Dream High ending predictions

[alexandral]

Haven't seen any spoilers yet, so here is my honest prediction:

1. Sam Dong is K
2. Sam Dong and Hye Mi will be together, although not in the way of "wedding bells", but in the way "You are Beautiful" ended, where it was clear they will be together even if they are not in the same country or something like this.

Me? I suffered the classic syndrome of Kdrama Second Half with "Dream High", my interest diminished considerably in the later episodes and none of the actor performances did much for me, plus I became quite bored with Taecyon (the main reason I was interested in the drama originally) at the end. It is all probably the fault of "Forbrydelsen" (or "The Killing") , an amazingly intelligent Danish show I have become obsessed with recently. I am getting too old for teen shows. I am a completionist so I will have to finish "Dream High", but after the episode 11 "Dream High" gets 6/10 (a cute teenage drama with kpop stars) from me and I will probably never mention it again.

Comments

[att123.livejournal.com]

I agree with your predictions, I really hope that it turns out that way.

Wait, do you mean you were rooting for JG or SD?

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I am 100% sure in my predictions at the moment. :D

I rooted for JG at first but Taecyon 's acting is not the best so I cooled down towards JG considerably towards the end.

It is actually the deafness storyline (I knew it was coming, but) that killed my interest, I really don't like tragic illness stories.

[att123.livejournal.com]

:)

Taec just isn't suited to be a male lead, especially if the other actor is stronger.

Yeah that sidelined me too. I was angry that they had to throw that in there. Dream High was perfectly fine without it. But he could carry out the conflict and made me really feel for him instead of just rolling my eyes.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Can't agree more about Taec, though I don't think he had a chance to show too much yet. I have seen him in DH and "Cinderella's sister@ and in both dramas his character didn't get too much screen time.

I am so sorry - Kim Soo-hyun didn't do too much for me as far as acting goes ( I like his looks :D). I am a strange one on this, I have heard some really good things about him. May be because his character was such a goody-two-shoes.

[att123.livejournal.com]

Hmm you might be right about that. The roles he's had haven't really been challenging. Maybe he should get more of a chance to break out.

Really? I think he's pretty good. I loved him in the childhood scenes for Giant and Will It Snow At Christmas. Yeah, SD's character is really a goody two shoes but I liked his darker turn in Dream High. I think if he got a meatier role he could really do well.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I also really liked him in "Will it snow for Christmas"! Had a huge crush on him, which makes it even stranger. ** sigh ** Some things just don't work for me, that is all. At first his role seemed to me to be that of a village fool, later is role seemed to change into a whiny tragic illness sufferer. And I guess this was combined with the fact that I always thought he is K, and I kept thinking that he is just not THAT special to receive that huge award (was it even Grammy? None of these kids will be any close to Grammy!)

[att123.livejournal.com]

Yeah I have the same problem with the show. I'm rooting for him mostly because I get caught up in Kim Soo Hyun's performance. But then when I think about the plot it doesn't really make sense. He's so whiny and naive that I don't quite believe this "great love" he has for Hye Mi. BUT I can suspend reality and just go with it.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

You see, my problem is usually the logic part of my brain that tells me that 2+2 never adds up to 5. :D Pity never leads to love. ** sigh **

But I know what you mean about something in one or another actor suddenly calling to you personally - it happened to me numerous times!

[att123.livejournal.com]

You see, my problem is usually the logic part of my brain that tells me that 2+2 never adds up to 5.
lol Well math was never my strong suit so maybe that explains it...

Exactly. How you put it is exactly how I feel. His performance taps into the insane crushes I had through high school and all my teenage angst.

I'm so glad that he's in such a successful show though. I hope it opens up more oppurtunities for him.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am sure the actor is going to do well. He is fairly young and is already getting big roles.

[intermezzo]

As I told you in my LJ, I really have no idea who's gonna end up with whom.

At the beginning I was rooting for HM/JG, but...IDK anymore.

Re: actors. I wonder what everybody else expected from the acting in this drama? I'm not asking you, but, you know, I never thought I was going to see good acting on it. What with almost all the "actors" being young and NOT actors in the first place. Like, with Taecyon. I liked him in Cinderalla's Unni because his character was awesome (then again, I think the child who played his younger version was so adorable and when I started liking him, I by default started liking Taecyon's version as well) and he did a decent job with it. On DH, I knew that he wasn't going to be just as good because he was surrounded by, well, not actors so there was no one to give him tips or, idk, "inspire" him or something, which is one of the main problems of this drama, imho. Since they're not actors and they can't act, they can only rely on their characters and see if ppl connect to them instead. Take Pil-sook/Jason. Watch them separately and you want to pull your hair out because omg, meh. But when they're together, their characters are adorable and they make me grin.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

** nods **

I guess this is what didn't work for me, after all - I was very interested at first but I could only go so far on cuteness and nice songs. I didn't expect too much from acting, but it sort of seemed fine at fine at first and only after a while the same facial expressions became too boring (The curse of Kdrama second half, I tell you :D)

I think taecyon actually has some potential.

What was a surprise for me personally is that Kim Soo-hyun ( he is a proper actor, not idol, right?) whom I adored in "Will it snow for Christmas" didn't do too much for me in DH.

[intermezzo]

*nods*

Oh Taecyon has potential, but his raw talent has to be nurtured. I don't think he has much time to do that, though (I can't imagine how he could do that, if he also has to manage his musical career AND all the promotional stuff like doig varierty etc) so the next best thing for him is being surrounded by veterans, who somehow inspire him and IDK how to say this...sometimes something magical happens on screen and rookie actors can shine when they're paired up with veterans.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Haveing watched it properly, I think the creators meant for HM/SD from the beginning and were just doing a diversion with Taecyon. I think he needs a lead role at some point.

[anenko.livejournal.com]

Eee! You're watching Forbrydelsen, too! It's really amazing.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I have finished the season 1 in 4 (11) days! I had a week at home, but still! And I haven't used FF even once. I am dl-ing the season 2 (should be ready). How far are you in?

[anenko.livejournal.com]

I've only watched the first three episodes so far. I was watching an episode every day, but I ended up spoiling myself about the murder's identity :( I strongly suspected the character in question, but having it confirmed so early on sucks.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Oh, noes! I was spoiler-free. I did suspect the killer immediately as well, but they had me few times with different distractions, I did waver. :D I really liked Lund and Troels , it was mesmerising to watch all those political shenanigans to unveil.

[anenko.livejournal.com]

I'm not as drawn to the political plotline as I am to the investigation and the parents. What first struck me about the series was the depth of the parents' pain--the scene at the end of episode one was heartbreaking. Just, *gah.* It's not often that the grief of the family left behind is an integral part of the crime dramas I watch.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I really liked the parent's story too (as you, I often find this part missing in crime dramas) but it was so strong it was breaking my heart. May be because I also have a daughter I just couldn't cope with many scenes, I imagined if something like this happened to me.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Substitute Three Kingdoms for The Killing and your reaction is mine down to the last word.

I wonder if we are simply too old for these kinds of dramas?

Re: KSH. Thought he was amazing in Christmas and Giant but he left me completely cold here. Must have been the character (otoh Taec had a very interesting character but acting wasn't there).

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I watched a bit of Three Kingsdoms too . :D It is lovely, but audio doesn't work on my TV so I might be slow (but I have seen all your posts ** sniff **) . I hope "Young warriors" have a good ending, I want get back to that too.

KSH: I am the same. I was crushing on him like mad in "Christmas". I think whiny types are just so NOT my thing.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I can spoil you for Young Warriors ending if you like (short version - some characters get a happy ending, Peter Ho does not. But he doesn't die either - seriously let me know if you want me to spoil).

Re: audio in 3k. Hmmm, could it be because they are mp4 files? I wonder if they would work better converted to avi.

Re: KSH. His character was a deadly combo for me, and not in a good way: whiny + clingy + naïve + bumpkin. No thanks.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Please spoil me all the way. You know what I'm like. Poor Peter Ho.

Yes, the problem with the files is that my TV can't process mp4 too well. You can get a dedicated player, but I might just watch on the PC. Converting the files sounds a big job.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I think there are converters that do it for you automatically. I can look into it if you want.

Re: Yang Clan. It all ends with a final battle during which the Yangs are betrayed. Well, Peter Ho's character is badly wounded during the final battle and captured by the enemies. Enemy princess falls for him, but he's obviusly not interested in hooking up with the princess of people who killed (a large chunk of) his family, plus he has an OTP he loves who is waiting at home for him. He just basically wants to be executed, after killing as many of the enemy as he can get his hands on. So princess makes a deal with her Mom, the evil queen, who would be happy to have him executed. Evil queen does some "only in wuxia" medical treatment which results in him losing all his memories so now he doesn't know he's a Yang or that these people are his worst enemies who killed his siblings and father or that he has a loved wife at home. So he marries Princess Rohypnol and joins the bad guys. Everyone in his family who's still alive, including his grieving wife, believe he's dead. The end because this is where the drama's narrative arc stops even though the Yang legend goes on and the widows all become warriors to replace the fallen men of their clan (and, actually, in the real legend, his character eventually, decades later, got his memory back and reunited with his family and wife, but I don't think that ended well, ultimately, after a brief bit of happiness).

Hu Ge's character, who's my favorite, does get to live and have his OTP (though obviously he's scarred for life by family deaths). Seventh brother dies in battle (and so do Papa Yang, brothers 1, 2 and 3). Fifth brother feels so guilty he could not save them, he becomes a monk. Mama Yang, Eighth sis, and the brothers' widows plus Six and his wife, become generals to replace the fallen, which is where the legend continues but the drama stops.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!

This actually sounds fine, it is a win-win: if I ship Peter Ho with his rightful OTP I can always imagine that the drama just didn't get to the re-unification part, and if for some reason I ship him with the princess I can imagine that later events don't happen. win-win.

Note to self: not to get too attached to brothers 1,2 and 3:D

I am gonna get back to it. I feel a bit of dissatisfaction with kdrama recently, but I need myself something drama-ish.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

LOL, that's a good way to look at it. Princess appears very close to the end so I don't think there is much shipping material but you never know. I have to say his OTP is my favorite female character in this except for Mama Yang. She is this very logical and collected doctor who's really competent. They are so cute together. They are currently my fave otp. Brothers 1-3 are bit players. OTOH when I think of Papa Yang and Seven dying I get ragey because I adore them.

ETA: Peter Ho's character first appears in ep 13 but from then on through ep 21 it's basically all him all the time. (I am on ep 22 now and it might change there).

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the spoilers (you know I lurve them) . I only managed to get through a couple of eps last time , mostly because of Peter Ho - less spell, but I am sure I will find someone else to like in his absence.

[timescout.livejournal.com]

Just finished the last epi and..... SPOILERT (can't find me spoiler tags!)
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That's exactly how it goes, LOL!

Yup, I'm too old for this kid stuff no doubt about it. It was fun as long (almost) as it lasted. I knew what I would be getting acting wise going in so I wasn't really bothered by it but you guys are right, the lack of proper acting chops really did start to show as the episodes piled up.

I think that part of the reason for your boredome with Taec was that when they started to shift the focus on SD as a romantic interest they stopped giving Taec anything to do. He sorta faded into the scenery. :) A better actor might have done something with it but he's just not very good yet. Maybe some day.

KSH.... sorry mate, you are a proper actor but Sam Dong as a character just did not work for me. Meh!

The last episode was actually fine as an ending. They pulled back from the (pretty much unnecessary) OTP stuff and concentrated more on the dreams and friendship and supporting one another. That's what I liked best in DH anyway.

Where did you find "Forbrydelsen"? Care to point me to the right direction? It sound interesting.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Hee! I am glad my prediction powers are holding. But honestly, I have only seen 11 eps properly but this is where it headed for.

Yes, I am getting too old for this.
I think you were right in suspecting a not-intended-initially change in story direction, it really felt a bit fishy. I wasn't too bothered at that point of time already, or I would have kicked up a storm.

Did Jason/Pil Suk get a good ending? I got bored with them too, but I still want to know. :D

I sent you a message about Forbrydelsen.

[timescout.livejournal.com]

Re. Jason/Pil Suk.... yes, their ending was good and rather cute too. In fact the last epi gave us a rundown of the fates of all of the main 6, they all ended up where they belong, imho. Well, if you could suspend the belief that Sam Dong is the big star. Taec/JG in the end actually looked and felt much more the real deal, heh. The boy just has the thing I like to call 'stage presence', something that KSH lacks. He's a good actor but not an entertainer (as in idols, singers, dancers and the likes). You can be both of course but mostly that's not the case. Besides, the real 'presence' tends to be something you are born with.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I loved the way they ended with Pil Suk. I LOVED the fact that she put her weight on, it always bothered me that she had to lose her weight for a boy.

Taec/JG in the end actually looked and felt much more the real deal, heh.

I thought so too. He would have looked more believable in Sam Dong's role.