All Of Us Are Dead

***All of Us Are Dead*** (Korean: 지금 우리 학교는; Hanja: 只今 우리 學校는; RR: Jigeum Uri Hakgyoneun; lit. Now at Our School) is a South Korean coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror streaming television series. It stars Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon, Yoo In-soo, Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Byung-chul, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Jeon Bae-soo. The series mostly takes place at a high school in South Korea as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out and threatens the safety of the students. It is based on the Naver webtoon Now at Our School by Joo Dong-geun, which was published between 2009 and 2011.

## 구성 (Plot)

When a high school becomes a sudden outbreak for zombies, a group of students must fight their way out. Without guns or military experience, they must rely on their wits and each other to survive or become part of the infected.

## 죽지 않은 이유 (Why It's Not Dead)

1. Along with *Squid Game* and *Arcane*, the series helped saved Netflix's reputation*,* making Netflix popular again.
2. Despite the story and concept not being original, *All of Us Are Dead* offers a very interesting storyline with some elements of *The Walking Dead*, *Highschool of the Dead*, and of course, *Train to Busan*.
3. Fantastic acting from Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Lomon, Cho Yi-hyun, and more.
4. Likeable characters such as the leader Cheong-san, his childhood friend On-jo, former school bully turned combat specialist Su-hyeok, and class president Nam-ra.
5. Good cinematography even through the shaky cam.
6. Excellent soundtrack from Mowg.
7. Awesome pacing. Despite the show having episodes that last for 50 to 70 minutes, there are not a single moment of boring scenes.
8. Numerous heart-breaking moments like when Cheong-san's friend Gyeong-su turns, On-Jo's father So-ju sacrificing himself after he is bitten, and Nam-ra staying behind while the others flee to safety.
9. Similar to *Squid Game* and *Alrawabi School for Girls*, the cafeteria massacre in the first episode is very entertaining to watch.
10. ***"What's going on?"***
	* ***"It's Train to Busan."***

## 나쁜 품질 (Bad Qualities)

1. Cheong-san's fate did not sit well for fans of the show. What makes this even more worse is that we don't know what happens to him at the end.
	* In an interview with Soompi, Yoon Chan-young stated that he did not know if the character is dead or alive, but personally wanted him to live.
	* Cheong-san's fate also adds many plot holes.
2. As stated in BQ#1, if Cheong-san was bitten by Gwi-nam and stays behind, why does Nam-ra, who was also bitten by Gwi-nam in Episode 6 allowed to stay with the group? Although she does stay behind like Cheong-san in Episode 12 but still.
3. Unlikeable characters like the main villain Gwi-nam (although he is supposed to be unlikable so that we can have someone to root against aside from the infected), Na-yeon, the arrogant student who infects Gyeong-su (although she does get a moment of redemption before she is killed), and Eun-ji, who is asymptotic (infected but shows no symptoms) after being bitten and kills Cheol-soo only to be taken away and never seen again for the rest of the series, although Cheol-soo does leave everyone at the school to die making it as some karma.
4. A disappointing ending since while the zombie outbreak is contained, Nam-ra reveals there are others like her but doesn't elaborate further before jumping off the school building.