Wonder Girls member Ye Eun (Yenny) is set to make a cameo on the 9th episode of KBS 2TV‘s ‘Dream High 2,’ which is scheduled to air on February 27th. She will be playing the role of a top star, also named ‘Ye Eun,’ who gives encouragement and hope to a depressed ‘Haesung’ (Kang Sora) and offers HaeSung an opportunity to transform.

Ye Eun confessed, “Recently, I’ve really been enjoying watching ‘Dream High 2′. When I see Haesung’s scenes, they really tug at my heartstrings and draw me in because it’s like I’m watching me in the past.  I really wanted to offer genuine words of encouragement to HaeSung.”

On a related note, the song “Hello to Myself,” which was written and composed by Haesung in ‘Dream High 2,’ was actually written, composed, and sung by Ye Eun herself.

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2AM‘s Jinwoon who made a successful transformation into an actor prepared a special gift for his ‘Dream High‘ staff members.

The generous singer prepared 100 long down coats from a sporty-casual brand that he currently models for, and handed them out to his KBS2 ‘Dream High’ staff members.

“All the staff members have to continue to film outdoor scenes in the cold weather,” he said.

While Jinwoon did something extremely thoughtful to encourage his staff, a special guest stopped by to encourage Jinwoon as well. Fellow 2AM member Changmin wanted to show his support for the group’s maknae, and showed up unannounced on set with J.Y. Park.

Jinwoon was pleasantly surprised with Changmin’s visit, and the two immediately ran into each other’s arms, engaging in conversation.

Meanwhile, Jinwoon is playing the role of a troubled teen on ‘Dream High 2′, and is receiving praise for his natural acting abilities.

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The long anticipated second season to the KBS 2TV drama Dream High aired its pilot on January 30th. While the first season mainly consisted of the standard school-romance genre with a fame-seeker twist, the second season portrays a much more realistic view on the hard lives of idol singers.

From talent credibility to the ever-reoccurring question as to whether or not idols are really considered artists, Dream High 2 aims to tell a story that will give the audience a gist of what it is like being an artist in the K-Pop industry.

Out of the various idol issues that the show covers, the most notable ones from its pilot are as follows:

1. Idol singers-turned-actors

The first scene shows idol star Rian (played by T-ara’s Jiyeon) playing Go Hyemi in what seems to be an autobiographical production on the life of Samdong, a main character from the first season who became an world-famous pop star since his Kirin School of Arts days. While the actor who portrays Samdong (ironically played by Kim Soohyun himself) managed to pull off the part smoothly, Rian is shown having trouble with conveying any emotions into her role whatsoever. Even in her girl group, HerShe, Lian is given the “visuals” position, usually given to the member who lacks skill in both dance and vocals, but possesses good looks.

Rian’s struggle as both an actress and an entertainer is a satirical portrayal of the handful of actor/actress-turned-idols in the industry, ones who depend on their looks to forgive any criticism on their mediocre acting. While the statement is rather harsh, it is one of the many motives of Dream High 2 to portray the controversies shadowing the K-Pop industry.

2. Under-aged idols and their ever-fleeting education

One of the many plot devices in Dream High 2 is the fictitious law that forbids underaged idols to perform on any broadcasting programs past 10PM. In addition, the law sees it fit that all idols attend 20 hours of classes a week.

While giving idols a curfew for their artistry may seem groundless, the matter of young idols missing their education due to their hectic schedules is indeed a concern.

3. Are idols really considered artists?

The pilot episode saw Jin Yoojin (played by 2AM’s Jung Jinwoon) and JB (rumored member of JYPE’s upcoming boy group) as artistic rivals. Their history goes far back to the Kirin School of Arts auditions back in 2010, where the two were put in the same audition session: the former’s impressive talents and ambitions to become a real musician disheartened the former’s dreams to become an idol, ultimately distracting him from showcasing his abilities to its full potential.

While both are aspiring musicians who both take the craft of songwriting seriously, Yoojin sees idols as nothing more than one’s childish dreams to become a musician not for the music, but for the fame: “Idols are nothing but fools who have no heart and soul for music. All they do is sing and dance as they are told, like little puppets on string. Don’t you find that disgusting?” says Yoojin.

This addresses the criticism of the factory-like method that most labels take to create their artists. While fans of K-Pop see and appreciate the hard work and passion idols carry to become entertainers, the majority of fans against K-Pop put down idols as being nothing but “puppets on strings.”

Meanwhile, Dream High 2 has received generally favorable reception since its pilot. The next episode will air January 31st

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miss A‘s Suzy expressed her jealousy over the kiss scene between T-ara‘s Jiyeon and actor Kim Soo Hyun.

Kim Soo Hyun made a cameo in the pilot episode of KBS‘s ‘Dream High 2‘, where he reenacted the kiss scene from ‘Dream High 1‘ with Jiyeon.

In ‘Dream High 2′, Jiyeon portrays ‘Rian‘, an idol who aspires to be an actress. Rian lands a part as ‘Hyemi‘ (originally played by Suzy in ‘Dream High 1′) in a “biography movie” about ‘Sam Dong‘ (Kim Soo Hyun). Jiyeon attempts to kiss Kim Soo Hyun, but the director yells “CUT!” due to Jiyeon’s bad acting.

It looks like Suzy watched the first episode of ‘Dream High 2′, as she wrote this tweet on January 31st: “‘Dream High 2′, be daebak! It’s really fun. However, Sam Dong, Sam Dong, [you] threw Hyemi away. Geez.”

Netizens replied with, “Suzy is jealous over the kiss scene“, “Sam Dong threw away Hyemi and filmed a kiss scene with Rian“, and “Kim Soo Hyun’s runny nose kiss scene was so funny.”

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Still cuts  in ‘Dream High 2‘ were recently released featuring Kim Soo Hyun‘s cameo!

Kim Soo Hyun will appear in the pilot episode of ‘Dream High 2′ on January 30th as Song Sam Dong, the first of various special cameos during this series.

The actor rose to popularity as he revealed his acting potential and excellent dance skills in the first ‘Dream High’. He granted fans’ wishes as they voted him as the most wanted actor from Season 1 to reappear in ‘Dream High 2′.

As Kim Soo Hyun will reprise his role as the top actor Sam Dong, Rian (acted by T-ara‘s Jiyeon) will reenact the bus farewell scene that miss A‘s Suzy had previously done.

Even with his busy schedule with MBC‘s ‘The Moon that Embraces the Sun‘ where he plays the leading role, Kim Soo Hyun decided to make a cameo and stated enthusiastically after the filming, “I enjoyed completing the filming in the atmosphere that was no less friendly than the last ‘Dream High’ filming site. I’m anticipating that the drama and its feeling will be different from the first.”

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