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Saturday, 20 January 2018

Korean Drama - Dream High 2

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I'm back with another Korean drama and this time I'm back with Dream High 2.


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Dream High 2 is a South Korean television drama series that was written by Heo Sung-hye from episodes 1-6 and Jang Eun-mi from episodes 7-16, the series was directed by Lee Eung-bok and Mo Wan-il.
Dream High 2 was broadcast by KBS and aired from the 30th of January 2012 until the 20th of March 2012, running for a total of 16 episodes, the series is a sequel to Dream High with Dream High 2 following a new set of characters and their own new adventure.

Main Cast:

Kang So-Ra as Shin Hae-Sung
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Jinwoon as Jin Yoo-jin
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Jiyeon as Rian/Lee Ji-kyung
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JB as JB/Jang Woo-jae
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Park Seo-joon as Lee Siwoo
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Hyolyn as Na Na/Kim Jae-hee
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Supporting Cast:

Jinyoung as Jung Ui-bong
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Yoo So-young as Park Soon-dong
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Kim Jisoo as Park Jong-joo
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Jung Yeon-joo as Lee Seul
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Ailee as Ailee
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Dream High 2 was less successful than it's prequel with it only averaging single digit audience ratings.
Dream High 2 follows a group of students at Kirin High School of Arts who pursue their dreams of becoming K-pop idols.


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Like other drama's I've watched I really enjoyed the shows soundtrack, here are a few of my favourites.


Yenny - Hello To Myself

Superstar
Dream High Two


B급 인생 (We Are The B)
love jaen channel tube


New Dreaming
subbercharming Finhojun

After going into financial bankruptcy, Kirin High School is taken over by Oz Entertainment. The company then transfers it's own young trainees to circumvent a law requiring underage entertainers to study for a set amount of time. Competition brews between the troubled students at Kirin High and the newly transferred Oz Entertainments trainees. Although Shin Hae-sung enters Kirin High School with a high exam score, she has no talent in singing, she meets and befriends fellow students Jin Yoo-jin and JB. 
Yoo-jin, who originally got into the entertainment industry as a child actor, is now troubled by his dreams of becoming a rock star as he tries to cope with the pain of his parents divorce. 
JB, a member of the famous group l:dn (Eden), develops feelings for Hae-sung.
Rian, a member of the famous girl group HershE, chases after JB, who was once her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Yoo-jin, who likes Hae-sung, tries to keep both JB and Hae-sung apart with Rian. All of the students have a reunion performance on stage for Kirin High Schools 17 years anniversary.


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I did enjoy this drama, as you know I'm a fan of GOT7 so I wanted to check out JB and Jinyoung in their acting debut and even though I read many comments saying that they thought JB was a bad actor, I think he did rather well. My reasoning for thinking he was great in his role and great with his acting was because he made me dislike his character, would you really want to like a person or character that thinks he's bigger and better than anyone else. It's good to boost yours and others ego's but don't boost your ego to make yourself look better than someone else or to put someone else down. I think the whole moral of the story with Dream High 2 is showing that talent comes in all shapes, sizes and forms.
I think Dream High 2 is all about each characters progression, showing them overcome their own personal struggles as well as seeing how they change their views and outlook on their own lives from the people they meet and get to know. Even though I found the series a little predictable with some of the characters I did really enjoy it, for me I know I've really enjoyed a series when it comes to an end and I'm crying and clapping because it's been amazing. I think each actor did amazing as their character and what they wanted to show definitely happened.


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I still haven't watched Dream High but it is on my long list of drama's that I've looked into and want to watch and want to eventually share with you. Some of them I'm waiting on them becoming available for me to watch in the UK.

Were you a fan of Dream High 2?
What did you think to JJ Projects acting debut?
Do you have any K-Drama recommendations for me?
Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!



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Friday, 1 December 2017

Korean Drama: Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth

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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth or known as just Hwarang is a South Korean TV series written by Park Eun-Yeong and directed by Yoon Sung-Sik and Kim Yeong-Jo.
The series aired every Monday and Tuesday at 10 pm (KST) on KBS2, airing from 19th December 2016 up until 21st February 2017 and ran for a total of 20 episodes.

The series stars:
Main Cast:

Park Seo Joon as Moo-Myung/Kim Sun-Woo/Dog Bird
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Go Ara as Kim Ah-Ro
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Park Hyung Sik as Sammaek-Jong/Kim Ji-Dwi/King Jinheung
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Supporting Cast:

Sung Dong-Il as Lord Kim Wi-hwa
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Choi Minho as Kim Soo-ho
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Do Ji-han as Park Ban-Ryu
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Jo Yoon-Woo as Kim Yeo-Wool
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Kim Taehyung as Suk Han-Sung
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The series evolves around an elite group of young men called "Hwarang" who discover their passions, love and friendship in the turmoil of the Silla Kingdom (57 B.C. - A.D. 935). The series reunited Sung Dong-il and Go Ara who previously worked together as father and daughter in tvN's Reply 1994 as well as Sung and Yoo Jae-Myung who both starred in the hit series Reply 1988. The series also serves as a reunion for Park Hyung Sik and Choi Won-Young who worked together in the 2013 SBS hit drama The Heirs, it also reunited Park and Kim Won-hae who worked together on Nine: Nine Time Travels.


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The first script reading took place in March 2016 with filming beginning on March 31st 2016 and finishing on September 1st 2016.
Despite being fully produced before it's premiere with an ensemble cast, the series was a commercial failure and averaged single-digit audience rating of 8.4% in it's run. It was criticised for it's distracted storytelling, inappropriate use of background music and unnatural acting of lead actors.

The soundtrack had some amazing tracks with some of the actors participating on, check out my favourites below.


OST PT. 2
Even If I Die, It's You - V & Jin (BTS)

OST PT.3
Dream - Bolbbalgan4

OST PT.4
I Can Only See You - Wendy & Seulgi (Red Velvet)
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OST PT.5
Our Tears - Hyolyn

OST PT.6
A Move of God - Yuseob (Highlight)

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A Move of God (Acoustic) - Kim Juna 

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I'll Be Here - Park Hyung Sik

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Our Tears - Park Seo Joon

Jiso has ruled the kingdom of Silla as regent since King Beopheung died, keeping her young son Sammaek Jong hidden outside of the capital Seorabeol and safe from enemies and assassins. As Sammaek Jong comes of age, nobles, citizens, officials and Sammaek Jong himself have all grown impatient for her to cede power. However the powerful nobles that tried to usurp power in the kingdom continue to eye the throne and Jiso fears the consequences of her ceding it. In order to break the power of the nobles, who have grown accustomed to their privileges under the bone rank system, Jiso plans to create a new elite, the Hwarang, that will cut across the existing power factions, and to bind them to Sammaek Jong and the throne.
As this new elite of male youths bond and grow, they are unaware that within their numbers i their future king, Sammaek Jong, and Kim Sun-Woo, a commoner with a secret even he is not aware of.

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Hwarang was my first proper Korean drama that I watched after watching Goblin and I was hooked from the first episode, the colours and costumes were really colourful and stunning. Throughout the series I got a little teary at times but from a certain characters death to the end of the series I couldn't help but cry as I kept thinking how sad it was that this character couldn't stand by the other characters and see everything that was happening. I already knew this character died but it still hit me like a tonne of bricks when it happened. I loved all the characters and the actors portraying those characters, I loved that there was comedy mixed in with the action and sadness, even though the series seemed to fail commercially I love it and have even sent a request for it to appear on the UK's Netflix. I think V (Taehyung) did amazing in his first acting and drama role, he fit the role perfect and at times I felt I was just watching V being himself instead of acting and speaking from a script.

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I really recommend that you check out Hwarang, it really is a breathtaking series and figure out if you want the romance or the bromance, it may not have topped Goblin in my all time favourite drama but it is part of my top 2, so why not check it out and see what you think.

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See you soon!


안녕
(Annyeong)
さようなら
(Sayonara)
再见
(ZaiJian)
Bye