Dream High
| Dream High | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Dream High | |
| Genre | Music Teen Comedy Romance |
| Written by | Park Hye-ryun |
| Directed by | Lee Eung-bok |
| Starring | Suzy[1][2] Kim Soo-hyun Taecyeon Eunjung Wooyoung IU |
| Opening theme | "Dream High" |
| Ending theme | "Only Hope" |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (1 special) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Bae Yong-joon Park Jin-young[3] |
| Production locations | Seoul, South Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 |
| Production companies | KeyEast[4] JYP Entertainment[5] CJ Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | January 3 – February 28, 2011 |
| Related | |
| Dream High 2 | |
Dream High (Template:Lang-ko) is a South Korean television series broadcast by KBS2 in 2011. It features miss A's Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, T-ara's Eunjung, IU, and 2PM's Taecyeon and Wooyoung.[6][7][8]
The drama was popular among teenagers, and brought in viewership ratings in the 18 to 20 percent range during its two-month run. A special episode, where the cast of the show performed the Dream High Special Concert on a stage near Seoul, was aired on March 1, 2011, the day after the series ended.[9]
Its sequel Dream High 2 aired a year later with a different cast.[10]
Reruns were aired on sister channel KBS1 from August 12 to September 5, 2013 at 13:00, following KBS News 12.
Plot
Six students at Kirin High School have the dream of becoming K-pop idols. During their school years, they learn how to develop their singing, songwriting and dancing skills while undergoing personal growth. They also go through their love life and start to develop feelings for each other. Each one of the students has his or her own strengths and weaknesses, but they strive to debut with the support and guidance of each other.
Cast
Main characters
- Suzy as Go Hye-mi
- She originally wanted to become an opera singer, but is forced to take up mainstream pop to pay off her father's debt to a gangster.
- Kim Soo-hyun as Song Sam-dong
- A country bumpkin who is a music prodigy with a rare disease.
- Taecyeon as Jin-guk/Hyun Shi-hyuk
- He has a contentious relationship with his politician father who hasn't acknowledged him as his son.
- Eunjung as Yoon Baek-hee
- Formerly best friends with Hye-mi, the two become bitter enemies when Hye-mi betrays her during an audition.
- Wooyoung as Jason
- An American-born dancer who plans on making his entertainment debut in Korea.
- IU as Kim Pil-sook
- She was discouraged from pursuing music because she was shy and overweight. She also has the gift of perfect pitch
Supporting characters
- Ahn Gil-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 younger sister)
- 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 as Go Byung-jik (Hye-mi's father)
- Jang Hee-soo as Kang Hee-seon (Baek-hee's mother)
- Park Hwi-soon as Jin-gook's roommate (ep 1-2, 5)
- Kirin teachers
- Um 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)[11]
- Joo Young-hoon as the composing teacher (ep 11)
- Kirin students
- Jeon Ah-min as Jo In-sung (Jin-gook's friend)
- JOO as Jung Ah-jung
- Han Ji-hoo as Park Do-joon
- Yoon Young-ah as Lee Ri-ah
- Park Jin-sang as Jun Tae-san
- Han Bo-reum as Ha So-hyun
- Cameo appearances
- Sumi Jo as herself (ep 1)
- Kim Hyun-joong as himself (ep 1)
- Song Hae as variety show host (ep 2, 3)
- Kang Yi-suk as young Jin-guk (ep 2, 5, 10)
- Lee Joo-yeon as young Go Hye-mi (ep 2, 5)
- Bae Noo-ri as Kirin student Han So-ri (ep 6, 9, 12-13)
- Nichkhun as Lee Lia's CF partner (ep 8)
- Koo Jun-yup as himself (ep 9, 10)
- Chansung as Oh-sun's imaginary boyfriend (ep 12)
- Leeteuk as himself (ep 13)
- Eunhyuk as himself (ep 13)
- miss A and 2AM as flash mob dancers (ep 16)
- Dal Shabet as Baek-hee's Kirin students (ep 16)
- Park Eun-bin as 16-year-old Hye-sung (ep 16)
Soundtrack
Track-listing
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "드림하이" (Dream High) | Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, JOO | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Someday" | IU | 3:38 |
| 3. | "My Valentine" (feat. Park Jin-young) | 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 Go) | Jun.K & Lim Jeong-hee | 4:20 |
| 8. | "어떤이의 꿈" (A Part of This Dream) | San E (feat. So Hyang of POS) | 3:16 |
| 9. | "겨울아이" (Winter Child) | Suzy | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Dreaming" | Kim Soo-hyun | 3:42 |
| 11. | "못 잊은 거죠 (Inst.)" (If) | Park Jin-young | 3:55 |
| 12. | "Maybe (Inst.)" | Sunye | 3:01 |
| Total length: | 43:47 | ||
Plagiarism allegation
While "Someday" fared well commercially and reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart,[12] it was embroiled in controversy after the song's writer and composer, Park Jin-young, was accused of plagiarizing the song, "To My Man".[13] Songwriter Kim Shin-il won his plagiarism lawsuit against Park Jin-young in 2013, however, an appeal to the Supreme Court of South Korea led to an eventual High Court retrial in 2015.[14][15]
Reception
On October 5, 2011, Japan's daily paper Sankei Sports reported that Dream High was handed the grand prize and Hallyu award at the SKY PerfecTV! Awards which took place in Tokyo.[16]
On October 24, 2011, Dream High was given the Special Award for Foreign Drama at the 5th International Drama Festival held in Tokyo.[17]
On December 31, 2011, Dream High won the following at the KBS Drama Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Lee Yoon-ji; Best New Actor and Popularity Award for Kim Soo-hyun; Best New Actress for Suzy; and Best Couple Award for Kim Soo-hyun and Suzy.
On May 10, 2012, Dream High was honored at the Rose d'Or, the global entertainment television festival ceremony which took place at Lucerne, Switzerland. It won the Golden Rose under the Youth category, the first ever Korean production to do so.[18][19][20]
On March 7, 2013, Dream High was honored as the Best Foreign Soap Opera at the 2013 USTv Students Choice Award in the Philippines, it is an annual awarding ceremony that recognized excellence and Christian values in Philippine television programs and personalities. The awards were based on students’ preferences survey that accounts for Roman Catholic values.[21][22][23]
Ratings
In the tables below, the red numbers represent the lowest ratings and the blue numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | TNMS ratings[24] | AGB ratings[25] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 2011-01-03 | 11.3 (8th) | 14.2 (5th) | 10.7 (13th) | 11.2 (13th) |
| 2 | 2011-01-04 | 11.5 (10th) | 13.9 (6th) | 10.8 (14th) | 11.4 (13th) |
| 3 | 2011-01-10 | 11.7 (8th) | 13.8 (5th) | 13.1 (7th) | 13.3 (7th) |
| 4 | 2011-01-11 | 13.4 (4th) | 15.4 (5th) | 13.8 (5th) | 14.3 (5th) |
| 5 | 2011-01-17 | 13.7 (3rd) | 15.8 (3rd) | 15.5 (3rd) | 17.0 (4th) |
| 6 | 2011-01-18 | 13.1 (4th) | 15.9 (4th) | 15.8 (4th) | 17.1 (4th) |
| 7 | 2011-01-24 | 15.3 (3rd) | 17.5 (3rd) | 15.9 (3rd) | 17.2 (4th) |
| 8 | 2011-01-31 | 14.9 (3rd) | 17.4 (3rd) | 16.3 (4th) | 17.7 (5th) |
| 9 | 2011-02-01 | 14.9 (3rd) | 16.9 (4th) | 16.7 (3rd) | 18.3 (5th) |
| 10 | 2011-02-07 | 16.7 (3rd) | 19.2 (3rd) | 17.6 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) |
| 11 | 2011-02-08 | 16.6 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) | 17.9 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) |
| 12 | 2011-02-14 | 15.8 (3rd) | 17.8 (3rd) | 16.7 (3rd) | 18.9 (3rd) |
| 13 | 2011-02-15 | 17.2 (3rd) | 20.1 (3rd) | 17.9 (3rd) | 20.1 (3rd) |
| 14 | 2011-02-21 | 16.4 (3rd) | 18.9 (3rd) | 17.6 (3rd) | 19.3 (3rd) |
| 15 | 2011-02-22 | 17.2 (3rd) | 19.7 (3rd) | 17.9 (3rd) | 19.5 (3rd) |
| 16 | 2011-02-28 | 18.2 (3rd) | 20.7 (3rd) | 17.2 (3rd) | 18.6 (3rd) |
| Average | 14.9% | 17.3% | 15.7% | 17.0% | |
| Special | 2011-03-01 | 12.1 (6th) | 14.4 (5th) | 12.2 (9th) | 13.6 (8th) |
List of awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director (TV) | Lee Eung-bok | Nominated |
| Best New Actor (TV) | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominated | ||
| Park Jin-young | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress (TV) | Suzy | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award, Actor (TV) | Kim Soo-hyun | Nominated | ||
| Park Jin-young | Nominated | |||
| Popularity Award, Actress (TV) | Suzy | Nominated | ||
| IU | Nominated | |||
| Eunjung | Nominated | |||
| 4th Korea Drama Awards | Best Writer | Park Hye-ryun | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Um Ki-joon | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Yoon-ji | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Won | ||
| Best New Actress | Suzy | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Won | ||
| 6th Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Miniseries | Dream High | Nominated | |
| 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | "Someday" - IU | Nominated | |
| SKY PerfecTV! Awards | Grand Prize | Dream High | Won | |
| Hallyu Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Won | ||
| 5th Tokyo International Drama Festival | Special Award for Foreign Drama | Dream High | Won | |
| 3rd Bugs Music Awards | OST of the Year | "My Valentine" - Taecyeon & Nichkhun feat. Park Jin-young |
Won | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Suzy | Nominated | |
| Best New Actor | Kim Soo-hyun | Won | ||
| Park Jin-young | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Suzy | Won | ||
| IU | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Yoon-ji | Won | ||
| Best Young Actress | Ahn Seo-hyun | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Won | ||
| Suzy | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple Award | Kim Soo-hyun and Suzy | Won | ||
| Taecyeon and Suzy | Nominated | |||
| Wooyoung and IU | Nominated | |||
| Cyworld Digital Music Awards | Song of the Month (February) | "Dreaming" - Kim Soo-hyun | Won | |
| 2012 | Rose d'Or Awards | Golden Rose (Children & Youth) Award | Dream High | Won |
| 7th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama | Dream High | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Korean Actress | Suzy | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | 9th USTv Students' Choice Awards | Best Foreign Soap Opera | Dream High | Won |
International broadcast
- Japan: Tokyo Broadcasting System[26] - 29 July 2011
- Vietnam: HTV2
- Malaysia: 8TV
- Indonesia: Indosiar and RTV
- Singapore: E City
- Kazakhstan: El Arna/ Khabar
- Chile: Etc...TV
- Peru: Panamericana Televisión
- Taiwan: ETTV Variety
- Philippines: ABS-CBN
- Turkey: TRT Okul - 14 January to 3 March 2012
- Thailand: CH7
- Romania: Euforia Lifestyle TV
- Middle East: MBC 4 - 25 August 2013[27]
- Italy: Super! - 1 September to 16 October 2013[28]
Adaptations
The drama was adapted into a Japanese stage musical,[29] with Yuya Matsushita and Bright's Nanaka playing the roles of Song Sam-dong and Go Hye-mi, respectively. It had runs at the New National Theatre Tokyo from July 3 to 20, 2012, and was produced by the "Dream High: Musical Production Committee" (ミュージカル「ドリームハイ」製作委員会), composed of TBS, Avex Live Creative, Nelke Planning and Lawson HMV Entertainment.[30][31][32]
After the publication of Dream High Special Making Book in February 2011 which contained behind-the-scene stories and photos as well as special interviews with the show's cast, a two-volume "image novel" was also released featuring still cuts from the drama.[33]
Sequel
The sequel Dream High 2 aired a year later with a different cast, starring Kang So-ra, GOT7's JB and Junior, 2AM's Jinwoon, T-ara's Jiyeon, SISTAR's Hyolyn, Ailee, and Park Seo-joon.[34]
Notes
- ^ "Cast members pose at a press event for TV drama "Dream High" at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Cast members of TV drama "Dream High" pose on the set of the show in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 January 2011.
- ^ Lee, Seung-han (28 December 2010). "Park Jin-young says "wants to make 'Dream High' a reality"". 10Asia.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (14 April 2010). "KEYEAST, JYP, CJ Media team up for drama "Dream High"". 10Asia.
- ^ Cho, Bum-ja (13 August 2010). "CJ-JYP-KEYEAST drama "Dream High" to air in January 2011". 10Asia.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (28 December 2010). "Yonsama-JYP soap to reignite hallyu". The Korea Times.
- ^ Lee, Seung-han (28 December 2010). "PREVIEW: KBS TV series "Dream High"". 10Asia.
- ^ Sung, So-young (30 December 2010). "Networks announce new season of drama". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "'Dream High' Cast Set for Musical Reunion in Japan". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 June 2011.
- ^ Kim, Myung-hun (30 January 2012). "PREVIEW: KBS TV series "Dream High 2"". 10Asia.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (8 December 2010). "Bae Yong-joon takes part in shoot for "Dream High"". 10Asia.
- ^ Hong, Dong-hui (5 January 2011). "아이유, '드림하이' OST 수록곡 '썸데이'로 '대세론' 이어갈까". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Jeong, Gang-hyeon (3 February 2011). "끊이지 않는 박진영 표절 의혹 왜?". Korea Daily (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (25 January 2013). "Park Jin-young loses plagiarism appeal". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Kang, Jin-ah (24 October 2015). "박진영 김신일 '썸데이' 표절 공방". The Korea Times (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (7 October 2011). "KBS "Dream High" wins two honors at TV awards ceremony in Japan". 10Asia.
- ^ "Kim Soo Hyun Attends "Tokyo International Drama Festival Awards" for "Dream High"". Soompi.com. 26 October 2011.
- ^ Cho, Chung-un (29 February 2012). "KBS drama 'Dream High' nominated for European award". The Korea Herald.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (11 May 2012). "'Dream High' Wins Grand Prize at the 'Rose d'Or' Awards". enewsWorld.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (11 May 2012). "KBS' "Dream High" honored with win at Rose d'Or Awards". 10Asia.
- ^ http://philnews.ph/2013/03/08/ustv-awards-2013-complete-list-of-winners/
- ^ http://www.mykiru.ph/2013/03/ustv-awards-2013-winners-list.html
- ^ http://www.newzgrid.com/entertainment/9th-ustv-students’-choice-awards-winners-2013
- ^ TNmS Media KoreaTemplate:Ko icon
- ^ AGB Neilson MediaTemplate:Ko icon
- ^ Kim, Jessica (21 July 2011). ""Dream High" to show on TBS starting July 29". 10Asia.
- ^ "الدراما الكورية "حلم الشباب" قريبا على MBC4" (in Arabic). 20 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Dream High: Musical" (in Japanese). Dream High: Musical Production Committee. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ Kamarudin, Syahida (22 March 2012). ""Dream High" adapted to Japanese musical". Yahoo!.
- ^ "Yuya Matsushita and Cast of "Dream High Musical" Attends Press Conference". JPopAsia. 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Interview with Yuya Matsushita and NANAKA for Dream High Musical". Oricon via JPopAsia. 17 May 2012.
- ^ Kim, Heidi (30 March 2011). "KBS "Dream High" re-made into image novel". 10Asia.
- ^ Kim, Myung-hun (30 January 2012). "PREVIEW: KBS TV series "Dream High 2"". 10Asia.