Best Lines from Itaewon Class
The most quotable lines from Itaewon Class, a revenge-and-ambition drama built on one man's refusal to bend.
Itaewon Class follows Park Saeroyi, an ex-convict who opens a small pub in Itaewon and sets out to topple the food conglomerate that ruined his life. It is a show about conviction held past the point of reason — a dead father's principles, a fifteen-year plan, a found family of outcasts behind a bar. The dialogue is plain and stubborn, less about clever turns than about people stating exactly what they believe and refusing to move. These are the lines fans of the show return to, pulled straight from the run.
These are lines of dialogue from the series, attributed to the character who speaks them, and shared here for commentary and discussion.
On conviction
I'm doing what I think is right.
Saeroyi says this after being expelled on his first day for hitting Jang Geun-won, refusing to apologize to the chairman. It is the line the rest of the series tests him against.
As long as we're alive, nothing is a big deal.
Saeroyi's father offers this to his son early on, the kind of plain reassurance that recurs after the father is killed in a hit-and-run.
I won't budge an inch because I'm a rock.
Ma Hyun-yi, DanBam's transgender head cook, recites lines from a book of poems after being outed on national television, choosing to keep cooking on the show rather than run.
On the plan
From this moment on, my dream is to become rich.
Saeroyi declares his new goal while still serving his prison sentence, deciding that money is the only ground he can fight Jangga Co. on.
And you are my end goal.
Saeroyi tells Chairman Jang Dae-hee directly that the entire plan is aimed at him, no longer hiding what he is building toward.
Because I have my people.
Saeroyi explains how he keeps going against a conglomerate, crediting the small DanBam crew rather than money or leverage.
On love and loyalty
I decided to kill those who mess with this guy.
Jo Yi-seo, DanBam's young manager, narrates the moment she realizes her feelings for Saeroyi have turned into something fierce and protective.
I like you so much that it's hard to even explain.
Yi-seo confesses to Saeroyi knowing he has told her revenge comes before any happiness with her, and that he may fire her for it.
When you don't expect anything, you don't get disappointed.
Oh Soo-ah, who grew up in an orphanage and works for Jangga Co., describes the guardedness that keeps her from choosing either Saeroyi or the company outright.
On Jangga and power
I, Jang Dae-hee, am Jangga Co. itself.
Chairman Jang asserts this as shareholders move to dismiss him, equating his own identity with the conglomerate he built.
Every day is full of excitement.
Near the end of the series, Saeroyi reflects on a life that never went as planned, set against the chairman's belief that everything was predictable.
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