Six dedicated students at Kirin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars in the Korean music industry.
DirectorsMo Wan-il, Lee Eung-bok
WritersHeo Sung-hye, Jang Eun Mi
Episode 1
Jan 3, 2011
Hae Mi wants to become a singer, but loan sharks are hounding her to repay her father's debt -- so she puts her dream of going to Juilliard on hold.
Episode 2
Jan 4, 2011
All kinds of students are auditioning to be a student at Kirin High School. Hae Mi copes with rejection after losing her position to Beak Hee.
Episode 3
Jan 10, 2011
Hae Mi is forced to dance behind Sam Dong, but she doubts his talent. Sam Dong becomes attracted to Hae Mi after hearing her sing.
Episode 4
Jan 11, 2011
Beak Hee's event is a success. Lee Byung Jun puts Hae Mi and Jin Guk on stage to undermine the director's authority -- and it is a total disaster.
Episode 5
Jan 17, 2011
Hae Mi announces that she will beat Beak Hee on the first monthly test. But Hae Mi and Jin Guk are not allowed to take the Performance class.
Episode 6
Jan 18, 2011
Sam Dong gets hit by a flowerpot and he is sent to the emergency room. Hae Mi feels responsible for what happened, so she takes care of him.
Episode 7
Jan 24, 2011
CEO Hyun asks Jin Guk to drop out of Kirin High School to go abroad. Hae Mi is shocked by Jin Guk's behavior. Jason and Lia open the showcase.
Episode 8
Jan 31, 2011
Jin Guk runs away from the airport and goes to see Hae Mi, but she is already gone. It pains Sam Dong to see Hae Mi suffering.
Episode 9
Feb 1, 2011
The school goes to Japan for a field trip, and Hae Mi, Sam Dong and Oh Hyuk fly together. After arriving at Japan, they sing at a wedding for money.
Episode 10
Feb 7, 2011
Hye Mi crashes with Ria and Baek Hee, and her stomach growls loudly but her pride won't let her accept the snacks Baek Hee offers.
Episode 11
Feb 8, 2011
CEO Yoon offers Hae Mi a debut and she is happy to be on stage with Jin Guk. Oh Hyuk plans to leave the school, and Hae Mi tries to make him stay.
Episode 12
Feb 14, 2011
Oh Hyuk returns and tries to talk to Sam Dong. Sam Dong says he won't be in the showcase. Beak Hee must sing her own composition at the performance.
Episode 13
Feb 15, 2011
Sam Dong tells Hae Mi to stay away from him and not to worry about him anymore. To get over her, he starts training with Pil Suk to work on his pitch.
Episode 14
Feb 21, 2011
Oh Hyuk finds out Baek Hee was at the scene of the incident. Students are suprised by the challenge of a global contest.
Episode 15
Feb 22, 2011
Byung Jik comes back to Korea and asks Hae Mi to go abroad. Sam Dong feels bad that Hae Mi might go away. Pil Suk works on a cable television show.
Episode 16
Feb 28, 2011
Doo Shik tells the group that he's running up against a giant wall when it comes to the studios. Baek Hee and Jin Gook try not to hold the group back.
ParkMin
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Season 1: The drama started off mostly alright for the first 3 episodes or so, but once they confined everything into the school settings, problems started to seep from every corner. Imagine all of the school related tired tropes and cliches amplified by cringe to create the cheesiest abomination. Jason as a character, actor, story and writing was easily the worst aspect of this drama. Which created one of the worst memorable dynamics with his love interest. From the outset, the plot followed a predictable trajectory but things got a lot worse around the last 1/3 of its run. During which the story became static, the characters fell apart and the drama started to shove empty scenes of side characters. They reduced Sam Dong screen time significantly as well. They also isolated Pil Sook and Jason despite being main characters and had little to no interactions with others later on. All of this led to a below average last episode and a lukewarm ending. Despite its flaws and problems, somehow it worked, to a certain degree. In comparison, season 2 was an obvious downgrade in all regards, it's just plain worse. The empty scenes I mentioned earlier turned into amateurish random musical performances here. I noticed they were mostly using Korean songs in this season, compared to season 1 which had more western/global songs. In season 2, no one had any chemistry with anyone, all pairings were as incompatible and dry as they could get. It also had the same ending as season 1. I think the cast also had more idols than actors? Anyway, changing the directors and writers made its sequel DOA.
