Dream High

Dream High
The promotional poster for the drama
Genre	Comedy Romance Music
Format	Television series
Written by	Park Hye Ryun
Directed by	Lee Eung Bok
Starring	Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, IU, Ham Eun Jung
Opening theme	Dream High
Ending theme	If
Country of origin	South Korea
Language(s)	Korean
No. of seasons	1 Second in production
No. of episodes	16 (1 special)
Production
Producer(s)	Bae Yong Joon Park Jin Young
Location(s)	Seoul, South Korea
Cinematography	Korean Broadcasting System
Camera setup	Korean Broadcasting System
Running time	Monday to Tuesday at (UTC+09:00) 21:55 KST
Production company(s)	Korean Broadcasting System
Distributor	Korean Broadcasting System
Broadcast
Original channel	KBS 1TV
Picture format	480i SDTV
Audio format	Dolby Digital DTS Digital Sound Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
First shown in	3 January 2011
Original run	3 January 2011 – 28 February 2011
Chronology
Preceded by	Mary Stayed Out All Night
Followed by	Crime Squad
External links
Official site (Korean)

Dream High (Korean: 드림하이) is a South Korean television drama series broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System in 2011. It features Suzy, Taecyeon, IU, Wooyoung, Ham Eun Jung and Kim Soo-hyun. It aired on the 3 January 2011 and finished on the 28 February 2011 after 16 successful episodes. This drama is popular among many teenagers, and was a highly rated show. A special episode, where the cast of the show performed the Dream High Special Concert on a stage near Seoul, South Korea was aired by Korean Broadcasting System on 1 March 2011. A second season for Dream High was announced by Korean Broadcasting System on 17 March 2011, to be aired in 30 January 2012.

PLOT

Six students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry. During the drama, the students learn how to develop their singing, songwriting and dancing skills while also undergoing personal growth. Each one of the students have their own strength and their own weaknesses, but with the support and guidance of each other, they strive to debut on stage.

Cast Synopsis

• Suzy as Go Hye Mi

Go Hye Mi is the main character of this drama. Originally from a wealthy family, after her mother's death, her father's business failed and their family fell into debt and his father went to other countries. She is pursued by debt collector Ma Doo Shik and his men for much of the beginning of the drama.

• Kim Soo-Hyun as Song Sam Dong

Song Sam Dong is a naive country boy who follows Hye Mi to Seoul after falling in love with her. He has an exceptional innate musical aptitude without any formal training. Hye Mi gives him a make over where he transforms into a "hottie" and he gets a haircut that resembles Jin Guk's.

• Taecyeon as Hyun Si Hyuk (Jin Guk)

Jin Guk is a childhood friend of Go Hye Mi and he constantly tries to help her. He tries to get Hye Mi to remember their childhood memories. He excels primarily at dancing and rapping. He sings a ballad as his showcase song called "My Valentine". He is in a love triangle with Go Hye Mi and Yoon Baek Hee. After performing with Baek Hee at the music showcase, he debuts with one of Korea's top entertainment agencies as a member of a group called "Group K".

• Ham Eun Jung as Yoon Baek Hee

Baek Hee is Hye Mi's best friend and sidekick at their old school, but she is betrayed by Hye Mi during the Kirin School audition. She is devastated by the betrayal and becomes Hye Mi's biggest rival. She is surprised and confused when she discovers that Hye Mi is apologetic for her actions and wants to be friends again. She has a crush on Jin Guk and is jealous of Hye Mi, who holds his attentions.

• IU as Kim Pil Suk

Kim Pil Suk first appears as a girl wearing a sushi mascot costume during the auditions. She is a girl with a beautiful voice and perfect pitch but is overweight. She has a major crush on Jason, and leaves a lollipop on his locker every day.

• Wooyoung as Jason

Jason is an American exchange student who excels mainly in dancing but is also good at singing. He is courteous and has good manners, leading to misunderstandings with Pil Suk, who believes that he does this because he likes her.

Cast

Main Cast

• Suzy as Go Hye Mi
• Kim Soo Hyun as Song Sam Dong
• Taecyeon as Jin Guk / Hyun Shi Hyuk
• Ham Eun Jung as Yoon Baek Hee
• Wooyoung as Jason
• IU as Kim Pil Sook

Extended cast

• Ahn Kil Kang as Ma Doo Shik
• Ahn Sun Young as Kang Oh Sun (Oh Hyuk's older sister)
• Ahn Seo Hyun as Go Hye Sung (Hye Mi's little sister)
  • Park Eun Bin as 16 year old Hye Sung (ep 16)
• Lee Hye Sook as Song Nam Boon (Sam Dong's mother)
• Choi Il Hwa as Hyun Moo Jin (Jin Guk's father)
• Park Hyuk Kwon (박혁권) as Go Byung Jik (Hye Mi's father)
• Park Hwi Soon as Jin Guk's roommate (ep 1, 2, 5)

Cameos

• Jo Soo Mi (조수미) as herself (ep 1)
• Kim Hyun Joong as himself (ep 1)
• Nichkhun as Ri Ah's CF partner (ep 8)
• Chansung as himself
• Koo Jun Yup as himself (ep 9)
• Chansung as Oh Sun's imaginary boy (ep 12)
• Lee Teuk as himself (ep 13)
• Eun Hyuk as himself (ep 13)
• miss A as flash mob dancers (ep 16)
• 2AM as flash mob dancers (ep 16)
• Dal Shabet as Baek Hee's Kirin students (ep 16)

Kirin's Teachers

• Uhm Ki Joon as Kang Oh Hyuk
• Lee Yoon Ji as Shi Kyung Jin
• Park Jin Young as Yang Jin Man
• Lee Byung Joon as Principal Shi Bum Soo
• Lee Yoon Mi as Maeng Seung Hee
• Baek Won Kil as Gong Min Chul
• Bae Yong Joon as President Jung Ha Myung (ep 1-4)
• Joo Young Hoon as the composing teacher (ep 11)

Kirin's Students

• Jun Ah Min as Jo In Sung (Jin Guk's friend)
• JOO as Jung Ah Jung
• Han Ji Hoo as Park Do Joon
• Yoon Young Ah as Lee Ri Ah
• Park Jin Sang (박진상) as Jun Tae San
• Kim Bo Reum as Ha So Hyun

Soundtrack

Dream High: Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)
Genre	Pop
Label	LOEN Entertainment
Producer	Park Jin Young

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Dream High"	Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Suzy, Kim Soo Hyun, JOO	3:47
2.	"Someday"	IU	3:38
3.	"My Valentine"	Taecyeon & Nichkhun	4:07
4.	"못 잊은 거죠 (If)"	Park Jin Young	3:55
5.	"Maybe"	Sunye	3:01
6.	"사랑하면 안될까 (Can't I Love You?)"	Changmin & Jinwoon	3:35
7.	"가지마 (Don't Leave)"	Junsu & Lim Jeong Hee	4:20
8.	"어떤이의 꿈 (A Part of This Dream)"	San E (Feat SoHyang Of POS)	3:16
9.	"겨울아이 (Winter Child)"	Suzy	3:39
10.	"Dreaming"	Kim Soo Hyun	3:42
11.	"못 잊은 거죠 (If) (Inst.)"	Park Jin Young	3:55
12.	"Maybe (Inst.)"	Sunye	3:01
Total length:			43:47

International Broadcasting

 Japan

• Channel: Tokyo Broadcasting System
• Currently Broadcasting

 Vietnam

• Channel: HTV2
• Currently Broadcasting
• Title: Bay cao Ước mơ

 Philippines

• Channel: ABS-CBN

 Indonesia

• Channel: Indosiar

 Singapore

• Channel: E City
• Currently Broadcasting
• Mandarin Title: 梦想高飞 (mèng xiăng gāo fēi)

 Malaysia

• Channel: 8TV
• Currently Broadcasting

 Kazakhstan

• Channel: El Arna
• Currently Broadcasting (October 19 - ...)

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