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SM hops onto the ‘Dream High 2′ bandwagon

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Written by On August 24, 2011

I don’t know whether I should be happy, confused, irritated, or all three.

After the success of this past winter’s hit drama series “Dream High,” producers began discussing the possibility of airing a second season to the series – a “Dream High 2,” so to speak. While the possibility of “Dream High 2″ has stayed just that – a possibility – it hasn’t stopped fans from forming speculations about the sure-to-be star studded cast.

Well, get ready to rip up your “Dream High 2″ fantasy cast lists and start all over again because it looks as if SM will be joining JYP and KeyEast Entertainment for the production of the sequel drama. Granted, this new partnership hasn’t been formally announced just yet, but a KBS official recently said that the SM and JYP CEOs are biffles(?!?!) and that they have agreed to work together to produce a quality ‘music-based drama.’ It doesn’t outright say that they’ll be working together on “Dream High,” but it might as well.

This drama was so bad, but Changmin looked so good. Conclusion: I'm eternally conflicted.

I’m currently on this kick where I’m trying not to let my undying, spazzy, irrational K-pop idol fangirlism interfere with my taste in dramas, and this recent news really isn’t helping. Look, I’m pretty embarrassed to say that I’m still at that stage where I stan all of SM’s groups to the point where I still find this clip hilarious even after watching it a bajillion times. But let’s face it: If SM has a hand in producing “Dream High 2,” one of two things will probably happen:

ONE: You’ll have Siwon, Yunho, Changmin, Yoona, Sulli, Go Ara, or Lee Yeonhee in the main cast. Heck, you’ll have all of them in the main cast. You could even throw SHINee’s Minho in there for good measure so he can do more fish-lip kissing like he did in “Pianist.” Might as well give him some acting experience because goodness knows that being in SHINee’s not really doing it for the poor guy.

TWO: The entire thing will be shot in matrix cam.

As much as it pains me to say it, there are some things that SM should just stay away from, and producing television dramas is at the top of the list. Speaking of acting alone, there’s only one legitimately good actor within SM: Siwon. But the boy’s already busy filming for “Poseidon,” so he probably won’t get another heavy-duty acting gig for at least a year or so. And then there’s also Kim Min-jong of Athena fame and he is superb…but Kim Min-jong doesn’t count. He never counts. Sadface.

Here’s hoping that JYP and Keyeast will have the bigger hand in producing “Dream High 2.” After seeing their quality work in “Dream High,” I trust them. SM and “Paradise Ranch”? Not so much. But K-pop reality is K-pop reality, and you either love it or live with it. So, folks, what are your speculations for the new “Dream High 2″ cast? There isn’t a confirmed character list for the series – heck, there isn’t much of a confirmed anything for the series….but it’s still fun to guess which SM/JYP stars we’ll be seeing next on the “Dream High” stage. Place your bets now!

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  • Anonymous

    SM artists will outshine JYP artists for many reasons:
    1. The Respective Companies
    Lets face it SM ent. is all about the looks rather than the talent. JYP artists have the look and the talent, but compared to SM artists, SM artists beauty overshadows their singing abilities.

    2. The Looks (Comparing JYP artists to SM artists)
    Siwon = Taec (Both are tall, lean, confident and have some experience in acting)
    Sulli & Yoona > Suzy& Sohee ( I love all 4 girls, but Sulli and Yoona have the perfect combination of youth and experience)
    Yunho and Changmin (tvxq) are in a league of their own (Which JYP artists are their counterparts?)
    OMG!!! WHAT ABOUT BOA AND GO ARA?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    3.Acting experiencePlain and simple- SM artists have more acting experience than JYP artists(k-dramas, musicals, commercials etc.)FYI: I am not bias towards SM entertainment, but SM just has too much “talent”. I am a fan of Dream High so I am anticipating Dream High 2 (crossing my fingers).

    • Bua

      Not a fan of SM so I don’t know about their talent in acting. Yoona and Sulli may have looks but do they have talents? Can they sing? I think not. To act in DH, beauty and acting skill is not enough I reckon. and beauty is subjective. It depends on your preference, for me, Suzy all the way. (Her latest pic for perfume CF something is ridiculously gorgeous) and she has something that both Sulli and Yoona don’t have. It’s singing skill.

      Yunho & Changmin are great in singing and dancing but can they act? Anybody know?

      • Anonymous

        Yunho and changmin cannot act. They are great at singing and dancing but their acting is cringeworthy.

    • Jackie

      JYP artists does not the have the talent compared to SM

      • Mer

        Did you seriously say that outloud? I guess when for the most part you are spotlighted for your looks and not your abilities (talent), then yeah. I guess they do outshine. How about some objectivity Dahling?

      • Bua

        Tell me if Yoona, Sulli, Minho have talents. Besides dancing, can hyoyeon, yuri, victoria, eunhyuk sing?
        You can say Sohee, Taec, Khun, Chansung don’t have talents but the rest they do and vice versa, not all SM artists have talents also. I don’t want to join the fanwar you know but since you mention it so can’t help lol sorry people.

        • Mer

          Ill give Sulli, Sinwon, Minho and and a few others some props, but for the most part…….

        • Sica

          Actually, Sohee is pretty good in acting. Ask anyone who has seen her movie “Some Like It Hot”. They’d tell you that she can act. She’s not a very good singer, but to say she has no talent is ridiculous, especially if people don’t even know much about Sohee in the first place.

          • Bua

            I’m talking about musical talents only but if acting is included and we really go into details. I think most of them have bits of talents. Yoona, Minho, Sulli, Sohee, Taecyeon can act. But since DH needs those who not only can act but also can sing and dance then I think Yoona, Minho, Sulli, Sohee are out, only if they don’t focus much in musical talents, then they may stand a chance.

          • Mer

            I don’t know. I think ill give them benefit of the doubt. I don’t think they get as much focus as they should. Shame really. I actually like Minho and Sulli. I think they’d do pretty good.

          • http://twitter.com/MonicaDBSK Monica

            Ok she did like one movie, and from years ago too. That doesn’t mean she’s actually great at acting. Just sayin’.

    • Matilda

      SM artists has more drama experience? It doesn’t matter if you’ve done 100 movies. If your acting sucks. your acting sucks. And some SM artists are only good for eye candy. Some of them can’t act to save their lives. Having more experience doesn’t change that. 

      Some idols improve, like Suzy. Some are naturally good, like T-ara’s Eunjung. Some are just plain awful, like Yunho.So looking hot is all that matters? That must be why Yunho and Changmin’s dramas flopped big time? All their fans swooned with the hotness of SM artists that they didn’t wake up until the drama ended? Oh wait, in Yunho’s case, even his fans didn’t finish his drama. They can all look like Mr. and Ms. Universe candidates and they’d still won’t have the acting chops, especially Yunho and Changmin who tend to either overact or be so, so, so awkward.

  • Daydream

    oh I foresee mega fandom wars.

    Look, I don’t care which idol they will throw in there, as long as they have at least one legitimate actor/actress who can hold the drama together, a solid writer and music director, I will be happy.

  • Mer

    Ima be honest with you. I thought Minho did wonderfully in the Pianist. I aslo think his level of use in SHINee is not doing him any favors. He is a money maker and it would behoove SME to get him some top notch acting lessons and put him in the drama. And JYP needs to make more use of Juhno.

  • Mer

    Did you seriously say that outloud? I guess when for the most part you are spotlighted for your looks and not your abilities (talent), then yeah. I guess they do outshine. How about some objectivity Dahling?

  • http://twitter.com/jmaytan J-MayTan©

    while some of u r condemning how hopeless some SME artists are… i bet u guys havent watch Sulli’s amazing acting in Punch Lady as a rebellious teenage kid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54v1yt3Lmb4 and despite i’m disliking Yoona, i shall give her credits for being in dramas…and tbh, she is not bad at all… and we have donghae and siwon who already completed filming their Taiwanese drama.. Krystal as one of the main cast in High Kick 3…. LeeYeonHee and Go Ara are pretty consistent good actresses… not to mention, Kangin (who is coming out from the army in April 2012) has a few dramas and movies under his belt… and various SME artists (yesung, sungmin, ryeowook, kyuhyun, onew, luna) who r in musicals, who can sing and act at the same time!

    • Anonymous

      Yoona is awkward but has potential so I will give you that. But even though the camera loves tYeonhee and Ara there acting sucks especially yeonhee, if the girl wasn’t in sme I highly doubt she would of got half the roles she has. Also just because people are in drama s doesn’t mean they were good.

      • http://twitter.com/MonicaDBSK Monica

        Agreed. I roll my eyes when fans go “so and so may not be very good in singing and dancing but atleast he/she can act!”, just because they’ve done some acting gigs doesn’t mean they’re actually good. Lee yeonhee, Go ara, and yoona are all weak actresses, especially yoona. I mean look at Kim taehee, an actress who’s acting is just so-so(though she has improved in my princess), and she’s been in the acting business for over 10 years, and still not exactly known for stellar acting. But then again, dream high had wooyoung, taecyeon, suzy, and iu who were all new to acting, idk maybe this dream high 2 or whatever musically based drama will surprise me.

  • yup

    Honestly, I can’t watch Kdramas with too many idol stars. Maybe one or two, but that’s it! I couldn’t stand watching  Dream High when one scene you had Taec, then the next with Suzy, then Wooyoung, then every idol star in one scene. But that’s just me. As for which company has better actors, my vote goes to SM. A lot of SM entertainers have been in previous dramas and are well-prepared for a drama such as this – one that includes singing, dancing, and acting.

    • Anonymous

      SM entertainers have been in dramas that is correct but for the most part they have all been really bad at acting. They can sing and dance for sure which is good for the singing parts of dream high but their acting makes me cringe. Siwon is the only one who is a decent actor. I hope Keyeast has a bigger hand the casting and JYP writes most of the music.

    • http://twitter.com/estelgrace estelgrace

      Well prepared? How can they be well prepared if people can’t stand their acting? Blows my mind. I’m with @hapacalgirl:disqus  on this one.

  • Anonymous

    SME should really stay out of the drama business because with the exception of probably Kim Min Jong and maybe Siwon and heechul all of their actors and idol actors have been weak at best. Yoona had potential in 9 ends 2 outs but was downright awkward in you are my destiny and Cinderella Man, the camera has always loved Yeonhee and Ara and visually they look great on screen but their acting is very weak at best. For someone in the business as long as Yeonhee it is surprising that she still has not improved in her acting. Don’t get me started on yunho and changmin, I couldn’t finish either of their dramas because the acting was just that bad and it didn’t help that the dramas themselves were pretty badly written and directed. I don’t know who they would put in this drama because Yeonhee is filming a movie, Siwon is in Poseidon, Krystal is filming high kick so them three will be unavailable for at least a year and heechul is enlisting. Tvxq is focusing on Japan so those boys are unlikely (thank god, cause even as good as they look and sound I really can’t sit through yunho and changmin’s acting again. I don’t see the need of adding SME because JYP honestly writes better music and Keyeast has better actors but whatever that’s K-ent for you.

  • http://twitter.com/estelgrace estelgrace

    SME needs to buzz off. I just want Kim Soo-hyun, IU, and the rest of the cast back. Possibly some new ones. But GOOD new ones with performing talent who can ACTUALLY ACT. Hear that?!!

  • kc

    I think we have to just take what we get, judging it right now won’t get us anywhere and I mean, look at the first Dream high, most people were saying it was going to suck before it came out and it became really successful
    just give it time and a chance, saying it won’t be good now might just keep something with potential to be great out of the light.

  • Kyana

    Dear God! I have a feeling that they’re are going to throw a member of SNSD in there! I just know they will and it will be one of the overrated ones that just about everyone is sick of seeing(Yoona). But this might not be all bad it would be cool to see some more of F(x) or to see one of the SHINee boys acting in this drama. 

  • JW

    SM needs to get over themselves. Siwon is too old to act as a high schooler unless he is giving another role. SNSD or Shinee’s acting has always been (or probably will continue) reasonable bad. Adding maybe one or two people from the company might create some drama, but having MANY of them involve in this project is just unbearble. So whatev. JYP, don’t care if you really are bestie with SM boss or not, just don’t do this to DH fan.

  • Anonymous

    My gut is telling me Sulli is going to be in this drama, her image fits perfectly. Or Luna, who would be able to showcase her solid vocals. I thing SNSD is going to be too busy with their promotions to do a long-term project like this.

  • Revy

    But the only idol in SM that can act is Siwon but he is does not look young enough to be a high schooler.
    I think SM should just stick with kpop

  • Franz_1920

    I OPPOSE HAVING SIWON THERE IN A DRAMA….. again. :)

    Why?

    Because he completed two consecutive dramas Just this year. SM please give him a break. Even though I want to see Siwon’s acting + singing skills in the drama, 2 dramas are enough for Siwon this year! I’ll rally in front of SME if Siwon didn’t get a break from those dramas!

    Second, yeah, he doesn’t look like a high schooler anymore. And My Gosh, will you not develop being sick on seeing Siwon in dramas again? Even though I love him sooo much, I think you must give him a break on appearing on TV. I dont want hm to be the “next Yoona” who is too much overrated.

    SM, please stop butting in to the works of other people. You’ll just get all the fame and the spotlight. Maybe if you can join, just allow 3 people, okay? Maybe Kyuhyun would like to try his luck on acting! Since he’s a good singer too. :) Or maybe Ryeowook? Or Donghae? Donghae looks like a kid so its okay. :) For the other people…. I dont know. BUT PLEASE NO YOONA ANYMORE. Maybe Taeyeon? Im just thinking of the voice quality since this is a musical drama. Its not just about the face value, its about the talent. :D

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FS52P3WGP37JJ6YJNRLPPBVS4E A

      oh goodness, I will never forgive SM if Siwon becomes the next Yoona.
      only, I think my hesitant dislike for her has turned into pity now that she’s disappeared and been replaced by Sooyoung lol.

  • rani25

    hmm.i actually watched  the whole of changmins drama.well!!! i just forwarded evrything except his and lee yeon hee bits.i think he is alrite and can grow only if he knows or is comfy with the person.i could not watch any of his bit with the other chick,it was sooooooooooo embarassingly awkkk but he was alrite wid yeoneee.soo give him a chance i say.

  • http://twitter.com/MonicaDBSK Monica

    I think the new dream high 2 cast will be highschool students so they’d have younger idols hence siwon, yunho, changmin and the like just cannot pass off as highschool students. Ok taecyeon was a little old looking to be a 1993er in dream high but..still! If we’re talking high school students, I’d think of high school age idols or idols who look young enough to pass off as HS students so…sulli, krystal, taemin, minho..

  • http://twitter.com/jmaytan J-MayTan©

    hmmmm i see many ppl hate SME in seoulbeats here…

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000555937917 Crystal Wong

    Oh..dear….GOD. Watching some of SME’s idol actor/tresses makes me feel like I’m watching a horror movie. I shut my eyes 85% of the time and cover my hears 50% of the time cause it scared me and makes me cringe. SME has some good singers and dancers, and thats what they should stick to. -__-; I believe that no one in SME will be able to make it to become reputable actor/tresses. Except…maybe Siwon (and only in action flicks), but he still needs to improve. 

  • Surething

    It’ll just be like the first Dream High with overrated idols who can barely act.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002100945836 Thuong Romah

    stop bashing on sm artists

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FS52P3WGP37JJ6YJNRLPPBVS4E A

    If you’re talking about Kim Min Jong, the badass ahjusshi that Lee Dong Wook’s face tries to imitate, then he’s ALWAYS awesome.
    Always. Especially when he’s being awkwardly adorable on variety shows or channeling Johnny Depp whilst posing next to molding pizza. He’s pretty brilliant lol.

    But SM and JYP… er… Crack High was surprisingly brilliant so I’m not going to throw stones just yet.