School 2017

School 2017
Promotional poster
Original title 학교 2017
Genre
Written by
  • Jung Chan-mi
  • Kim Seung-won
Directed by
  • Park Jin-suk
  • Song Min-yeob
Creative director(s)
  • Na Soo-ji
  • Kim Seok-won
  • Lee Jung-hyun
Starring
Composer(s) Park Sung-jin
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Hwang Chang-woo
  • Jo Hye-rin
  • Lee Gun-joon
Producer(s) Yoon Jae-hyuk
Cinematography
  • Moon Chang-soo
  • Kim Jae-hwan
Editor(s) Kim Byung-rok
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 60 mins
Production company(s)
  • School 2017 SPC
  • Production H
Distributor KBS
Release
Original network KBS2
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release July 17 (2017-07-17) – September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
Chronology
Preceded by Who Are You: School 2015
External links
Website

School 2017 (Hangul: 학교 2017; Hanja: 學校 2017; RR: Hakgyo 2017) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Se-jeong, Kim Jung-hyun, Jang Dong-yoon, Han Sun-hwa, and Han Joo-wan. It premiered on KBS2 on July 17, 2017 and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 KST.[1] The series is the seventh installment of KBS2's School franchise.

Synopsis

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. Hyun Tae Woon (Kim Jung Hyun) is the son of the director of the school who enjoys his youth but hides deep scars. Song Dae Hwi (Jang Dong Hoon) is a bright student who's ranked 1st everytime but doesnt have enough money for his dream college.

Cast

Main

An 18 year old student who is low-ranked but an optimistic high school student who dreams of studying to become a webtoon artist. She comes from a working-class family who owns a chicken restaurant.
The rebellious son of the school's director. He doesn't take school seriously and resents his father. He was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his best friend Joon-ki died after saving Eun-ho from the wreckage of a bus. He has crush on Eun-ho.
The school's student president. He is a seemingly perfect student who is always ranked first place, despite coming from a poor family. He is in a relationship with Hong Nam-joo, who comes from a poor family but appears wealthy. He was best friends with Tae-woon and Joon-ki before the accident. However after the death of Joon-ki, he and Tae-woon fell into a conflicted relationship.
Form teacher for Class 2-1, he cares deeply for his students and always believes in them against the advice of the other staff. He struggles to speak up against authority. He falls in love with the police officer Han Soo-ji.
A police detective who gets demoted for mishandling a case, and ends up assigned to the high school as the school police officer. She is an ace detective and a stickler for rules. She falls in love with teacher Shim Kang-myung.

Supporting

Students

Dae-hwi's girlfriend. She pretends to be from a rich family because she is ashamed of her father's actual profession as a taxi driver. She is frustrated and stressed because of her family's financial struggles.
Eun-ho's loyal best friend, who is a big fan of Issue. Her mother is a cleaner at the school and has given up her dreams to support her mother. She often gets into fights with Eun-ho but always makes it up.
A guitarist and singer-songwriter who had been educated abroad. He has a crush on Sa-rang. He often comforts her.
An unpopular member of the K-pop boy group Cherry on Top whose stage name is Issue. A transfer student at Eun-ho's school.
Son of a prominent prosecutor. He is tutored by Dae-hwi but is jealous of him because he always comes in second place to him. When he was in grade 10 he used to date Seo Bora, but ends up splitting because he is obsessive and abusive. He really wants to prove who X is.
  • Hong Kyung as Won Byung-goo
Tae-woon's clueless friend, often seen drinking strawberry milk.
A target of bullying in the class. She is afraid to report Young-gun and her other bullies to teachers because of their previous failings. She used to date Kim Hee-chan in year 10 before she broke up with him for being abusive. She takes a while to trust people, and believes in forgiveness. She is a loyal friend to Eun-ho.
Highly-strung daughter of a sought-after plastic surgeon. She is one of Bo-ra's bullies. She often blames everything on her and overreacts. She uses her money against everyone.
A troublemaker who bullies Bo-ra. She later trains to become a police officer, inspired by Han Soo-ji. She is loyal and will owe up to anyone's mistakes. She is conflicted with finding a place to belong.
  • Kim Min-ha as Yeo Sung-eun
A member of Young-gun's group.
A member of Young-gun's group.
  • Lee Joon-woo as Go Hak-jung
  • Ahn Sung-kyun as Ahn Jung-il
  • Choi Sung-min as Han Duk-soo

School personnel

Rich and powerful director of the school. He is the father of Hyun Tae-woon.
The school's corrupt principal.
Assistant to the principal, who dreams of being promoted.

Teachers

  • Lee Jae-yong as Koo Young-goo, a strict but fair teacher who succeeds Hyun Kang-woo to become Geumdo High School's principal.
  • Min Sung-wook as Jung Joon-soo, a PE teacher who is Shim Kang-myung's rival for police officer Han Soo-ji's affections.
  • Jo Mi-ryung as Jang So-ran

Ra family

  • Sung Ji-ru as Ra Sun-bong, Eun-ho's father, who secretly works laying pavements to earn money for Eun-ho to go to extracurricular classes.
  • Kim Hee-jung as Kim Sa-bun, Eun-ho's mother. She is seen as strict but she is very caring. She manages everything around the house.
  • Jang Se-hyun as Ra Tae-shik, Eun-ho's brother. He is seen is irresponsible by his family but doesn't have big dreams. All he wants is to be an employee at a company.

Extended

  • Mi Jung as Na Young-ok, Song Dae-hwi's mother.
  • Kim Soo-jin as Oh Sa-rang's mother, a cleaner at Geumdo High School.
  • Choo Kwi-jung as Kim Hee-chan's mother.
  • Kim Jin-woo as Im Joon-ki, Tae-woon and Dae-hwi's late best friend.
  • Shin Yun-sook as Im Joon-ki's grandmother.
  • Kim Sun-hwa as Ahn Jung-il's mother.
  • Lee Jae-kyung as Parent.
  • Song Yoo-hyun as College Academic Counselor.
  • Lee Hyun-suk
  • Ahn Tae-joon
  • Kim Song
  • Kim Bo-kyung
  • Lee Jae-seo
  • Kwon Se-rin
  • Shin Joo-hang
  • Won Jin-ho
  • Kim Shi-eun
  • Jung Yo-han
  • Park Hye-young
  • Lee Yoon-ji
  • Kim Ji-sung
  • Choi Moon-kyung
  • Yoo Chae-mok
  • Lee Se-rang
  • Park Ji-yun
  • Kim Jae-chul
  • Yoo In-soo
  • Jo Jae-hyun
  • So Joon-hyung
  • Lee Mi-kyung
  • Park Ok-chool

Special appearances

  • Kang Min-hyuk as Jong-geun (Episode 1), a student at Eun-ho's dream college, whom Eun-ho has a crush on.

Production

In May 2017, KBS offered the leading role to Kim Yoo-jung as a follow-up project to her popular series Love in the Moonlight (2016). By June 2017, she officially declined.[8][9] The first script reading of the series took place June 19, 2017 at the KBS Annex Building in Yeuido, Seoul, South Korea.

Original soundtrack

School 2017
OST Album
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released 2017
Genre K-pop, soundtrack
Language Korean
Label Leon Korea
Warner Music
Producer Lee Woo-hyun (executive), Jung Hee-chul

OST Part 1

(Released July 17, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Believe In This Moment" (이 순간을 믿을게)Shim Hyun-boChoi Min-changGugudan03:16
2."Believe In This Moment" (Inst.) Choi Min-chang 03:16
Total length:06:32

OST Part 2

(Released July 24, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Throbbing Summer Day" (두근두근 여름날)Shim Hyun-boChoi Min-chang, Park Sung-jinYozoh03:20
2."Throbbing Summer Day" (Inst.) Choi Min-chang, Park Sung-jin 03:20
Total length:06:40

OST Part 3

(Released July 31, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Going Home"Kang Woo-kyungJung Sung-amTarin03:24
2."Going Home" (Inst.) Jung Sung-am 03:24
Total length:06:48

OST Part 4

(Released August 7, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Stay In My Life"
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Taeyong
  • Jung Soo-min
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jung Soo-min
Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung (NCT)03:15
2."Stay In My Life" (Inst.) 
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jung Soo-min
 03:15
Total length:06:30

OST Part 5

(Released August 8, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Reach To You" (너에게 닿기를)
  • Lee Sang-joon
  • Jung Jin-woo
  • Lee Sang-joon
  • Cha Gil-wan
Maktub03:34
2."Reach To You" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Sang-joon
  • Cha Gil-wan
 03:34
Total length:07:08

OST Part 6

(Released August 14, 2017)

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Pray 4 You"
  • MATHI
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jeong Soo-min
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jeong Soo-min
  • MATHI
Apink BnN (Bomi, Namjoo)03:50
2."I Pray 4 You" (Inst.) 
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jeong Soo-min
  • MATHI
 03:51
Total length:07:41

Ratings

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Ep. # Original airdate Title Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[10] AGB Nielsen[11]
Nationwide Seoul Capital Area Nationwide Seoul Capital Area
1 July 17, 2017Grade Class Society 6.5% (NR) 7.0% (NR) 5.9% (NR) 6.4% (NR)
2 July 18, 2017About Trouble Kids 4.8% (NR) 4.9% (NR) 4.2% (NR) 4.3% (NR)
3 July 24, 2017Suspect Your Friend 4.6% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 4.2% (NR) 4.9% (NR)
4 July 25, 2017Encounter 4.6% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 4.5% (NR)
5 July 31, 2017Something the Student Evaluation Doesn't Record 4.2% (NR) 4.9% (NR) 4.2% (NR) 5.1% (NR)
6 August 1, 2017The Real Records of Our Lives 4.7% (NR) 5.1% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 5.9% (NR)
7 August 7, 2017Everyone Lies 4.6% (NR) 4.8% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 4.6% (NR)
8 August 8, 2017After the Lie 5.0% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 4.7% (NR) 4.9% (NR)
9 August 14, 2017The Weight Rumors Carry 4.4% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 5.4% (NR)
10 August 15, 2017How to Endure the Weight 4.7% (NR) 5.6% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
11 August 21, 2017Dreams, the Shining Worries 4.8% (NR) 4.9% (NR) 4.7% (NR) 4.8% (NR)
12 August 22, 2017Soaring Up, You 4.7% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 4.7% (NR)
13 August 28, 2017Two People's Lines 4.4% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 4.3% (NR) 4.5% (NR)
14 August 29, 2017How to Face Different Lines 5.1% (NR) 5.7% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 5.0% (NR)
15 September 4, 2017How to Protect You 4.9% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 4.4% (NR)
16 September 5, 2017On My Way to Meet the Real You 4.5% (NR) 5.1% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
Average 4.8% 5.2% 4.5% 4.9%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017 10th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress Kim Se-jeong Nominated
1st The Seoul Awards Best New Actor Kim Jung-hyun Nominated [12]
Best New Actress Kim Se-jeong Nominated
31st KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor Kim Jung-hyun Nominated
Netizen Award - Male Nominated
Best New Actress Kim Se-jeong Won
Netizen Award - Female Nominated
Best Couple Award Kim Jung-hyun and Kim Se-jeong Nominated
2018 54th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest New ActorKim Jung-hyunNominated[13]
Best New ActressKim Se-jeongNominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Jin-suk (March 20, 2017). "[단독]'학교 2017', 오는 7월 편성 "오디션 한창"" ['School 2017', Coming in July]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "[공식입장] 구구단(gugudan) 김세정, '학교2017' 캐스팅…"특유의 리더십과 유쾌한 성격이 잘 맞는다"". Nate (in Korean).
  3. ↑ "Kim Se-jung confirms role in 'School 2017'". Kpop Herald.
  4. ↑ 이정현 (June 7, 2017). "'역적' 김정현, '학교 2017' 남주인공으로 김세정과 호흡". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  5. ↑ "[공식] '학교2017' 측 "김정현·장동윤, 주연 확정"…김세정과 호흡" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  6. ↑ "[단독] 설인아 '학교 2017' 홍남주 역 전격 발탁..'섹션' MC에 '겹경사'". Daum (in Korean). June 6, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  7. ↑ "[단독] SF9 로운, '학교2017' 출연 확정..김세정과 연기 호흡". OSEN (in Korean).
  8. ↑ "KBS·김유정 측 '학교 2017' 여주인공 물망.."긍정 검토 중"(종합)". Herald Corporation (in Korean). May 19, 2017.
  9. ↑ "김유정·KBS 양측 "'학교 2017' 출연 최종 불발" [공식]". News1 (in Korean).
  10. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ "'제1회 더 서울어워즈' 노미네이트 공개, 이보영 지성 김희선 조승우 등 화려한 라인업 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  13. ↑ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
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