School (South Korean TV series)

School
Genre	Coming-of-age Teen
Written by	Kim Ji-woo (season 1) Kim Yoon-young (season 2) Jin Soo-wan (season 2) Lee Hyang-hee (season 2 & 4) Hong Ja-ram (season 3) Hong Jin-ah (season 3) Jo Jung-sun (season 4) Lee Hyun-joo (season 5) Go Jung-won (season 5) Kim Hyun-jung (season 6) Kim Min-jung (season 6) Lim Soo-mi (season 7)
Directed by	Lee Min-hong (season 1 & 5) Go Young-tak (season 2) Han Joon-seo (season 2) Lee Kang-hyun (season 2-3) Lee Jae-sang (season 3) Jung Hae-ryong (season 4) Hwang Eui-kyung (season 4) Lee Eung-bok (season 5) Baek Sang-hoon (season 6) Kim Sung-yoon (season 6) Park Jin-suk (season 7)
Starring	See below
Composer(s)	Gaemi (season 6)
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	187 +1 special (as of June 16, 2015)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Park Chan-hong (season 1-3) Uhm Ki-baek (season 4) Hwang Eui-kyung (season 5) Jung Sung-hyo (season 6) Hwang Chang-woo (season 7) Jo Hye-rin (season 7) Lee Gun-joon (season 7)
Producer(s)	Lee Gun-joon (season 6) Yoon Jae-hyuk (seasons 6 & 7)
Location(s)	South Korea
Cinematography	Wi Chang-seok (season 5) Kwon Hyuk-gyun (season 5) Oh Jae-sang (season 6) Lee Min-woong (season 6)
Editor(s)	Jung Hyun-kyung (season 5) Choi Joong-won (season 6)
Running time	60 mins.
Production company(s)	Content K (season 5) Culture Industry Company School LLC. (season 5-6) FNC Entertainment (season 6) School 2017 SPC (season 7) Production H (season 7)
Distributor	Korean Broadcasting System
Release
Original network	KBS1 (season 2 & 3) KBS2 (season 1, 4-7)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (season 5-7)
Audio format	Dolby Digital (season 5-7)
First shown in	February 22, 1999 – April 13, 1999
Original release	February 22, 1999 (1999-02-22) – present
External links
Website	www.kbs.co.kr/drama/school%20School

Korean name
Hangul	학교
Hanja	學校
Revised Romanization	Hak-gyo

School (Hangul: 학교; RR: Hak-gyo) is a South Korean anthology television series produced by KBS2. The first season premiered in 1999, and ran till 2002 for four seasons. After a 10 year hiatus, the franchise rebooted with a new season in 2012. The series mainly focuses on portraying realistic issues that South Korea's youths faces, such as the corrupt education system, teen suicide, corporeal punishment, academy and tutoring culture, and bullying.^[1]

The series has been noted for launching the careers of rookie actors.^[2]

Seasons

Season 1: School 1

A drama about the problems adolescents face in schools, between study, first love and family, and how they struggle to overcome them.

Season 2: School 2

The drama is centered around high school students who not only have to deal with school tasks but will also have to face the problems that come with being a youth such as first love, friendship, adversity not to mention the typical rebellion of youth because for them the school and their youth will be a great adventure.

Season 3: School 3

A drama about the problems teens face in school, between study, first love and family, and how they struggle to overcome them.

Season 4: School 4

The KBS youth drama is about the lives of the staff and students in Sewon Arts High School.

Season 5: School 2013

Seungri High School ranks as one of the worst of the 178 high schools in Seoul based on academic scores. Seungri High School is now busy preparing presentations for its new students. Class 2 is at the bottom of grade 2 at Seungri High. Nam Soon is elected class president for grade 2, thanks to the support of Jung Ho, who is a member of the school gang. Se Chan is the top Korean language teacher at a famous institute in Gangnam. In order to improve the student's scores at Seungri High School, the school hires Se Chan. When Se Chan appears at the school's opening presentation, Nam Soon becomes embarrassed.

Season 6: Who Are You: School 2015

Sekang High School is the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District, and Go Eun Byul is the most popular girl there. Meanwhile, her identical twin Lee Eun Bi is living in an orphanage and is being bullied at school. Then one day, Eun Byul mysteriously disappears. Soon after, Eun Bi loses her memories and is mistaken as being Eun Byul. Eun Bi then starts living her life as Eun Byul. Out of the blue, Eun Byul returns, and both of them ought to face their challenges against a wicked girl at school who is named Kang So Young (the bully that Eun Bi encountered).

Season 7: School 2017

Coming-of-age story about the lives of 18-year-old high school students who are valued according to their ranking in school. Despite their frustrations, they find out how to make their own way in this world that seems to be a stagnant cycle of school and home.

Cast

Actor	Season
	School 1	School 2	School 3	School 4	School 2013	School 2015	School 2017
	1999	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2012-2013	2015	2017

Jang Hyu	Y
Choi Kang-hee	Y
Kim Min-sun	Y
Yang Dong-geun	Y
Kim Jung-wook	Y
Bae Doona	Y
Ahn Jae-mo	Y
Park Si-eun	Y
Oh Joo-yi	Y
Jo Jae-wan	Y
Im Seo-yeon	Y
Choi Young-wan	Y
Jang Yang-gyun	Y		Y
Do Ji-won	Y
Ha Ji-won		Y
Shim Ji-ho		Y
Kim Min-hee		Y
Kim Heung-soo		Y
Go Ho-kyung		Y
Kim Min-joo		Y
Ki Tae-young		Y
Cho So-young		Y
Kim Rae-won		Y
Lee Jung-ho		Y
Kim Sung-joon		Y
Ryu Hyun-kyung		Y¹
Kwon Ji-hye		Y
Go Dong-hyun		Y
Jae Hee		Y
Lee Yo-won		Y
Go Eun-chae		Y
Chun Jung-myung		Y¹
Cho Jae-hyun		Y	Y
Lee Dong-wook		Y	Y
Park Joo-mi		Y	Y
Lee In-hye			Y
Park Gwang-hyun			Y
Jo In-sung			Y
Oh Soo-min			Y
Chae Si-ah			Y
Han Hee			Y
Seo Jae-kyung			Y
Jang Tae-sung			Y
Lee Eun-young			Y
No Sung-eun			Y
Lee Soo-rang			Y
Jo Da-eun			Y
Lee Dae-gun			Y
Yoon Ji-hoon			Y
Ahn Sung-hun			Y
Yeo Wook-hwan				Y
Won Sang-yun				Y
Im Soo-jung				Y
Baek Sung-woo				Y
Han Min				Y
Kim Bo-kyung				Y
Song Joo-hwan				Y
Lee Sang-in				Y
Gong Yoo				Y
Lee Yoo-ri				Y
Kim Bo-kook				Y
Park Ji-eun				Y
Hwang Kyu-rim				Y
Jung In-ji				Y
Lee Jong-suk					Y
Kim Woo-bin					Y
Park Se-young					Y
Ryu Hyoyoung					Y
Choi Chang-yeob					Y
Kwak Jung-wook					Y
Kim Young-choon					Y
Kim Dong-suk					Y
Kim Chang-hwan					Y
Kim Dani					Y
Lee Yi-kyung					Y
Lee Ji-hoon					Y
Shin Hye-sun					Y
Gil Eun-hye					Y
Jeon Soo-jin					Y
Nam Kyung-min					Y
Kim Min-kyung					Y
Kim Jong-hun					Y
Oh Ga-eun					Y
Jung Yun-soo					Y
Ahn Ji-hyun					Y
Lee Kyu-hwan					Y
Kang Sung-ha					Y
Kim Bom-yi					Y
Kim Sol					Y
Kim Ji-ah					Y
Kim Hae-rim					Y
Moon Ji-woo					Y
Park So-hee					Y
Oh Se-il					Y
Lee Jung-kwi					Y
Lee Hye-sung					Y
Choi Min-ji					Y
Choi Soo-mi					Y
Kim So-hyun						Y
Nam Joo-hyuk						Y
Yook Sung-jae						Y
Lee David						Y
Kim Hee-jung						Y
Lee Cho-hee						Y
Cho Soo-hyang						Y
Park Doo-sik						Y
Yooyoung						Y
Jang In-sup						Y
Kim Bo-ra						Y
Lee Jin-kwon						Y
Kwon Eun-soo						Y
Kim Min-seok						Y
Choi Hyo-eun						Y
Lee Seung-ho						Y
Ji Ha-yoon						Y
Oh Woo-jin						Y
Seo Cho-won						Y
Park Ah-sung						Y
Jang Ye-ji						Y
Jong Byung-gyu						Y
Han Sung-yun						Y
Lee Jin-gwon						Y
Kim Se-jeong							Y
Kim Jung-hyun							Y
Jang Dong-yoon							Y
Seol In-ah							Y
Ro Woon							Y
Seo Ji-hoon							Y
Ha Seung-ri							Y
Kim Hee-chan							Y
Park Se-wan							Y

Lee Chang-hoon	Y
Yum Jung-ah	Y
Shin Goo	Y
Kang Seok-woo	Y
Lee Hye-sook	Y	Y
Seo Kap-sook	Y	Y
Myung Kye-nam	Y	Y	Y
Lee Han-wi	Y				Y
Ahn Hong-jin		Y	Y
Jun Won-joo			Y
Park Joo-mi			Y
Im Sung-min			Y
Yang Hee-kyung			Y			Y
Yeon Kyu-jin				Y
Jung Jong-joon				Y
Jo Min-ki				Y
Son Hyun-joo				Y
Kim Mi-hee				Y
Kim Yoon-kyung				Y
Jang Na-ra					Y
Choi Daniel					Y
Um Hyo-sup					Y
Park Hae-mi					Y
Oh Young-sil					Y
Yoon Joo-sang					Y
Kwon Nam-hee					Y
Kim Yun-ah					Y
Lee Won-suk					Y
Ahn Hye-kyung					Y
Lee Pil-mo						Y
Jeon No-min						Y
Lee Hee-do						Y
Shin Jung-geun						Y
Choi Dae-chul						Y
Jung Soo-young						Y
Lee Si-won						Y
Kim Jin-yi						Y
Bae Soo-bin						Y¹
Sam Hammington						Y¹
Han Joo-wan							Y

Moon Hyuk	Y		Y
Jung Si-ah		Y¹
Lee Joo-suk		Y
Choi Sung-joon			Y
Baek Bong-ki				Y
Seo Seung-ah				Y
Jo Young-jin					Y¹
Kim Na-woon					Y
Lee Yun-kyung					Y
Jeon Mi-seon						Y
Lee Dae-yeon						Y
Kim Jung-nan						Y
Jung In-gi						Y
Kim Se-ah						Y
Jo Duk-hyun						Y
Jung Jae-eun						Y
Lee Jung-eun						Y
Kim Min-young						Y
Choi Soo-rin						Y
Yoo Yeon-mi						Y
Jung In-seo						Y
Oh Yoon-hong						Y
Yoon Chae-min						Y
Yoo Se-hyung						Y
Lee Kang-min						Y
Lee Jae-in						Y
Park Hwan-hee						Y
Park Young-soo						Y
Seo Dong-hyun						Y
Kim Kwang-in						Y
Kim Min-gyu						Y
Kim Jin-yi						Y
Kang Ji-woo						Y
Go Woo-rim						Y
Kim Ye-joon						Y
Han Sun-hwa							Y

Notes

¹ Cameo appearance only.

References

↑ "‘School 2013’ Set As Official Title and Releases Group Poster of the Students". Mwave. November 5, 2012.
↑ "10 Korean actors you didn't know got their start in the School franchise". DramaFever. April 28, 2015.

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