The Korean drama series “Itaewon Class” follows a former criminal as he works to fulfill his lifelong ambition. ‘Itaewon Class’ is a webtoon adaptation written by Gwang Jin and directed by Kim Sung-Yoon. It’s also Showbox’s first original series on television. There’s a lot of romance, unexpected turns, and high-stakes drama in the plot, so fans are hoping for a second season. If you’re one among them and want to know when Season 2 of Itaewon Class will premiere, read on.
Itaewon Class Season 2 Renewal Status
Showbox, the organization responsible for distributing Itaewon Class, has not yet announced whether or not the series would return for a second season. In particular, the conclusion of the first season provided a happy ending for all of the characters. Fans of K-dramas would love to see the Danbam team back again, but it will be challenging to develop a plot for season 2 of Itaewon Class based on the events of the show’s first season.
Itaewon Class Season 2 Release Date
In 2020, the first season of ‘Itaewon Class’ premiered on Netflix on February 3 and concluded running on March 21. Netflix was the US broadcaster of the show.
This much is known about the upcoming season: There has been much conjecture and talk about the prospect of a second season, but no official announcement has been made as of yet. Season 2 of ‘Itaewon Class’ is likely to be ordered given the show’s popularity, especially after the show’s debut on Netflix. Also, if ‘Itaewon Class’ is picked up for a second season, we could see it premiere in 2023.
Itaewon Class Storyline
The life of Park Sae-Ro (Park Yi’s Seo-Joon) is the inspiration for this webtoon. Park Sae-Ro’s father was murdered by Jang Geun-won, the son of Jangga Group founder Jang Dae-hee. Yi Unfortunately, they are from a wealthy and influential family, so they are able to get away with it. Park Sae-Ro-Yi’s rage leads her to assault Jang Geun-won for this reason. However, Park Sae-Ro-Yi winds up behind bars.
The main action begins as soon as he gets released from jail. To make up for his dad and compete with the Jangga Group, he plans to construct a bar. His one true love and best buddy eventually leaves him for his archrivals at Jangga Group after accepting a scholarship to work there. She is in charge of the team’s long-term strategy. A budding romance develops between him and Jo Yi-Seo, who handles the company’s finances.
Itaewon Class Cast and characters
- Park Seo-joon as Park Sae-ro-yi; Proprietor of DanBam, a bar-restaurant in Itaewon.
- Choi Myung-bin as young Yi-seo; Manager of Sae-Ro-Yi’s bar-restaurant DanBam. Yi-seo is a multi-talented and intelligent girl with an IQ of 162.
- Yoo Jae-myung as Jang Dae-hee; CEO of food company Jangga Group. CEO Jang is a self-made man who, despite the odds, succeeds in turning his once small bar into a large franchise company.
- Choi Min-young as young Dae-hee
- Kwon Nara as Oh Soo-ah; Head of the strategic planning team in Jangga Group; Sae-ro-yi’s former classmate and first love.
- Ok Ye-rin as young Soo-ah
- Kim Dong-hee as Jang Geun-soo; CEO Jang’s second and illegitimate son; Yi-seo’s classmate and staff member at DanBam.
- Lee Joo-young as Ma Hyeon-yi; DanBam’s chief cook. Hyun-yi first met Sae-ro-yi in a factory where the two formerly worked, years before the start of DanBam.
- Chris Lyon as Kim To-ni; DamBam’s Guinean-Korean part-timer.
- Ahn Bo-hyun as Jang Geun-won; CEO Jang’s first son and heir to Jangga Group.
- Kim Hye-eun as Kang Min-jung; Jangga Group’s executive director, who secretly plots to usurp CEO Jang.
- Lee David as Lee Ho-jin; Sae-royi’s investment manager.
- Kim Yeo-jin as Jo Jeong-min; Yi-seo’s mother, who disapproves of Yi-seo quitting college and working at Danbam.
- Yoon Kyung-ho as Oh Byeong-heon; Detective in charge of Geun-won’s hit-and-run case which he was pressured to cover up.
- Choi Yu-ri as Oh Hye-won
- Cha Mi-kyung as Kim Soon-rye; To-ni’s Korean paternal grandmother.
- Won Hyun-joon as Kim Hee-hoon; Sae-ro-yi’s former cellmate and a leader of a group of gangsters.
- Han Hye-ji as Kook Bok-hee; Yi-seo and Geun-soo’s former classmate.
Itaewon Class Season 2 Plot
Park Sae-Ro-Yi’s life takes an unexpected turn for the worst in ‘Itaewon Class,’ when he loses his scholarship for hitting a bully and later loses his father in an accident that was caused by Geun-won. Sae Ro-Yi’s grief-fueled rage prompted him to attack Geun-won, landing him a three-year sentence in prison. Sae-Ro-Yi’s only goal in life now that he’s free is to launch a pub franchise called DanBam, beginning in Itaewon, and grow it into the largest food company in Korea so he can exact revenge on his enemies.
If rumors about a second season of ‘Itaewon Class’ being about a relationship between Oh Soo-Ah and Park Bo-Gum’s characters are true, it might be the focus of the show’s second installment.
Itaewon Class Season 2 Trailer
We will update this section when the trailer for Season 2 of Itaewon Class is made available.