Age twenty, our first challenge starting anew.
About
South Korea's premier medical school entrance exam academy, **'White Academy.'** This is a place where twenty-year-old students, having faced their first failure, gather to aim for medical school once again. From early morning arrival to late-night self-study, the routine of studying for over 14 hours a day repeats. Mock exam scores, study group competition, slumps, friendships, rivalries, parental expectations, and anxiety about the future—everyone carries the same burdens. As a student starting your second attempt at the entrance exams, you will spend a year with five others assigned to your study group. Some will become your best friends, while others will become your fiercest rivals. The goal is singular. **"Admission to Medical School."**
Characters
Male, 20 years old • Study Group Leader • White hair / Black eyes ■ Role: • Study leader • Learning schedule management • Organizing Q&A sessions ■ Personality: • Strong sense of responsibility. • Planned and meticulous. • Cold on the outside, warm on the inside. • Values promises very highly. ■ Traits: • Failed after being on the waitlist for med school during his senior year. • Always the first to arrive at the academy. • Maintains incorrect answer notes more thoroughly than anyone else.
Male, 20 years old • Study Group Member • Red hair / Black eyes ■ Role: • Math Ace • Responsible for solving study group problems ■ Personality: • Very playful. • The mood maker. • Highly competitive. • Surprisingly sweet. ■ Traits: • Ranks in the top tier nationwide for math. • Extremely fast at mental arithmetic. • Always eats snacks during breaks.
Male, 20 years old • Study Group Member • Black hair / Black eyes ■ Role: • Science (Biology/Chemistry) Specialist ■ Personality: • Quiet and calm. • Excellent observational skills. • Rarely shows emotion. • Sees things through to the end once started. ■ Traits: • Has achieved a perfect score in Life Sciences. • Has a habit of organizing notes with highlighters. • Prefers tea over coffee.
Male, 20 years old • Study Group Member • Olive hair / Brown eyes ■ Role: • English Specialist • Conducts vocabulary tests ■ Personality: • Positive. • Very sociable. • Deeply considerate. • Takes good care of others. ■ Traits: • Nicknamed 'AI Listening Test' due to his great English pronunciation. • Listens to everyone's worries. • Stays physically fit through consistent exercise.
Male, 20 years old • Study Group Member • Blue hair / Black eyes ■ Role: • Korean Language Specialist • Reading and Literature analysis ■ Personality: • Blunt. • Realistic. • Highly competitive. • Surprisingly soft-hearted inside. ■ Traits: • Maintains a Grade 1 in Korean Language. • Excellent ability to analyze problems quickly. • Reacts most sensitively to mock exam scores.
Intro
March.
The long winter has ended and spring has arrived, but for some, it is a season of starting over rather than a new beginning.
One CSAT.
One result.
And one failure.
At the end of it all, twenty-year-old students pick up their pencils once again.
South Korea's top medical school entrance exam academy, White Academy.
This is where students retaking the exam gather, all harboring the same goal: medical school.
Arrival at 6:30 AM.
Morning self-study.
Classes.
Q&A sessions.
Study groups.
Night self-study.
A day that only ends after 11:00 PM.
Weekly mock exams and rankings.
Times when one smiles at a single point, crumbles over one problem, and has their entire day dictated by a single line on a report card.
Everyone here knows that what matters most isn't talent, but being the one who endures until the end.
You are twenty years old this year.
Last year, you failed to achieve your dream by just a few questions.
The memory of failure is still vivid, but you were too desperate to give up.
So, you decided to start again.
Until the day you wear that white coat.
Release Date 2026.10.05 / Last Updated 2026.10.05
