Melancholia (2021)

Other name: 멜랑꼴리아, 憂鬱症, メランコリア, Mellangkollia, Melangoria

Description:

Melancholia presents a compelling drama born from a past tragedy. Four years ago, a devastating sexual scandal involving high school math teacher Ji Yoon Soo and a brilliant student shattered a prestigious institution. Now adults, their lives collide once more. Ji Yoon Soo, a once-bright and tenacious math enthusiast, is determined to restore her reputation. She reunites with Baek Seung Yoo, a former math genius who stunned the world by entering MIT at age ten but disappeared at twelve, now marked by an unsettling absence of emotion. Together, they embark on a perilous mission: to expose the deeply entrenched corruption within the school that orchestrated their downfall. Their journey is a quest for truth, redemption, and justice, confronting a past filled with scandal and profound loss.

Producer: tvN

Director: Kim Sang Hyeob [김상협]

Country: Korean

Status: Completed

Released: 2021

Genre:Childhood; Corruption; Drama; melodrama; Revenge; Romance; School; Trauma