School (South Korean TV series)

Korean name
Hangul	학교
Hanja	學校
Revised Romanization	Hakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Hakkyo

*School*
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

School (Korean: 학교; RR: Hak-gyo) 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.

Background

School 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.

The series has been noted for launching the careers of rookie actors.

Series overview

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

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. 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

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 2021

The 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.