Aired in 2011, "Dream High" was one of the most successful school music films at that time.
Not only famous in Korea, the film attracted the attention of a large audience across Asia, making the name of the main cast such as Kim Soo Hyun, IU, Suzy, Taecyeon... After 14 years, the career of the A-list stars has changed a lot.
Kim Soo Hyun
After the success of "Dream High", Kim Soo Hyun continued to appear in popular TV series such as "Moon Embracing the Sun", "For the Star That brought You Here", "Backstage Entertainment" and won many prestigious awards such as Baeksang Arts Awards 2014, Daesang Award at KBS Drama Awards 2015...
Thanks to possessing a large fan base in Asia, especially China, the actor has become a popular advertising face for many brands. He is also known as one of the highest-paid actors in Korea.
However, in early 2025, Kim Soo Hyun was suspected of having a relationship with Kim Sae Ron when she was still a minor.
Although he firmly denied it, some major brands have announced the termination of their contracts with the actor. Kim Soo Hyun's new film preparing to air is "Knock off" facing the risk of being turned away by the audience. This is the biggest scandal in Kim Soo Hyun's more than 10 years of artistic activities.
Suzy
When taking on the female lead role in "Dream High", Suzy was not yet 17 years old. At that time, she had just debuted as a member of the Miss A group and was considered one of the most outstanding rookies of K-pop.
After the success of the film, the 9x beauty continued to participate in the main roles in "Love without Control", "When You Are Sleeping", "Start-up"... and was called the " first love of the nation" because of her pure and gentle beauty.
In 2022, Suzy surprised everyone when she returned with the movie "Anna", proving her remarkable acting improvement and receiving many compliments from both critics and audiences. In 2024, she made her mark with a role in "Doona".
At the age of 30, Suzy is still an A-list star in the Korean entertainment industry, possessing a huge fortune and achieving success in many fields such as acting, singing and modeling.
IU
IU is a rare artist to have achieved many remarkable achievements in both singing and acting roles.
Over the past 14 years, she has held the record for the artist with the most perfect All-Kill (top all music charts) in K-pop history. IU won more than 100 major and small awards in her career such as MAMA Best Female Artist, Daesang "Song of the Year", Daesang "Album of the Year"...
In addition to music, IU has also made significant strides in acting. In addition to the success of "Moon Lover" and "Moon Hotel" that caused a stir on the Asian screen, IU recently continued to show her acting ability in "When Life Is for You" co-starring with Park Bo Gum.
The film received many compliments for its meaningful and profound content. In particular, IU's emotional acting is a highlight that helps the film win popularity.
Taecyeon
At the time of filming "Dream High", Taecyeon was already a top K-pop idol. He is loved for his impressive height, angular face, and masculinity.
After the success of the film, Taecyeon impressed the audience through roles in "Real Happiness", " overcoming"... In 2018, he decided to leave JYP Entertainment and join 51K Entertainment to focus more on acting.
In 2022, Taecyeon returned to the small screen with the work "Invisible Crime". Although his rating (viewership rate) is not too high, his transformation into the passionate detective Ryu Sung Joon is very popular with fans.
