
A sexual scandal between a math teacher and a student in a prestigious high school ends in tragedy. Four years later, they meet again, now both adults, to reveal the corruption in school and to regain one's reputation as a teacher. Ji Yoon Soo is a high school math teacher with a bright smile and a positive impression of others. She is a hard-nosed and stubborn person who has to push ahead with the decisions she has made. She is a math geek who loves solving difficult problems and teaches students to purely love math. Baek Seung Yoo is emotionless and has no light in his eyes. He used to be a math genius who appeared on a quiz program at the age of five and surprised the world by solving college-level math problems. He was admitted to MIT at the age of 10 but dropped out at the age of 12, and suddenly disappeared.
Synopsis: MyDramaList
Melancholia is a Korean drama from 2021 that aired on tvN, with 16 episodes. It mixes romance, drama and melodrama. It stars Lim Soo Jung and Lee Do Hyun and is directed by Kim Sang Hyub. Its story tags include Older Woman/Younger Man, Hidden Past and Corruption. If you enjoyed it, try Romance Is a Bonus Book or Romance.
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