In December 2012, the school 2013 series began broadcasting on the screens of the Korean television channel KBS2, the actors of which instantly became the audience’s favorites, because their characters won the hearts of Korean students and their parents once and for all. From this moment, their finest hour began, as these directors were constantly invited by leading directors to the best series, where they again and again proved their ability to get used to the characters.
The plot of the drama
Before moving on to reviewing the actors and roles of School 2013, it’s worth learning about the story told in the drama. So, it is about the most ordinary class of high school "Sons". Such classes are not only in Korea, they are everywhere. There are nerds and truants, little girls and the first class beauties who are only interested in their appearance. Friendship is struck up to the last breath, and relations are destroyed due to the slightest insults and quarrels. Some students in the class catch every word of the teacher, complete all their homework, sit over the lessons until late at night and go to a lot of additional classes. And others sleep in the classroom, do not listen to teachers, bully other students and think only about how to quickly finish school and become completely independent. And it is precisely these situations that each viewer will be able to try on for themselves that made the series so popular.
Starring Artist - Lee Jong Suk
Secret and indifferent to everything in the world, the elder of the class Ko Nam Song is the protagonist of the television series School 2013. The actor who plays this role is the famous Lee Jong Suk, who made his debut at age 15 as a model, and then starred in the 2005 short film "Sympathy." But then, after the role in this series, proposals for filming rained down on him like from a cornucopia. And this is not surprising, because here the artist was able to convey a whole gamut of feelings.
In the beginning, he appears before us as an ice prince who is indifferent to everything and even does not respond to the attacks of a school bully. However, everything changes when his former friend is transferred to his class. After that, all his buried feelings come to life again, Nam Song is trying to earn Shin Soo's forgiveness, he rebuffs the bully, and then shows that it was not for nothing that he was appointed the head of the class.
Sworn friend of Nam Soon
The second leading actor in the series School 2013 is actor Kim Woo Bin, who plays Park Shin Soo, who is a former best friend of the Nam Soon class warden. He also made his first debut as a model, as did Jong Suk, who became his friend not only on screen, but also in real life. Although U Bean had already starred in several series before this drama, it was she who became his finest hour. From the very first appearance of Shin Su on the screen, when he stood up to protect a friend, he won the hearts of the audience. However, as soon as he saved him, he immediately turned his back on Nam Song, suffering from his betrayal committed several years ago.
And now the audience, holding their breath, look at how friends quarrel over and over again, get into alterations and are sad from the inability to return to the old trusting relationship that we can see in the heroes' memories.
Worst student and bully
The bully, the bully and the worst student in the whole school About Jeon Ho, played in the drama "School 2013" by actor Kwak Jong Wook, also could not go unnoticed. Unlike his "classmates", Chung Uk made his debut in the film Maria and the Inn in 2002, and before filming in the drama, he managed to take part in a huge number of TV shows and films. Apparently, it was because of his rich acting experience that the producers took the guy to the extremely ambiguous role of Jeon Ho. From the very beginning, we see in him an ordinary bully who climbs the rampage, mocks the weak, dares teachers. However, over time, the reasons why he has become so tough and implacable will become clear. And after that it will be possible to see that he is not such a bad person, just because of the difficult life situation, he began to think that being kind is a weakness.
Teachers - Chan Na Ra and Choi Daniel
It should be noted actors from "School 2013", playing the role of teachers of class 2-2, where the characters study. And this is none other than those who became famous in a number of popular dramas and films - actress Chan Na Ra and artist Choi Daniel. The teacher Kang Xie Chan, performed by Choi Daniel, is such a teacher who can number tens of thousands in our schools. For him, the main thing is that the children study well and listen to the teacher, and if someone is guilty, he will not give descent to such a student and will immediately give him punishment.
Teacher Jung In Je-jae performed by Na Ry looks completely different, for which the most important thing is to give students a second chance, push them to the right path, instruct, help and find an individual approach to each. And let at first these two teachers clash in an irreconcilable struggle, then they will join forces and be able to become ideal mentors for the children.
Other actors and roles of the drama "School 2013"
But this is only a small part of the artists who are involved in the television series, which opened up many new stars to Korean and foreign viewers.
Talking about the performers of certain roles in the drama, it is necessary to mention:
- Park Se Young - the performer of the role of Song Ha Hyun, who at first will be just an ordinary excellent pupil, but then will understand that the ratings are not so important if there are no close friends nearby;
- Choi Chan Yep - the performer of the role of Kim Min Ki, whose mother makes him do it round the clock, not realizing that this is pushing the guy to commit suicide;
- An important role in the drama "School 2013" is played by Lee Yi Gene, who got the role of the best friend of the school bully O Jeong Ho, who dreams of helping him escape from the vicious circle;
- Lee Ji Hong plays his second best friend, Jeong Ho, who suddenly realizes that he wants to study in order to get into people, which the school’s main bully strongly dislikes;
- Yoon Zhu Sang - the performer of the role of a physical education teacher will also delight the audience with his unusual pedagogical approach, which consists in forcing the lousy students to do physical work.