Study Group episode 9, took a step back in time, revealing shocking events that shaped the present. The disciplinary committee summoned the school’s gangster group, including Han-wool, after a complaint was filed by teacher Jeong Hwa. Han-wool turned to his father, who was already enraged after committing a violent crime. His father questioned why graduating without trouble was so difficult. Han-wool assured him that he would handle everything.
The episode then shifted to a terrifying attack. An unknown assailant stabbed Ms. Jeong Hwa and her son, Geon-yeop. She died instantly while saving him. This tragic event reignited Han-wool’s reign of terror at school. He developed an app that allowed students to fight and earn rankings to join the Yeonbaek gang.
The Present Struggles
In the present, Ji-woo advised Han-wool to stay out of trouble since the disciplinary committee was closely watching him. The ranking app stopped updating because students had stopped fighting—a situation that had never happened before. Meanwhile, Geon-yeop warned Han-kyung not to hold the disciplinary meeting. He believed Han-wool was responsible for his mother’s death and feared he might target Han-kyung next.
The school principal met Han-wool’s father and apologized for failing to prevent the meeting. However, Han-kyung had gathered too much evidence to be stopped. Han-wool reassured his father that the meeting would never happen. The next day, the media exposed the school’s gang activities. Reporters and vloggers swarmed the campus. The principal used the situation as an excuse to discipline Yoon Ga-min and demanded Han-kyung’s resignation. A leaked video showed Ga-min and his friends fighting at the Yeonbaek gang’s hideout, worsening their situation.
Han-kyung promised the group that she would clear their names. Suddenly, chaos broke out in the hallway. The ranking app buzzed again as students resumed fighting. Han-wool remained in the study room, while his followers pressured Ga-min to withdraw the disciplinary proposal. They reminded him that he had no money or connections to survive in this school. Ma Min-hwan declared that until Han-kyung took back her proposal, their study club would be disqualified.
Holding onto Dreams
Se-hyun lost hope in the school and told his father he would start working instead. Ga-min felt like his group was falling apart, but his mother encouraged him. She reminded him that he had found happiness with them. Determined, Ga-min returned to the study room and cleaned it up. Then, he approached Se-hyun and offered to work alongside him. He also promised to go to college with him. Se-hyun agreed and knelt before his father, asking for permission to study.
Together, Ga-min and Se-hyun visited Choi Hee-won’s house to persuade her parents to let her continue school. Meanwhile, Hee-won approached Ji-woo at her part-time job, urging her to study. Ji-woo hesitated, fearing how she would introduce herself in college as an orphan with a jailed brother. Hee-won assured her that she was strong and inspiring. Slowly, the group began to reunite, determined to chase their dreams.
A Final Stand
Han-kyung informed the principal that she would proceed with the disciplinary meeting and resign afterward. She vowed to punish any student from the study group if they were guilty but refused to let Han-wool create more victims. The episode ended with all five friends walking into the school together, united despite the chaos surrounding them.
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