KBS Drama Special Series: White Christmas

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Drama: White Christmas
Revised romanization: Hwaiteu Keuriseumaseu
Hangul: 화이트 크리스마스
Director: Kim Yong-Soo
Writer: Park Yeon-Sun
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 8
Release Date: January 30, 2011 - March 20, 2011
Runtime: Sun 23:15
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

In the mountains of Gangwando, there is a prestigious private high school named Soo-Sin. The school is located in an isolated area and all the students and staff stay in dormitories. The students at Soo-Sin comprise of the top 0.1% of all the students in South Korea.

In order to get into Soo-Sin, students must prepare from elementary school. It is even harder to get into than Seoul National University. Because of this, students at Soo-Sin must compete fiercely and study even on weekends. Their only vacation days are the 8 days from Christmas Eve to the first day of the new year. During this time, the students and faculty leave the school. The school becomes empty.

On December 24, 2010, a bus full of students leaves the school. Diligent honor student Park Moo-Yul (Baek Sung-Hyun) stays behind because of a letter a received a couple of days ago. The letter is full of hate and states they will die, but leave a curse on Park Moo-Yul. At the school, only 7 students stay behind ...

Notes

KBS Drama Special Series Season 1:
1. Drama Special Series: Rock Rock Rock (KBS2 / 2010)
2. Drama Special Series: Special Task Force MSS | Teukbyeolsusadae (KBS2 / 2010)
3. Drama Special Series: White Christmas (KBS2 / 2011)
4. Drama Special Series: A 400-Year-Old Dream | Sabaeknyeonwei Ggoom (KBS2 / 2011)
5. Drama Special Series: Hair Show (KBS2 / 2011)
6. Drama Special Series: Perfect Spy | Wanbyeokhan Seupayo (KBS2 / 2011)

Cast



Kim Sang-Kyung	Baek Sung-Hyun	Kim Young-Kwang	Lee Soo-Hyuk	Kwak Jung-Wook
Kim Yo-Han	Park Moo-Yul	Jo Young-Jae	Yoon-Soo	Yang Kang-Mo



Hong Jong-Hyun	Esom	Kim Woo-Bin	Sung Joon	Jung Suk-Won
Lee Jae-Kyu	Yoon Eun-Sung	Kang Mi-Reu	Choi Ji-Hoon	Yoon Jong-Il

Lee El

Oh Jung-Hye

Additional Cast Members:

An Sung-Hoon - corner monster

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SlaySlavery Mar 26 2023 11:42 pm Yeah, it's a drama but it should at least be believable. 7 guys cannot subdue a man with a broken arm and a gun?

Sanity Mar 26 2023 9:05 pm Phenomenal. It’s a psychological thriller that’s brilliant. It’s supposedly by the same screenwriter of “age of youth.” This stands out as a unique story. The white snowy setting is dreamlike. It’s like looking in a snow globe. This is refreshingly different and unforgettable. Complex and layered in a meaningful entertaining way.

Me Sep 22 2022 7:02 am This drama was so good! It debuted a lot of high-list actors: Kim Woo Bin, Lee Soo Hyuk, Sung Joon, and Kim Young Kwang. This drama was so great, especially in a time when drama tended to be a wee bit cheesy. That ending: whoosh that ending was intense.

Sabi Jun 23 2021 11:20 pm Dang I wish more K dramas had plots like this. Too damn good

Skukian Apr 14 2018 1:04 pm This was one really twisted drama.... I am speechless with the storyline... I had to go n read a wtitten update just so i could understand this intense plot... The series was interesting throughout but the ending was unsatisfactory... Overall a 8/10

데안 Apr 07 2018 1:32 pm Gosh. I was hestitant to watch this at first. But guess what? I made a right decisson. I finally watched this and this drama is really daebak. Rated this 10000001929392/10. I'd never watched a drama with this genre before and gladly, this drama doesn't disappoint me :)

Su su May 17 2017 4:47 am Did they become monsters? I don't understand the ending

fangirl Apr 22 2017 6:04 am ohhh come on people....i wonder what make you to call this show "masterpiece"??? they only thing is in drama was some stupid questions about simple a event which doesn't make sence at all. pfft ppl liked this drama beause of some handsome actors xD take my advice and don't watch this drama you just wastes your time.

Chiyo Mar 05 2017 10:32 am Only 8 episodes, but it's really something! Are monsters born or raised? We don't get the answer. Angel, even though the things he went to, hadn't become one. If you haven't seen this drama, you should really do that.

Teddy Dec 18 2016 6:26 am Gotta leave my five cents in this comment section. I stayed up until 6am to finish it..... skipped some scenes but I will definitely rewatch it again as of I know the ending and just clues to how it unraveled. First of all, I learned psychology. I guess AP psych from high school counts.With that being said. I have learned my things human can do when desperate and I completely understand why the characters did what they did. For those who thought that it was stupid, go learn some psychology and you will find this show brilliant. Nature vs Nurture is the biggest debate in psychology and this show is more of a nature side..... which I don't disagree because human can do many nasty things when desperate....................but I understand now why the previous commenters said that they all turn into monsters. It is partially true..... Highly recommend!!! Jjang

Z Sep 03 2016 7:38 pm Does anyone know dramas alike?

Gracie Jun 14 2016 5:36 am This drama is unique and I love it...good actors, nice plot, settings are awesome...while most of the dramas ive wathed i could easily forgot but this one having only 8 episodes is one of the best...glad I've watched it coz I could have a rest from those Rom-Com drama...thumbs up

Klover May 28 2016 8:52 pm Watched 4 times and never got tired of it. I really love this drama and everyone on it. 7 flower boys tall, handsome, and bright. When I looked into their profiles their height amazed me. KWB 188, SJ 187, KYK 187, LSH 185, HjH 182, BSH 181, and KJW 178. And most of them if not all were models turned to actors ugh after my exams definitely will watch again.

danniah May 16 2016 9:06 pm The drama is nice, well-packaged in 8 episodes and the drama also delivers a clear message at the end (thanks to narrations before and after the episodes).

I love how the casts work together to solve the case and it strengthens their friendship. The ending is clear and left no question behind, tho the last 2 eps are quite over-dramatic.

Newfan Mar 31 2016 3:36 am One thing kept me bothering was their heights. Seriously I know KWB and KYW are tall but the girl was tall too. I kept wondering if they sorrounded me I would feel tiny. The shortest one had to be at least 175cm. They didn't seem they were ao tall because all of them were tall

Newfan Mar 31 2016 3:32 am Damn damn. This is my third drama of Sung Joon, not t that I watched beucuase of him but seriously Sung Joon is a great actor, all of them were. I was kind nervous how they would act when I heard most of the cast where models turned actors but huh hu they all killed. This drama plot, actind everything was superb. It made me think I was scared most of the time. I really do not like these kinds of dramas, but damn damn I still cannot believe how it ended. Seriously nothing was predictable. Twist after twist. Kim Yohan i hope we never meet. You scared the shit out of me. I'm glad I watched this and not another rom com. My fave mas Yoon Su. I was sad he died amd didn't expect him to kill himself. i actually thought he would live now that he was scared of the littlw kid anymore. Huhu this drama left me speechleff. Def recommending. It's creeping on my fav list dramas.

Hana Feb 08 2016 6:10 am Whoa woo bin in red hair xD

halloweenlove Feb 03 2016 9:55 pm favourite k- drama.

rskdrama Jan 12 2016 5:31 pm I always knew it was the psychologist, but I thought he might be related to any dead student (like it normally is), and not a runaway serial killer.. that was a turn. But Being an elite school, it house one intelligent student, other average ones, and one thug. All actors are good looking, story is neat. What I can't get over is that elite school has just one smart kid! Now all depends on red-haired boy to safe the day!

NovemberRain Jan 12 2016 1:50 am I enjoyed this drama quite a lot especially the soundtrack, it was amazing. I love trip hop so I was impressed to discover they used the work of some of my favorite artists like DJ Shadow, DJ Krush and Massive Attack. Awesome!

@ Cara, I suppose you mean Vivaldi's "Nisi Dominus - Cum dederit". - great piece as well :)

Cara Jan 10 2016 2:56 pm Hi loved this drama! Does anyone know what opera song they used for the background music?

drama_addict Nov 24 2015 2:53 pm beside the great cast (the 5 handsome friends) this drama has nothing else. it's a not thrilling thriller, no suspence, a lot of stupide scenes dont make any sense its a total mess with many plot holes (i mean how can more than 6 young obviously strong guys be scared of a sick ajushii even when he puts down the gun). the only thing i liked was the great perfermance of sung joon, lee so hyuk and kim woo bin)

nad123 Nov 19 2015 5:14 am This drama is a masterpiece. I loved every second of it. The plot totally dig up what human is. Definitely my favorite korean drama. Recommend it to everyone!!!

Suyeon Sep 26 2015 6:15 am Great drama finished it in one go stayed up till 6am ! Also great OST great storygreat actors ! Wish jungwook got more recognized! He's a great actor and was it me or did i hear the same music as i once heared in shut up flower boy band ep 13 at the end?

maniW Jul 14 2015 12:55 pm Gosh i wanna watch this for all the eye candy lol I hope the story is good cause sometimes im picky with that

ria Jul 14 2015 2:11 am This drama is superb and intriguing. the storyline is really good. recomended drama.

bella Jan 09 2015 12:27 pm I think this drama is superb. Despite that i love the actor so bad (u know the 5 model best friend, sungjoon woobin soohyuk jonghyun younggwang, they are obviously perfect!! Handsome. I'm so in love) but the story line is very smooth as well. It keep making me eagerly want to keep continue watching the drama. It justthat i'm a little bit sad that they choose to kill the physco. For me they have a better way to actually solve it but they choose to kill him. He will die even if they didn't kill him. The police will handle him. But now that i'm typing here i just realise that hmmm maybe their action is a little bit can be consider. For sure u want theperson that's been physcoing u die. Because if they leave it to the police they wont really sure if that guy goingto die or not. So it is better to just kill him right in front of their eyes. Ok. I see the rationality there. Hmm but a little bit sad. They are a little bit a monster. Anyway i love all the cast here esp the students. Awesome!!! Hope to see all of them in a same drama or movie. I'm gonna for sure watch it!!!

Annie Dec 29 2014 2:07 am Finished this two weeks ago and it's still churning wheels in my head. I highly recommend this.

yordi k Dec 28 2014 6:41 am this is the best drama. i LOVE it. please make a part 2

Muna Dec 23 2014 8:15 pm It's got a great cast <3 Sung Joon~ah <3 saranghae ;)

berceuse Dec 16 2014 2:35 am Whoa! watched this drama on KBS just now and all my favorite actors are in it. yeayayaayayayayyayyyyyyy!!!!

Angry Nov 07 2014 10:35 pm Stupidest. Show. Ever.

Watched this expecting a psychological thriller. Half the show was watching the serial killer lie on his back the whole time. The other half was listening to everyone breathe.

spoiler* Everyone turns into monsters!! Yay!!! They were all killers!

Biggest waste of my time.

Ryuga Hideki Nov 07 2014 11:17 am I need a list of the ost of this movie , especially the piano whenever Yoon Shu fall into illusion and French songs sung at Eun mesmerized . I find a lot of sites that do not see ! T^ T

mridula Nov 07 2014 11:11 am I think 5 of the cast members are really good friends. Those are- kim woo bin, Kim Young-Kwang, Lee Soo-Hyuk,Hong Jong-Hyeon,Sung Joon.

It is so GREAT!!!!!!! All those good looking friends in the same drama. AAAARRRHHHH!!!!!!!!

Ranie Myeo Nov 01 2014 11:37 am aiguuuuuuuuu ottokeo??? so many my favorite actors in this drama,kim woo bin, kim young kwang, and Sung joon oppa,..DAEBAK! I'll watch this soon...

Flávia Sep 24 2014 5:34 pm This one is so good! Really enjoyed every bit of it...

leman K Jul 21 2014 12:50 am No, there's no romance in this drama..

Something Apr 20 2014 8:22 pm Is there romance in this??? Based on the comments in this website it seems like a good drama!!

chloe77 Apr 18 2014 2:43 am The best korean drama so far.. I've been tied with IRIS for soo many years, but then this White Christmas becomes my ultimate favourite one.. ^^ I really love those characters and my favourite one is Park Moo Yul, he is rather complex.. X) . And the second one is Choi Chi Hoon. Who can deny his coolness?? Kk..kk..

But some moment got me confused like how did the doctor escape and what really happened with the teacher? And most importantly is what kind of human they will become after all of this. *geez, we really need sec seasond or at least special episode to uncover all of this.. ><

neko_chan Jan 14 2014 4:34 pm one of the best drama which I have watched so far. Alhough there were times when it was too too unrealistic( if we take into consideration what the mass can do against one person but nevertheless it really appeals to emotions and impacts your thinking) and some events could be predicted but in overall it was full of suspanse and I really wanted to know what will happen next.

At some moments I felt like it was really scary and creepy because it really starts to bother you and you are thinking - what I would do in this situation. do I hvae a monster inside me? well, I think that every one of us has its own devil and this drama shows it in every second. The music only increased this feeling and the atmosphere.

Every character was portrayted in an awesome way but my favourite one is Kang Mireu. I really enjoy watching Kim Woo Bin in different roles and watching his skills. It can be seen that from drama to drama he improves a lot. Then it will be Choi Chi Hoon. but all actors did a great job to show us the complicated and twisted human psychiqe.

Deena Nov 15 2013 1:53 pm I can just say ,,, THE BesT of thr BEST ,,, the one and only drama Omg I loved ji hoon the best ,,, he's sooo good And every character is suit the actor ,, i can just say i believed every second in this drama

One more thing ,,, i learned so much thing from this ,,,, Every one of us have a devil inside him ,, you can kill him or just let him destroy you ,,,,,,, I am gonna watch this million times

cristina Nov 03 2013 10:56 am I saw this drama countless times. 10 out of 10. But you know what? I want to see a second season ... I want to see what happens with those seven students, what about their relationship... after the death of the doctor. "I won!" - What happens after?

Maria86 Jul 19 2013 11:48 pm I love this drama! This is the second time watching it. The acting and plot is amazing. My favorite character were Choi Chi-hun and Kang Mireu.

SPOILERS: I like the ending. I felt it was inevitable. They had to kill him otherwise he would have continued to torture them. He mentioned that he could have always plead insanity, so I don't think he would have been killed. They felt that eventually if they let him live he would come back to finish each and every "experiment" with them.

In a way he did win because they did, for a moment, give in to the monster inside them. I believe that this drama illustrates monsters are made rather than born, and that everyone does have the potential to become a murderer given the right stimulus/threat/situation.

However during the discussion in the cafeteria, Park Moo-yul mentioned that in the end criminals should still be held responsible because everyone has a choice. Over and over again the kids made the right choices at the crucial times even though there was overwhelming temptation to give in.

So in the end although they recognize the monsters within themselves I don't think they will become monsters. They can always choose not to. And now that the doctor is dead, they won't have anyone pushing them off the edge any more. Of course no one knows what will happen in the future, something could always happen to set it off. That's why the drama is realistic, because it leaves the ending open and thoughtful.

Anyway great drama!! Just a minor annoyance. The subs I read and some summaries keep referring to Kim Yohan as a "psychologist". He is not a psychologist, he is a psychiatrist!! The kind of questioning he was doing was a psychiatrist's role, a psychologist is something different, they are not doctors!!

Dede Jun 13 2013 5:26 pm I loved this drama. Where, where can you see to much future talent on one show. Every single one of these actors is so talented that their future is secure. Haven t seen a drama yet that has so much up and coming talent on one screen. Keep it up guys.

emanon Jun 03 2013 8:44 pm loved the drama. kind of a rookie cast, but the acting was pure grace. everything about it was beautiful and spine-chilling. many tears shed from me because of the top-notch acting. plot went smoothly. i felt as if i was a part of the whole story-line. it absolutely captured me.

i liked the ending though; usually, the bad guy dies, and kim yohan was the bad guy, am i right? in spite of the common perception of his character, i don't believe he was the total criminal within the plot. the kids were. he helped them to bring out the monsters inside of them; he didn't create their monsters. i'm saying this because i think the children each had their own monsters hidden inside of them due to the trauma experienced from before. they held tiny, baby-like monsters inside, and through kim yohan, they grew up to witness the 'monster-in-chief' (kim yohan). From then on, the beastly children grew out of their bodies and left them. the kids became human again.

perhaps yohan could have had the idea to experiment them for this purpose. perhaps that's why he said "i won," at the end; because of his tests on those kids, they separated from the monsters. he showed them what they should never become.

Nhim May 28 2013 10:22 am totally in love with this drama.. watched it twice and gonna re-watch it again :X

Rin Jan 27 2013 2:26 am If anyone's interested, there's a similarish Taiwanese drama called Bump Off Lover that's REALLY dark. I think in some way it's darker than this drama lol. But this drama is just damn. & that ending though... any chance of a season 2? =/ probably not eh.

Suzan Jan 20 2013 2:04 pm I actually... loved the ending. So many seems to be disappointed and I cant say that I agree. In the first episodes there is always a voice over who says "this is the story where I became a monster to defeat a monster". They did that monstrous act to defeat the monster, does that make them monsters? No. What they did, was it justified? Yet again, no.

It was known from the start of the first episode that they will become monsters, but then they will choose to continue to be one. Which I dont think they will, because of what they went through and how they ended up trusting and supporting each other.

Maryam Jan 18 2013 11:54 pm i recently jst watched the drama too....i was disappointed by the ending as well...however after much thought i came to realize that just because they killed him doesn't mean they became monsters. i think it was a natural course of action. if the psycho lived then he would have attacked them again and probably he would have murdered someone else. the death of the psycho kind of signals the drama to an end. just because they murdered him doesn't mean they became monsters...they had good reason to, and plus its not like they will go ahead and kill other people. in my opinion everyone already has a monster in them and sometimes due to some unfortunate events it comes alive, and it can appear in different ways, not always as a murderer...i think the writer or the director ended the drama this way so that the audience can decide because again it is related to psychology and every one has their own opinion on it....even then it was probably one of my most favorite drama's i have never felt so much adrenaline rush! i hope to see more of these genre's with my very favorite Kim Woo Bin...Saranghae Oppa! :D

Maria Jul 18 2012 2:24 pm Does anyone know any similar dramas? I watched Looking for Dorothy and Devil, but this is way cooler. Why don't they make more dramas like this? How many more romantic comedies with the same core plot do we really need?

nories Jul 05 2012 11:01 pm what kind of movie is this..? thats all....

geunyang Jun 07 2012 2:25 am i just finished watching this movie last time ago. hmm... why i feel disappointed about this?? i don't like about the ending. really disappointed...

first i watched 1st episode, wow this was great movie. great movie of psychology learning while i take psychology major too. i never stop watched this movie till the end. each of episodes always made me curious and full of hope about the processes and good result. but...

i can say that this movie is a little bit not educated. how the students become monsters like that? i hoped that the psycho is false. the monster is not borned. but, if those students be angry and become monster and want to kill that psycho, so, of course the psycho won! really disappointed... :(

oreo Mar 25 2012 4:33 am sung joon, sung hyun.. before watch it i'm already fall in love with the casts

nightmare Mar 19 2012 3:45 am such an awesome drama. make me thinking about more thing of real life.

taeminuna Feb 24 2012 11:04 pm I love this drama so muchhh and lee soo hyuk too.. The plot it's amazing and back song completely makes the drama being dramatic.. Amazing setting,anyone knows what's building is use for school building??

A Feb 18 2012 5:16 pm FANTASTIC SHOW!!! I admittedly only started watching this b/c of Jung Suk Won, but from episode one til the end I was hooked! The story was so brilliantly engaging & felt like I had watched a much longer drama with the amount of plot & character development that they were able to fit into 8 episodes. I've seen much longer dramas never achieve what White Christmas did with double & triple the amount of time. The show was dark & nail-biting, and has become an instant favorite of mine thanks to its perfect cast & flawless conclusion.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEEK THIS SHOW OUT! You will not regret it!

put Feb 17 2012 6:07 pm one of my fav dramas!!! :-D their voice are just ugh

Elena Jan 09 2012 11:16 am who know all drama songs\soundtracks\osts?

Jennie Dec 07 2011 6:02 am This a really special drama that cannot be compared to other dramas! I really liked it and was hooked until I had seen all of the episodes. I really enjoyed this show much to Baek Sung Hyun (one my favorite actors) and I'm glad to see his amazing progress since he played in Stairway to Heaven:) I hope to see more dramas like this one and of course more of all of the actors cause they really did a great job on this one!

Yo Joe Aug 07 2011 12:13 pm The music tracks on this series is killer!!! Amazing sounds. Anyone else feeling this too?

Koreanrain Jul 29 2011 7:05 am This drama is 8 episodes for a very good reason. The reason being is because it only needs 8 episodes to tell its story. Unlike dramas that are 16 to 32 episodes long, this drama does not lose tension or fade away from the plot like other dramas do. The fact that this drama is able to create an awe-inspiring effect on viewers in only 8 episodes is a feat on its own. This drama accomplishes more in 8 episodes than any other drama I have watched, whether its a 16,20 or 32 episode drama. In fact, the last 20 minutes of this drama in the final episode was the greatest build up to an ending in any drama I've seen. This drama keeps you going right to the last seconds. Watch this drama and your view will be forever changed. Trust me :)

Sa Rang Hae May 26 2011 9:35 pm It seems like this drama is very interesting. I prefer this drama should be episode 16 or m0re. Its only epis0de 8. Maybe if this drama is 16 epis0des 0r m0re, I'm gonna get a c0py..

Y May 15 2011 12:12 pm This drama was amazing! One of the best korean ones I saw. Many people write it's "horror-movie" like. But that's totally not true! It can be scary but only because you start to wonder what people are able to do. I really love the plot!^^ Are monsters created or being born as one?

Btw, anyone knows where can I find this music from opening? Songs in this drama is also awesome!!

Natalia911 May 12 2011 10:41 am This is the greatest dorama I've watched during last half a year, no, no, no, it's really amazing dorama!!! There are so many handsome, young and talented actors, so I am looking for another films with their participating, can anybody help me? I liked Kim Hyun-Joong (he is the most troublesome to search on the Internet, his name is the same with another very famous Korean actor, and all the information is about the most popular one) and Lee Soo-Hyuk, his low voice went me nuts =) I wait for the 5th part, let it be a bit quicker!

lia May 03 2011 11:29 pm i thought one of the guys in the poster was beast's hyunseung....and other beast members too xD

jSter Apr 28 2011 3:49 pm you can watch this at dramacrazy.net, ep 1 - 4 with eng subs. subgroup is ffsubs.com.

Minyoung Apr 12 2011 3:17 pm YYYYYYYYYYay! Lee Soo Hyuk!!!!!! <3 Does anyone know if he dies?

dramalover Apr 03 2011 3:47 pm I accidently found this drama while flipping though the channels during spring break and i think i ended up watching ep 3. I was instantly intrigued and I really want to watch ep 1 and 2 (the ones I missed) but I can't find this drama ANYWHERE. Does anyone know where I can watch this? Thank you so much!

I watched Jungle Fish 2 with Hong Jong Hyun and I LOVED it. I can't wait to watch White Christmas ^^

rea Apr 03 2011 3:36 pm Omg, majority of them are models. Interesting. I'll watch it on my free time!

Ki Mar 19 2011 1:25 am "White Christmas" is definitely the most unique drama on air right in Korea. The soundtrack plays a heavy part in this drama and for myself I really like it. Practically all the songs from my CD collection! Mercury Rev, the Pixies, what not. I don't watch every episode (my wife does), but while she watches it I listen to the soundtrack :)

whitechristmashwaiting Mar 19 2011 1:00 am just loving the drama on ep2 now expecting more its so interesting but its bad that the drama goes on kbsword only 1 a week on sunday but dying to see ep3 i have watched jungle fish 2 but this is more interesting and the boys are really handsome espiacilly HONG JONG HYUN :] just loving it people this is a must watch drama!

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