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Dream High: Episode 16 (Final)

Dude, someone owes me drinks, and then MORE DRINKS. I’m on a roll. Maybe I should play the lottery or something. Vegas, anyone?

We’re here at the finale whether we like it or not, and we’re met with song and dance, laughter and tears, as we send off our dreamers to their bright and shiny futures.

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FINAL EPISODE RECAP

We begin with a montage on the REAL star of today’s show, The K Pendant. We see it make its journey from President Jung to Baek-hee, from Baek-hee to Hye-mi, who gives it to Sam-dong, who tosses it to Jin-gook…

And we see the moment (going back in time into Episode 15) when Jin-gook gives it to Hye-mi. He asks if she has the confidence not to regret her decision. She figures that she’ll have regrets either way, and then Jin-gook hands her the pendant, and asks her to stay and regret it then. Aw.

The Dream High group gathers with Doo-shik, who tells them that he’s running up against a giant wall when it comes to the studios: Baek-hee and Jin-gook, who they refuse to put up in front of the cameras. He tells them that it’s either split those two off and debut the rest first, or stay together and face the chance of never debuting.

Baek-hee and Jin-gook both offer to stay behind, not wanting to hold the group back because of their past. But Sam-dong tells them that it’s not an option—they’re all or nothing. He admits to not particularly liking either of them (Baek-hee for making Hye-mi suffer and Jin-gook for being stingy about his underwear, HA.) but tells them that this is what he would want from them, if the tables were turned.

He turns to Hye-mi and says that he’ll never leave this group, making her gulp down her fluttering feelings. She walks out later to get some air, and Sam-dong gets thisclose to her face…to tell her to smile. She can’t even look him in the eyes (awwwww) and just stammers a “yeah.”

At school, she takes up her usual thinking position—head-to-desk. Pil-sook immediately recognizes the signs and asks what’s on her mind. After hemming and hawing, Hye-mi finally leans in uncomfortably close to ask how you know who’s in your heart.

Pil-sook reminds her that she’s already told her—it’s the person you think of first when you’re happy or sad. Hye-mi: “Yes, but…what if it’s not the person you thought it was going to be?” Eeee!

Pil-sook looks confused, only ever having experienced the all-in, one-and-only kind of crush. As they ponder what it means, Jason bursts in from out of nowhere, getting right up in Hye-mi’s face with a devilish smile.

Enjoying the moment more than life itself, he tells Hye-mi that THIS is what you call two-timing, which he reminds her is what she said his “manners” were about. He throws her words right back in her face, loving the fact that he gets to rub her smug face in it.

I have never seen Jason this happy about anything, and it’s HILARIOUS. Seriously, if you made me choose my favorite pairing in this show, it’s this one, right here. Their mutual dislike coupled with their protectiveness over Pil-sook is just the cutest thing ever. It rivals the Jin-gook / Sam-dong Underwear Wars.

Hye-mi denies it and leaves in a huff, but she’s shaken by Jason’s words. Meanwhile he actually lets out a “Yessssss” as she leaves, totally relishing the victory. Pil-sook shakes her head, embarrassed, and he smiles at her like a guilty little chipmunk.

Hye-mi shakes her head, trying to knock the Sam-dong-feelings right out, and yells, “Sam-dong is just a friend! Stop getting confused!” Only Jin-gook happens to be standing right behind her, and he confirms what he’s noticed for some time now. Aw, well if it makes you feel any better, she’s as happy about it as you are.

Jin-man shows Hye-mi, Baek-hee, and Sam-dong a video of himself doing a dance in his apartment, and tells them that it went viral on the internet. He gets the idea that maybe they don’t have to wait for a studio to pick them up—they can do a flash mob.

All they need is people, and Hye-mi smiles. They get started on gathering as many students as they can, using everything from intimidation to fear. Pil-sook actually becomes a horror movie ghost to scare Ria into helping. Heh.

They give everyone costumes and start putting the show together, and Hye-mi takes the lead with the bullhorn, directing everyone. It’s so great to see her use that bullhorn for good, even if she’s still a little scary to some of the students. Meanwhile, a new reporter (from a fishing magazine) sees the students gathering and starts snapping away.

At home, Hye-mi’s dad just counts down the days until they can go back to the States, while Sam-dong and Jin-gook just eye him warily and do passive-aggressive things like sing and dance around him.

They both end up at school, because they can’t practice at home. Jin-gook takes the opportunity to ask Sam-dong what happened with Hye-mi, since he swore to go up against him, man to man.

Sam-dong says that he’s decided not to confess his feelings. Jin-gook looks at him, surprised.

Sam-dong: When Hye-mi said she was leaving, I knew. It doesn’t matter who she has in her heart. I like that girl. I like her if she likes you, and I like her if she hates me. She just has to be nearby.

AW. Jin-gook finds himself moved, and then shakes out of it: “You still have that talent…of turning people into chickens.” (In Korean, goosebumps = chickenbumps, hence chickens.)

At home, Hye-mi’s dad starts singing “Dream High” despite himself, and then gets into a fight with Oh-hyuk’s sister. He ends up spilling the beans about Oh-hyuk putting up their house as collateral for Hye-mi’s debt, and she ends up spilling the beans about his wife.

He cries outside, finally facing the fact that he is the worst dad ever, and admits as much to Oh-hyuk. He promises to repay the debt, deciding to go to the States alone, unable to face his daughters. Not sure that you’ve learned your lesson there, but whatever. Oh-hyuk’s a better dad anyway.

Oh-hyuk asks him to go find Hye-mi first, and he finds her, just as she’s about to perform in the middle of the street.

Oh, yeah…here we go! Jin-man walks up in the middle of a busy square, wearing a chef’s outfit and holding a takeout delivery carrier. He holds it up above his head, and it says “Dream High” on the side. The music starts, and he begins to dance, in all his JYP glory.

One by one, the kids who were dressed as random passers-by join in, until soon a giant group of Kirin students is dancing in unison. It’s totally cheesy, and TOTALLY awesome.

As they watch from the crowd, Oh-hyuk tells Hye-mi’s dad that she didn’t give up her dream—this is her dream, right here. He adds that now is his chance to step up and guard her new dream.

In the coming days, the street performance goes viral, and all sorts of people upload videos of themselves doing the dance to “Dream High.” Kyung-jin finds Oh-hyuk uploading the videos wherever he can to help them gain some traction, and they share an accidental kiss in their excitement.

They separate awkwardly, and when Kyung-jin turns back to ask Oh-hyuk to dinner, she has a pin in her hair. Hahaha. Oh-hyuk declines, and Principal Shi witnesses the whole thing, getting ragey over the fact that he kissed her and then dared to turn her down.

Doo-shik stands vigilant at his post in the studio, passing out CDs, bodily functions be damned. And finally his work pays off, when he comes upon a PD who gets a last-minute cancellation on his music program.

At home, Oh-hyuk gets the call and runs to tell the kids. Jin-gook, Sam-dong, and Hye-mi share a jumping three-way hug, until Hye-mi realizes how close she is to Sam-dong and breaks free awkwardly. Sam-dong clocks her reaction, misinterpreting it of course.

It’s the day of the performance, and everyone is a ball of nerves. Jin-gook finds Sam-dong minutes before their turn onstage with a dark look on his face. Uh-oh. He realizes that Sam-dong’s hearing is on the fritz, but Sam-dong assures him that he’ll be fine as long as he’s on cue, and not to tell the others.

Hye-mi sees him, and when she walks up, Sam-dong makes an excuse and leaves. She asks Jin-gook if his hearing is out, and tells him the same thing that Sam-dong just said—not to tell the others, and that he’ll put everything into the performance.

She turns to go after him, and Jin-gook stops her to say that the day has finally come, for them to stand up onstage together. She agrees, like it hasn’t occurred to her until just now. He says that it took longer than he thought, and smiles.

They take to the stage, and he counts down for Sam-dong, and they perform without a hitch. As they sing and dance together onstage for the first time, Jin-gook says in voiceover:

Jin-gook: There are two kinds of happiness in the world. One is a happiness that you realize after the fact. The other is a happiness that you feel in the moment. The happiness in the moment is so rare that they say you can live your whole life on the light that shines from remembering it. I think we’ll go on remembering this moment, today, like that kind of happiness…that we can remember for the rest of our lives, the moment when we shined.

Later at the house, Hye-mi continues to be awkward around Sam-dong and avoid him (or rather, her feelings) like the plague. He finally calls her on it, asking why she’s being so avoidy, and she just stammers that she’s not.

Jin-gook interrupts to ask Hye-mi to go somewhere with him, since it’s her birthday today. Sam-dong suggests they throw a party all together, but Hye-mi shuts him down cold. Aw, if you only knew why.

Jin-gook takes her out on his motorcycle, but she realizes that she’s dropped her wallet inside. He says she doesn’t need it, but she insists on running back in to get it in a panic.

And here’s why…Sam-dong finds it on the floor and opens it up to find a group picture of all of them. He goes to take it out, and here’s what’s underneath:

!!! So. Cute.

He barely has time to register what just happened, when Hye-mi runs in to retrieve it. She asks worriedly if he looked inside. He lies that he didn’t, and Jin-gook watches from the doorway.

He takes her to the river, back to where it all began. He watches her walk with heavy steps as she tries to put on a smile for him, and he finally admits that they’re both trying to force it, when he knows—and has known for some time now—who her heart really belongs to.

He says that he selfishly was hanging on even when he knew, and tells her that the heart isn’t something you can force to go where you want it to. She looks at him in the eyes for the first time in a long time, and cries, saying she’s sorry.

He puts her helmet on her head, letting her cry. I love this gesture that gets repeated in their relationship. He tells her that they can be comfortable around each other now, and go to school together, and look each other in the eye, and be friends like they were before. Aw, I always knew he’d be the good guy and send her off to Sam-dong, but I love that he’s so sweet about it.

Oh-hyuk gets called to the principal’s office on official business, since one of his students made it to the final round of the EMG contest. But Principal Shi isn’t in the mood to be congratulatory, since Oh-hyuk is out to break his daughter’s heart.

He points it out to Oh-hyuk, who of course had no idea…until now. Awkward. He grins, giddy at the news, while Principal Shi kicks himself for playing Cupid between his daughter and his least favorite person in the world.

Oh-hyuk gets ready to announce the winner, as everyone dies from the anticipation. Only Hye-mi looks unconcerned, swearing that she never expected to win anyway. He pulls the paper out of the envelope…and the winner is…Hye-mi!

She jumps, screaming, and then tries to play it cool as she sits down. Everyone congratulates her, and even Jason has to eat his own words and say he’s happy for her, through clenched teeth. Heh.

But when Oh-hyuk pulls the paper all the way out, he sees that hers isn’t the only name…all six of them have passed onto the next round. In the days that follow, they gear up for their solo auditions, fighting good-naturedly over who gets to practice in the studio first, deciding over rock-paper-scissors.

Kyung-jin watches them wistfully, noting to Oh-hyuk that she misses that time in her life, and he notes that life is fair, since they don’t have the perspective that she’s earned since. He then asks her to dinner, and she jumps to accept.

The second he walks away, she puts a pin in her hair and primps. I don’t know which is funnier—the hairpin as an indicator of her crush, or the fact that she carries it around at all times, just in case.

As they practice, Oh-hyuk tells them that he realized why they all passed the first round, despite not qualifying, according to the contest’s crazy prerequisites. He tells them that it was a test to see who would rise to the challenge. Yeah, only in a drama, people.

They wonder how they even made it past the second round when they never even interviewed. They find out on the day of the audition: it turns out that the weird fishing magazine reporter was actually an EMG scout, and he was observing them the whole time.

They stand outside, wondering what it would be like to be the best. Sam-dong thinks that it’ll probably be lonely at the top. Jin-gook asks if that means he doesn’t want to be at the top. Sam-dong: “I still want it.”

They audition, each with a flashback of where they came from, and their words about how much they want this dream. It’s a lovely sequence, and it takes us forward in time, to 2018.

Pil-sook has a slew of albums and awards to her name, displayed at her kindergarten class, where she sings the kiddies to sleep. Cute. Jason comes to escort her for the Big Night, and they get excited about seeing everyone again. He says that he’ll be going onstage as a guest, and asks if she wants to join him. She laughs and says no, she’s had enough of being in the press with him.

Baek-hee is now a teacher at Kirin, and an exact replica of Kyung-jin. She even uses the same lesson with the thumbtacks, and cracks the whip. Kyung-jin, who’s now the Art Director, observes her with a smile.

Oh-hyuk meets her outside, bowing to her as his boss…and then offering his arm as her husband (and father of her baby). Yay, cute!

Jin-gook is a huge star in Korea, and he even has a rivalry going on with K. Doo-shik is his manager, and he’s married to Oh-hyuk’s sister, with a kid of their own. He insists that his schedule be cleared tonight for the big concert, and smiles to see good news about his father.

And…it’s time for the Grammys. We catch up to the beginning of the series, and go backstage, as K puts down the picture of Dream High next to the K pendant…which is next to his…TUNING FORK! YESSSS!

Sam-dong for the win! He puts the pendant around his neck, as we flash back to the day when he found out that he won the EMG contest.

He refuses to go to New York, and Hye-mi tells him he has to go. (Man, after all that running and crying for Hye-mi not to go…now HE’s going!) He tells her that he didn’t enter this contest to go to New York—he did it to show her that he could do it, and that she needn’t worry about him anymore.

Sam-dong: I’m NOT GOING! From the beginning, you were music to me, and music was you. That’s why I came this far. If you’re not there, there is no music.

Hye-mi reminds him that he wanted to show her that she didn’t need to worry about him. But she says with tears in her eyes that she’s still worried…so he has to go, and become the best, so that she’ll consider what he means to her.

Oh, man. Who would’ve expected Hye-mi of all people to do the gallant thing, and send him off to pursue his dream, even when it breaks her heart? She smiles at him through her tears, and he shakes as he cries, telling her just like he did in the beginning, that she’s lying to him right now.

He insists that she’s lying, and that she wants to hold onto him right now. But she says no, if this were a year ago, she would’ve been upset that he won over her. But she’s happy to let him go. She says it through her tears, and he asks if that’s the face of a person who’s happy. She responds with her trademark: “This IS my happy face.”

Gah, they’re breaking my heart. They cry, and Hye-mi insists that he go, and show her. He finally puts her cell phone charm in her hand, and walks away.

Cut back to the Grammys, and Sam-dong as K gets ready to go onstage. He takes his earpiece out, ’cause he don’t need it, yo, and flies onto the stage like a bird.

Back in Korea, we get to the Big Concert, which we find out is Hye-mi’s 100th concert, as she thanks all her friends and teachers who have helped her along the way. Oh-hyuk and Jin-man watch proudly (Jin-man cries, heh), Baek-hee smiles, Pil-sook and Jason snuggle, and Jin-gook arrives backstage.

He watches with a smile, and then a girl wearing a Kirin school uniform comes up next to him and motions for him to come closer. He leans in, and she kisses him on the cheek. He looks at her curiously, and she flashes her nametag at him: it’s Hye-sung, Hye-mi’s little sister, all grown up. LOL. He really DOES end up with Hye-mi’s little sister! That Cracks. Me. Up.

Hye-mi thanks everyone and adds a thank-you to someone who couldn’t be there tonight, someone who’s walking a lonely road, and dedicates the following song to him. It’s her cover of Mandy Moore’s “Only Hope,” (posted above) which she sang to Sam-dong when they first met, that snowy night at the outhouse.

We flash back to the first time he chased her on the bus, when she lied to him that she liked him. And then as she finishes the song, we catch up to when they parted, on Sam-dong’s way to New York.

He hands her the cell phone charm and leaves, and Hye-mi cries. He gets on the bus, and then she chases after him, in another of this show’s great reversals. She catches up to him at the next stop, and he opens his window.

Without a word, she puts the K pendant around his neck. He leans out, and pulls her in for a kiss.

Aw, sweetest ending ever.

 
COMMENTS

Excuse me while I do my victory dance to Swan Lake, hip-hop style.

What a satisfying end to a satisfying drama. The funny thing about this show is that it delivers exactly what you want it to, but somehow manages to keep it fresh, despite playing by the rules. It’s a great example of what happens when you follow a classic storytelling formula, but inject it with a lot of heart and a whole lot of pop culture wit and style.

While I can’t say that any of the outcomes surprised me, it did successfully keep me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The whole ride was suspenseful and engaging from the get-go, not only because of the K question, but because we were rooted in each character’s journey toward their dream.

I’m a huge fan of this kind of ending, that gives us the satisfying resolutions to the immediate questions—that Sam-dong is K, and that he finally got Hye-mi’s bus-chase confession—while still leaving the future open-ended.

I like that everyone’s succeeded in their own way without ALL having to be pop stars and such, and that their futures are still left to be written. It’s neat, but not sealed: it speaks to fulfilling their dreams, but leaves the road ahead of them, and not behind.

I also love that this episode was as much about Hye-mi (maybe more so) than it was about Sam-dong. Her love, and her willingness to put his dream before everything else, is what makes him K. So in essence K is the both of them, because she’s the music, and he’s the dream.

It’s no secret that I wanted Sam-dong to be K and get the girl, so I’m sure this ending made me happier than those of you who backed a different horse. But I say, if you loved Dream High, you’re a winner. Cheers!

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Gah. My monday went back to being manic again. I need my Crack High! Its been a week now, its not healthy, this withdrawal. I miss the Misfits!

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I wished to Sam Dong and Hye Mi a happier ending... That they actually got together... But I don't know... It didn't show if they end up together or not... Seems like they didn't cause she said that he was really important to him, that he was successfull and fullfil his dream but it turned to be a lonely path... But still I loved this episode... My favourite parts was the kiss and the scene when Sam Dong sees his picture in Hye Mi's wallet ^^ I thoght it was SO cute ^^ I think this is my favourite drama of all times! Thanks for the recap!!! I really enjoyed... But I wished this drama could never ends... I miss it!!! I want moreee!!! I want to see Sam Dong and Hye Mi together!!!

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This is such a feel good drama that you want to go back in that age! CAn't get over it.

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Well, I don't know... I just loved it so much... But I would like if Sam Dong and Hye Mi had ended up together... She likes him, he likes her, but they didn't stayed together... Okay, he persuaded his dream, cause Hye Mi wouldn't ever forgive herself if she didn't force him to go, but then later they could be together right? I mean I think Sam Dong's real dream is to be with Hye Mi, because she is his music... At least they could end up together after he arrives at Korea... Well, I really wished this could be continued... Their future was uncertain and confusing, I don't know if Sam Dong and Hye Mi would see each other later... I'm saddd!!! I loved Sam Dong!!! He's so cute and handsome... I love Kim Soo Hyun!!!

The best of the drama:

1- Sam Dong s2 - Kim Soo Hyun s2
2- Hye Mi - Suzy
3- Pil Sook - Iu

I just loved these three so much ^^

It was a wonderful drama! My favourite one! Love it!

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You know, because of the tons of dramas I've watched where the other guy who runs after the girl always ends up devastated, I NEVER thought that it could possible be Samdong. NEVER!!! hahaha That's why even though the signs were coming out, I was still convinced that it's all there to make Samdong look worse. So that wallet picture was a real surprise to me.

The ending was one of the best endings I've ever watched. It was just perfect and it left me feeling great, not like other dramas that end with a "what??" hahaha It's a great drama that you can pour you heart out but also get stomachache from too much laughing.

As for me, a season 2 would feel weird because they already ended it in 2018 so going on from there would be weird since they'd be too young hahaha I'd like to see more of what happened to Samdong and Hyemi's relationship as well as the others. Maybe an OVA/Movie of what happened before 2018? hahaha

THANKS FOR THE RECAPS! it gave the drama a second life :D hahaha

I LOVE SAMDONG!!! <3

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finally!!!!!i'm finish the series in 4 days.then, of course here i am searching for more..LOL..what a great story..love how the story n characters develop..
i just knew that suzy is just only 17..1 year younger than IU?i thought IU is the youngest..haha

im gonna miss woo-U couple soo much:)

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Love the whole series. Love the flash mop dance.

I love when Sam Dong stole Hyemi a cheek kiss. Suzie's cheek almost dented from that hard peck.

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OMG. THIS IS THE BEST DRAMA I HAVE SEEN IN THE LONGEST WHILE. MGIG was funny, but i got bored halfway through. Secret garden was great. but at the same time it didnt hit me where i could feel it most. and ive watched several others, but none of them touched me the way DH did. omg.. it was good, beginning to end, every ep was worth watching..

but.. i felt conflicted at the ending.. it was really the saddest and happiest ending ever. He got the girl... only too bad they cant be together T___T I mean.. she let him go.. gave him the necklace to remember her by... as if letting him move on :'( I cried at the ending for hours and rewatched the kiss so many times. To me, it was heartbreaking. yes he became famous. But what is the point of being the best of the best if you cant be with then one you love (or loved) I mean, 7 years is a damn long time T__T. SEASON 2 PLEASE!!!

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I READ FROM ALLKPOP. DREAM HIGH SEASON 2 WILL BE ON BOARD NEXT YEAR!!!!!

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WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

GAHHHHH!!!!! I WANT THERE TO BE A SEASON 2 SOO BADDD!!! But at the same time I don't.. I'm scared of being disappointed. There are some dramas and/or movies that would've/could've been better off alone. The sweet feeling's still there, you know? I don't wanna be disappointed like how I was watching the seconds season of It Started With A Kiss and Meteor Garden. It would just.. break me.. ;___;

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GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! Everything ended EXACTLY how I wanted it to end!!! I'm happy yet devastated. Dream High's somehow become a part of me and now that it's finished.. my heart feels so empty. </3 It's okay though! Everytime I finish a drama I end up to be very passionate about, I think there's no way there's any other drama that can top the feelings I experienced watching them. But there was always another one coming and coming and coming. Just like Dream High did! But will I ever find a drama that captured my heart like this one again?? Until that day comes.. off to watch episode one all over again!

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Jin gook oppa u r the best <3<3 many times

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I have to tell you...you are SUCH a brilliant writer!! You catch things that I don't notice and you're hilarious. :)

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Yes..agree with Jaime...

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awwww.... awesome..Dream HIgh "thumb up"

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Why am l the only one is not happy with the ending? It's great that Sam Don't is K, but y can't Jim Took and Hye Mi be together instead. I won't watch this again......

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What's that song at the end of ep 16 that Sam Dong performs his biggest performance?? It's at the end where he takes out his ear piece during the Grammy stage performance.

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What surprises me still is how Prinicple Lee ever found out about JinGuk and SamDong in the first place?

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Finally finished watching all of this, and all because of Dramabeans XDD And it goes onto my list of "comfort" dramas, y'know, my equivalent of comfort food, to rewatch when I need cheering up or after a long hard day.

Just a note: When Samdong found his photo in Hyemi's wallet, did he or did he not put the other photo, the one of Dream High, in his pocket? Because I seem to remember him putting something in his pocket. I wonder if it's that same photo that he's holding backstage at the Grammys, when he's K.

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my favorite drama for the first half of 2011!!

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OMG this was an epic drama but i really wanted them to come and tlk together ,u know! But the ending was acceptable. Does jingook really end up with the sister? and i kinda wish that jingook ended up with Hye mi but its fine this way too. Pil-sook and Jason are the cutest and best couple though! I wonder if Jason and tec( from 2PM) are like this in real life!
Anywaz awesome job to the summary

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what's the name of the song they play at the end?

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I must say I dislike this drama for several reasons whom many might dissagree with;
1) The korean Fame concept is not my thing.
2) The songs in this drama weren't to my liking.
3) The worst ending I could ever imagine! I do like Sam Dong but not as the male lead!
4) I feel like the show promised me a different pairing and then turned around and smacked me with a wet smelly rag!
5) The fact that I could go on and on about how much I dislike this drama!

Sorry but my feelings at this point is angry, betrayed and disappointed....

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I'm going to assume you're a bit different. Which is fine. Everything you pointed out you hated is why the series was so popular and well loved.

I would recommend not getting into the entertainment industry.

1) The "Fame" concept is only partial as this drama was focused on pop music rather than contemporary
2) The songs were great pop songs
3) Ending as per the masses, critics and myself was good (though could have gone further into the SamMi relationship)
4) The show did not promise you any pairing. That comment was hilarious
5) Most of us could go on and on about the awesomeness of this drama

The fact you are so emotionally hurt by this drama is comedic.

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I just finished re-watching this drama and I remember that the first time around I was vacillating between Sam Dong and Jin Guk (at most times Sam Dong), but this time around I couldn't even understand why I ever shipped for Jin Guk. After watching the show again, I found him really selfish. He came to Hye-mi only when he needed comfort and was never there for her when she needed him.

I especially hated him when he asked Hye-mi to return the pendant in-front of everyone, making her look like a thief, when we know that she got it by mistake but just wanted to hold on to it a little longer because she had good-luck while the pendant was with her. He could've talked to her separately and asked her to return it back, but no he wanted to be the "good guy" and do the "right thing" despite the fact that he knew Hye-mi was bullied by her class-mates and this incident would just make it worse. Sam Dong on the other hand trusted her even though he also knew that Hye-mi had the pendant.

While Jin-guk saw Hye-mi's strong cover and took her for that, Sam Dong saw through her and accepted it. He didn't take her as being weak either, but he was always there when she needed a little boast. He was there when he thought things were difficult for her. The most touching part was when he repainted the graffiti to read princess instead of scum and all that shit. Yes, Jin guk also tried to help and set the guy straight, but he just let the graffiti be, not even caring how much that can affect Hye-mi. Jin guk took her as someone who would always be there to comfort him and be a substitute for his parents, while not caring about being there for her. It was always about him. The best thing he did in the drama was to let Hye mi go.

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haha.. since i like JG character, so i didn't really agree with some of the things you mention..like he is selfish, came to Hye-mi only when he needed comfort, and never there for her. i've watched dream high for a long time ago, but i think i still remember that he's been there for her for multiple occasion, like when she's chased by the tugs, when she cry out of embarrassment after the kirin audition, like when he tell her about the earphone thing, comforting her when she cry.. well, don't remember much but still think he's not as bad as stated:)

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No he wasn't selfish in respect of Hye mi, you're mistaken. He has such high regard for her that (knowing she has the pendant) and BH is spiteful and covertly malicious towards her he want HM to NOT lie and give it back, because the lie will hurt her. Really JG and SD have both shipped her from the beginning and one got badly beaten up for her, the other got a blow on the head a short hospital. Actually, neither will be with her ultimately - I think season 2 will confirm that.

I cried a lot in this episode and HM did too, with both boys. But it was terrific!

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Found a flaw at 3:43.. when Sam Dong is talking with Hye Mi.. Saw their shadows? Hye Mi's shadow, Sam Dong's shadow and... the camera's shadow. Anyway good drama but not to the max. Is anybody that impressed and little tears falling when Mr. Kang encouraging them? I don't believe I am the only one...

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how to know if a drama is good or not?
when it's the final episode and you feel sad because it's the last one... :((
this here, made me feel that way again after you're beautiful ^_^
GREAT DRAMA!!! I LOVE IT!!!
i just wish the director in the first episodes appeared at the end
'cause he was also one responsible for all this
and some romantic scenes bet. hye mi and sam dong in 2018
because their separation is kinda sad.. just, u know, what happened to their relationship after 8 yrs?
but over all the ending was good :)

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YAY for samdong and hye mi! :D <3

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Watched the drama for more than 8x alreadt. And read this recap for like...always...Everytime I finished reading yr recap it's inspires me to watch the drama all ovr again. Then when finished, I want to read yr recap again. I looove it. Both the drama and yr recap <3 Gomawo girlfriday ^_^

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I LOVE HYEMI SO MUCH!!!!

I LOVE SAMDONG SO MUCH!!!!

I LOVE DREAMHIGH SO MUCH!!!

ONE OF MY BEST DRAMAS EVER WATCHED...

I'M GOING TO PUT THIS AS ONE OF MY TREASURED DRAMAS...

JOB WELL DONE!!
TRULY A GEM OF A DRAMA...I HOPE TO WATCH ANOTHER ONE AS AWESOME AS THIS DRAMA..

DREAM HIGH<3

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awwww! i thought that at the end the president would showup n have some connection bt didnt expet it to be like dis.. i m so sad that it ended!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

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whaaatt? why there's not many people ship hyemi/jin gook? T_T i totally root for them from the start. well, maybe partly because i like taecheon and his character look cool for me.. there're people that say JG didn't do much. i kinda disagree with this since from what i see, he's done a lot for HM especially reaching out when she need a comfort, and save her multiple times, without ever telling HM about it. some also said that he always undecided, but i think the situation he is in is quite sad, where the father that he love just throw and pick him up at whim, thinking of him just as a nuisance of his dream. it a difficult choice he made, his dream or his father's and not to mention he had to sacrifice things to made his dream possible.

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agreed. i ship hyemi and jingook more. i like their story a lot more.

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Wait at the beginning you say:
And we see the moment (going back in time into Episode 15) when Jin-gook gives it to Hye-mi. He asks if she has the confidence not to regret her decision. She figures that she’ll have regrets either way, and then Jin-gook hands her the pendant, and asks her to stay and regret it then. Aw.

But when in episode 15 did this happen? I watched it on netflix and saw the flashback at the start of episode 16 but i never saw that on any previous episode??? Its startin to bug me now. When in 15 did that happen???

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am not a fan of Hye Mi and Sam Dong being together, to me i hate d ending :( i like dat Jason nd Pil got to b together after all d pop sweets :) hopefully Dream high 2 wont b like dis

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awesom drama i've ever watched...i am already a biiiggg fan of KSH and this drama was lovely.....thanx a lot girlfriday

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I wanna get something off my chest. There was a lot of hate on Suzy's acting during Dream High, which she admitted in Healing Camp to had hurt her and contributed to depression.

I'm a writer, artist and have studied acting and film for a very long time. I'm very observant with the "microscopic" details (rhythm of movement, reaction time, reaction intensity, and a whole bunch of other stuff).

I studied DH as well. Hyemi is not someone I should have been able to relate to, let alone feel for. I should not have even been able to take interest in someone who betrays her best friend.

But every time Hyemi cried, I would cry. Every time Hyemi felt like she was a monster, I felt shame welling in my gut. Every time she her face brightened in that rare occasions that joy overtake her stoic demeanor, tears of joy rinsed my eyes. Every time she is confused, angered, in love, disappointed, I feel those feels. I even got a temporary man-crush in Samdong when Hyemi felt his arms suddenly wrap around her.

Yeah I said it. She did that to me.

All the acting made complete sense to me. There was not one scene where I could have imagined anyone to not be devoured (in a positive way) by the acting, especially Hyemi's.

You cannot suck at acting and manage to place someone literally in your shoes (not just to relate, but to be completely possessed). You cannot have bad acting skills and pull off a Go Hyemi, because her 180 degree change (which must have been the weakest in the series, which is not saying much about weakness) is a very difficult punishment do properly. You cannot be a lousy actress and hit home at nearly every second of emotional language.

Suzy is an excellent actress, and (even as I want to respect other people's opinions, which I do) I cannot see how anyone would think otherwise and convince me. My mind and heart tell me in unison that this has been one heck of an achievement for Suzy, despite that this was a role she did not want to do.

The hate talk is so undeserved and unfair, and it wounds me to think that a child who did so well could be criticized so disproportionately.

My condolences, kid. Really, from the bottom of my heart. I hope that someone tells you that those people are wrong, because as far as all my knowledge and experience in acting math can tell me, they are.

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I love the drama its so dramatic I never sleep just to watch em all though I didn't expect the drama 2 end lyk tht I really didn't expect hyemi 2 end up wth samdong but jin gook I was happy ae see samdong progress & the swit couple Jason & Pil suk.

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Thumbs up for dream high!!! Jason and pilsuk makes such a romantic couple. Happy that jinkuk is not lonely cos he is so matured and cool and had been the one who built up the proud n arrogant hyemi, yet had the heart to give her up for sam dong. Tanx to hyemi, samdong has made it to his dream, tho I rili want wanted her with kukha, lastly, I luv hye sung! So bold to go for what she wants and smart.

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tankz 4 d recap.more strength

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I really don't agree with the Jin Gook/Hye Sung thing. This is coming from the perspective of Korean society. SO many things are looked down upon. The smallest things are considered worse there than they are in America. It's virtually impossible that the writer's wanted to make Jin Gook and Hye Sung a couple. She was like seven or eight when he was either seventeen/eighteen. That's about a ten year age difference. She's either 14-16 in the ending which would make him 24-26. It is illegal in Korea for a minor(any one under 19) to be with an adult(any person over the age of 19).

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my love for second lead started from dis drama.. So I hate its ending

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People, who EVER said that Hye-Mi and Sam Dong didn't get to see each other between those seven years? I think, THEY HAVE. Some people I guess are just trying to think that they didn't because they were soooooo busy.

BUT. Come to think of it, MAYBE only the day of Hye-Mi's concert did K miss? I mean, Sam Dong may have been to her other concerts and vice versa. Just that, the Grammys coincided with her 100th concert.

I'm sure, K would come back to Korea. Not just for Hye-Mi's sake but for his mother's also, right?

I'm sooooo sorry if I just watch the series now. Huhu.

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I swear I didn't watched this only now,

I rewatched this series, jumping scenes here and there. And got more emotional than before lol. This time they just tugged my heartstrings hard, and I just wanna spazz with someone, thank you Dramabeans for always being there when kdrama nerds need to relieve themselves lmao.

Sam Dong I love you . And Hye Mi you stoic robotic girl. Kang Teacher, I wanna marry you, but Im glad you married the female teacher <3

I just love Dream High /sigh

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As the title say DREAM HIGH
hands together for the whole team and the music ohhh the music.
great work
and five stars all the way to the drama

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my love from another star just ruined everything for me. really writers? was that really necessary? you couldn't just let me live in my fantasy land where samdong and hye mi lived happily ever after could you? Why was there a need to even break them up??

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especially after that passionate speech samdong gave about hye mi being his music like??? how do you even get the heart to break apart something like this???

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oh you know…first thanks for your great summery! i just finished this drama right now. but i dont understand something! in the end of this drama this means hye mi and sam dong go together?!( wow i really love the ending with hye me and Sam dong… i really love their couple and also sam dong really really loved her!really! even more than jin guk did!! of course if the ending was without sam dong and hye mi, really were sad!(its just my opinion) hehe but really love the ending and of course in the end Sam dong will be back when he becomes more handsome and cool as hye mi said…:)))oh really they will be together and in love in the end. i really cant blieve.. i though hye mi loved jin guk at first oh my… i really believe sam dong’s real love… sorry for my bad english and also thanks for ur summery :)))

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how i wish am on that movie! great one.

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I don’t ship Sam dong and hye mi together sorry

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watched this series almost 7 years ago. Got to episode 10 and then stopped when i got spoiled and found out she ends up with samdong. i tried it again, and i'm still unsatisfied with the ending. honestly, i wish she'd ended up with jingook. i'm not a fan of the obsessive crush tropes...

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I love this drama but wasn't her little sister like 8 at the time when jin-gook was in high school? So like 7 years later would mean she's like 15 years old and he's like in his 20's?!

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It was a beautiful ending. Although I wish we knew if they kept in touch. Samdong was awesome. Makea me want to watch my love from another star. They didn't show the Director afterwards. Sigh. He was the coolest. Imagine they were not accepted, this wonderful story would never had happened. Thank you Director.

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Rewatching this series over and over again. I just realized that Hyemi has a sister, not brother, LOL.
I really love Sam Dong from the first time. He loves his mom so much, kind and it's pay off with the ending.
After It's okay to not be okay, I watched Kim Soo Hyun movies and series. Secretly greatly, dream high, moon embracing the sun, my love from the star, etc. Seems he is a humble, shy and kind person in real life.
Thanks for this review. Awesome.

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