One of the most popular dramas of Korea and all of Asia is “Obsessed with a Dream” and “Obsessed with a Dream 2”. Actors should thank this project, which made many of them popular.
The drama quickly fell in love with young viewers. Ratings beat at that time all the established records for views.
The first season of "Obsessed with a Dream"
The storyline of the drama is built on the life of students of the Higher School of Arts. The main character Sam Don comes from a small village. His cherished dream is to be the director of his own farm. Meeting He Mi, he falls in love with her; so he ends up at an art school. Here, the guy realizes that he has an extraordinary musical talent. The stunning dancer Jin Guk is the biggest challenge of the school. Jason is an exchange student. He was able to go to school due to the fact that he received high scores for entrance examinations. Hye Mi is a popular, confident girl, but with a sad past. All her life she dreamed of becoming a world-famous classical vocalist, but because of the divorce of her parents, her plans collapsed. So she ends up at the Higher School of the Arts.
"Obsessed with Dream 1": actors
- Hye Mi - Bae Soo Ji Known throughout Asia under the name Suzy. Leading, model, singer and actress. Got wildly popular after the release of the 1st season of the drama “Obsessed with a Dream”. It is the "First Love of the Nation." In 2010, she made her debut in the Miss A group under the direction of JYP Entertainment.
- Don himself is Kim Shu Hyun. He became famous for his role in "Obsessed with a Dream." In order to show himself as an actor from the best side, he studied singing and dancing at JYP Entertainment for about 3 months.
- Jin Guk - Taken. It was the sister who persuaded this guy to go auditioning at JYP Ent. His internship was hard, but in 2008 he will make his debut as part of the new music group 2PM. In 2010, first appears on the screen as an actor.
- Jason - Wen. Member of 2PM. I amazed the judges at the audition and took first place. Thanks to this, he got into the new team from JYP Ent. A straightforward and stubborn guy with a cute appearance.
"Obsessed with Dream 2": plot
The drama “Obsessed with Dream 2”, the actors of which literally became the guarantor of its success, is a full continuation of the first season. New actors, plot twists and offended heroes who wanted to take revenge are added. Will the talented and already famous artists of Korea who have gone there to learn how to restore the reputation of the Kirin school?
New season - new main characters. However, one should not immediately get upset; already beloved characters will repeatedly appear in the frame.
"Obsessed with Dream 2": actors and roles
- Hye Song - Kang So Ra. She made her debut back in 2009, however, she came to her popularity only after “Obsessed with Dream 2”.
- Yu Jin - Jung Chin Un. Membership Group 2AM. He has a beautiful voice, which allowed him to debut solo. His career as an actor started in 2009. He fell into the cast of the drama “Obsessed with Dream 2” (actors whose biography will be written below and invited to other roles were more successful) quite by accident.
- Song Dong - Yu So Yong. She made her film debut in 2002. She starred in two very popular dramas and in two full-length films. She is a former member of After School.
- Nana - Herin. Member of the Sistar group. Impressive girl who can easily cry. The most friendly in his group with Das.
"Obsessed with Dream 2": actors, actresses - short biographies
- Kan So Ry's first film is The Secret of the Fourth Lesson. But she became a more recognizable actress after the release of "Solar". The girl was born in early 1990. Thanks to her birth date and lunar calendar age system, she can speak “you” with people born a year earlier. However, this causes embarrassment in her peers, who need to call her “onni”. She quickly made friends with colleagues on the project “Obsessed with Dream 2”. Actors (photo of the team posted in the article) expressed their opinion about the girl, which was always positive.
- Tall, handsome, strong - makne 2AM Chin Un. Few people who know the band very little can immediately believe that he is the youngest. His appearance suggests otherwise, although behavior fully proves the truth. He loves to smile, to show his charisma. Chin Un has an unusual passion for rock music; he constantly has a desire to play drums, guitars and piano. Often this desire manifests itself mainly at night. His classmate once said in an interview that Makne has a habit of playing the guitar before bed, which prevents him from falling asleep.
- Herin had a long internship at JYP Ent, where she got on her second try. He is a great dancer. In her group, the girl is the smallest in height. Many have repeatedly recognized that she has the most charming and memorable smile. Refused to drink coffee in favor of natural juices. When she was born, she had breathing problems, and she nearly died. Expresses a desire to volunteer and help stray dogs.
Interesting facts about the drama
"Obsessed with a dream" (season 2, as well as the 1st) received the support of such large record companies as CJ Media, JYP Ent, KeyEast. The second representative took on the musical "design" of the drama. And the latter casted for minor roles on his website. The main roles were given to debuting stars.
Aily
“Obsessed with a Dream” (season 2, the actors of which were perfectly matched) became a successful project thanks to the wonderful play of invited stars, Eily is no exception. She debuted at YMC Ent. Before entering the stage in Korea, she had an Aileemusic channel on a popular video site such as YouTube. Eily was already famous in her youth. She was loved by the inhabitants of the eastern United States. During training at the company, she starred in two videos. More than once, the girl received praise from viewers and critics for her unique voice.
In 2012, Ailey made her debut as an actress in the project “Obsessed with Dream 2”. The actors with whom she became friends on the set still support her. For the same drama, she released OST.
Susie
Before Susie became a singer and actress, she worked as a regular online store model. In 2009, she was lucky enough to take part in the show from the Mnet channel, but she quickly left the project. She was noticed by JYP Ent. and offered an internship. A year after training, she debuted on stage with the team Miss A.
In 2010, viewers see Susie as the host for the Music Core show. She led the program along with such stars of Korean show business as Minho and Onew (SHINee), Jien (T-ara). A little later, she was invited to lead about 10 music programs, which already guaranteed the success of her career. Suzy was also the host of the annual awards along with Hong Island (FT Island).
As an actress, the girl made her debut on the screens in the drama “Obsessed with Dream”. She got the main female role. In continuation - “Obsessed with Dream 2”, whose actors were completely replaced, she appeared only a few times episodically. In 2012, Suzy got the role of Soen in the feature film Introduction to Architecture. Chan Marie is the character the girl played in the drama Big. Here she had to work with Gong Yu and Min Jung, the sought-after and beloved actors. In 2013, Suzy appears in the drama The Book of the Gu House.
Suzy appeared on the screens not only in dramas, films, but also as a leading music project. Entered the cast show "Invincible Youth 2". She was in the G8 group, which consisted of 8 of the most famous girls from popular groups: Heyen, Sani (SNSD), Zhien (KARA), Amber (fx), Bora (Sistar), Yevon (Jewelery), Yuri (Rainbow).
Almost all the actors from the series “Obsessed with Dream 2” received the same popularity as their predecessor Susie.
Lee Ji Ying
Lee Ji Ying or IU (Ayu) is a singer and actress. Her pseudonym, with which she debuted, has a certain symbolism. IU is an abbreviation of the phrase I and You. This shows that the girl as close as possible to her fans.
Ji Ying debuted on September 18, 2008, at M! Countdown The song she performed was the title of her first mini-album. However, at that time he did not attract much attention from the public.
Ayyu's popularity begins to increase with the release of the first full-length album. Boo's song was No. 1 on Inkigayo for several weeks.
In 2009, he released OST for the popular drama, which drew attention to her person. Many directors, musicians, producers and the audience themselves were surprised by her clear and subtle voice. In the same year, she performs with KIBOM from SHINee.
2010 is a fruitful year for Ji Ying. She performs songs for TV shows and series. Records tracks with many popular Korean singers at that time.
The leading producers of Korea are working on the release of her third album, Real. The title track of this release sweeps awards on all music shows.
Ayuu's best friend is an acoustic guitar. With her help in 2011, she writes covers for songs such as: Juliette (SHINee), Lies (Big Bang), Sorry, Sorry (Super Junior), Gee (Girl's Generation).
Almost the whole of 2011, the girl was recording soundtracks for leading Korean dramas. At the end of the year, she releases her second full-length album and receives all-kill. Absolutely all release songs (13 pieces) take first places in most of the country's charts.
2012 is important for the singer, as the year of debut in Japan. She successfully holds showcases, fan-makers and releases the first songs in Japanese.
In November of the same year, Aiju's image suffers due to the fact that she accidentally uploads a photo with Eun Hyuk (Super Junior) without a T-shirt, while she herself is in her pajamas. This photo was deleted almost immediately, but managed to fly apart at an incredible speed throughout Asia.
In December, the girl’s company says the comeback will take place in 2013.
Throughout her successful career, Ji Ying managed to perform with such successful and already established artists in Asia as SHINee, EXO, FTIsland, Miss A, BAP, 2PM, etc. All the stars with whom this girl at least once collaborated are her good friends. Although she practically did not appear in the drama “Obsessed with Dream 2”, the actors who played there easily became her good friends.