Dream High

6.8
20111h 10m

Production

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Six dedicated students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry.

Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: [Drama Trailer] Dream High (드림 하이)

[Drama Trailer] Dream High (드림 하이)

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Dream High 1 | 드림 하이 1 [Preview]

Seasons

16 Episodes • Premiered 2011

Girin Arts High School is a prestigious school which trains students how to dance and sing. Students, with all different charms and personalities, meet at Girin Arts High School, where they slowly pour their hearts out to each other, and become friends…or for some of them, lovers.. Follow the lives of these students who struggle to become a world star at “Dream High”.

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1. Episode 1

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Hae Mi wants to become a singer, but loan sharks are hounding her to repay her father's debt -- so she puts her dream of going to Juilliard on hold.

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2. Episode 2

All kinds of students are auditioning to be a student at Kirin High School. Hae Mi copes with rejection after losing her position to Beak Hee.

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3. Episode 3

Hae Mi is forced to dance behind Sam Dong, but she doubts his talent. Sam Dong becomes attracted to Hae Mi after hearing her sing.

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4. Episode 4

Beak Hee's event is a success. Lee Byung Jun puts Hae Mi and Jin Guk on stage to undermine the director's authority -- and it is a total disaster.

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5. Episode 5

Hae Mi announces that she will beat Beak Hee on the first monthly test. But Hae Mi and Jin Guk are not allowed to take the Performance class.

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6. Episode 6

Sam Dong gets hit by a flowerpot and he is sent to the emergency room. Hae Mi feels responsible for what happened, so she takes care of him.

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7. Episode 7

CEO Hyun asks Jin Guk to drop out of Kirin High School to go abroad. Hae Mi is shocked by Jin Guk's behavior. Jason and Lia open the showcase.

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8. Episode 8

Jin Guk runs away from the airport and goes to see Hae Mi, but she is already gone. It pains Sam Dong to see Hae Mi suffering.

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9. Episode 9

The school goes to Japan for a field trip, and Hae Mi, Sam Dong and Oh Hyuk fly together. After arriving at Japan, they sing at a wedding for money.

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10. Episode 10

Hye Mi crashes with Ria and Baek Hee, and her stomach growls loudly but her pride won't let her accept the snacks Baek Hee offers.

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11. Episode 11

CEO Yoon offers Hae Mi a debut and she is happy to be on stage with Jin Guk. Oh Hyuk plans to leave the school, and Hae Mi tries to make him stay.

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12. Episode 12

Oh Hyuk returns and tries to talk to Sam Dong. Sam Dong says he won't be in the showcase. Beak Hee must sing her own composition at the performance.

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13. Episode 13

Sam Dong tells Hae Mi to stay away from him and not to worry about him anymore. To get over her, he starts training with Pil Suk to work on his pitch.

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14. Episode 14

Oh Hyuk finds out Baek Hee was at the scene of the incident. Students are suprised by the challenge of a global contest.

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15. Episode 15

Byung Jik comes back to Korea and asks Hae Mi to go abroad. Sam Dong feels bad that Hae Mi might go away. Pil Suk works on a cable television show.

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16. Episode 16

Doo Shik tells the group that he's running up against a giant wall when it comes to the studios. Baek Hee and Jin Gook try not to hold the group back.

Cast

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Suzy

Ko Hye-mi

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IU

Kim Pil-sook

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Park Jin-young

Yang Jin-man

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Kang So-ra

Shin Hae-sung

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Jeong Jin-woon

Jin Yu-jin

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Park Ji-yeon

Rhee-ahn

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Hyolyn

Nana

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Yoo So-young

Park Soon-dong

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Ailee

Ailee

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Jinyoung

Jung Ui-bong

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Kim Jung-tae

Lee Kang-cheol

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Reviews

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ParkMin

4/10

Season 1: The drama started off mostly alright for the first 3 episodes or so, but once they confined everything into the school settings, problems started to seep from every corner. Imagine all of the school related tired tropes and cliches amplified by cringe to create the cheesiest abomination. Jason as a character, actor, story and writing was easily the worst aspect of this drama. Which created one of the worst memorable dynamics with his love interest. From the outset, the plot followed a predictable trajectory but things got a lot worse around the last 1/3 of its run. During which the story became static, the characters fell apart and the drama started to shove empty scenes of side characters. They reduced Sam Dong screen time significantly as well. They also isolated Pil Sook and Jason despite being main characters and had little to no interactions with others later on. All of this led to a below average last episode and a lukewarm ending. Despite its flaws and problems, somehow it worked, to a certain degree.

In comparison, season 2 was an obvious downgrade in all regards, it's just plain worse. The empty scenes I mentioned earlier turned into amateurish random musical performances here. I noticed they were mostly using Korean songs in this season, compared to season 1 which had more western/global songs. In season 2, no one had any chemistry with anyone, all pairings were as incompatible and dry as they could get. It also had the same ending as season 1. I think the cast also had more idols than actors? Anyway, changing the directors and writers made its sequel DOA.

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