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Master of Study is a South Korea
South Korea
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n television series
Korean drama
Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...

 based on Japanese comic series
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 Dragon Zakura
Dragon Zakura
is a Japanese manga by Norifusa Mita, which won the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga and an Excellence Prize at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival. It was adapted into live action television series of the same name broadcast on TBS in 2005.- Plot :...

premièred on KBS2 on January 4, 2010.

Synopsis

Kang Seok-ho (Kim Soo-Ro) is a poor lawyer and ex-motorcycle gang member . He then takes a position to revive a third rate high school named "Byeong-Mun High School". To revive the school, Seok-ho Kang needs his students to become accepted into prestigious universities. Because of this, Seok-ho Kang starts a special class and becomes the teacher for that class. Seok-ho Kang takes students, who have bad scores, and guides them to improve not only their scores but their outlook on life.

Main Cast

  • Kim Soo Ro as Kang Suk Ho


He is a lawyer, but as he remembered his
time of high school, he decided to help Byung Mun
High School.
  • Bae Doo Na as Han Soo Jung


She is an English teacher, but she got
tricked by Kang Suk Ho and became an assistant of
the special class (Tuk Beul Class).
  • Oh Yoon Ah
    Oh Yoon-ah
    Oh Yoon-ah is a South Korean actress, model and a former hot race queen. She made her debut in 2000 by winning the first Cyber Race Queen Contest. Her acting break came in 2004 when she starred opposite Kim Suk-hoon in SBS network's action drama, "Into the Storm"...

     as Jang Ma Ri


She continued her ill father's job which was the
principal of Byung Mun High School. She has a crush
on Kang Suk Ho.
  • Yoo Seung Ho as Hwang Baek Hyun


He was a bad student (Koltong), but after he
studied in the special class by the help of
Kang Suk Ho, he slowly reached to his goal. His
parents died and he lives with his grandmother
in a poor house.
  • Park Ji Yeon
    Park Ji-Yeon
    Park Ji-yeon , better known as simply Jiyeon, is a South Korean idol, singer, model and actress. She is best known as a member of girl group T-ara.-1993–2008: Childhood and youth:...

     as Na Hyun Jung


She crushed on Hwang Baek Hyun. When she found out
that he loves Gil Pul Ip, she went to a bad way for a
short time. However, she came back to special class.
  • Go Ah Sung
    Ko Ah-seong
    -Career:Already established as a star in children's entertainment, Ko made her film debut in 2006 with a starring role in The Host, having been cast in an extensive audition process. The films director, Bong Joon-ho, praised her work, saying that she "showed really mature acting for her age, and...

     as Gil Pul Ip


She doesn't have father and had problems with her mom
who loves a married man. She studies very hard, and as a
result, she entered the greatest university,
Cheon Ha University.
  • Lee Hyun-Woo
    Lee Hyun-Woo
    Lee Hyun-woo is South Korean actor who starred in God of Study as Hong Chan Doo . He and Yoo Seung-ho working dramas include The Legend and Queen Seon Deok...

     as Hong Chan Doo


He likes to dance, but his father wants him to study abroad.
Later, his father finally agreed and Hong Chan Doo chose his
way to dance instead of the university.
  • Lee Chan Ho as Oh Bong Goo


He was grown from the meat restaurant. His parents don't
really care about his education. The actual reason that he
joined the special class was to get rid of the bullying
because of his appearance. Later, he enters Cheon Ha University.

Extended Cast

  • Byun Hee Bong as Cha Ki Bong
  • Lee Byung Joon (이병준) as Anthony Yang
  • Im Ji Eun as Lee Eun Yoo
  • Go Ju Yun as Lee Ye Ji
  • Shim Hyung Tak as Jang Young Shik
  • Park Chil Yong as Ha Sang Kil
  • Lee Dal Hyung as Park Nam
  • Im Sung Min as Bae Young Sook
  • Kim Young Ok as Lee Boon Yi
  • Bang Eun Hee as Han Ae Shim
  • Kim Ha Kyoon as Oh Dal Shik
  • Park Chul Ho as Hong Choong Shik
  • Koo Hye Ryung (구혜령) as Hwang Geum Joo
  • Kang Yi Seul as Kim Jung Hee
  • Park Hwi Soon (박휘순) as Sa Do Chul
  • Hong Il Kwon

Trivia

  • Master of Study" is based on the popular Japanese manga "Dragon Zakura" written by Mita Norifusa, which was also turned into a 2005 TBS drama series in Japan.
  • Kim Su-Ro takes on his first main role in a television drama (has only appeared in cameo roles to date).

External links

  • Master of Study at KBS World
    KBS World
    KBS World is a name of Korean Broadcasting System's international broadcasting service. It consists of KBS World Radio and a KBS World television channel.- History :...

  • Master of Study - KBS America's VOD Service
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