| School 2013 | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Coming-of-age Teen |
| Written by | Lee Hyun-joo Go Jung-won |
| Directed by | Lee Min-hong Lee Eung-bok |
| Starring | Jang Na-ra Choi Daniel Lee Jong-suk Kim Woo-bin Park Se-young |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 + 1 special |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hwang Eui-kyung |
| Production location | Korea |
| Cinematography | Wi Chang-seok[1] Kwon Hyuk-gyun |
| Editor | Jung Hyun-kyung |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production companies | Culture Industry CompanySchool LLC,Content K |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | 3 December 2012 (2012-12-3) – 28 January 2013 (2013-1-28) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 학교 2013 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 學校2013 |
| Revised Romanization | Hak-gyo 2013 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hak-kyo 2013 |
School 2013 (Korean: 학교 2013;Hanja: 學校2013;RR: Hak-gyo 2013) is a 2012South Korean television series starringJang Na-ra,Choi Daniel,Lee Jong-suk,Park Se-young andKim Woo-bin.[2][3][4][5] The teen drama depicts the struggles and dilemmas that modern-day Korean youth face, such as bullying, student suicides, school violence, deteriorating teacher-student relations,private tutoring and other real-life high school issues, all within the confines of one small classroom at Victory High School.[6][7][8][9]
It is the fifth installment ofKBS'sSchool series which aired from 1999 through 2002.[10] It aired onKBS2 from December 3, 2012 to January 28, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) for 16 episodes.
Jung In-jae (Jang Na-ra) and Kang Sae-chan (Choi Daniel) are homeroom teachers whose philosophies are apparently at odds. Together, they manage Victory High's toughest class; facing bullies, academic underachievers, and demanding parents, as they help the students overcome their problems.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[19] | TNmS[20] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | December 3, 2012 | 8.0% | 8.6% | 8.2% | 8.6% |
| 2 | December 4, 2012 | 8.2% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 10.9% |
| 3 | December 10, 2012 | 10.8% | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.7% |
| 4 | December 11, 2012 | 8.9% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 10.8% |
| 5 | December 17, 2012 | 9.8% | 10.7% | 12.9% | 13.5% |
| 6 | December 18, 2012 | 11.5% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 14.2% |
| 7 | December 24, 2012 | 10.2% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 12.1% |
| 8 | December 25, 2012 | 12.9% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 16.5% |
| 9 | January 1, 2013 | 15.2% | 16.8% | 15.7% | 16.3% |
| 10 | January 7, 2013 | 13.1% | 14.6% | 14.7% | 15.1% |
| 11 | January 8, 2013 | 15.8% | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.0% |
| 12 | January 14, 2013 | 14.5% | 16.4% | 16.1% | 17.3% |
| 13 | January 15, 2013 | 15.5% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 18.3% |
| 14 | January 21, 2013 | 14.0% | 16.1% | 15.1% | 15.9% |
| 15 | January 22, 2013 | 15.7% | 17.3% | 15.3% | 16.2% |
| 16 | January 28, 2013 | 15.0% | 17.0% | 16.0% | 17.1% |
| Average | 12.4% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 14.6% | |
| Special | January 29, 2013 | 11.5% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.3% |
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Jang Na-ra | Nominated |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Choi Daniel | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jang Na-ra | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Lee Jong-suk | Won | ||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Choi Daniel | Nominated | ||
| Lee Jong-suk | Nominated | |||
| Popularity Award, Actress | Jang Na-ra | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | 49thBaeksang Arts Awards | Best Drama | School 2013 | Nominated |
| Best New Actor (TV) | Kim Woo-bin | Nominated | ||
| 7thMnet 20's Choice Awards | 20's Drama Star, Male | Lee Jong-suk | Nominated | |
| 20's Booming Star, Male | Kim Woo-bin | Nominated | ||
| 6thKorea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Kim Woo-bin | Nominated | |
| 2ndAPAN Star Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Jong-suk | Won | |
| Best New Actor | Kim Woo-bin | Won |