School 2013 () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra, Choi Daniel, Lee Jong-suk, Park Se-young and Kim Woo-bin. 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.
It is the fifth installment of KBS's School series which aired from 1999 through 2002. It aired on KBS2 from December 3, 2012 to January 28, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) for 16 episodes.
Synopsis 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.
Cast Teachers Jang Na-ra as Jung In-jae, homeroom teacher Choi Daniel as Kang Se-chan, former top lecturer Um Hyo-sup as Uhm Dae-woong "Uhm Force", math teacher Park Hae-mi as Im Jung-soo, principal Lee Han-wi as Woo Soo-chul, vice principal Oh Young-sil as Yoo Nan-hee, ethics teacher Yoon Joo-sang as Jo Bong-soo, gym teacher Kwon Nam-hee as Kwon Nam-hee Kim Yun-ah as Kim Yun-ah Lee Won-suk as Kim Dae-soo
Students Lee Jong-suk as Go Nam-soon Park Se-young as Song Ha-gyeong Ryu Hyo-young as Lee Kang-joo Kim Woo-bin as Park Heung-soo Gil Eun-hye as Gil Eun-hye Kwak Jung-wook as Oh Jung-ho Choi Chang-yub as Kim Min-ki Kim Young-choon as Byun Ki-duk Kim Jong-hyun Kim Dong-suk as Kim Dong-suk Jeon Soo-jin as Kye Na-ri Shin Hye-sun as Shin Hye-sun Kim Chang-hwan as Han Young-woo Lee Ji-hoon as Lee Ji-hoon Lee Yi-kyung as Lee Yi-kyung Jung Yeon-joo as Student Ahn Ji-hyun as Ahn Ji-hyun Kim Dani
Ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea TNmS Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul 1 December 3, 2012 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 16.3% 18.0% 12 January 14, 2013 14.5% 16.4% 16.1% 17.3% 13 January 15, 2013 15.5% 14 January 21, 2013 14.0% 16.1% 15.1% 15.9% 15 January 22, 2013 15.7% 15.3% 16.2% 16 January 28, 2013 15.0% 17.0% 16.0% 17.1% Average Special January 29, 2013 11.5% 12.7% 12.7% 13.3%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2012 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Jang Na-ra Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Choi Daniel Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jang Na-ra Best New Actor Lee Jong-suk Popularity Award, Actor Choi Daniel Lee Jong-suk Popularity Award, Actress Jang Na-ra 2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Drama School 2013 Best New Actor (TV) Kim Woo-bin 7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards 20's Drama Star, Male Lee Jong-suk 20's Booming Star, Male Kim Woo-bin 6th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Kim Woo-bin 2nd APAN Star Awards Excellence Award, Actor Lee Jong-suk Best New Actor Kim Woo-bin
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