School 3 (South Korean TV Series)
School 3 (Korean: 학교 3; RR: Hakgyo 3) is a South Korean television drama series that aired on the KBS2 network. The series was broadcast from March 5, 2000, to April 11, 2001, spanning 49 episodes. It is the third entry in the School franchise, a long-running series of dramas centered on the lives, challenges, and experiences of students and teachers in South Korean high schools.
Production
The series was directed by Kang-hyeon Lee, with a screenplay written by Hong Jin-Ah and Hong Ja-Ram. As part of the School anthology, the production focused on realistic portrayals of academic and social pressures faced by adolescents in the South Korean education system.
Cast
The series featured an ensemble cast of both students and faculty members. Notable cast members include:
- Jo In-Seong as Seok-ju Kim
- Park Kwang-Hyun as Se-han Lee
- Lee In-Hye as Da-in Yu
- Lee Dong-Wook
- Jang Tae-Seong
- Yang-keun Jang as Byeong-kyu Min
- Lee Han-Wi as Bok-man Park (Teacher)
- Won-ju Jeon as Kyeong-hee Jeon (Teacher)
- Lim Sung-Min as Seong-min Lim (Teacher)
The School Franchise
School 3 is part of a broader series of dramas produced by KBS2 that began in 1999. The franchise is known for launching the careers of numerous prominent South Korean actors. Other entries in the series include:
- School 1 (1999)
- School 2 (1999–2000)
- School 4 (2001–2002)
- School 2013 (2012–2013)
- Who Are You: School 2015 (2015)
- School 2017 (2017)
- School 2021 (2021–2022)