Dream High - one reason why you must watch this drama is because of Kim Soo Hyun, Ok Taec Yeon, Suzy, Ham Eun Jung, Jang Woo Young,IU, Ahn Seo Hyun (the small kid!). I dont think you will get to see these many BIG stars casting in a drama. I must say the fact that this drama gave a big break through for the most of the leads' career. The drama's story set up has concentrated mainly in drawing the teenage audiences likes. Even though the drama was aired in 2011, it was in my planned list for a longer period and finally got a chance to see it recently, which was not a disappointment but regretted for not watching it sooner. Kim Soo Hyun as Sam Dong, has portrayed his character very well when compared to his other competitors in this drama. He has delivered his acting skill exceptionally well during the scenes where he need to express his innocence on the stage while his Mom watching him,or express his love to his lover,hide the pain from his lover or bear the loneliness after he succeed. That could be one of the reason why he was chosen for the blockbuster movies like 'The Thieves', 'Secretly Greatly' or the drama 'The Moon that Embraces the Sun', even though these roles would have been apted for some other leading Korean actors. Taec Yeon, the rapper of the 2PM Band group, is the another main lead of this drama. He has also given his best not only in the acting but also in the songs that were sung by him in the drama OSTs. I believe his performance was more liked by the viewers than the other casts. Suzy - Her performance was at 'the best'. Her portrayal of an arrogant, rude, cunning, high ambitious teenage girl is much appreciateable. Ham Eun Jung - as Yoon Baek Hee has lived as the character on this whole drama. All the scenes between her and Suzy are very noteable which makes draws the viewers attention everytime, which indeed increase the Drama's pace. Jang Woo Young,IU,Ahn Seo Hyun are the other noteable performers of this drama. The drama is all about how the teenagers acheive their dream of becoming K-pop idols, which deals with: How can a normal person turn into a star if he/she possess the talent, skill, enthusiasm, perseverance, hard work. While travelling in the path of success, the different kind of obstacles that one come across and how it can be overcomed. During this battle for success, what kind of emotional pain one suffer, the changes in well bonded relationships, the art of giving up/not giving up during the crucial moments. The director chose 'Music' as the core element of this drama through which all the characters portions are threaded. Drama concentrates more on the emotional bonding between the school friends, their dream to succeed in the field of music, than describing their normal school life, which we have seen in many dramas. Some 'common boring mandatory' elements such as Rich Guy Poor Girl Love, Finding the lost sibling, Guy or Girl with super natural power falls in love with the other, Amnesia - missing here which has added a huge advantage to this drama. The setting is good, in particular the underground set where Taec yeon stays and Suzy's house. The dollar chain which is rotated among each other during their hard times is a such a nice concept. Each time they bounce back and stay focussed on their ambition, and give a better come back. The teenagers who dream high must watch this drama and learn that even though the world is not fair on them on most of the occassions, they should never give up and keep trying! Music is a big boost to this drama, where the OSTs were performed by the main leads themselves. "Dream High", "Someday" are my favourite of all 12 Sound tracks. The music was composed in the same way how an upcoming artist will compose the song rather than an experienced composer. I like the 2 below quotes very much and it will be in my WhatsApp status atleast for a week till I find an another nice drama quote. “They say that there are two types of happiness. One is a happiness that you realize after the fact and the other is a happiness you feel in the moment. That happiness you feel in the moment is so precious that they say that the memories of this kind of happiness can stay with you and enlighten your life. Maybe 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.” “Do you know what it means to become an adult? It means there’s less and less to smile about. So we’ll have to smile even more, even if we have to force it.” Han Ji Hoo as the Dance Teacher, Park Jin Young as English teacher (His comedy portions reduce the tension/seriousness that arises through out the drama, also makes you to laugh loud!), Uhm Ki Joon as Music Teacher (He has played a very vital role, which involves most of the heavy scenes), Ahn Seo Hyun as Suzy's little sister (I must agree the fact that this kid is sooooo cute that you will give her a big hug and kiss on her cheek when you get a chance to meet her in person.), Ahn Kil Kang as Doo Shik (Comedy lights up whenever he appears on the screen) has played a very noteable performance. And the most noteable point in this whole drama is, not only in their drama characters where everyone will challenge each other, but also, in the way they all played their roles/performed to challenge each other's acting skill. All the 6 main leads have played their roles with healthy competition among each other! One can find very minimal (ignorable) flaws in this drama. A Big, big applaud to the Director and the off screen technicians to make this 'Dream High' to Fly High!