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COLLECTION · Series · 2025

Study Group

스터디그룹

A struggling student at Korea's worst high school forms a study group while protecting his classmates with his fighting skills, hoping to overcome academic challenges and secure a spot in college.

Source: TMDB
* 8.5 (118)ActionAdventureComedyDramaSouth Korea
Directors
Lee Jang-hoon
Creators
Lee Jang-hoon
Countries
South Korea
Studios
TVING · YLAB · Studio Dragon · VieOn Network · DatVietVAC Group Holdings
Runtime
43 min/ep
Release
23/01/2025
Score
8.5 / 10 (118)
Where to watch
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
10 episodes · 2025
Study Group
Episode 1. Study Group
2025-01-23 · 43 min

Ga-min is passionate about studying and puts all his efforts into it. However, he never received a good grade, which made him go to Yusung Technical High School. The school is known as a gangster training school, and unlike Ga-min, not…

The School Inspector
Episode 2. The School Inspector
2025-01-23 · 42 min

Ga-min gets into an unexpected fight against Hyeon U, a school bully. As the fight goes on, the two become the center of attention of everyone in school. At that moment, a man enters the classroom that has become a mess because of the…

A New Member
Episode 3. A New Member
2025-01-30 · 42 min

Someone applied to the study group. Ga Min is excited to meet the applicant, but it turns out that it is Ji U, Hyeon U’s twin sister. Kyu Jin, a member of the student council, picks on Ji U, and Ga Min confronts him. Han Wul tells Hyeon U…

Teach Me How to Fight
Episode 4. Teach Me How to Fight
2025-01-30 · 42 min

Jun is impressed by Ga Min who defeated the rankers. He applies to join the study group and asks Ga Min to teach him how to fight. However, Ga Min rejects him because he only wants students who actually want to study in the study group.…

A Real Loser
Episode 5. A Real Loser
2025-02-06 · 43 min

The study group is finally complete. But the school’s top student, Kim Ho Min bullies Se Hyun, who grew up in the same neighbourhood. He tramples on Se Hyun’s pride and beats him up, calling him a poor loser. Ga Min steps up to help him,…

Ga Min’s Transfer
Episode 6. Ga Min’s Transfer
2025-02-06 · 43 min

Ga Min breaks the curfew that he promised because of Se Hyun, and his mom tries to transfer him to another school. Han Kyeong and the study group, who can’t give up on Ga Min, persistently chase after Ga Min’s mom and try to persuade her.…

Kim Sun Cheol Going to Prison
Episode 7. Kim Sun Cheol Going to Prison
2025-02-13 · 42 min

Ga Min runs into Pi Han Ul’s bodyguard, Kim Sun Cheol, at the hospital where his mother is hospitalized. Sun Cheol was working for Pi Han Ul because he needed to take care of his sick grandfather. In order to pay his grandfather’s…

Midterm Exam
Episode 8. Midterm Exam
2025-02-13 · 42 min

The Study Group sneaks into the Reserves General Meeting and struggles against the Yeonbaek Gang. Pi Han Ul forces Kim Sun Cheol to make a false confession to Detective Na Tae Man. Meanwhile, the fated midterm exam finally begins. The…

School Violence Committee
Episode 9. School Violence Committee
2025-02-20 · 42 min

The Student Council Committee will summon Han Ul, and Han Ul’s past is revealed. Han Ul comes up with a scheme to stop the committee. He makes fake news and puts it online to make it go viral. Because of this, the study group members are…

The Last Fight
Episode 10. The Last Fight
2025-02-20 · 43 min

The study group members find out about the incident Han Ul was involved in a year ago and why he is so obsessed with the school gang. Since it might put Han Kyeong in danger, the members try to come up with a solution to get through this…

Season 2
1 episodes
Episode 1. Episode 1

No synopsis

Cast by season
Minhyun
Minhyun
Yoon Ga-min
Park Yoon-ho
Park Yoon-ho
Lee Hyun-woo
Cha Woo-min
Cha Woo-min
Phi Han-wool
Shin Su-hyun
Shin Su-hyun
Lee Ji-woo
Hong Min-gi
Hong Min-gi
Park Geon-yeop
Lee Jong-hyun
Lee Jong-hyun
Kim Se-hyeon
Han Ji-eun
Han Ji-eun
Lee Han-kyung
Yun Sang-jeong
Yun Sang-jeong
Choi Hee-won
Gong Do-yu
Gong Do-yu
Lee Jun
Baek Seo-hoo
Baek Seo-hoo
Ma Min-hwan
Lee Gwang-hee
Lee Gwang-hee
Jeong Do-hoon
Kim Young-ah
Kim Young-ah
Jeon Mi Hyun
Jeong Jae-seong
Jeong Jae-seong
vice-principal (Yu-seong Tech)
Joo Yeon-woo
Joo Yeon-woo
Kim Soon-cheol
Cho Seung-yeon
Cho Seung-yeon
dean of academic affairs (Yu-seong Tech)
Jin Woo-jin
Jin Woo-jin
Kim Gyu-Jin [Disciplinary Committee member]
Choi Ye-chan
Choi Ye-chan
Kim Min-ah
Kim Min-ah
Hwang Mi-Hee (Yu-seong Tech)
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Lee Dong-Hoon
Seo Yoo-bi
Kim Hwi-gyu
Kim Hwi-gyu
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★ 10.0 / 10
**"Chaotic, cathartic, and a brutal critique—juxtaposing violent survival with the pressures of the education system."** Study Group isn’t just another action-packed school drama—it’s a sharp dissection of an education system that feels more like a battlefield. Through a metaphorical lens, it captures the brutal reality of Korea’s cutthroat academic culture, where hierarchy and privilege dictate success. In a world where intelligence alone isn’t enough, Yoon Ga-Min’s desperate attempt to form a simple study group feels almost absurd—but that absurdity is exactly what makes the story so compelling. Violence here isn’t just for spectacle; it’s an allegory for academic survival, where only the strongest endure. With breakneck action, dark humor, and Gen Z irreverence reminiscent of _Bottoms (2023)_, Study Group doesn’t just entertain—**it fights its way to becoming this generation’s _Fight Club._**
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