Wanna One’s Park Ji-hoon tries his first K-drama action series with Weak Hero Class 1, playing a smart student who fights school bullies

Park Ji-hoon from K-pop group Wanna One plays smart student Yeon Si-eun in a teen drama that he says is a realistic portrayal of school life

Yeon joins up with Ahn Su-ho (Choi Hyun-wook), and a transfer student, Oh Beom-seok (Hong Kyung), and they protect each other against bullies

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Park Ji-hoon as Yeon Si-eun in a still from Weak Hero Class 1. Photo: Wavve

Published: 5:15pm, 21 Nov 2022

By Lee Gyu-lee

Actor and singer Park Ji-hoon has taken on his first action series, playing the lead character, Yeon Si-eun, in new TV series Weak Hero Class 1.

Based on the web comic of the same name, the teen action series follows the story of Si-eun, a smart, model student. He is an outsider who devotes his time to studying rather than socialising with his classmates.

One day he comes across another outsider at the school, Ahn Su-ho (Choi Hyun-wook), and a transfer student, Oh Beom-seok (Hong Kyung). The three form an unlikely friendship and come together to cover each other’s backs at school, where fights and bullying are routine.

Park Ji-hoon (right) in a still from Weak Hero Class 1. Photo: Wavve

The series, which began streaming on Wavve on November 18, is created by Han Jun-hee, who led the Netflix series D.P., and is directed by You Su-min, whose previous work includes the short film Thirsty.

“Si-eun is a lonely kid. And when he meets Su-ho and Beom-seok, he becomes more mature. This series is about (Si-eun’s) coming-of-age story with his friends,” says Park, of K-pop group Wanna One.