The live-action series Teach You a Lesson, based on the webtoon Get Schooled, debuted at No. 5 globally on Netflix on June 5 and has been cited by a South Korean politician as a reference for education policy.
The live-action series Teach You a Lesson, adapted from the webtoon Get Schooled, launched on Netflix and reached No. 5 on the platform's global chart on June 5. It hit No. 1 in South Korea and the Philippines and placed in the Top 5 across 32 regions. Director Jong-chan Hong publicly acknowledged criticism of the original webtoon's portrayal of marginalized groups and said the live-action version would handle the material with greater sensitivity.
Two weeks after its debut, the series entered real-world political discourse. Gyeonggi Province superintendent-elect Min-seok Ahn, a five-term lawmaker, said he watched all 10 episodes and called for a public debate on establishing an Educational Rights Protection Bureau. Ahn acknowledged the series contains violent elements but argued it reflects the serious reality of declining school authority in South Korea.
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Gyeonggi Province superintendent-elect Min-seok Ahn, a five-term lawmaker, called for a public debate on establishing an Educational Rights Protection Bureau after watching all 10 episodes of Netflix's webtoon-based live-action series Teach You A Lesson. Ahn acknowledged the series' violent elements but said it reflects the serious reality of declining school authority.
The live-action series Teach You a Lesson, based on the webtoon Get Schooled, debuted at No. 5 on Netflix's global chart on June 5. It reached No. 1 in South Korea and the Philippines and landed in the Top 5 across 32 regions. Director Jong-chan Hong has acknowledged criticism of the original webtoon's portrayal of marginalized groups and stated the adaptation will handle the material with greater sensitivity.