Many are in training for future debuts, while some are even famous now. Kirin is no mere high school, but occupies a halfway point between school and management company, grooming the next generation of pop stars. Keeping with the poo metaphor, the people affiliated with Kirin are “pieces of crap.” Such pretty words from this pampered, sheltered 17-year-old. She puts on airs about her superior pursuits in classical music, calling Kirin a cesspool that attracts dung flies. Their walk takes them by Kirin Art School, which brings a sneer to Hye-mi’s lips - which is, by the way, no new look for her. Which only earns her greater adulation from Baek-hee.
Looks, money, talent, and a bright future as a student headed to Juilliard.ĭespite her overall snotty attitude, Hye-mi sticks up for her friend when the girls snipe about Baek-hee, calling her “Hye-mi-pa,” which means “Hye-mi’s slipper, who follows her everywhere.” Simple, sweet-natured Baek-hee doesn’t mind being called that, but Hye-mi does, and puts the girls in their place. After the show is over, a couple of other girls gossip about Hye-mi, who’s the type of girl who is easily hated - it’s due to a combination of her bitchy attitude and the fact that Hye-mi has everything. In awe is Hye-mi’s friend and toady, YOON BAEK-HEE ( Ham Eun-jung), who is in raptures over Hye-mi’s performance. We land on GO HYE-MI (played by Bae Su-ji, aka Suzy), who is currently enjoying the spotlight singing the Lakmé Flower Duet by Delibes with famous soprano Jo Sumi (one of several star cameos).
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President Jung takes a roundabout way of answering, drawing a comparison to a billiards game, calling himself the “break shot” - the first shot that sets up the table for the rest of the game to proceed.Ī series of images flashes of our leads, giving us an introductory shot of Taecyeon and, sadly, our only glimpse of Kim Soo-hyun in this episode. The reporter asks, “Did you have an inkling then, that K would become a World Star™ who’d win a Grammy Award?” The pendant in the shape of a K is a recurring motif linked to both K and Jung. K’s identity is kept a secret from us, and to pique our curiosity, all we are told is that K is in the photo Jung refers to - of our drama’s six leads - back from his/her high school days. President Jung is also chairman of the board of Kirin Foundation, which operates Kirin Art High School. Hallyu, also this drama’s producer Bae Yong-joon), a starmaker whom K has credited for kick-starting his/her career. The singer is “K,” and therefore a reporter conducts an interview with JUNG HA-MYUNG (Mr. We start off with a rather self-important telecast of the Grammy Awards, ’cause the first-ever Korean is winning one. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. And yes, I suspect that if you were to decide based on the first half-hour, a lot of people might check out, but that’s mostly necessary background maneuvering it’s really when they move to the school that things pick up.ĭream High OST – “Dream High” by cast members Ok Taecyeon, Jang Woo-young, Suzy Īudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. I’m not ready to make a decision yet, because the plot pieces are just getting put into place, and the stuff that draws me to this drama - the school, young aspirants working toward their dream, the rivalries - has barely even gotten any screen time. (To be honest, I was feeling that dull sense of bored disappointment halfway through, but at the 45-minute mark things picked up, and the last five minutes had my curiosity stirred and hopes rising. 156 JanuJanuDream High: Episode 1 by javabeansĪn uneven beginning, but one that got progressively better as the hour advanced.
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