Jhasmine M. Taruc Gr.&Section: 12-Executives U.C.S.

Name: Park Sae-ro-yi

STORY OF SUCCESS

Itaewon Class” is a story about

second chances and reaching for
your dreams.
Itaewon Class follows Park Sae-ro-yi
(Park Seo-joon), a kind-hearted boy
who dreams of
becoming a police officer. His teachers
describe Park as socially inept because
he doesn’t
interact much with other people, much
less have friends. This worries his father
(Park Sung-
yeol), an employee at a large food
corporation called Jangga. Park’s kind-
hearted nature turns
on him as he saves a classmate from
being bullied by Jang Geun Won (Ahn
Bo-hyun). Little
does he know, Jang’s father is the CEO
of Jangga. Park’s school expels him, and
Jangga fires
his father. Adding to Park’s miseries, an
accident happens, leaving Park an
orphan. He recei
Itaewon Class” is a story about
second chances and reaching for
your dreams.
Itaewon Class follows Park Sae-ro-yi
(Park Seo-joon), a kind-hearted boy
who dreams of
becoming a police officer. His teachers
describe Park as socially inept because
he doesn’t
interact much with other people, much
less have friends. This worries his father
(Park Sung-
yeol), an employee at a large
food corporation called Jangga.
Park’s kind-hearted nature
turns
on him as he saves a classmate from
being bullied by Jang Geun Won (Ahn
Bo-hyun). Little
does he know, Jang’s father is the CEO
of Jangga. Park’s school expels him, and
Jangga fires
his father. Adding to Park’s miseries, an
accident happens, leaving Park an
orphan. He recei
Itaewon Class” is a story about second chances and reaching for your dreams. Itaewon Class
follows Park Sae-ro-yi (Park Seo-joon), a kind-hearted boy who dreams of becoming a police officer. His
teachers describe Park as socially inept because he doesn’t interact much with other people, much less have
friends. This worries his father (Park Sung-yeol), an employee at a large food corporation called Jangga.
Park’s kind-hearted nature turn son him as he saves a classmate from being bullied by Jang Geun Won (Ahn
Bo-hyun). Little does he know Jang’s father is the CEO of Jangga. Park’s school expels him, and Jangga fires
his father. Adding to Park’s miseries, an accident happens, leaving Park an orphan. He receives prison time for
assaulting Jang, killing his dream of becoming a police officer. Park swears revenge on Jangga — by
continuing his father’s dreams of starting a business. Despite not being able to become a policeman, Park
continues to live by principles that his father instilled in him. After leaving prison, Park starts a pub called
DanBam.

The DanBam crew are all, by nature, social outcasts like Park. Cho Yi-seo (Kim Da-mi), an
influencer and social blogger is described as a sociopath by her classmates; Jang Geun-soo (Kim
Dong-hee), an illegitimate son of Jangga’s CEO; Choi Seung-kwon (Ryoo Kyung-soo), a fellow ex-convict;
the transgendered Ma Hyun-yi (LeeJoo-young); Tony Kim (Chris Lyon)/ an African-Korean “foreigner”;
and Oh Soo-a (Kwon Nara), an orphan. DanBam is home to all these characters who are cast aside by
society, whether it’s because of social status, appearance, or sexuality. Ex-convicts face a lot of discrimination
in South Korea, and often find it hard to look for a job after getting out of prison. In South Korea, there is a law
that ban sex-convicts from taking jobs in the delivery industry. There are plenty of stories about ex-convicts
who would rather stay in prison. Park Saeroyi said in his speech that he values his people more than the
money. South Korea also rarely discusses LGBTQ issues, and conservative lawmakers have already blocked
the passage of nondiscrimination laws that would protect LGBTQ individuals. Transgender people and sexual
minorities are still treated as if they’re invisible. Meanwhile, biracial people like Tony Kim are labeled as
“foreigners” in the country despite being part Korean— that actually happened in the drama as well. Like Park’s
story, Itaewon Class follows these characters as they receive a second chance at life, whether it’s small or big.
It tells us that we can always start over, somewhere, and most importantly, with someone. By this mindset, His
business became one of the most successful business in South Korea together with the crew. According to
him, he is not the only one who became successful but with the crew.

Itaewon Class also

tells us that there’s no
easy way to achieve
our dreams. We have
to
take small steps. It might be bold of
Park to think that his small-time pub can
go against the
largest food corporation in the country,
but it also goes to show us how
determined he is to
follow his dreams. Despite his dark and
sad past, Park doesn’t wallow in pity at
being an
orphan or an ex-convict; instead, he
looks forward to the future, and most
importantly, doesn’t
lose sight of the lessons his father taught
him
Itaewon Class also tells us that there’s
no easy way to achieve our dreams. We
have to
take small steps. It might be bold of
Park to think that his small-time pub can
go against the
largest food corporation in the country,
but it also goes to show us how
determined he is to
follow his dreams. Despite his dark and
sad past, Park doesn’t wallow in pity at
being an
orphan or an ex-convict; instead, he
looks forward to the future, and most
importantly, doesn’t
lose sight of the lessons his father taught
him
WHY I CHOSE THIS STORY OF SUCCESS?

“Itaewon Class”
I. Synopsis
On the first day of attending his
new
high school, Park Sae Ro Yi
punches his
classmate Jang Geun Won, who was
bullying
another classmate. The bully is the
son of
CEO Jang Dae Hee. The bully's father
runs
restaurant business Jagga where Sae Ro
Yi's
own father works. CEO Jang Dae
Hee
demands to Sae Ro Yi that he
apologizes to
his son, but Sae Ro Yi refuses. Because
of
his refusal, he gets expelled from school
and
his father gets fired from his job. Soon,
an
accident takes place. Sae Ro Yi's father
dies
in a motorcycle accident caused by his
ex-
classmate Jang Geun Won. Burning
with
anger, Sae Ro Yi viciously beats Jang
Geun
Won. He is soon arrested and receives
prison
time for violent assault. Sae Ro Yi
decides to
destroy the Jagga company and take
revenge
upon CEO Jang Dae Hee and his son
Jang
Geun Won. Once Sae Ro Yi is released
from
prison, he opens a restaurant in
Itaewon,
Seoul. Jo Yi Seo, who is popular on
social media,
joins Sae Ro Yi's restaurant and works
there as a
manager.[CITATION Asi \l 1033 ]
II. Rating
Maturity Rating: 13+ Recommended for
ages 13 and up.
III. Opinion
“Itaewon Class” is a story about
second chances and reaching for
your dreams.
Itaewon Class follows Park Sae-ro-yi
(Park Seo-joon), a kind-hearted boy
who dreams of
becoming a police officer. His teachers
describe Park as socially inept because
he doesn’t
interact much with other people, much
less have friends. This worries his father
(Park Sung-
yeol), an employee at a large food
corporation called Jangga. Park’s kind-
hearted nature turns
on him as he saves a classmate from
being bullied by Jang Geun Won (Ahn
Bo-hyun). Little
does he know, Jang’s father is the CEO
of Jangga. Park’s school expels him, and
Jangga fires
his father. Adding to Park’s miseries, an
accident happens, leaving Park an
orphan. He receiv
- It tells us that there’s no easy way to achieve our dreams. We have to take small steps. It might be bold
of Park to think that his small-time pub can go against the largest food corporation in the country, but it
also goes to show us how determined he is to follow his dreams. Despite his dark and sad past, Park
doesn’t wallow in pity at being an orphan or an ex-convict; instead, he looks forward to the future, and
most importantly, doesn’t lose sight of the lessons his father taught him.

“Itaewon Class”
I. Synopsis
On the first day of attending his
new
high school, Park Sae Ro Yi
punches his
classmate Jang Geun Won, who was
bullying
another classmate. The bully is the
son of
CEO Jang Dae Hee. The bully's father
runs
restaurant business Jagga where Sae Ro
Yi's
own father works. CEO Jang Dae
Hee
demands to Sae Ro Yi that he
apologizes to
his son, but Sae Ro Yi refuses. Because
of
his refusal, he gets expelled from school
and
his father gets fired from his job. Soon,
an
accident takes place. Sae Ro Yi's father
dies
in a motorcycle accident caused by his
ex-
classmate Jang Geun Won. Burning
with
anger, Sae Ro Yi viciously beats Jang
Geun
Won. He is soon arrested and receives
prison
time for violent assault. Sae Ro Yi
decides to
destroy the Jagga company and take
revenge
upon CEO Jang Dae Hee and his son
Jang
Geun Won. Once Sae Ro Yi is released
from
prison, he opens a restaurant in
Itaewon,
Seoul. Jo Yi Seo, who is popular on
social media,
joins Sae Ro Yi's restaurant and works
there as a
manager.[CITATION Asi \l 1033 ]
II. Rating
Maturity Rating: 13+ Recommended for
ages 13 and up.
III. Opinion
“Itaewon Class” is a story about
second chances and reaching for
your dreams.
Itaewon Class follows Park Sae-ro-yi
(Park Seo-joon), a kind-hearted boy
who dreams of
becoming a police officer. His teachers
describe Park as socially inept because
he doesn’t
interact much with other people, much
less have friends. This worries his father
(Park Sung-
yeol), an employee at a large food
corporation called Jangga. Park’s kind-
hearted nature turns
on him as he saves a classmate from
being bullied by Jang Geun Won (Ahn
Bo-hyun). Little
does he know, Jang’s father is the CEO
of Jangga. Park’s school expels him, and
Jangga fires
his father. Adding to Park’s miseries, an
accident happens, leaving Park an
orphan. He receiv