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Duty After School

Original title: Banggwa Hoo Jeonjaenghwaldong
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2023–
  • 16+
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.2K
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Duty After School (2023)
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A science fiction thriller that depicts all students across the country fighting against unidentified objects ahead of the CSAT and fighting for extra points.A science fiction thriller that depicts all students across the country fighting against unidentified objects ahead of the CSAT and fighting for extra points.A science fiction thriller that depicts all students across the country fighting against unidentified objects ahead of the CSAT and fighting for extra points.

  • Stars
    • Kwon Eun-bin
    • Kim Ki-hae
    • Kim Min-chul
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,812
    971
    • Stars
      • Kwon Eun-bin
      • Kim Ki-hae
      • Kim Min-chul
    • 52User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Kwon Eun-bin
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    • Yeon Bo-ra…
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    Kim Ki-hae
    • Kim Chi-yeol…
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    Kim Min-chul
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    • Do Soo-cheol…
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    Kim Su-gyeom
    • Kwon Il-ha
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    Moon Sang-min
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    • Wang Tae-man
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    Shin Soo-hyun
    • Cha So-yeon
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    Shin Hye-Ji
    • Choi Yeon-joo…
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    Ahn Do-Gyoo
    • Gook Yeong-soo
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    Yeo Joo-Ha
    • Kim Yoo-jeong
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    Oh Se-eun
    • Hong Joon-hee…
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    Woo Min-gyu
    • Kim Deok-joong
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    Yoon Jong-Bin
    • Jo Jang-soo
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    Lee Yeon
    Lee Yeon
    • No Ae-seol…
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    Ji Min-hyuk
    • Jo Yeong-jin…
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    Choi Moon-Hee
    • Lee Na-ra…
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    Hong Xa-bin
    Hong Xa-bin
    • Woo Hee-rak…
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    Hwang Se-in
    • Yoo Ha-na…
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    So-hee Kim
    • Lee Soon-yi
    • 2023
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    1nmimran

    Part 1 = 9 stars , part 2 = not even 1 star, trash!

    I was absolutely thrilled when I first got my hands on part one of the Duty After School series. The series had everything I could ever ask for - army, guns, monsters, and aliens! It was the perfect combination of action and suspense that left me on the edge of my seat throughout. It gave me such "All of Us Are Dead" vibes .

    I was eagerly waiting for part two, but boy, was I in for a rude awakening. The storyline was atrocious, the bad direction was all over the place, and that ending! It was the worst ending I've seen in a century! I honestly think that even the creators didn't know what they were doing with part two.

    It was a complete and utter disappointment, a pile of trash that left me wondering why they even bothered making it. Part one was a masterpiece that deserved every bit of its 9-star rating, but part two barely deserves a single star. I wouldn't even watch it again if someone held a gun to my head and forced me to.

    I don't know what the creators were thinking. They had a goldmine with part one, but they completely dropped the ball with part two.

    If you are reading my review then let me do a favour for you "DO NOT WATCH PART TWO".

    I wasted my valuable time watching part two, I am still asking my self why the hell did I waited a month for this trash?
    1alexvojacek

    Part 1 =9, Part 1 = -5000

    I went with this series without knowing anything about it and started watching it. It was so good that the entire family joined me. By the 3rd episode everyone was so hooked that it was one of the only topics of discussion after 6pm at home, how will the kids survive the next mission?.

    Everything was "too good" to be true and I was about to recommend this series over any other hollywood trash to all my friends, I was very proud of liking Korean shows that almost never dissaponted me before.

    Then chapter 6-10 came in and everything I cherished so much about the first part went downhill in ways I just cannot express properly here.

    It's like the series first part 1-5 were directed and written by the very best of korea and then part 2 (chapter 6-10) were written by morons who really enjoy seeing everyone suffer for no reason.

    The whole "feeling" of Part 2 is: meaningless, useless, gritty without any redeeming value, senseless, pointless.

    Everything that they care so much to build up to Chapter 5 were completely destroyed in front of my eyes, like someone really wanted me to suffer for no reason.

    I was left with a sense of hopelessness and frustration beyond belief.

    It was not "good gritty bad ending" it was "utterly pointless gritty". Part 2 seems to be written by someone who really disliked all the characters and the audience and wanted the whole thing to implode on itself for no reason other than "shock value".

    Then it hit me, I hated this series so much because it tried too hard to be the "game of thrones" of Korea... well congratulations!! You succeeded in making the first TRULY AWFUL series that I TRULY HATE.

    Now when they ask me if I ever hated a korean show, I have this show to prove that it is indeed possible, that koreans really screw things up this much.
    5xaviernamnguyen

    Very poor character development

    It starts with a slow pace. Then when everything seems getting better, the flaws come up more and more.

    The weakest point of this series is character development. They are so stupid with their decisions. Sometimes it also mix with poor acting. I hate almost all of the character.

    The 'bad' guy turns into 'kinda' good with no reason. The 'princess' or the 'selfish' do not take any consequences for what they've done. The 'good' guy feels sympathy for...everyone, even the 'bad' guy who made a horrible mistake. A lot of them are just being so annoying.

    The cgi is alright for a series.

    Tbh, I'm just trying to finish what I started. Just hate quitting. I don't recommend this series to anyone.
    5justdan2023

    The show REALLY fell out at the end

    Part 1 is great ig. It has some best moments. The character arcs and the script are well-written. The character flaws were quite unique, relatable and can be reasoned with. Though I might say it sometimes it can be a bit stupid but that's all.

    Part 2 is where everything drops. One moment, they are shooting the spheres and then another moment, they are on some effing carousel and ferris wheel. Like that kind of transition where it starts really serious and drops to a very lighthearted tone is just too jarring for me. And also, the acting is very over the top and exaggerated, and that guy with the SAT obsession is really making me grit my teeth. I can see what they are trying to do, but the executions were not done well and very rushed, especially the finale. And it barely gave any closures to any of the characters at all too.

    So my advice is that you watch part 1 and then you stop right there, and imagine that in the future, the spheres are all dead and they have matured and lived happily ever after.
    1lynos560

    Confusing

    The first part was a fabulous building up story it wasn't new but refreshing and wel written the actor fab.... But the 2 part did they switch writers? Did someone told them their budget was cut what happend? The story is so not logical like the jammed 4 seasons in to 4 parts? The prison scene? The other highschool kids? Moving in to Seoul? Looked like they where short of money and somebody cancelled the show!! What a shame I would have accepted the end but not like this noway... Worst written show after a fabulous first season. The director must have been high on something during the shooting of the serie every blind person could have noticed it was a crap second season really crappy.

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      Based on webcomic "Banggwa Hoo Jeonjaenghwaldong" by Ha Il-Kwon (published from November 17, 2012 to December 21, 2013 via Naver).

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      • March 31, 2023 (United States)
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