Dream High

 

Sypnosis

Six students at Kirin High School share dreams of becoming K-pop idols, 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 & Character

Main

• Bae Suzy 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.

• Kim Soo-hyun as Song Sam-dong

A country bumpkin who is a music prodigy with a rare disease, He develops one sided crush on Hye-mi.

• Ok Taec-yeon as Jin-guk/Hyun Shi-hyuk
  • Kang Yi-seok as young Jin-guk (Ep. 2, 5 & 10)

He has a contentious relationship with his father the Mayor who hasn't acknowledged him as his son.

• Ham Eun-jung as Yoon Baek-hee

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

• Jang Woo-young as Jason

An American-born dancer who plans on making his entertainment debut in Korea.

• IU as Kim Pil-sook

She was discouraged from pursuing music because she was shy and overweight. She also has the gift of perfect pitch

Supporting

• Ahn Gil-kang as Ma Doo-shik
• Ahn Sun-young as Kang Oh-sun (Oh-hyuk's older sister)
• Ahn Seo-hyun as Go Hye-sung (Hye-mi's younger sister)
  • Park Eun-bin as 16-year-old Hye-sung (Ep. 16)
• Lee Hye-sook as Song Nam-boon (Sam-dong's mother)
• Choi Il-hwa as Hyun Moo-jin (Jin-guk's father)
• Park Hyuk-kwon 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 as Kang Oh-hyuk
• Lee Yoon-ji as Shi Kyung-jin
• Park Jin-young as Yang Jin-man
• Lee Byung-joon as Principal Shi Bum-soo
• Lee Yoon-mi as Maeng Seung-hee
• Baek Won-kil as Gong Min-chul
• Bae Yong-joon 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 as Lee Ri-ah
• Park Jin-sang as Jun Tae-san
• Han Bo-reum as Ha So-hyun
• Bae Noo-ri as Han So-ri (Ep. 6, 9, 12-13)

Special appearances

• Sumi Jo as herself (Ep. 1)
• Kim Hyun-joong as himself (Ep. 1)
• Song Hae as variety show host (Ep. 2, 3)
• JB (Got7) as Jason's back up dancer (Ep. 3)
• Young K (Day6) as Jason's back up dancer (Ep. 3)
• Shownu (Monsta X) as Jason's back up dancer (Ep. 3)
• Nichkhun (2PM) as Lee Ri-ah's CF partner (Ep. 8)
• Koo Jun-yup as himself (Ep. 9, 10)
• Chansung (2PM) as Oh-sun's imaginary boyfriend (Ep. 12)
• Leeteuk (Super Junior) as himself (Ep. 13)
• Eunhyuk (Super Junior) as himself (Ep. 13)
• miss A and 2AM as flash mob dancers (Ep. 16)
• Dal Shabet as Baek-hee's students (Ep. 16)