GOD OF STUDY

Master of Study (literally: "God of Study", "Lord of Study") is a South Korean television series based on Japanese comic series Dragon Zakura 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.

Cast

Main Cast

• Kim Soo Ro as Kang Suk Ho

He used to be 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 used to be 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 as Jang Ma Ri

She continued his 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 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 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 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

Production Credits

• Director: Yoo Hyun Ki (유현기)
• Screenwriter: Yoon Kyung Ah (윤경아)

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).

Episode ratings for the KBS drama God of Study

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2010-01-04	1	15.1 (5th)	15.8 (5th)
2010-01-05	2	18.5 (4th)	19.3 (4th)
2010-01-11	3	23.1 (3rd)	23.1 (3rd)
2010-01-12	4	26.3 (2nd)	26.7 (3rd)
2010-01-18	5	25.9 (2nd)	26.0 (3rd)
2010-01-19	6	25.8 (3rd)	26.0 (3rd)
2010-01-25	7	24.6 (2nd)	25.0 (3rd)
2010-01-26	8	24.7 (3rd)	24.5 (3rd)
2010-02-01	9	24.2 (1st)	24.3 (1st)
2010-02-02	10	24.5 (1st)	24.5 (1st)
2010-02-08	11	24.3 (1st)	24.6 (1st)
2010-02-09	12	23.7 (1st)	23.9 (2nd)
2010-02-15	13	21.3 (1st)	21.6 (1st)
2010-02-16	14	24.7 (1st)	24.6 (2nd)
2010-02-22	15	25.0 (1st)	25.7 (1st)
2010-02-23	16	26.8 (1st)	27.4 (1st)
Average		23.7%	23.9%