Dream High 2

Dream High 2
Dream High 2 promotional poster
Genre	Music Teen Comedy Drama Romance
Written by	Heo Sung-hye (ep 1-6) Jang Eun-mi (ep 7-16)
Directed by	Lee Eung-bok Mo Wan-il
Starring	Kang So-ra JB Jinwoon Jiyeon Hyorin Ailee Park Seo-joon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer(s)	Bae Yong-joon Park Jin-young
Location(s)	Seoul
Running time	Mondays and Tuesdays at (UTC+09:00) 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s)	KBS Holym (joint venture of JYP Entertainment and KeyEast) CJ E&M Corp.
Distributor	KBS
Broadcast
Original channel	KBS2
Original run	January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30) – March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
Chronology
Preceded by	Brain
Followed by	Love Rain
Related shows	Dream High
External links
Website

Dream High 2 (Korean: 드림하이 2) is a South Korean television drama series broadcast by KBS in 2012. It stars Kang So-ra, GOT7's JB, 2AM's Jinwoon, T-ara's Jiyeon, SISTAR's Hyolyn, Ailee and Park Seo-joon. Like its prequel, it has 16 episodes which ran from January 30, 2012 until 20 March 20 of the same year and was able to gain reasonable viewership ratings.

Plot

Like its predecessor Dream High, it follows a group of students at the Kirin High School of Art stars who pursue their dream of becoming K-pop stars. However, it has a slightly difference in terms of plot with new set of student casts.

After going into financial bankruptcy, Kirin High School is taken over by Oz Entertainment. The company then transfers its own young trainees to circumvent a law requiring underage entertainers to study for a set amount of time. Then, competition brews between the troubled students at Kirin High and the newly transferred Oz Entertainment trainees.

Although Shin Hae-sung (Kang So-ra) enters Kirin High School with a high exam score, she has no talent in singing. She meets and befriends fellow students, Jin Yoo-jin (Jung Jin-woon) and JB. Yoo-jin, who originally got into the entertainment industry as a child actor, is now troubled by his dreams of becoming a pop star as he tries to cope with the pain of his parents' divorce. JB, a member of a famous group Eden, develops feelings for Hae-sung and dates her later on.

Rian (Jiyeon), a member of a famous girl group called HershE, chases after JB, who was once her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Yoo-jin, who also likes Hae-sung, tries to separate the couple with Rian. Later on, Rian and Yoo-jin give up and remain close friends.

Hae-sung later becomes a famous composer and director, JB ends up as a music producer, Rian becomes a Hallyu idol, and Yoo-jin becomes a rock music teacher at Kirin High School.

Cast

Main characters

• Kang So-ra as Shin Hae-sung

• JB as JB/Jang Woo-jae

• Jinwoon as Jin Yoo-jin

• Jiyeon as Rian/Lee Ji-kyung

• Hyolyn as Nana/Kim Jae-hee

• Park Seo-joon as Lee Siwoo

• Ailee as Ailee

Supporting characters

Kirin students

• Jr. as Jung Hee-bong
• Yoo So-young as Park Soon-dong
• Kim Jisoo as Park Hong-joo
• Jung Yeon-joo as Lee Seul

Kirin teachers

• Park Jin-young as Yang Jin-man (English teacher)
• Kwon Hae-hyo as Joo Jung-wan (Principal)
• Kim Jung-tae as Lee Kang-chul (President)
• Choi Yeo-jin as Ahn Tae-yeon (Vocal teacher)
• Park Kahi as Hyun Ji-soo (Dance teacher)

Extended cast

• Yoon Hee-seok as Shin Jae-in
• Hwang Mi-sun as Rian's mother
• Jung Kyu-soo as Hae-sung's father
• No Jung-ui as Shin Hae-pung (Hae-sung's sister)

Cameos

• Kim Soo-hyun as actor playing Song Sam-dong (ep 1)
• IU as Kim Pil-sook (ep 1)
• Toxic as band performing with Yoo-jin in Hongdae (ep 1,2)
• MYNAME as OZ Entertainment idol group (ep 2)
• Boyfriend as themselves (ep 2)
• Psy as trainer coach (ep 5,6)
• Kim Seon-nyeo as Jin Yoo-jin's mother (ep 8,12-16)
• Yeeun as herself (ep 9)
• miss A as themselves (ep 15)
• Park Jin-young as himself (ep 16)
• Jo Jung-eun as teen Shin Hae-pung (ep 16)

Soundtrack

Dream High 2: Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31)
Genre	Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B, teen pop
Label	Holym, LOEN Entertainment
Producer	Park Jin-young

Part 1:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Falling"	Park Jin-young	3:21

Part 2:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"You are My Star"	Suzy	3:31

Part 3:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Hello To Myself"	Park Ye Eun	3:36

Part 4:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Superstar"	Hyolyn, Ailee & Jiyeon (HershE)	3:42

Part 5:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"아픈 희망" (Sick of Hope)	Lee Ki Chan	3:49

Part 6:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"B급 인생" (We are the B)	Jinwoon, Kang So-ra, Jr., Kim JiSoo	2:31

Part 7:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Together"	JB & Jiyeon	4:19

Part 8:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"하루하루" (Day after Day)	Jiyeon	3:43

Part 9:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Sunflower"	Kim JiSoo	4:41

Part 10:
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"New Dreaming"	JB and Park Seo-joon (I:dn)	3:07

Background

Falling is the first part of the drama's soundtrack and was featured in the first episode of the drama. Park Jin-young was once again involved in composing, writing and interpreting the soundtrack of the drama.

The track Falling is slow-tempo with beautiful guitar melody. It has gained a lot of popular response sweeping music charts since its release. Ranking first, second and third on real time charts. The song is available on digital music portals such as Melon, Soribada, Bugs and Mnet. The rest of the soundtrack will include more beautiful melodies reflecting character stories, struggles and dreams in the drama.^[1]

Songs performed

Ratings

Episode	Broadcast date	TNMS ratings[2]		AGB ratings[3]
		South Korea	Seoul (Metropolitan area)	South Korea	Seoul (Metropolitan area)
1	30 January 2012	9.2%	9.8%	10.5%	11.6%
2	31 January 2012	8.9%	10.21%	9.8%	11.7%
3	6 February 2012	8.2%	9.8%	7.2%	8.6%
4	7 February 2012	9.8%	11.7%	8.2%	9.9%
5	13 February 2012	7.6%	8.9%	7.7%	9.1%
6	14 February 2012	7.9%	9.0%	7.9%	9.5%
7	20 February 2012	6.9%	9.9%	8.1%	9.7%
8	21 February 2012	7.8%	8.3%	7.9%	9.2%
9	27 February 2012	7.7%	8.7%	7.3%	8.9%
10	28 February 2012	7.8%	9.7%	7.9%	9.1%
11	5 March 2012	6.3%	7.1%	6.4%	7.1%
12	6 March 2012	7.1%	8.5%	6.4%	7.6%
13	12 March 2012	5.2%	6.5%	6.2%	7.8%
14	13 March 2012	9.7%	8.5%	7.8%	7.5%
15	19 March 2012	5.7%	6.8%	5.7%	6.8%
16	20 March 2012	9.4%	9.7%	7.6%	8.5%
Average		7.83%	8.94%	7.66%	8.88%

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