Itaewon Class
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- Drama: Itaewon Class
- Revised romanization: Itaewon Kkeulasseu
- Hangul: 이태원 클라쓰
- Director: Kim Sung-Yoon
- Writer: Jo Gwang-Jin (webcomic & screenplay)
- Network: JTBC
- Episodes: 16
- Release Date: January 31 - March 21, 2020
- Runtime: Friday & Saturday 23:00
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
On the first day of attending his new high school, Park Sae-Ro-Yi (Park Seo-Joon) punches his classmate Jang Geun-Won, who was bullying another classmate. The bully is the son of CEO Jang Dae-Hee (Yoo Jae-Myung). The bully's father runs restaurant business Jagga where Park Sae-Ro-Yi’s own father works. CEO Jang Dae-Hee demands to Park Sae-Ro-Yi that he apologizes to his son, but Park Sae-Ro-Yi refuses. Because of his refusal, Park Sae-Ro-Yi gets expelled from school and his father gets fired from his job. Soon, an accident takes place. Park Sae-Ro-Yi’s father dies in a motorcycle accident caused by his ex-classmate Jang Geun-Won. Burning with anger, Park Sae-Ro-Yi viciously beats Jang Geun-Won. He is soon arrested and receives prison time for the violent assault. Park Sae-Ro-Yi decides to destroy the Jagga company and take revenge upon CEO Jang Dae-Hee and his son Jang Geun-Won. Once Park Sae-Ro-Yi is released from prison, he opens a restaurant in Itaewon, Seoul. Jo Yi-Seo (Kim Da-Mi), who is popular on social media, joins Park Sae-Ro-Yi’s restaurant and works there as a manger. She has feelings for Park Sae-Ro-Yi.
Notes
- "Itaewon Class" takes over the JTBC's Friday & Saturday 23:00 time slot previously occupied by "Chocolate" and followed by "The World of the Married" on March 27, 2020.
- Based on webcomic "Itaewon Class” by Jo Gwang-Jin (published from December 27, 2016 to July 3, 2018 via Daum Webtoon Company).
- "Itaewon Class" is the first drama series produced by movie company Showbox.
- First script reading took place August, 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.
- Related titles (drama series):
- Itaewon Class (JTBC / 2020)
- Roppongi Class (TV Asahi / 2022)
Cast
DanBam Pub
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| Park Seo-Joon | Kim Da-Mi |
| Park Sae-Ro-Yi | Jo Yi-Seo |
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| Kim Dong-Hee | Ryoo Kyung-Soo | Lee Joo-Young | Chris Lyon |
| Jang Geun-Soo | Choi Seung-Kwon | Ma Hyun-Yi | Tony Kim |
Jang Ga Group
 |  |  |  |
| Yoo Jae-Myung | Kwon Na-Ra | Ahn Bo-Hyun | Kim Hye-Eun |
| Jang Dae-Hee | Oh Soo-A | Jang Geun-Won | Kang Min-Jung |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Hong Seo-Jun | Jang Young-Hyeon | Yoo Da-Mi | Lee Young-Jin | Park Yong |
| Mr. Kim | Jangga Pub staff (ep.3)) | Secretary Kim Seon-Ae (ep.4-) | Jangga exec. (ep.4) | Jangga exec. (ep.4) |
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| Kang Woo-Je | Lee Joon-Hyuk |
| Jangga employee (ep.4-) | Park Jun-Gi (ep.11-12-13) |
Sae-Ro-Yi's past
 |  |  |  |  |
| Son Hyun-Joo | David Lee | Yoon Kyung-Ho | Choi Yoo-Ri | Won Hyun-Joon |
| Park Sung-Yeol | Lee Ho-Jin | Oh Byung-Heon | Oh Hye-Won | Kim Hee-Hoon |
Yi-Seo's mother
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| Kim Yeo-Jin |
| Jo Jung-Min |
Childhood days
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| Choi Myung-Bin | Ok Ye-Rin | Kim Ji-Young | Kim Tae-Yul | Choi Min-Young |
| Jo Yi-Seo (young) (ep.3) | Oh Soo-A (child) (ep.6) | Oh Soo-A (teen) (ep.6) | Jang Geun-Soo (young) (ep.2,5) | Jang Dae-Hee (young) (ep.13) |
The Best Pub show
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| Kim Yong-Jin | Kim Il-Joong | Kim Seong-In | Kyung Ki-Hyun | Han Bom |
| The Best Pub director (ep.6,12-13) | The Best Pub host (ep.11,13) | The Best Pub staff (ep.12) | The Best Pub staff (ep.12) | bathroom gossip girl (ep.12) |
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| Choi So-Hyun | Kim Hyo-Myung |
| bathroom gossip girl (ep.12) | The Best Pub staff (ep.13) |
IC Company
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| Lim Jae-Geun | Nam Jung-Woo |
| executive (ep.13) | executive (ep.13) |
Others
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| Ahn Sol-Bin | Jwa Chae-Won | Uhm Hye-Soo | Hwang In-Joon | Kim So-Young |
| student who liked Park Sae-Ro-Yi (ep.1) | Choi Ga-Yeong (ep.1) | Lee Jin-Hui (ep.1) | Sae-Ro-Yi's teacher (ep.1) | radio program DJ (ep.1) |
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| Baek Seung-Hyeon | Chu Jung-Hoon | Kim Ik-Tae | Bae Ki-Bum | Jang Nam-Boo |
| Sae-Ro-Yi's teacher (ep.1) | student (ep.1-2) | Gwangjin High Principal (ep.1) | Cho Man-Ki (ep.2) | prisoner (ep.2,4) |
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| Hong Seok-Cheon | Eom Ji-Man | Shin Na-Ra | Yoon Se-Woong | Lim Ye-Eun |
| Seok-Cheon (ep.2,4,16) | shipyard manager (ep.2) | restaurant owner (ep.2) | teacher (ep.3) | Lee Ga-Bin (ep.3) |
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| Han Ye-Ji | Yoon Hee-Jung | NC.A | Cha Chung-Hwa | Lee Tae-Kyoung |
| Bok-Hui (ep.3,5) | Bok-Hui's friend (ep.3,5) | Bok-Hui's friend (ep.3,5) | Bok-Hui's mother (ep.3) | Jo Yi-Seo's teacher (ep.3) |
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| Yoon Park | Moon Yoo-Kang | Kim Ki-Bu | Ahn Lu-A | Bae Bo-Ram |
| Seong-Hyeon (ep.3) | violent guy (ep.4) | violent guy's friend (ep.4) | Choi Kyung-Hee (ep.6) | Oh Soo-A's teacher (ep.6) |
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| Jung Yoo-Min | Lee Do-Hye | Ri Min | Seo Eun-Su | Bret Allan Lindquist |
| Seo Jeong-In (ep.6) | DanBam customer (ep.6) | DanBam job applicant (ep.6) | DanBam job applicant (ep.6) | DanBam customer (ep.7) |
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| Sung Chan-Ho | Cha Mi-Kyung | Choi Nam-Wook | Gu Bon-Jin | Jung Eui-Soon |
| DanBam landlord (ep.7) | Kim Soon-Rye (ep.8-) | Yongsan District Office clerk (ep.8) | driver rear-ended (ep.9) | Thai restaurant owner (ep.9) |
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| Shin Dong-Ryuk | Seo Myung-Chan | Baek Seung-Chul | Jeon No-Min | Bae Sung-Il |
| attorney (ep.10) | judge (ep.10) | father in debt (ep.11) | Do Jung-Myeong (ep.11-12) | investor (ep.12) |
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| Choi Ga-In | Choi Gyo-Sik | Yoon Bok-Sung | Song Ji-Woo | Kim Jin-Sung |
| investor (ep.12) | investor (ep.12) | doctor (ep.13) | Jang Sang-Soon (ep.13) | Bo-Hyeon (ep.13) |
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| Uhm Tae-Ok | Lim Jung-Min | Kang Hyoung-Suk | Park Bo-Gum |
| business professor (ep.14) | shareholder (ep.14) | masked nurse (ep.14-15) | handsome chef (ep.16) |
Additional Cast Members:
- An Jae-Jun - male student (ep.1)
- Park Jae-Wan - (ep.2)
- Noh Eun-Ha - Oh Soo-A's mother (ep.6)
- Park Geun-Wan - (ep.11)
- Oh Ki-Hwan - prosecutor's office member (ep.16)
- Yoo Young-Bin - staff
- Kwak Gi-Hun - prisoner 2
- Yeo Joo-Ha - Jo Yi-Seo's fan
- Kim I-San - Soo-A's father
- Kwak Hee-Joo
- Cha Seung-Ho
- Jung Ji-Hwan
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | AGB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2020-01-31 | 1 | 4.983% | 5.283% |
| 2020-02-01 | 2 | 5.330% | 5.634% |
| 2020-02-07 | 3 | 8.013% | 8.253% |
| 2020-02-08 | 4 | 9.382% | 10.692% |
| 2020-02-14 | 5 | 10.716% | 11.986% |
| 2020-02-15 | 6 | 11.608% | 12.636% |
| 2020-02-21 | 7 | 12.289% | 13.215% |
| 2020-02-22 | 8 | 12.562% | 13.990% |
| 2020-02-28 | 9 | 13.965% | 14.903% |
| 2020-02-29 | 10 | 14.760% | 16.160% |
| 2020-03-06 | 11 | 13.798% | 15.496% |
| 2020-03-07 | 12 | 13.398% | 14.817% |
| 2020-03-13 | 13 | 13.101% | 14.344% |
| 2020-03-14 | 14 | 14.197% | 15.568% |
| 2020-03-20 | 15 | 14.661% | 16.012% |
| 2020-03-21 | 16 | 16.548% | 18.328% |
Source: AGB Nielson
Awards
- 2020 (56th) BaekSang Arts Awards - June 5, 2020
- Best New Actress (Kim Da-Mi)
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Categories:
- South Korean Drama Series
- 2020 South Korean Drama Series
- Drama Series
- 2020 Drama Series
- Unclassified Drama Series
- 2020 Unclassified Drama Series
- K Unclassified Drama Series
- JTBC Drama Series
- 2020 JTBC Drama Series