Dream High considers extension by 1 episode or more
by javabeans
Dream High, which is the current leader in the Monday-Tuesday ratings race, is considering extending its run by one episode, according to a rep with the drama’s production team on January 26.
This is no surprise, since the drama was pre-empted this week to make room for the Korea-Japan soccer game in the 2011 Asia Cup. That puts the broadcasting schedule off by one episode, pushing back its scheduled finale episode (the 16th) one more week to a Monday. To even out the airing schedule and to keep the following drama from starting off askew, KBS is in talks to bring the total to 17 episodes, which would put the finale on Tuesday, March 1.
In fact, KBS has put in a request with producers for a larger extension as well. With Dream High bringing KBS back to #1 in the Monday-Tuesday timeslot after being last-place for a while (Mary Stayed Out All Night, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child), the broadcaster seems happy to give the drama a longer run.
However, an additional extension is looking unlikely at the moment, because casting a large number of idol stars means that the shooting schedule is under especially tight constraints. Often, idol actors are juggling crammed schedules as they balance drama shoots with pop-star duties, and therefore their post-drama schedules are already filled.
That’s too bad, because for once I think an extension could actually work, narratively if not logistically. With 7 episodes aired, there’s still time to rework the pacing, and the structure of Dream High’s episodic stories is conducive to additions. We already have mini-arcs that play out over two or three episodes (the assembling of the Misfit Mafia, the Rebel Showcase), so it wouldn’t be so difficult to add one more mini-arc. Alas, I think 17 is probably going to be our final count.
The drama slated to follow Dream High is the police drama Crime Squad, starring Kim Seung-woo and Song Il-kook.
Via OSEN
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1 Aidan
January 26, 2011 at 5:08 AM
that's awesome!
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Aidan
January 26, 2011 at 5:08 AM
finally!
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2 heh...
January 26, 2011 at 5:12 AM
No... I'm afraid if the series gets any longer then it will start to drag, or even worse the writing will get sloppy.
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janu
January 26, 2011 at 5:19 AM
let's just hope it won't
i want more IU XD
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autumnscribbles
January 26, 2011 at 5:58 AM
yeh, that's what i'm afraid of too, but one extra episode shouldn't hurt the show much.
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3 Sgcrazed
January 26, 2011 at 5:34 AM
Am cool with the extention as long as there is no death, loose of hearing, brain tumor or angst crap they tend to dish out you hear me drama Gods
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indigowine
January 26, 2011 at 6:13 AM
Amen to that!
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Daniela
January 26, 2011 at 6:23 AM
Im with you
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kc
January 26, 2011 at 5:28 PM
at least not sam dong
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4 Renhye
January 26, 2011 at 5:35 AM
More Dream High goodies for us.
More IU..
More Suzy...
MORE KIM SOO HYUN!!!!
MOAR! MOAR!
I want MOAR!!!!!!!!!
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5 Dara
January 26, 2011 at 5:42 AM
Ya...MOARRRRRRR KIM SOO HYUN duet!
'Baby, I'm in love with youuuuuuuuuuuuu'
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6 sehseh
January 26, 2011 at 5:45 AM
I'm a bit worried an extended episode will drag the story. The current pace now good, don't wanna ruin that.
How about a one-hour sing and dance special by the cast? A REAL showcase. But make sure they have working heaters though :P
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Natalie
January 26, 2011 at 6:57 AM
Haha agreed about the showcase and heaters!!!
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queencircles
January 26, 2011 at 7:50 AM
theres a clip from the set on REAL 2PM on youtube ... the first part shows taec putting on 5 hotpatches under his shirt! :( they definitely need heaters!
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Severine
January 26, 2011 at 9:47 AM
That would be awesome and I am all for heaters!
I heard that South Korea has had temperatures below zero degrees Fahrenheit recently, and the government has mandated all office buildings and businesses must set their thermostats to 64 degrees Fahrenheit or lower for fear of some electrical grid issues. Either way, it seems the production company isn't completely to blame for the freezing temperatures on set, and I'm simply hoping the cast pulls through the shoot with their health intact.
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hookedonmonix
January 26, 2011 at 1:25 PM
from what I've read while trolling around, they don't run the heaters while filming because of noise interference. Don't know if it's true or not, though...
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Severine
January 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM
I've heard that too, actually. Unfortunately, even if the heaters weren't loud, they wouldn't be able to turn them on high enough for those sub-zero temperatures.
I'm really amazed at the cast's ability to speak without teeth chattering; I'd probably demand to to have a hot-pack covered Snuggie on stand-by.
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singingzombies
January 26, 2011 at 12:47 PM
I remember watching episode 7 in the scene with Jason practicing indoors alone before Kyung-jin chews him out and thinking "Why are their breaths visible? Aren't they indoors? Does their school not pay the heating bills? lolololololol"
At least get the crew heaters for the sake of immersion and logic if not for the general well-being of the crew. If I was one of those idols, I would be more than happy to pay for a heater or two out of my own pocket for the sake of not freezing to death.
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Biscuit
January 26, 2011 at 8:16 PM
Sadly, I think having all the cast gather to sing would end up being like a smaller Gayo Daejun or more possible to haver a special idol collab on inki/mnet/mcore/etc. It happens all the time.
But if it was in character + costume? Maybe a bit more interesting!
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sehseh
January 26, 2011 at 9:36 PM
Hehe, my wish came true. KBS announced they can't extend one more episode, but they will add a Concert Special instead.
Woohoo!
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Mayounaise
January 26, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Haha. I love the idea! Kinda like [insert country name] Idol finale where they finally will announce who is the real K...
Am sure that it wont hurt the ending if they extend the show by one episode especially if it's filled with sing-a-long and dance-a-long... ^^
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7 Shiii
January 26, 2011 at 6:01 AM
At first I thought I will be caught in a major major disappointment. I was so wrong. I think Dream High is totally awesome show!
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8 maria
January 26, 2011 at 6:19 AM
with the exception of Kim soo Hyun, i never really liked any of them before, so i am very surprised to find myself on board this extension. i honestly wish it was more than 17! more KSH!!!
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9 pbjtimeee
January 26, 2011 at 6:54 AM
More DH? More Kim Soo Hyun?! MORE CHIPMUNK AND SUSHI?! YESYESYESYES.
Although I really hope this doesn't drag the show down; it's been amazing so far! (Except for that one tiny bit with Sam-dong, which gave me quite the scare. Please don't go all melo on us, Drama!)
And personally, I wouldn't mind a little fanservice in the last episode. Just saying. (:
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10 Natalie
January 26, 2011 at 7:00 AM
As long as the entire drama series keeps up with the current pacing and neat writing and great story arcs (it reminds me a little of early Sungkyunkwan Scandal in that way with the forming of an unlikely quartet and all the mini arcs!) I will be totally happy and I WOULD WELCOME ONE EPISODE EXTENSION!
Although I really wouldn't want that draggy last few eps of SKKS and super fan servicey/non logical annoying finale of SKKS.
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singingzombies
January 26, 2011 at 1:04 PM
big difference between SKKS and Dream High that has me liking this drama but admitted meh about SKKS is the willingness to not overplay the fan-service and make each character infallible (with the exception being the guys... after all the target audience is definitely female so yeah they are unnaturally mature and empathetic for their age I'll just say, except for when they need to fight over love interests. Then they are perfectly fine being teenagers) Each character is skewed from a typical archetype with just enough facets to keep me interested. Nice to see a writer willing to flex their creative muscles.
SKKS kind of reminded me of Japanese animes where each of the main characters would have to pose and do something awesome complete with speech and fawning girls to reiterate just how awesome they are. Its so nice to NOT have that happen in Dream High. The guys are hot and awesome. I don't need silly hero shots and fawning girls left and right to shove that in my face. Just let them play their characters and it will happen lol.
Also some weird praise is the main girl is a bitch half the time and being probably one of the few males watching this show that is sooooo refreshing to me. It kind of turns me off when main female leads are "Too Stupid To Live", meek to the point of annoyance, and generally "need a man" to take care of them. I like strong female leads and even though Hye Mi comes off as high-strung, its really refreshing to see her assert herself and take what she wants and force things to go her way. Its refreshing and to be honest, more what a guy wants to see in a girl, not the silly incessant OOOPPPAAAAAA!!!!! weak feeble leads that couldn't solve their own problems for the life of them.
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11 jomo143
January 26, 2011 at 7:10 AM
If they start choreographing and practicing now, the last show could be all production numbers. Not just cut shots of them singing and dancing, but entire numbers with cut shots of them acting.
It could be the best TV concert show EVER with all that talent. Six performers in various combinations.
If they were really smart, they would do what Glee does: Take some popular older songs and re-record.
They could sell every song from the show on iTunes in perpetuity.
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12 rainerust
January 26, 2011 at 7:18 AM
I find myself surprisingly addicted to DH, so yeah, I'm happy about the one episode extension (and almost wishing they'd be able to push for more - I think the drama could fit, say, 21 episodes? The mini-arcs help propel the storyline quite effectively).
I'm not even sure why I like the drama so much, because the set up is pretty standard, and the acting's so uneven at times I laugh so hard (I mean, I like Wooyoung but he makes for a REALLY awkward Jason. I die laughing every time he busts out the English), but the show is somehow compelling.
I don't even like Taec or Eun-jung, and there's all these really glaring editing errors...but I love the drama. LOL. I must have replayed their version of SNSD's Genie, like, 10,000 times. AND HOW ADORABLE IS IU?! I'm a convert of hers. Also, it helps that at least KSH is holding up the acting end, and the older actors (Yoonji!! I love her) are really marvelous as well. And whoever commented earlier that JYP is such a scene stealer, IA so much!! Everytime he appears, I just wait with bated breath for the joke. (He never fails) Ok /end fangirling.
If I haven't thanked y'all yet, JB and GF, THANK YOU for introducing DH to me!
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13 Cam
January 26, 2011 at 7:56 AM
How B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L ^_______^
It's a good thing for this drama is still awesome to made everyone so happy, lolz! =)
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14 Tenshii
January 26, 2011 at 8:20 AM
Well if it's one extra episode then it's fine no?
I mean it's not like the story is going to drag in 4 extra episodes.
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15 SujuSarang4Eveer
January 26, 2011 at 9:14 AM
More Kim Soo Hyun!??? YES PLZ!!! <3
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16 hpn88
January 26, 2011 at 10:26 AM
I'm on board for more and sad that we probably wont get more after the 17! But yay 17!!
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17 TeARsFade
January 26, 2011 at 11:24 AM
i'm up for it. kind of looking forward to it. the directing and writing seems pretty good so far. so i hope that the story wont get sloppy from this extension
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18 Noypi
January 26, 2011 at 3:56 PM
So having a day off a week before classes start gave me a chance to watch Dream High.. 7hrs later, I'm totally on board the DH Train!! WOOOOOOOT!!! Glad I have another drama to look forward to other than My Princess... I didn't wanna give this drama a try before, I'm just tired with highschool/student plots, But I shouldn't have made that decision.. I should and MUST ALWAYS TRUST Javabeans, and Girlfriday's taste when it comes to dramas.. Whatever they recap is a Must SEE (well except for MSOAN, i gave up on that after ep1)... Can't wait for more DH and MP episodes!! Fighting!! ^_^
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19 theasianstalker
January 26, 2011 at 4:53 PM
" Alas, I think 17 is probably going to be our final count." Don't you mean 16? *is confused*
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20 Butet
January 26, 2011 at 6:29 PM
How about an episode entirely filled with Pil-Sook/Jason goodness?
Javabeans and Girlfriday, maybe you can work some of your magic and convince producers like wise.
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21 xylophonic
January 26, 2011 at 6:31 PM
Before reading any of the feedback or reading any of the recaps of DH I'm gonna be honest, I wouldn't've come near the thing with a ten-foot pole...but yay for you guys! cuz I started watching it and it's actually REALLY GOOD. I think I agree with lot of people when I say that though it might be the most technically sound drama, it certainly has a lot of heart and good, strong emotion that's propelling it along nicely.
Plus I could watch sushi and chipmunk for hours. And hours. Their cuteness transcends my vocabulary.
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22 obsession
January 26, 2011 at 7:10 PM
i think 1 extra episode is fine but more than that i don't think so. i'm scared it will drag til ruin the whole storyline.
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23 f1yh1gh10
January 26, 2011 at 8:05 PM
well, 1 episode is good for me. :D
but not more than that..
see, i love dream high, but i like the fast pace that it has, so if it slowed down, (which 1 episode isn't too bad, so i don't think it will totally slow down), it would kinda be draggy for me.
but anyways, 1 ep = good! :D haha, just not more than that. i like the speed of this drama!
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24 Ani
January 26, 2011 at 8:09 PM
I want a Jason. No denying it now. *drools*
I'm so used to broadcasting stations and some of their norms now that I kind of saw this coming. That (an extension), or a Special Behind the scenes airing.
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25 Biscuit
January 26, 2011 at 8:18 PM
I just have to LOL at that one episode just to keep the series end on a Teusday.
It doesn't even have to do mainly with the show itself or it's rating battle. But to simply end on a Teusday!
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26 hpn88
January 26, 2011 at 8:49 PM
I don't know if anyone is here anymore, but I think Dream High's producers are reading Dramabeans! At least according to this news article, they decided to have the mini-concert broadcast instead of an official episode 17!
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/01/dream-high-to-end-at-16th-episode
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POGA
January 26, 2011 at 9:10 PM
AHAHA. I JUST read that. I was like "Whoa, did they read the minds of fans?" And the reasoning was very similar to dramabeans. lmao. I want to watch this performance, definitely. So cool.
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Ani
January 26, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Not surprising at all. XD
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27 cecee
January 26, 2011 at 10:02 PM
I tried getting on DH bandwagon but I just can't somehow. Everyone's acting is super bad, well except for the main lead...SD? He seems to be the only one whose naturally acting. Everyone looks and acts stoic to me. No offense to everyone else. I shall pass on this one.
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28 Lady Seoul
January 28, 2011 at 12:24 AM
& this is the down fall of idol actors.. i think an extension would've been great. More Wooyong&Pil-sook!! <3
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29 chi
March 14, 2012 at 1:25 PM
hopefully samdong and hye mi meet again
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