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Dream High: Episode 14

Aw, what a tearjerker of an episode, but in the best possible way — not because it’s been overstuffed with tragedy, but because there’s so much touching, heart-stirring goodness baked into the crust.

Also: We were right! I was pretty sure about Baek-hee’s situation at the end of last week, but not convinced the drama would go there. Well, Dream High did, in fact, go there. Bravo, I’m actually impressed that the show dared get into the issue of industry bigwigs sexually preying on their young protégés, and pointing out the cultural victim-blaming problem that afflicts those brave enough to blow the whistle on the bad guys.

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EPISODE 14 RECAP

We back up to discover how the Baek-hee/Jin-gook/President issue blew up, starting with Baek-hee visiting the president’s office to ask for another chance.

As suspected, Jin-gook had arrived soon thereafter, intent on confronting the president about using his father for publicity. He’d seen something to infuriate him (we don’t see it) and dragged the president out into the hall, beating him up.

And now, he’s being denounced as a thug by the public. The teachers sympathize with his plight, but can’t do much to help him.

Jin-gook walks out with the K pendant Sam-dong gave him, and sees Hye-mi talking to Baek-hee on the roof. Baek-hee knows she should speak up, but she’s too scared to do it, because that’ll mean doom for her. As Hye-mi holds Baek-hee, she looks up to see Jin-gook looking at her across the way, and her words are as much for him as they are for Baek-hee: That she shouldn’t say anything, “Because that’s what Jin-gook will want. He’ll understand. It’ll be okay.”

Jin-gook watches her with tears in his eyes and gives her a nod.

We get our new challenge o’ the day: An open audition is being held by the label EMG for new talent. (One of my favorite things about this scene is how Ah-jung insults In-sung’s hopes of winning, and he responds by curling his fingers into a claw, as you can see just almost out of frame. Hee.)

The conditions are many: Entrants must submit (1) a 3-minute music video highlighting one’s talents, (2) of a song they’ve composed, (3) with English subtitles, (3) ideally in three languages, (4) who have won at least 10 music-related competitions. So basically, the label wants you to do all the work. Well, can’t say that’s not true to life, eh?

That effectively disqualifies everyone, and they sigh that they can’t participate with those stringent requirements.

Police have seen a glimpse of Baek-hee in the surveillance footage of Jin-gook’s attack, and Kyung-jin and Oh-hyuk find her to ask for an explanation. She nearly collapses from the shock, and confides the truth (which again, we are not privy to).

But the matter isn’t as clear-cut as marching down to the police station and clearing Jin-gook’s name immediately, as Oh-hyuk wants. Kyung-jin warns him that there’s no proof that he was acting in self-defense. Oh-hyuk says it’s simple — Baek-hee can testify — but Kyung-jin calls him cruel to think nothing of Baek-hee’s circumstances: She’ll have to admit to the world that she was sexually assaulted.

Frustrated, Oh-hyuk asks if they can sacrifice one person’s dream to preserve another’s. Kyung-jin, more sensitive to the plight of the female entertainer, says that Jin-gook can recover from this, but Baek-hee can’t. And as sad as that is, it’s probably true, with Korea’s ass-backwards tendency to blame the victim, particularly when the victim is female.

Kyung-jin reminds Oh-hyuk that they’ve seen this happen before, and asks if he recalls the public and the media ever taking the side of the victim: “They’ll tear Baek-hee to pieces.” She vows to never let that happen to her, which Baek-hee overhears.

At dinner, Jin-gook is back in fine eating form and is even looking cheery (as he tries to steal from Sam-dong’s bowl, which Sam-dong is quick to deflect). His good mood is odd since he admits he’s going to apologize to President Yoon tomorrow, along with his father: “Since I made acted wrongly, I should apologize.”

Oh-hyuk comes home in heavy spirits, feeling bad for Jin-gook and patting his shoulder affectionately, feeling torn about his sacrifice but not wanting to make a big deal of it.

It’s not just him; everyone’s feeling pretty bad for Jin-gook, but nobody knows exactly how to show their support. Sam-dong does it by passing along the forms for the EMG competition, and is surprised when Jin-gook says he already got the forms.

Sam-dong mutters in disgruntlement, “I didn’t even have to worry,” which makes Jin-gook smile. He prods, “Were you worried about me?” Sam-dong sputters and protests. Oh, just admit your lurrrve, already!

Hye-mi apologizes to Jin-gook: “I know I should be on your side instead of Baek-hee’s, but I can’t do that.” She feels even worse than Jin-gook, who smiles at her understandingly, fine with her choice.

Sam-dong tries to cheer her up with a lame pun, which doesn’t work, so he pinches her cheeks and tells her to force a smile anyway:

Sam-dong: “Do you know what it means to become an adult? It means there’s less and less to smile about. So we’ll have to smile even more, even if we have to force it. Like Jin-gook.”

She comments that the old Sam-dong has returned. He replies with a noncommittal, “The old Sam-dong? Hmm.”

Jin-gook’s father waits outside to take them to the president’s office, and Oh-hyuk takes a moment to tell him that there’s probably a good reason that Jin-gook isn’t offering up an explanation for his attack. He doesn’t betray the reason, merely says that he knows Jin-gook, and that he is likely acting to protect something.

Father and son are mobbed by reporters on their way to the president’s hospital room, where Dad bows his head and apologizes for Jin-gook’s rash behavior. Jin-gook offers his apology as well, kneeling on the ground to pick up some fallen fruit as he does so. The slimy president slaps Jin-gook on the head a few times, deriding his ungratefulness to the president who made him a star, and the generous father who adopted him as his son.

The president’s blows get a bit aggressive, but when reporters burst into the room to record every gory detail, Jin-gook can do nothing but apologize again, and the president’s slaps turn into gentle pats for the cameras’ benefit.

However, Dad catches the sly change, and his hackles are raised to see his son disrespected. He intercepts the president’s hand, and declares that Jin-gook is not adopted, that he’s his blood child. Omo!

The cameras flash away but Dad ignores them and Jin-gook’s request to not continue, declaring that he’d lied because he was embarrassed of his past. He says that Jin-gook has such a foolishly pure heart that he doesn’t believe for a second that such a kid would hit the president out of the blue. Even though he doesn’t know what that reason is, he’s certain there is one.

He takes Jin-gook’s hand and leads him away. Both Jin-gook and Dad’s secretary urge him to go back and fix this, but Dad is resolute. He won’t ask Jin-gook for the reason, but he guesses that the president was behaving badly, and Jin-gook confirms it. Dad is satisfied with that explanation and takes Jin-gook’s hand.

The resulting scandal about Jin-gook being his love child effectively puts to bed Dad’s political aspirations. But the fact that Dad would give up his upcoming election bid to stand by his son stirs some speculation among the Kirin students that perhaps Jin-gook’s the wronged party in his own scandal.

Baek-hee broods, thinking of how Jin-gook once promised to have faith in her, how Hye-mi comforted her, and Kyung-jin promised to protect her. So when Hye-mi texts Baek-hee to ask if she’s doing okay, she gets back the response that Baek-hee’s on her way to the police station to confess the whole story.

Hye-mi runs after her, but Baek-hee slips away in a taxi. Hye-mi calls to tell her to stop, but Baek-hee no longer wants to live by cheating, admitting that she’d wronged her, too, by dropping the flower pot.

Baek-hee: “I think it started then. Like you said, I felt like I was living in hell. I was always scared, cold, and lonely. I’m sorry, Hye-mi. But there were a lot of people who cared about me, so I’m okay now. I’m not lonely, or scared. No, I’m a little scared now. Hye-mi, can you sing me a song? I really want to hear you sing.”

She asks for their audition song, “Goose’s Dream,” and amidst her tears, Hye-mi sings:

I have a dream
Even if it is shredded or torn,
In my heart,
I’ve cherished it like a treasure

Even if I’m mocked behind my back,
I’ve endured
I could stand it,
waiting for that day

You always say worriedly,
Foolish dreams are poisonous
Just like the world is a book with a fixed ending,
it’s a reality that can’t be turned back

Yes, I have a dream
I believe in that dream,
Watch and see
In front of that cold brick wall called fate
I can stand confidently

One day, I’ll climb over that wall
I’ll be able to fly as high as the sky
Even this heavy world can’t tie me down
At the end of my life,
on that day that makes me smile
Be with me

*Sniff* All right, let’s see a show of hands — who (else) is crying?

Bolstered by Hye-mi’s support, Baek-hee makes her statement to the police, which blows up into a huge story. The barely pixelated photos of her circulate in the media, which report that one of Group K’s members, known as Ms. K, was sexually assaulted by the president.

To her credit, even (formerly) cold-hearted Mom confronts President Yoon and throws the abalone box (sadly empty) at him, screaming at him for his crime.

At school, Jin-gook confronts her, upset that she ignored his instructions to keep quiet. She says she’s sorry, but assures him she’s holding up okay.

She tells him she likes him a lot, but that he’d only had eyes for Hye-mi, which had hurt her and made her wonder, Why Hye-mi? But now she understands: “Normally when people give people something, they hold back their share. Even when protecting someone, they do it after protecting themselves first. But you’re different — you threw yourself away to protect me. That’s enough for me. Hoping for more will only bring me punishment.”

She thrusts out a handshake and thanks him for sticking to his promise through the end, and he shakes.

This means that all the Group K contracts are terminated with Top Agency, and a new agency has selected four members for a new group, which excludes Baek-hee and Jin-gook. The other agencies are gun-shy of crossing President Yoon, which makes it difficult for them to be picked up by anyone else.

Principal Shi tells Kyung-jin to talk to the two students: Since it’ll be nearly impossible to build their careers, it’ll be best they find a new career path. He calls it their duty as teachers, but Kyung-jin angrily balks — they can’t tell them to quit now, when they’ve just started. Teachers should help them stand again, considering that they’d fallen at the hands of a wicked adult: “That is our duty.”

Principal Shi almost loses his temper, but Oh-hyuk supports her, and the other teachers do as well.

Jin-gook’s father asks to meet in a place away from prying eyes, and so, Jin-gook finally gets another trip with his dad in a Ferris wheel. Dad’s here now that he knows what the fight with President Yoon was about. He tells Jin-gook he’d decided correctly, because if he’d told him the truth, he would have acted rashly, sacrificing Baek-hee to save him.

He wonders if Jin-gook’s reputation will recover sufficiently in four years — he’s planning to rekindle his political hopes and run for mayor then. Jin-gook promises to be careful.

Oh-hyuk works on persuading Doo-shik to take on Sam-dong, Jin-gook, and Baek-hee under his White Entertainment aegis. Doo-shik is reluctant, knowing that each student comes with problems, and says that he established his company to realize his precious dream. He’s not about to throw it away carelessly. Oh-hyuk turns his own words around on him, arguing that these kids have precious dreams, too — dreams that will die unfulfilled if not cultivated. But working together, they have the capacity to turn their dreams — including Doo-shik’s — into reality. Oh-hyuk does have a way with words when dealing with him, and Doo-shik is almost persuaded…but slaps himself out of it.

Baek-hee practices her dance moves alone at night, having skipped her classes, and Kyung-jin finds her in the studio to ask about it. Baek-hee says she finds it embarrassing to face the other kids. Rather than scolding her, Kyung-jin blinks back tears and decides that they can conduct their lessons here, instead — every night at 9pm, just the two of them.

Baek-hee hugs her teacher and thanks her earnestly. Kyung-jin assures her that things will be okay, and holds her while Baek-hee gives in to her tears.

At lunch the next day, Baek-hee holds her head up high as she sits alone, where Hye-mi finds her to suggest they enter the EMG contest together. Baek-hee protests that she doesn’t meet the qualifications, but Hye-mi says airily that she doesn’t, either: “And if I don’t, then the whole country doesn’t.” Hee. Love her confidence.

She concludes that the impossibility of meeting the criteria means she can just ignore them altogether (ha) — which is exactly what Pil-sook and Jason have decided. As have Jin-gook and Sam-dong, who join them a moment later. (Adorably, Pil-sook and Jason have also set aside an application for Jin-gook, as Sam-dong did.)

Aww, yeah! The group is complete: Wonder K powers, activate!

They all agree to help each other make their music videos (well, Jason balks, until Pil-sook readily agrees, and then he joins in on the fun).

Afterward, Hye-mi corners Pil-sook to ask about her Jason situation, and Pil-sook reveals the note he’s slipped into her locker: “Miss Sushi, I love you.” OMG.

Hye-mi asks how Pil-sook knew she liked Jason, which is hilarious but perhaps understandable, as the Hye-mi Bot conversion into full human is yet incomplete. Pil-sook answers that he’s always the first person she thinks of, and wants him with her always. Hye-mi walks away shuddering at the cheesiness.

Speaking of humanization: Doo-shik comes to the school and finds Kyung-jin, just as she’s (adorably!) primping (and not wearing all-black for once), adding a flower pin to her hair. She’s so cute as the fumbling flirt since she’s so bad at it, as well as being embarrassed to be caught in the middle of it.

Doo-shik wants her recommendation for students to sign, because she has a reputation for cool-headed, objective judgments. Yet his face falls as she declares the three students worthy of recommendation: Baek-hee, Sam-dong, Jin-gook. (Suspiciously, he asks if she’s planned this with Oh-hyuk. Heh.)

Jin-man bursts in, and Doo-shik asks for his opinion as well, only to get the same response. Aggravated, Doo-shik asks for any other recs, and Jin-min supposes there IS one more…but no, he can’t say it. Doo-shik presses him eagerly, and the playing of Park Jin-young’s “Don’t Leave Me” in the background clues us in to the turn of Jin-man’s thoughts as he declares that this guy has the best dance skills EVAR: himself.

Hye-mi puzzles over how to show her star potential in her music video, and Oh-hyuk offers the suggestion that instead of trying to show their future, they should show their past. If they trace how far they’ve come in the past year, they’d be showing promise of future growth.

The kiddos ahh thoughtfully and think back — and is Hye-mi actually imagining herself as a ROBOT? I love this show.

Jin-gook and Sam-dong smile over how far they’ve come, but Hye-mi figures she was just the same a year ago. Jin-gook reminds her by mimicking her Robot Voice: “I. Have. A. Dream. I. Trust. That. Dream.” Sam-dong adds to that by reminding her of the time she sang while pooping (HAHAHA) and how she did her chicken dance at the sauna.

But when Hye-mi and Sam-dong get caught up in recounting all the hilarious scenes in their past, Jin-gook looks at them a little sadly, left out of the memories.

Hye-sung finds Jin-gook brooding and offers to listen to his problem. He asks who she’d like better: The one who’s with her for a long time, or the one who can’t be with her because he’s busy.

She wants examples, so he asks who she likes better: Sam-dong, who’s been around, or himself, who’s been busy. She thinks a bit, then motions him in closer…then kisses him on the cheek and dashes away. That’s my girl, thinking fast on her feet!

Jason and Pil-sook submit the group’s applications for the EMG contest, and totally make my heart squeeze by the way they look at each other and count together — one, two, three — just so they can bow and say “Thank you” in unison. OMG. Yes, they are THAT couple.

Pil-sook chooses the spot for their shoot — a museum of sorts — and while Jason isn’t thrilled about the backdrop, he agrees to her choice.

Sam-dong’s video — replete with full-size cardboard cut-outs of his old self — takes place in the basement studio. He offers up two “languages”: his “native” accent and his Seoul voice, which is hysterical because he affects this stilted Seoul accent that sounds ridiculously stuffy.

Jin-gook dances in the school studio, while Hye-mi’s video contrasts her old Robot Voice clip with the current Aegyo Hye-mi…which she flubs because she can’t stand the indignity of putting on the cute act. Awesome.

Baek-hee’s video acknowledges her tarnished image, saying that right now people see her as Ms. K, “But I’ll work hard to make the name K a star representing Korea.” Foreshadowing!

Oh-hyuk shows the clips to a stone-faced Doo-shik, saying that these six are the only ones bothering to enter the competition. Everyone else gave up, but they took up the challenge — and doesn’t that mean they’re the top six? Doo-shik is finally moved, and agrees to sign the contracts.

Kyung-jin, who’s been reading the Baek-hee news with a heavy heart, is therefore thrilled with Jin-ma’s good news that Baek-hee, Jin-gook, and Sam-dong are signing with White Entertainment (who’s showing interest in Jason, too).

Squealing in glee, she links her fingers through his in a celebratory gesture, but poor Jin-man has to deal with the disappointment when Kyung-jin pulls her hands away and tears out of the room looking for Oh-hyuk.

Finding him in the hall, she grabs grabs him in a surprise hug. The students cheer and clap at the spectacle, while Principal Shi has palpitations in his office, and Jin-man watches sadly.

Jin-man cheers up when Hye-mi comes by and reacts excitedly to the news, doing the same finger-linking gesture in happiness. When she likewise turns to go, he whines about being ditched again (lol) and asks who she’s running off to find. Jin-gook? Sam-dong?

Hye-mi replies easily, “Who else? Of course I’m going to—” and then stops, surprised with herself.

The moment of realization has come — it’s the person who came to mind first, as Pil-sook described. And then, just to make us stew in our seats a little longer, Hye-mi sees both boys heading toward her, and ducks out of the way.

However, it’s Sam-dong her gaze fixes on, and she sighs to herself, “I must be crazy!”

MUAHAHAHA! Sam-mi it is!

 
COMMENTS

I’m relieved at the way the president storyline resolved, not least because it means Jin-gook’s daddy issues are finally at an end. Phew! It did drag on for a bit longer than I would have liked, but seeing how it tied in to the larger picture, I’m satisfied. It’s particularly effective that Jin-gook’s big scandal is solved not merely by the truth coming out, but by his father’s complete acceptance of him. He doesn’t care that much about public perception — at least, not more than saving Baek-hee — but he does care about Dad, so it’s fitting that Dad’s love (rather than a rehabilitated image) is his true reward.

As for Hye-mi’s feelings, I daresay many of us predicted this, though I suspect that many were still holding out hope for Jin-gook. This drama has done a particularly good job making both boys a viable option for her, but the reason I’d always believed it would be Sam-dong is because in a k-drama, once a heroine’s feeling’s start to stray away from a guy, he isn’t going to be the one she ends with. It just doesn’t work that way. The dramas are all about realizing your “true” love, no matter the pain and drama and makjang craziness that that entails, not about settling to “love the one you’re with.”

As for K: We got our first strong hint today, and now I’m pretty convinced it’s gotta be Baek-hee. Prior to this episode I’d thought she was possible because of the round-robin of the K pendant. It’s true that all sorts of pendant transfers could happen in the last episode, but the course of this drama has seen it travel from character to character in moments of despair, and with Jin-gook getting it this late, it stands to reason that either he’d keep it, or it would make a poetic full-circle return to Baek-hee. Plus, there’s a nice symbolism to her reclaiming the name K after being tarnished as Ms. K in the media.

But there’s that scene with the pendant when Hye-mi’s playing with it and accidentally drops it into that school drop-box. I thought initially that it was played for a laugh (and it got one from me), but after Baek-hee’s declaration to make the name K proud, it occurred to me that perhaps Hye-mi never fished it out. Now that everyone’s gotten their use from it, perhaps it’ll stay in the box, where Baek-hee will find it at a later date…

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Im in love with Suji Bae. She is good for her age and experience. Kim soo hyun is absolutely adorable, too. Together they make a real nice couple. Ive been watching this drama til now beleving that hye mi will end up w JG, but she is coming for Sam Dong!! Im a so happy!!!! Team SAMI!!! So cute and lovely..

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i agree! shes you young yet so good.

I'm having the time of my life watching this drama since this happens to be my first encounter with all the casts.

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thank you for the recap.
its a very interesting dashboards and comments.
it was nice reading the reactions and feelings of dream high fans.
thank you!

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I don't really like Hye-mi but I do want her to end up with Sam-dong. I want him to get his happy ending in that (um, love?) aspect.

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HAHAHA! YESSSS! SAM-MI IT IS! TEEHEE. <3

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Thanks Javabeansrecap & all comments of koreadramafans
have a lot to cry , also have to laught with all Commentatores about" D.H"
Samdon alias KHJ actors, Just look at HIS EYES, we cann see & feeling with sorrow order sophisticated happyness.His Smile is soo adorable, charming.
He 's a one 1 A actor

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I just have loads of respect for Bae Yong Joon and JYP because they did decide to make an issue of sexual abuses in their very own industry but also did so through a very sensitive portrayal. While I'm not so naive as to think that the consciousness raising DH has done will effect any significant permanent changes in and of itself, I do hope that whatever dialogue it does initiate contributes to an eventual shift in public mindset.

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I hope they cast Bae Suzy in a sitcom or some sort of daily drama so she can work more on her acting chops.

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I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FREAKIN FREAKIN FREAKIN FREAKIN FREAKIN LIKE FREAAAAAAAKIN HAPPY THAT FREAKIN HYEMI LIKES GORGEOUS HOTTIE AMAZING BOY AND SOOOOOOO aslefasegjal;ijgalijeflajeflaisjeflaieqjf SAMDONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, he's been through SO MUCH.
He DESERVES IT.
I thought it would be JinGook, I was so sad,
THIS JUST MADE MY DAY.

SAMDONGGGGGGGGG!!!!!

THANK YOU HYEMI FOR COMING TO YOUR SENSES.

SAMDONG!!!!

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ME TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO HAPPY I COULD FAINTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

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OMG Sam Dong? I'm not dreaming am I? Usually the guy they introduce later doesn't get the girl. The tragedy of the second lead who is always there for her, but she ends up choosing the other dude. Cue Shining Inheritance. I was pretty sure the drama would pair her with Jin Gook, but I guess I was proven wrong. Show, I love you! You would be too much to take away both Sam Dong's hearing and his girl.

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from the beginning i noticed an evidently larger group of sammi fans. i watched the show progress and fell for the cliche storyline and relationship for jinmi. the lingering hope began to fade with these recent episodes and after reading the recap all i can say is what i have been thinking for the past ten minutes since i read it. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! </3333333333333

but this recap made me cry and i haven't even watched the episode yet

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Oh this episode was so awesome to watch. Show you are just getting better and better.

The scene where JG's dad stood up as a father, the scene where BH (no longer B*H-yeh!) wrapped her arms around Kyung-jin, and the scene where JG and his dad were on the ferris wheel were all tear-jerkers for me.

JYP, President Ma, the Milky Couple, HM's sister were all so cute/funny.

So glad BH stood up and went to the police. It's better for her and everybody. And it gave her that chance to start getting back some pride in herself. Amazing how even without a long process I feel behind BH now. Not enough to give her JG though:)

I just think JG is THE hero amongst heroes in this episode.

Looking forward to Episode 15!

Go JG!!

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…got to say jb bested gf for this episode….(owning the best ep to recap as far as DH is concerned)…its the best! for one, finally! Issues between Baek Hee and Hye Mi have been resolved and now we got “K” group kicking. The lesson learned especially Baek Hee is priceless and knowing people loved you despite being bitchy and all, you should thank drama god for that.

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YESSSSSSS.

Sam-mi all the way!!!!

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Thanks for the wonderful recap now I am ready to watch this drama in one go!!

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seriously, u'd usually see guy singing to girl or vice versa but when hyemi was singing to baek hee, i was seriously moved. was a completely touching scene! just another 4 hours until ep 15!! go go~~

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I am keeping my fingers crossed for the last episode! Please please drama writers, do not screw up the ending or worse give us ~meh~ last ep.

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I've been waiting for this recap. Hehe. Thank both of u!
I haven't had time to watch the episode but I'll be able to watch this evening. Hehe.

Finally, I know I was right! I know it is SamMi. I know someday Hye Mi would find out that Sam Dong is the one who meant for her and she just loves him no matter what. Jin Gook had a beautiful past with her, but Sam Dong is the one for present.

When I heard Maybe song ( Sam Dong and Hye Mi version), the lyrics were written for their loveline. Because Hye Mi always has Sam Dong around, so she doesn't know how much he means for her. But then he changed into a really hot bad-guy, she just felt lost. He didn't go around to find her, he didn't act like the old days. If she didn't like him, she wouldn't write the song for him, would't drop her hand from Jin Gook's cheeks when she saw him and many other things.

Because it's K-drama, and K-drama always works like this. You will never be able to love the one you love at the first couple episode ( including: Jan Di, Lee Seol ). They will let you have time to find out what is true love and what is really matter. First love is beautiful but easy to be broken. I believe this works with Hye Mi too. Hehe.

Hy­e Mi and Sam Dong daebak!!!!!!!!! Finally he has his girl and his smile is back. The old Sam Dong that I'm crazily and madly in love is back.

I feel just happy when I know he is happy. Sam Dong daebak!! Sam Dong for the win. Hehe.

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WHAT THE HELL WITH JIN GUK? WE NEED TO SEE HIS SOB SOB THEN WE OPENLY WILL ACCEPTED BACK HIM WITH HYEMI>FUCK OFF WITH THE DIRECTOR AND WRITER!!

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That's it. I can't download this in college, but once I'm home I am so marathoning Dream High. Law school can wait.

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LOL! Know that feeling exactly!

As Ron Weasley would say, we "need to sort out our priorities."

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The final scene did it for me.

My favourite couple in this drama is JG and BH.
So I am happy that HM's heart punds for SD.

Again a tear-jerker K-Drama Episode....sighhhh

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huaaa i love the last scene in this episode soooo much >.< Sam-mi time, yeey!

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OMG.

I'm actually dying with happiness watching the end of this episode! I seriously thought there were no hopes anymore for SamMi BUT the ending of it just completes my heart. I don't know how many times i kept replaying the part where hye mi realizes it's Samdong :') I squeel SO many times like a b#### !!

I have rooted for Samdong since the very beginning. He has changed her. He has seen her both cry and laugh. And he's sorry for making her cry :') AHHH HE IS SO HANDSOME FUNNY AND LOVEABLE. I effing love this guy. Enough said

SQUEEEEEEEELLL YES YES YES KICKING THE AIRR !!!

(And i absolutely love ur recap. Perfect description of hye mi samdong relationship. They have been through so much together i'm so happy for them. i want them to kiss) :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :') :')

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I've seen you so many times at Dream High thread. And I'm really impressed. I'm a SamMi shipper too and I really want to talk with you more. Can I have your facebook or twitter account? Hehe. I hope it's not bothering you or something like that.

By the way, SamMi daebak!!! Sam Dong FTW

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Of course ! :D

Twitter: @Samanthabeeson

Facebook: [email protected] or
[email protected]

Poke/inbox if you can't add :-) :-)

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I have a BIG question. Why are the teachers pushing for the 3 and not for HM &PS as well?

Did I missed something? I only recalled President Ma is interested in them last episode but decided otherwise again later right? So it's as gd as no one signing them up?

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Strange hey.

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Muahahahaha, that you noticed the EMPTY abalone box, did crack me up, LoL.

Oh, my robot high profile girl is thinking she is crazy falling for the country boy. And how KSH came up with that ridiculous Seoul accent is beyond me.

Love this episode, very meaningful. Phew! With the JG's DAD issue too, ate it up for quite a while.

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haha at the end i was literally praying please let it be sam dong please let it be sam dong and i screamed when they showed him

im so totally blown away with how they balance the conflict, angst and romance

none of the themes are heavily handed and at the end of the episode i cant believe a whole hour has passed....what am i going to when this drama ends next week????

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Did you notice the sticker Pil Sook shows Hye Mi?
I think it's the same sticker left in the hands of Jason when she confessed to him...

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This is such a greatly made video, everything is just spot on and goes with the lyrics.. It’s so sweet. SamMi shippers/lovers must watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrnF_VSolF8

Highly recommended

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thanks her MV are really cute!I hope she will be inspired by the last developpements too ^_^

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Hey don't want to spoil anything but has anyone seen the pics from waaay back on the KBS Dream High webpage. Tell me who is pictured paired with who and who has angel of love wings?

Link:

http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/dreamhigh/

Just sayin'...

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I wish that's true ..in the following interview, both love arrows from hyemi and baek hee point towards jinguk as wel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVZ3Jp9kxXE

l but I'm pretty sure that Hyemi will either end up with Samdong or not with anyone as Kim Soo Hyun and Suzy are going to meet their fans on the last episode! The PR will never arrange for that if Hyemi will end up with Jinguk.

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As for Hye-mi’s feelings, I daresay many of us predicted this, though I suspect that many were still holding out hope for Jin-gook. This drama has done a particularly good job making both boys a viable option for her, but the reason I’d always believed it would be Sam-dong is because in a k-drama, once a heroine’s feeling’s start to stray away from a guy, he isn’t going to be the one she ends with. It just doesn’t work that way. The dramas are all about realizing your “true” love, no matter the pain and drama and makjang craziness that that entails, not about settling to “love the one you’re with.”

This made my day. I am in love with Kim soo hyun & Samdong ;) And yes ofcourse DREAM HIGH !

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And, oh my! Who is THIS couple holding hands?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikafOXL7dDI&feature=player_embedded#at=47

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ahh...dat was cute!!
gehh...its an internalised reaction with me now, i guess. Everytime i see kim soo hyun i go CUUUUTEEEE... :P

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Noo. Suzy and Soo hyun better. Just sayin

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SAM MI!!!!!!!!! :D
so happy!!! m so glad its the 'cutie pie guy' :P .....heh, i just invented dat up i think.

so now i guess dat means- baek hee n JG might get together?? i don't really mind dat though.
Although, i must say, baek-hee as K....not my cup of tea.
I was banking on Samdong being K.

hmm.. but i have to say, this show has exceeded from wat i initially expected of it. i mean MSOAN was supposed to be great n well, turned out to be a bummer...if i may say so.

So m really glad with the way Dream High is going. Wish every kdrama can dream high like this.... :)

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Ok. After I have been going around to see other comments at many forums about this episode, I feel a bit surprise.

I like Jin Gook too, and even Hye Mi ends up with Jin Gook, it's ok to me. Jin Gook loves her as much as Sam Dong so she would be happy if she chose him. But the biggest point is after episode 14 aired, almost every Jin Gook/Hye Mi shippers didn't even admit the fact that she is falling for Sam Dong now. Of course they still can hope because everything can happen. I don't now if this is a feeling or not, I just don't want they said about Sam Dong/Hye Mi like "boring", "day dreaming", "too normal", "too familiar", "Hye Mi can't love Sam Dong in only 3 episodes"...

Are they trying to refuse all the hints that the director has given us all the time?

Why did Hye Mi go to the country side to find Sam Dong instead of Teacher Kang? Why didn't the director let her find Jin Gook?

Why did Hye Mi sing every duets with Sam Dong, dance with Sam Dong? Why couldn't both Hye Mi and Sam Dong debut? Why did they stick together at all time?

Why did Hye Mi cry with Jin Gook? Why did she both smile and cry with Sam Dong? Why was "Winter Child" sung for Jin Gook? Why was "Maybe" sung for Sam Dong? Why did she think about Sam Dong while she was writing her song? Why did she drop her hands from Jin Gook's face while Sam Dong passed by?

Why did the director let Jin Gook go debut and leave Sam Dong be with her every day? Why did the director let Sam Dong practice with her, change her attitude, her feelings? Why did the director want Sam Dong to go with her on her road since the first time? Why did Jin Gook notice Hye Mi's manifestation the couple episodes?

[i]Because finally they are falling for each other.[/i]

Sam Dong loves her from the little things. Remember the episode at Japan, while every one was cheering because of winning those native people. The Japanese boy ( who became Sam Dong's friend after that ) kicked the money's box, where had Hye Mi's towel. Sam Dong didn't care about the money, he picked her towel to flick off the dust. I cried so much after he did that. I knew he would have her love. Sam Dong's love is blind. He acts on instinct. So what? It's youth. He acts like everybody at his age. He wants his girl to be happy so he did stupid things. He makes his girl smile. He protects his girl, not only from accidents, but also from feelings. Both Jin Gook and Sam Dong understand Hye Mi, but Sam Dong does more than understanding. He helps her, he chooses to be on her side, he stands by her, he cheers her up. He shares every important memories with Hye Mi. When Hye Mi looks back, she can only remember the feelings of being with him. How can you not love a person like him?

About Hye Mi side, I believe she has been loving him for a long tim but didn't recognize until this episode. Because Sam Dong is always next to her, always be with her so she didn't care. She tried to reach some far stuffs but then she realized how important he meant to her. He was the person who she thought at first. He was the person made she felt confident and happy.

So I believe a happy ending for Sam-mi couple. And if it's not, it also won''t be GookMi. Hehe.

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i so agree with you... i believe she had loved him from a while back but hasn't realized it for herself.. like they say, you don't know what you have until it's gone... and ever since SD saw the kiss he's been staying away- which just makes her realize how important he really is to her.

JG is like something you though you wanted but when you finally get it, you realize it wasn't what you wanted. -- but i got to say I'm liking JG in this ep more than the prior eps....

SAMMI all the way!

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This drama is totally addicting. I love everything about this drama. I love each character's growth from the 6 students to the teachers to Doo-shik to all the minor characters. I didn't want to ship as both men are viable option. However, when Hyemi sang duet with Samdong, I already had a feeling that Hyemi will end up with Samdong.If it happens I'm happy so long as JG will be happy despite giving up Hyemi to SD. But then, anything can still happen. So I better wait and see.

Thanks JB and GF for the recaps.

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OMO..^__^ it's SAM ...Finally.. XD

awesome episode.. Thank you..

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I don't get it. How is it that Baek Hee's image would be tarnished instead of the President of the company?

How is it Baek Hee's fault that she got sexually assaulted? And isn't the situation now to her favour since the public will actually PITY her for getting assaulted? I don't see how the media is going to "tear her to pieces".

If anything, wouldn't the media be tearing the President into pieces instead since he was the one conducting the crime?

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Although I agree with you. It's a very sad fact that in the world when it comes to being sexually assaulted especially in Asian countries and some other parts of the world (won't name them) it is very likely viewed as always the woman's fault. When its reported its also not treated with the seriousness and delicateness for the victim. This also explains why its not reported a lot over there, it also shows the frequency of it. The victim always pay for the unwanted sin, the criminal is rewarded.

Other - in Thai lakorns they actually make it okay for the hero to rape the heroine & she loves him back for such a wonderful usually 1st time experience. Its a norm.

The other fact is Baek Hee has 2 things that could work against her with this situation (1) she stole a song - untrustworthy (2) she is desperate to be part of the group. The president can use those facts to say that she tried to seduce him to get back in.

The president is also a very powerful person in the entertainment industry, he is very capable of ruining Baek hee's future and safe keeping his.

Though I have not watched ep 14, I am unhappy at how that issue was dealt to a degree. I had hoped the man had got arrested as soon as he got out of the hospital and was punished properly, the media destroys him and the business was closed down. But that was not the case.

But this has brought another issue to the forefront and that is how should this be handled especially for the victim. DH handled this with some sensitivity - yes, but I think the country and the people need to do more for the victims in helping them know that they care for them too.

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Believe me, I understand you and agree with you. Sadly, in Asia, Latin America, and other countries that is how it works. Women are the ones who have to be "careful" and not "get into such situations" and "behave properly and respectably" to avoid such scenarios and places where those things happen. It's not altogether logical because it's as if the culprit isn't to blame, as if he had no free will or choice, and sadly, the victim is the only one at fault for provoking the situation or failing to use correct judgement. While I won't deny the fact that people should be careful and avoid dangerous situations, and I, for example, don't go out at night by myself partly for such safety reasons, a meeting with your boss is hardly a place one would expect to be sexually assaulted. And for the record, the assaulter is always at fault for assaulting. I don't care how much he was "provoked" or whatever the situation was. He knew it was wrong and it ALWAYS is wrong, and he didn't have to do it. I understand that some people completely disrespect morals when they lie about being sexually assaulted just to get money or get back at someone, but that is a different topic altogether. Hopefully the mindset that allows the person who commited the crime to get away with it changes.

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OMG!!! Is my dreaming coming true? Hyemi-Samdong as couple? waaaa...

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Aiss...I mean my DREAM!! Dream high!!

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I HAVE A THEORY!

Samdong will be K... The preview shows Hyemi having to move to the US upon her dad's return.. I just have this crazy idea that in their period of separation, Hyemi will enroll into Juilliard and fulfill her long-time dream of becoming a successful opera singer (whatever you call it heheh) and Samdong becomes K (making it an inspirational story of going against all odds.. you know.). And then they meet up.. and live happily ever after :p

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i mean.. really. throughout this whole series, samdong has proven himself to be a musical genius - he can compose songs etc, and he really works hard to achieve his dreams - he is so passionate....

Samdong for K!!

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I do hope that Baek Hee ends up being K. I have a bit of a soft spot for her, and I do wish to see her succeed and gain confidence in herself.

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JG-HM :((((((((

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It is actually getting better after BYJ is out of the picture, and i presume he was too sick then. Hehe...am now starting to enjoy it after episode 5. The theme song is simply awesome. ^^

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i wasn't really expecting it anymore, but i really jumped for joy in this episode! SAMDONG GOT THE GIRL, whoot, whoot!
and yes, i really don't care anymore who K is. i'm already content that Hyemi likes Samdong!!!!

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I know right!!! me tooo!!!!

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Hye mi loves Samdongie wohooooooooooooo!!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY

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ANDWAE! i still want my jinguk-hyemi tandem. RAWR. anyway... if it wouldnt be jinguk... i hope hyemi doesnt end up with anyone hahaha! :))

I LOVE THIS EPISODE! :)
best episode so far... well except for the samdong close up... rawr. maybe it was made just so we'll all think that its really samdong but in the end it would be jinguk... hahaha... wishful thinking... but im still not giving up... there are still TWO more episodes... anything can happen LOL. :)

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ahh... and to add...

I love that they really redeemed baek hee... i would totally kill the writers if there was no redemption for a high school student like baekhee... hahaha.

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best episode so far… well except for the samdong close up… rawr. maybe it was made just so we’ll all think that its really samdong but in the end it would be jinguk… hahaha… wishful thinking… but im still not giving up… there are still TWO more episodes… anything can happen LOL.

> exactly what I had in mind! Haha. Its dream high after all, you never know whats gonna happen! ;)

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Samdong will get the girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWESOME!!!!

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YES! Sammi has finally come! *Does the happy dance* I was totally smiling like an idiot during the end of the episode, I was so happy.

Dream High, as usual, continues to be complete win. I wasn't sure if the show was going to go there with the Baek-hee/Jin-gook/President Yoon issue, but I'm glad it did because that's a really serious problem in the entertainment industry and I always feel like it's not properly addressed.

Thanks for the recap jb!

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as for the more serious topic of sexual assault, i'm glad the show portrayed that and in a way that hhowed how awful it is. of course, it's a drama, and it's supposed to be fun not makjang filled, but i appreciate their bravery and honesty at showing how the public often blames the victim and how the culprit gets off scot-free, and the victim must suffer.......

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so it's HM-SD after all, yaaaay ^__^

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Thank you, JB!

I think K will be Baek-hee, if her statement alone isn't a big hint - the whole K pendant pass-off began with her. It would only make sense for it to come back to her to complete the circle. I was hoping Sam-dong would be K. I can accept Baek-hee becoming K. I had an inkling at the end of the last episode that she had been sexually assualted or that Jin-gook walked in as he was starting (I was hoping Jin-gook interrupted before anything happened). I was dissappointed that her mom took the abalone and only threw the empty box at President Yoon.
Even though I watched the raws last night and understood every 10th word (I couldn't wait for the subs), I could understand the sentiment in the scenes with Baek-hee & Hyemi, and Baek-hee and Kyung-jin. I'm glad the drama was able to show Kyung-jin grow as well. At the beginning, she was a tough, no nonsense and aggressive. Her defense of Baek-hee, shows clearly how far she's come, as well as standing up to Principal Shi (finally!).

I love that the playful bantering between Sam-dong and Jin-gook is back and that Hye-mi imagined herself as a robot (and everyone else agreed).
Oh, Jin-man...you are the star of your own drama. I think one of the things I'll miss the most once the drama is finished is JYP's scenes.

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Anyone thinks K may be baek hee and hye mi?? I re-watch the first epi and there r 2 ladies in a golden jacket walking right in front of the group.

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this and SKKS. i don't mind watching again and again.

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WORD.

Same sentiment right here!

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These two are my cracks:

Crack High and Joseon Crack <3

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