Learn Korean with Itaewon Class

By Lachlan McRitchie

Updated June 28, 2026

Yes, Itaewon Class is a B2-level pick for Korean learners. An ex-convict builds a bar to take down the family that ruined him in this webtoon-based drama. The modern setting helps, but boardroom, food-service, and legal vocabulary plus rough banmal push it to B2.

Difficulty
B2
Genre
drama, revenge, business
Platform
Netflix

How we rate difficulty

Korean words you'll hear in Itaewon Class

복수
revenge (boksu)
소신
conviction, firm principle (sosin)
창업
founding a business (chang-eop)
술집
bar, pub (suljip)
감옥
prison (gamok)

How to learn Korean with Itaewon Class

Install LingoBinge, set your language to Korean, and play Itaewon Class on Netflix. LingoBinge swaps a few subtitle words into Korean at your level, and you tap any word to translate, hear, and save it for spaced review.

Useful Korean vocabulary

Frequently asked questions

Is Itaewon Class good for learning Korean?
Yes, at B2. The story is modern and gripping, but the business and legal vocabulary and casual banmal make it an upper-intermediate listen best paired with graded subtitles.