School (South Korean TV series)

Korean name
Hangul	학교
Hanja	學校
Revised Romanization	Hak-gyo

*School*
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
Composers	Gaemi (season 6);
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	187 +1 special; (as of June 16, 2015)
Production
Executive producers	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)
Producers	Lee Gun-joon (season 6); Yoon Jae-hyuk (seasons 6 & 7);
Production location	South Korea
Cinematography	Wi Chang-seok (season 5); Kwon Hyuk-gyun (season 5); Oh Jae-sang (season 6); Lee Min-woong (season 6);
Editors	Jung Hyun-kyung (season 5); Choi Joong-won (season 6);
Running time	60 mins.
Production companies	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);
Original release
Network	KBS1 (season 2 & 3); KBS2 (season 1, 4-7);
Release	February 22, 1999 –; present

School (Korean: 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]^[3]

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. 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.

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.

[1] "'School 2013' Set As Official Title and Releases Group Poster of the Students". Mwave. November 5, 2012.

[2] "10 Korean actors you didn't know got their start in the School franchise". DramaFever. April 28, 2015.

[3] "Then and now of 'School': Why this series is still making waves today! | Viu". Viu. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

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