Kim Yo-Han (former member of ‘X1’) is cast for the lead male role in KBS2 drama series “School 2020.” This is his first acting role. Before Kim Yo-Han took part in TV reality show “Produce X 101” and become an idol member with X1, he was a backup athlete on the national taekwondo team. He is also a 2 times winner of the National Youth Sports Festival in taekwondo. His taekwondo background is pertinent to the drama series, because he plays a character who is a former taekwondo athlete and then enrolls in a vocational school. Filming for “School 2020” will begin March, 2020.
Plot synopsis by AsianWiki: “School 2020” follows the life and growth of students at a vocational high school, including Kim Tae-Jin (Kim Yo-Han) and Na Geum-Young.
Kim Tae-Jin was once a taekwondo player and he won the bronze medal at the National Athletics Competition, but he had a serious ankle injury. Around this time, his father’s business went bankrupt. Kim Tae-Jin quit taekwondo and he entered the vocational high school. He has a mature personality for his age, but he doesn’t know what do in front girls he likes.
Na Geum-Young is a 2nd grade student at the vocational high school. She wants to become a Youtuber and she is studying cooking at the vocational school. Her father runs a karaoke room on the outskirts of the town.
“School 2020” will first air August, 2020 in South Korea.
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