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''School 2017'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Kim Se-jeong,
Jang Dong-yoon Jang Dong-yoon (; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his Leading actor, leading roles in the popular television series ''School 2017'' (2017), ''The Tale of Nokdu'' (2019), ''Search (South Korean TV series), Searc ...
, Han Sun-hwa, and Han Joo-wan. It aired on
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from July 17 to September 5, 2017 every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST) for 16 episodes. The series is the seventh installment of
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's ''
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'' 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 Webtoons () are a type of episodic digital comics that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones A smartphone is a mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allo ...
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-yoon Jang Dong-yoon (; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his Leading actor, leading roles in the popular television series ''School 2017'' (2017), ''The Tale of Nokdu'' (2019), ''Search (South Korean TV series), Searc ...
) is a bright student who's ranked 1st every time but doesn't have enough money for his dream college.


Cast


Main

* Kim Jung-hyun as Hyun Tae-woon / Student X : The rebellious son of the school's director. He doesn't take school seriously and resents his father. Secretly, as Student X, he plays pranks on the school without revealing his true identity. He was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his best friend Joon-ki died after saving Eun-ho, who later becomes Tae-woon's love interest. * Kim Se-jeong as Ra Eun-ho : An 18-year-old student who is low-ranked but optimistic and dreams of studying to become a webtoon artist. She comes from a working-class family who owns a chicken restaurant. *
Jang Dong-yoon Jang Dong-yoon (; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his Leading actor, leading roles in the popular television series ''School 2017'' (2017), ''The Tale of Nokdu'' (2019), ''Search (South Korean TV series), Searc ...
as Song Dae-hwi : 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. * Han Joo-wan as Shim Kang-myung :Form teacher for Class 2-1. Though he struggles to speak up against authority, he cares deeply for his students and always believes in them, despite the backlash he receives from school management. He falls in love with the police officer Han Soo-ji. * Han Sun-hwa as Han Soo-ji : A police detective who gets demoted for mishandling a case, and ends up assigned 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

* Seol In-ah as Hong Nam-joo : 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. * Park Se-wan as Oh Sa-rang : Eun-ho's loyal best friend, who is a big fan of Issue. Her mother is a cleaner at the school and she has given up her dreams to support her mother. She often gets into fights with Eun-ho but always makes it up. * Seo Ji-hoon as Yoon Kyung-woo : A guitarist and singer-songwriter who had been educated abroad. He has a crush on Sa-rang. He often comforts her. * Rowoon as Kang Hyun-il / Issue : An unpopular member of the
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boy group Cherry on Top whose stage name is Issue. A transfer student at Eun-ho's school. He is the guy Oh Sa-rang has a crush on. * Kim Hee-chan as Kim Hee-chan : 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 Bo-ra, 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. * Han Bo-bae as Seo Bo-ra : 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 grade 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. * Ji Hye-ran as Yoo Bit-na : 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. * Ha Seung-ri as Hwang Young-gun : 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 struggling to find a place to belong. *
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as Yeo Sung-eun : A member of Young-gun's group. * Song Yoo-jung as Choi Hyun-jung : A member of Young-gun's group. * Lee Joon-woo as Go Hak-jung * Ahn Seung-gyun as Ahn Jung-il * Choi Sung-min as Han Duk-soo


School personnel

* Lee Jong-won as Hyun Kang-woo : Rich and powerful director of the school. He is the father of Hyun Tae-woon. *
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as Yang Do-jin : The school's corrupt principal. * Park Chul-min as Park Myung-deok : Assistant to the principal, who dreams of being promoted.


Teachers

*
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as Koo Young-goo, a strict but fair teacher who succeeds Hyun Kang-woo to become Geumdo High School's principal. * 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. * as Ra Tae-shik, Eun-ho's brother. He is seen as irresponsible by his family and 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 Si-eun as Lee Min-jung * Jung Yo-han * Park Hye-young * Lee Yoon-ji * Kim Ji-sung as Ham Yoon-hee * Choi Moon-kyung * Yoo Chae-mok * Lee Se-rang * Park Ji-yun * Kim Jae-chul * Yoo In-soo as Min-joon * Jo Jae-hyun * So Joon-hyung * Lee Mi-kyung * Park Ok-chul


Special appearance

* Kang Min-hyuk as Jong-geun (Ep. 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 ''
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'' (2016). By June 2017, she officially declined. The first script reading of the series took place on June 19, 2017 at the KBS Annex Building in
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, Seoul, South Korea.


Original soundtrack


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Part 5


Part 6


Ratings


Awards and nominations


See also

* School (South Korean TV series)


References


External links

* * * {{IMDb title, 7020608 2017 South Korean television series debuts Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean high school television series South Korean teen dramas 2017 South Korean television seasons 2017 South Korean television series endings South Korean television series about teenagers