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Drama: Duty After School
Revised romanization: Banggwa Hoo Jeonjaenghwaldong
Hangul: 방과 후 전쟁활동
Director: Sung Yong-Il
Writer: Ha Il-Kwon (webcomic), Yoon Soo
Network: TVING
Episodes: 6
Release Date: March 31, 2023
Runtime: Friday 16:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Students in 3rd grade 2nd class at a high school are supposed to study hard for their entrance exams. Instead, they must fight a war against bizarre alien creatures that appear in the sky.

Suddenly, strange alien creatures appear over the skies of Earth and cause heavy casualties. To increase the military power in Korea, the government announces that all universities and high schools will organize into reserve forces. Meanwhile, students in 3rd grade 2nd class at the high school become confused by the situation they face. They studied hard for their university entrance exams, but those exams won't be held this year. Instead, they are assigned to the reserve forces. Platoon Leader Lee Choon-Ho (Shin Hyun-Soo) and Sergeant Kim Won-Bin (Lee Soon-Won) come to the high school to train the students. Lee Choon-Ho is strict on the students, but he cares about them a lot. Park Eun-Young (Lim Se-Mi) is the homeroom teacher of 3rd grade 2nd class and places the students' safety first.

Notes

Based on webcomic "Banggwa Hoo Jeonjaenghwaldong” by Ha Il-Kwon (published from November 17, 2012 to December 21, 2013 via Naver).
Related titles:
1. Duty After School | Banggwa Hoo Jeonjaenghwaldong (TVING / 2023)
2. Duty After School Part 2 | Banggwa Hoo Jeonjaenghwaldong Part 2 (TVING / 2023)

Cast

Grade 3 Class 2 Platoon Instructors



Shin Hyun-Soo	Lee Soon-Won	Lee Jung-Min
Lee Choon-Ho	Kim Won-Bin	Seo Ja-Yoon

Sungjin High School Grade 3 Class 2

Girls



Kwon Eun-Bin	Kim So-Hee	Kim Jung-Lan	Shin Soo-Hyun	Shin Hye-Ji
Yeon Bo-Ra	Lee Soon-Yi	Park So-Yoon	Cha So-Yeon	Choi Yeon-Joo



Yeo Joo-Ha	Oh Se-Eun	Lee Yeon	Choi Moon-Hee	Hwang Se-In
Kim Yoo-Jung	Hong Joon-Hee	No Ae-Seol	Lee Na-Ra	Yoo Ha-Na

Ahn Da-Eun

Kim In-Hye

Boys



Kim Ki-Hae	Kim Min-Chul	Kim Su-Gyeom	Moon Sang-Min	Shin Myung-Sung
Kim Chi-Yeol	Do Soo-Chul	Kwon Il-Ha	Wang Tae-Man	Im Woo-Taek



Ahn Do-Kyu	Woo Min-Kyu	Yoon Jong-Bin	Ji Min-Hyuk	Hong Sa-Bin
Kook Young-Soo	Kim Deok-Joong	Jo Jang-Soo	Jo Young-Shin	Woo Hee-Rak

Ro Jong-Hyun

Jang Young-Hoon (ep.1-2)

Sungjin High School Faculty



Lim Se-Mi	Lee Jang-Won
Park Eun-Young	math teacher (ep.2)

Sungjin High School Students

Kim Min-A

student (ep.3)

Students' Parents



Son Ji-Na	Yoo Dam-Yeon	Jang Hyuk-Jin	Shim So-Young	Kim Do-Yeon
Yeon Bo-Ra's mother (ep.1)	Kim Chi-Yeol's mother (ep.1)	Kim Chi-Yeol's father (ep.1)	Kook Young-Soo's mother (ep.1)	Kim Deok-Joong's mother (ep.1)



Seo Ji-Young	Woo Hyun-Zoo
Jang Young-Hoon's mother (ep.1)	Kwon Il-Ha's mother (ep.1)

Military



Kim Won-Hae	Ahn Chang-Hwan	Shin Jae-Hwi	Jang Hyun-Sung	Lee Jong-Hyun
Choi Yong-Sik (ep.1)	soldier (ep.1)	soldier (ep.1)	Minister of Defense Park Sang-Man (ep.1)	Corporal Park Hae-Jun (ep.1-2)



Han Myung-Hwan	Sung Ji-Ru	Jung Dong-Geun	No Seong-Eun	Lee Dong-Yong
soldier (ep.1)	Park Young-Il (ep.2-3)	Park Jung-Hoo (ep.3)	soldier (ep.3)	commander (ep.4)



Eum Moon-Suk	Song Yo-Seb	Yu Seong-Ju	Kim Yong-Jin	Park Jung-Yeon
Park Jin-Soo (ep.4)	Yoon Bum-Sun (ep.5)	Cha Moon-Hyeok (ep.5)	Han Hyun-Joong (ep.5)	Park Yoon-Seo (ep.5-6)



Yoo Jun	Park Jin-Soo
Park Jae-Won (ep.6)	Lee Ji-Min (ep.6)

Others

Kim Ye-Won

Angkko (ep.1)

Additional Cast Members:

Lee Dong-Kyu - anchorman (ep.1)
Shin Min-Soo - teacher (ep.1)
Kim Si-Kook - teacher (ep.3)
Lee Jae-Hak - student (ep.3)

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Ciepao Jan 14 2024 12:26 am I've seen a lot of edits of this show on TikTok, and now, after finishing it, I get the hype for this show. They did a nice job depicting the student life: immature kids who always whine and are out of touch in reality but slowly mature as they understand what is going on. I'm glad that the aliens here are interesting to know and watch, since in the other fantasy dramas I have seen, the "fantasy" or "sci-fi" parts were so boring. A lot of characters were so annoying, but a lot of them are also exciting to see. The action scenes are so good, but since the students are either arguing or complaining, it gets irritating. The cliffhanger was nice; since this has a second season, it would make you curious about what will happen and how they will end the invasion of these unknown creatures. A 9/10 for me.

Killgown Dec 26 2023 1:56 pm Finally, after all this time, I finished this drama. My little brother said it's trash. Well, I finished it because of Moon Sangmin. There were so many loopholes that were frustrating. Okay, even if they suddenly go into military training, after seeing their friends die, everyone dies. Do they still want to go home? At 19, they should understand they're in danger, and the chance of survival is 0% with their families intact. Even until the end, they keep whining to go home, which is weird. The ending plot is infuriating, despite the real plot twist and the presence of depression and pressure. Their acting is good, the friendship is believable, but the storyline is still trash.

A Sep 02 2023 10:52 am I get the sense that they like to depict the immaturity of the students, the chaos, and everything; also how korean education can turn a student go mad, aside from the status and economic gap. I also saw how the teens had mature moments but I wish they had gave ending to whatever happened to those other 3 students. The ending was just so disappointing in a sense that their death went all went in vane since the government found a way to manage the situation.

besides, who the eff would deploy students in a real mission? where did sargeant won bin go?? In the end the military just reqruit those student for experiment and suicide mission. the government could've just let the student's in the shelter to guard and deploy real cadets since the are just reserves.

k Aug 19 2023 2:00 am I’m on middle of part 1 ep 2 and I must say some of the kids make my blood boil. I really hate that guy Il wa scaredy-cat and bully his classmates.

Clara Aug 05 2023 8:24 am I think because I haven't read the webtoon, I enjoyed this drama a lot. However, I have some concerns. The directing and cinematography needs a lot of improvement. I got confused in some fighting scenes unlike in All of us are dead where everything seemed more clear. Aside from that, I wish they had done more effort in writing of the script. The lazy writing was so obvious in most parts. The writers probably think it's okay to have a terrible script since this is an action drama, but no it needs to be well-written too for the story to be more believable and worth following.

Despite all that, the story is heartwarming and unique, and the actors are great. This show hits different which is something I have never experienced in other kdramas.

haerin18 Aug 05 2023 4:49 am Sorry it's alien invasion hahaha

haerin18 Aug 05 2023 4:49 am The lesson I learned on this drama is Exam is more important than Zombie Invasion hahaha

Yana Jul 25 2023 8:12 pm My head hurts so much after crying so hard while watching the last scenes in ep 6.. Mr. Lee's death is for me the most unexpected twist in this series. I was hoping he would somewhat find a way to survive as he's one best soldiers in the military.

The ending of Mr lee and So hyeon hurts much more than those kdrama couples who had a sad ending. We've only seen few good moments of them but their chemistry since the beginning had been overflowing. It really shows two persons dont need a lot of romantic scenes to build up that intense chemistry. If you have chemistry then it will show just by standing next to each other, telling the other person to hold her breath and focus before pulling the trigger, or even yelling. Also I think mr lee was starting to like so yeon. He may not have said anything about it, but his eyes and smile while So yeon was around could not lie.

Yazmin Jun 12 2023 9:52 pm I actually read the webtoon years ago, so learning there’d be a live action adaptation made me excited. Granted I could only remember bits and pieces, I remember it made an impact on me, especially the ending. However, I’m sad to say that this live action adaptation was just so messy and slow. It’s not even a true adaptation. It’s better to say it’s inspired by the webtoon, because it went completely off tangent until the last episode. Yes I understand that these are teenage kids who aren’t fully mentally or emotionally developed, but that shouldn’t excuse the script writing for making them so… incompetent? They’re so incapable of learning how to properly wield a gun, even after getting trained by military professionals and months go on? The amount of crying, whining, and utter complete incompetence of a lot of these characters made me so frustrated. There were a lot of moments that just made me roll my eyes with the lack of common sense from these characters. We literally had to stop at the 4th episode and just watch how the last episode turned out. Also I will never understand how kdramas can normalize bully behavior… not only that but they try to make you have sympathy over the bully by giving them some flat character development, and then making the victim characters just go completely deranged. It makes no sense.

deliriouslin May 28 2023 9:29 am Part 1 was totally the best, it's exciting and the VFX is so good. Making me miss Stranger Things! The gore is great too, making the drama tense and love the warmth of the kids.

While I have not read the webtoon, watching the rookie actress/actor in this drama is refreshing as I've watched most of them in other dramas such as At a Distance, Spring is Green and Under the Queen's Umbrella. Btw, again sadly the story shows how tense the school system is and they have to compare it for CSAT points. :x

Watched Part 2 too, Part 1 is definitely better.

Safero May 20 2023 8:42 am I give up at 2nd episode. Everyone is annoying, like i mean everyone, except that one military guy. I mean who write this thing? Youre supposed to make the character likeable, at least you got to show some character development. But this drama here is just so depressing. Not recomended.

Kim May 17 2023 1:10 pm 1st show I rooted for the aliens to win. The webtoon had to be made by a 5 yr old who knows nothing. Hope they aren't scrapping the bottom of the webtoons bc this show was garbage.

me May 11 2023 7:55 am The actors were okay, but the plot is meehh... it was so cringy watching that I stopped, the characters were so annoying, childish, and stupid.

Cain May 07 2023 10:48 am Hello it's me.

In episode 7, there is a scene where Cha So-yeon, Park So-yoon, Kwon Il-Ha and Kook Yong Soo are together.

Park So-yoon makes a remark of "the sphere has a unique fishy smell".

Kook Yong Soo thought it was him givens that they all have limited access to water to take a bath.

But later on, you will learn that Kook Yong Soo came from a poor family and in South Korea history, people with poor background had to work in various fields thus they had distinctive bad smell.

That's why in modern day South Korea, bad smell is sometimes being used as metaphor that someone is from poor background.

Maybe at that time, Kook Yong Soo had thought they all were calling him poor (eventhough they didn't know that he was poor to begin with).

Temi May 07 2023 6:06 am Acting is nice and i love the casts but this movie is the most senseless movie I've ever watched Storyline is trashh,ending is wack,no lesson learnt,infact it was a waste of my time and data Some things were so unrealistic and stupid for example how can 19 year olds still be behaving like babies?? Asking for their mummy like 3 year olds and wanting to go to Seoul when they know fully well it dangerous,even after a month they still behaved so childish Also,where the h*ll did wonbin go? He was in episode 6 but not in episode 7... Nonsense And how can the movie end like that,how,how?? So what is the lesson we were meant to learn??

Comedy May 07 2023 2:22 am Acting is good. But storyline is trash. All of them have no situational awareness. Korea have mandatory military training which turn into a lot of adult military reserve readh for war but they draft foolish highschool teenager to war against alien and hook them with university CSAT point? Moreover they still told the highschooler to study in the middle of this and not focusing on millitary training. For me the storyline rather irritating than entertaining. Much thing just doesn't make sense.

Cain May 06 2023 10:59 pm If you're not familiar how childish high school kids can be, you are better off not watching episode 7-10 a.k.a. Duty After School part 2.

Despite have been in the war for more than a month, some of them still don't know to think as a team hence, endangering the whole team.

You might get pissed off by that so don't watch it.

Soyeon May 04 2023 10:37 pm Thanks for the information it helps me a lot

Jlove May 02 2023 8:36 pm This drama so great I totally love it but not happy with the ending

bdays May 01 2023 7:39 am is it true that there is part 3

Maria Apr 28 2023 2:59 am I hope there will be part 3, that could explain more details that missing (they can put this into flashback scene or something). This drama is awesome but the ending is somehow feel rushed.

Qm Apr 27 2023 1:15 am Anybody finished the 1st part, do not ever watch the 2nd part for your own good

Alexis Apr 26 2023 7:14 am Just finished watching it last week. Totally loved it! I'm amazed about their friendship's bond.

Jeon Apr 25 2023 11:37 pm Wtf happened to wonbin? Where did he go? ????

Sola ? Apr 25 2023 5:18 pm They started as annoying, always complaining shouting teens. Consistent until the very end.

Spoiler: How come the most annoying one, one of the survivors what type of plot armor does she have.. arghh..

Solar Apr 25 2023 9:54 am Everything in this drama is good except the ending sucks

cherry Apr 24 2023 10:13 am is it true that there is part 3

Mina Apr 24 2023 7:46 am I just wanna be hopeful.. is there another episode or not? .. the ending was... Totally... Disappointing :|

EBUNpraise Apr 24 2023 5:58 am I like the series, it's funny and the actors played their roles well. But the ending was a bit disappointing.

Anonymous Apr 23 2023 9:21 am SPOILERS!!!!!!!

As an american watching the ending for part 2 was pretty traumatizing and triggering. Gave me a bit of PTSD. Also because i’ve also been in the crossfire of a driveby shooting when i was 9yrs old. The ending is pretty realistic because an active shooter is unpredictable and comes in a flash. And the way all the kids didn’t see it coming along with having not any time to react while at close range in a compact space, it makes it more of a realistic scenario. But people complaining about the ending is understandable. I personally wished they had have more students survive that ending than just 4 students out of whatever students were left before it happened. It would’ve been really sad, but atleast i would feel a little comfort knowing that more than just 4 of them survived. Just the thought of the PTSD the 4 left will have along with trying to cope with the fact nearly their whole graduating class is gone is depressing and really sad. I heard that there supposedly supposed to be a part 3? If so, i just wonder how they will go about it. I’m hoping they go the route of it just being another dreamed scenario of what could’ve played out by the nerd and another ending actually happened.

Pidi Apr 23 2023 6:22 am I never write any comment before.. But everything is bad about this drama, it gave me headache, especially how the student use their mouth most of the time not their brain and everything their learn during the training is useless (except for nara).. and its weird how they lost their weapon in the most important moment, and their weapon came back when they dont really need it -_-

And how inefficient the lieutenant by keeping everybody with different talent together..

Eps 5 was my limit ?

Noname Apr 23 2023 2:09 am The kids are shouting too much.

Rolled Eyes Apr 22 2023 7:33 pm Too many kids kept shouting their lungs out! So irritating.. too many shortcuts… dont know what happened and suddey they are in another spot… really rolled eyes

deliriouslin Apr 22 2023 10:55 am Part 1 was totally the best and it's exciting. Part 2 is a little slow and the last part is too dark! The story build-up towards the end was obvious and expected to happen like that. Watch till the end for the song, it's awkward yet funny. Looking forward to rest of the casts next project!

K-drama fan Apr 22 2023 9:18 am Good storyline. Very suspenseful. All actors played their roles well. However, in some scenes, some of the characters are really annoying.

janice Apr 22 2023 8:19 am Very disappointed with the ending. I hate you director. This is really worst.

Emaki Apr 22 2023 7:17 am The alternate ending is the only ending I will accept.

Zion Carl Callum Apr 21 2023 11:06 pm I like the movie when I see Mr Lee I fell I'm falling in love with him

sgt_doom Apr 21 2023 9:51 am Although still highly recommended, with all the crying and whining in Episodes 5 and especially 6, I predict the invaders will win!

Diva Apr 21 2023 5:37 am Yeon Bora I love you

sgt_doom Apr 20 2023 6:37 pm Great title!

Excellent depiction of idiotic military training ----- running tires is football, not military, and why train to crawl under barbed wire ---- the invaders aren't laying down barbed wire encampments?!

Reminds me how the physical training was superior in the USAF as compared to Marine boot camp (with the one exception of rope climbing)!

And unless one is with a highly trained unit the combat zone is usually like that as well, a total cluster . . .

Levio Apr 17 2023 11:37 am Must Watch Guys! I really love the flow but Kim Ill Sung being annoying for the first 3 episodes +- then his character is getting better ❤️

Rae Apr 16 2023 8:41 pm Hands down one of the best series of 2023. The plot, actors, intense action scenes, roller-coaster of emotions, and so much more. There was never a dull moment and I was constantly anticipating the next scene. For those complaining about the kids being “annoying”….wow, just wow. First of all, only a small fraction were. Secondly, it really adds to the story. If they were all so easy going and accepted everything without any resistance then this would’ve been a bore of a drama. So instead, they are showing a variety of personalities. Highly recommend! You won’t be disappointed.

Yasgirl Apr 15 2023 7:29 pm The kids are so annoying and it’s the fact that there is always one asshole among the student in all these high school dramas that you personally want to kill and I’m just in episode three. Overall the show is not bad tho

Dawn Apr 13 2023 11:50 pm The kids are annoying, yes, but I get why they do those things. This type of drama is what I'm looking for. It's been few months since I last watched kdramas because I'm not into it anymore but I heard this drama is good and because of curiosity I tried it. Ep 1 was slow but it was okay. Introduction and stuff. The following episodes are very thrill. Those students who keeps on stumbling on the ground makes me want to pull them up and then push them so they can continue running lol. And yeah, the crybabies. We can't do anything about them hahahaha

Benj Apr 13 2023 8:52 am There are so many good series in Kdrama, I hope there are also available on Netflix.

At first I was angry, why didn't tell them that they should train to become a reserve in the military, so that they had informed them what to do. but I'm excited to watch season 2, I hope no one dies in team 2 squad fighting.

Chelsea Apr 13 2023 1:40 am This is a good series. While most of you complain on the kids being annoying, don’t u think it’s understandable? They are senior high school students, most are privileged, and suddenly being trained to fight against aliens, how do u think they react? Sure, there is a crybaby who always misses her mom, a bully who pick fights among his peers, a whiner, a selfish brat.. but they are kids. Look at the kids these days, isn’t it the way they act and behave. Yeah, I get pissed by how they react on some situations, but they are acting the real thing. Compared to Onjo’s character in AOAUD who always froze, the kids’ reactions here are more acceptable.

Phoenix Apr 12 2023 10:48 am I don't like this drama. Soo many drama. I think the story is great but soo many drama. I don't want to watch season 2...

Webtoon Apr 12 2023 7:03 am The drama's great But some characters in Webtoon removed (including Taehee and Gangwoo) and changed some scenes from Webtoon. However, it's a nice drama.

Carmille Apr 10 2023 12:39 am This drama is so good..I cried at Episode 6 huhu... I hope Komander Lee is alive

jojo Apr 09 2023 9:34 am Finished watching with 2.0 faster. overhype series. agree with Yebang opinion.. All the kids are very annoying.

Jsam Apr 08 2023 11:33 pm why in the scene showed it can kill the spheres by using ice but never been related till the end. what the purpose showing it at the first place?.. i was hoping the students share their experience that this method can be used..but..arrghhhh...

Vya Apr 08 2023 11:19 pm Not statisfied with the ending

Jejake Apr 08 2023 9:49 am I think there are some characters development shown, Ilha and Kimchi relationship more better. Soon Yi feel empathise to save another shelter during their mission, even though Captain Lee ordered them to go back to their camp.

Yebang Apr 08 2023 7:12 am The kids are annoying to the nth level, except Kimchi and Nara. Each character is like a caricature that acts a certain way in any situation - the bully will pick a fight, the immature will do a tantrum, the sad one will suddenly miss her mom, the fat one will correct someone -- and then the scenes become repetitive, even their dialogues are repetitive. Absolutely no character development.

I watched skipping many parts especially when they are having discussions or talking to each other because they seem to be repetitive.

I like the thrilling action parts, though. I think All of Us are Dead is better.

KST Apr 08 2023 2:20 am I hope lieutenant lee Lee is alive..Actually I cried a lot?

Kitty Monroe Apr 07 2023 10:35 pm Look watch it for yourself it's only 6 episodes you can get it out the way and judge for yourself

Are the KIDS annoying at times yes; are they ALL annoying NO; if a world ending event like this happened would we see all types of characters come out YES! The smart one, the annoying one, the scared one, the badass one, the asshole one, etc. you name it. They portrayed exactly how kids (and adults) in general would behave if big baddies from the sky came ripping your head off, and eating your face. It's easier to swallow the characters you consider annoying/useless when it kids b/c we expect way less from them; then adult characters in Chaos like this.

But let's be honest world ending events like this...the movies have you all thinking your badasses; most people are dying the first two days; there is no Game Plan for Aliens that move fast and don't die from bullets or nuclear bombs. So enjoy kids being kids while trying not to die; seperated from their family; with only their classmates and the military to trust...

This is a completely different vibe than All Of Us Are Dead; the only comparisons are kids and monsters. Zombies vs Aliens very big difference in how one would go about surviving. Zombies waaaaay easier to kill then the aliens they showed here ....i mean come on. And how many of y'all reeeeally knew how to act/move as smart as All Of Us Are Dead; (emphasizes on) fictional characters?? You see the kids on social media today....please estimate yourself correctly.

All the characters played their part great!!. especially the ones that make you upset enough to come write; which is not about bad acting. Go watch & Enjoy!

Kurt Apr 07 2023 7:51 pm No matter what these comments say, Duty After School is one of the best thrillers out there. It's also better than All of us are Dead. Some says they're annoying, and they really are. But all of their actions is understable given the situation and them being a student.

anon Apr 07 2023 2:59 pm I feel like half of you guys are forgetting that these 'annoying teenagers' are still traumatized from everything. I mean- imagine having a normal day at school then BAM, you suddenly have to do all this military crap. And just seeing your teacher die right in front of you along with a few other soldiers isn't traumatizing?! It hasn't even been a year since the kids went through this, they were 'basically' forced to still do military crap even after seeing people die.

They didn't even have a right to speak about it, no matter how much they protested. It's not even their fault they didn't know this was coming. Hell, even I would be like this since I'm terrified of dying and having to SEE people die.

And yes after all the students went to the camp, everyone seemed happy. That still doesn't forget the fact they had to fight for their lives and see others die while still being teens. Let's all be honest, who wouldn't be afraid when they would have to write their on notes if the others couldn't find their bodies?

Esp on episode 6 where that girl tries to kill Hyun-Soo, like did you not see at the end of episode 5 where she was all shaking along with having blood all over herself like jesus christ! The adults dragged the kids into this kind of mess, and the kids were not emotionally prepared for what was going to come.

So idgaf about what anyone says about how annoying these teens are, i will forever defend this show with my heart <3

Ohnaldo Apr 07 2023 5:51 am Most of the characters are like "I am an annoying teenager and I should act like an annoying teenager even if I am in danger because being an annoying teenager is more important than my safety. Oh I might get killed by an alien in front of me, but no, I should stay as an annoying teenager. The viewers should see I am an annoying teenager."

I know that teenagers can be hysterical, angry and may have little control of their emotions but after going through a lot, their behaviors should at least change a bit. It feels like the characters are trying hard to be hysterical or angry teenagers to the point that it feels contrived and unrealistic.

Ohnaldo Apr 07 2023 5:30 am

spoiler alert*

What's so special about these group of students that not one of them gets killed? I mean, the aliens can kill a battalion of soldiers and even annihilate an entire shelter. Can you belive that no one gets killed among the "student soldiers" who are mostly incompetent and weak?

The writer should have killed half of the group half-way so that the story can focus on a few characters.

Koen Apr 07 2023 4:06 am I'll just leave it here that I love the story and acting. Looking forward to KiHae's future roles.

Rider Apr 06 2023 10:45 am Korean sci-fi has come a long way in 10 years. Duty is not perfect, but it comes from a webtoon. The producer/director had choices to make - they could have easily made the class a lot smaller - 10 or less students - so they could allow time for character development. But that's not believable - it's usually 20 or more. Now you have a time issue - each episode is only 1 hour and 15 minutes. You can't spend time developing each character - they fell back on typical stereotypes so the story can move on. Note however for those scenes that required some acting chops, they used seasoned actors. Who would believe that timid Lee Yeon was the intern assassin in Kill Boksoon - or the nerd Ahn Do Kyu has quite a few shows under his list - or Choi Moon Hee with almost no prior listings - she could have been Boksoon's real intern - that was a surprise. There's probably a lot of footage on the cutting floor - like during the mass attack on the school yard. Each student that the producer/director thought might develop into something in S2 probably had additional improvised takes. And in the chaotic scene - they - within their given characters - were all acting to something they can't even see or feel. So some of the negative comments weren't justified - those purple beasties weren't there - the editors did such a good job of pacing - the viewer didn't think - hey wait - this isn't even real. The action was so good. Also, there was the potential for injuries on the set. So the dangerous scenes were probably filmed last - out of sequence. Maintaining the stereotype characters makes it easier to edit. The mass crying scene at the end was a bit much, given the diverse characters, but I think they had to wrap it somehow quickly. and get it into post-production - and prepare for S2.

Cullub Apr 06 2023 6:08 am Lmao at the people saying the kids are annoying and crying too much. Conveniently leaving out the part where They Are Teenage Kids. They're acting exactly like any teenager would if they were thrust into a war against man-eating aliens. Ya'll are the kind of people who think they'd be Navy SEAL badasses in a similar situation but in reality you'd be the first to run away, just like that commander in episode 3.

Anyway, rant about that over. It's a great show, I personally still prefer AOUAD over Duty After School as that one is slightly more character driven, but it's still super entertaining nonetheless. I haven't read the webtoon so the first episode had me thinking this was gonna be mostly an action-comedy. But then episode 2 happened and I was shocked by how gory the show actually is. Had me spending the rest of the night thinking about what the hell I'd just watched because I was Not expecting that. The action scenes are awesome and intense, and there's this real sense of tension whenever the aliens show up because you have no idea what's gonna happen. The acting is pretty decent for the most part, if a little over the top at times on the students' parts but then again, most teenagers are overly dramatic. And I don't blame some of the kids for not trusting the adults; they were the dumbasses who decided to conscript literal children into a war and they're surprised when the kids rebel at the start?

I'm keen for part 2, I hope you-know-who survived and can help the kids kick ass, but I won't hold my breath.

.... Apr 06 2023 2:49 am And i can understand the kids being annoying and crybaby. Let say that we were put in their situation, i bet we all gonna be that annoying kids or being unrensponsible adults like shown in the show. So they need a big applause for still manage to take care of each other and survive in this situation.

... Apr 06 2023 2:45 am @Raden they actually can't learn about that alien. It's said in idr which ep that when they try to vanish the balloon, their amount increasing and spreading into more nation. Since all the hardwork things they do to vanish and learn bout that alien was useless, they decided that the balloon were safe and life can goes on like usual. Btw can't wait for part two. Youngsoo and aesol were sus tho.

J001 Apr 06 2023 2:29 am PROS: Great storyline. Exciting. Very interesting.

CONS: The majority of the kids are so annoying. Total Overkill.

YANNA Apr 06 2023 1:49 am Plssssssss

Kath Apr 05 2023 8:38 am I rate this 11/10 super interesting ❤️ I hope have season 2 ?

Raden Apr 05 2023 3:51 am 4/10 Its so strange during 1 year they don't learn nothing to thats aliens

lolo Apr 04 2023 5:37 pm pls keep Shin Hyun-Soo alive pls pls pls :( :( : ( It's so sad that Shin Hyun-Soo died. I want him to stay alive, please.......

Ro Apr 04 2023 12:31 am Love it! Can't wait for the part 2.

nana Apr 03 2023 5:09 pm I really love how there's no main characters here. Each cgaracter have their own fair share of screen time and storyline. Unlike a typical drama where it only mainly focuses on 1 or 2 leads and only they have love interests. This show really is amazing.

Calm Apr 03 2023 4:29 pm While waiting for part 2, did anyone have any sus details that may seem important for the story development?? Like i feel sus and curious about aesol's character when bora keep telling us that she will do nothing good and that she's afraid aesol would causes bad things to happen to them. That's one thing. Second is about young soo's character. Before that, remember the scene (last ep) where he, soyeon, and il ha were together to place the bombs. Soyeon said that she smells something like the smells of a sphere in that place. But il ha said it's not young soo's. So where did the smells came from?? Did young soo has something to do with it? I doubt the scene was there only to see il ha knowing about young soo's crush towards soyeon. That's why this scene keeps me thinking but dont know the answer. I tried to connect young soo with the spheres (if he has anything to do with the formation of the spheres, since he looks like a clever nerd) but it seems to be too illogical. So these are the sus details that keep me hanging in part 1. I dont know whether any of these will be disclosed in part 2. What's your thoughts?

Anthony Zhang Apr 03 2023 4:10 pm Lol Character growth?

Let's be honest here. It's a good show. But it's just mindless fun. No depth whatsoever and definitely not a character-driven story.

rinne1307 Apr 03 2023 12:07 pm @ADLA @Moevely Y'all are freaking Ridiculous to expect 19 year old kids who only studied for most of their lives to be prepared and combat ready for a freaking alien apocalypse. Yeah it was annoying that they kept complaining that they wanted to go home and refused to train, but the fact that they were scared, panicking and wanting to go home all proves that it's Realistic and they're just students who wanted to live NormalL lives and not be forced to go to war with alien creatures well knowing there's a high possibility they will die because of those irresponsible and selfish adults. It's already good enough that they managed to fight those alien spheres when they only trained for such a short time before they attacked, I seriously doubt any of you would be even able to survive this long if you were in their positions. Their character developments were so obvious - not only did they become more brave, mature and responsible, they even helped and took care of each other when fending off those aliens. It's a pity none of you could see their character growth and chose to focus on the negative side. If y'all are expecting a bunch of human kids who can easily fight off alien creatures like they're superheroes from the start without any training or whatsoever, then obviously this kind of realistic sci-fi thriller isn't for you, go watch Japanese anime instead

rinne1307 Apr 03 2023 11:31 am I take back what I said about wanting those few students to die instead after watching the last episode, they may be cowardly and selfish at first but I see them changing for the better in the last two episodes, especially when Hee Rak went back to help Jang Soo. As for Young Soo up till the last episode he doesn't seem to be as horrible as the webtoon, so I'm actually hoping that he will continue to be the same in part 2. And although I think the chances are slim but I really hope that Lee Choon Ho is actually still alive, he really cares so much about the kids that he defied orders and placed their safety above anything. (I can't edit my previous comment lol).

ADLA Apr 03 2023 10:36 am @Kdrama Most of the students were pretty stupid even in the most basic and common sense situations and even in the middle of an alien invasion.

Kdrama Apr 03 2023 9:50 am The plot is literally about children conscription.. in real practice it's considered as illegal and any government who did this is a huge war criminal... rather than blaming the students for their "stupidity", whoever conscripts them should be thrown to jail

Moevely Apr 03 2023 6:47 am @ADLA that's I want to said too ?

Greta Apr 03 2023 4:20 am I wish this show was on Netflix. This one needs more recognition and hype.

ADLA Apr 03 2023 12:27 am The students are all so annoying. The military should've just let them leave and get eaten.lol

K drama addict Apr 02 2023 10:39 pm A lot of the cast looks like the younger version of current actors/actresses. Kim woo bin, yoo in na, kwon na ra

K13 Apr 02 2023 6:32 pm They tried to make another all of us are dead drama but instead of zombies its aliens. The problem with this drama is most of the characters are bunch of useless and cry babies. Some acting tough but too scared to fight. Some are geniuses but too stupid and can't think. Only lee nara character is decent. And they keep saying move fast but after that they waste time on being dramatic and the aliens waits until they stop whining before it attack again. Japanese version of this drama for sure will be better. with suzuran high students as protagonist.

rinne1307 Apr 02 2023 12:53 pm

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I haven't finished watching and now it makes me scared if they're going to kill off more of my favourite characters in the drama who are not supposed to die in the webtoon. I still can't believe they made Lee Choon Ho die by sacrificing himself to save the students when they made him even more caring and nice in the drama. If they wanted to kill off characters they should have killed off the ones who are selfish or constantly complain and are burdens to their friends like Hee Rak, Joon Hee, Hana and Young Soo (especially him they should kill him off earlier so that he won't do those atrocious things to his classmates). I agree that the good thing about live action adaptations is the relationships and characters' emotions and development are definitely better portrayed. I'm not sure if I want to continue watching part 2 when it comes out because in the webtoon ending even though most of the spheres were eliminated, it's impossible for class 3-2 to go back to their normal lives before when they had already lost so many of their friends and gone through way too much emotionally. And in the drama it was already evident that they could no longer laugh and smile like before since the spheres started attacking, most of them will definitely be more mature at the end but it's at a price that is too painful and heavy to bear for 19 year old kids like them.

rinne1307 Apr 02 2023 12:26 pm I haven't finished watching and now it makes me scared if they're going to kill off more of my favourite characters in the drama who are not supposed to die in the webtoon. But I agree the good thing about live action adaptations is the relationships and characters' emotions and development are definitely better portrayed. I'm not sure if I want to continue watching part 2 when it comes out because in the webtoon ending even though most of the spheres were eliminated, it's impossible for class 3-2 to go back to their normal lives before when they had already lost so many of their friends and gone through way too much emotionally. And in the drama it was already evident that they could no longer laugh and smile like before since the spheres started attacking and killing off their friends, most of them will definitely be more mature at the end but it's at a price that is too painful and heavy to bear for 19 year old kids like them.

z Apr 01 2023 10:15 pm absolutely good. More intense & emotional than All of Us Are Dead. so unexpected. do not read plot or webtoon to enjoy

Alice Apr 01 2023 10:06 pm @jann

We still have part 2, so i believe all the remain story will be in the part 2.

potato Apr 01 2023 9:20 pm I feel like they should've brought those liquid nitrogen spray stuff. I mean it was literally proven that it was effective. I mean sure the weight is a factor but they came with a van so.. Also the higher up soldiers should've waited for the new cold weapons to be invented before sending the students out.

Jann Apr 01 2023 9:04 pm SPOILERS **for those who finished and wanna know more about the webtoon version n it's ending**

WTH Was That Ending T^T it was very bittersweet but srsly 6 episodes ain't enough. I wanna see what happened after. Like in the webtoon they showed the aftermath (like how more than 90% of the spheres/cells were eliminated and everything went back to normal) Also Platoon Commander Survived So That Ending Caught Me Off Guard EIWHWJWUJAAJAJJ I'd rather have had some students die instead of him brooo. Still, I kinda like how the live action is abit different from the webtoon. And how some dialogs are similar even tho they weren't in the same scenario (e.g. class press and taeman was supposed to have that kdrama moment during the walk back from the shooting training before he'd sneak into the convenience store n he'd give her a lollipop from there when she's looking at the memorial board in school. They were also the ones who interacted when the memorial board in school was shown instead of nara and kim chi. And the survivor from the other school saying stuff like "is this a dream? Don't step on her". They were supposed to see her at another truck when the other half of the group got lost on their way to the shelter (supposed to be a mountain). Ye instead of the platoon commander saving them they happened to come across another truck, which gave them the ride. But yeah I guess that's what makes the kdrama somewhat "better" because the characters have more emotion. The fact that the platoon commander cared about them enough to sacrifice himself in order to search for them when he didn't even know for sure if they were still alive or not while his webtoon version seemed unhinged and was even nagging at the remaining students to do their work properly until he saw the other half of the group and was like "you guys!!" Also in the webtoon, the characters seemed to get over each other's deaths really quickly. In the kdrama they really seemed to care and still talked about it in other scenes. I like how some relationships in the webtoon were implemented in the kdrama too. Like class press and taeman, ae-seol and young shin, so yeon simping for the platoon commander. The only one that wasn't there and the one im most bummed about is bora and ae-seol's friendship. Bora was shown to be an actual caring person in the webtoon and the two actually became friends after the whole thing was over (she even saved ae-seol multiple times). Anyway, it was a really good watch and I'm really glad that all 6 episode came out in just two days. I caught myself holding my breath during the action scenes because they were so intense. Also, I noticed that the cast are more on the less well-known side but their acting were really good. Especially the crying scenes. Some really looked like their webtoon characters too!! Especially so yoon and deok joong. Search them up hahah the resemblance is uncanny.

WEBTOON ENDING basically they had to go on another mission and search an abandoned school, where young soo, who in the webtoon is kinda crazy(he literally SA-ed so yeon when she was unconscious and killed ilha who saw him do that), killed three of his classmates, making nara shoot him. But their teacher told them to shut up abt it so they get to keep their points. In the end I think 14 of the students in the class died. Honestly when reading the webtoon I thought that the platoon commander was quite nice but after watching the show I'm like damn he didn't really care bout the students did he? Like for eg whenever the students are feeling down all he ever says is "I know you're all disappointed, but since we've received this order, let's do our best to carry it out" anyway yall can read the webtoon on the app or website itself :)) I really recommend it if you're still thinking about the show even after it ended like me rn :P

Julyily Apr 01 2023 3:12 pm Damn. second time to cry watching this type of drama after train to Busan, Is it only 6 episodes? How did you read the webtoon?Are the remaining students all safe?

deliriouslin Apr 01 2023 5:20 am Gets exciting from ep 2 onwards, the gore and action is badass..

LeberEisness Apr 01 2023 1:21 am 25 year old high school students again. How exciting.

Jann Mar 31 2023 2:47 pm nvm honors is prob young soo

Jann Mar 31 2023 1:02 pm !!SPOILERS!!

WTH I Didnt Know This Show Would Be Emotional Damage Mann. In the webtoon, Hoon seemed like an actual jerk who didn't wanna interact with anyone below his level. But in the show he doesn't seem so bad man. And That Last Scene In Episode 1 T^T he finally befriended someone again and that happened?? Damn I felt bad when Il- ha died in the webtoon but i guess i won't feel the same way anymore :v Also does Honors Lee exist in this show? For a sec I thought Hoon was him until he started talking abt not wanting to be friends with anyone (same like Hoon in the comic)

EnRyUu Mar 31 2023 2:40 am man cant wait to watch this hope they release all 6 episodes

banana Mar 30 2023 3:36 pm One More Day

? Mar 02 2023 4:25 am Lee Yeon and Kim Min-chul in the same drama again ?

Joy Feb 20 2023 12:24 pm @Minasan I've read the webtoon up to chapter 20 and the story is very exciting, tense and each character is clear. I'm really looking forward to the drama

L Feb 20 2023 1:01 am the webtoon is great. I have high expectation for the drama expectation. I wanna see kwon eunbin as living yeon bora too!

Minasan Feb 16 2023 12:57 am Hi @Lein have you read the webcomic? is the plot good?

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