The core driver of the plot is the inadequacy of adults, schools, and police to protect minors. Because institutional justice fails, the teenagers feel forced to take matters into their own hands.
Revenge of Others captured a dedicated global audience, particularly across Asia and international streaming platforms. Viewers praised the show for its fast-paced plotting, unpredictable cliffhangers, and the raw chemistry between Shin Ye-eun and Lomon.
Revenge of Others delivers a happy ending for the main characters, but with a bittersweet touch. Chan-mi and Soo-heon are finally able to move on from the trauma that brought them together. They share a peaceful and hopeful moment after attending Jae-beom’s first court hearing, hinting at a possible romantic future. In a major twist, the show’s other major antagonist, Gi Oh-seong, meets his end in a confrontation on the school rooftop with Ji Soo-heon. In the ensuing fight, Oh-seong loses his balance and falls to his death. To protect Soo-heon, the entire student body banded together and gave false testimony, claiming Oh-seong’s fall was an accident, proving that sometimes the system itself is broken, forcing ordinary people to be the arbiters of justice.
: Coming off his breakout role in All of Us Are Dead , Lomon infuses Soo-heon with an intense mix of vulnerability and lethal physicality. He portrays a highly sympathetic anti-hero whose internal pain drives his external violence.
The central mystery of Revenge of Others is, ultimately, a classic tragedy. The killer is revealed to be .
Follows the story of Ok Chan-mi as she seeks revenge for the death of her twin brother.
As Chan-mi investigates, she discovers that her brother may not have been the person she thought he was, while also dealing with a school full of suspects with deep secrets. Core Cast and Characters
A complex anti-hero. Balancing a tragic personal life with his role as a school vigilante, Lomon delivers an action-packed and emotionally grounded performance following his breakout role in All of Us Are Dead .
The success of Revenge of Others relies heavily on its young ensemble cast, who deliver nuanced, raw, and physically demanding performances:
A wealthy student who returns to school after waking up from a six-month coma. He has completely lost his memories of the prior year, making him a wild card in the investigation.
At its heart, "Revenge of Others" is the story of a sister's unwavering love. The drama opens with Ok Chan-mi (Shin Ye-eun), a gifted high school shooting athlete from Busan, enjoying a video call with her beloved twin brother, Park Won-seok (Kang Yul). The twins were separated in childhood when Won-seok was adopted by a family in Seoul, but they maintained a close, secret bond. In a tragic turn of events, Chan-mi watches helplessly through the call as her brother is pushed from a school window, falling to his death.