School (South Korean TV series)
| 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 |
| Composer(s) | Gaemi (season 6) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 187 +1 special (as of June 16, 2015) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | 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) |
| Producer(s) | Lee Gun-joon (season 6) Yoon Jae-hyuk (seasons 6 & 7) |
| Location(s) | South Korea |
| Cinematography | Wi Chang-seok (season 5) Kwon Hyuk-gyun (season 5) Oh Jae-sang (season 6) Lee Min-woong (season 6) |
| Editor(s) | Jung Hyun-kyung (season 5) Choi Joong-won (season 6) |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Production company(s) |
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) |
| Distributor | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network |
KBS1 (season 2 & 3) KBS2 (season 1, 4-7) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (season 5-7) |
| Audio format |
Dolby Digital (season 5-7) |
| First shown in | February 22, 1999 – April 13, 1999 |
| Original release | February 22, 1999 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 학교 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hak-gyo |
School (Hangul: 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.
The series has been noted for launching the careers of rookie actors.
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