Script reading for High School Return of a Gangster

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Script reading for High School Return of a Gangster

by Jenzy

Who’s ready for some body-swap hijinks? Streaming platform Wavve’s upcoming webtoon adaptation High School Return of a Gangster just released the script reading stills featuring their two leads Yoon Chan-young (Delivery Man) and Bong Jae-hyun (Twinkling Watermelon).

The story follows Kim Deuk-pal, played by Lee Seo-jin (Behind Every Star), a 47-year-old hardened mob boss who doesn’t take lip from anybody. While he’s all bluster on the outside, deep-down he’s always had a desire to go to university, something his poor parents couldn’t afford when he was younger.

It isn’t until one day, when he encounters the suicidal high-schooler Song Yi-heon (Yoon Chan-young), that he finds himself one step closer to his dream — although not in the way he might expect.

You see, in the middle of their charged first meeting, somehow Deuk-pal ends up possessing Yi-heon’s body, making him now a teenager at the cusp of university entrance exams. And as Deuk-pal learns more about his current host, like how Yi-heon is a social pariah and constantly harassed, he becomes determined to put his gangster skills to work and crack down on the people making his life miserable.

Part of Deuk-pal’s self-improvement plan involves becoming friends with the class ace Choi Se-kyung (Bong Jae-hyun). While he’s a model student on the outside, Se-kyung also carries a dark secret of his own. Together, the two will push back against the injustices happening within their school halls.

Supporting cast also includes Won Tae-min (Mental Coach Jegal) as Deuk-pil’s underling, rookies Kim Se-won (Not Others) and Joo Yoon-chan as Yi-heon and Se-kyung’s friends, and veteran actors Hwang Bo-ra (Crash Course in Romance) and Seo Tae-hwa (No Matter What).

Directed by PD Lee Sung-taek, with screenplay adapted by Jung Da-hee, High School Return of a Gangster will premiere on May 29 streaming platforms Wavve and Watcha.

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Tags: Bong Jae-hyun, High School Return of a Gangster, Lee Seo-jin, Yoon Chan-young

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1 Midnight

May 19, 2024 at 11:48 AM

Aww this looks cute!

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2 Diana Hansen

May 19, 2024 at 12:05 PM

This could be good depending on how they handle school violence. I'm hoping they stay away from graphic examples and steer straight into how they will administer justice in a creative, fun way and I'm all for it.

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yayabean

May 20, 2024 at 8:56 PM

Good point.

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3 panshel

May 19, 2024 at 12:59 PM

I was thinking that we've been having a lot of body-swap dramas, but that's only because I consider Lovely Runner a body-swap drama.

Where is Lee Seo-jin at this script reading?

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jillian

May 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM

I wonder the same too

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🌸 Seeker 🌸

May 22, 2024 at 5:58 AM

First person I looked for. 😅
Apparently he has a lead role and not just a cameo.

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4 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

May 19, 2024 at 1:16 PM

I am so looking forward to this as the more we hear the more it sounds like it will definitely have the features I liked in the film The dude in me which had a very similar story and was very funny.
I hope they can add humour and light elements alongside the darker elements of the story.

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Midnight

May 19, 2024 at 10:16 PM

Yes, I was immediately reminded of that movie too.

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5 Britney

May 19, 2024 at 1:35 PM

I am so confused. I feel like I already saw a trailer for this. I thought it was a movie.

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Britney

May 19, 2024 at 1:40 PM

I did see it!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O6l2OUwFOBs&pp=ygULS2RyYW1hIHpvbmU%3D

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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

May 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Thanks for sharing

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6 jillian

May 19, 2024 at 3:09 PM

This is such a cute cast. I remember Bong Jae Hyun as Eun Ho, Eun Gyeol's adorable hyung. Lots of goodwill from his role on that drama.

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7 bunnylita

May 19, 2024 at 3:49 PM

Isn't the web novel this is based on a BL? Looks like they dropped that.

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panshel

May 19, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Yes, first At a Distance, Spring Is Green and now I, A Gangster, Became A High School Student. Korea really needs to stop adapting BLs if they're just going to de-BL the story.