Weak Hero (2022)
Original title: 약한영웅
Weak Hero is a 2022 Korean-language action & adventure series created by You Su-min and Han Jun-hee. It stars Park Ji-hoon, Choi Hyun-wook and Hong Kyung.
He looks like the easiest target in his high school: small, quiet, top of his class, no muscle to speak of. What his tormentors miss is a mind that turns pens, backpacks, and stairwell angles into weapons, and a cold read on where a bully is weakest. Adapted from Seopass and Razen's 2018 Naver webtoon, this South Korean thriller pairs the honor student with a few unlikely friends as schoolyard scraps escalate toward something far more dangerous. Park Ji-hoon plays the strategist whose calm exterior hides real ruthlessness.
Quick answers
What is Weak Hero about?
He looks like the easiest target in his high school: small, quiet, top of his class, no muscle to speak of. What his tormentors miss is a mind that turns pens, backpacks, and stairwell angles into weapons, and a cold read on where a bully is weakest. Adapted from Seopass and Razen's 2018 Naver webtoon, this South Korean thriller pairs the honor student with a few unlikely friends as schoolyard scraps escalate toward something far more dangerous. Park Ji-hoon plays the strategist whose calm exterior hides real ruthlessness.
When was Weak Hero released?
Weak Hero was released on 18 November 2022.
How many episodes does Weak Hero have?
Weak Hero has 16 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made Weak Hero?
Weak Hero was created by You Su-min and Han Jun-hee.
Where can I watch Weak Hero?
Weak Hero is available on Netflix and OnDemandKorea.
Where to watch Weak Hero
Stream: Netflix, OnDemandKorea
Official site
https://www.wavve.com/player/vod?programid=C9901_C99000000101
Cast
- Park Ji-hoon as Yeon Si-eun
- Choi Hyun-wook as Ahn Su-ho
- Hong Kyung as Oh Beom-seok
- Cha Woo-min as Kang Woo-young
- Yoo Su-bin as Choi Hyo-man
- Ryeoun as Park Hu-min
- Lee Yeon as Yeong-i
- Choi Min-yeong as Seo Jun-tae
- Kim Su-gyeom as Jeon Yeong-bin
- Shin Seung-ho as Jeon Seok-dae
- Bae Na-ra as Na Baek-jin
- Lee Min-jae as Go Hyun-tak
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A few thoughts on Weak Hero
Fans chasing underdog fighters and school-set brawls have deep options in manga. My Hero Academia builds a whole world around a powerless kid who refuses to stay down, while Assassination Classroom mixes classroom comedy with lethal stakes. For pure swordfighting craft and a slight hero with outsized skill, Rurouni Kenshin still delivers the goods.
Korean school dramas where students survive brutal hierarchies
Weak Hero turns a Korean high school into a battlefield of shifting power. These dramas share that pressure-cooker setting, where students navigate violent hierarchies, cruel cliques and survival politics, and a single miscalculation can flip who holds the upper hand overnight.
Smart underdogs who outthink stronger enemies
Weak Hero wins its fights with strategy rather than size. These stories center the same kind of underdog, an outmatched but calculating figure who reads opponents, sets traps and topples people far stronger through sheer nerve, patience and careful planning.
Crime dramas where a quiet operator climbs a brutal ladder
Under the schoolyard, Weak Hero is really a crime story about a quiet operator rising through a violent world. These dramas share that cold, methodical climb, following understated strategists who out-plan everyone around them, absorb the danger calmly, and win ground without ever once raising their voice.
Action manga about outmatched fighters who refuse to lose
Weak Hero began as a webtoon about a small fighter who simply refuses to lose. These manga run on the same defiance, pitting outmatched heroes against overwhelming odds and letting brains, grit and heart close the gap that raw muscle never could.