School (South Korean TV series)
School (Korean: 학교; RR: Hak-gyo) is a South Korean anthology series produced by KBS2. The first season premiered in 1999, and the series lasted for four straight years (until 2002). After a ten-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, corporal punishment, academy and tutoring culture, and bullying.[1]
| School | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming-of-age Teen drama |
| Written by | Kim Ji-woo Kim Yoon-young Jin Soo-wan Lee Hyang-hee Hong Ja-ram Hong Jin-ah Jo Jung-sun Lee Hyun-joo Go Jung-won Kim Hyun-jung Kim Min-jung Lim Soo-mi |
| Directed by | Lee Min-hong Go Young-tak Han Joon-seo Lee Kang-hyun Lee Jae-sang Jung Hae-ryong Hwang Eui-kyung Lee Eung-bok Baek Sang-hoon Kim Sung-yoon Park Jin-suk |
| Starring | See below |
| Composer(s) | Gaemi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 203 +1 special |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Park Chan-hong Uhm Ki-baek Hwang Eui-kyung Jung Sung-hyo Hwang Chang Woo Jo Hye Rin Lee Gun Joon |
| Producer(s) | Lee Gun-joon Yoon Jae-hyuk |
| Production location(s) | South Korea |
| Cinematography | Wi Chang-seok Kwon Hyuk-gyun Oh Jae-sang Lee Min-woong |
| Editor(s) | Jung Hyun-kyung Choi Joong-won |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Content K Culture Industry Company School LLC. FNC Entertainment School 2017 SPC Production H SR Pictures Kings Media |
| Distributor | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network | KBS1 KBS2 |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| First shown in | February 22, 1999 |
| Original release | February 22, 1999 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | school2 |
| External links | |
| School Website | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hakkyo |
The series has been noted for launching the careers of rookie actors.[2][3][4]
List of series
School 1
A drama about the problems adolescents face in schools, between study, first love and family, and how they struggle to overcome them.
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.
School 3
A drama about the problems teens face in school, between study, first love and family, and how they struggle to overcome them.
School 4
The KBS youth drama is about the lives of the staff and students in Sewon Arts High School.
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 School. Go Nam-soon (Lee Jong-suk) is elected class president for grade 2, thanks to the support of Oh Jung-ho (Kwak Jung-wook), who is a member of the school gang. Kang Se-chan (Choi Daniel) 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, Go Nam-soon becomes embarrassed.
School 2015
Sekang High School is the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District, and Go Eun Byul (Kim So-hyun) is the most popular girl there. Meanwhile, her identical twin sister 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.
School 2017
Coming-of-age story about lives of 18-year-old high school students who are valued according to their ranking at Geumdo High 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. The plot follows a class of high school students attempting to overcome the stress of being ranked by their exam grades, and facing the difficulties of being a teenager in a high-pressure, corrupt system. Its central protagonist is Ra Eun-ho (Kim Se-jeong), a cheerful and kind-hearted 18-year-old who dreams of being a webtoon artist but is caught up in the search for a mysterious troublemaker in the school, known as 'Student X'. When she is accused of being Student X, her dream of going to university to study art is put at risk as she faces expulsion.
School 2020
On January 13, news circulated that X1 member, Kim Yo-han, would be the male lead. His agency denied the rumor at first, however, on February 3, it was eventually confirmed that Kim Yo-han would play the male lead. Kim Sae-ron is also confirmed to star as the female lead in the series.[5] It is also confirmed that Cosmic Girls member, Eunseo, will be playing the second female lead in the series with opposite Kim Yo-han.
This will the first series in the School anthology to be based on a novel (Oh! My Men by Lee Hyun, published by Munhakdongne Publishing Group in 2011). Produced by SR Pictures and Kings Media. Filming started in March and the series will premiere in August.[6]
Updated April 14 KST:
KBS will no longer be airing “School 2020.”
A KBS representative confirmed on April 14, 2020, “After discussion, the decision was made [for KBS] to not broadcast ‘School 2020.'”
Cast
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.
- "Then and now of 'School': Why this series is still making waves today! | Viu". Viu. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- "The List of Teachers in the School Series History". Hancinema. July 23, 2017.
- [단독] 안서현, '학교2020' 여주인공... 김요한과 호흡
- "[단독]김요한, '학교 2020' 男주인공으로 첫 활동". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-07-08.