.

- Know your limit. - Let go.

I don't know what got you angry, but you're overdoing it.

Know my limit?

How can I, when my mom passed away?

Get lost. Stop getting in my way.

Don't let go of it!

- Let go! - Don't!

Ms. Lee.

Do whatever you want with the guys who ran away.

A fair price to pay?

Don't put too much faith in it.

I'm telling you because you're a lot like my mom.

(Yusung)

You want to run a study group, right?

What?

- Yes. - Come to your senses.

You're in Yusung Technical High.

Hey, Ga Min.

Here.

Ms. Lee. Will you really be all right?

Yes.

Don't worry about me. Just study at home.

And...

you know we have time, right?

("Bruce Lee, 'You Are What You Think You Are'")

Ms. Lee...

It's me, Hoon Jae.

Please open the door.

I have something to tell you.

Ms. Lee. Can't you let me off the hook this once?

I'm sorry.

Han Wul was behind it.

If I hadn't done it, he would've killed me.

I'm really sorry. Please overlook it this once.

I beg you.

I'm sorry.

Fine.

But I'd like to ask you something.

(Yusung Technical High School)

(Find 5 study group members within 2 weeks.)

We only have a few days left now.

Don't give up.

We can do it.

You scared me.

What do we do?

- That's it. - Please.

We did it.

- This is the right place, right? - Yes.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

Do you want to do it?

It's you who should go.

No, it can be you.

I'm good. Hurry up before she changes her mind.

Right. Before she changes her mind.

What was her name again?

Ji Woo. Lee Ji Woo.

Oh, did I forget to mention it?

Yusung Technical High School...

is a co-ed school.

(Study Group)