''Extracurricular'' () is a South Korean
streaming television
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series directed by
Kim Jin-min
Kim Jin-min (born 1972), is a South Korean television director.
Career
Kim Jin-min left MBC in 2016 and signed with Bon Factory.
Personal life
Kim Jin-min met his future wife actress Kim Yeo-jin in 2003 on the set of '. They married in Februa ...
, starring
Kim Dong-hee,
Park Ju-hyun
Park Ju-hyun ( ''Korean'': 박주현; born October 5, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the film ''The Dude In Me'' (2019) followed by ''tvN'' 's television film ''Drama Stage Season 3'': ''My Wife's Bed''. She gained recognitio ...
,
Jung Da-bin
Jeong Da-bin (March 4, 1980 – February 10, 2007) was a South Korean actress. Best known for the popular television series '' Cats on the Roof'', she died through suicide in 2007 at the age of 26.
Career
Born Jeong Hye-seon in Seongnam, Gyeong ...
,
Nam Yoon-su
Nam Yoon-su (born July 14, 1997) is a South Korean actor and model. He has appeared in Netflix's original drama series '' Extracurricular'' (2020), tvN's ''Birthcare Center'' (2020), JTBC's '' Beyond Evil'' (2021), and KBS's '' The King's Affe ...
,
Choi Min-soo
Choi Min-soo (born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He is known as one of the most acclaimed actors in South Korea.
Life and career
Choi's family has been active in acting, and singing. Choi is the son of Choi Moo-ryong, a popular act ...
,
Park Hyuk-kwon
Park Hyuk-kwon (born July 11, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Park began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim. He later became a well-regarded supporting actor in films such as '' Chaw'' (2009) and ''Secret Reunion ...
, and
Kim Yeo-jin
Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play ''What Do Women Live For'' in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles ...
. It was released on
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...
on April 29, 2020.
Cast
Main
*
Kim Dong-hee as Oh Ji-soo
*
Park Ju-hyun
Park Ju-hyun ( ''Korean'': 박주현; born October 5, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the film ''The Dude In Me'' (2019) followed by ''tvN'' 's television film ''Drama Stage Season 3'': ''My Wife's Bed''. She gained recognitio ...
as Bae Gyu-ri
*
Jung Da-bin
Jeong Da-bin (March 4, 1980 – February 10, 2007) was a South Korean actress. Best known for the popular television series '' Cats on the Roof'', she died through suicide in 2007 at the age of 26.
Career
Born Jeong Hye-seon in Seongnam, Gyeong ...
as Seo Min-hee
*
Nam Yoon-su
Nam Yoon-su (born July 14, 1997) is a South Korean actor and model. He has appeared in Netflix's original drama series '' Extracurricular'' (2020), tvN's ''Birthcare Center'' (2020), JTBC's '' Beyond Evil'' (2021), and KBS's '' The King's Affe ...
as Kwak Ki-tae
*
Choi Min-soo
Choi Min-soo (born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He is known as one of the most acclaimed actors in South Korea.
Life and career
Choi's family has been active in acting, and singing. Choi is the son of Choi Moo-ryong, a popular act ...
as Lee Wang-chul
*
Park Hyuk-kwon
Park Hyuk-kwon (born July 11, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Park began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim. He later became a well-regarded supporting actor in films such as '' Chaw'' (2009) and ''Secret Reunion ...
as Cho Jin-woo
*
Kim Yeo-jin
Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play ''What Do Women Live For'' in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles ...
as Lee Hae-gyoung
Recurring
*
Seo Ye-hwa
Seo Ye-hwa is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Extracurricular'' (2020), ''Backstreet Rookie'' (2020) and ''Vincenzo'' (2021).
Biography and career
She was born on March 8, 1989 in Seoul, South Ko ...
as Na Sung-mi
*
Kim Yi-kyung
Kim Yi-kyung is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Unasked Family'', ''Extracurricular'' and ''Sweet Home Sweet Home or Sweethome may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Sweet Home, Arkansas
* Sweet Hom ...
as Kim Ji-ye
* Park Bo-mi as Cho Min-joo
* Jang Se-rim as Yoo Eun-chae
* Kwak Hee-joo as Lee Tae-rim
* Kim Gyu-tae as Lim Tae-woo
*
Kwon Han-sol
Kwon Han-sol is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Miss Lee'', ''She Would Never Know'', ''Snowdrop (South Korean TV series), Snowdrop'', ''Extracurricular (TV series), Extracurricular'' and ''Sh**ting Stars'' ...
as Hye-min
* Woo Da-bi as Soo-ji
* Kang So-hee as Na-eun
* Lee Jae-baek as Kang-bbang
* Choi Joon-gyu as Chae-bin
* Kim Byung-hwi as Tae-nam
*
Park Ho-san
Park Ho-san (박호산; born October 18, 1972), birth name Park Jung-hwan (박정환), is a South Korean actor. He is notable for his supporting roles in television series like ''Prison Playbook'', ''My Mister'', '' Lawless Lawyer'' and '' The P ...
as Oh Jung-jin
*
Shim Yi-young
Shim Yi-young (born Kim Jin-ah on January 31, 1980) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Shim Yi-young made her acting debut in Kim Ki-duk's '' Real Fiction'' in 2000, and has since appeared in films such as '' Bongja'', ''Paju'', and '' Love, In B ...
as Cho Hye-yeon, Gyu-ri's mother
* Kim Young-pil as Gyu-ri's father
*
Baek Joo-hee
Baek Joo-hee is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in drama such as '' My Name'', '' Extrecurricular'', '' Lawless Lawyer'', '' Crazy Love'' and '' Today's Webtoon''. She also appeared in movies '' Someone Behind You'', ''Homme F ...
as Cho Mi-jung
* Lim Gi-hong as Ryu Dae-yeol
*
Kim Kwang-kyu
Kim Kwang-kyu (born January 7, 1941) is a South Korean poet and translator."김광규 " biographical PDF available at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Life
Kim was born in Seoul and studied German language and literature at Seoul National ...
as Nam Byung-kwan
* Lee Seung-woo as Kyung-shik
*
Oh Kwang-rok
Oh Kwang-rok (born August 28, 1962) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Theater
References
External links
Oh Kwang-rokat SidusHQ
*
*
*
1962 births
Living people
Male actors from Busan
P ...
as Jae-ik
* Lee Hyun-gul as Du-gi
* Cheon Dong-bin as Jung-hwan
Episodes
Production
Development
On April 22, 2019, Netflix announced through a press release that it would distribute a new Korean original series entitled ''Extracurricular'' and produced by Studio 329, confirming at the same time that the main cast would consist of
Kim Dong-hee,
Jung Da-bin
Jeong Da-bin (March 4, 1980 – February 10, 2007) was a South Korean actress. Best known for the popular television series '' Cats on the Roof'', she died through suicide in 2007 at the age of 26.
Career
Born Jeong Hye-seon in Seongnam, Gyeong ...
,
Park Ju-hyun
Park Ju-hyun ( ''Korean'': 박주현; born October 5, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the film ''The Dude In Me'' (2019) followed by ''tvN'' 's television film ''Drama Stage Season 3'': ''My Wife's Bed''. She gained recognitio ...
, Nam Yoon-soo,
Choi Min-soo
Choi Min-soo (born March 27, 1962) is a South Korean actor. He is known as one of the most acclaimed actors in South Korea.
Life and career
Choi's family has been active in acting, and singing. Choi is the son of Choi Moo-ryong, a popular act ...
,
Park Hyuk-kwon
Park Hyuk-kwon (born July 11, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Park began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim. He later became a well-regarded supporting actor in films such as '' Chaw'' (2009) and ''Secret Reunion ...
and
Kim Yeo-jin
Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play ''What Do Women Live For'' in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting roles ...
. The series is written by
Song Ji-na
Song Ji-na (born September 12, 1959) is a South Korean screenwriter. She is best known for writing ''Eyes of Dawn'' (1991) and '' Sandglass'' (1995), two of the most influential and highly rated Korean dramas of all time.
Career
1980s: Early w ...
's son Jin Han-sae and directed by
Kim Jin-min
Kim Jin-min (born 1972), is a South Korean television director.
Career
Kim Jin-min left MBC in 2016 and signed with Bon Factory.
Personal life
Kim Jin-min met his future wife actress Kim Yeo-jin in 2003 on the set of '. They married in Februa ...
, whose wife Kim Yeo-jin is starring in the series.
Filming
Filming, which ended on August 6, 2019, mostly took place in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
.
Promotion
On April 28, 2020, the press conference was held online due to the
coronavirus pandemic
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, in presence of actors
Kim Dong-hee,
Jung Da-bin
Jeong Da-bin (March 4, 1980 – February 10, 2007) was a South Korean actress. Best known for the popular television series '' Cats on the Roof'', she died through suicide in 2007 at the age of 26.
Career
Born Jeong Hye-seon in Seongnam, Gyeong ...
,
Park Ju-hyun
Park Ju-hyun ( ''Korean'': 박주현; born October 5, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the film ''The Dude In Me'' (2019) followed by ''tvN'' 's television film ''Drama Stage Season 3'': ''My Wife's Bed''. She gained recognitio ...
and Nam Yoon-soo, executive producer (and Studio 329's CEO) Yoon Shin-ae, and director
Kim Jin-min
Kim Jin-min (born 1972), is a South Korean television director.
Career
Kim Jin-min left MBC in 2016 and signed with Bon Factory.
Personal life
Kim Jin-min met his future wife actress Kim Yeo-jin in 2003 on the set of '. They married in Februa ...
. The series being released a few months after the
Nth room case opened, director Kim said that "the incident was so shocking that
efelt frightened. ''Extracurricular'' could become an opportunity to discuss this uncomfortable reality. As a creator,
efelt
ehad to deal with the issues of our society with more depth and responsibility."
On April 29, some of the cast and crew attended a special one-day class by Professors Kwon Il-yong (South Korea's first profiler), Park Mi-rang (a criminologist) and Seo Min-soo (from the Police Human Resources Development Institute), which was broadcast live on Netflix Korea's
YouTube
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and
V Live
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channels. They discussed the reality of youth crime in society.
Release
On March 19, 2020, Netflix Korea announced through Twitter that the series would be released on April 29. On April 16, the official trailer was released.
Reception
Audience viewership
''Extracurricular'' was the ninth most-watched South Korean series on Netflix in 2020.
Critical response
John Serba of ''
Decider
Decider is both a real word and a " Bushism". It may refer to:
* ''Decider'' (website), a pop culture website operated by the ''New York Post''
*'' Bill Maher: The Decider'', a stand-up comedy special
*Decider (Turing machine), a Turing machine th ...
'' said that "''Extracurricular'' is good, funny stuff. The debut episode's near-miss ending isn't entirely satisfying, but that's not likely to stop you from binging the crap out of this show."
The series has also "gained rave reviews for its clear depiction of the struggles of teenage students."
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
Extracurricular' on
Netflix
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*
*
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