Extracurricular: A dive into society’s wounds

This show takes you on a road trip through society, only it’s not the society you thought you knew. One of the most detailed yet satisfying stories on Netflix. Write Owl reports.

I never thought I’d fall so deeply for a show where the words didn’t match the actor’s lips, but here we are. Extracurricular is by the far one of Netflix’s top series, it takes a deep dive into the harsh reality of societies secrets and force feeds it to us.

Usually, Korean Dramas are known to have an ending that falls flat, but this one had me on the edge of my seat and I mean my ass cheek was literally hanging out. The story was incredibly detailed and complex but pieced itself together even better than those 3D puzzles from Argos. Whilst also going the extra mile by sealing its perfection off with a glossy finish.

The show follows a teenage boy named Oh Ji-soo played by Dong-hee Kim and his at first enemy but now friend, Seo Min-hee played by Jung Da-bin. They both share a pimping business in order to raise enough money so they can afford to go to college, but oh boy do they meet a lot of bumps in the road during this journey. The writer himself, Jin Han-sae said he felt a huge burden when writing the story because the protagonists are pushed into situations that are extreme beyond imagination.

What kind of situations? I hear you ask, well for starters one of them almost gets themselves chopped up by the mafia but we’re not going to talk about that.

This show had me cheering for these teenage criminals, despite the crimes they committed. In my book a show that makes me route for evil is a show worth watching. It gives a deep explanation to the problems that could occur when you’re working within the dark side of society, whilst also showing us that regardless of an individual’s actions they each still possess humanity. That’s what makes you connect with these characters.

Don’t worry, the show isn’t all serious with a lot of law breaking, it actually has a few characters who serve as comedic relief and surprisingly it’s the mafia. Upon first thought making the mafia appear intellectually inferior would seem like a bad idea, but it just makes sense in a show like this.

I don’t think any other show would be able to maintain such backwards logic like Extracurricular.

It comes as no surprise to me that the show was rated 4.8/5 stars on google as well as 7.7/10 on IMDb. The writer Jin Han-sae says Extracurricular “digs into society’s wounds.” Which in my opinion is one of the best ways to describe a show like this. If you haven’t yet then I highly recommend you hightail it to your Netflix as soon as possible to press play on this show, because I’m telling you, you’re missing out.