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, and a cast of then-rookie actors, namely Kim Young-kwang,

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, Kwak Jung-wook,

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. Written by Park Yeon-seon and directed by Kim Yong-soo, it aired as part of the Drama Special Series on

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from January 30 to March 20, 2011 on Sundays at 23:15 for 8 episodes. A series of deaths, including murder and suicide, take place over eight days in a private, elite high school deep in the mountains, with the students cut off from the outside world and in highly volatile and unstable emotional conditions. The

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deals with the question of whether evil is organic or environmental, and the potential for adolescents to be extremely empathetic as well as equally cruel.

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Deep in the mountains of

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, the private, elite Soo-sin High School is attended by the top 1% of students in the country. Their stellar marks are the result of constant pressure and a strict punishment system, to the point where students avoid any activities outside of studying. It is in this atmosphere that seven students and a teacher remain at school for the winter break, joined by Kim Yo-han (

), a psychiatrist who was forced to take shelter with them after he was injured in a car accident nearby. Stranded from heavy snow, they spend eight days together ― from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day. Park Mu-yeol (

) is an honor student who chooses to remain in school during the winter break after receiving an abusive letter. Jo Young-jae ( Kim Young-kwang) is a detested bully who attacks other people to hide his inferiority complex. Yoon Soo (

) is a disturbed, but rich student fronting a rock band. Yoon Eun-sung (

) was once a popular girl in school before having a sudden change of personality. At a time when everyone else is celebrating the holidays, the students realize that the anonymous letters they each received were not the result of a harmless prank; there is a murderer in their midst. A question lies unspoken: Are monsters created, or are humans born monsters?

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as Kim Yo-han *

as Park Mu-yeol * Kim Young-kwang as Jo Young-jae *

as Yoon Soo *

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as Yang Kang-mo *

as Lee Jae-kyu *

as Yoon Eun-sung *

as Kang Mi-reu *

as Choi Chi-hoon *

as Yoon Jong-il *

as Oh Jung-hye

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* * * {{IMDb title, 2441808, White Christmas 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2011 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean mystery television series South Korean thriller television series Christmas television series Television shows set in Gangwon Province, South Korea

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