Jungle Fish 2 () is a 2010 South Korean youth television series starring Hong Jong-hyun and Park Ji-Yeon, Lee Joon, Han Ji-woo, Shin So-yu and Kim Bo-ra. It is based on the teen drama Jungle Fish that aired in 2008. The series ran on KBS2 from 4 November to 30 December 2010.
An audition was held in July 2010 to recruit the actors, more than 1,100 teenagers applied for the roles. The show was a commercial success scoring higher ratings than its prequel; and was well received by both teenagers and critics. It is also one of KBS's most-watched series online of all time.
The series was edited into a theatrical feature film released on March 3, 2011.
Summary Hyo-ahn, the ace of Gahwa high school, apparently committed suicide by jumping off a five-story building. Ho-soo, who had broken off their relationship the day before, wants to know why. Rumors surface over SNS messaging that Hyo-Ahn's back story is not as innocent as it seems. Ho-soo works with Hyo-ahn's classmates that have known her since elementary school.
The series is similar to the original Jungle Fish TV special in that it deals with the subject of teenage hardships and academic pressures.
Cast
Main Hong Jong-hyun as Min Ho-soo Park Ji-yeon as Seo Yool Lee Joon as Ahn Ba-woo Han Ji-woo as Baek Hyo-Ahn Shin So-Yul as Lee Ra-Yi Kim Bo-ra as Yoon Gong-ji
Supporting Choi Myung-kyung as Lee Sang-yong Lee Mi-so as Yoo Yeo-jin Yoon Hee-seok as Jung In-woo Kim Dong-beom as Bae Tae-rang Ryu Hyo-young as Jeong Yoo-mi Go Kyung-pyo as Bong Il-tae Jung Kyung-ho as Min Chan-ki Choi Woo-hyeok as Speaker Shin Seo-hyun as Hong Eun-ja Kim So-young as Han Jae-eun Kim Jae-woo as Shin Won-tak Nam Hyun-joo as Ho-soo's mother Jung Man-sik as Ba-woo's father Jeon So-min as Ba-woo's date Lee Il-hwa as Ra-yi's mother Jo Jae-yoon as P.E. Teacher Song Eun-jin as Teacher
Original soundtrack
Ratings Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSAGB NielsenNationwide1November 4, 20104.9%4.1% (46th)2November 11, 20104.7%4.4% (41th)3November 25, 20104.8%5% (40th)4December 2, 20104.6%3.8% (NR)5December 9, 20103.8%4.3% (50th)6December 16, 20104.3%3.7% (NR)7December 23, 20104.3%4.6% (40th)8December 30, 20104.3%4% (NR)
Awards and nominations +YearCeremonyAwardRecipientResultRef.2011The 13th Seoul International Youth Film FestivalThe discovery of Korean films growthJungle Fish 2 - The Movie
Media release The series was released as a DVD in Japan in May and in Singapore in June 2011.
KBS's official YouTube channel KBS World released the full series on YouTube on 2015. It has amassed over 700,000 views since; making one of the channel's most watched dramas.
International broadcast +PremiereNetworkCountryMay 4, 2011KBS WorldVariousOctober 27, 2012Star TVJuly 6, 2019KBS Japan
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