''Jungle Fish 2'' () is a 2010 South Korean youth television series starring

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and

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, Han Ji-woo, Shin So-yu and

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. It is based on the teen drama ''

Jungle Fish ''Jungle Fish'' () is a 2008 South Korean youth television special starring Kim Soo-hyun and Park Bo-young. Based on a true story, the drama depicts the pressures placed on students to achieve and gain admission to prestigious colleges and univ ...

'' that aired in 2008. The series ran on

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from 4 November to 30 December 2010. An audition was held in July 2010 to recruit the actors, more than 1,100 teenagers applied for the roles. The show was a commercial success scoring higher ratings than its prequel; and was well received by both teenagers and critics. It is also one of KBS's most-watched series online of all time. The series was edited into a theatrical feature film released on March 3, 2011.

Summary

Hyo-ahn, the ace of Gahwa high school, apparently committed suicide by jumping off a five-story building. Ho-soo, who had broken off their relationship the day before, wants to know why. Rumors surface over SNS messaging that Hyo-Ahn's back story is not as innocent as it seems. Ho-soo works with Hyo-ahn's classmates that have known her since elementary school. The series is similar to the original ''

'' TV special in that it deals with the subject of teenage hardships and academic pressures.

Cast

Main

as Min Ho-soo *

Park Ji-yeon Park Ji-yeon (; born June 7, 1993), known mononymously as Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer, actress, model, host and entertainer. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. Apart from her group's activities, she has also starre ...

as Seo Yool *

as Ahn Ba-woo * Han Ji-woo as Baek Hyo-Ahn * Shin So-Yul as Lee Ra-Yi *

as Yoon Gong-ji

Supporting

* Choi Myung-kyung as Lee Sang-yong * Lee Mi-so as Yoo Yeo-jin * Yoon Hee-seok as Jung In-woo *

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as Bae Tae-rang *

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as Jeong Yoo-mi *

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as Bong Il-tae * Jung Kyung-ho as Min Chan-ki * Choi Woo-hyeok as Speaker * Shin Seo-hyun as Hong Eun-ja * Kim So-young as Han Jae-eun * Kim Jae-woo as Shin Won-tak * Nam Hyun-joo as Ho-soo's mother *

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as Ba-woo's father *

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as Ba-woo's date *

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as Ra-yi's mother *

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as P.E. Teacher * Song Eun-jin as Teacher

Original soundtrack

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Media release

The series was released as a DVD in Japan in May and in Singapore in June 2011. KBS's official YouTube channel KBS World released the full series on YouTube on 2015. It has amassed over 700,000 views since; making one of the channel's most watched dramas.

International broadcast

References

2010 South Korean television series debuts 2010 South Korean television series endings South Korean teen dramas Korean Broadcasting System television dramas