Pyramid Game is a brand-new and highly anticipated Korean thriller series. It is all set to premiere on Thursday, February 29, 2024, on TVING. New episodes will air every Thursday on TVING. The upcoming K-drama is an adaptation of the well-known Naver webtoon of the same title, revolving around a school’s brutal ranking system and a transfer student, Suji. Dalgonyak has acted as both the writer and illustrator of the webtoon.
Lee Jae-Gyu created the survival K-drama series Pyramid Game, while Choi Soo-I was the series writer. The renowned South Korean director Park So-Yeon has directed it. The upcoming K-drama star Kim Ji-Yeon, aka Bona, is one of the members of the popular K-pop girl group WJSN.
Ever since TVING released the trailer for Pyramid Game, the audience has been eagerly waiting to see what the new K-drama has in store for them. So, without further ado, let’s jump in and learn all about it below.
Pyramid Game: Release date, cast & more
TVING has revealed the premiere date of the new K-drama Pyramid Game on its official Instagram channel. The series will arrive on the streaming platform on Thursday, February 29, 2024. It is a psychological and survival thriller series. It is based around Baekyeon Girls’ High School and its ruthless popularity ranking system, called the “pyramid game.” This brutal system holds immense power as it can determine how the students will be treated in the school. This ranking system also leads to extreme school violence.
The story of Pyramid Game will unfold when a new student named Seong Su-Ji transfers to Baekyeon Girls’ High School. She is a student in 2nd Grade Class 5 in the school. She has adequate social skills. In terms of personality, Seong Su-Ji is also quite straightforward. But after she arrives at Baekyeon Girls’ High School, she gets entangled in the merciless “pyramid game.”
It is a game that is held once per month in the school. It is a voting game based on popularity. According to its rules, the student who receives the lowest count of votes in the game gets an “F.” Thereafter, that student becomes the main target of brutal school violence. Seong Su-Ji receives zero votes upon her arrival and soon becomes the new target of the bullies. She goes on to become the next victim of school violence. However, she does not simply accept the violence and leads a rebellion against this heinous system in the school.
WJSN member Kim Ji-Yeon, aka Bona, portrays the lead role of Seong Su-Ji in Pyramid Game. Apart from her, the main cast list for the K-drama also includes Jang Da-Ah as Baek Ha-Rin, Shin Seul-Ki as Seo Do-Ah, Ryu Da-In as Myeong Ja-Eun and Kang Na-Eon as Im Ye-Rim.
The supporting cast of the series includes Ha Yul-Ri as Bang Woo-I, Lee Joo-Yeon as Shim Eun-Jung, Hwang Hyun-Jung as Kim Da-Yeon, Jeong Ha-Dam as Go Eun-Byeol, Oh Se-Eun as Song Jae-Hyung, Choi Yoon-Seo as Gu Seol-Ha and Kim Se-Hee as Pyo Ji-Ae, among several others.
Don’t forget to watch Pyramid Game, which will first debut on TVING on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
