Hierarchy

September 26, 2024

Scholarship student Kang Ha (Lee Chae-min) arrives at Jooshin High School, where old money runs everything. He immediately attracts attention from every tier of the hierarchy — including the queen of it, Kim Ri-an (Roh Jeong-eui). The Cheongdam-dong exterior establishes the school's Gangnam pedigree.

September 26, 2024

The full social hierarchy of the school is mapped. Every privilege, every punishment, every alliance — Ha observes it all with strategic patience.

September 26, 2024

Kim Ri-an's world — the Garosu-gil cafés, the private events, the performance of effortless privilege — is shown from the inside. Ha enters it.

September 26, 2024

Ha's real reasons for being at Jooshin are hinted at. He wants something beyond the scholarship.

September 26, 2024

The hierarchy begins to show cracks under Ha's presence. Ri-an's carefully maintained control slips in ways she cannot fully explain.

September 26, 2024

The season finale — designed as the first part of a two-season arc. Named one of Netflix's most discussed Korean originals of 2024 for its confident Gossip Girl energy and sharper moral clarity.