I've watched the anime, and honestly, it was amazing. It stayed very faithful to the webtoon the art style, the events, the characters, and even the humor felt exactly the same. The only issue is that it only adapted the early part of the story. There are so many arcs and characters later on that they would probably need around 100 eps to cover the entire webtoon properly.
T anime also kept the funny expressions and comedic moments that made the webtoon so entertaining. As for the live action, I think they changed too many events, rearranged parts of the story, and gave it a very different ending while skipping a lot of important content. The one thing I think they got absolutely right was the casting the actors were very well chosen and looked surprisingly close to the original characters
Yeah, I agree. I was really confused by what they did with Rumi's character. In the anime and the webtoon, she was just a normal girl trying to grow her channel. There wasn't any romantic relationship between her and Baku, and she definitely wasn't involved in that whole trafficking storyline. In fact, she was one of the victims and was saved from it. That's why I don't understand why they changed her character so much!!!
Not really. The drama only adapts the beginning of the story, while the webtoon continues much further with many more arcs, characters, villains, and plot twists. There are a lot more antagonists, including a final villain, and the story develops in a completely different way. The only thing that is somewhat similar is that the final fight becomes something bigger involving many people, but it doesn't happen in the arena like in the drama. The webtoon also has a very different ending. I don't want to spoil it because there are many important characters who don't appear in the live-action.
btw, live action adaptations usually struggle to cover all the events from the original story. A lot of great characters from the webtoon didn't appear, which I expected from the start. They would probably need more than 50 episodes to adapt everything properly 😅. Even so, I didn't think it was bad at all. Honestly, I enjoyed it, and in my opinion, it's much better than the live-action adaptation of Lookism.
I agree. Even in the webtoon, it felt like Gaeul had more chemistry with Hobin. They added the scene where Bomi sends him the YouTube link, but in the webtoon it was actually Gaeul from the beginning. By the end of the webtoon, I honestly thought Hobin and Gaeul would end up together.
I didn't see them studying in this school even once, not mentioning any person that could be a potential teacher…
Yeah, but it was the same in the webtoon. The story was never really about school or education. The school is just a backdrop, and the characters being students mainly shows that they're still minors dealing with all those situations.
The acting is really good, I will give it like Mikami's acting more, when she says I am the original one behind…
u are lucky cuz the webtoon has an ending already , a happy ending , u really need to read it cuz its short , and she has related with other webtoon , that in future will gonna be a kdrama or jdrama or anime
I've read the Korean webtoon, and while I enjoyed the Japanese live action, the webtoon has a lot more events, character development, and story. Many characters become close friends, and some don't survive, but I won't spoil anything. The live action only covers a small part of the story, cuts many events from the webtoon, and even adds some scenes that weren't in the original. If you enjoyed the live action, I definitely recommend reading the webtoon because there's so much more to the story.
wait its 12 ep only , omg im watching the 12ep now and i dont want it to enddddddddddddddd help i ned moreeeeee , i think im gonna read the webtoon for the deleted sceeennnn
I disagree. The point of the show isn't to be a realistic fighting drama. It's more of a fun action-comedy with…
I understand your point, but I think you're judging the show based on expectations it never tried to meet. Study Group was never presented as a realistic martial arts drama. From the beginning, Gamin was written as an absurdly talented fighter, just like many action webtoon protagonists.
Also, saying he only had theoretical knowledge isn't really accurate. He trained directly under his uncle for years, and the story repeatedly shows that he has actual combat experience, not just knowledge of techniques.
As for the inconsistency, I think the exaggerated action around Ga-min is intentional. He's the protagonist, and the series uses a different style for his fights to emphasize how abnormal he is compared to everyone else. You may not like that choice, but that doesn't automatically make it bad writing.
And regarding the characters, that's mostly subjective. Many viewers enjoyed the friendships, character dynamics, and the balance between comedy, school life, and action. Not every series needs to be dark, realistic, or deeply complex to be entertaining.
In the end, it's perfectly fine if the show wasn't for you, but I don't think it's fair to call it nonsense simply because it doesn't follow the type of realism you were expecting.
I think many people judge Study Group as if it was trying to be a realistic fighting drama, when that's never been the point. It's an adaptation of a webtoon, and like many webtoon adaptations, it toned down, changed, or completely removed a lot of content from the original story.
Gamin was already portrayed as an exceptional fighter in the webtoon, and the live-action version actually cut or simplified several moments that better explained the characters' abilities and backgrounds. The adaptation also removed character development, interactions, and details that made certain events feel more believable.
Not liking the exaggerated fights is completely fair, but saying the series is nonsense ignores the genre it belongs to and the fact that the adaptation left out a lot of contexts from the original work. Study Group was never meant to be a realistic gang drama; it's a stylized action story with comedy, emotion, and over the top moments, which is exactly why many fans enjoyed it. Of course, not everyone has to like that style, but judging the series only by how realistic the fights are misses the point of what it is trying to do.
Very overhyped and nonsense show. It was a okay watch to pass time but it was most definitely not good. Mainly…
I disagree. The point of the show isn't to be a realistic fighting drama. It's more of a fun action-comedy with exaggerated fights, like many manhwa adaptations. Ga-min trained for years and the series consistently shows that he's exceptionally talented, so his strength isn't completely random.
As for the Hanwool fight, I understand why some people were disappointed, but I think the over-the-top action and "superhero" style are part of the show's charm. If you're looking for realism, Study Group probably isn't the right series, but if you're looking for entertainment, great characters, and hype moments, it does a good job.
I’m really excited to see Ryu Da-in again in a new school drama. I honestly loved her acting so much, and I can’t wait to watch her performance in Awakening. I feel like she’s going to shine even more
T anime also kept the funny expressions and comedic moments that made the webtoon so entertaining. As for the live action, I think they changed too many events, rearranged parts of the story, and gave it a very different ending while skipping a lot of important content. The one thing I think they got absolutely right was the casting the actors were very well chosen and looked surprisingly close to the original characters
Also, saying he only had theoretical knowledge isn't really accurate. He
trained directly under his uncle for years, and the story repeatedly shows that he has actual combat experience, not just knowledge of techniques.
As for the inconsistency, I think the exaggerated action around Ga-min is intentional. He's the protagonist, and the series uses a different style for his fights to emphasize how abnormal he is compared to everyone else. You may not like that choice, but that doesn't automatically make it bad writing.
And regarding the characters, that's mostly subjective. Many viewers enjoyed the friendships, character dynamics, and the balance between comedy, school life, and action. Not every series needs to be dark, realistic, or deeply complex to be entertaining.
In the end, it's perfectly fine if the show wasn't for you, but I don't think it's fair to call it nonsense simply because it doesn't follow the type of realism you were expecting.
Gamin was already portrayed as an exceptional fighter in the webtoon, and the live-action version actually cut or simplified several moments that better explained the characters' abilities and backgrounds. The adaptation also removed character development, interactions, and details that made certain events feel more believable.
Not liking the exaggerated fights is completely fair, but saying the series is nonsense ignores the genre it belongs to and the fact that the adaptation left out a lot of contexts from the original work. Study Group was never meant to be a realistic gang drama; it's a stylized action story with comedy, emotion, and over the top moments, which is exactly why many fans enjoyed it.
Of course, not everyone has to like that style, but judging the series only by how realistic the fights are misses the point of what it is trying to do.
As for the Hanwool fight, I understand why some people were disappointed, but I think the over-the-top action and "superhero" style are part of the show's charm. If you're looking for realism, Study Group probably isn't the right series, but if you're looking for entertainment, great characters, and hype moments, it does a good job.