Jungle Fish 2 (Korean정글피쉬 2; RRJeonggeul Piswi 2) is a 2010 South Korean youth television series starring Hong Jong-hyun and Park Ji-Yeon, Lee Joon, Han Ji-woo, Shin So-yu and Kim Bo-ra. It is based on the teen drama Jungle Fish that aired in 2008. The series ran on KBS2 from 4 November to 30 December 2010.[1]

Jungle Fish 2
Promotional poster
Hangul
정글피쉬 2
Revised RomanizationJeonggeulpiswi 2
GenreTeen drama
Based onJungle Fish
Written bySeo Jae-won
Kim Kyung-min
Im Chae-joon
Directed byKim Jung-hwan
Min Doo Shik
StarringHong Jong-hyun
Park Ji-yeon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerKim Gwang-pil
ProducerKim Jeong-hwan
Production locationsSeoul, South Korea
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseNovember 4 (2010-11-04) –
December 30, 2010 (2010-12-30)

An audition was held in July 2010 to recruit the actors, more than 1,100 teenagers applied for the roles.[2] The show was a commercial success scoring higher ratings than its prequel; and was well received by both teenagers and critics.[3] It is also one of KBS's most-watched series online of all time.

The series was edited into a theatrical feature film released on March 3, 2011.[4][5][6]

Summary

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Hyo-ahn, the ace of Gahwa high school, apparently committed suicide by jumping off a five-story building. Ho-soo, who had broken off their relationship the day before, wants to know why. Rumors surface over SNS messaging that Hyo-Ahn's back story is not as innocent as it seems. Ho-soo works with Hyo-ahn's classmates that have known her since elementary school.

The series is similar to the original Jungle Fish TV special in that it deals with the subject of teenage hardships and academic pressures.[7]

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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Original soundtrack

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Jungle Fish 2 - OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedNovember 4, 2010
GenreBallad, Rock/Metal, Dance, Folk/Blues
Length32:29
LanguageKorean
LabelPony Canyon Korea
Album Tracklist[8]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Only Once" (단 한번만)Bang Min-ah4:08
2."No Matter What" (누가 뭐래도)Supernova3:42
3."More & More" (점점)Park Ji-yeon3:48
4."Sleepless Dream" (잠들지 않는 꿈)Taru3:09
5."Sad Feeling" (슬픈 예감)여희4:05
6."Tomorrow"Yoo Seung-chan3:27
7."I Can Do It"Taru3:33
8."I love You" (널 사랑하나 봐)Xena3:35
9."Knockin' On Heaven's Door"Taru3:03
Total length:32:29

Ratings

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Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS AGB Nielsen[9]
Nationwide
1 November 4, 2010 4.9% 4.1% (46th)
2 November 11, 2010 4.7% 4.4% (41th)
3 November 25, 2010 4.8% 5% (40th)
4 December 2, 2010 4.6% 3.8% (NR)
5 December 9, 2010 3.8% 4.3% (50th)
6 December 16, 2010 4.3% 3.7% (NR)
7 December 23, 2010 4.3% 4.6% (40th)
8 December 30, 2010 4.3% 4% (NR)

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Recipient Result Ref.
2011 The 13th Seoul International Youth Film Festival The discovery of Korean films growth Jungle Fish 2 - The Movie Nominated [5]

Media release

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The series was released as a DVD in Japan in May and in Singapore in June 2011.[10][11]

KBS's official YouTube channel KBS World released the full series on YouTube on 2015. It has amassed over 700,000 views since; making one of the channel's most watched dramas.

International broadcast

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Premiere Network Country
May 4, 2011 KBS World Various
October 27, 2012 Star TV   Singapore
July 6, 2019 KBS Japan   Japan

References

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  1. ^ Han, Sang-hee (September 26, 2010). "Realism essential for local teen dramas". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "'제2의 박보영을 찾습니다' 지원자 1,100여명 넘어". 시티저널 (in Korean). 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. ^ "정글피쉬2 시리즈 제작 가능할까". 시티저널 (in Korean). 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  4. ^ "South Korean Box Office For March 2011". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ^ a b "정글 피쉬 2 - 극장판". movie.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  6. ^ "Jungle Fish 2 - Movie (Korean Movie, 2011, 정글 피쉬 2 - 극장판)". HanCinema.
  7. ^ "KBS WORLD TV". KBSWORLD.
  8. ^ "정글 피쉬 - 시즌2 OST - Various Artists".
  9. ^ "정글피쉬 2 시청률 – Daum 검색". 다음검색 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  10. ^ "YESASIA: Jungle Fish 2 (DVD) (End) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (KBS TV Drama) (Singapore Version) DVD - Ji Yeon (T-ara), Hong Jong Hyun, Poh Kim Video Pte LTD. - Korea TV Series & Dramas - Free Shipping".
  11. ^ "YESASIA: Jungle Fish 2 Complete Box (DVD) (Japan Version) DVD - Hong Jong Hyun, Han Ji Woo, Culture Publishers - Korea TV Series & Dramas - Free Shipping". www.yesasia.com. Retrieved 2022-10-04.