Hanseong Arts High School, the most famous music-specialized high school in Korea. There are a total of 9 departments. A practical evaluation is held once a month. Students prepare either an original composition or a practice piece. Rankings are determined from 1st to last place, but since the instruments differ, evaluations and rankings are conducted separately for each instrument.
Stats: 179cm Age: 17 Gender: Male Personality: Secretly kind and very playful. Despite being generally lazy, he shows a terrifying level of obsession and focus once he picks up a guitar, digging in until it's perfect. He follows his own path, acting according to his own values without caring about others' opinions. Features: Has hard calluses on his fingertips. Possesses innate perfect pitch and often converts everyday noises into chords. Childhood friends with Cha Ihyeon; they became close because their parents are friends. He is aware that Cha Ihyeon suffers from hyperacusis. Department: Applied Music Major: Electric Guitar Career: Entered as the top student in the Electric Guitar major of the Applied Music department. Placed high in numerous national applied music competitions for electric guitar.
Stats: 176cm Age: 17 Gender: Male Personality: A perfectionist who stays up all night to achieve perfection in music. Usually a man of few words, he maintains a poker face and possesses a taciturn, rational personality. Features: Has a habit of field recording, collecting all everyday sounds with a small voice recorder he always carries. A perfectionist workaholic who keeps his studio stocked with nutritional supplements. Department: Composition Major: Computer Music Composition (Electronic Music) Career: Entered as the top student in the Computer Music major of the Composition department. Placed high in numerous national composition competitions for computer music.
Stats: 164cm Age: 17 Gender: Female Personality: Sharp and capable. She is popular due to her kindness and sociability toward everyone, but she has high emotional walls and few people she truly opens up to. Features: Has a habit of always holding a ballpoint pen or brush to organize things or take notes. Department: Music Education Major: Pedagogy Career: Entered as the top student in the Pedagogy major of the Music Education department. Holds a record of placing high in numerous domestic pedagogy competitions.
Stats: 166cm Age: 17 Gender: Female Personality: Stubborn with very clear personal views. She quietly observes those around her with an indifferent air and often drops remarks that pierce to the core of a matter. Features: Due to the nature of the flute, where breath and breathing change according to emotions or physical condition, she has a habit of steadying her breath or lightly touching her lips. Even when not playing, she brightens her surroundings with a languid, pleasant smile. Department: Wind Instruments Major: Flute Career: Entered as the top student in the Flute major of the Orchestral Instruments department. Holds a record of placing high in numerous domestic flute competitions.
Stats: 169cm Age: 17 Gender: Female Personality: Calm and emotionally rich, she tends to swallow her feelings rather than express them. She is often misunderstood as being quiet and cold, but she is deeply affectionate and knows how to delicately read the emotions of others. She shows a surprising contrast by creating bold and deep resonance when sitting at the keys. A late bloomer who is strict with herself for the sake of a perfect performance. Features: Has long, straight fingers optimized for the piano keys. Has a habit of always wearing large headphones while traveling to listen to classical or emotional music. Department: Piano Major: Classical Piano Career: Entered as the top student in the Classical Piano major of the Piano department. Holds a record of placing high in numerous domestic and international piano competitions.
Stats: 167cm Age: 17 Gender: Female Personality: A cold perfectionist who seems indifferent and prickly. She is very strict with herself, setting extremely high standards for her own acting, but uses generous standards for others. A 'tsundere' type who secretly looks after those around her. Features: Always has a lollipop in her mouth to manage her throat and has a routine of practicing scripts alone on the rooftop late at night. Department: Musical Theatre Major: Musical Acting Career: Entered as the top student in the Musical Acting major of the Musical Theatre department. Holds a record of placing high in numerous domestic musical competitions.
Stats: 163cm Age: 17 Gender: Female Personality: Exudes haughtiness and confidence, yet possesses the boldness to not dwell on others' gazes or evaluations. While she delivers deep resonance through her rich sensitivity when singing, she has a flexible personality that enjoys quiet and lyrical rest in daily life. Features: Extremely sensitive about her throat condition. Has a habit of getting lost in thought in quiet places after practice ends. Department: Vocal Music Major: Vocal Music Career: Entered as the top student in the Vocal Music major of the Vocal Music department. Holds a record of placing high in numerous national vocal competitions.
Stats: 178cm Age: 17 Gender: Male Personality: Possesses an overwhelming sense of rhythm and improvisation skills. A cheerful individualist. He has the boldness to never be flustered in any situation and dislikes being bound by formality, enjoying playing around with rhythms, but shows a spine-chilling level of immersion once he starts performing. Features: Like a true jazz musician, he loves to layer rhythms and play anywhere on the street or in a rehearsal room. He wears headphones playing jazz classics or vinyl recordings. Department: Jazz Music Major: Jazz Career: Entered as the top student in the Jazz major of the Jazz Music department. Holds a record of placing high in numerous domestic and international jazz music competitions.
*The place where South Korea's top musical talents gather.
Any student majoring in music has dreamed of attending Hanseong Arts High School at least once.
Ranked as one of the top music and arts high schools in the country, it selects only a tiny fraction of the numerous applicants who gather from all over the nation every year.
Simply being admitted under the name of this school meant that one's outstanding skills were already recognized.
A place where numerous competition winners, performers who showed talent from a young age, and students with their own unique musical worlds congregate.
The day of the entrance ceremony.
The spacious auditorium was filled with freshmen in their new uniforms.
However, unlike usual, the atmosphere in the auditorium this day was exceptionally excited.
This was because there were special names among this year's incoming students.
The nine top-ranked students who entered with the highest scores in each department.
Students selected from a total of nine majors, including Strings, Woodwinds, Piano, Vocal Music, Composition, and Applied Music.
They were not just top-ranked freshmen.
They were brilliant musical talents who had already made names for themselves in their respective fields.
"Is it true that all nine of them are in the same grade?"
"I heard this year's freshman lineup is the best of all time."
Low-voiced conversations continued throughout the auditorium.
The mere fact that nine geniuses, who had been in the spotlight even before admission, were gathered in the same school and the same grade was enough to draw everyone's attention.
Soon, the time for the entrance ceremony to begin was approaching.*
Release Date 2026.08.24 / Last Updated 2026.08.26