Who Are You: School 2015
| Who Are You: School 2015 | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Teen drama School drama Mystery Romance |
| Written by | Kim Hyun-jung Kim Min-jung |
| Directed by | Baek Sang-hoon Kim Sung-yoon |
| Starring | Kim So-hyun Yook Sung-jae Nam Joo-hyuk |
| Composer | Kang Dong-yoon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original languages | Korean English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jung Sung-hyo Han Sung-ho |
| Producers | Lee Gun-joon Yoon Jae-hyuk |
| Cinematography | Oh Jae-sang Lee Min-woong |
| Editor | Choi Joong-won |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | School 2015 Culture Industry Co., Ltd. FNC Entertainment[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | April 27 – June 16, 2015 |
| Related | |
| School (1999) School 2 (1999) School 3 (2000) School 4 (2001) School 2013 (2013) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 후아유: 학교 2015 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Huayu: Hak-gyo 2015 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Huayu: Hak-kyo 2015 |
Template:Hangugeo is a 2015 South Korean television series, starring Kim So-hyun, Yook Sung-jae and Nam Joo-hyuk. It aired on KBS2 from April 27 to June 16, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays 21:55 for 16 episodes.[2][3]
It is the sixth installment of KBS's "School" series which aired from 1999 through 2002, then resumed in 2013; the series realistically depicts the struggles and dilemmas currently being faced by Korean youth.[4]
Plot
Go Eun-byul (Kim So-hyun) and Lee Eun-bi (이은비, Kim So Hyun) are identical twins, separated after one is adopted at the age of 5. Eun-bi lives at the Love House, an orphanage in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, where the younger residents look up to her as a mother figure. However, she hides the fact that she is bullied at school by a gang of mean girls led by Kang So-young (강소영), while teachers turn a blind eye.
On the other hand, Go Eun-byul is studying at Sekang High School, the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District. Eun-byul's best friends are Cha Song-joo (차송주) and Lee Shi-jin (이시진), and she shares a mutual attraction with Han Yi-an (Nam Joo-hyuk), the school's star swimmer. They have been friends since they were 8 years old.
Eun-bi and Eun-byul look exactly alike, but only Eun-byul is aware of the other's existence. Unlike the cheerful Eun-bi, Eun-byul is prickly and secretive.
One day, on a school field trip to Tongyeong, Eun-byul mysteriously disappears. At the same time, Eun-bi is unjustly expelled from her school and jumps off a bridge in a suicide attempt. Ten days later, the injured and amnesiac Eun-bi is mistaken for her twin Eun-byul, and her adoptive mother takes her home to Seoul, where she starts living as Eun-byul. But soon her memory returns. Eun-bi faces many challenges as Kang So Young transfers to Sekang High School and tries to reveal her real identity, as well as use her dad's help to make Eun-bi transfer. Luckily, Gong Tae-kwang (Yook Sung-jae), Eun-bi's classmate and the school troublemaker, protects her whenever So-young tries to bully her. Soon, Eun-bi tells Tae-kwang her real identity, and Tae-kwang becomes the only person Eun-bi can trust. He eventually begins to develop feelings for her.
Cast
Main characters
- Kim So-hyun as Lee Eun-bi/Go Eun-byul
- Kang Ji-woo as young Lee Eun-bi/Go Eun-byul
Go Eun-byul and Lee Eun-bi are identical twins. Lee Eun-bi lives in an orphanage whereas Go Eun-byul, Eun-bi's twin sister lives with a woman who adopted her. Due to bullying, Eun-bi decided to end her life but she was saved by her twin sister. Lee Eun-bi suffered from amnesia after that, and the mother of Eun-byul, when she found her, thought that Eun-bi was Eun-byul. Now, Eun-bi has to pretend that she is her twin sister, Go Eun-byul.
- Yook Sung-jae as Gong Tae-kwang
Gong Tae-kwang, as described by his father is an idiotic and problematic child. His father is the director of Sekang High School and his mother is a famous actress, but his classmates don't know about it. He's widely known among his schoolmates as the greatest liar and likes to pick fights and provoke his classmates. In school, he is portrayed as a happy-go-lucky person who just wanted to cause trouble but what most didn't know was that behind his smile, he was actually a struggling child with a painful life. He really suffered a lot but everything changed when he met Lee Eun-bi and was always by her side, even when Kang So-young decided to make her life hell.
- Nam Joo-hyuk as Han Yi-an
A star swimmer at Sekang High School. Yi-an and Eun-byul have been friends since they were kids and he has feelings for her. He soon found out about Eun-bi's secret of living as Eun-byul.
Supporting characters
- Class 2-3
- Lee Pil-mo as Kim Joon-seok (homeroom teacher)
Kim Joon-seok is pricked by his guilty conscience after a massive cover up involving the death of one of his students.
- Lee David as Park Min-joon (class president)
Park Min-Joon is an intelligent and hardworking student who was always at the top of his class. Pressured by his study-centric mother to do well, he feels overwhelmed.
- Kim Hee-jung as Cha Song-joo
Cha Sung-Joo is Go Eun-Byul's best friend. She is torn between staying loyal to Eun-Byul and accepting So-Young's friendship advances.
- Lee Cho-hee as Lee Shi-jin
Lee Shi-Jin is good friends with Go Eun-Byul and Cha Sung-Joo, and the trio often hang out together. She is jealous of her friends who seem to have a passion, and tries to seek out a passion of her own.
- Cho Soo-hyang as Kang So-young
Kang So-Young was a school bully who found pleasure in bullying Eun-Bi. Her transfer to Eun-Byul's school soon leads to mistrust and problems between the students.
- Park Doo-sik as Kwon Ki-tae
- Yooyoung as Jo Hae-na
- Jang In-sub as Sung Yoon-jae
- Kim Bo-ra as Seo Young-eun
- Kim Min-seok as Min-Suk
- Choi Hyo-eun as Hyo-Eun
- Lee Jin-gwon as Jin-Kwon
- Ji Ha-yun as Ha-Yun
- Park Ah-seong as Ah-Seong
- Seo Cho-won as Cho-Won
- Jo Byeong-gyu as Byeong-gyu
- Kwon Eun-soo as Eun-soo
- Oh Woo-jin as Woo-jin
- Jeong Ye-ji as Ye-ji
- Lee Seung-ho as Seung-ho
- Han Seong-yeon as Seong-yeon
- Sekang High School faculty
- Lee Hee-do as Vice principal
- Shin Jung-geun as Dean of students
- Jung Soo-young as Ahn Ju-ri
- Lee Si-won as Jung Min-young
- Choi Dae-chul as Swimming coach
- Kim Jin-yi as Health teacher
- Parents
- Jeon Mi-seon as Song Mi-kyung (Eun-byul's adoptive mother)
- Jeon No-min as Director Gong Jae-ho (Tae-kwang's father)
- Jung In-gi as Park Joon-hyung (Min-joon's father)
- Kim Jung-nan as Shin Jung-min (Min-joon's mother)
- Kim Se-ah as Shin Yi-young (Shi-jin's mother)
- Jo Deok-hyun as Prosecutor Kang (So-young's father)
- Jung Jae-eun as So-young's mother
- Lee Dae-yeon as Han Ki-choon (Yi-ahn's father)
- Extended cast
- Yang Hee-kyung as Park Min-kyung (House of Love administrator)
- Lee Kang-min & Yoo Se-hyung as Yi-ahn's swimming seniors
- Yoo Yeon-mi as Yeon Mi-joo
Guest appearances
- Lee Hyeon-gyeong as Nuri High School teacher (episode 1)
- Lee Jae-in as Ra-jin (episodes 1,5,14)
- Park Hwan-hee as Kim Gyeong-jin (episode 1)
- Shin Seung-jun & Lee Ho-geun as announcers (episode 1)
- Park Yeong-su as noraebang owner (episode 2)
- Kim Min-yeong as Lee Su-mi (Eun-bi's bully; episodes 1, 4-6)
- Lee Jeong-eun as Seo Young-eun's mother (episodes 2-3)
- Choi Su-rin as Song Hee-young (Tae-kwang's mother; episode 4,12,14)
- Yeom Gyeong-hwan (episode 6)
- Kim Ga-young (Stellar) as school uniform model (episode 6)
- Sam Hammington as Sekang High's new English teacher (episode 15)
- Bae Soo-bin as Sekang High 2-3 class' homeroom teacher (episode 16)
Soundtrack
OST Part 1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reset" (Tiger JK feat. Jinsil) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Reset (Inst.)" | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 8:04 | |
OST Part 2
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blow Away (바람에 날려)" (Baechigi feat. Punch) | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Blow Away (바람에 날려) (Inst.)" | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 6:22 | |
OST Part 3
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Listen To What You Have To Say (너의 얘길 들어줄게)" (Yoon Mi-rae) | 3:14 |
| 2. | "I'll Listen To What You Have To Say (너의 얘길 들어줄게) (Inst.)" | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 6:28 | |
OST Part 4
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Remember" (Byul) | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Remember (Inst.)" | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 7:14 | |
OST Part 5
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pray (기도)" (Younha) | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Pray (기도) (Inst.)" | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 8:36 | |
OST Part 6
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Named (그 이름)" (Jonghyun and Taemin (SHINee)) | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Named (그 이름) (Inst.)" | 3:37 |
| Total length: | 7:14 | |
OST Part 7
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return" (Wendy (Red Velvet) feat. Yuk Jidam) | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Return (Inst.)" | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 7:36 | |
OST Part 8
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Song" (Yook Sungjae (feat. Park Hye-soo)) | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Love Song (Inst.)" | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 6:50 | |
Ratings
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[5] | AGB Nielsen[6] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | April 27, 2015 | 4.8% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| 2 | April 28, 2015 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| 3 | May 4, 2015 | 6.5% | 6.6% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 4 | May 5, 2015 | 6.3% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| 5 | May 11, 2015 | 6.7% | 7.4% | 5.0% | 5.6% |
| 6 | May 12, 2015 | 7.1% | 7.8% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 7 | May 18, 2015 | 7.3% | 8.0% | 6.0% | 6.4% |
| 8 | May 19, 2015 | 7.6% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| 9 | May 25, 2015 | 7.8% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% |
| 10 | May 26, 2015 | 7.4% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| 11 | June 1, 2015 | 8.2% | 9.2% | 6.9% | 7.9% |
| 12 | June 2, 2015 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 7.0% | 7.6% |
| 13 | June 8, 2015 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 14 | June 9, 2015 | 8.6% | 9.9% | 8.1% | 8.6% |
| 15 | June 15, 2015 | 9.2% | 10.0% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 16 | June 16, 2015 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 8.2% | 8.5% |
| Average | 7.4% | 9.2% | 6.3% | 6.6% | |
Note: Blue — lowest rated episode; Red — highest rated episode.
The series also airs on KBS World, two weeks after its initial broadcast, with subtitles.
Accolades
The School series continues its success in creating a well marketed drama appealing to students in today's society. Who Are You: School 2015 achieved various success from its previous predecessors in not only establishing the popularity of its leading stars Yook Sung-jae and Kim So-hyun but also establishing the popularity of the drama itself. Through Google Korea Top 10 search terms for the first half of 2015 the School 2015 series place 5th under the Top 10 TV Program Keywords category.[7] Who Are You: School 2015 also achieved in having been listed on Twitter top keyword searches were the most popular in Korea for the first half of 2015 listed at number 2 under the TV Program/Film” category.[8]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best New Actor | Yook Sungjae | Nominated | |
| Nam Joo-hyuk | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Cho Soo-hyang | Nominated | ||
| Star of the Year | Kim So-hyun | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Yook Sungjae | Nominated | ||
| Nam Joo-hyuk | Won | |||
| Best New Actress | Kim So-hyun | Won | ||
| Cho Soo-hyang | Nominated | |||
| Netizen Award, Actress | Kim So-hyun | Won | ||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Nam Joo-hyuk | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Yook Sungjae and Kim So-hyun | Won | ||
| Nam Joo-hyuk and Kim So-hyun | Nominated |
References
- ^ Choi, He-suk (March 19, 2015). "FNC Entertainment's drama production drive continues". K-pop Herald. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Kim, Min-ji (March 31, 2015). "Yook Sung Jae Confirmed as Male Lead of School 2015". enewsWorld. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Yoon, So-hee (April 6, 2015). '후아유-학교2015' 남주혁·김소현·육성재 환상호흡의 대본리딩 현장 공개. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Julie (April 2, 2015). "Who Are You – School 2015 Has A Cast". KDramaStars. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ "Who Are You – School 2015". Koreaboo. April 2, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "Who Are You – School 2015". Koreaboo. July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ "Korea Drama Awards 2015 – Nominees List". Beatus Corner. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.