High School Return of a Gangster is an ongoing action fantasy K-drama that made its debut on Wavve and TVING on May 29, 2024. It is an adaptation of author Horol’s popular manhwa, I, a Gangster, Became a High School Student. Both the series and the manhwa center around the story of a 47-year-old gangster named Kim Deuk-Pal, whose spirit ends up possessing a 19-year-old high school boy’s body.
According to a Reddit thread, the High School Return of a Gangster Manhwa originally belonged to the BL (Boys’ Love) genre. The thread has also pointed out that the TVING K-drama based on the manhwa has shifted to a bromance drama series instead of BL.
High School Return of a Gangster manhwa is a BL, claims Reddit thread
As mentioned earlier, a Reddit thread claims that the High School Return of a Gangster Manhwa is originally a BL. It further states that the ongoing K-drama on TVING and Wavve has taken the bromance drama route instead of the Boys’ Love genre. Take a closer look at the Reddit thread here.
The original Manhwa by Horol has also been released as a webtoon. It chronicles the story of Kim Deuk-Pal, a gangster who is extremely keen on going to college as he could not have a proper education due to having poor parents. However, it is tough for him to get into a university.
As per the Manhwa, one day, Kim Deuk-Pal’s life completely changed after his encounter with a high school student, Song Yi-Heon. The boy was ready to take his own life due to certain hardships in his life. At that moment, the gangster’s spirit somehow possessed the body of Song Yi-Heon. Soon, Kim Deuk-Pal, living inside the high school student’s body, realized he was a victim of extreme bullying. Thus, the gangster’s spirit decided to punish all the bullies.
In the K-drama High School Return of a Gangster, Yoon Chan-Young portrays the lead role of Song Yi-Heon, aka Kim Deuk-Pal. The main cast of the series also includes Bong Jae-Hyun and Lee Seo-Jin.
The audience can watch the K-drama series on Wavve and TVING.
