just read this @akp. hope the story's as good as the first one. and the music too. wishing for cameos by the original characters, both students of Kirin and teachers!

Meh. Not interested in this cast :( They should have casted good looking idols.

I love the conversation!! ♥

I'm going to watch Dream High 2 because of Jinwoon & Jiyeon. ^^

i know this shoudn't be here but just read the news that 1N2D will be having a special episode that the 5 remaining cast will invite their star friends!!!Uhm Tae Woong is inviting Lee Sun Gyun!!!BROMANCE!!!LSG is inviting his Lee Bum Soo i believe!!!

Jin Woon acted in a couple of MVs, like G.NA's "Black and White", 8ight'"Goodbye my love" with Kim So Eun, and so on, if you want to check it out. I found him to be cutely awkward in his acting (not wooden but maybe too theatrical, in the Taecyeon's brand of theatrical acting lol). So...yeah, a little worried there. Hyorin is a fantastic performer and has natural charms, I'm sure even if her acting is not polished you'd come to like her character (unless they make her into a bitch!). I've always been on the fence about Jiyeon - I don't think she was expressive enough. Anw, this is somewhat an odd mix of cast. Surely they will have more? 'cos the 1st season has 6 main characters! I'm also excited to know who the teachers will be, besides JYP & the new principle.

So the cast is finalized, 3 girls and a boy? We need two more guys to balance that out :P Where's our eyecandy?!

so questions and notes:
-Kang Sora, as in Kang Sora currently of WGM Kang Sora-WGM-wifey-of-Leeteuk-who-guested-in-season-1-episode-13???
-Dream High formula (S1: season 1, S2: season 2):
1) T-ARA-like: S1: Ham Eunjung, S2: Park Jiyeon
2) JYP idols: S1: Bae Suzy (Miss A) & TaecWoo (2PM), S2: Jung Jinwoon (2AM)
3) random(?) singer: S1: Lee Ji-eun (IU) S2: Kim Hyorin (who auditioned BTW for JYP but failed, just found)
4) Genuine Actor/ess: S1: Kim Soo-hyun S2: Park Kang Sora
-if they're gonna guest another star at a real life show:
1) SuKiRa - already done, and of course, EunTeuk are already down after 5 years, so it would be MinWook there
2) Kangshimjang - used at "Greatest Love"
3) SeBaQui - also used at "Greatest Love"
some suggestions:
1) ShimShimTaPa
2) Star King
3) Running Man
4) 1 Night 2 Days
5) Happy Together
6) We Got Married -> last resort...
and if they're gonna guest SM stars:
1) SuJu - nada, they did that with EunTeuk
2) SHINee - major major approve
3) SNSD - got some qualms with this one...
4) DBSK/JYJ - just pick one, please?!
-major-major LOL/slash/haha at pun titles rejected due to unattractiveness and fail of major content:
1) Dream Again?
2) Dream Bigger?
3) Dream On? -> presonally LOL'ed at this...
4) Dream Higher Still Again and Again? -> fail attempt 1
5) Dream Even Higherer. -> more fail attempt 2

Yay, Hyorin! I love that girl and had been hoping to see her name confirmed since the rumours came out. Her acting skills are yet untested, but she's a wonderful singer and has a very natural charm on stage, so she's at least got that part down pat? I still remember watching her performance of Mariah Carey's "Whenever You Call" with K.Will, or when she sang Boohwal's "Heeya" on Immortal Song 2. Hope they don't sic her with a bitchy role.

Oh, good! This is out! I've been waiting for updates on DH2.
I'm starting on a clean slate and despite everybody's biases on the cast's acting and singing skills, I'm excited to watch this series.
Since Soo Hyun is up for a saeguk in January '12, does that mean it will be hard for him to do a cameo for DH2?
Aww... I want closure!

Hmmmm. I'm going to be bias here because I honestly like Jin Woon. He's one of the very few idols out there that I like. He can sing, he writes songs, plus he's not afraid of being ugly (I think). So I'm really looking forward to see him act.

I probably have to watch Dream High 1 first though. So I know how much to expect for this. :)

lol I love your idea for "Dream On"! I would watch that.

the casts really meh..
but with jinwoon in it, i hope they have good ost cuz i like 2am's a "can't let you go even if i die" from dream high season 1

the casts really meh..
but with jinwoon in it, i hope they have good ost cuz i like 2am's song "can't let you go even if i die" from dream high season 1

The misfits banding together, challenging the hotshots.

And that is why, after all is said and done, I always go back to j-dorama to get my fill of Yankees (young delinquents) who try to prove everyone wrong; that they are better than what people make them out as.

I need to actual watch Dream High, instead of just clips of my favorite scenes that I got from reading the recaps. Hahaha.

Wait... Why aren't there more guys to perv at....urm I mean admire. That's just unfair :(.

Hey...I like Sora, Hyorin, and Jinwoon...and since I like Eunjung I'll give Jiyeon the chance. Plus she was cute on the episode of WGM she was on.

I think they casted Hyorin and Jinwoon for their amazing voice. I love Hyorin voice, it is probably one of the best of all the idols these days but i never really see them act. I don't they even have any acting experience.

If LSG could be a better dancer, he would been perfect for male lead role. He got acting chops and has an amazing voice. Too bad he lacks in dancing but he's not bad. He's probably too busy to do dramas.:)

If anything, i'll just ignore the acting and look at their beauty. Sure is an eye candy cast. Jinwoon sure is hot, i'm warming up to this pairing already.

hmm, looks like they don't have dancers. Hyorin is famous for her hot bod and voice. She probably has one of the strongest voices among idols her age. Jinwook is from 2am, so he's a singer too.

I'm hoping that Jinwoon and Hyorin can act. Singing wise, I have faith, they both have amazing voices. Jiyeon's pretty decent in terms of acting, and I loved Kang Sora in Sunny too, she and Min Hyorin were total scene stealers in it.

I am actually excited about this! I love Kang Sora she is so awesome. I hope we get some strong friendships here between the girls. I am so tired of the catty fights between female roles. Why can't we be friends huh. Everyone likes a rivalry but come one we love good friendships too. I think I loved sunny way too much lol

I love love LOVE Kang Sora. I was working my old school jean jacket the other day, thinking I was her from "Sunny". :D
haha, if she's going to pull out the same acting chops, I wish much success for her.

I wonder if anyone from S1 is making a cameo? Puppy as a successful star? haha.

Honestly, though, I hope there are other actors that capture my attention other than these 4. I know all of them from various programs (Immortal Song2, Maknae Rebellion, Heroes, etc) but I'm always on the lookout for new faces!

GF and JB you make me laugh!
the cast looks good. I just want the old cast to make a guess appearance, like the adorable MILKY couple!

Dream even higher hahahahah! Not so sure about this one...

They are doing the exact same thing to me as last year....didn;t like any of the cast except Kim Soo Hyun and was pretty excited about him at that...and it's the same this year with Kang Sora....just coming off of with a crush on her since Sunny and she's the only one that I'm interested in here

I reaaally miss Kim Soo Hyun cuz' he's not in this drama, but he's already currently in other drama with Jung Il Woo :) [ I will re-watch that 1st drama 'Dream High' when I will have time ] Keke!

Ah...JI YEEOOON ~ ~ ~ <3 I like her but I don't understand why, haha! I will be looking forward to this because of her!

I'm watching the first one now and I'm already apprehensive about 2nd seasons in dramas/doramas. But hopefully this Dream Higherer will go higherer

It's funny, there's so many parallels in the casting between seasons 1 and 2. The obvious ones are 2PM/2AM and TARA, but hyorin and IU,
their roles in the main cast is the strongest female vocal, and are casted right when they are rising hot to fame for their talented vocals (IU's adored by Korea for the last couple years, and Hyorin really gained a following for her stint in Immortal Song). Dream High's casting team really hit the mark for selecting promising candidates. i love what they did with IU's character, so i'm confident the writers will be able to work with hyorin's sparse acting experience.

I will miss the original cast though, I adored all of them, though i'll be watching this for jiyeon and jinwoon.

omg jinwoon! i love him!!! he's so handsome and he's a great singer.

I'm actually kind of excited for this. I think Jiyeon has some real acting potential, Jinwoon is just adorable (he's the maknae in 2AM by quite a few years and his eye-smile makes me want to pinch his cheeks), and although I highly doubt Hyorin is going to amaze us with a shining performance I watched her on Immortal Song 2 and she's got some pipes. And Kang Sora is, of course, awesome. Since they have Hyorin (aka "Korea's Beyonce") and Jinwoon is from a ballad group I'm expecting a lot from the singing.

OMG! HYORIN!! the best idol singer and one of the best .. just singers LOL xD

ehh. maybe it's because i loved the first one, despite having suzy and taec in roles too advanced for them, that i'm iffy about this. i'm sure it'll be cute and good enough, but it doesn't seem to have the same "root for me" factor as the first one.

i guess we'll see.

Omgg hyorin!! I love her, she's sooo freaking talented. Her voice gives me chills. I'm just wondering how they're going to make her look more highschool student-ish because she barely looks her age :/

So does that make Kang Sora the Go Hye Mi of dream high 2? And Jin Won the Song Sam Dong?

Haven't seen the first Dream High, but I'll definitely be tuning in for this one 'cause of Kang Sora. LOVE her in "Sunny" and love her even more after watching "WGM"...maybe her virtual husband, Leeteuk will make a cameo.

Interesting, very interesting, i think i was going to watch this either way despite the cast because i loved the first season but i think Kang Sora has definitely hooked me for season 2! I haven't actually seen Jiyeon act but considering she's considered an actor/idol? - i'm going to be optimistic for some good acting.
Also Jinwoon and Hyorin just guarantee me some epic vocals for this series which is definitely a good thing imo :)
Now for me to go and watch Sunny... 8D

To those who think that Jinwoon is ugly..
have you ever seen him in real life :3 His looks match up to many other idols, any day

Hi! frankly, Sistar''s Hyorin has the best voice out of the bunch.. she never fails to blow me away with her voice. well, if you like husky;)

Yayaayay, Kang Sora!!! Too bad Sunny was kinda eh, because I really loved her badass character.

Woo. I absolutely love love Kang Sora. And yes, i have the feeling that she is gonna be the KSH of dream high 2. I'm okay with the others. I can pull through if their acting is bad... I guess.

i don't like the cast.there were better ones to cast.why these ones?

I could never really get into Dream High because of Suzys horrible acting, I somehow got through the whole thing, but is was difficult...

But what really turned me off was the hate that Eunjung got for doing amazing job! Her character was by far the most interesting-- even though she never really got a satisfactory resolution-- and she did a great job playing the role. However, some people STILL hate her! I hope Jiyeon doesn't play an antagonist too, I'd hate to see that happen to another T-ara member. The only saving grace is that Eunjung got more recognition for being an actress (Coffee House was kind of underrated ^^).

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG I laughed so hard when I read the "Dream On" title!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks jb, that was nice to laugh in the library where EVERYONE is studying hard... :P

I love Hyorin's voice, but I don't know how she'll do as an actress. Jiyeon is not too bad, she was cute in God of Study. I don't know the other guy...