Dream High
| Dream High | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Dream High | |
| Genre |
Comedy Romance Music |
| Format | Television series |
| 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(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (1 special) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Bae Yong-joon Park Jin-young[3] |
| Location(s) | Seoul, South Korea |
| Running time | Mondays & Tuesdays at 21:55 |
| Production company(s) |
KeyEast Entertainment[4] JYP Entertainment[5] CJ Media |
| Distributor | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | KBS2 |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV/1080i HDTV |
| Audio format |
Dolby Digital DTS Digital Sound Sony Dynamic Digital Sound |
| Original run | 3 January 2011 – 28 February 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Marry Me, Mary! |
| Followed by | Detectives in Trouble |
| Related shows | Dream High Season 2 |
Dream High (Korean: 드림하이) is a South Korean television series broadcast by KBS in 2011. It features miss A's Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, T-ara's Eunjung, IU and 2PM (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 Season 2 aired a year later with a different cast.[10]
The show later repeated on its 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
- Kim Soo-hyun as Song Sam-dong
- Taecyeon as Jin-guk/Hyun Shi-hyuk
- Eunjung as Yoon Baek-hee
- Wooyoung as Jason
- IU as Kim Pil-suk
- 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)
- Park Hwi-soon as Jin-gook's roommate (ep 1-2, 5)
- Kirin 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-m 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
- Jun 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 Lia
- Park Jin-sang as Jun Tae-san
- Kim 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)
- Kang Yi-suk as young Jin-guk (ep 5)
- Nichkhun as Lee Lia's CF partner (ep 8)
- Bae Noo Ri as Kirin student (ep 8)
- Koo Jun-yup as himself (ep 9)
- 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
| Dream High: Original Sound Track | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | February 14, 2011 |
| Genre | Soundtrack, R&B, teen pop |
| Label | LOEN Entertainment |
| Producer | Park Jin-young |
| 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 | |||
Ratings
| Episode | Original Broadcast date | TNMS ratings[12] | AGB ratings[13] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul (Metropolitan area) | Nationwide | Seoul (Metropolitan area) | ||
| 1 | 3 January 2011 | 11.3% | 14.2% | 10.7% | 11.2% |
| 2 | 4 January 2011 | 11.5% | 13.9% | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| 3 | 10 January 2011 | 11.7% | 13.8% | 13.1% | 13.3% |
| 4 | 11 January 2011 | 13.4% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 14.3% |
| 5 | 17 January 2011 | 13.7% | 15.8% | 15.5% | 17% |
| 6 | 18 January 2011 | 13.1% | 15.9% | 15.8% | 17.1% |
| 7 | 24 January 2011 | 15.3% | 17.5% | 15.9% | 17.2% |
| 8 | 31 January 2011 | 14.9% | 17.4% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| 9 | 1 February 2011 | 14.9% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 18.3% |
| 10 | 7 February 2011 | 16.7% | 19.2% | 17.6% | 19.3% |
| 11 | 8 February 2011 | 16.6% | 19.3% | 17.9% | 19.3% |
| 12 | 14 February 2011 | 15.8% | 17.8% | 16.7% | 18.9% |
| 13 | 15 February 2011 | 17.2% | 20.1% | 17.9% | 20.1% |
| 14 | 21 February 2011 | 16.4% | 18.9% | 17.6% | 19.3% |
| 15 | 22 February 2011 | 17.2% | 19.7% | 17.9% | 19.5% |
| 16 | 28 February 2011 | 18.2% | 20.7% | 17.2% | 18.6% |
| Average | 14.87% | 17.28% | 15.71% | 17.03% | |
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.[14]
On October 24, 2011, Dream High was given the Special Award for Foreign Drama at the 5th International Drama Festival held in Tokyo.[15]
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.[16][17][18]
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.[19][20][21]
List of awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director | 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 | |
| Popularity Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Won | |||
| Best New Actress | Suzy | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Uhm Ki-joon | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Yoon-ji | Nominated | ||
| 6th Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Miniseries | Dream High | Nominated | |
| 13th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | "Someday" - IU | Nominated | |
| SKY PerfecTV! Awards | Hallyu Award | Kim Soo-hyun | Won | |
| Grand Prize | Dream High | Won | ||
| 5th Tokyo International Drama Festival Awards | Special Award for Foreign Drama | 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 Child 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 Actress | Suzy | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Korean Drama | Dream High | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | USTv Students' Choice Awards | Best Foreign Soap Opera | Won |
International broadcast
- Japan: Tokyo Broadcasting System[22] - 29 July 2011
- Philippines: ABS-CBN - 16 April to 21 December 2012[23]
- Vietnam: HTV2
- Malaysia: 8TV
- Indonesia: Indosiar
- Singapore: E City
- Kazakhstan: El Arna
- Peru: Panamericana Televisión
- Taiwan: ETTV Variety
- Turkey: TRT Okul - 14 January to 3 March 2012
- Thailand: CH7
- Romania: Euforia Lifestyle TV
- Middle East: MBC 4 - 25 August 2013[24]
- Italy: Super! - 1 September to 16 October 2013[25]
Adaptations
The drama was adapted into a Japanese stage musical,[26] 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.[27][28][29]
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.[30]
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.
- ↑ TNmS Multimedia Homepage(Korean)
- ↑ AGB Nilson Media Research Homepage(Korean)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Kim, Jessica (21 July 2011). ""Dream High" to show on TBS starting July 29". 10Asia.
- ↑ "K-pop stars join forces on 'Dream High'". ABS-CBN. 16 April 2012.
- ↑ "الدراما الكورية "حلم الشباب" قريبا على MBC4" [Korean drama "A Dream of Youth" soon on MBC4] (in arabian). 20 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ "Dream High e Talent High School 2, le serie teen in onda su Super!" [Dream High and Talent High School 2, teen series on Super!] (in italian). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Dream High official KBS website (Korean)
- Dream High at HanCinema
- Dream High at the Internet Movie Database