School District

Lore & Background

Chunmyung High School is an elite private high school. A female student named Jeong Soo-ah, a model and popular student, is stabbed on her bed. Classmate Kim Han-soo is seen hovering over her body with a bloody knife. Gi Moo-hyeok, an ace lawyer with the prestigious Songha law firm, is assigned to defend Kim Han-soo. Songha has been retained by Chunmyung High School, which is more interested in settling the case quietly to preserve its public image than in discovering the truth. The school is also home to the Veritas Club, a secret society of privileged students who control teachers and fellow students to burnish their school records. The club annually holds meetings with other selective students to falsify awards on student records so that they can enter prestigious universities. It also helps students to forge their student records.

In Their Own Story

Gi Moo-hyeok, a self-absorbed lawyer who only cares about money, is fired from Songha and has his license suspended after the case collapses. He obtains a temporary teaching job at Chunmyung under an assumed name, Gi Kang-jae, to regain his reputation. As Gi Kang-jae, he teaches laws, politics, and German. He clashes with Ha So-hyeon, the school's earnest P.E. teacher and counselor, who unconditionally trusts and supports her students. Eventually, the two team up to uncover the Veritas Club. The club's members include Yoo Beom-jin, the top student and president; Lee Gi-hoon, son of Gi's former boss; Han Tae-ra, the school's 'queen bee'; and Na Ye-ri, an idol trainee. Jeong Soo-ah, the murder victim, was also a member. She entered the school with a false identity; her real name is Park Yoo-sun. She was secretly a courtesan for Yoo Yang-gi, a country congressman and presidential candidate and Yoo Beom-jin's father.

Reader's Guide

Key students at Chunmyung High School include Kim Han-soo, an orphan accused of stalking and murdering Jeong Soo-ah, who claims he is her boyfriend. Ahn Byeong-ho entered through a program for children from lower-income families and is bullied, nicknamed 'Porter'. Seo Yoon-ah is the president of the broadcasting club and the only one who knows Gi Moo-hyeok's real identity. Son Joon-jae is a school bully and Kim Han-soo's friend who runs the school's illegal pawn shop. Teachers include Lee Tae-seok, the school's general manager and CEO of an entertainment company, called 'Butler Lee' by Veritas Club members. Other teachers are Jeon Young-hye, Jo Mi-joo (an English teacher), Sin Hye-soo (a Korean language teacher), and Kang Woo-jin (a music teacher). Parents include Lee Do-jin, president of Songha law firm; Yoo Yang-gi, the congressman; and Woo Eun-hye, Han Tae-ra's mother who runs a cram tutoring school.

Did You Know?

• The series aired on OCN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST from July 17 to September 5, 2019.
• The main character Gi Moo-hyeok goes undercover as a substitute teacher named Gi Kang-jae.
• The Veritas Club is a secret society that falsifies student records for university admissions.
• The murder victim, Jeong Soo-ah, entered the school with a false identity and was two years older than her classmates.
• Kim Han-soo, the accused, attempts suicide after a mysterious visit and falls into a coma.