High School Return of a Gangster (2024)

Other name: 조폭인 내가 고등학생이 되었습니다 / 조폭인내가고등학생이되었습니다 / Jopokin Naega Godeunghaksaengi Doeeossseubnida / I, a Gangster, Became a Highschool Student / I, a Gangster, Became a High Schooler

Synopsis: Kim Deuk Pal is a 47-year-old gangster, who is the #2 guy in his gang. He doesn’t have an educational background due to his poor parents, but he has a dream of attending a university. He has been studying to achieve his dream, but it’s not easy. One day, he sees a young man, Song Yi Heon, about to kill himself. At that time, Deuk Pal’s spirit possessed the body of the suicidal 19-year-old high school student. Deuk Pal soon learns that Yi Heon is a victim of bullying, which has caused him to want to take his own life.
Now, Deuk Pal, in the body of Yi Heon, takes on the bullies to punish them and becomes friends with classmate Choi Se Kyung. Se Kyung is a model student who appears to be in a perfect situation, but he suffers from domestic violence at home by his father.
(Source: AsianWiki)
Adapted from the web novel “I, a Gangster, Became a High Schooler” (조폭인 내가 고등학생이 되었습니다) by Ho Rol (호롤).
Release dates: Feb 22, 2024 (Ep. 1-2 Special screening)
Episodes: 8
Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.