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This drama is indeed a hidden gem, I must say. Portraying about an unusual theme, Extracurricular is a Netflix-produced series telling about a high schooler named Oh Jisoo (Kim Donghee) who seems to have a perfect student life. Unbeknownst to his teacher and friends, he is running an illegal business which is providing security for underage human sex trafficking. The team consists of him and a retired military officer went broke, but he doesnt recognise Jisoo since he uses a voice changer application when contacting the officer. Jisoo is known as "Uncle''. This security system is used by wearing a bracelet which can be pressed by the client if they feel threatened and they will be rescued (remember their client is underage sex worker). He did all of these to save money for his university tuition fees. One day Jisoo's phone is lost; he panicks because all his work records' are inside it. Actually his phone is being picked up by Bae Gyuri (Park Joohyun), his classmate and insider in his school. After he knows about it, he gets angry and wants to take his phone back but Gyuri requests to join his team to make more money. He agrees to it unwillingly so that he can start back his business. Thing starts to go wrong when one of their client is his classmate, Seo Minhee, who wants to make more money but doesnt want to work thinking of telling the police about her job. Another thing happens when Jisoo is being caught by the gangsters and to release him, they request for a joined work between him and their business. I watched Extracurricular without any expectation, and finished it with a wow. They are discussing about this unusual theme bravely which I appreciate a lot. It happens in the society, but none really talks about it. Money can really changes people's perspective of life. Both Jisoo and Gyuri take risks to make more money but everything goes beyond their expectation. It's an open ending though. I first knew Kim Donghee from Itaewon Class. To be honest, his acting is not my preference as I thought his expression and acting were limited but he changed my perception through this drama. All of them are considered new actors (except Jung Dabin who is a child actress before) but acting wise they are really good portraying the characters here. Highly recommend it if you like crime thriller genre~
Rate: 8.5/10
Synopsis:
"Extracurricular” is centered around three high school students who start committing crimes to earn money and the unpredictable dangers they face as a result.
Kim Dong Hee will portray Ji Soo, who goes from a model student to a criminal after committing an unthinkable act. Jung Da Bin as school bully Min Hee, who gets caught up in Ji Soo’s crime. Park Joo Hyun will portray Ji Soo’s dangerous partner in crime Gyu Ri, while Nam Yoon Soo will appear as Min Hee’s boyfriend and the school’s most popular guy Ki Tae. (soompi)
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