{"id":3603,"date":"2025-08-22T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdramakopi.com\/?post_type=kdrama&#038;p=3603"},"modified":"2026-10-30T14:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:23:32","slug":"stand-in-csat","status":"publish","type":"kdrama","link":"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/en\/kdrama\/stand-in-csat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Substitute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plot revolves around a model student from a prestigious private high school, who is forced to take the CSAT (College Scholastic Ability Test) instead of another student after being blackmailed. This starting point paves the way for a veritable game of manipulation, where betrayal, guilt and lies intersect in a world where grades define an individual's worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bae Hyeon-seong plays Nam Jae-yeop, a seemingly perfect student whose inner flaws gradually begin to reveal themselves. Cha Kang-yoon plays Kang Geon-tae, a brilliant student from a modest background with a school scholarship, who hides a heavy secret from his past. As for Park Yoon-ho, he plays Joo Hee-dong, Kang Geon-tae's only friend, a character who will upset the course of the story with unexpected twists and turns.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-substitute-still.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-substitute-still.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-substitute-still-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-substitute-still-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-substitute-still-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whole question is how a one-day deal\u2014sealed by their mutual silence\u2014will transform their relationship. Each harbors their own desires, and their choices, in an extreme situation, promise betrayals and plot twists. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/en\/the-substitute-a-deal-gone-wrong-for-bae-hyeon-seong-in-the-first-teaser-for-the-tving-thriller\/\">first teaser<\/a> already hinted at a shift in the balance of power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"12503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills1.jpeg\" alt=\"The-Substitute-stills1\" class=\"wp-image-12503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills1-280x420.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills1-8x12.jpeg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"12502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills2.jpeg\" alt=\"The-Substitute-stills2\" class=\"wp-image-12502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills2-280x420.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills2-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills2-8x12.jpeg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"12500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills4.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills4-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills4-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"12501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills3.jpeg\" alt=\"The-Substitute-stills3\" class=\"wp-image-12501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills3-280x420.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills3-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills3-8x12.jpeg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"12499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills5.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills5-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills5-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"12498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills6.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills6-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills6-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kdramakopi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Substitute-stills6-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of production, the series sets itself apart from classic school dramas by adding suspense to a subject familiar to all Koreans. 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