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Volcano High ()

Hwasango (original title)
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This year is the 108th anniversary of the Korean high School "WaSanGo" (Volcano High). Principal hides himself with "Secret Manuscript" which every WaSanGo student wants to take from principal... Kyang-Soo Kim (Jang Hyuk) fell asleep in... See more »

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Kim, Kyeong-su
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Yu, Chae-i
Kim Soo-ro ...
Jang, Ryang (as Su-ro Kim)
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Song Hak-Rim
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So, Yo-seon (as Hyo-jin Kong)
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Golbangi (as Sang-hun Jeong)
Kim Hyeong-jong ...
Shim, Ma (as Hyeong-jong Kim)
Shi-ah Chae ...
Yo-mi
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Mr. Ma (as Jun-ho Heo)
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Kim Kyeong-su (MTV English Dub) (voice)
Seo Beom-sik ...
Athletics (as Beom-sik Seo)
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Shimma (voice)
Su-Jeong Eom
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Vice Principal Jang Hak-Sa (as Hie-bong Byeon)
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Jang Ryang (MTV English Dub) (voice)
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So Yo-seon (MTV English Dub) (voice)
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Mr. Ma (MTV English Dub) (voice)
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Woo Ping (voice)
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Vice Principal Jang Hak-Sa (MTV English Dub) (voice)
Lee Mu-hyeon ...
(as Mu-hyeon Lee)
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Yu Cha-i (MTV English Dub) (voice)
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Dean (voice)
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Song Hak-lim (MTV English Dub) (voice)
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Korean Language Teacher

Directed by

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Tae-gyun Kim

Written by

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Gyun Heo ... ()
 
An-Cheol Jeong ... ()
 
Tae-gyun Kim ... ()
 
Hun-Su Park ... ()
 
Dong-heon Seo ... ()

Produced by

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Seoung-Jae Cha ... producer
Moon-su Choi ... assistant producer
Seung Chung ... executive producer
Ted Chung ... executive producer
Brian Cox ... executive producer
Rob Edwards ... executive producer
Celia Hamel ... associate producer
Cheol-gyu Kang ... line producer
Hyo-Jung Kim ... assistant producer
Jack Maeby ... producer
Anant Singh ... executive producer
Kang Woo-suk ... executive producer

Music by

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Gary G-Wiz
Yeong Park
Amani K. Smith

Cinematography by

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Yeong-taek Choi

Editing by

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Im-Pyo Ko

Editorial Department

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Damon Fecht ... assistant editor (MTV English Dub)
Greg Fisher ... colorist
Ji-na Kang ... location editor (as Kang Jin-a)
Yong-gi Lee ... colorist
Valance Eisleben ... high definition editorial services (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Geun-yeong Jang
Kyeong-hie Kim

Sound Department

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Peter S. Carlstedt ... adr mixer
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Paula Fairfield ... supervising sound editor: MTV version
Patrick Giraudi ... sound re-recording mixer: English dubbing
Peter D. Lago ... assistant sound editor (2003 English dub)
Donald Lyles ... adr mixer
Carla Murray ... sound effects designer / sound effects editor
Nathan Scruggs ... a.d.r recordist
Derek Vanderhorst ... additional adr mixer

Special Effects by

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Kyung-soo Park ... special effects technician

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Seong-ho Jang ... visual effects supervisor: Mofac Studio (as Seongho Jang)
Seunghyuk Kim ... visual effects
Hojin Park ... digital compositor

Stunts

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In-seop Lee ... assistant fight choreographer (as Lee In-seop) / assistant stunt coordinator (as Lee In-seop) / stunt performer (as Lee In-seop)
Kim Won-jung ... assistant fight choreographer (as Won-Jung Kim) / assistant stunt coordinator (as Won-Jung Kim) / stunt performer (as Won-Jung Kim)

Casting Department

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Sandy Holt ... adr voice casting
Vinnie Potestivo ... adr voice casting

Additional Crew

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Eung Jun Lee ... martial arts choreographer
Vinnie Potestivo ... talent executive
Masaki Yokochi ... title designer

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

This year is the 108th anniversary of the Korean high School "WaSanGo" (Volcano High). Principal hides himself with "Secret Manuscript" which every WaSanGo student wants to take from principal... Kyang-Soo Kim (Jang Hyuk) fell asleep in physics lessons when teacher writes X and turn to Kyang-Soo. Teacher threw chalk to Kyang-Soo but Kyang-Soo stop the chalk and push the chalk to trap teacher at blackboard, and was being expelled from his 8th high school. Kyang-Soo farewell with his friends and reach WaSanGo, his 9th high school. Kyang-Soo was shocked by the brilliant martial skills of the WSG students. Kyang-Soo first met "Dark Oxen" Jang-Rhang. Kyang-Soo also met the prettiest girl "Yoo Chae-I", "Icy Jade", in WaSanGo. Kyang-Soo get inside the school corridor and met "Tea Expert" Hak-Rim(Sang-Woo Kwone). Hak-Rim finish tea bottle and handed to vice-principal (principal is absent) to let principal to taste his made tea leaves. Lunch time, a WSG student was eating "Fujian ToFu". Jang-Rhang hates "Fujian Tofu" because "Fujian Tofu" makes Jang-Rhang to memorize his angry and hideous mother. Jang-Rhang pull the student for fight. Hak-Rim came in time and blocked Jang-Rhang to hit that WSG classmate, got onto Jang-Rhang's nerves. Jang-Rhang order the changing of Hak-Rim's tea leaves into poisoned leaves, and kill the principal. Checking Principal's deceased body, Vice-Principal got a written paper. It wrote "Suspect : (1) Vice-Principal (2) Song Hak-Rim (WSG Tea Expert)". Hak-Rim was being called and was jailed. "Yoo Chae-I" felt Hak-Rim innocent and plan to help Hak-Rim, visit Hak-Rim with her best female friend. Hak-Rim ask "Yoo Chae-I" to bring Kyang-Soo. When Kyang-Soo is brought to Hak-Rim, Hak-Rim teach Kyang-Soo everything he (Hak-Rim Song) knows, and counted on Kyang-Soo to defeat Jang-Rhang. Jang-Rhang challenge all WSG students with a "2-day ultimatum". "Yoo Chae-I" trained her sword skills harder to prepare for the facing of this 2-day-challenge. But it was actually "Jang-Rhang tells IcyJade he loves her". "Yoo Chae-I" refused Jang-Rhang. One day, "Yoo Chae-I" get into the male bathroom/toilet and was being reported by the male victim, and was going to be expelled from WaSanGo. Kyang-Soo ask vice-principal to keep "Yoo Chae-I". "Yoo Chae-I" was being impressed and began to love Kyang-Soo. The final battle of WSG, Jang-Rhang versus Kim "HandSome" Kyang-Soo. Finally Jang-Rhang was being defeated and Kyang-Soo was being praised by "Yoo Chae-I". But Kyang-Soo saw "Yoo Chae-I" and collapsed. "Yoo Chae-I" was worried of Kyang-Soo. Hak-Rim was happy to receive the news, though Hak-Rim can't be released. Kyang-Soo graduated from Wasango. Written by Despoina

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Also Known As
  • Volcano High (United States)
  • Volcano High (India, English title)
  • Volcano High (World-wide, English title)
  • Volcano High (United Kingdom)
  • Volcano High (France)
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The American version of the film was released in late 2003 by MTV and featured the voices of: · Andre 3000 as Kim Kyung-soo. · Lil' Jon as Jang Ryang. · Mya as Yoo Chae-yi (renamed Jade). · Snoop Dogg as Song Hak-rim. · Method Man as Mr. Ma. · Pat Morita as Vice Principal Jang Hak-sa (renamed Ko). · Big Boi as Shimma. · Kelis as So Yo-seon (renamed Song). · Tracy Morgan as Woo-pin. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #30.10 (2004). See more »
Soundtracks Gangsta Nation See more »

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