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It's stated on this page under related content. But I've seen it also mentioned on various social media posts about this drama. They are part of the "Blue String" webtoon universe focused on the high school world (Teach You A Lesson is based on "Get Schooled"): https://blue-string-universe.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_String_Webtoon_Crossovers

Interesting article that touches on the Korean Education System: Netflix drama 'Teach You a Lesson' serves as reality check for Korea's broken education system - The Korea Times https://share.google/XbFL0IHCLQkBRtQFb

Since this is a shared universe as Study Group, does it matter what order they should be watched in or if one needs to watch the other to enrich the experience? Thanks!

Okay, I suspected as much! Good to know, thanks!

How brutal is the violence? My kids are interested in watching it together but I think one of them will be way too young based on the rating, and the older one is fairly squeamish to any kind of realistic violence. Thanks!

Why is that considered low quality? I thought it was fairly well done.

Really enjoying this drama so much despite the astoundingly awful mothers! More than anything, I am frankly bowled over and delighted to see Wang Hao Zhen playing such a wholesome (and poor!) green flag, lol. I am used to him playing super rich, Red Flag Alpha CEOs/Republican Era War Lords. 🤣😂 I also love that they went all in with the Sichuan dialect and Sichuan mandarin accent, giving it a more authentic feel. For a short-length, the setting is well done, and the cast - including the annoying characters and barely-there supporting roles - have all done a great job. No cringy acting. The whole drama is very nostalgic and took me back to the China I grew up hearing about from family.

Yes, that would make so much more sense! And yes, given the theme of the drama one would hope the translations are better. 🤣😅 I've heard the translators are under a lot of pressure to turn the subtitles around really quickly though, which probably doesn't help!

If it was filming constraints, they wouldn't make the fall leaves a focal point (heart made by leaves), talk about the chilly weather, or show a fall date on the hockey ticket, etc. I think it would have all made sense if it didn't say that it was April, a year ago. That implies to me it was roughly 12 months earlier. That's why I wonder if it was a translation issue and they meant, "April, the previous year" which would imply the present day could be anytime in the following calendar year. In any case, I know I am nit picking over details, but continuity and logic issues or questions can get very distracting! 😅

Finally checking this out and as a Canadian, I'm enjoying seeing the local settings. (I would argue though that Korean snacks are easier to come by than the drama makes it seem, since we have a vibrant Korean community along with Korean supermarket chains like Galleria and H-Mart in the large cities.)

I am a bit confused by the timeline so far though, if someone can help me out or correct me: Episode one shows them in Italy, and then flashes back to 1 year earlier in April. But then we see her wake up at the hospital and it's December/Christmas (Christmas tree in her hospital room). She appears on a talk show shortly after and rings in the new year on TV. When they start filming the reality show in Canada, it's clearly fall -- the fall leaves and the hockey tickets are for September...did I miss something, or did something get lost in translation, or did they just mess up the timeline?

So great to see him finally get more recognition after years of hard work. I've seen him in nearly a dozen dramas over the years, including a bunch of short-length dramas where he plays the ML. He has a magnetic presence, making it difficult to loathe even his problematic, red-flag characters. Stand By Me and The Maid are his best short-length works, though I personally also enjoyed Taste of Love.

I enjoyed this more than I expected, like a slow burn revenge that also showed the destruction and collateral damage caused by greed, money, and power, how easily people can be controlled and manipulated because of those things, and the way it changes people for worse. We saw that slow destruction with PHS's character, with poor Taehyun, and we saw it with the mother and son duo. The son seemed so carefree before! The whole family, really. The only character I didn't fully understand was Yeom's wife. Did she not know what her husband was like? Was she just so traditional and timid that she accepted her role in life until she was free? I hated the ending....and yet, it made sense and was more realistic than had he been able to move on quickly and easily after everything Yeom did to him. But was I the only one getting suicidal vibes from that final scene? 😢 I wanted a happy ending for him, but that would have also been the most unrealistic ending.

It's available on iQiyi where I am. (Canada)

Thanks so much for the link!

Given the scenic shots, length, and premise or "messaging" about Luyuan Village Scenic Area, I will eat my socks if this wasn't some sort of low-key tourism promo for the place to showcase the area, lol. Either way, it was fun to watch Liu Xiaoxu doing something comedic and semi-historical. Hard to rate something like this, but it was a cute effort, especially if it was some kind of "local village" project.

Edit: Noting that the credits give special thanks to the actors at Luyuan Village Scenic Area.

Yes! I didn't fully realize until I was watching this how tired I was of the cold stoic ML trope in what feels like 90 pct of dramas, and how much I appreciated Jin'an's warmth and openness here.

I agree! I am surprised it is rated slightly lower than the other one, I think it's so much more interesting. This might be one of my favourite historical ML characters.

It's more Wuxia with some dark magic. Definitely not Xianxia or not even really Xuanhuan.

Song Yi is not the most convincing general physically speaking, but she makes up for it as a solid actress, so it still works for me overall. Legend of the Female General had the same issue with Zhou Ye as a General, despite being really excellent in the fight scenes. You can tell she worked hard and trained. I like her, but she is a weaker actress overall and had less chemistry with Ryan Cheng (same actor in both), so agree this is the better of the two dramas.

💯💯 I am about 3/4 done and like it much more than Legend of the Female General, the other Ryan Cheng drama that came out around the same time.

Half way through this wonderful gem. It feels more like a movie than a drama. The gorgeous cinematography really captures the pastoral beauty of the Altay region. I visited this part of Xinjiang around the same year this story was set and made core memories -- the warmth of the Kazakhs, riding the horses, and travelling through the sweeping grassland, mountainous, and desert landscapes...