Who Are You: School 2015

Who Are You: School 2015
Genre	Teen Mystery Romance
Written by	Kim Hyun-jung Kim Min-jung
Directed by	Baek Sang-hoon Kim Sung-yoon
Starring	Kim So-hyun Nam Joo-hyuk Yook Sung-jae
Composer(s)	Gaemi
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jung Sung-hyo Han Sung-ho
Producer(s)	Lee Gun-joon Yoon Jae-hyuk
Cinematography	Oh Jae-sang Lee Min-woong
Editor(s)	Choi Joong-won
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	School 2015 Culture Industry Co., Ltd. FNC Entertainment[1]
Release
Original network	KBS2
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 2.0
Original release	April 27 (2015-04-27) – June 16, 2015 (2015-06-16)
Chronology
Followed by	School 2017
External links
Website	www.kbs.co.kr/drama/school2015

Who Are You: School 2015 (Hangul: 후아유: 학교 2015; RR: Huayu: Hakgyo 2015) is a South Korean television series, starring Kim So-hyun, Nam Joo-hyuk, and Yook Sung-jae. It aired on KBS2 from April 27 to June 16, 2015 every Monday and Tuesday at 21:55 KST for 16 episodes.^[2][3] It is the sixth installment of KBS's School series which premiered in 1999.^[4]

Synopsis

Go Eun-byul and Lee Eun-bi (both played by Kim So-hyun) are identical twins, separated after one is adopted at the age of 5. Eun-bi lives at the Love House, an orphanage in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, where the younger residents look up to her as a mother figure. However, she hides the fact that she is bullied at school by a gang of mean girls led by Kang So-young, while teachers turn a blind eye.

On the other hand, Go Eun-byul is studying at Sekang High School, the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District. Eun-byul's shares a mutual attraction with Han Yi-an (Nam Joo-hyuk), the school's star swimmer.

However, only Eun-byul is aware of the other's existence. Unlike the cheerful Eun-bi, Eun-byul is prickly and secretive.

One day, on a school field trip to Tongyeong, Eun-byul mysteriously disappears. At the same time, Eun-bi is unjustly expelled from her school and jumps off a bridge in a suicide attempt. Ten days later, the injured and amnesiac Eun-bi is mistaken for her twin, Eun-byul, and her adoptive mother takes her home to Seoul, where she starts living as Eun-byul. However, her memory soon returns.

Eun-bi faces many challenges as Kang So-young transfers to Sekang High School and tries to reveal her real identity, as well as using her Dad's authority to make Eun-bi transfer from the school. Luckily, Gong Tae-kwang (Yook Sung-jae), Eun-bi's classmate and the school troublemaker, protects her whenever So-young tries to bully her. Soon, Eun-bi tells Tae-kwang her real identity, and Tae-kwang becomes the only person Eun-bi can trust. He eventually begins to develop feelings for her.

Cast

Main

• Kim So-hyun as Lee Eun-bi (Go Eun-bi) / Go Eun-byul
  • Kang Ji-woo as young Lee Eun-bi (Go Eun-bi) / Go Eun-byul

Go Eun-byul and Lee Eun-bi are identical twins. Lee Eun-bi lives in an orphanage whereas Go Eun-byul, Eun-bi's twin sister lives with a woman who adopted her. Due to bullying, Eun-bi decided to end her life but she was saved by her twin sister. Eun-bi suffered from amnesia after that. When Eun-byul's adoptive mother mistook Eun-bi as Eun-byul, she starts to assume the identity of her twin sister.

• Nam Joo-hyuk as Han Yi-an^[5]

A star swimmer at Sekang High School. He was great childhood friends with Go Eun-byul, and both had feelings for each other. He starts to question the identity of Eun-byul (who is actually Eun-bi in disguise), but as time goes by, he falls for Lee Eun-bi unknowingly.

• Yook Sung-jae as Gong Tae-kwang ^[5]

Described by his father an idiotic and problematic child, Gong Tae-kang is widely known as a liar and troublemaker in school. His father is the director of Sekang High School and his mother is a famous actress, but his classmates don't know about this. He is portrayed as a happy-go-lucky person who just wanted to cause trouble, but behind his smile, he was actually a struggling child with a painful life. He suffered a lot but everything changed when he met Lee Eun-bi who stood by his side, even when Kang So-young decided to make her life hell. He confessed to her later on, but was rejected by Lee Eun-bi.

Supporting

Class 2-3

Sekang High School faculty

Parents

Extended

Special appearances

Reception

Unlike the previous School series, the drama received criticisms for its plot and suffered with poor ratings, with only 6.3% average audience share in its run.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} However, it established a following among young viewers and led to increased recognition for its cast.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Ratings

• In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
• NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

* The series aired on KBS World, two weeks after its initial broadcast, with English subtitles.

Soundtrack

OST Part 1

OST Part 2

OST Part 3

OST Part 4

OST Part 5

OST Part 6

OST Part 7

OST Part 8

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Who Are You: School 2015 official KBS website (in Korean)
• Who Are You: School 2015 at HanCinema