He was jailed and the woman he loved, Oh Soo-ah (Kwon Na-ra), was offered a university scholarship by Jang Dae-hee and later became the Strategic Planning Head of Jangga Group.

The first script reading took place in August 2019 at JTBC Building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

[39] Park Seo-joon and Yoo Jae-myung had previously worked together in the KBS2 drama's Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth.

[40][41] Itaewon Class' final episode recorded a 16.548% nationwide audience share, making it the fifth-highest viewership rating in JTBC, and the 14th highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history, just slightly under Love (ft.

[59] Time Magazine included Itaewon Class on its list of "The 10 Best Korean Dramas to Watch on Netflix".