BTS’s Jungkook And Netflix’s “Hierarchy” Actor Graduated From The Same School
The highly anticipated Netflix K-Drama Hierarchy premiered on June 7 with all seven episodes, making for perfect binge-watching. This high-school-based thriller stars Lee Chae Min, Roh Jeong Eui, Kim Jae Won, Lee Won Jung, and Ji Hye Won.
Jooshin High School is the most prestigious school in South Korea. The school was established by the conglomerate Jooshin Group. Normally, only students that are chosen at birth to attend Jooshin High School are allowed. Those students include Jung Jae-I (Roh Jeong-Eui), who is is the first daughter of the family that runs Jaeyool Group, Kim Ri-An (Kim Jae-Won) who is the successor of the Jooshin Group, Yoon He-Ra (Ji Hye-Won) who is the youngest daughter of trading company International Yoon, and Lee Woo-Jin (Lee Won-Jung) who is second son of a powerful politician family.
Meanwhile, Kang Ha (Lee Chae-Min) is transferred to Jooshin High School. He possesses a pure and innocent smile, but he holds a secret. Due to him, the concrete world of Jooshin High School begins to crack.
— AsianWiki
The cast recently guested on the variety show Knowing Bros to promote their new K-Drama. The actors talked about their school backgrounds. Actor Kim Jae Won revealed he attended the School of Performing Arts Seoul.
I graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul. That’s the school with the yellow uniforms.
— Kim Jae Won
He commented, “I think I’m the best output among the classmates,” as he actively works.
Yet, this school has many famous idol alums. Some well-known examples include Suzy, Girl’s Day‘s Hyeri, BTS‘s Jungkook as well as several NCT, EXO, and Stray Kids members.
Another Hierarchy star was even scouted by HYBE. Read more below.