Dream High - Season 2

It took me a long time to watch the whole thing. I actually wanted to wrap it up after the first couple of episodes, but then I started watching it while doing different activities and that made it doable. It was fine for ironing or exercising, I would have been bored with it by itself. I enjoyed the supporting characters more than the main characters. I was most pleased with the casting of Hyolyn and Ailee. Hye-sung was completely uninteresting to me, and the blond guy didn't grab me much at first, but once they dyed him, I didn't mind him anymore. So I guess I ended up enjoying Yoo Jin the most out of the main ones. But when I think of Suzy, Soo-hyeon Kim, and others from the first season, there's no comparison. It wasn't that bad, but I don't need to see it again. 2.5 stars. (22.11.2014)

I had no expectations at all when I turned this on, I just wanted to listen to some nice songs and chill out. So if I don't go into it with any expectations, it might surprise me, I thought. And it did – it surprised me by being really worth it. Only one song caught my attention and that was “B Class Life", otherwise it was just the same old shit. Yes, it was nice when they played around with the background music occasionally and slipped in some western production. It was nice that I wasn't sure who the heroine would end up with. I also made tick marks, and in the entire 16 episodes I laughed 5 times. Those are the positives. There are many more negatives – characters I didn't connect with, unappealing actors (I'm not saying they were all like that), the mentality of Korean fans, boring filler episodes, the obligatory corner of picking out clothes for the love interest, boring songs when you’re looking for excitement, and on and on... Even though I wasn't expecting anything, it was a disappointment – I went into it expecting I’d at least hear something, check out the dance numbers, but it was far too bland for what the show should be about... The first one captivated me, but I'll quickly forget the second one. A weak 2 stars. (31.01.2013)