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The Queen's Classroom (2013 TV series)
2013 South Korean TV series
The Queen's Classroom (Korean: 여왕의 교실; RR: Yeowangui Kyosil) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Go Hyun-jung.[1][2][3][4][5] A remake of the popular Japanese drama of the same title (女王の教室, Joō no Kyōshitsu) that aired on NTV in 2005, it depicts a teacher whose rigid perfectionism and unique teaching methods conflicts with her young sixth grade students over the period of one school year.[6][7][8]
| The Queen's Classroom | |
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Promotional poster | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Joō no Kyōshitsu by Kazuhiko Yukawa |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Lee Dong-yoon |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Ji Pyeong-kwon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Jin-min |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography |
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| Editor | Im Gyeong-rae |
| Production companies | MBC IOK Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | June 12 (2013-06-12) – August 1, 2013 (2013-08-01) |
| Related | |
| Joō no Kyōshitsu | |
It aired on MBC from June 12 to August 1, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[9][10]
Faculty at Sandeul Elementary School
- Go Hyun-jung as Ma Yeo-jin
- Youn Yuh-jung as Principal Yong Hyun-ja
- Lee Ki-young as Vice-Principal Song Young-man
- Jung Suk-young as Goo Ja-song
- Choi Yoon-young as Yang Min-hee
- Jin Kyung as Jung Hwa-shin
- Ricky Kim as Justin
Students of 6th Grade, Class 3
- Kim Hyang-gi as Shim Ha-na
- Chun Bo-geun as Oh Dong-gu
- Kim Sae-ron as Kim Seo-hyun
- Seo Shin-ae as Eun Bo-mi
- Lee Young-yoo as Go Na-ri
- Chu Ye-jin as Han Sun-young
- Jung Ji-in as Seon Hwa-jung
- Byun Seung-mi as Hwang Soo-jin
- Jeon Park Yi-jin as Yoon Ji-min
- Yang Hye-kyung as Kim Ga-eul
- Kim Jung-yeon as Lee Da-in
- Kim Ji-hoon as Kim Tae-sung
- Kang Ji-won as Choi Bit-na
- Lee Ji-oh as Cha Jung-soo
- Son Sung-joon as Han Gook
- Kang Chan-hee as Kim Do-jin
- Shin Yi-joon as Pi Eun-soo
- Im Je-noh as Jung Sang-taek
- Park Woo-rim as Kwon Hyuk-pil
- Ryu Ui-hyun as Jo Yeon-hoo
- Kim Sang-woo as Park Kyung-hyun
- Yoon Hye-sung as Yoo Seok-hwan
- Kang Hyun-wook as Son In-bo
Parents' Association
- Byun Jung-soo as Na-ri's mother
- Lee Ah-hyun as Ha-na's mother
- Kim Young-pil as Ha-na's father
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[11] | AGB Nielsen[12] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | June 12, 2013 | 6.7% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 7.6% |
| 2 | June 13, 2013 | 8.2% | 9.2% | 7.8% | 9.2% |
| 3 | June 19, 2013 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 7.9% | |
| 4 | June 20, 2013 | 8.3% | 10.3% | ||
| 5 | June 26, 2013 | 7.9% | 10.2% | 7.0% | 8.2% |
| 6 | June 27, 2013 | 7.5% | 9.1% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| 7 | July 3, 2013 | 8.3% | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.1% |
| 8 | July 4, 2013 | 9.4% | 11.2% | 9.5% | 10.9% |
| 9 | July 10, 2013 | 7.1% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 8.4% |
| 10 | July 11, 2013 | 8.3% | 10.1% | 8.9% | 10.7% |
| 11 | July 17, 2013 | 7.1% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 8.9% |
| 12 | July 18, 2013 | 8.5% | 10.1% | 8.6% | 9.3% |
| 13 | July 24, 2013 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 7.2% | 7.9% |
| 14 | July 25, 2013 | 7.6% | 9.3% | 7.3% | 8.0% |
| 15 | July 31, 2013 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 8.0% | 8.9% |
| 16 | August 1, 2013 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 8.2% | 9.2% |
| Average | 8.0% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 9.1% | |
| Album information | Track listing |
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The Queen's Classroom OST
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1. Green Rain - SHINee
2. The 2nd Drawer - Sunny 3. Maybe Tomorrow - RYEOWOOK 4. I Will Be Yours - Inger Marie 5. Amor Mío - Lee Hyori & Park Ji Yong (Honey- G) 6. Queen's Sonatina - Ji Pyung-Kwon 7. Queen's Sonatina (Slow Version) - Ji Pyung-Kwon 8. The 2nd Drawer (Orchestra Version) - Ji Pyung- Kwon 9. Slow Emotion - Kairos 10. Euphoria - Ji Pyung-Kwon 11. Bloomy Sunday - Yeom Seungjae 12. Queen's Eyes - Ji Pyung-Kwon 13. Classroom - Jeon Jonghyuk 14. Raindrop - Ji Pyung-Kwon 15. Stormy Passions - Ji Pyung-Kwon 16. Ineffabilis - Lee Yoonjung 17. Silhouette - Hong Dongpyo 18. The Classroom Fear - Kim Yeonjin 19. Wit Theme - Ji Pyung-Kwon 20. Amore mio - Ji Pyung-Kwon 21. Amore mio - Various artists |
| Single | Released | Debut chart position |
Artist |
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| KOR[13] | |||
| OST Part 1: "The 2nd Drawer" | June 13, 2013 | 107 | Sunny (Girls' Generation) |
| OST Part 2: "Green Rain" | June 28, 2013 | 44 | SHINee |
| OST Part 3: "I Will Be Yours"[14] | July 11, 2013 | — | Inger Marie |
| OST Part 4: "Maybe Tomorrow"[15] | July 26, 2013 | 102 | Ryeowook (Super Junior) |
| "Green Rain" | |
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| Single by Shinee | |
| from the album The Queen's Classroom Original Soundtrack | |
| B-side | "Green Rain" (Instrumental) |
| Released | June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28) |
| Recorded | SM Studios in Seoul in 2013 |
| Genre | K-pop, R&B |
| Length | 3:43 |
| Label | SM Entertainment, KT Music |
| Composer(s) | Kenzie |
| Lyricist(s) | Kenzie |
| Music video | |
| "Green Rain" on YouTube | |
"Green Rain" is a pop-R&B song performed by the South Korean boy group Shinee. The song and its instrumental version were released as a double-sided digital single on June 28, 2013 under the record labels of S.M. Entertainment and KT Music. "Green Rain" was the second soundtrack for the MBC TV drama series The Queen's Classroom to be unveiled, preceded by "The 2nd Drawer" from labelmate Sunny. It was also used as the ending theme-song for the series.[16]
Production and release
The song is written, composed, directed and arranged by S.M. Entertainment's resident music producer, Kenzie. She also contributed the lyrics of the song.[17] While the TV drama series started airing on June 12, 2013, the song was released as a digital single only after the fourth episode aired in South Korea. It was made available for music download on June 28, 2013.
Music video
The music video for "Green Rain" was released on July 16, 2013.[18]
Track listing
Chart performance
"Green Rain" was released as a digital single and debuted at the spot 49 of South Korea's Gaon Weekly Singles Chart.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2013 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Go Hyun-jung | Nominated | |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Kim Hyang-gi | Nominated | ||
| Kim Sae-ron | Nominated | |||
| Best Young Actor | Chun Bo-geun | Won | ||
| Best Young Actress | Kim Hyang-gi | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Go Hyun-jung | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Kim Hyang-gi Kim Sae-ron Seo Shin-ae Chun Bo-geun Lee Young-yoo | Won | ||
| 2014 | Most Popular Actress (TV) | Go Hyun-jung | Nominated | |
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- Kim, Joy (June 5, 2013). "Ko Hyun-jung returns with charisma, The Queen's office". BNTNews. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- "Queen's Class: 4 Special Points to Catch". MBC Global Media. June 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- "A special teacher is coming". MBC Global Media. May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- "4 posters of the Queen and her students are revealed". MBC Global Media. June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- "I Will Be Yours (from The Queen's Classroom) - Single by Inger Marie". iTunes. July 11, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- "Maybe Tomorrow (from The Queen's Classroom) - Single by Ryeowook". iTunes. July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- "SHINee sings for 'The Queen's Classroom' OST with "Green Rain"". Allkpop. June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- "여왕의 교실 OST '초록비'" (in Korean). Naver. June 28, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- SHINee 샤이니_Green Rain (From MBC Drama "여왕의 교실")_Music Video. YouTube. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- "Gaon Weekly Singles Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- Lee, Cory (December 31, 2013). "Ha Ji-won Receives Top Honor at 2013 MBC Drama Awards". TenAsia. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- The Queen's Classroom official MBC website (in Korean)
- The Queen's Classroom at MBC Global Media
- The Queen's Classroom at HanCinema
- "Green Rain" on iTunes
- "Green Rain" on Naver