60 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestJi-young is worried as she watches Byung-tae's injuries worsen. Meanwhile, Byung-tae comes up with a trick to defeat Asan Baekho. Will Byung-tae's revenge be successful?
Jang Byeong-tae is a small and weak boy living in Onyang in South Chungcheong Province. He's at the bottom of the school's social ladder and when he transfers to the neighboring Buyeo Agricultural High School, he faces an unexpected incident that becomes a turning point in his life.
Acting
Yim Si-wan's physical comedy is genuinely hilarious.
Production
Painstaking 1980s detail, from perms to payphones.
Writing
Mistaken identity premise never gets old.
Creator
Lee Myung-woo
Yim Si-wan
Jang Byung-tae
Lee Sun-bin
Park Ji-young
Lee Si-woo
Jung Gyeong-tae
Kang Hye-won
Kang Seon-hwa
Kim Jeong-jin
Yang Cheol-hong
Lee Sang-jin
Jo Ho-seok
Kim Yoon-bae
Yoon Yeong-ho
Heo Geon-young
Kang Dae-jin
Park Gun-joo
Jo Sang-woo
Seo Dong-kyu
Yoo Seung-ho
Jeon Hui-jeong
Son Young-hee
Han Dong-won
Kim Hyeong Gi [Police officer]
Lee Jae-Mu
Jang Byung-tae [Young]
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yim Si-wan lost 15kg and trained in boxing for six months to play convincingly weak-then-tough.
The series sparked renewed interest in 1980s regional dialects; Buyeo-satoori became briefly trendy among young viewers.
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