School (Korean: 학교) is a South Korean anthology series created by the KBS Drama Production Group for KBS2. The first season premiered in 1999, and the series lasted for four straight years (until 2002). After a ten-year hiatus, the franchise rebooted with a new season in 2012 titled as School 2013. Since then, three other series – Who Are You: School 2015, School 2017 and School 2021 – were launched.
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School tells about the struggles that students go through in course of their formative years in schools. They focuses on portraying realistic issues that South Korea's youth faces, such as the corrupt education system, teen suicide, corporal punishment, academy and tutoring culture, career prospects and bullying.
The series has been well-known for launching the careers of rookie actors.
