Dream High (2011) With English Subbed $Trainer-1$

Six students at Kirin High School have the dream of becoming K-pop idols. During their school years, they learn how to develop their singing, songwriting and dancing skills while undergoing personal growth. They also go through their love life and start to develop feelings for each other. Each one of the students has his or her own strengths and weaknesses, but they strive to debut with the support and guidance of each other.

Suzy as Go Hye-mi

She originally wanted to become an opera singer, but is forced to take up mainstream pop to pay off her father's debt to a gangster.

Kim Soo-hyun as Song Sam-dong

A country bumpkin who is a music prodigy with a rare disease.

Taecyeon as Jin-guk/Hyun Shi-hyuk

He has a contentious relationship with his politician father who hasn't acknowledged him as his son.

Eunjung as Yoon Baek-hee

Formerly best friends with Hye-mi, the two become bitter enemies when Hye-mi betrays her during an audition.

Wooyoung as Jason

An American-born dancer who plans on making his entertainment debut in Korea.

IU as Kim Pil-sook

She was discouraged from pursuing music because she was shy and overweight. She also has the gift of perfect pitch

Supporting characters

Ahn Gil-kang as Ma Doo-shik
Ahn Sun-young as Kang Oh-sun (Oh-hyuk's older sister)
Ahn Seo-hyun as Go Hye-sung (Hye-mi's younger sister)
Lee Hye-sook as Song Nam-boon (Sam-dong's mother)
Choi Il-hwa as Hyun Moo-jin (Jin-guk's father)
Park Hyuk-kwon as Go Byung-jik (Hye-mi's father)
Jang Hee-soo as Kang Hee-seon (Baek-hee's mother)
Park Hwi-soon as Jin-gook's roommate (ep 1-2, 5)

Kirin teachers