High School Return of a Gangster ending leaves room for season 2. TVING and Wavve aired episode 8 of the Korean series on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The final episode was nothing short of a rollercoaster ride where Hong Jae Min (Joo Yoon Chan) sacrifices his future to save Song Yi Heon (Yoon Chan Young). It also focuses on Yi Heon, Kim Dong Soo (Won Tae Min), and Han Jong Chul (Ko Dong Ok), catching Lee Mi Kyung (Hwang Bo Ra).
It doesn’t end there. Episode 8 (finale) adds drama with its many revelations. Choi Se Kyung (Bong Jae Hyun) and Kim Dong Soo discover the truth about Song Yi Heon’s true identity. They finally learn Kim Deuk Pal’s spirit is inside Yi Heon’s body. In a nutshell, the ending takes viewers on an emotional ride as they witness Yi Heon asking Deuk Pal to stay at his place while his spirit enters the realm of death.
High School Return of a Gangster Ep 8 ending: Does Kim Deuk Pal stay back at Song Yi Heon’s place?
In episode 8 (finale) of High School Return of a Gangster, the audience sees Hong Jae Min snatching a laptop from the other students at the prosecutor’s office. It contains videos of them bullying Song Yi Heon. Jae Min hands it over to Yi Heon so that he can show it to the prosecutors to save himself. After that, police arrested Jae Min and the other four students. Thus, Jae Min sacrifices his future to save Yi Heon from getting arrested on false charges.
While leaving in a police bus, Jae Min sees the spirit of Song Yi Heon. After that, Deuk Pal also begins to see Song Yi Heon’s spirit. Thus, Kim Duek Pal realizes he has little time left. He then starts to fulfill Yi Heon’s wishes. He has already made many friends at school, especially a best friend, Choi Se Kyung.
Kim Deuk Pal then goes on to catch Lee Mi Kyung with the help of Han Jong Chul and Kim Dong Soo. He then humiliates her in front of Yi Heon’s biological father. He even cut ties with him and asks his mother to start a fresh life without Yi Heon’s father.
Meanwhile, in High School Return of a Gangster episode 8 (finale), Seo Chll Sung comes to meet Yi Heon. He immediately realizes nothing besides Kim Deuk Pal is inside Yi Heon’s body. Soon, Dong Soo and Choi Se Kyung also learn the truth about Kim Deuk Pal. The finale episode further sees Se Kyung seeing Yi Heon’s spirit. The two embrace each other emotionally.
Towards the end of episode 8, viewers see Yi Heon’s spirit and Kim Deuk Pal sitting together. It is time for Deuk Pal’s departure from this world to the realm of death. However, Song Yi Heon asks him to stay behind at his place. He expresses how tired he is and does not want to continue living this life. Thus, the High School Return of a Gangster ending sees Yi Heon entering the realm of death. He leaves Kim Deuk Pal behind.
High School Return of a Gangster: Will there be season 2?
With the end of High School Return of a Gangster, fans have wondered whether there will be a second season. As of now, no official announcement about season 2 of the K-drama has been made. Thus, it is not clear whether there will be a second season of the hit TVING series.
At the end of the drama, viewers see Kim Deuk Pal and Choi Se Kyung, who are now in college. They are still best friends. They appear happy and content with their lives, which indicates Kim Deuk Pal’s wish to go to college has finally been fulfilled. Thus, there is scope for a second season, focusing on the two characters’ college lives and how they progress with their friendship.
It will be intriguing to learn if there will be season 2 of High School Return of a Gangster. Meanwhile, viewers can stream the drama on TVING and Wavve.
