Dream High 2 (Korean: 드림하이2) is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kang So-ra, Jeong Jin-woon, Jay B, Park Ji-yeon, Hyolyn, and Park Seo-joon. It aired on KBS2 from January 30 to March 20, 2012, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.
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| Hangul | 드림하이2 |
| Revised Romanization | Deurimhai 2 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tŭrimhai 2 |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Running time | 60–69 minutes |
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| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | January 30 (2012-01-30) – March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20) |
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Original soundtracks from the show met with commercial and critical success and won th "Best Music" award at the first DramaFever Awards.[1] "We Are The B" and "Superstar" also received nominations at the 7th Seoul International Drama Awards.[2]
Like its predecessor Dream High, it follows a group of students at the Kirin High School of Art stars who pursue their dream of becoming K-pop stars. However, it has a slight difference in terms of plot with new set of student casts.
After going into financial bankruptcy, Kirin High School is taken over by Oz Entertainment. The company then transfers its own young trainees to circumvent a law requiring underage entertainers to study for a set amount of time. Then, competition brews between the troubled students at Kirin High and the newly transferred Oz Entertainment trainees.
Although Shin Hae-sung (Kang So-ra) enters Kirin High School with a high exam score, she has no talent in singing. She meets and befriends fellow students, Jin Yoo-jin (Jung Jin-woon) 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 a famous group I:dn (Eden), develops feelings for Hae-sung and dates her later on.
Ri-an (Jiyeon), a member of a famous girl group called HershE, chases after JB, who was once her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Yoo-jin, who also likes Hae-sung, tries to separate the couple with Ri-an. Later on, Ri-an and Yoo-jin give up and remain close friends.
Hae-sung leaves for the US and 8 years after the graduation it is revealed that now she is a famous composer and director, JB, due to his leg injury, gives up on his dream of being a dancer and ends up as a music producer, Ri-an becomes a Hallyu idol, and Yoo-jin becomes a rock music teacher at Kirin High School by day and a rocker by night.
All of them have a reunion performance on stage for Kirin High School's 17 years anniversary.
| Dream High 2: Original Sound Track | |
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| Released | January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31) |
| Recorded | 2011–12 |
| Genre | Pop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B, teen pop |
| Label | Holym, LOEN Entertainment |
| Producer | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Falling" | Park Jin-young | 3:21 |
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| 1. | "You Are My Star" | Suzy | 3:31 |
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| 1. | "Hello to Myself" | Park Ye Eun | 3:36 |
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| 1. | "아픈 희망" (Sick of Hope) | Lee Ki Chan | 3:49 |
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| 1. | "B급 인생" (We Are the B) | Jinwoon, Kang So-ra, Jr., Kim JiSoo | 2:31 |
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| 1. | "하루하루" (Day After Day) | Jiyeon | 3:43 |
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| 1. | "Sunflower" | Kim JiSoo | 4:41 |
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| 1. | "New Dreaming" | JB and Park Seo-joon (I:dn) | 3:07 |
"Falling" is the first part of the drama's soundtrack and was featured in the first episode of the drama. Park Jin-young was once again involved in composing, writing and interpreting the soundtrack of the drama.
The track "Falling" is slow tempo with beautiful guitar melody. It has gained a lot of popular response sweeping music charts since its release. Ranking first, second and third on real time charts. The song is available on digital music portals such as Melon, Soribada, Bugs and Mnet. The rest of the soundtrack will include more beautiful melodies reflecting character stories, struggles and dreams in the drama.[3]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| 1 | January 30, 2012 | 10.5% | 11.6% | 9.2% | 9.8% |
| 2 | January 31, 2012 | 9.8% | 11.7% | 8.9% | 10.2% |
| 3 | February 6, 2012 | 7.2% | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% |
| 4 | February 7, 2012 | 8.2% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 11.7% |
| 5 | February 13, 2012 | 7.7% | 9.1% | 7.6% | 8.9% |
| 6 | February 14, 2012 | 7.9% | 9.5% | 7.9% | 9.0% |
| 7 | February 20, 2012 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| 8 | February 21, 2012 | 7.9% | 9.2% | 7.8% | 8.3% |
| 9 | February 27, 2012 | 7.3% | 8.9% | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| 10 | February 28, 2012 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 7.8% | 9.7% |
| 11 | March 5, 2012 | 6.4% | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.1% |
| 12 | March 6, 2012 | 6.4% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.5% |
| 13 | March 12, 2012 | 6.2% | 7.8% | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| 14 | March 13, 2012 | 7.8% | 7.5% | 9.7% | 8.5% |
| 15 | March 19, 2012 | 5.7% | 6.8% | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 16 | March 20, 2012 | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| Average | 7.7% | 8.9% | 7.8% | 8.9% | |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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| 2012 | The 48th Baeksang Arts Awards | Male Popularity Award - TV | Jeong Jinwoon | Nominated | [5] |
| Best New Actress Award | Kang So-ra | Nominated | |||
| Female Popularity Award - TV | Jiyeon | Nominated | |||
| Kang So-ra | Nominated | ||||
| Hyolyn | Nominated | ||||
| 5th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | |||
| Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Drama Award | Dream High 2 | Nominated | ||
| Best OST (MTV Daum Music Award) | "Superstar" (Jiyeon, Hyolyn and Ailee) | Nominated | [2] | ||
| "We Are The B" (Kang So-ra, Jinwoon, Jr., Kim JiSoo) | Nominated | ||||
| 2013 | DramaFever Awards | Best Music | Dream High 2 | Won | [1] |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Jiyeon, Hyolyn, Ailee, Kang So-ra, Jinwoon, Jay B | Nominated | [6] |
| Publisher | Year | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Buzzfeed | 2021 | 24 K-Dramas That Are Made Even Better By Their Fantastic Soundtracks | 8th | [7] |