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Korean Glee!

(Please pardon the wheezing - I think the crying guy in the scene is featured in the show largely for comic relief.)

This clip is from an ongoing drama called Dream High, which is about a bunch of kids in a pop star factory performing-arts school. The main characters are from the "cool" and "underdog" groups, and honestly the main girl (an aspiring soprano who had to give up Juilliard because her father's gambling debts bled the family dry) reminds me a lot of Rachel, and one of the main guys reminds me of Finn because he's a big hulking galoot - except the Korean version can dance.

A lot of the main characters are pop stars IRL, not actors, so the acting isn't perfect, but it's been fun seeing a Glee-type storyline retold in another cultural context.

If you are interested, you can find a recap of Episode 1 here, and videos of all the episodes thus far (with English subtitles) here. :D There are only going to be 16 episodes and Eps 10-11 were aired this week, so there's quite a bit available for viewing already, and it's only going to be several hours out of your life - unless you're like my mom, who watches the whole thing and then looks for bloopers online :-p

Enjoy!

...a reaction post.

So! What did you think of the two episodes this week? I thought the SB episode I could take or leave but the Valentine's day one was super awesome.

Give us your take on the episodes, and while you're at it... what do you want to incorporate for your characters?

Obviously, spoilers will abound in the comments. Have fun guys!