Who_Are_You:_School_2015
Who Are You: School 2015
2015 South Korean TV series
Who Are You: School 2015 (Korean: 후아유: 학교 2015; RR: Huayu: Hakgyo 2015; also known in Japan as Love Generation) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim So-hyun, Nam Joo-hyuk, and Yook Sung-jae. It aired on KBS2 from April 27 to June 16, 2015, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:55 (KST) for 16 episodes.[2][3] It is the sixth installment of KBS's School series which premiered in 1999.[4]
| Who Are You: School 2015 | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Teen Mystery |
| Written by | Kim Min-jung Im Ye-jin |
| Directed by | Baek Sang-hoon Kim Seong-yoon |
| Starring | Kim So-hyun Nam Joo-hyuk Yook Sung-jae |
| Composer | Gaemi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jung Sung-hyo Han Sung-ho |
| Producers | Lee Gun-joon Yoon Jae-hyuk |
| Cinematography | Oh Jae-sang Lee Min-woong |
| Editor | Choi Joong-won |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | School 2015 Culture Industry Co., Ltd. FNC Entertainment[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | April 27 (2015-04-27) – June 16, 2015 (2015-06-16) |
| Related | |
| Who Are You (GMM 25/Line TV, 2020) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 후아유: 학교 2015 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Huayu: Hak-gyo 2015 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Huayu: Hak-kyo 2015 |
The final episode received a 8.2% nationwide ratings.[5][6][7][8][9] It was well-received and popular overseas, it established a strong following among young viewers worldwide which led to increased recognition for its cast.[10][11][12][13]
Go Eun-byul and Lee Eun-bi (both played by Kim So-hyun) are identical twins, separated after one is adopted at the age of 5. Eun-bi lives at the Love House, an orphanage in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, where the younger residents look up to her as a mother figure. However, she hides the fact that she is bullied at school by a gang of mean girls led by Kang So-young (Cho Soo-hyang), while teachers turn a blind eye.
On the other hand, Go Eun-byul is studying at Sekang High School, the most prestigious private high school in Seoul's Gangnam District. Eun-byul's best friend is Han Yi-an (Nam Joo-hyuk), the school's star swimmer and is in love with her since childhood.
However, only Eun-byul is aware of the other's existence. Unlike the cheerful Eun-bi, Eun-byul is prickly and secretive.
Main
- Kim So-hyun as Lee Eun-bi (Go Eun-bi) / Go Eun-byul
- Kang Ji-woo as young Lee Eun-bi (Go Eun-bi) / Go Eun-byul
Go Eun-byul and Lee Eun-bi are identical twins. Lee Eun-bi lives in an orphanage whereas Go Eun-byul, Eun-bi's twin sister lives with a woman who adopted her. Due to bullying, Eun-bi decided to end her life but she was saved by her twin sister. Eun-bi had amnesia after that. When Eun-byul's adoptive mother mistook Eun-bi as Eun-byul, she starts to assume the identity of her twin sister. Eun-byul leaves in the end to pursue her dreams whilst Eun-bi remains in the school.
- Nam Joo-hyuk as Han Yi-an[14]
- Go Woo-rim as young Han Yi-an
A star swimmer at Sekang High School. He was great childhood friend with Go Eun-byul, and had feelings for her. He is loyal to his friends and although from a poor background, works really hard to help his father at the same time to become a national champion in swimming. He starts to question the identity of Eun-byul (who is actually Eun-bi in disguise), but as time goes by, he falls for Eun-bi unknowingly.
- Yook Sung-jae as Gong Tae-kwang[14]
- Kim Ye-jun as young Gong Tae-kwang
Described by his father as an idiotic and problematic child, Gong Tae-kwang is widely known as a troublemaker in school. His father is the director of Sekang High School and his mother is a famous actress, but his classmates don't know about this. He is portrayed as a happy-go-lucky person who just wanted to cause trouble, but behind his smile, he was actually a struggling child with a painful life. He suffered a lot but everything changed when he met Lee Eun-bi and stood by her side, even when Kang So-young decided to make her life hell. He developed one sided feelings for her and confesses to her later on.
Supporting
- Class 2–3
- Lee Pil-mo as Kim Joon-seok (homeroom teacher)
He is pricked by his guilty conscience after a massive cover-up involving the death of one of his students.
- Lee David as Park Min-joon (class president)
An intelligent and hardworking student who is always at the top of his class. Pressured by his study-centric mother to do well, he feels overwhelmed.
- Kim Hee-jung as Cha Song-joo
Go Eun-byul and Lee Shi-jin's best friend. She is torn between staying loyal to Eun-byul and accepting So-young's friendship advances. After finding out Lee Eun-bi's real identity, she also became best friends with her.
- Lee Cho-hee as Lee Shi-jin
She is best friends with Go Eun-byul and Cha Sung-joo. She is jealous of her friends who seem to have a passion and tries to seek out one of her own. After finding out Lee Eun-bi's real identity, she also became best friends with her.
- Cho Soo-hyang as Kang So-young
A school bully who found pleasure in bullying Eun-bi. Her transfer to Eun-byul's school soon leads to mistrust and problems between the students.
- Park Doo-shik as Kwon Ki-tae
- Lee Hwa-kyum[lower-alpha 1] as Jo Hae-na
- Jang In-sub as Sung Yoon-jae
- Kim Bo-ra as Seo Young-eun
- Kim Min-seok as Min-suk
- Choi Hyo-eun as Hyo-eun
- Lee Jin-kwon as Jin-kwon
- Ji Ha-yoon as Ha-yoon
- Park Ah-sung as Ah-sung
- Seo Cho-won as Cho-won
- Jo Byeong-kyu as Byung-gyu
- Kwon Eun-soo as Eun-soo
- Oh Woo-jin as Woo-jin
- Jung Ye-ji as Ye-ji
- Lee Seung-ho as Seung-ho
- Han Sung-yun as Sung-yeon
- Sekang High School faculty
- Lee Hee-do as Vice principal
- Shin Jung-geun as Dean of students
- Jung Soo-young as Ahn Ju-ri
- Lee Si-won as Jung Min-young
- Choi Dae-chul as Swimming coach
- Kim Jin-yi as Health teacher
- Parents
- Jeon Mi-seon as Song Mi-kyung (Eun-byul's adoptive mother and later Eun-bi's)
- Jeon No-min as Director Gong Jae-ho (Tae-kwang's father)
- Jung In-gi as Park Joon-hyung (Min-joon's father)
- Kim Jung-nan as Shin Jung-min (Min-joon's mother)
- Kim Se-ah as Shin Yi-young (Shi-jin's mother)
- Oh Yoon-hong as Min-young and In-soo's mother
- Jo Deok-hyun as Prosecutor Kang (So-young's father)
- Jung Jae-eun as So-young's mother
- Lee Dae-yeon as Han Ki-choon (Yi-ahn's father)
Extended
- Yang Hee-kyung as Park Min-kyung (House of Love's administrator)
- Oh Hee-joon as Food delivery man
- Lee Kang-min as Han Yi-an's swimming senior (ep. 2, 4–5, 11, 16)
- Yoo Se-hyung as Han Yi-an's swimming senior (ep. 2, 4–5, 11, 16)
- Yoo Yeon-mi as Yeon Mi-joo (ep. 5–7, 12)
Special appearances
- Lee Hyun-kyung as Nuri High School teacher (ep. 1)
- Lee Jae-in as Ra-jin (ep. 1, 5, 14)
- Shin Seung-joon & Lee Ho-geun as announcers (ep.1)
- Park Young-soo as noraebang owner (ep. 2)
- Park Hwan-hee as Kim Kyung-jin (Eun-bi's bully; ep. 1)
- Kim Min-young as Lee Soo-mi (Eun-bi's bully; ep. 1, 4–6)
- Lee Jung-eun as Seo Young-eun's mother (ep. 2–3)
- Choi Su-rin as Song Hee-young (Tae-kwang's mother; ep. 4, 12, 14)
- Jung In-seo as Jung Soo-in
- Yum Gyung-hwan (ep. 6)
- Kim Ga-young as school uniform model (ep. 6)
- Sam Hammington as Sekang High's new English teacher (ep. 15)
- Bae Soo-bin as Sekang High 2–3 class' homeroom teacher (ep. 16)
- Kim Min-kyu as a swimmer
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[15] | TNmS[16] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | April 27, 2015 | 3.8% (NR) | 3.4% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) | 5.1% (NR) |
| 2 | April 28, 2015 | 4.2% (NR) | 3.8% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) | 4.8% (NR) |
| 3 | May 4, 2015 | 4.1% (NR) | 4.1% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 6.6% (NR) |
| 4 | May 5, 2015 | 5.9% (NR) | 5.7% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) |
| 5 | May 11, 2015 | 5.0% (NR) | 5.6% (NR) | 6.7% (NR) | 7.4% (NR) |
| 6 | May 12, 2015 | 6.0% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 7.1% (NR) | 7.8% (20th) |
| 7 | May 18, 2015 | 6.0% (NR) | 6.4% (NR) | 7.3% (NR) | 8.0% (NR) |
| 8 | May 19, 2015 | 6.7% (NR) | 7.2% (NR) | 7.6% (NR) | 8.0% (NR) |
| 9 | May 25, 2015 | 6.8% (NR) | 7.0% (NR) | 7.8% (19th) | 8.9% (18th) |
| 10 | May 26, 2015 | 7.1% (17th) | 7.1% (19th) | 7.4% (17th) | 8.2% (15th) |
| 11 | June 1, 2015 | 6.9% (NR) | 7.9% (NR) | 8.2% (17th) | 9.2% (15th) |
| 12 | June 2, 2015 | 7.0% (19th) | 7.6% (18th) | 8.1% (17th) | 8.9% (14th) |
| 13 | June 8, 2015 | 7.7% (19th) | 8.1% (15th) | 8.9% (16th) | 10.3% (14th) |
| 14 | June 9, 2015 | 8.1% (14th) | 8.6% (18th) | 8.6% (14th) | 9.9% (11th) |
| 15 | June 15, 2015 | 7.5% (NR) | 8.1% (18th) | 9.2% (16th) | 10.0% (12th) |
| 16 | June 16, 2015 | 8.2% (16th) | 8.5% (15th) | 9.7% (10th) | 11.7% (6th) |
| Average | 6.3% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 8.2% | |
| Who Are You: School 2015 OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | CJ E&M |
| Producer | Shim Entertainment |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reset" | Tiger JK feat. Jinsil | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Reset" (Inst.) | 4:02 | |
| Total length: | 8:04 | ||
Part 2
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Listen to What You Have to Say (너의 얘길 들어줄게)" | Yoon Mi-rae | 3:14 |
| 2. | "I'll Listen to What You Have to Say (너의 얘길 들어줄게)" (Inst.) | 3:14 | |
| Total length: | 6:28 | ||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Remember" | Byul | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Remember" (Inst.) | 3:37 | |
| Total length: | 7:14 | ||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pray (기도)" | Younha | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Pray (기도)" (Inst.) | 4:18 | |
| Total length: | 8:36 | ||
Part 6
Part 7
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return" | Wendy (Red Velvet) feat. Yuk Ji-dam | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Return" (Inst.) | 3:48 | |
| Total length: | 7:36 | ||
Part 8
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Song" | Yook Sung-jae (BtoB) (feat. Park Hye-su) | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Love Song" (Inst.) | 3:25 | |
| Total length: | 6:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Who Are You?" (Opening Title) | Various Artists | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Akmong" | Various Artists | 2:42 |
| 3. | "Byul Bi Geurigo Eomma" | Various Artists | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Fate" | Various Artists | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Gieokhae Geurigo Saranghae" | Various Artists | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Gieoksokeuro" | Various Artists | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Hakkyopookryuk" | Various Artists | 1:22 |
| 8. | "Iljin" | Various Artists | 2:16 |
| 9. | "It's Okay" | Various Artists | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Naegen gidaeeododwae" | Various Artists | 3:22 |
| 11. | "O Gyoshi" | Various Artists | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Prayer" | Various Artists | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Who Am I?" | Various Artists | 4:09 |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Yook Sung-jae | Nominated | [17] |
| Nam Joo-hyuk | Nominated | ||||
| Best New Actress | Cho Soo-hyang | Nominated | |||
| Star of the Year | Kim So-hyun | Won | |||
| 4th APAN Star Awards | Best New Actor | Yook Sung-jae | Nominated | ||
| Nam Joo-hyuk | Won | ||||
| KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kim So-hyun | Won | ||
| Cho Soo-hyang | Nominated | ||||
| Best New Actor | Yook Sung-jae | Nominated | |||
| Nam Joo-hyuk | Nominated | ||||
| Netizen Award, Actress | Kim So-hyun | Won | |||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Nam Joo-hyuk | Won | |||
| Best Couple Award | Yook Sung-jae and Kim So-hyun | Won | |||
| Nam Joo-hyuk and Kim So-hyun | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | Yook Sung-jae | Nominated | |
| 11th Soompi Awards | Breakout Actor | Nam Joo-hyuk | Won | [18] | |
| Best Bromance | Nam Joo-hyuk and Yook Sung-jae | Nominated | |||
| Best Supernatural Drama | Who Are You: School 2015 | Won | |||
| Best Drama OST | Tiger JK feat. Jinsil (Reset) | Won |
A Thai remake of the series with the title Who Are You was announced by GMMTV during their "New & Next" event last October 15, 2019 featuring Tipnaree Weerawatnodom (Namtan), Perawat Sangpotirat (Krist) and Kay Lertsittichai. Produced by GMMTV and Nar-ra-tor, it premiered on May 2, 2020, on GMM 25 and Line TV.[19][20][21]
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- Official website (in Korean)
- Who Are You: School 2015 on KBS World
- Who Are You: School 2015 at HanCinema