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Master of Study

공부의 신
2010EndedSouth Korea60 min

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What's it about?

Master of Study is about a determined lawyer who takes up a teaching position at a failing high school. To save the school from the ax, he comes up with the unconventional plan of starting a special class curriculum devoted to getting the school's five worst students into the country's top university.

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Cast

12 people — scroll sideways

Crew

Producer
Kim Hyeong-il
Writer
Yun Gyeong-a
Director
Yoo Hyeon-gi

Episodes

Season 1 — 16 episodes · from 01/04/2010

Page 1 of 1 · Episodes 1–16

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Episode 1

S01E0101/04/2010

Attorney Gang Seok-ho takes on the task of dissolving the legal corporation behind the notorious Bongmun High School. He devises a rebuilding plan for the hopelessly apathetic students, and Jang Mari and Lee Sajin propose getting at least five students admitted to Cheonhadae University. But the …

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Episode 2

S01E0201/05/2010

If the special class hasn’t enrolled enough students within the promised three days, Bangmonggo’s revival project will be abandoned, and procedures will begin to transfer the operating rights and dissolve the company. Jang Mari and the teachers scoff at Kang Seokho’s plan, but he stays calm and …

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Episode 3

S01E0301/11/2010

It’s the first day of class for the special program. Kang Seokho gives the students a basic-skills test, but the results are disastrous. To take drastic measures, he hires the renowned math teacher Cha Gibong and begins a ten-day intensive course. Just as the students are gradually starting to take …

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Episode 4

S01E0401/12/2010

On the last day of the group stay, Gang Seok-ho convinces Hong Chan-du’s father that he’ll raise Chan-du’s math score to over 80 on the assessment test. Meanwhile, he tells the teachers he’ll hold a reemployment exam. The students’ poor basic skills are largely the teachers’ responsibility. With …

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Episode 5

S01E0501/18/2010

Hansu-jung has been temporarily dismissed from her position as a substitute teacher and is preparing an English lesson when Yang Chun-sam, hired by Kang Seok-ho, appears in the special class. The students are interested in Yang Chun-sam’s lessons, which use energetic aerobics and pop music. Kang …

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Episode 6

S01E0601/19/2010

Han Soojung and Yang Chunsam face off in an English battle for their honor! The students are caught between their studies and their loyalty.... On the day of the showdown, Han Soojung submits her resignation and disappears. Stark Ho briefly leaves his post, then returns to the special class and …

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Episode 7

S01E0701/25/2010

At the center of the conflict over Han Sujung’s resignation letter, Gang Seokho and Huang Baehyeon face off, while the special class gets a new spark with the arrival of Korean-language teacher Lee Eonyu. After the commotion dies down, the special class begins a group overnight stay to prepare for …

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1 guest appearance

Ham Eun-jung ([Gangster girl])

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Episode 8

S01E0801/26/2010

The shopping town incident brings Puleop and Hyunjeong even closer. A sense of camaraderie gradually develops among the special-class girls around them. Meanwhile, the science teacher Jang Yeongsik introduces himself to Han Sojeong and the special class with his bizarre appearance. On the last day …

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Ham Eun-jung ([Gangster girl])

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Episode 9

S01E0902/01/2010

Yangchunsam posts footage from the special class on his English academy’s website, throwing the school into an uproar once again. At the same time, midterm exams begin, with the goal of earning top marks in every subject, and the special-class students start battling themselves to study. Amid all …

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Episode 10

S01E1002/02/2010

After learning about Baekhyun and Pully’s feelings, Hyunjong’s wounds deepen. Hyunjoong returns to the club that served as his playground during the time he lost, and runs into the delinquent friends who drove him and Pully away from the shopping mall before running off. The delinquents plan to …

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1 guest appearance

Ham Eun-jung ([Gangster girl])

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Episode 11

S01E1102/08/2010

Baekhyun and Hyunjung take a mock exam despite being sick, but the results are disappointing. The special class is disbanded after the students fail to reach the score required to apply to Cheonhadae on the June mock exam. The children return to their old classes and fall back into their old habits …

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Episode 12

S01E1202/09/2010

The heat saps the children’s willpower and physical strength all at once. Seeing this, Gang Seok-ho plans a special program for summer vacation. Each student gets one week in a private room to overcome their weaknesses. As the missions pass, the children’s summer vacation in the special class draws …

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Episode 13

S01E1302/15/2010

When Pulyip begins to suffer financial hardship, she secretly looks for a job, leaving her friends and Gang Seok-ho worried. Meanwhile, with the September school assignment coming up, Bonggu discovers for the first time that studying can be enjoyable and longs to prove his progress with good grades as soon as possible.

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Episode 14

S01E1402/16/2010

Students will soon have to submit their applications for the college entrance exam (Suneung), and the teachers reviewing them are on edge, too. The day before the preliminary briefing, Grandma suddenly develops severe pain and breaks out in a cold sweat. Baekhyun, who rarely comes home early, is in …

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Episode 15

S01E1502/22/2010

On the day of the Suneung exam, the children enter the testing room with firm resolve and take their responsibilities seriously, reflecting on their time in the special class. At the same time, Kang Seokho faces a different kind of test: with his grandmother’s surgery coming up, he must decide …

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Episode 16

S01E1602/23/2010Finale

After the admissions announcement, the children in the special class calmly accept the results they achieved through hard work. The adults tell them they’ve grown up and should bravely step out into the world.

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