What’s Up?

 

Title: 왓츠업 / What’s Up?
Chinese Title: 这是怎么回事?
Previously known as: Zero Plus
Genre: Music, romance, school
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBN
Broadcast period: 2011-Dec-03 to 2012-Feb-05
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:00

 

Synopsis

A drama revolving around music and the romance between students enrolled in the theatrical department of a university.

Cast

Main Cast

Im Ju Hwan as Jang Jae Hun
Kang Dae Sung as Ha Do Sung
Im Joo Eun as Oh Doo Ri
Oh Man Suk as Sun Woo Young
Jang Hee Jin as Eun Chae Young
Kim Ji Won as Park Tae Yi

Supporting Cast

Lee Soo Hyuk as Lee Soo Bin
Jo Jung Suk as Kim Byung Hun
Baek Jae Jin as Mister Bae
Kim Mi Kyung as Professor Yang
Song Ok Sook as Jae Hun’s mom
Kim Sung Ryung as Do Sung’s mom
Yang Hee Kyung as Doo Ri ‘s mom
Kim Chang Wan as Tae Yi’s dad (cameo)

Production Credits

Director: Jang Mi Ja, Song Ji Won
Screenwriter: Song Ji Na

You’ve Fallen For Me / Heartstrings

Title: 넌 내게 반했어 / Neon Naege Banhaesseo / You’ve Fallen for Me
Chinese Title: 為我著迷
Also Known as: Falling in Love / Heartstrings
Previously known as: 페스티벌 / Festival
Genre: Romance, music
Episodes: 15 + 1 Special
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2011-June-29 to 2011-Aug-18
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

 

Synopsis

Lee Shin is a university student majoring in modern music. He is also the vocalist and guitarist of the band “The Stupid.” Shin is known for his good looks and strong passion for music, but in reality he is cold, lacks interest in anything unrelated to music and has neither dreams nor plans for the future. He initially likes Jung Yoon Soo, a dance professor at university, but this all changes when he meets Lee Kyu Won.

Lee Kyu Won is a bright and outgoing student who was born into a prestigious family and is majoring in traditional Korean instruments, especially the gayageum. Kyu Won’s grandfather, Lee Dong Gun, is one of the top 3 traditional musicians of his age and his biggest wish is to see his granddaughter become a traditional music prodigy. Trying to live up to her grandfather’s expectations, Kyu Won immerses herself in training and becomes a university student who knows nothing outside of her studies. As her friends are fans of “The Stupid”, she was forced to go to the band’s concert with them. There she saw Lee Shin performing live, and is immediately captivated by him.

Cast

Jung Yong Hwa as Lee Shin
Park Shin Hye as Lee Kyu Won
Song Chang Ui as Kim Suk Hyun
So Yi Hyun as Jung Yoon Soo
Woo Ri as Han Hee Joo
Kang Min Hyuk as Yeo Joon
Lee Hyun Jin as Hyun Ki Young
Im Se Mi as Cha Bo Woon

Extended Cast

Lee Jung Hun as Im Tae Joon
Jung Kyung Ho as Goo Jung Eun
Jang Seo Won as Yoon Soo Myung
Shin Goo as Lee Dong Jin
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Lee Sun Ki
Lee Il Hwa as Song Ji Young
Moon Ga Young as Lee Jung Hyun
Kim Sun Kyung as Professor Hong
Oh Won Bin as guitarist of The Stupid

Production Credits

Production Company: JS PICTURES
Chief Producer: Choi Hong Mi (최홍미)
Producer: Lee Jin Suk, Kim Yang
Director: Pyo Min Soo
Screenwriter: Lee Myung Sook

You Are Beautiful

Title: 미남이시네요 / You’re Beautiful
Chinese Title : 原来是美男啊
Also known as: You’re Handsome, A.N.JELL
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-07 to 2009-Nov-26
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

 

Synopsis

Tae Kyung and On Yu are in search of a new member for their idol group, A.N.JELL. However, Mi Nam suffers an injury at the last moment. So Mi Nyu, his twin sister, is asked to step in for her brother. The rest of the drama follows the behind-the-scenes life of an idol group.

Cast

Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung
- Kang Soo Han as young Tae Kyung
Park Shin Hye Go Mi Nam (Male) / Go Mi Nyu (Female)
Lee Hong Ki as Kang On Yu / Jeremy
Jung Yong Hwa as Kang Shin Woo

Extended cast

UEE as Yoo He Yi
Bae Geu Rin as Sa Yu Ri (Fan club president)
Kim In Kwon as Ma Hoon Yi (Mi Nam’s manager)
Jang Won Young as Mr Kim (photographer, Nara Daily News)
Choi Ran as Choi Mi Ja (Mi Nam & Mi Nyu’s aunt)
Kim Sung Ryung as Mo Hwa Ran
Jung Chan as President Ahn
Choi Soo Eun as Wang Kko Di
Tae Hwang as staff
Kim Ho Chang as dancer
Lee Joo Yeon as Before School member (cameo)
Yoo So Young as Before School member (cameo)
Yoo Seung Ho (cameo, ep9)

Production Credits

Director: Hong Sung Chang
Screenwriter: Hong Jung Eun & Hong Mi Ran

Awards

2009 koreandrama.org Awards : The Best Korean Drama of 2009
2009 SBS Drama Awards: Netizen Highest Popularity Award (Jang Geun Suk)

DREAM HIGH

Title: 드림하이 / Dream High
Genre: School, drama, comedy, romance
Episodes: 16 + 1 Special
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2011-Jan-03 to 2011-March-01
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

 

Synopsis

Dream High tells the story of six students at Kirin Art High School who work to achieve their dreams of becoming music stars in the Korean music industry. Go Hye Mi is a student who had majored in classical music but has to give up her dream by entering Kirin Art High School to pay off her father’s debt. However, she needs to get two other students to also come to the school in order for her to enroll in the school conditionally. These two students are Song Sam Dong, who lives in the countryside, and Jin Guk, whom she accidentally meets while trying to escape from a loan shark. Yoon Baek Hee, formerly Hyemi’s sidekick, becomes her rival in school because Hye Mi betrays her during an audition to enter the school.

Cast
Kim Soo Hyun as Song Sam Dong
Ok Taecyeon as Jin Gook
Jang Wooyoung as Jason
Ham Eun Jung as Yoon Baek Hee
Suzy (from Kpop group miss A) as Go Hye Mi
IU as Kim Pil Sook
Uhm Ki Joon as Kang Oh Hyuk
Lee Yoon Ji as Shi Kyung Jin
Jun Ah Min as Jo In Sung
Han Ji Hoo as Park Do Joon
Yoon Young Ah as Lee Ri Ah
Park Jin Sang  as Jun Tae San
Kim Bo Reum  as Ha So Hyun
Bae Yong Joon as Jung Ha Myung
Park Jin Young  as Yang Jin Man
Lee Byung Joon as Shi Bum Soo
Lee Yoon Mi as Maeng Seung Hee
Baek Won Kil  as Gong Min Chul
Ahn Kil Kang as Ma Doo Shik
Ahn Sun Young as Kang Oh Sun
Ahn Seo Hyun as Go Hye Sung
Lee Hye Sook as Song Nam Boon
Choi Il Hwa as Hyun Moo Jin
Park Hyuk Kwon  as Go Byung Jik
Jung Min Joo /JOO  as Jung Ah Jung
Park Hwi Soon as Jin Gook’s roommate (ep 1-2)
Jo Soo Mi  as herself (cameo, ep 1)
Kim Hyun Joong as himself (cameo)

HEARTSTRINGS

 

Title: Heartstrings / Neon Naege Banhaesseo / Festival / You’ve Fallen For Me
Genre: Romance, music
Episodes: 16
Director: Pyo Min Soo (Coffee House, In Soon is Pretty)
Screenwriter: Lee Myung Sook
Broadcast network: MBC , every Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Broadcast period: 2011-Jun-29 to 2011-Aug-18

Synopsis
Lee Shin is a university student majoring in modern music. He is also the vocalist and guitarist of the band “The Stupid.”
Lee Shin is known for his good looks and strong passion for music, but in reality he is cold, lacks interest in anything unrelated to music and has neither dreams nor plans for the future. He initially likes Jung Yoon Soo, a dance professor at university, but this all changes when he meets Lee Kyu Won.

Lee Kyu Won is a bright and outgoing student who was born into a prestigious family and is majoring in traditional Korean instruments, especially the gayageum. Kyu Won’s grandfather, Lee Dong Gun, is one of the top 3 traditional musicians of his age and his biggest wish is to see his granddaughter become a traditional music prodigy. Trying to live up to her grandfather’s expectations, Kyu Won immerses herself in training and becomes a university student who knows nothing outside of her studies. As her friends are fans of “The Stupid”, she was forced to go to the band’s concert with them. There she saw Lee Shin performing live, and is immediately captivated by him.

Cast
Jung Yong Hwa as Lee Shin
Park Shin Hye as Lee Kyu Won
Song Chang Ui as Kim Suk Hyun
So Yi Hyun as Jung Yoon Soo
Kang Min Hyuk as Yeo Joon
Woo Ri as Han Hee Joo
Lee Hyun Jin as Hyun Ki Young
Jang Seo Won as Yoon Soo Myung
Shin Goo as Lee Dong Gun
Sun Woo Jae Duk
Lee Il Hwa
Kim Sun Kyung

The Musical

Drama Title: The Musical
Korean Title: 더 뮤지컬
Also Known As: Deo Myujikeol
Chinese Title: 音乐剧
Genre: Musical
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Place: South Korea
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2nd September 2011
Language: Korean
Air time: 21:55 PM on Friday

Cast

Goo Hye Sun / Koo Hye Seon (구혜선) as Go Eun Bi (고은비)
Daniel Choi (최 다니엘) as Hong Jae Yi / Hong Jay Yi (홍재이)
Ock Joo Hyun (옥주현) as Bae Kang-hee / Bae Gang Hui (배강희)
Park Ki Woong (박기웅) as Yoo Jin / Yu Jin (유진)
Park Kyeong-rim / Park Kyung Lim (박경림) as Sa Bok-ja (사복자)
Kim Hyeon-seong / Kim Hyun Sung (김현성) as Han Sang Won (한상원)
Ki Eun Sae (기은세) as Seo Ra-Kyung (서라경)
Cha Kwang-Soo (차광수) as Yoo Jin-yeong (유진영)
Oh Jung Se (오정세) as Goo Jak (구작)
Kim Yong Min (김용민) as Joon Hyuk / Joon-hyeok (준혁)
Kim In Seo (김인서) as Sang Mi (상미)
Lee Do Kyung (이도경) as Eun Bi’s father (은비부)
Jung Young Sook (정영숙) as Yang Soon Yi (양순이)
Kang Ji Hoo (강지후) as Hyun Kwang Seo / Hyeon Gwang-seo (현광서)
Ahn Yeo Jin (안여진) as Sun Hee (선희)
Park Geun Hyung (박근형) as Chairman Yoo (유회장)
Jo Won Hee (조원희) as President Yoo (유사장)
Lee Ji Hyung (이지형) as Yoo Jae Joon (유재준)
Kim Jin Ho (김진호) as President Seo (서회장)
Choo So-yeong (추소영)
Jung Tae (정태)
Seo Beom-seok (서범석)
Hong Ji-Min (홍지민)
Choo Jeong-hwa / Choo Jung Hwa (추정화)

Production Credits

Director: Kim Kyung Yong (김경용)
Scriptwriter: Kim Hee Jae (김희재)
Production Company : Film Book

Synopsis / Plot Summary

The Musical depicts a university medical undergraduate Khoo Eun-bi (Goo Hye Sun) who has bright future decides to give up the study to pursue her childhood dream to be a musical actress. In the process, she encounters hardships and obstacles, in addition to involve in love triangle with Hong Jay (Daniel Choi), a talented composer and Bae Gang Hee (Ock Joo Hyun). But she doesn’t give up, and eventually achie

 

Episode Rating (Ranking)

Date	Episode	Nationwide (TNmS)	Seoul (TNmS)	Nationwide (AGB Nielson)	Seoul (AGB Nielson)
September 2 2011	1	8.3 (15th)	10.9 (7th)	7.1 (> 20th)	8.1 (20th)
September 9 2011	2	5.5 (> 20th)		5.1 (> 20th)
September 16 2011	3	4.3		3.9
September 23 2011	4	4.7		3.9
September 30 2011	5	3.7		3.6
October 7 2011	6	5.3
October 14 2011	7	3.7		4.0
October 21 2011	8	2.9		3.2
October 28 2011	9	4.2		3.3
4 November 2011	10	3.7		3.1
18 November 2011	11	3.4		3.5
2 December 2011	12