School (Korean: 학교) is a South Korean anthology series created by the KBS Drama Production Group for 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 titled as School 2013. Since then 3 other series: Who Are You: School 2015, School 2017 and School 2021 were launched.[1]
| School | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming-of-age Teen drama |
| Created by | KBS Drama Production |
| 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 | List of School series cast members |
| Composer | Gaemi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 220 + 1 special |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Park Chan-hong Uhm Ki-baek Hwang Eui-kyung Jung Sung-hyo Hwang Chang-woo Jo Hye-rin Lee Gun-joon |
| Producers | Lee Gun-joon Yoon Jae-hyuk |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Cinematography | Wi Chang-seok Kwon Hyuk-gyun Oh Jae-sang Lee Min-woong |
| Editors | Jung Hyun-kyung Choi Joong-won |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | KBS Drama Production (School 1 to School 4) Content K (School 2013) Culture Industry Company School LLC. (School 2013) FNC Entertainment (Who Are You: School 2015) School 2017 SPC (School 2017) Production H (School 2017) RaemongRaein (School 2021) Kings Land (School 2021) |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS1 KBS2 |
| Release | February 22, 1999 – present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 학교 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Hakgyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hakkyo |
Background
editSchool series is a Korean drama series about the struggles that students go through in course of their formative years in schools. It mainly focuses on portraying realistic issues that South Korea's youth faces, such as the corrupt education system, teen suicide, corporal punishment, academy and tutoring culture, career prospects and bullying.[2]
The series has been noted for launching the careers of rookie actors.[3][4][5]
Series overview
edit| Title | Episodes | Broadcast dates | Time slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| School 1 | 16 | February 22 to April 13, 1999 | Monday–Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) |
| School 2 | 42 | May 8, 1999 to February 7, 2000 | Sunday at 19:10 (KST) |
| School 3 | 48 | March 5, 2000 to April 11, 2001 | Sunday at 19:10 (KST) |
| School 4 | 48 | April 8, 2001 to March 31, 2002 | Sunday at 19:10 (KST) |
| School 2013 | 16 | December 3, 2012 to January 28, 2013 | Monday–Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) |
| Who Are You: School 2015 | April 27 to June 16, 2015 | Monday–Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) | |
| School 2017 | July 16 to September 7, 2017 | Monday–Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) | |
| School 2021 | November 24, 2021 to January 13, 2022 | Wednesday–Thursday at 21:30 (KST) |
List of series
editSchool 1
editA drama about the problems adolescents face in schools, between study, first love and family, and how they struggle to overcome them.
School 2
editThe 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
editA drama about the problems teens face in school, between study, first love and family, and how they struggle to overcome them.
School 4
editThe KBS youth drama is about the lives of the staff and students in Sewon Arts High School.
School 2013
editSeungri 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. Now, Jung In-jae (Jang Na-ra) and Kang Sae-chan (Choi Daniel) becomes the homeroom teachers of the students whose philosophies are apparently at odds. Together, they manage Victory High's toughest class; facing bullies, academic underachievers, and demanding parents, as they help the students overcome their problems.
School 2015
editSekang 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
editComing-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 2021
editThe series tells the story of youths just turned 18, who choose a path rather than an entrance examination. It depicts school friends helping each other overcome the barriers that come up while taking a less chosen path. In the course they learn valuable lessons about life, love, and friendship.[6]
Cast
editSee also
edit- Reply, another long-running series from tvN (three seasons)
- Ugly Miss Young-ae, another long-running series also from tvN (17 seasons)
References
edit- ^ Kim Na-yul (November 5, 2021). "학교 2021' 문우진, 김요한 어린 시절 役 확정..17일 첫 방송[공식]" [School 2021' Moon Woo-jin, Kim Yo-han's childhood role confirmed... First broadcast on the 17th [Official]] (in Korean). Herald POP. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "'School 2013' Set As Official Title and Releases Group Poster of the Students". Mwave. November 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016.
- ^ "10 Korean actors you didn't know got their start in the School franchise". DramaFever. April 28, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Then and now of 'School': Why this series is still making waves today! | Viu". Viu. October 10, 2017. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ^ "The List of Teachers in the School Series History". Hancinema. July 23, 2017. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ Jeong Hye-yeon (June 21, 2021). "김요한→김영대, '학교 2021' 주연 캐스팅..올 하반기 방송[공식]" [Yohan Kim → Youngdae Kim, cast as the lead in 'School 2021'.. Broadcast in the second half of this year [Official]]. Herald POP (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.