GENERAL INFORMATION

Who Are You: School 2015

KOREAN DRAMA

Synopsis

Sekang High School is the most prestigious private school in Seoul's Gangnam District, and Go Eun Byeol is the most popular girl in it. Her identical twin, Lee Eun Bi, lives in an orphanage and is bullied relentlessly at her own school.

Then Eun Byeol vanishes. Eun Bi loses her memory, is mistaken for her sister, and begins living Eun Byeol's life — without knowing whose life it is.

The sixth instalment of KBS's School series, which began in 1999.

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THE CAST

CHARACTERS SUMMARY

MAIN CHARACTERS

Identical twins: Eun Bi in an orphanage, Eun Byeol with the woman who adopted her. Bullied to the point of trying to end her life, Eun Bi is saved by the sister she does not know she has, and wakes with amnesia. Taken for Eun Byeol by her adoptive mother, she begins living as her twin.

Note: Go Woo Rim plays Yi An as a child.

A star swimmer at Sekang High and a childhood friend of Eun Byeol, whom he had feelings for. Loyal and hard-working, from a poor background, he starts to question who this Eun Byeol really is — and falls for Eun Bi without realising it.

Note: Kim Ye Joon plays Tae Gwang as a child.

The school's best-known troublemaker, written off by his own father as an idiot. His father is the director of Sekang High and his mother a famous actress, though his classmates know none of it. Behind the happy-go-lucky front is a struggling boy, and he stands by Eun Bi when Kang So Yeong sets out to make her life hell.

Others

Guest roles
Note: Episode 12.

Note: Episodes 2 and 3.

Note: A teacher. Episode 16.

Note: An English teacher. Episode 15.

Note: Episodes 1 and 4.

EXTENDED CHARACTERS

Always top of his class, and overwhelmed by a mother who pushes him to stay there.

A bully who took pleasure in tormenting Eun Bi; her transfer to Eun Byeol's school breeds mistrust among the students.

A teacher, troubled by his conscience after a cover-up over a student's death.

Eun Byeol and Shi Jin's best friend, torn between loyalty and So Yeong's overtures.

Best friends with Eun Byeol and Song Joo, and envious of friends who seem to have a passion of their own.

Min Joon's mother.

Shi Jin's mother.

Eun Byeol's mother.

So Yeong's friend.

VARIETIES

Audience

Date Episode National AGB Nielsen (%) Seoul AGB Nielsen (%) National TNmS (%) Seoul TNmS (%)
April 27, 2015 01 3.8% 3.4% 4.8% 5.1%
April 28, 2015 02 4.2% 3.8% 4.8% 4.8%
May 4, 2015 03 4.1% 4.1% 6.5% 6.6%
May 5, 2015 04 5.9% 5.7% 6.3% 6.8%
May 11, 2015 05 5.0% 5.6% 6.7% 7.4%
May 12, 2015 06 6.0% 6.5% 7.1% 7.8%
May 18, 2015 07 6.0% 6.4% 7.3% 8.0%
May 19, 2015 08 6.7% 7.2% 7.6% 8.0%
May 25, 2015 09 6.8% 7.0% 7.8% 8.9%
May 26, 2015 10 7.1% 7.1% 7.4% 8.2%
June 1, 2015 11 6.9% 7.9% 8.2% 9.2%
June 2, 2015 12 7.0% 7.6% 8.1% 8.9%
June 8, 2015 13 7.7% 8.1% 8.9% 10.3%
June 9, 2015 14 8.1% 8.6% 8.6% 9.9%
June 15, 2015 15 7.5% 8.1% 9.2% 10.0%
June 16, 2015 16 8.2% 8.5% 9.7% 11.7%
Average 6.3% 6.6% 7.4% 8.2%

MORE DETAILS

Broadcast period: April 27, 2015 - June 16, 2015
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Drama OST: Who Are You: School 2015 OST
Runtime: 60 minutes
Viewership ratings: 3.8% - 8.2% (AGB Nielsen, nationwide)

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Screenwriters: Kim Hyun Jung, Im Ye Jin
Directors: Baek Sang Hoon, Kim Seong Yoon

RECOGNITIONS

Year Award Recognition
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor — Yook Sung Jae (nominated)
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor — Nam Joo Hyuk (nominated)
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress — Jo Soo Hyang (nominated)
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Star of the Year — Kim So Hyun
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Best New Actor — Yook Sung Jae (nominated)
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Best New Actor — Nam Joo Hyuk
2015 2015 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress — Kim So Hyun
2015 2015 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actress — Jo Soo Hyang (nominated)
2015 2015 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor — Yook Sung Jae (nominated)
2015 2015 KBS Drama Awards Best New Actor — Nam Joo Hyuk (nominated)
2015 2015 KBS Drama Awards Netizen Award, Actress — Kim So Hyun
2015 2015 KBS Drama Awards Popularity Award, Actor — Nam Joo Hyuk
2015 2015 KBS Drama Awards Best Couple Award — Yook Sung Jae and Kim So Hyun
2015 2015 KBS Drama Awards Best Couple Award — Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim So Hyun (nominated)
2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (TV) — Yook Sung Jae (nominated)
2016 11th Soompi Awards Breakout Actor — Nam Joo Hyuk
2016 11th Soompi Awards Best Bromance — Nam Joo Hyuk and Yook Sung Jae (nominated)
2016 11th Soompi Awards Best Supernatural Drama — Who Are You: School 2015
2016 11th Soompi Awards Best Drama OST — "Reset" by Tiger JK featuring Jinsil

NOTES & VARIETIES

It is the sixth instalment of KBS's School series, which began in 1999.
It took over the Monday-Tuesday timeslot left by "Blood" and was followed by "Hello Monster" on June 22, 2015.
The first script reading took place on March 1, 2015 at the KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido.
It averaged 6.3% at home, but was well received overseas, building a strong following among young viewers and raising the profile of its cast.
It aired on KBS World with English subtitles two weeks behind the original broadcast.
A Thai remake, "Who Are You", was announced by GMMTV in October 2019 and aired from May 2, 2020.

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