School dramas

KBS02

Quiet underachiever Go Nam Soon (Lee Jong Suk) just wants to graduate from high school without trouble. But the arrival of transfer student Park Heung Soo (Kim Woo Bin) rips open old wounds as the two are thrust back into a complicated friendship fraught with unspoken grievances. Meanwhile, their teachers, the passionate Jung In Jae (Jang Na Ra) and the pragmatic Kang Se Chan (Choi Daniel), grapple with the harsh realities of the Korean education system and the ever-present threat of student violence, especially at Seungri High, where student morale is low and bullying runs rampant. Can these teachers find a way to reach their students – and can Nam Soon and Heung Soo find a way to reconcile?

School 2013

The Classmates Team

Orphan Lee Eun Bi (Kim So Hyun) is ready to end it all, sick of constant bullying. However, just as she’s preparing to jump into a river, she’s saved by Go Eun Byul (also played by Kim So Hyun), an identical twin sister she never knew she had. Eun Bi later wakes up in the hospital with amnesia, and Eun Byul is nowhere to be found. She unintentionally takes Eun Byul’s place at her sister’s prestigious high school, where she learns that Eun Byul’s seemingly-perfect life wasn’t as great as it appeared. Alongside the charming Han Yi An (Nam Joo Hyuk) and the rebellious Gong Tae Kwang (Yook Sung Jae), Eun Bi attempts to investigate her sister’s disappearance while also confronting her own past, protecting her new identity, and the harsh realities of adolescence.

Who Are You

The Back to School Team

Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho)’s wealthy parents have been grooming him to take over the lucrative family business, the Empire Group, since he was just a young boy. His jealous older half-brother Kim Won (Choi Jin Hyuk) – already a successful executive at the firm – is a constant thorn in Tan’s side. Tan, meanwhile, is engaged to an heiress, Rachel Ryu (Kim Ji Won), the scion of a powerful, hotel-owning family. But while he is studying in the United States, Tan meets and falls for Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye), unaware that she is the daughter of his family’s housekeeper. As super-rich families hatch plans for their children’s future, could love put an end to their ambitious schemes? This 2013 South Korean drama series was directed by Kang Shin Hyo and Boo Sung Chul.

Heirs

The Heirs Team

Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) hasn’t had the easiest life – although she’s a hardworking and dedicated student, she was forced to take an extended break from her studies to help alleviate her family’s financial situation. She appears to have a stroke of luck when she receives a scholarship for a year’s worth of college tuition, but it was meant for another student: upperclassman Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin), the heir to a family-owned multinational corporation. While he's athletic and attractive, he's secretly insecure and often vindictive towards those he dislikes. Yoo Jung often finds himself at odds with Hong Seol, but also seems to find her attractive. Things escalate when Yoo Jung’s estranged childhood friend In Ho (Seo Kang Joon) comes back to town – and also falls for Hong Seol. Will this love triangle make Hong Seol's college life hell, or will she find a genuine relationship? This 2016 Korean drama, based on the webtoon of the same name by Soonkki, was directed by Lee Yoon Jung.

Cheese In The Trap

I'm trapped

Teenager Go Hye Mi (Bae Suzy) dreamed of attending Julliard and becoming a classical singer, but after her wealthy father goes bankrupt and runs away to avoid loan sharks, she’s left behind to handle his affairs. A debt collector suggests that she attend Kirin Arts High, where students train in the hopes of becoming K-pop idols, become a singer, and use the money from album sales to repay her father’s debts. Hye Mi finds the idea distasteful, but agrees when the debt collector threatens to force her younger sister into work instead. After auditioning for Kirin, Hye Mi encounters students like aspiring dancer Jin Guk (Taecyeon), Kim Pil Sook (IU), and more, who help her broaden her horizons and learn more about music and performing. Hye Mi grows closer to Jin Guk in particular, despite a rocky first encounter, changing her life forever.

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