High School Return of a Gangster (2024)

Pure drama with a great ending

today, the body-swapping story (I, a Gangster, Became a High Schooler) concluded its 8-episode story, and now I am ready to give you the green light to try it after I avoided putting its report in the new shows for the month. May 2024 because it is based on the BL novel.

I knew that the script was set and edited in the context of at least something like Bromance, and I expected that it would be a typical drama where the "loser" gets his life back and revolts, but I preferred to wait until I watched it carefully and then decided if it deserved a space on your page.
Now, I'm sure of it, and I'm ready to post about it and share it with you. It is a pure drama separate from the novel, borrowing only the setting and overall plot of a gangster whose soul is transferred to the body of a high school student who is exposed to a tiger... They turned the story of colors into a true friendship together without any hint of romantic affection or feelings such as jealousy, which makes it even out of the box ( Class) bromance.

The focus of the production was on its interest in social issues and not the same-sex relationship (between a minor and an adult), and it was presented as a human drama instead of a gay romantic series. A fantasy drama depicting a youthful growth story, in which the fantasy story expands into reality and its colorful characters transform into normalcy.
I don't really understand, why some viewers found and interpreted some scenes as hints??
I'm sure they are BL supporters, and they are the same ones who gave the work a negative review because it is anti-lesbian according to their beliefs.

Therefore, I am not here to attack anyone or to encourage you to watch it, but do not take the exaggeration and exaggeration that is spread in the groups (and I will respond to those scenes in the first comment).
For now, this is what I want to share after the drama is over. Soon we will present our review of it as a work, as this was intended for people who wanted to watch it but were afraid of it or refrained from it because of some exaggerators. I hope you get the idea and I hope you stay tuned for our review.

And the last thing to say...
I suggest you watch it and then decide for yourself whether you want to continue or not. And do not take it as just a fictional drama, because the nature of body swapping topics in live Korean content has always been realistic, illustrates several common themes, and ends with a strong message. This show deserves more praise than it needs to watch while you are color blind.
You can check it out, and you will not feel sorry because the series came in a clear blue atmosphere that is never penetrated by a rainbow.

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A fun ride...

This is an absolute must watch imo. Yoon chan young is amazing young talented actor with great potential to be star, I'm sure if he goes like this he will be one day. The show is very well written, probably one of the few where bullying is portrayed best it can, the character building is amazing too. Ik many bl fans are upset that it is a bromance and some toxic bl fans are boycotting it or leaving bad rating out of spite (seriously sometimes bl fans can be too much) but give it a chance you'll not regret it.
I also wanted to add that they didn't redeem the bully by showing some sad story about his past but he actually worked for his redemption and felt guilty for what he did to the victim.

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You shouldn't miss this to add on your watchlist

First, great casting! They played their role well but hats off to the ML..He's doing the great job in portraying the role of the Adult.and Teen version.. I know he's a great actor as I've seen him many times but this series he really pull-off the character.

At first, I thought it would be a magic or fantasy as they gangster died I feel the switch as magical. However, it just part of the story. Other than, the moral lesson is clear.

1. Don't judge by its cover - Sometimes gangster has softhearted too. Don' generalize the word " gangster"
2. Bully can lead to more serious situation - Don't bully
3. People can change if given a chance at the right time and with the right people.
4. Parent must guide their child not prohibited.

Humor - the humor really balanced the story.

Overall, good ending as we see that really happen in the end. The character portrayal is really good and adding the humor balance the story.

No doubt why it went viral. Satisfied and never regret trying to watch as I finish the series in one sitting..

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Endearing and Entertaining: so it did it's job as a show

This one is pretty short, only 8 eps, so it's a quick and easy drama. AND a MUST watch in my opinion XD.

The main plot is so interesting. Like, yes I have seen other shows about a spirit possessing someone (usually more as the villain than the main character like in this show) but, nevertheless, the premise for this drama is so fun and creative. There is some action for the people that look for that in a drama and given that this isn't the character's "first life" and that he has experience with gangs and stuff, he is intelligent, so he can protect himself while making friends along the way. Like, come on? Isn't that pretty wholesome?

So yeah. If you have been looking for a short, easily watchable series, this is for you. Its engaging, its fun, endearing, and has its fair share of action. (and maybe if you want an "aww that's actually so sweet that that is how it ends. everyone gets what they want (kinda) and I kinda wanna cry" type of ending, this is for you)
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tini eetie spoiler that doesn't add anything plot-wise:
I also loved his friends lol the first 3 girls he befriends are so fun and the boy takes a while to come around (for good reason as you'll find out once you watch it) but I seriously just fell in love with the first 3 girls and when they first go out together is kinda funny XD

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Wasted BL potential series

I don't know if I'm supposed to be happy or not, because, from what I heard, this series is originally from a BL novel. 
And the production decides that this series will not have BL content, which is disappointing. TBH, this series is one of my favorites of this year, yet they separated the BL essence from this new series.
 
Great acting, storyline, and decent cast
The music is so plain, I expect it to be more ambient and aggressive. The soundtrack itself is so commercial-like. I don't like it at all. It would be interesting if it were composed in such genres as industrial or electronic; it's passable to me, but it's still not good.


Score: 9.5/10 (-0.5 or the music)

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Reseña sencilla

Que gran serie, la disfrute de principio a fin, incluso me hizo llorar y la vd yo no esperaba llorar con esta serie, la trama es genial el como Kim Deuk Pal se tiene que adaptar a que ahora el es Yi Heon y tiene que retomar sus estudios, hacer amigos etc y enfrentar los problemas que tenia Yi Heon en el momento, se que es una adaptación del manwha pero dudo mucho leerlo so me voy a quedar con lo que esta serie me ofreció "SPOILERS" siento que la serie te deja con un final agridulce pq si bien te encariñas mucho con Deuk Pal conforme te muestran como era la vida de Yi Heon antes del cambio de cuerpos tmb lo haces con el, en lo personal yo si quería que Deuk Pal se quedara (que justo fue lo que paso) pero se que existe gente que no quería esto, ame al grupito de las 3 amigas que suelen aparecer recurrentemente y tmb ame a Jae Min que si bien no empieza de la mejor manera creo que sus acciones hablar por el mismo y uno ya no tiene pq defenderlo, solito se gano el perdón, y yo una vez que tuve su contexto si sentí penita por el como que quería darle una abrazo y cuidarlo para siempre, ahora tmb hablemos de Choi Se Kyung que su trasfondo esta bn turbio y todo por culpa del papa, tipo si hacemos una lista de papas mas culeros ese wey va en los 1ros tops, tmb Choi Se Kyung se merece lo mas bonito después de haber sufrido tanto que yo la vd quedaba en shock con las escenas de su infancia, los personajes de Kim Dong Soo y Han Jong Chul son joya lit le agregan mucho a la serie, me hubiera gustado ver un poco mas en general de todo, por decir que paso con Hong Jae Min, la mama de Yi Heon pudo retomar otra vez su vida, Kim Dong Soo y Han Jong Chul que paso después de que se despidieran, alguien mas a parte de Choi Se Kyung sabe que Deuk Pal se quedo con el cuerpo de Yi Heon etc son muchas cosas ojala una 2da temporada pero lo dudo demasiado por las polémicas que tuvo esta serie, 1ra que esta serie en el manwha es un BL y según la producción menciono que el género BL no garantiza el éxito de la serie y la producción podría fracasar (algo asi como que el BL no vende) y como si eso no fuera lo bastante malo (pq todos sabemos que el BL si vende) la 2da polémica es que no se ha pagado a los actores incluso cuando la serie ya se termino de estrenar, so son muchas cosas y aunque me hubiera gustado ver mas lo mas seguro es que esto sea todo, de todas formas la disfrute mucho y en un futuro estoy seguro que la voy a volver a ver:)

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