''Dream High'' () is a 2011

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starring

Bae Suzy Bae Su-ji (; born October 10, 1994), anglicized as Bae Suzy or known mononymously as Suzy, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the girl group Miss A under JYP Entertainment. In 2017, she made her solo debut with th ...

Kim Soo-hyun Kim Soo-hyun (; born February 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is the recipient of five Baeksang Arts Awards, two Grand Bell Awards and one Blue Dragon Film Award. Kim made his television debut in 2007 with the family sitcom ''Kimchi Che ...

Ok Taec-yeon Ok Taec-yeon (; born December 27, 1988), known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the rapper of the South Korean boy band 2PM. In 2010, Ok debuted as an actor in the Korean ...

Hahm Eun-jung Hahm Eun-jung (; born December 12, 1988), known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie, is a South Korean singer, actress, model, host, entertainer, and lyricist. She began her career at the age of seven as an entertainer in 1995, when she wo ...

Jang Wooyoung Jang Woo-young (; born on April 30, 1989), better known mononymously as Wooyoung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. In 2008, he debuted as a member of 2PM, a boy band currently managed by JYP Entertainment. He is mainly ...

and Lee Ji-eun. It aired on

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from January 3 to February 28, 2011, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST). The drama was popular among teenagers, and brought in average viewership ratings of 15.7% during its two-month run. A special episode, where the cast of the show performed the ''Dream High Special Concert'' on a stage near

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, was aired on March 1, 2011, the day after the series ended. Its sequel ''

Dream High 2 ''Dream High 2'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kang So-ra, Jay B, Jeong Jin-woon, Park Ji-yeon, Hyolyn, and Park Seo-joon. It aired on KBS2 from January 30 to March 20, 2012, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST) for 16 ...

'' aired a year later with a different cast.

Synopsis

Six students at Kirin High School share dreams of becoming

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, among others. During their school years, they learn how to develop their singing, songwriting and dancing skills while undergoing personal growth. They also start to develop feelings for one another. Each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses, but they strive to debut with the support and guidance of one another.

Cast

Main

as Go Hye-mi ** Lee Joo-yeon as young Go Hye-mi (Ep. 2 & 5) :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. *

as Song Sam-dong :A country bumpkin who is a music prodigy with a rare disease. He develops a one-sided crush on Hye-mi. *

as Jin-guk / Hyun Shi-hyuk **

Kang Yi-seok Kang Yi-seok (born November 11, 1998) is a South Korean actor. Kang began his career as a child actor, and has starred in television series such as ''Mr. Goodbye'' (2006), ''First Wives' Club'' (2007), '' Five Fingers'' (2012) and '' Ugly Alert' ...

as young Jin-guk (Ep. 2, 5 & 10) :An aspiring dancer who plans on making his entertainment debut due to the contentious relationship with his father, the mayor, who hasn't acknowledged him as his son. Hye-mi's Love Interest. *

as Yoon Baek-hee :Formerly best friends with Hye-mi, the two become bitter enemies when Hye-mi betrays Baek-hee during an audition. *

as Jason :An American-born dancer who plans on making his entertainment debut in Korea. * Lee Ji-eun (IU) as Kim Pil-sook :She was discouraged from pursuing music because she was shy and overweight. She also has the gift of

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Supporting

Ahn Gil-kang Ahn Gil-kang (; born August 24, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears as a supporting actor in director Ryoo Seung-wan's films, such as '' Die Bad'' (2000), '' Crying Fist'' (2005), ''The City of Violence'' (2006), and ''Dachimawa ...

as Ma Doo-shik * Ahn Sun-young as Kang Oh-sun (Oh-hyuk's older sister) *

Ahn Seo-hyun Ahn Seo-hyun (; born January 12, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 2008, and has since appeared in films and television series such as '' The Housemaid'' (2010), '' Single-minded Dandelion'' (2014) and ...

as Go Hye-sung (Hye-mi's younger sister) **

Park Eun-bin Park Eun-bin (; born September 4, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child model in 1996, and made her small screen debut as a child actor, child actress in 1998's ''White Nights 3.98''. Park received international recog ...

as 16-year-old Hye-sung (Ep. 16) *

Lee Hye-sook Lee Hye-sook (; born September 4, 1962) is a South Korean actress. She began acting in 1979, and has remained active in Korean cinema and television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sou ...

as Song Nam-boon (Sam-dong's mother) *

Choi Il-hwa Choi Il-hwa (; born May 9, 1959) is a South Korean actor. He joined the Madang Sesil Theatre Group in 1983, and has since continued acting in Korean theater, television and film. Filmography Film *'' No Tomorrow'' (2016) *'' Wonderful Nightma ...

as Hyun Moo-jin (Jin-guk's father) *

Park Hyuk-kwon Park Hyuk-kwon (; born July 11, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Park began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim. He later became a well-regarded supporting actor in films such as '' Chaw'' (2009) and '' Secret Reu ...

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)

Teachers in Kirin High School

Um Ki-joon Um Ki-joon (; born March 23, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1995 in the stage play ''Richard III'', though he later became best known as a musical theatre actor, starring in ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''The Sorrows of Y ...

as Kang Oh-hyuk *

Lee Yoon-ji Lee Yoon-ji (; born March 15, 1984) is a South Korean actress. After making her acting debut in the sitcom '' Nonstop 4'', Lee has starred in the television series '' Pure 19'' (2004), '' Princess Hours'' (2006), ''Dream High'' (2011), '' The Ki ...

as Shi Kyung-jin *

Park Jin-young Park Jin-young (; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show judge. Park rose to s ...

as Yang Jin-man *

Lee Byung-joon Lee Byung-joon (; born January 27, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Active in film, television and theater since 1985, Lee is best known for his supporting roles in '' A Bloody Aria'' (2006), '' Highway Star'' (2007), and ''Eye for an Eye'' (2008) ...

as Principal Shi Bum-soo * Lee Yoon-mi as Maeng Seung-hee * Baek Won-kil as Gong Min-chul *

Bae Yong-joon Bae Yong-joon (; born August 29, 1972) is a South Korean businessman and former actor. He has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, ''Winter Sonata'' (2002), which became a major part of the Korean Wave. Bae retired from a ...

as President Jung Ha-myung (Ep. 1–4) * Joo Young-hoon as the composing teacher (Ep. 11)

Students in Kirin High School

* 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 Yoon Young-ah (; born March 15, 1987), better known professionally as Yoon Ji-yoo, is a South Korean actress. Yoon began her career as a child actress, notably in the children's fantasy show '' Magic Kid Masuri'' (2002). She began using the stag ...

as Lee Ri-ah * Park Jin-sang as Jun Tae-san *

Han Bo-reum Kim Bo-reum (; born February 12, 1987), known professionally as Han Bo-reum, is a South Korean actress and model. Filmography Film Television series Variety shows Music video appearances Awards and nominations References External ...

as Ha So-hyun *

Bae Noo-ri Bae Noo-ri (; born February 4, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She began modeling in 2008 for the brand Litmus, then made her acting debut in 2010. Bae is best known for playing a shaman in a period television series ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' ...

as Han So-ri (Ep. 6, 9, 12–13)

Special appearances

Sumi Jo Sumi Jo, OSI (; ; born 22 November 1962) is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy Award-winning interpretations of the bel canto repertoire. Life and career Early life and education Jo was born Jo Su-gyeong in Ch ...

as Sumi Jo (Ep. 1) *

Kim Hyun-joong Kim Hyun-joong (; born June 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor, singer and songwriter. He is a member of the boy band SS501 and played roles in the Korean dramas ''Boys Over Flowers'' (2009) and '' Playful Kiss'' (2010). After debuting with SS5 ...

as Kim Hyun-joong (Ep. 1) *

Song Hae Song Bok-hee (; 27 April 1927 – 8 June 2022), also known professionally as Song Hae (), was a South Korean television music show host and singer. He had been the host of the longest running music show '' National Singing Contest'' from 1988 ...

as variety show host (Ep. 2, 3) *

Jay B Lim Jae-beom (; born January 6, 1994), better known as Jay B (; stylized in all caps), and formerly JB, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. Jay B is the leader of South Korean boy band band Got7, a member of boy band duo JJ Proje ...

as Jason's back up dancer (Ep. 3) *

Young K Kang Young-hyun (; born December 19, 1993), known professionally as Young K, is a South Korean musician, singer, songwriter, and rapper. He is best known as the bassist and vocalist of South Korean pop rock band Day6. Early life Kang Younghyu ...

as Jason's back up dancer (Ep. 3) *

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as Jason's back up dancer (Ep. 3) *

Nichkhun Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul (; ; born June 24, 1988), better known mononymously as Nichkhun (), is a Thai and American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and model who is currently based in South Korea as a member of the South Korean boy band 2PM ...

as Lee Ri-ah's CF partner (Ep. 8) *

Koo Jun-yup Koo Jun-yup (; born September 11, 1969), also known by his stage name DJ Koo, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and DJ. A member of K-pop duo CLON, Koo is one of the first-generation Hallyu stars and since the 2000s has pursued a solo career ...

as Koo Jun-yup (Ep. 9, 10) *

Hwang Chan-sung Hwang Chan-sung (, born February 11, 1990), also known mononymously as Chansung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. He is a member of the Korean boy band 2PM. He made his debut as an actor in the 2006 comedy series '' Uns ...

as Oh-sun's imaginary boyfriend (Ep. 12) *

Leeteuk Park Jeong-su (; born July 1, 1983), known professionally as Leeteuk (; ), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality, and actor. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Super Junior in November 2005 and since then ha ...

as Leeteuk (Ep. 13) *

Eunhyuk Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T an ...

as Eunhyuk (Ep. 13) *

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as flash mob dancers (Ep. 16) * 2AM as flash mob dancers (Ep. 16) *

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as Baek-hee's students (Ep. 16)

Production

In January 2009, media outlets reported that

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actor and chairman of

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, would co-produce a television drama with

's entertainment company JYP. A television drama production company, Holym, was established as a

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between

and

JYP Entertainment JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1997 by Park Jin-young, J. Y. Park. Operating as a record label, talent ...

. In April 2010, CJ Media signed a MoU with Holym becoming the part of production team. Bae being the

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of the drama, he provided overall concept, goals and ideas while Park composed the music and

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the dance for the series. The

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was written by Park Hye-ryun and the series was directed by Lee Eung-bok.

was also part of the cast for four episodes making his first small screen appearance in three years. While

marked his acting debut with the series.

and

from 2PM,

from

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from

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, singer IU and

were selected for the main cast. Kim was the only non-

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among the cast, but he had studied music and dance at

for 3 months in order to portray his role.

Original soundtrack

Chart performance

Plagiarism allegation

While "Someday" fared well commercially and reached number one on the

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, it was embroiled in controversy after the song's writer and composer,

, was accused of plagiarizing the song, "To My Man". Songwriter Kim Shin-il won his plagiarism lawsuit against Park Jin-young in 2013, however, an appeal to the

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led to an eventual High Court retrial in 2015.

Reception

On October 5, 2011, Japan's daily paper

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reported that ''Dream High'' was handed the Grand Prize and

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award at the

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awards which took place in

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. On October 24, 2011, ''Dream High'' was given the Special Award for Foreign Drama at the 5th International Drama Festival held in

. On December 31, 2011, ''Dream High'' won the following at the

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: Best Supporting Actress for

; Best New Actor and Popularity Award for

; Best New Actress for

; and Best Couple Award for Kim Soo-hyun and Bae Suzy. On May 10, 2012, ''Dream High'' was honored at the Rose d'Or, the global entertainment television festival ceremony which took place at

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. It won the

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under the Youth category, the first ever Korean production to do so. In 2012, Philippines network ABS-CBN dubbed the show as "The most successful Korean series of 2011". ''Dream High'' is one of the most watched South Korean dramas on Chinese video streaming platform

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with over 26,300,000 views and an average of 2,000,000 views per episode (As of July 2016).

Ratings

In the table below, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Listicles

Adaptations

* The drama was adapted into a Japanese stage musical, with

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and

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's Nanaka playing the roles of Song Sam-dong and Go Hye-mi, respectively. It had runs at the

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from July 3 to July 20, 2012 and was produced by the , composed of TBS, Avex Live Creative, Nelke Planning and Lawson

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Entertainment. * 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. * In episode 17 of ''

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'',

makes a special guest appearance as Go Hye-mi, the main protagonist (and the same character she plays in) of ''Dream High''. * On November 13, 2022, it was announced ''Dream High'' would be adapted into a Korean stage musical which will be opened in May 2023, the plot focusing on the lives of main characters 10 years after the series. On February 10, it was confirmed that choreographers Choi Young-jun from 1Million and Kim Hyo-jin from Artone (also the producing house of the musical) will be participating as choreography directors on the choreograph-heavy stage work. On February 28, it was confirmed that

Eum Moon-suk Eum Moon-suk (; born 7 December 1982), also known by stage name SIC, is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Fiery Priest'' (2019), ''Backstreet Rookie'' (2020), and ''Hello, Me!'' (2021) ...

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's Lee Seung-hoon and SF9's Yoo Tae-yang will be playing the male lead, adult Song Sam-dong. Most of the main characters from the original series are reprised as adulthood characters in the adaptation, however only childhood and adolescent casts have been revealed for Go Hye-mi, the female lead in the series. * In March 2025, it was announced that Dream High would be adapted into another stage Musical, with

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as creative director. The musical will be performed April 5 to June 1, 2025 simultaneously in both Korea and Japan. confirmed that

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and

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will be appearing as Baekhee, previously played by

's Eunjung.

Sequel

The sequel ''

'' aired a year later with a different cast, starring

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, GOT7's JB and Jinyoung, 2AM's

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's Jiyeon,

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, and

Park Seo-joon Park Yong-kyu (; born December 16, 1988), better known by the stage name Park Seo-joon (), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in the television series ''Fight for My Way'' (2017), ''What's Wrong with Secretary Kim'' ...

Media release

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, the series received a 2-Box Set DVD release on September 28, 2011 by Avex Japan, which were only available for purchase in the country. Due to the show's popularity and the success of the previous releases, additional 2 box sets were released on August 3, 2012 under the same distributor. Another DVD box set featuring behind-the-scenes videos and interviews with the cast and staff was released on December 7 of the same year in Japan under

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International broadcast

''Dream High'' is one of the best selling Korean dramas internationally, being licensed to over 35 channels in approximately 60 different countries. It received a worldwide broadcast on

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on April 27, 2021. It was also aired on

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's largest network group MBC starting 25 August 2013 and received multiple re-runs since due to its popularity. In

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, it premiered in

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on September 2, 2013 on

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and in 2017 on Lifetyle TV in

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. The show was sold to various

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n countries including

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(2012),

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(2012),

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(2012, 2013, 2017),

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(2013),

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

(2013),

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

(2013),

El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...

(2013) and

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(2014). It premiered in

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on NET TV for the third time on January 17, 2022.

Streaming platform

''Dream High'' has been licensed to multiple local and international streaming platforms since its release. Foreign releases were on

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platforms

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and Viki Rakuten as well as Viu, available in selected regions. It was released on

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on July 20, 2022.

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* * * * {{Authority control 2011 South Korean television series debuts 2011 South Korean television series endings South Korean musical television series South Korean romance television series South Korean teen dramas K-pop television series Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows Television shows written by Park Hye-ryun Television series by CJ E&M Television series by JYP Entertainment Television series by KeyEast Dream High South Korean television series about teenagers South Korean high school television series