Korean drama Teach You a Lesson serves up a reality check on education
Yanyan Hong
Sunday, 21 June 20261 min read
Within a week of its release, Netflix’s new Korean drama Teach You a Lesson, directed by Hong Jong-chan, topped the platform’s global non-English rankings for the week of June 1 to 7. Adapted from the popular webtoon Get Schooled (2020), the 10-episode series about a government-backed vigilante unit trying to fix the wrongs in schools has quickly become a highly rated breakout hit. Described in a Forbes article as “one of the most addictive feel-good dramas of the year”, the series has exploded...
Published 21 June 2026 at 05:30
Section: politics · 1 min read