Teach You a Lesson (2026) s01e02 Episode Script
Episode 2
1
-[bells chime]
-[chalk scrapes]
[rock music plays]
THIS CRACKED ME UP
CHECK IT OU
POLITICIAN'S SON'S TRUE NATURE
LOOK AT THEM LOL
HIDING BEHIND MONEY. GROSS.
FORCING DRINKS. IS HE FOR REAL?
SERVES THE BULLY RIGH
NICE ONE, ERPB
TOO MUCH THOUGH?
HUH? I JUST FIND THEM COOL
THEY'RE SO OVER THE TOP!
[man] The ERPB uses corporal punishment,
violating students' rights!
-It must disband!
-[protestors] Disband! Disband!
The ERPB attacks students! It must go!
[protestors] It must go! It must go!
[Hwa-jin] Well, this escalated
more quickly than I expected.
[Gang-seok] It's better like this.
Better to take a beating first.
-[man] Disband!
-Either way, we expected this.
[woman] Disband the ERPB!
Try not to get yourself
caught on video next time.
Hey, weren't you the one who said you'd
block all the bullets that came my way?
Sure, I can block bullets,
but not when there's video evidence.
[clears throat] We'd have to make an
official request to have them taken down.
-Then I just won't do anything at all.
-Hey, that's not what I'm telling you.
Are you doing that on purpose?
-Yes, sir.
-"Yes, sir"?
Back when I had my car,
I should've run you down.
I should've ended you, you brat! God,
sometimes you're worse than a teenager!
-[man] No violence against students!
-You're off the hook. I'm busy.
Oh, of course, sir. Here you go.
[man] The ERPB uses corporal punishment.
You know, there's a whole swarm
of reporters out there.
-You gonna take a beating?
-He who needs a beating should get one.
But that's not us.
[reporter 1] Minister, tell us
what the ERPB actually does.
[reporter 2] You proposed the ERPB
two years ago.
Was it because of the incident
at Jinwon High?
Is corporal punishment the main goal?
How do you reconcile that with the
current laws against corporal punishment?
[reporter 3] Critics are saying
that this model is archaic
and violates students' human rights.
Please give us your thoughts, Minister?
Human rights?
Did you just say human rights?
The Korean education system
has failed its students.
Our children rely on private academies
more than regular school,
and they think of their academy teachers
more like homeroom teachers
with no authority.
Regular schools have become places
that merely fulfill
performance evaluations and quotas.
They extract only what is required
to get into a college. Nothing more.
We also claim that schools are sacred
and important to society,
yet we are seeing gambling,
drug use, statutory rape,
and even violent organized crime groups
occurring there, don't we?
Our children no longer have respect
for their teachers,
and our teachers
are now terrified of their students.
And so, how can we expect
any learning to take place
when teachers have been
stripped of their authority?
Obviously, I'm not referring to children
who have access to academies
and private tutoring.
Of course they're doing just fine.
But there are those
that rely on public schools,
and I want those children
to learn in peace
because that is the system
we built for them.
Therefore, corporal punishment
will be enforced as of now,
and even the harshest forms of it,
if that's what it takes
to protect our children's right to learn.
[rock music plays]
Now I'm talking to you, troublemakers.
Consider this a warning.
Don't interfere with our education system.
Otherwise, the Bureau
will come to put a stop to it.
[music stops]
"FIRM ACTION" DECLARED
AGAINST DISRUPTION TO EDUCATION
[man laughs]
[sighs] We should send
Minister Choi Gang-seok
a token of appreciation
on behalf of the party.
As you know, dear leader, your archrival
Ryu Gwang-pil has been ousted.
It's made our work easier, thanks to him.
HWANG GI-TAE
When was the bill passed to establish
the ERPB? Was it really two years ago?
Yes, they had agreed
to our party's proposed budget increase,
which was for more prosecution activities,
on the condition we accept
their bargaining chip,
which ended up being
the bill to establish the ERPB.
So then, ultimately, the Bureau
was established thanks to us, is that it?
Choi Gang-seok isn't known to the public,
and I'm sure the Bureau will be gone
in no time at all.
Yes, that's right.
Disciplining children by beating them?
You think the public will stand for that?
We ground airplanes on national exam days
so that the listening portions of the test
are heard properly.
When it comes to education,
people don't care
about ideology or party lines.
So educational responsibilities
should fall on that minister.
We need to nip this issue in the bud
quickly in order to avoid future problems.
[tense music plays]
[jaunty music plays]
GUUN HIGH-TECH HIGH SCHOOL
[rock music plays]
RANKED IN THE TOP 3 THUG SCHOOLS
TOP SCHOOL FOR NEXT-GEN GANGSTERS
MOST-AVOIDED SCHOOL BY TEACHERS
TEACH YOU A LESSON
-[boy 1] Move, fucker!
-[groans]
[groans]
Oh!
Whoa!
[yelps]
Fuck you!
[boy 2] Oh, new guy. Damn!
-[boy 3] Got any cigarettes, bro?
-[laughs]
-[boy 3] What the hell do you want?
-[boy 2] Get over here, you bastard.
[boy 4] Were you sitting there before?
[groans] Shit.
[boy 5] I saw it already.
[boy 4] Hey! Fuck!
[boy 7 laughs] He hit him!
[boy 8] No, not yet! It isn't that one!
[boy 9] All right.
[boy 10] Come on, try it out yourselves.
Watch it on YouTube on your own first.
-You, come here!
-[boy 11] Hey!
-Hey!
-Huh?
You looked at me.
-Uh… Uh, no I didn't.
-You did.
Whoa. [gasps]
-You trying to fight or what?
-No, no, I'm not.
-I'm not that kind of student.
-Huh.
-[boy 11] Wait.
-[yelps]
Your uniform's new.
You a transfer student?
Uh-huh.
This school's fucking rough.
Did you know that?
-Oh yes, I already did a bit of research.
-You want protection?
Uh…
I'm not sure you're the kind of guy
I should trust with something so serious.
Why? Because most dudes are all talk
and mostly full of shit? [tuts]
-I'll just have to show you.
-[boy 12 yelps] Protection tax!
[jaunty music plays]
Ah, I can see that you're
an incredibly well-prepared loser.
[sighs]
Oh, do you think, uh,
you could write me out
a little receipt for that?
-Is that a no?
-What the hell do you think, dumbass?
I'm sorry for asking!
-Find the other shoe and wear those.
-[boy 12] Sure.
-[boy 12 sighs]
-[music stops]
[tense music plays]
Hello.
I'm the transfer student.
My name is Bong Geun-dae.
Hello.
Go sit at the desk by the window.
Everyone, try to get along, now.
Books out, guys. Let's start the lesson.
-[Geun-dae] Oh.
-[boy 1] I didn't bring my book.
-[teacher] All right, share.
-[boy 2] I don't have one either.
-[boy 3] Me neither.
-Me too.
[students chuckle]
Then I'll just read aloud,
and that'll be that.
-[foot thuds]
-You'll make us copies.
Could you please, sir?
[gasps]
That'll take way longer.
-[foot thuds]
-[Geun-dae gasps]
[boy 4] All the other teachers do it.
So?
Okay. I'll make some copies.
[boy 4] Thank you.
[door opens, closes]
Guys, let's go farming.
-Wait, what's farming?
-[boy 3] Yeah, farming!
[boy 5] Let's go, guys!
Hurry up. Hurry.
Hey, Gwang-kki, bring
that fucking rat over here.
Huh? Hey, wait.
I'm not part of this. Seriously!
[boy 4] Open it.
[rock music plays]
Hey, guys. For lunch today, we've got
Pikachu on the grill! Ah! Let's go!
[music stops]
[boy 1] You're a design teacher.
[tense music plays]
Draw it on me designer-style.
We're in a class right now.
None of these guys
are even paying attention anyway. Look.
I'm too sleepy for class today.
-Damn it. Let go.
-[students] Ooh!
Let go right now! Ugh!
-[glass smashes]
-[boy 2] Pikachu!
[sighs] Damn it.
Hey, what the hell are you guys doing?
Miss, why don't we have
a group class today?
Ugh. Fuck. Those stupid clunkers. Shit.
Hey, joint class really sounds like fun.
Get the fuck out here, shit-ass.
-Hey, Jik-sae.
-Yeah.
-Get good footage.
-[Jik-sae] I'll make sure you look great.
[students yell]
Oh!
You stupid piece of shit! Ah, fuck!
What the hell, man? I thought
you were gonna film me! You asshole!
Fuck!
[students yell]
[boy] Electrical department attack!
Whoa! Oh!
What the hell are you doing?
You here to fuck around, ass--
[whimpers]
Hey, transfer student!
You here to fuck around?
Uh, no!
Come over here, you little--
What the fuck?
What the hell are you doing?
[Geun-dae] Whoa! [groans]
[groans]
-You were supposed to protect me!
-Oh, you're that fucker from this morning.
-Sorry.
-[Geun-dae groans]
[groans]
You're the transfer student?
I'm Kim Hyeong-ju.
I'm in the same class as you.
Wait, so what the hell is happening?
What are they doing?
-They want to be scouted.
-Huh?
That guy's the leader of the automobile
department. Park Seong-hwan.
-[Geun-dae] The guy with short hair?
-[Hyeong-ju] Yeah.
Uh, see him?
[yells]
He's leader of the electrical department.
Cho In-beom.
[grunts]
-With long hair.
-[Hyeong-ju] Yeah.
You fight well to get noticed,
and win to get scouted.
-[Seong-hwan] Fucker!
-Shut the fuck up, you asshole!
Oh, okay. Who are they getting scouted by?
BULLY HIERARCHY CHAR
[man] This kid here, Jang Gwon-hyeok,
is the ultimate leader of the third years.
He shows up at school when he feels
like it, and doesn't come otherwise.
He'll beat up kids
and steal their money all the time,
and he gets into gang fights
with all the schools in the area.
I know I shouldn't say this
as an educator,
but sometimes, I just never want him
to show up again.
Yeah, well, it looks like
he's already half-gangster.
He was scouted even before he graduated,
so he's already living that life.
Look, I'll show you.
Here, take a look at this.
An expensive motorcycle, hard liquor,
designer clothes, tattoos.
And, according to the kids,
there are rumors going around
that he's already earning
tens of millions of won each month.
I get why they're not motivated to study.
They're all killing themselves fighting
so Gwon-hyeok will scout them too.
[jaunty music plays]
[man sighs]
Just fucking die, you bastard!
[groans]
[Seong-hwan groans]
You motherfucker. Your stupid mouth
will always be your weakness.
-Whoa! Hold on, guys! Holy fuck!
-What is it?
-[Jik-sae] Whoa! Fuck!
-What?
Gwon-hyeok sent you a DM! Check it out!
[weapon clatters]
LET'S HAVE AN INTERVIEW
It's Gwon-hyeok! He messaged me!
He wants to have an interview with me,
you fucking asshole. Yes!
[cheering]
-Shit! Fuck! Fuck!
-[In-beom] Whoo!
I'm telling you, our teaching staff
simply can't handle them anymore.
And, um, that's why we contacted the ERPB.
[music stops]
So, when will the other inspectors
from the organization get here?
Should we find a place to set you all up?
Oh, no need. It's just me.
You're gonna handle them
all on your own, then?
I don't want to scare you,
but our last gym teacher
was a former national judo athlete.
He tried to break up a fight
and broke his collarbone.
He hasn't been back to school since.
This is way more than simple discipline.
You need to prepare yourself for war.
Damn! Do you really think
war is necessary?
I'm telling you, with that kind of
laid-back attitude, you're in big trouble.
You should, uh, just look at it
like it's a war, and--
Sir, look. If we go to war…
[inhales]
…then people will die.
[Hwa-jin sighs]
[tense music plays]
[Hwa-jin exhales]
[Hwa-jin sniffs]
[Hwa-jin sighs]
Don't worry about it.
Your students will all get along
and they'll enjoy their classes.
[groaning]
[boy groans]
-[groans]
-[Seong-hwan] Goddamn it.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
You're a piece of crap, you fucking idiot.
You ran away before, didn't you?
Why'd you come to this school anyway?
I wanted to study cars
and get a job somewhere.
I'm trying to get a job, too, you know.
Gwon-hyeok is his own corporation,
and fist fights are what we get graded on.
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN
PRACTICAL TES
Get over here.
Hey! Transfer student, come here.
-[laughter]
-Move your ass!
-Get over there.
-Wait!
What? What did…
You can beat him, right?
-Fight.
-Huh?
The fucker that loses
will become the punch meter.
[laughter]
Uh, do you think I could ask you what…
what is a punch meter?
-You wanna know, hey?
-[laughter]
[Geun-dae] Oh.
-Lose and find out.
-Oh.
Fight.
Oh.
-Want me to kick your ass?
-[whimpers]
What? Wait!
Wh… what are you doing? [pants]
-[indistinct chatter]
-Just hit me.
-Why today? Why are you doing this?
-They always do this.
-Hit me.
-No, I can't!
If you don't,
they'll beat the both of us up.
[grunts]
-[cheering]
-Oh!
-[boy 1] Get him up!
-Are you okay?
-[Seong-hwan grunts]
-Whoa!
-[groans]
-[Seong-hwan] Listen to me.
If Gwon-hyeok doesn't notice us
this time around,
then we're all done for.
-Okay. Got it.
-Punch meter?
[breathes heavily]
[boy 2] Make sure
you measure the distance properly!
-[groans]
-[students] Ooh!
Bada-bada-ba-bam!
You scored 92 points.
Congratulations.
You must be an MMA fighter.
[Seong-hwan] You've improved.
You should fight with them.
[laughter]
[boy 3] How many points do I get?
Move, move.
-[grunting]
-[cheering]
You scored 95 points!
Congrats. You're currently number one!
-[boy 4] Ha!
-[boy 5] Fuck!
[panting]
[laughter fades]
[breathes heavily]
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Uh, hey, are you okay?
I'm okay.
-Oh.
-Don't worry about it.
-Oh, well, here, just…
-[groans]
Just hold on to this for a sec.
At least let me hold your bag for you.
-It's really all right.
-I want to help.
You helped me today.
-Well, thank you.
-So, where do you… where do you live?
[gentle music plays]
[Hyeong-ju] This is my place.
Oh. Right. Here.
-Thanks a lot.
-See you tomorrow.
Do you want to come inside?
[laughs] I didn't mean it like that!
I meant do you want some
Uh… [laughs awkwardly]
Well…
Okay, sure.
-[Hyeong-ju] Great. Come in.
-Okay.
-Watch your step.
-[Geun-dae] Thanks.
[keys jangle]
[door opens]
-[Geun-dae] Uh… Oh.
-[exhales]
Thank you.
So, why did you come to our school?
For college. Through that, uh, special,
uh, specialized high school stream.
Might as well go to another school, then.
Since you just transferred over,
you'll still have a chance.
It's not too late to tell your parents
and get them to enroll you somewhere else.
Oh, thank you.
What about you?
I always thought this school
was my only option, but it wasn't.
Except that now,
it's too late for me to change.
Well, you could always
take the GED instead.
Yes, but that would cost too much
with private academies and tutoring.
-Try some of the kimchi.
-[Geun-dae] Hm?
My mom works at a restaurant,
and the kimchi's famous, apparently.
Okay.
[door opens]
That's my mom.
[mom] Hyeong-ju, are you home?
Good afternoon.
Oh my! Hyeong-ju,
you brought a friend home!
Wait, all you're eating is
Hang on, I'll make a proper meal for you.
-Oh, I'm okay.
-Mom, we'll eat this, it's okay.
-I must smell pretty bad, don't I?
-No.
I'll… I'll go wash up quickly.
Just give me a minute. [chuckles]
[Hyeong-ju chuckles]
-[door closes]
-[chuckles]
[paper rustles]
[chuckles] If you stuff them like this,
the newspaper picks up all the moisture,
so it dries well.
My mom's shoes stay wet all day long
so it gets uncomfortable. [chuckles]
[music fades]
[indistinct chatter]
[boy 1] Were you sitting
over there before?
[boy 2] Fuck off.
[students] Three, four, five.
-[sighs]
-[Seong-hwan] Everyone, give it a try.
Try it out!
Those thugs beat you up every single day,
so why do you bother to keep showing up?
'Cause it's still school.
[growls softly]
You're a good kid.
-[students] One, two.
-Who are you?
[students] Three.
I'm an ERPB inspector.
And I did a little bit of research on you.
So, want to hear some facts
about Kim Hyeong-ju?
How do you know who I am?
Kid, I just told you. I did some research.
[students laugh]
You should get in there.
Class is starting. [sighs]
Don't worry about a thing.
I'm gonna make sure
that you start learning
despite those guys. All right?
-[boy 3 laughs]
-You can do it, Kim Hyeong-ju.
[students] One, two…
[boy 4] You seriously expected
a receipt for getting mugged?
We have a fucking dumbass here, guys.
[Geun-dae groans]
[boy 4] Comfy? Just stay down there.
Huh?
[boy 5] I saw it, but I just thought…
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
-Hm?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
What is that?
You said you would, um… Remember?
You said you'd go "flutter, flutter,"
when I said, "Cuckoo's Nest!"
It was our code.
Code?
-[Seong-hwan] Hey!
-[students] Oh!
[Geun-dae]
and messaged you the code.
[Hyeong-ju]
[jaunty music plays]
Oh. Are you Bong Geun-dae,
the deputy director?
Yes, sir.
[Hwa-jin] Okay. I knew I chose
the right person for this job. Wow.
[laughs]
RÉSUMÉ
BONG GEUN-DAE
Hm.
[Hwa-jin] Right.
Look at me. There.
Deputy Director Bong Geun-dae,
can you run?
Uh, why are you taking a…
[indistinct chatter]
Hey! Hey, you shitheads!
[In-beom laughs]
[boy 1] Four Eyes.
Hey, you gangster, punk-ass,
hooligan, idiotic, numbskull shitheads!
[laughs] Yeah, this is for you!
[laughs] You dumb little punks.
Look at what losers you are!
How can you stand living with yourselves?
[laughs]
Whoever catches that fucker
gets 100,000 won. I'm serious. Get him!
Huh? Uh, oh! Oh, no!
[students clamor]
Uh, uh, I'm sorry!
No! No, don't!
All right! I'm not sorry!
[rock music plays]
[yelps] Whoa! Oh!
-[boy 1] Where is he?
-[boy 2] Where'd he go?
[boy 3] Hey! Get the fuck out here,
you stupid fucking coward!
-[boy 4] You scared, fucker?
-[Seong-hwan] Where is he?
[boy 5] You fucking scared?
Hey! I asked you if you were scared,
you chickenshit!
-[boy 6] What the…
-[boy 7] Hey, what the fuck?
Who is that?
[Hwa-jin] Me?
I'm an inspector with
the Educational Rights Protection Bureau.
Educational what? Wh… what…
It's okay. Don't hurt yourself.
He's from that place that
beat up some nerds at Daehan High.
Oh, wow. So Guun High's
not as stupid as it looks.
Someone's paying attention. I approve!
Mister, this isn't the kind of high school
where we care about that shit.
We don't hold back here.
And we don't give a single fuck
whether you're an adult or not.
Wow, that's good to hear.
We're getting to know each other's limits.
Hey, you think I'm joking?
[laughs]
I'm just worried
you boys might get hurt if I go too hard.
All right. Everybody, sit down. Now.
[scoffs] Fuck. Seriously?
What the fuck are you doing, man?
I'm gonna hit him!
You are, huh?
You can't even fight, you lowlife.
What happens if you fuck it up?
The worst that can happen
is they expel me. I don't care.
Life's too short to back down.
Then Gwon-hyeok will finally notice me.
You guys are deluded. Listen up, boys.
No one's quitting school today. Got it?
That's not up to you.
Actually, I'm afraid that it is.
Do you know how much it cost taxpayers
to get you to this level of schooling?
At least 65 million won per person.
You think citizens would be happy
if they knew their precious tax money
was being spent on shits like you guys?
I don't think they'd be happy at all!
So if you want to know
what you can to do to make it up to them,
there are three things.
First of all,
if you wanna leave, you'll pay
every last cent back before you go.
[In-beom scoffs]
[Hwa-jin] Second…
[laughter]
…if you knock me down,
then you can leave freely.
-Third--
-Sir!
I'll do the second one.
That'll be easy. Auto department!
[students cheer]
-Let's go.
-Hey, we're in on this too.
[suspenseful music plays]
Ho-ho.
[grunting]
[rock music plays]
Sit down, you little brats!
[yelps]
[boy 8 yells]
[groans]
Hang on, stay still.
You'll get your eye poked out like that.
-Whoa!
-[yelps]
[boy 9 yells]
I said go! Go now! Go on!
-You punk! Here.
-[groans]
[groans]
-Ah, come on!
-Oh, okay. Feel like getting involved?
-We'll do it together!
-Shit, come on!
[both groan]
Okay, anyone not get hit?
Or anyone want another shot?
-Fuck!
-[Hwa-jin] Huh?
[Seong-hwan grunts] Die!
Die!
[Seong-hwan gasps]
Goddamn it. Take that!
[Seong-hwan groans]
Agh! [groans]
[chokes]
[music fades]
Were you a boxer?
[groans]
[students groan]
Well, that tired me out. Let's sit.
-[yelps]
-[Hwa-jin] Oh. Oh my, oh my, oh my.
This is why you brats
should hear people out. Okay?
So the third and final option,
if you can't manage one or two,
then be grateful
and complete your education.
[students groan]
Come on out now. Hm?
-Wake up is at 6 a.m.
-[boy 9] What?
[Hwa-jin] At 7 a.m., additional lessons.
And afterwards,
you'll have your regular classes.
And after that, you'll have a short break
for lunch, then specialized classes.
Afternoon classes,
afternoon specialty classes,
then your evening supplementary classes.
[jaunty music plays]
Fuck! Why are there
so many damn… [groans] … classes?
You all need to make up for lost time.
You've been skipping too often, guys.
I'm gonna personally make sure
that you punks make up every single
last second of the time you wasted.
I'll make sure
you meet the mandatory class quota
so you can graduate.
What do you say? Isn't
our education system incredible? Yeah?
All right, orientation is over.
Now I'll get your teacher in here,
so stay in your seats.
High five!
[indistinct chatter]
Fucking shit!
Oh! Damn it! [groans]
[both groan]
[indistinct chatter]
-What are you guys looking at?
-[students clamor]
[teacher sighs] Jeez, why are we
having classes in the gym?
-Ah, welcome, sir.
-[teacher] Thank you.
Here.
[coughing, groaning]
[Hwa-jin] Zombies
with a thirst for knowledge.
-[teacher] What?
-[laughs]
Go on in. I'm just joking.
They're quite obedient now.
[music stops]
[teacher] This class has electrical
and automobile department students,
so we're going to learn about
electric cars, which are relevant to both.
-Open your textbooks.
-I haven't got mine. Sir?
You can't have class
without your textbooks.
All right, who's got their book?
[boy 20] My dog ate it.
Hyeong-ju looks like he's got one.
-Want me to go make copies?
-[Seong-hwan exhales]
We're not gonna waste
paper and electricity.
[clears throat] Okay, from this point
forward, you make your own textbooks.
In the Joseon Dynasty way.
Okay. Get ready.
I'm starting the timer now.
Copy down every single word on the board.
[groans] This is terrible.
Ah. I haven't got a pen.
[laughter]
Oh, that is a shame. Hm?
A pen is important.
I wonder what we could use instead?
Hm?
[jaunty music plays]
Of course, there's always your blood.
[operatic music plays]
-[distant screaming]
-[gasps]
[jaunty music resumes]
Hm.
-[winces]
-[Hwa-jin] Good, good.
Now then, raise your hand
if you also don't have a pen.
Anyone?
-Hey, do you two not have pens?
-[timer beeps]
[boy 10 groans]
-[boy 11] Wait, wait, wait! No, no!
-[students moan]
Shit! Come on!
I told you I was timing it.
Come to the front
if you couldn't copy it down.
[groans]
-[yelps]
-[students] Oh!
-[groans]
-You want a double?
[groans]
Stand up straight.
I haven't even touched you.
[groans]
-[Hwa-jin] Okay.
-[groans]
[boy 3] Oh, ho-ho!
[boy 4] He did it too.
[breathes deeply]
[screams]
[Seong-hwan] Fuck!
[yells] Shit!
[gasps] Fuck all this shit!
I don't have to take
this fucking class anyway.
Just let everyone go now!
The fuckers who want to take it
can stay and finish.
Why are we being forced to take the class
when we don't even want to?
This isn't gonna help our lives at all!
Okay. You've made a very good point.
So we'll just focus on classes that will
be helpful to your lives from now on.
[teacher] All right, if you suspect
that there's a problem with the brakes,
there are four things you need to check.
Smell my finger.
We need to determine if it's an electrical
or a mechanical issue before we start.
So I'd like the electrical department
to take a close look…
You're such a stupid punk.
Automobile guys can check the brake pads
and brake fluid levels.
-Yes, sir.
-Okay. Yeah.
-[boy 1] Yeah, yeah.
-I know you were all listening.
Okay, great. Park Seong-hwan, Cho In-beom,
come here and fix the brakes.
-What? What the fuck are you saying now?
-Oh, we won't be able to.
You don't think you can?
Yeah. That's fucking stating the obvious!
Man, you sure say "fuck" a lot. [chuckles]
[students] Whoa, who, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-[boy 2] Take it easy. Easy!
-[students mutter]
-You want a punch?
-Uh, I'll go. I'm going!
-[boy 3] What's he gonna do?
-Why are you always so violent?
You guys should be
filming this, goddamn it.
Aw, shit, man.
[indistinct yelling]
[engine revs]
[students yell]
-Oh!
-Oh! Whoa!
Whoa! [yelps] Whoa!
[brakes squeal]
[rock music plays]
-[In-beom] Brake!
-[screams]
-[In-beom] Brake!
-[tires squeal]
Agh, the brakes don't work!
[Seong-hwan and In-beom scream]
-Someone help!
-We're gonna die!
[both scream]
[gasps] These brakes don't work, remember?
-[Seong-hwan screams]
-[In-beom] Wait!
You were both in class, right?
And I told you to fix them?
[In-beom yelps]
-Up ahead, up ahead!
-[yelps]
-What's up ahead?
-If you keep going, we'll all die!
[Seong-hwan and In-beom scream]
[screams]
[yelps]
[students clamor]
Whoa!
[indistinct chatter]
[tires screech]
[screams]
[both scream]
[screams]
All right, this is it, this is it!
Here we go!
Oh, fuck!
[students scream]
[both scream]
-[screams]
-[whimpers]
[sobs]
Holy shit balls!
[both panting]
[indistinct chatter]
[both breathe shakily]
You don't get to decide
whether a class is necessary or not.
There's no such thing
as an unnecessary class.
Huh.
[cheering]
Oh, those motherfuckers.
Oh. Thanks.
[cheering]
What the…
[man]
and it's really quite odd.
In his "career details" section,
the only word is "classified."
I made a formal request
for these documents
from the National Assembly
Intelligence Committee.
It feels like we're in a movie.
Sir, you were the director of
the National Intelligence Service, right?
I just thought
that there might be a way for you to
get a little more information on him.
KOREA ARMY SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND
CERTIFICATE OF MILITARY RECORD
[Hyeong-ju] First,
open the brake fluid reservoir,
drain it, fill it with new fluid, and then
you can go ahead and check the levels.
At this point, you also have to check
if there's any air in the braking system.
Hey, fucking loser! Who the hell
do you think you are, teaching us?
You think you can do whatever you want
because your status has improved?
You loser. I wish I could-- [yelps]
You don't seem to learn your lesson.
You'll learn through experience, then.
-[sputters]
-Sir, I…
I was being a bit annoying.
These guys won't do it again. Right?
-Sure.
-Yeah.
[Geun-dae]
defend those guys earlier?
I was worried
that if something else went wrong,
we'd have to stop
the lessons we're finally getting.
Every single second
is pretty much crucial to me.
[gentle music plays]
You were the one who got the inspector
to stop them, weren't you?
Thank you.
It's nothing. Just doing my job.
[sighs]
[chain jangles]
[music fades]
[In-beom]
make the interview with Gwon-hyeok today,
so use all your strength.
-[strains]
-Oh, yeah, yeah. I think it moved a bit.
-It didn't. Shit!
-I think it's working!
It's not fucking working, dude. Shut up.
-[toilet flushes]
-[In-beom yelps]
-Fucking shit.
-Oh!
Hey, transfer student,
come here, you fucker. Huh?
I know you're a little fucker, transfer
student. You got any fucking cigarettes?
-Ah, come on, let him go.
-Hey, he does!
So this little fucker vapes. Oh shit!
Whoa, you're a little savage.
Look. A utility knife.
-Give me that.
-You little shit.
Oh, uh, why?
-[Seong-hwan] Shit, this actually works.
-Yeah, I told you it would.
Okay, this is the last one.
Stop moving. Stay still, fucker.
-[Seong-hwan] Almost got it.
-[In-beom] Yeah. I'm done.
-Fucking right!
-[In-beom] Shit! It fucking worked.
Here. Hold this.
-Okay.
-[In-beom] Got it.
You're gonna go first, and then you'll go.
Wh… why do I have to go?
'Cause if you don't,
you're gonna snitch on us.
[In-beom strains]
[man 1] Hey, you made it.
Good luck in there.
-[Gwon-hyeok] This is the last time.
-[man 2] Thank you, sir!
[dance music plays]
[Seong-hwan] Wow. Holy fuck.
He's so fucking cool.
-[Gwon-hyeok] Dig deeper.
-Be cool.
[man 3] Understood, sir.
Fuck, he's calling us!
He's calling us over. Shit!
-Come on, loser, hurry up, let's go!
-I can't! [whimpers]
[both] Two, three…
Thank you for having us, sir!
Cho In-beom from electrical.
Park Seong-hwan, from Guun High,
18 years old.
-Tell him your name, fucker.
-Uh… I'm Bong Geun-dae, sir.
[both] We're very pleased
to meet you, sir.
-I thought I only invited you here.
-There was an issue with the school, sir.
[indistinct whispering]
[man 4] Let's roll! Yeah!
[scoffs]
[cheering]
We're all here now,
so let's have a drink. Let's go!
-Hey. Come and get a picture with us.
-[In-beom] Yes, sir!
[shouting]
[boy 1] Hey, look! He's here.
STUDY HALL
[Hwa-jin]
Super fun times in study hall ♪
Hey. Where are Park Seong-hwan,
Cho In-beom
and Bong Geun-dae?
[In-beom] We're right here, sir.
[Geun-dae whimpers]
Oh, sorry, sir.
What are you doing, you punks?
Look at your sorry selves.
I told you to study separately.
Bong Geun-dae! Are you also a punk?
Oh! No, I'm not!
-[Seong-hwan] Shh.
-Hey, sir. You're totally screwed.
You know, you might
wanna start begging. [chuckles]
[laughs]
[laughs]
[chuckles]
[all three laugh]
Why, what's going on?
Did you bring some backup punks?
-Outside.
-[students murmur]
Gwon-hyeok. Gwon-hyeok!
[students cheer]
Oh! Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
These little punks.
[cheering continues]
-Oh, yeah! Welcome, sir!
-[boy 2] Yeah!
-[boy 3] Oh yeah!
-[boy 4] Yeah!
-[coughs]
-[boy 5] That's an entrance.
[laughter]
-[boy 6] Whoa.
-[boy 7] Welcome, sir!
-[boy 8] Nice to see you, sir!
-Hello, sir! Welcome!
[chuckles] Well, well. [scoffs]
[boy 2] I'm telling ya.
Look at that cigarette. Unfiltered, huh?
What should I do with you? Hm?
You must've gotten the lowdown
on the way here
that there's a scary man who beats up
disruptive students, huh? [chuckles]
[chuckles]
You're not that scary, you know.
Except I'm pretty scary.
-[students murmur]
-[Hwa-jin] Oh, really?
That's true. You are
a high-school gangster after all.
So let's see how strong you are.
Think I'll break a sweat?
[scoffs]
Oh, you little shithead.
-[Gwon-hyeok grunts]
-[students] Whoa!
-Oh!
-Oh!
[grunts]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Hwa-jin] Oh?
[Gwon-hyeok grunts]
[Hwa-jin chuckles]
[Gwon-hyeok groans]
-[Hwa-jin] Ah!
-[students] Oh!
-Oh!
-[Seong-hwan] Shit. Damn!
[Gwon-hyeok grunts]
[students cheer]
[boy 3] Yes!
Whoo!
[strains]
[Gwon-hyeok grunts]
-Whoa!
-[cheering]
-Whoa!
-Oh!
[In-beom] That was incredible, sir!
I knew we could count on you, Gwon-hyeok.
[cheering]
[Seong-hwan] Hey, louder! Make some noise!
[In-beom] I knew
you'd come through for us.
-[students] Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
-Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh.
-Listen up, you fuckers!
-[laughter]
From now on,
I will not let anyone get beaten up
by kids from other schools like that!
And I won't let shitty old farts
like this guy beat up any students.
-If you're in trouble, drop my name!
-[boy 9] Yeah!
And if they keep trying to fight you even
after you say it, I'll fucking end 'em!
-Whoo!
-[students cheer]
[students] Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
[Hwa-jin] Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok! Why'd you stop?
He said to drop his name, so drop it.
Jang Gwon-hyeok! [laughs]
Hey!
What the hell? Jang Gwon-hyeok.
What does your name mean?
Is it like a free pass?
Like a backstage pass or something?
[students murmur]
Look, guys, this is exactly why
it's so important
to complete your studies.
You might be physically big,
but your mind is tiny like a child's.
Jang Gwon-hyeok.
Do you know why I dragged you down here?
I wanted you to be my demonstration tool.
-[students mutter]
-[Seong-hwan] He's such a downer.
[principal]
to bring in Gwon-hyeok?
[intriguing music plays]
You need to pull out the root
to make sure no more weeds grow.
How exactly do you plan
on luring him there?
These guys all think
that their bro has their backs.
So they're bound to call on him
when they get beaten up.
You shitty f--
Ooh!
You clearly didn't understand me,
so that gets you a flick, you brat.
-[students] Oh!
-Oh!
Oh, wow!
[breathes shakily]
[Hwa-jin] You okay? Hm?
[chuckles]
You are so fucked now. [laughs]
I called my men.
-[Hwa-jin] Mm.
-They're coming to support me.
-[Gwon-hyeok chuckles]
-Oh no.
Still haven't figured it out yet, huh?
I'm here to support you, too, kiddo.
With this.
[music stops]
[Gi-tae]
had quite the illustrious career.
Apparently, he was a captain
in the Special Forces Elite Mission Unit.
Do you want to bring us back
to the days of training schools
under military dictatorship?
Do you want students to be oppressed
under the heel of military boots?
I certainly don't.
[tense music plays]
Our party intends to focus all
of its energies into disbanding the ERPB.
We feel the Bureau is an organization
that shouldn't exist.
What exactly is the problem?
Is it a problem that the inspector
is a former soldier?
The level of student violence we're seeing
now is far greater than usual.
Students are active gangsters
while still in school,
in gangs that have been
formed by students.
Violence is higher than ever,
yet you expect teachers
to fight back with nothing but chalk?
The Bureau's intention
isn't to fight the students.
It's to fight the monsters
who threaten fellow students.
And a monster
can only be taken down by another monster.
[music fades]
[thunder crashes]
[indistinct chatter]
Stop now!
Ooh. Oh!
[chains rattle]
Are these your men?
-Oh!
-[thug 1] Hey!
You've really made a mess
around here, haven't you?
[sniffs] Now look!
Are any of you students?
Let me see a show of hands.
[laughter]
No one? Well, that's a relief.
If you're not students,
I don't have to go easy on you.
Hey, how'd you get all the way over there?
Go on, then.
Yeah, keep going.
I don't have to go easy
on him though, do I?
Wow, look at you.
So tough, trying to scare
Listen up, because I'm only gonna
tell you this once.
A school is a place
where lessons are learned.
[In-beom] You're gonna get us caught.
Nobody is allowed inside unless they're
learning a lesson or teaching a lesson.
The moment one of you
takes a single step forward…
is the moment that you and I go to war.
War?
You're lucky that's our specialty.
[thugs clamor]
[rock music plays]
[thunder crashes]
[thugs yell]
I'm gonna hunt you down ♪
Yeah, I ain't playing around ♪
I'mma take your crown ♪
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down… ♪
-[thug 2 screams]
-[onlookers gasp]
I ain't playing around ♪
I'mma take your crown ♪
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down ♪
Yeah, I be coming at you like Hannibal ♪
Uh, I'm a killer, call me a cannibal… ♪
[Hwa-jin yells]
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down ♪
[thug 3 screams]
-[bones crack]
-[thug 4 groans]
-[knife slices]
-[thug 5 groans]
-Yeah, I ain't playing around ♪
-I ain't playing around ♪
I'mma take your crown ♪
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down… ♪
[groans]
-I'm gonna hunt you down ♪
-Gonna hunt you ♪
-Yeah, I ain't playing around ♪
-I ain't playing around ♪
I'mma take your crown ♪
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down ♪
Yeah, I be coming for you
Like Hannibal ♪
Uh, I'm a killer, call me a cannibal ♪
Uh, I'mma take your crown ♪
Man better run, gonna hunt you down ♪
[music stops]
[thugs groan]
[Seong-hwan] Wh… what the hell?
Oh! [whimpers]
Sir, I was wrong, okay?
Please spare me, sir!
Sir, I was also wrong! [whimpers]
That isn't it.
[whimpers] Oh, uh…
Then I'll… I'll stop coming to school!
-[whimpers]
-I'll drop out!
That's not it either.
[whimpers]
Think about it.
Who is it
that you should be apologizing to?
[both whimper]
Oh!
-Oh!
-[Seong-hwan] Oh, right! Hey, hey!
Hyeong-ju! Hey, Hyeong-ju!
I'm sorry! Oh, please. Forgive me, please!
-I'm so sorry!
-I'm so sorry!
Hey, please forgive me!
Please spare me, man. Please!
Uh, it's… it's… it's okay, guys.
It's okay, really.
[In-beom] Oh please! [cries]
You don't have to do that.
[Seong-hwan] No, really,
please forgive me. I'm really sorry.
[Seong-hwan sobs]
Hyeong-ju.
[Seong-hwan] Please!
[sobbing continues]
You sure you're okay?
[cries]
[poignant music plays]
[Seong-hwan] I'm sorry. [cries]
[cries]
[sobs]
[both cry]
-[Seong-hwan whimpers]
-[In-beom sniffles]
[Hwa-jin] If you don't want
to take classes, don't.
If you don't want to study, don't.
It's your life.
However…
don't get in the way
of anyone else's life.
Don't assume that a minute of your life
is the same as anyone else's.
Even if it may seem like it.
That knowledge will make
a world of difference in your life.
-Understand, you brats?
-Yes! [whimpers]
Speak up. Do you understand or not?
[students] Yes, sir!
[clicks tongue]
[sirens wail]
[chuckles]
[Gang-seok] I will now give a report
on the recent endeavors of the ERPB.
Through the diligent work
of Inspector Na Hwa-jin,
the Bureau has resolved the issues
around the right to learn at Guun Tech.
In order to prevent those issues
from recurring anywhere else,
we will be contacting departments
to implement the following.
TATTOO REMOVAL CLINIC
Starting now, all tattoos will be banned
at all schools.
[student groans]
[man] You're gonna do more damage
if you keep moving.
[Gang-seok]
be permitted on school grounds.
NO SMOKING ON CAMPUS
YOU'LL BE A GREAT MECHANIC
YOUR FRIEND, GEUN-DAE
[uplifting music plays]
[Gang-seok]
to start or join an organized crime group,
like a gang of school bullies
or a gang of violent criminals,
they will be charged and tried as adults
under the laws against organized crime.
Finally, in cooperation
with the Ministry of Justice
and the Ministry
of Sciences and Technology,
we plan on monitoring and deterring
any Millennial and Gen Z gangsters,
who recruit through social media.
We at the ERPB
will continue to do our utmost to protect
our students' educational rights.
-TV off!
-[Geun-dae] Oh, yes, sir!
[Hwa-jin] Whoa!
You were just in there, and now
you've appeared in here. [laughs]
I don't mean to overstep, but are you
trying to become a television personality?
What? You do it, then.
I didn't mean it like that.
You seem to be enjoying it, that's all.
Am I not allowed to enjoy it?
Of course you are! Did you watch him?
"The Educational Rights Protection Bureau
will do the utmost to protect--"
-Come on.
-[Hwa-jin] That was the best! [laughs]
Uh, may I interrupt your conversation
for a moment, please?
[Gang-seok] Of course.
Well, I had a few incidental expenses
on this project that were out of pocket.
Oh, well, of course you should claim
those expenses. What are they?
Well, uh, on three separate occasions,
I was shaken down.
Oh, you were? Right.
Uh, it was 40,000 won in cash
and 500 from a vending machine
that sold fancy coffees,
and then, in front
of the labs at the school,
they took my Nike Air Force shoes,
worth, uh, 125,000 won.
-They were nice and white and new.
-Mm.
I had also been microwaving
an Uiseong Garlic Sausage sandwich,
which was 2,200 won
at the concession stand.
[jaunty music plays]
They even took that away from me.
After calculating everything,
the total was about 167,000 won
out of pocket.
So, would I be able to claim that?
Oh, sure.
But did they steal anything else?
Oh, uh…
MEDICAL BILLS…
No, that was all of it.
All right. Claim the expenses.
[Geun-dae] Thank you, sir.
Want me to buy you a sausage?
Huh? Oh, no, no. No, I'm fine, sir.
That Uiseong Garlic thing
sounds really good.
-You should have one.
-Hey, lay off.
-I thought… You just said he was robbed.
-[Gang-seok] Enough.
[music stops]
[inhales]
[sighs]
[exhales]
[poignant music plays]
[haunting ballad plays]
[music fades]
-[bells chime]
-[chalk scrapes]
[rock music plays]
THIS CRACKED ME UP
CHECK IT OU
POLITICIAN'S SON'S TRUE NATURE
LOOK AT THEM LOL
HIDING BEHIND MONEY. GROSS.
FORCING DRINKS. IS HE FOR REAL?
SERVES THE BULLY RIGH
NICE ONE, ERPB
TOO MUCH THOUGH?
HUH? I JUST FIND THEM COOL
THEY'RE SO OVER THE TOP!
[man] The ERPB uses corporal punishment,
violating students' rights!
-It must disband!
-[protestors] Disband! Disband!
The ERPB attacks students! It must go!
[protestors] It must go! It must go!
[Hwa-jin] Well, this escalated
more quickly than I expected.
[Gang-seok] It's better like this.
Better to take a beating first.
-[man] Disband!
-Either way, we expected this.
[woman] Disband the ERPB!
Try not to get yourself
caught on video next time.
Hey, weren't you the one who said you'd
block all the bullets that came my way?
Sure, I can block bullets,
but not when there's video evidence.
[clears throat] We'd have to make an
official request to have them taken down.
-Then I just won't do anything at all.
-Hey, that's not what I'm telling you.
Are you doing that on purpose?
-Yes, sir.
-"Yes, sir"?
Back when I had my car,
I should've run you down.
I should've ended you, you brat! God,
sometimes you're worse than a teenager!
-[man] No violence against students!
-You're off the hook. I'm busy.
Oh, of course, sir. Here you go.
[man] The ERPB uses corporal punishment.
You know, there's a whole swarm
of reporters out there.
-You gonna take a beating?
-He who needs a beating should get one.
But that's not us.
[reporter 1] Minister, tell us
what the ERPB actually does.
[reporter 2] You proposed the ERPB
two years ago.
Was it because of the incident
at Jinwon High?
Is corporal punishment the main goal?
How do you reconcile that with the
current laws against corporal punishment?
[reporter 3] Critics are saying
that this model is archaic
and violates students' human rights.
Please give us your thoughts, Minister?
Human rights?
Did you just say human rights?
The Korean education system
has failed its students.
Our children rely on private academies
more than regular school,
and they think of their academy teachers
more like homeroom teachers
with no authority.
Regular schools have become places
that merely fulfill
performance evaluations and quotas.
They extract only what is required
to get into a college. Nothing more.
We also claim that schools are sacred
and important to society,
yet we are seeing gambling,
drug use, statutory rape,
and even violent organized crime groups
occurring there, don't we?
Our children no longer have respect
for their teachers,
and our teachers
are now terrified of their students.
And so, how can we expect
any learning to take place
when teachers have been
stripped of their authority?
Obviously, I'm not referring to children
who have access to academies
and private tutoring.
Of course they're doing just fine.
But there are those
that rely on public schools,
and I want those children
to learn in peace
because that is the system
we built for them.
Therefore, corporal punishment
will be enforced as of now,
and even the harshest forms of it,
if that's what it takes
to protect our children's right to learn.
[rock music plays]
Now I'm talking to you, troublemakers.
Consider this a warning.
Don't interfere with our education system.
Otherwise, the Bureau
will come to put a stop to it.
[music stops]
"FIRM ACTION" DECLARED
AGAINST DISRUPTION TO EDUCATION
[man laughs]
[sighs] We should send
Minister Choi Gang-seok
a token of appreciation
on behalf of the party.
As you know, dear leader, your archrival
Ryu Gwang-pil has been ousted.
It's made our work easier, thanks to him.
HWANG GI-TAE
When was the bill passed to establish
the ERPB? Was it really two years ago?
Yes, they had agreed
to our party's proposed budget increase,
which was for more prosecution activities,
on the condition we accept
their bargaining chip,
which ended up being
the bill to establish the ERPB.
So then, ultimately, the Bureau
was established thanks to us, is that it?
Choi Gang-seok isn't known to the public,
and I'm sure the Bureau will be gone
in no time at all.
Yes, that's right.
Disciplining children by beating them?
You think the public will stand for that?
We ground airplanes on national exam days
so that the listening portions of the test
are heard properly.
When it comes to education,
people don't care
about ideology or party lines.
So educational responsibilities
should fall on that minister.
We need to nip this issue in the bud
quickly in order to avoid future problems.
[tense music plays]
[jaunty music plays]
GUUN HIGH-TECH HIGH SCHOOL
[rock music plays]
RANKED IN THE TOP 3 THUG SCHOOLS
TOP SCHOOL FOR NEXT-GEN GANGSTERS
MOST-AVOIDED SCHOOL BY TEACHERS
TEACH YOU A LESSON
-[boy 1] Move, fucker!
-[groans]
[groans]
Oh!
Whoa!
[yelps]
Fuck you!
[boy 2] Oh, new guy. Damn!
-[boy 3] Got any cigarettes, bro?
-[laughs]
-[boy 3] What the hell do you want?
-[boy 2] Get over here, you bastard.
[boy 4] Were you sitting there before?
[groans] Shit.
[boy 5] I saw it already.
[boy 4] Hey! Fuck!
[boy 7 laughs] He hit him!
[boy 8] No, not yet! It isn't that one!
[boy 9] All right.
[boy 10] Come on, try it out yourselves.
Watch it on YouTube on your own first.
-You, come here!
-[boy 11] Hey!
-Hey!
-Huh?
You looked at me.
-Uh… Uh, no I didn't.
-You did.
Whoa. [gasps]
-You trying to fight or what?
-No, no, I'm not.
-I'm not that kind of student.
-Huh.
-[boy 11] Wait.
-[yelps]
Your uniform's new.
You a transfer student?
Uh-huh.
This school's fucking rough.
Did you know that?
-Oh yes, I already did a bit of research.
-You want protection?
Uh…
I'm not sure you're the kind of guy
I should trust with something so serious.
Why? Because most dudes are all talk
and mostly full of shit? [tuts]
-I'll just have to show you.
-[boy 12 yelps] Protection tax!
[jaunty music plays]
Ah, I can see that you're
an incredibly well-prepared loser.
[sighs]
Oh, do you think, uh,
you could write me out
a little receipt for that?
-Is that a no?
-What the hell do you think, dumbass?
I'm sorry for asking!
-Find the other shoe and wear those.
-[boy 12] Sure.
-[boy 12 sighs]
-[music stops]
[tense music plays]
Hello.
I'm the transfer student.
My name is Bong Geun-dae.
Hello.
Go sit at the desk by the window.
Everyone, try to get along, now.
Books out, guys. Let's start the lesson.
-[Geun-dae] Oh.
-[boy 1] I didn't bring my book.
-[teacher] All right, share.
-[boy 2] I don't have one either.
-[boy 3] Me neither.
-Me too.
[students chuckle]
Then I'll just read aloud,
and that'll be that.
-[foot thuds]
-You'll make us copies.
Could you please, sir?
[gasps]
That'll take way longer.
-[foot thuds]
-[Geun-dae gasps]
[boy 4] All the other teachers do it.
So?
Okay. I'll make some copies.
[boy 4] Thank you.
[door opens, closes]
Guys, let's go farming.
-Wait, what's farming?
-[boy 3] Yeah, farming!
[boy 5] Let's go, guys!
Hurry up. Hurry.
Hey, Gwang-kki, bring
that fucking rat over here.
Huh? Hey, wait.
I'm not part of this. Seriously!
[boy 4] Open it.
[rock music plays]
Hey, guys. For lunch today, we've got
Pikachu on the grill! Ah! Let's go!
[music stops]
[boy 1] You're a design teacher.
[tense music plays]
Draw it on me designer-style.
We're in a class right now.
None of these guys
are even paying attention anyway. Look.
I'm too sleepy for class today.
-Damn it. Let go.
-[students] Ooh!
Let go right now! Ugh!
-[glass smashes]
-[boy 2] Pikachu!
[sighs] Damn it.
Hey, what the hell are you guys doing?
Miss, why don't we have
a group class today?
Ugh. Fuck. Those stupid clunkers. Shit.
Hey, joint class really sounds like fun.
Get the fuck out here, shit-ass.
-Hey, Jik-sae.
-Yeah.
-Get good footage.
-[Jik-sae] I'll make sure you look great.
[students yell]
Oh!
You stupid piece of shit! Ah, fuck!
What the hell, man? I thought
you were gonna film me! You asshole!
Fuck!
[students yell]
[boy] Electrical department attack!
Whoa! Oh!
What the hell are you doing?
You here to fuck around, ass--
[whimpers]
Hey, transfer student!
You here to fuck around?
Uh, no!
Come over here, you little--
What the fuck?
What the hell are you doing?
[Geun-dae] Whoa! [groans]
[groans]
-You were supposed to protect me!
-Oh, you're that fucker from this morning.
-Sorry.
-[Geun-dae groans]
[groans]
You're the transfer student?
I'm Kim Hyeong-ju.
I'm in the same class as you.
Wait, so what the hell is happening?
What are they doing?
-They want to be scouted.
-Huh?
That guy's the leader of the automobile
department. Park Seong-hwan.
-[Geun-dae] The guy with short hair?
-[Hyeong-ju] Yeah.
Uh, see him?
[yells]
He's leader of the electrical department.
Cho In-beom.
[grunts]
-With long hair.
-[Hyeong-ju] Yeah.
You fight well to get noticed,
and win to get scouted.
-[Seong-hwan] Fucker!
-Shut the fuck up, you asshole!
Oh, okay. Who are they getting scouted by?
BULLY HIERARCHY CHAR
[man] This kid here, Jang Gwon-hyeok,
is the ultimate leader of the third years.
He shows up at school when he feels
like it, and doesn't come otherwise.
He'll beat up kids
and steal their money all the time,
and he gets into gang fights
with all the schools in the area.
I know I shouldn't say this
as an educator,
but sometimes, I just never want him
to show up again.
Yeah, well, it looks like
he's already half-gangster.
He was scouted even before he graduated,
so he's already living that life.
Look, I'll show you.
Here, take a look at this.
An expensive motorcycle, hard liquor,
designer clothes, tattoos.
And, according to the kids,
there are rumors going around
that he's already earning
tens of millions of won each month.
I get why they're not motivated to study.
They're all killing themselves fighting
so Gwon-hyeok will scout them too.
[jaunty music plays]
[man sighs]
Just fucking die, you bastard!
[groans]
[Seong-hwan groans]
You motherfucker. Your stupid mouth
will always be your weakness.
-Whoa! Hold on, guys! Holy fuck!
-What is it?
-[Jik-sae] Whoa! Fuck!
-What?
Gwon-hyeok sent you a DM! Check it out!
[weapon clatters]
LET'S HAVE AN INTERVIEW
It's Gwon-hyeok! He messaged me!
He wants to have an interview with me,
you fucking asshole. Yes!
[cheering]
-Shit! Fuck! Fuck!
-[In-beom] Whoo!
I'm telling you, our teaching staff
simply can't handle them anymore.
And, um, that's why we contacted the ERPB.
[music stops]
So, when will the other inspectors
from the organization get here?
Should we find a place to set you all up?
Oh, no need. It's just me.
You're gonna handle them
all on your own, then?
I don't want to scare you,
but our last gym teacher
was a former national judo athlete.
He tried to break up a fight
and broke his collarbone.
He hasn't been back to school since.
This is way more than simple discipline.
You need to prepare yourself for war.
Damn! Do you really think
war is necessary?
I'm telling you, with that kind of
laid-back attitude, you're in big trouble.
You should, uh, just look at it
like it's a war, and--
Sir, look. If we go to war…
[inhales]
…then people will die.
[Hwa-jin sighs]
[tense music plays]
[Hwa-jin exhales]
[Hwa-jin sniffs]
[Hwa-jin sighs]
Don't worry about it.
Your students will all get along
and they'll enjoy their classes.
[groaning]
[boy groans]
-[groans]
-[Seong-hwan] Goddamn it.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
You're a piece of crap, you fucking idiot.
You ran away before, didn't you?
Why'd you come to this school anyway?
I wanted to study cars
and get a job somewhere.
I'm trying to get a job, too, you know.
Gwon-hyeok is his own corporation,
and fist fights are what we get graded on.
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN
PRACTICAL TES
Get over here.
Hey! Transfer student, come here.
-[laughter]
-Move your ass!
-Get over there.
-Wait!
What? What did…
You can beat him, right?
-Fight.
-Huh?
The fucker that loses
will become the punch meter.
[laughter]
Uh, do you think I could ask you what…
what is a punch meter?
-You wanna know, hey?
-[laughter]
[Geun-dae] Oh.
-Lose and find out.
-Oh.
Fight.
Oh.
-Want me to kick your ass?
-[whimpers]
What? Wait!
Wh… what are you doing? [pants]
-[indistinct chatter]
-Just hit me.
-Why today? Why are you doing this?
-They always do this.
-Hit me.
-No, I can't!
If you don't,
they'll beat the both of us up.
[grunts]
-[cheering]
-Oh!
-[boy 1] Get him up!
-Are you okay?
-[Seong-hwan grunts]
-Whoa!
-[groans]
-[Seong-hwan] Listen to me.
If Gwon-hyeok doesn't notice us
this time around,
then we're all done for.
-Okay. Got it.
-Punch meter?
[breathes heavily]
[boy 2] Make sure
you measure the distance properly!
-[groans]
-[students] Ooh!
Bada-bada-ba-bam!
You scored 92 points.
Congratulations.
You must be an MMA fighter.
[Seong-hwan] You've improved.
You should fight with them.
[laughter]
[boy 3] How many points do I get?
Move, move.
-[grunting]
-[cheering]
You scored 95 points!
Congrats. You're currently number one!
-[boy 4] Ha!
-[boy 5] Fuck!
[panting]
[laughter fades]
[breathes heavily]
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Uh, hey, are you okay?
I'm okay.
-Oh.
-Don't worry about it.
-Oh, well, here, just…
-[groans]
Just hold on to this for a sec.
At least let me hold your bag for you.
-It's really all right.
-I want to help.
You helped me today.
-Well, thank you.
-So, where do you… where do you live?
[gentle music plays]
[Hyeong-ju] This is my place.
Oh. Right. Here.
-Thanks a lot.
-See you tomorrow.
Do you want to come inside?
[laughs] I didn't mean it like that!
I meant do you want some
Uh… [laughs awkwardly]
Well…
Okay, sure.
-[Hyeong-ju] Great. Come in.
-Okay.
-Watch your step.
-[Geun-dae] Thanks.
[keys jangle]
[door opens]
-[Geun-dae] Uh… Oh.
-[exhales]
Thank you.
So, why did you come to our school?
For college. Through that, uh, special,
uh, specialized high school stream.
Might as well go to another school, then.
Since you just transferred over,
you'll still have a chance.
It's not too late to tell your parents
and get them to enroll you somewhere else.
Oh, thank you.
What about you?
I always thought this school
was my only option, but it wasn't.
Except that now,
it's too late for me to change.
Well, you could always
take the GED instead.
Yes, but that would cost too much
with private academies and tutoring.
-Try some of the kimchi.
-[Geun-dae] Hm?
My mom works at a restaurant,
and the kimchi's famous, apparently.
Okay.
[door opens]
That's my mom.
[mom] Hyeong-ju, are you home?
Good afternoon.
Oh my! Hyeong-ju,
you brought a friend home!
Wait, all you're eating is
Hang on, I'll make a proper meal for you.
-Oh, I'm okay.
-Mom, we'll eat this, it's okay.
-I must smell pretty bad, don't I?
-No.
I'll… I'll go wash up quickly.
Just give me a minute. [chuckles]
[Hyeong-ju chuckles]
-[door closes]
-[chuckles]
[paper rustles]
[chuckles] If you stuff them like this,
the newspaper picks up all the moisture,
so it dries well.
My mom's shoes stay wet all day long
so it gets uncomfortable. [chuckles]
[music fades]
[indistinct chatter]
[boy 1] Were you sitting
over there before?
[boy 2] Fuck off.
[students] Three, four, five.
-[sighs]
-[Seong-hwan] Everyone, give it a try.
Try it out!
Those thugs beat you up every single day,
so why do you bother to keep showing up?
'Cause it's still school.
[growls softly]
You're a good kid.
-[students] One, two.
-Who are you?
[students] Three.
I'm an ERPB inspector.
And I did a little bit of research on you.
So, want to hear some facts
about Kim Hyeong-ju?
How do you know who I am?
Kid, I just told you. I did some research.
[students laugh]
You should get in there.
Class is starting. [sighs]
Don't worry about a thing.
I'm gonna make sure
that you start learning
despite those guys. All right?
-[boy 3 laughs]
-You can do it, Kim Hyeong-ju.
[students] One, two…
[boy 4] You seriously expected
a receipt for getting mugged?
We have a fucking dumbass here, guys.
[Geun-dae groans]
[boy 4] Comfy? Just stay down there.
Huh?
[boy 5] I saw it, but I just thought…
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
-Hm?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
What is that?
You said you would, um… Remember?
You said you'd go "flutter, flutter,"
when I said, "Cuckoo's Nest!"
It was our code.
Code?
-[Seong-hwan] Hey!
-[students] Oh!
[Geun-dae]
and messaged you the code.
[Hyeong-ju]
[jaunty music plays]
Oh. Are you Bong Geun-dae,
the deputy director?
Yes, sir.
[Hwa-jin] Okay. I knew I chose
the right person for this job. Wow.
[laughs]
RÉSUMÉ
BONG GEUN-DAE
Hm.
[Hwa-jin] Right.
Look at me. There.
Deputy Director Bong Geun-dae,
can you run?
Uh, why are you taking a…
[indistinct chatter]
Hey! Hey, you shitheads!
[In-beom laughs]
[boy 1] Four Eyes.
Hey, you gangster, punk-ass,
hooligan, idiotic, numbskull shitheads!
[laughs] Yeah, this is for you!
[laughs] You dumb little punks.
Look at what losers you are!
How can you stand living with yourselves?
[laughs]
Whoever catches that fucker
gets 100,000 won. I'm serious. Get him!
Huh? Uh, oh! Oh, no!
[students clamor]
Uh, uh, I'm sorry!
No! No, don't!
All right! I'm not sorry!
[rock music plays]
[yelps] Whoa! Oh!
-[boy 1] Where is he?
-[boy 2] Where'd he go?
[boy 3] Hey! Get the fuck out here,
you stupid fucking coward!
-[boy 4] You scared, fucker?
-[Seong-hwan] Where is he?
[boy 5] You fucking scared?
Hey! I asked you if you were scared,
you chickenshit!
-[boy 6] What the…
-[boy 7] Hey, what the fuck?
Who is that?
[Hwa-jin] Me?
I'm an inspector with
the Educational Rights Protection Bureau.
Educational what? Wh… what…
It's okay. Don't hurt yourself.
He's from that place that
beat up some nerds at Daehan High.
Oh, wow. So Guun High's
not as stupid as it looks.
Someone's paying attention. I approve!
Mister, this isn't the kind of high school
where we care about that shit.
We don't hold back here.
And we don't give a single fuck
whether you're an adult or not.
Wow, that's good to hear.
We're getting to know each other's limits.
Hey, you think I'm joking?
[laughs]
I'm just worried
you boys might get hurt if I go too hard.
All right. Everybody, sit down. Now.
[scoffs] Fuck. Seriously?
What the fuck are you doing, man?
I'm gonna hit him!
You are, huh?
You can't even fight, you lowlife.
What happens if you fuck it up?
The worst that can happen
is they expel me. I don't care.
Life's too short to back down.
Then Gwon-hyeok will finally notice me.
You guys are deluded. Listen up, boys.
No one's quitting school today. Got it?
That's not up to you.
Actually, I'm afraid that it is.
Do you know how much it cost taxpayers
to get you to this level of schooling?
At least 65 million won per person.
You think citizens would be happy
if they knew their precious tax money
was being spent on shits like you guys?
I don't think they'd be happy at all!
So if you want to know
what you can to do to make it up to them,
there are three things.
First of all,
if you wanna leave, you'll pay
every last cent back before you go.
[In-beom scoffs]
[Hwa-jin] Second…
[laughter]
…if you knock me down,
then you can leave freely.
-Third--
-Sir!
I'll do the second one.
That'll be easy. Auto department!
[students cheer]
-Let's go.
-Hey, we're in on this too.
[suspenseful music plays]
Ho-ho.
[grunting]
[rock music plays]
Sit down, you little brats!
[yelps]
[boy 8 yells]
[groans]
Hang on, stay still.
You'll get your eye poked out like that.
-Whoa!
-[yelps]
[boy 9 yells]
I said go! Go now! Go on!
-You punk! Here.
-[groans]
[groans]
-Ah, come on!
-Oh, okay. Feel like getting involved?
-We'll do it together!
-Shit, come on!
[both groan]
Okay, anyone not get hit?
Or anyone want another shot?
-Fuck!
-[Hwa-jin] Huh?
[Seong-hwan grunts] Die!
Die!
[Seong-hwan gasps]
Goddamn it. Take that!
[Seong-hwan groans]
Agh! [groans]
[chokes]
[music fades]
Were you a boxer?
[groans]
[students groan]
Well, that tired me out. Let's sit.
-[yelps]
-[Hwa-jin] Oh. Oh my, oh my, oh my.
This is why you brats
should hear people out. Okay?
So the third and final option,
if you can't manage one or two,
then be grateful
and complete your education.
[students groan]
Come on out now. Hm?
-Wake up is at 6 a.m.
-[boy 9] What?
[Hwa-jin] At 7 a.m., additional lessons.
And afterwards,
you'll have your regular classes.
And after that, you'll have a short break
for lunch, then specialized classes.
Afternoon classes,
afternoon specialty classes,
then your evening supplementary classes.
[jaunty music plays]
Fuck! Why are there
so many damn… [groans] … classes?
You all need to make up for lost time.
You've been skipping too often, guys.
I'm gonna personally make sure
that you punks make up every single
last second of the time you wasted.
I'll make sure
you meet the mandatory class quota
so you can graduate.
What do you say? Isn't
our education system incredible? Yeah?
All right, orientation is over.
Now I'll get your teacher in here,
so stay in your seats.
High five!
[indistinct chatter]
Fucking shit!
Oh! Damn it! [groans]
[both groan]
[indistinct chatter]
-What are you guys looking at?
-[students clamor]
[teacher sighs] Jeez, why are we
having classes in the gym?
-Ah, welcome, sir.
-[teacher] Thank you.
Here.
[coughing, groaning]
[Hwa-jin] Zombies
with a thirst for knowledge.
-[teacher] What?
-[laughs]
Go on in. I'm just joking.
They're quite obedient now.
[music stops]
[teacher] This class has electrical
and automobile department students,
so we're going to learn about
electric cars, which are relevant to both.
-Open your textbooks.
-I haven't got mine. Sir?
You can't have class
without your textbooks.
All right, who's got their book?
[boy 20] My dog ate it.
Hyeong-ju looks like he's got one.
-Want me to go make copies?
-[Seong-hwan exhales]
We're not gonna waste
paper and electricity.
[clears throat] Okay, from this point
forward, you make your own textbooks.
In the Joseon Dynasty way.
Okay. Get ready.
I'm starting the timer now.
Copy down every single word on the board.
[groans] This is terrible.
Ah. I haven't got a pen.
[laughter]
Oh, that is a shame. Hm?
A pen is important.
I wonder what we could use instead?
Hm?
[jaunty music plays]
Of course, there's always your blood.
[operatic music plays]
-[distant screaming]
-[gasps]
[jaunty music resumes]
Hm.
-[winces]
-[Hwa-jin] Good, good.
Now then, raise your hand
if you also don't have a pen.
Anyone?
-Hey, do you two not have pens?
-[timer beeps]
[boy 10 groans]
-[boy 11] Wait, wait, wait! No, no!
-[students moan]
Shit! Come on!
I told you I was timing it.
Come to the front
if you couldn't copy it down.
[groans]
-[yelps]
-[students] Oh!
-[groans]
-You want a double?
[groans]
Stand up straight.
I haven't even touched you.
[groans]
-[Hwa-jin] Okay.
-[groans]
[boy 3] Oh, ho-ho!
[boy 4] He did it too.
[breathes deeply]
[screams]
[Seong-hwan] Fuck!
[yells] Shit!
[gasps] Fuck all this shit!
I don't have to take
this fucking class anyway.
Just let everyone go now!
The fuckers who want to take it
can stay and finish.
Why are we being forced to take the class
when we don't even want to?
This isn't gonna help our lives at all!
Okay. You've made a very good point.
So we'll just focus on classes that will
be helpful to your lives from now on.
[teacher] All right, if you suspect
that there's a problem with the brakes,
there are four things you need to check.
Smell my finger.
We need to determine if it's an electrical
or a mechanical issue before we start.
So I'd like the electrical department
to take a close look…
You're such a stupid punk.
Automobile guys can check the brake pads
and brake fluid levels.
-Yes, sir.
-Okay. Yeah.
-[boy 1] Yeah, yeah.
-I know you were all listening.
Okay, great. Park Seong-hwan, Cho In-beom,
come here and fix the brakes.
-What? What the fuck are you saying now?
-Oh, we won't be able to.
You don't think you can?
Yeah. That's fucking stating the obvious!
Man, you sure say "fuck" a lot. [chuckles]
[students] Whoa, who, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-[boy 2] Take it easy. Easy!
-[students mutter]
-You want a punch?
-Uh, I'll go. I'm going!
-[boy 3] What's he gonna do?
-Why are you always so violent?
You guys should be
filming this, goddamn it.
Aw, shit, man.
[indistinct yelling]
[engine revs]
[students yell]
-Oh!
-Oh! Whoa!
Whoa! [yelps] Whoa!
[brakes squeal]
[rock music plays]
-[In-beom] Brake!
-[screams]
-[In-beom] Brake!
-[tires squeal]
Agh, the brakes don't work!
[Seong-hwan and In-beom scream]
-Someone help!
-We're gonna die!
[both scream]
[gasps] These brakes don't work, remember?
-[Seong-hwan screams]
-[In-beom] Wait!
You were both in class, right?
And I told you to fix them?
[In-beom yelps]
-Up ahead, up ahead!
-[yelps]
-What's up ahead?
-If you keep going, we'll all die!
[Seong-hwan and In-beom scream]
[screams]
[yelps]
[students clamor]
Whoa!
[indistinct chatter]
[tires screech]
[screams]
[both scream]
[screams]
All right, this is it, this is it!
Here we go!
Oh, fuck!
[students scream]
[both scream]
-[screams]
-[whimpers]
[sobs]
Holy shit balls!
[both panting]
[indistinct chatter]
[both breathe shakily]
You don't get to decide
whether a class is necessary or not.
There's no such thing
as an unnecessary class.
Huh.
[cheering]
Oh, those motherfuckers.
Oh. Thanks.
[cheering]
What the…
[man]
and it's really quite odd.
In his "career details" section,
the only word is "classified."
I made a formal request
for these documents
from the National Assembly
Intelligence Committee.
It feels like we're in a movie.
Sir, you were the director of
the National Intelligence Service, right?
I just thought
that there might be a way for you to
get a little more information on him.
KOREA ARMY SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND
CERTIFICATE OF MILITARY RECORD
[Hyeong-ju] First,
open the brake fluid reservoir,
drain it, fill it with new fluid, and then
you can go ahead and check the levels.
At this point, you also have to check
if there's any air in the braking system.
Hey, fucking loser! Who the hell
do you think you are, teaching us?
You think you can do whatever you want
because your status has improved?
You loser. I wish I could-- [yelps]
You don't seem to learn your lesson.
You'll learn through experience, then.
-[sputters]
-Sir, I…
I was being a bit annoying.
These guys won't do it again. Right?
-Sure.
-Yeah.
[Geun-dae]
defend those guys earlier?
I was worried
that if something else went wrong,
we'd have to stop
the lessons we're finally getting.
Every single second
is pretty much crucial to me.
[gentle music plays]
You were the one who got the inspector
to stop them, weren't you?
Thank you.
It's nothing. Just doing my job.
[sighs]
[chain jangles]
[music fades]
[In-beom]
make the interview with Gwon-hyeok today,
so use all your strength.
-[strains]
-Oh, yeah, yeah. I think it moved a bit.
-It didn't. Shit!
-I think it's working!
It's not fucking working, dude. Shut up.
-[toilet flushes]
-[In-beom yelps]
-Fucking shit.
-Oh!
Hey, transfer student,
come here, you fucker. Huh?
I know you're a little fucker, transfer
student. You got any fucking cigarettes?
-Ah, come on, let him go.
-Hey, he does!
So this little fucker vapes. Oh shit!
Whoa, you're a little savage.
Look. A utility knife.
-Give me that.
-You little shit.
Oh, uh, why?
-[Seong-hwan] Shit, this actually works.
-Yeah, I told you it would.
Okay, this is the last one.
Stop moving. Stay still, fucker.
-[Seong-hwan] Almost got it.
-[In-beom] Yeah. I'm done.
-Fucking right!
-[In-beom] Shit! It fucking worked.
Here. Hold this.
-Okay.
-[In-beom] Got it.
You're gonna go first, and then you'll go.
Wh… why do I have to go?
'Cause if you don't,
you're gonna snitch on us.
[In-beom strains]
[man 1] Hey, you made it.
Good luck in there.
-[Gwon-hyeok] This is the last time.
-[man 2] Thank you, sir!
[dance music plays]
[Seong-hwan] Wow. Holy fuck.
He's so fucking cool.
-[Gwon-hyeok] Dig deeper.
-Be cool.
[man 3] Understood, sir.
Fuck, he's calling us!
He's calling us over. Shit!
-Come on, loser, hurry up, let's go!
-I can't! [whimpers]
[both] Two, three…
Thank you for having us, sir!
Cho In-beom from electrical.
Park Seong-hwan, from Guun High,
18 years old.
-Tell him your name, fucker.
-Uh… I'm Bong Geun-dae, sir.
[both] We're very pleased
to meet you, sir.
-I thought I only invited you here.
-There was an issue with the school, sir.
[indistinct whispering]
[man 4] Let's roll! Yeah!
[scoffs]
[cheering]
We're all here now,
so let's have a drink. Let's go!
-Hey. Come and get a picture with us.
-[In-beom] Yes, sir!
[shouting]
[boy 1] Hey, look! He's here.
STUDY HALL
[Hwa-jin]
Super fun times in study hall ♪
Hey. Where are Park Seong-hwan,
Cho In-beom
and Bong Geun-dae?
[In-beom] We're right here, sir.
[Geun-dae whimpers]
Oh, sorry, sir.
What are you doing, you punks?
Look at your sorry selves.
I told you to study separately.
Bong Geun-dae! Are you also a punk?
Oh! No, I'm not!
-[Seong-hwan] Shh.
-Hey, sir. You're totally screwed.
You know, you might
wanna start begging. [chuckles]
[laughs]
[laughs]
[chuckles]
[all three laugh]
Why, what's going on?
Did you bring some backup punks?
-Outside.
-[students murmur]
Gwon-hyeok. Gwon-hyeok!
[students cheer]
Oh! Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
These little punks.
[cheering continues]
-Oh, yeah! Welcome, sir!
-[boy 2] Yeah!
-[boy 3] Oh yeah!
-[boy 4] Yeah!
-[coughs]
-[boy 5] That's an entrance.
[laughter]
-[boy 6] Whoa.
-[boy 7] Welcome, sir!
-[boy 8] Nice to see you, sir!
-Hello, sir! Welcome!
[chuckles] Well, well. [scoffs]
[boy 2] I'm telling ya.
Look at that cigarette. Unfiltered, huh?
What should I do with you? Hm?
You must've gotten the lowdown
on the way here
that there's a scary man who beats up
disruptive students, huh? [chuckles]
[chuckles]
You're not that scary, you know.
Except I'm pretty scary.
-[students murmur]
-[Hwa-jin] Oh, really?
That's true. You are
a high-school gangster after all.
So let's see how strong you are.
Think I'll break a sweat?
[scoffs]
Oh, you little shithead.
-[Gwon-hyeok grunts]
-[students] Whoa!
-Oh!
-Oh!
[grunts]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Hwa-jin] Oh?
[Gwon-hyeok grunts]
[Hwa-jin chuckles]
[Gwon-hyeok groans]
-[Hwa-jin] Ah!
-[students] Oh!
-Oh!
-[Seong-hwan] Shit. Damn!
[Gwon-hyeok grunts]
[students cheer]
[boy 3] Yes!
Whoo!
[strains]
[Gwon-hyeok grunts]
-Whoa!
-[cheering]
-Whoa!
-Oh!
[In-beom] That was incredible, sir!
I knew we could count on you, Gwon-hyeok.
[cheering]
[Seong-hwan] Hey, louder! Make some noise!
[In-beom] I knew
you'd come through for us.
-[students] Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
-Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh.
-Listen up, you fuckers!
-[laughter]
From now on,
I will not let anyone get beaten up
by kids from other schools like that!
And I won't let shitty old farts
like this guy beat up any students.
-If you're in trouble, drop my name!
-[boy 9] Yeah!
And if they keep trying to fight you even
after you say it, I'll fucking end 'em!
-Whoo!
-[students cheer]
[students] Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
[Hwa-jin] Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok!
Gwon-hyeok! Gwon-hyeok! Why'd you stop?
He said to drop his name, so drop it.
Jang Gwon-hyeok! [laughs]
Hey!
What the hell? Jang Gwon-hyeok.
What does your name mean?
Is it like a free pass?
Like a backstage pass or something?
[students murmur]
Look, guys, this is exactly why
it's so important
to complete your studies.
You might be physically big,
but your mind is tiny like a child's.
Jang Gwon-hyeok.
Do you know why I dragged you down here?
I wanted you to be my demonstration tool.
-[students mutter]
-[Seong-hwan] He's such a downer.
[principal]
to bring in Gwon-hyeok?
[intriguing music plays]
You need to pull out the root
to make sure no more weeds grow.
How exactly do you plan
on luring him there?
These guys all think
that their bro has their backs.
So they're bound to call on him
when they get beaten up.
You shitty f--
Ooh!
You clearly didn't understand me,
so that gets you a flick, you brat.
-[students] Oh!
-Oh!
Oh, wow!
[breathes shakily]
[Hwa-jin] You okay? Hm?
[chuckles]
You are so fucked now. [laughs]
I called my men.
-[Hwa-jin] Mm.
-They're coming to support me.
-[Gwon-hyeok chuckles]
-Oh no.
Still haven't figured it out yet, huh?
I'm here to support you, too, kiddo.
With this.
[music stops]
[Gi-tae]
had quite the illustrious career.
Apparently, he was a captain
in the Special Forces Elite Mission Unit.
Do you want to bring us back
to the days of training schools
under military dictatorship?
Do you want students to be oppressed
under the heel of military boots?
I certainly don't.
[tense music plays]
Our party intends to focus all
of its energies into disbanding the ERPB.
We feel the Bureau is an organization
that shouldn't exist.
What exactly is the problem?
Is it a problem that the inspector
is a former soldier?
The level of student violence we're seeing
now is far greater than usual.
Students are active gangsters
while still in school,
in gangs that have been
formed by students.
Violence is higher than ever,
yet you expect teachers
to fight back with nothing but chalk?
The Bureau's intention
isn't to fight the students.
It's to fight the monsters
who threaten fellow students.
And a monster
can only be taken down by another monster.
[music fades]
[thunder crashes]
[indistinct chatter]
Stop now!
Ooh. Oh!
[chains rattle]
Are these your men?
-Oh!
-[thug 1] Hey!
You've really made a mess
around here, haven't you?
[sniffs] Now look!
Are any of you students?
Let me see a show of hands.
[laughter]
No one? Well, that's a relief.
If you're not students,
I don't have to go easy on you.
Hey, how'd you get all the way over there?
Go on, then.
Yeah, keep going.
I don't have to go easy
on him though, do I?
Wow, look at you.
So tough, trying to scare
Listen up, because I'm only gonna
tell you this once.
A school is a place
where lessons are learned.
[In-beom] You're gonna get us caught.
Nobody is allowed inside unless they're
learning a lesson or teaching a lesson.
The moment one of you
takes a single step forward…
is the moment that you and I go to war.
War?
You're lucky that's our specialty.
[thugs clamor]
[rock music plays]
[thunder crashes]
[thugs yell]
I'm gonna hunt you down ♪
Yeah, I ain't playing around ♪
I'mma take your crown ♪
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down… ♪
-[thug 2 screams]
-[onlookers gasp]
I ain't playing around ♪
I'mma take your crown ♪
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down ♪
Yeah, I be coming at you like Hannibal ♪
Uh, I'm a killer, call me a cannibal… ♪
[Hwa-jin yells]
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down ♪
[thug 3 screams]
-[bones crack]
-[thug 4 groans]
-[knife slices]
-[thug 5 groans]
-Yeah, I ain't playing around ♪
-I ain't playing around ♪
I'mma take your crown ♪
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down… ♪
[groans]
-I'm gonna hunt you down ♪
-Gonna hunt you ♪
-Yeah, I ain't playing around ♪
-I ain't playing around ♪
I'mma take your crown ♪
Man, better run, gonna hunt you down ♪
Yeah, I be coming for you
Like Hannibal ♪
Uh, I'm a killer, call me a cannibal ♪
Uh, I'mma take your crown ♪
Man better run, gonna hunt you down ♪
[music stops]
[thugs groan]
[Seong-hwan] Wh… what the hell?
Oh! [whimpers]
Sir, I was wrong, okay?
Please spare me, sir!
Sir, I was also wrong! [whimpers]
That isn't it.
[whimpers] Oh, uh…
Then I'll… I'll stop coming to school!
-[whimpers]
-I'll drop out!
That's not it either.
[whimpers]
Think about it.
Who is it
that you should be apologizing to?
[both whimper]
Oh!
-Oh!
-[Seong-hwan] Oh, right! Hey, hey!
Hyeong-ju! Hey, Hyeong-ju!
I'm sorry! Oh, please. Forgive me, please!
-I'm so sorry!
-I'm so sorry!
Hey, please forgive me!
Please spare me, man. Please!
Uh, it's… it's… it's okay, guys.
It's okay, really.
[In-beom] Oh please! [cries]
You don't have to do that.
[Seong-hwan] No, really,
please forgive me. I'm really sorry.
[Seong-hwan sobs]
Hyeong-ju.
[Seong-hwan] Please!
[sobbing continues]
You sure you're okay?
[cries]
[poignant music plays]
[Seong-hwan] I'm sorry. [cries]
[cries]
[sobs]
[both cry]
-[Seong-hwan whimpers]
-[In-beom sniffles]
[Hwa-jin] If you don't want
to take classes, don't.
If you don't want to study, don't.
It's your life.
However…
don't get in the way
of anyone else's life.
Don't assume that a minute of your life
is the same as anyone else's.
Even if it may seem like it.
That knowledge will make
a world of difference in your life.
-Understand, you brats?
-Yes! [whimpers]
Speak up. Do you understand or not?
[students] Yes, sir!
[clicks tongue]
[sirens wail]
[chuckles]
[Gang-seok] I will now give a report
on the recent endeavors of the ERPB.
Through the diligent work
of Inspector Na Hwa-jin,
the Bureau has resolved the issues
around the right to learn at Guun Tech.
In order to prevent those issues
from recurring anywhere else,
we will be contacting departments
to implement the following.
TATTOO REMOVAL CLINIC
Starting now, all tattoos will be banned
at all schools.
[student groans]
[man] You're gonna do more damage
if you keep moving.
[Gang-seok]
be permitted on school grounds.
NO SMOKING ON CAMPUS
YOU'LL BE A GREAT MECHANIC
YOUR FRIEND, GEUN-DAE
[uplifting music plays]
[Gang-seok]
to start or join an organized crime group,
like a gang of school bullies
or a gang of violent criminals,
they will be charged and tried as adults
under the laws against organized crime.
Finally, in cooperation
with the Ministry of Justice
and the Ministry
of Sciences and Technology,
we plan on monitoring and deterring
any Millennial and Gen Z gangsters,
who recruit through social media.
We at the ERPB
will continue to do our utmost to protect
our students' educational rights.
-TV off!
-[Geun-dae] Oh, yes, sir!
[Hwa-jin] Whoa!
You were just in there, and now
you've appeared in here. [laughs]
I don't mean to overstep, but are you
trying to become a television personality?
What? You do it, then.
I didn't mean it like that.
You seem to be enjoying it, that's all.
Am I not allowed to enjoy it?
Of course you are! Did you watch him?
"The Educational Rights Protection Bureau
will do the utmost to protect--"
-Come on.
-[Hwa-jin] That was the best! [laughs]
Uh, may I interrupt your conversation
for a moment, please?
[Gang-seok] Of course.
Well, I had a few incidental expenses
on this project that were out of pocket.
Oh, well, of course you should claim
those expenses. What are they?
Well, uh, on three separate occasions,
I was shaken down.
Oh, you were? Right.
Uh, it was 40,000 won in cash
and 500 from a vending machine
that sold fancy coffees,
and then, in front
of the labs at the school,
they took my Nike Air Force shoes,
worth, uh, 125,000 won.
-They were nice and white and new.
-Mm.
I had also been microwaving
an Uiseong Garlic Sausage sandwich,
which was 2,200 won
at the concession stand.
[jaunty music plays]
They even took that away from me.
After calculating everything,
the total was about 167,000 won
out of pocket.
So, would I be able to claim that?
Oh, sure.
But did they steal anything else?
Oh, uh…
MEDICAL BILLS…
No, that was all of it.
All right. Claim the expenses.
[Geun-dae] Thank you, sir.
Want me to buy you a sausage?
Huh? Oh, no, no. No, I'm fine, sir.
That Uiseong Garlic thing
sounds really good.
-You should have one.
-Hey, lay off.
-I thought… You just said he was robbed.
-[Gang-seok] Enough.
[music stops]
[inhales]
[sighs]
[exhales]
[poignant music plays]
[haunting ballad plays]
[music fades]