5 K-dramas to watch while waiting for Weak Hero Class 2

Netflix has announced the release date for the much-anticipated thriller and high school drama Weak Hero Class 2. It will premiere on April 25, 2025. The series features a star-studded cast, including Park Ji-hoon, Ryeo Un, Choi Min-yeong, Lee Min-jae, Bae Na-ra, and Lee Jun-young, among others. It's helmed and written by the director and screenwriter Yoo Su-min.

According to Asianwiki, the official synopsis for the upcoming show has been provided below:

"Yeon Si-run (Park Ji-hoon) transfers to Eunjang High School and makes friends with Park Hoo-Min (Ryeo-un), Seo Joon-tae (Choi Min-young) and Go Hyun-tak (Lee Min-jae). But, Yeon Si-run must now face an even bigger and more violent group called the Union. Members of the notorious group include Na Baek-jin (Bae Na-ra), and Geum Sung-je (Lee Jun-young)."

While waiting for Weak Hero Class 2, the viewers could binge-watch five K-drama series, including Extracurricular, My Name, Revenge of Others, and Vigilante.

Extracurricular, My Name, Revenge of Others, Vigilante, and other K-dramas to watch while waiting for Weak Hero Class 2

1) Weak Hero Class 1

Where to watch: Rakuten Viki, iQIYI, Netflix, Kocowa, and Wavve

Cast: Park Ji-hoon, Choi Hyun-wook, Hong-kyung, Kim Su-gyeom, and Lee-yeon

Weak Hero Class 1 followed the story of a hardworking and reserved student, Yeon Shi-eun. As the bullying and school violence spread across the school, the male protagonist took matters into his own hands to protect his close ones. The drama was adapted from the webtoon Weak Hero, authored and illustrated by SeoPass and Kim Jin-seok, respectively.

The upcoming season of Weak Hero Class 2 is the second installment of Weak Hero Class 1. Park Ji-hoon returns for the second installment with some new faces who would seemingly continue the plot of the first season.

2) Vigilante

Where to watch: Disney+ and Hulu

Cast: Nam Joo-hyuk, Yoo Ji-tae, Kim So-jin, Lee Jun-hyuk, Kim Chul-yoon, and others

The psychological thriller drama Vigilante was adapted from the webtoon of the same name, written by CRG, and illustrated by Kim Gyu-sam. Vigilante featured the story of Kim Ji-yong, whose mother was killed by a man. However, the culprit was sentenced to only three and a half years.

As Ji-young turns older, he decides to punish criminals who get away with only light sentences in his own way. The main protagonist was a decent student at the police university before turning into a vigilante. Like Weak Hero Class 2, Vigilante showcased an intense storyline and includes similar themes, such as youth, crime, and injustice.

3) Extracurricular

Where to watch: Netflix

Cast: Kim Dong-hee, Park Ju-hyun, Jung Da-bin, Nam Yoon-su, Choi Min-soo, and Park Hyuk-kwon

Extracurricular is a psychological thriller that follows the story of four high school students who start committing crimes to earn money. However, they get trapped in an unpredictable and unprecedented danger. Like Weak Hero Class 2, Extracurricular has a high-school setting where the protagonist gets involved in violence, abuse, and more.

4) My Name

Where to watch: Netflix

Cast: Han So-hee, Park Hee-soon, Ahn Bo-hyun, Lee Hak-joo, Kim Sang-ho, and Chang-ryul

My Name follows the story of female protagonist Yoon Jin-wook, who joined the police to avenge her father's killing. She was guided by the leader of a powerful drug ring, Choi Moo-jin. Similar to the upcoming series Weak Hero Class 2, the drama showcases the protagonist with an intense desire for revenge and keeping people in their place.

5) Revenge of Others

Where to watch: Apple TV, Disney+ Hotstar, Disney+, and Hulu

Cast: Shi Ye-sun, Lomon, Seo Ji-hoon, Chae Sang-woo, Lee Soo-min, and Chung Su-bin

Revenge of Others follows the story of female protagonist Ok Chan-min, who transfers to Yongtan High School to find the cause of her twin brother's untimely death. She teams up with Ji Soo-heon, a student, to discover the truth and bring justice. Like Weak Hero Class 2, Revenge of Others included a high school setting, avenging, bullying, and violence.

Other dramas similar to Weak Hero Class 2 include Class of Lies, Pyramid Game, Night Has Come, School 2013, School 2015, School 2017, Hierarchy, Friendly Rivalry, and more.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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