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!Main Characters
[[folder: Go Hye Mi]]
!!Go Hye Mi
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->'''Portrayed by''': Suzy (miss A)
Initially aspiring to take up vocal music at Julliard, her dreams are crushed after she has to pay off her father’s debts by studying at Kirin Art School and debut as an idol singer.
* TheAce: Hyemi, who is rich, beautiful, and talented enough to be aiming for Julliard for classical operatic training. Her only flaw appears to be her nasty personality.
** She becomes a BrokenAce early on once her father becomes bankrupt and she has to instead pursue a career as an aspiring IdolSinger, which she looks down upon, at Kirin Arts High School in order to quickly earn money and repay her father's debt.
* AgeInappropriateDress: Hyemi is forced into a sleezy songstress outfit in a BadGuyBar once the {{Loan Shark}}s realize she failed her audition.
* AloofBigSister: Hyemi starts acting like this to Pilsuk, with emphasis on the "aloof". It especially shows after she tells off Jason about misleading girls with his "manners" which had [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe won Pilsuk over.]]
* BadBadActing: The “I have a dream” scene comes to mind.
* FirstLove: Jinguk’s first love is Hyemi and her first love is him. [[spoiler: Sadly, they break up after Jinguk’s been busy with work.]]
** FrozenFace: A common criticism of the actress portraying Hyemi. However, the drama itself used this as [[LampshadeHanging one of its plot points]]: Hyemi is the most trained and most talented of the special admissions students, but she lacks the ability to express emotion in the songs she sings.
* CooldownHug: Baekhee and Hyemi give these each other a lot, despite having turned into rivals.
* ChillyReception: Due to everyone seeing her attitude during the audition.
* CoolLoser: She, along with Samdong and Jinguk, are initially isolated from the rest of the school due to being special applicant students.
* DisappearedDad: Hyemi's father fled the country to seek financial aid from relatives living abroad. [[TheBusCameBack He comes back.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: First to Samdong and Jinguk, then to Pilsuk and Jason.
* DuetBonding: With Samdong during the real showcase.
* TheDulcineaEffect: Hyemi attempts to lure Samdong to Kirin this way, even hiding her own dislike for him and telling him she likes him so that he'll follow her.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Hyemi and Jinguk met once as children. [[SpoiledBrat Hyemi]] had even cried for him after hearing that his mother was trying to find him so [[ParentalAbandonment she could leave him at an orphanage]]. While Jinguk is immediately able to recognize her when they meet again, Hyemi fails to remember him.
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: At first, she is the alpha bitch, but then Baekhee became a greater bitch than her.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Jinguk teaches her this when she was the target of bullying. She later shares this to Baekhee.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Hyemi when she has to switch from classical opera to [[IdolSinger pop singing]] due to her father's bankruptcy and is even initially rejected from Kirin Arts High in favor of her overlooked NumberTwo.
* InnocentCohabitation: Professor Kang and his sister are keeping Samdong, Hyemi, and Jinguk in their house. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And Hyemi's sister.]]
* KickTheDog: When Hyemi states that she would enter the school even if Baekhee failed, right after Baekhee had insisted she would reject if it was the other way around. She goes even further when Director Jung announces that Baekhee was the one who passed, despite the loyalty Baekhee had shown her.
* LameComeback: The character who does this pretty often.
* LovableAlphaBitch
* LoveTriangle: Samdong and Jinguk both want to win her affection. She is also Baekhee’s rival for Jinguk.
* MeetCute: Samdong and Hyemi [[CrashIntoHello run into each other]], which results in Hyemi's cellphone breaking. [[LoveAtFirstSight Samdong immediately falls for her]], but Hyemi carries on, not realizing he's the person she's been looking for.
* MetaGuy: Hyemi mentions that [[WrongGenreSavvy she thought she was the main character]] in the story, but may in fact just be a peripheral character.
* MissingMom: Hyemi's mother ran off with [[ButtMonkey Professor Kang]] when she was younger and later died.
* MoralityPet: Hyemi initially has two: her little sister Hyesung and her NumberTwo Baekhee. She loses the latter by the end of the first episode.
* PetTheDog: Hyemi defends [[NumberTwo Baekhee]] a lot of times despite their rocky relationship.
* PrincessInRags: Hyemi, who refuses to even let Baekhee know she is now both penniless and homeless and has yet to let up on her arrogant attitude.
* RescueRomance: Jinguk saves Hyemi from a bunch of {{Loan Shark}}s in the first episode.
* RichBitch: Hyemi starts as one, although seeing as she is the female lead, it can be assumed she got over the "bitch" part.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* SpoiledBrat
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Hyemi's initial problem with singing-she has terrific technique, but can't emote or engage the audience to save her life.
* [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Throwing Your Shoe Always Works]]: Hyemi throws a shoe at the {{Loan Shark}}s after herself and Jinguk in order to deter them.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Yoghurt drinks for both Hyemi and Jinguk, who actually fought over them as kids.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main trio.
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: Jinguk holds one out for Hyemi while [[ShipTease they're in the]] [[SnowMeansLove snow]].
* WhenSheSmiles: Samdong finally sees a genuine smile from Hyemi after she gets a phone call from her missing father, and later refers to this as a sign of her opening up to him compared to Jinguk.
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[[folder: Song Sam Dong]]
!!Song Sam Dong
->'''Portrayed by''': Kim Soo Hyun
A boy from the country who hides the fact that he can sing well from his mother so that he can join singing competitions to earn money for her. He is convinced by Professor Kang and Hyemi to enter Kirin as a special admissions student.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Samdong. He issues a singing challenge to Jason, and later tells Hyemi he mainly lost because he didn't know the song they were singing in the first place. It turns out he had been predicting how it was going to go based on the beginning of it.
* [[BadBadActing Bad Bad Singing]]: When Samdong realizes his mother is in the audience of a talent search program, he purposely sings poorly in order to fool her into thinking he still has no interest in singing. Luckily for him, the other audience members are supportive of his comedic performance, even if Hyemi isn't.
* BlatantLies: [[MommasBoy Samdong]] tells his mother he's the [[BigManOnCampus top student]] at Kirin (with [[TheAce Jason]] begging him for lessons and Jinguk acting as his [[NumberTwo lackey]]) and Hyemi is madly in love with him so that she doesn't have to worry about him.
* ChillyReception: Due to being a special admission student.
* CoolLoser: He, along with Jinguk and Hyemi, are initially isolated from the rest of the school due to being special applicant students.
* CountryMouse: He even speaks with an accent.
* DisappearedDad: Only his mother is shown. There is nothing said about what happened to his father.
* DuetBonding: With Hyemi during the real showcase.
* TheDulcineaEffect: Hyemi attempts to lure Samdong to Kirin this way, even hiding her own dislike for him and telling him she likes him so that he'll follow her.
** This is also the reason why Samdong delays getting to Kirin once he has made it to Seoul: he finds a lost little girl and is determined to help her find her parents.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange / ImportantHaircut:
** Samdong gets two: one after he moves to Seoul, and one [[spoiler: after he witnesses Hyemi and Jinguk's kiss, and then finds out he's going deaf shortly afterwards.]]
* FishOutOfWater: Samdong when he leaves the countryside to follow Hyemi to Seoul.
* HeCleansUpNicely: [[UnkemptBeauty Samdong]] after he follows Hyemi to Seoul and she gives him a haircut to end his worrying about [[FishOutOfWater sticking out]].
* InnocentCohabitation: Professor Kang and his sister are keeping Samdong, Hyemi, and Jinguk in their house. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And Hyemi's sister.]]
* LoveAtFirstSight: Samdong immediately falls for Hyemi the first time they meet.
* LoveTriangle: Samdong and Jinguk both want to win Hyemi’s affection. [[spoiler: Initially Jinguk won, but Hyemi realizes that the one she really loves is Samdong.]]
* MeetCute: Samdong and Hyemi [[CrashIntoHello run into each other]], which results in Hyemi's cellphone breaking. [[LoveAtFirstSight Samdong immediately falls for her]], but Hyemi carries on, not realizing he's the person she's been looking for.
* MommasBoy
* MrFanservice: He’s clearly not losing to the beastly idols in terms of fanservice.
* NaiveNewcomer
* RidiculouslySuccessfulFutureSelf: [[spoiler: He eventually goes on to become the first Korean to ever win a Grammy in [[NextSundayAD 2018]].]]
* SecondLove: To [[spoiler: Hyemi.]]
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main trio.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Samdong to his mother.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Hyemi gives Samdong a haircut after noticing he has pretty eyes that he keeps hidden behind his MessyHair.
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[[folder: Yoon Baek Hee]]
!!Yoon Baek Hee
->'''Portrayed by''': Eunjung (T-ara)
Hyemi’s only friend. After Hyemi proved that she cared only about herself and was willing to set Baekhee aside for her own sake, she ends her friendship with Hyemi and is determined to show her that she is better than her.
* AmbitionIsEvil: She is willing to cheat and sabotage others so that she can be on top. She gets better later on, though.
* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: By the president of the agency that manages Group K. Jinguk saves her, but his career is ruined as a result. To save his reputation and to thank him for what he did, she steps up to report the incident despite knowing she will get a lot of criticism.]]
* BerserkButton: When Baekhee's mother tells her to stop practicing her singing because [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter she's not as talented as Hyemi]], Baekhee explodes at her.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Goes from a kind and soft-spoken girl to an BitchInSheepsClothing.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Baekhee deliberately sabotages Ahjung, one of her first friends at Kirin, by putting a tack in her dancing shoes right before their dance-off to see who will be able to have the female solo for their upcoming showcase. When Ahjung injures her foot, Baekhee is right there to act the role of the concerned friend.
* BrokenPedestal: Baekhee initially worships the ground [[UngratefulBastard Hyemi]] walks on, but when [[EntitledBastard Hyemi]] shows she is willing to throw Baekhee away for a chance to get into Kirin and openly disses her in front of the judging panel when they admit they want to admit Baekhee but not her, things start changing between them. [[WhatTheHellHero What the Hell, Heroine?]]
* CooldownHug: Baekhee and Hyemi give these each other a lot, despite having turned into rivals.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Baekhee eventually becomes as spiteful and self-serving as she does because of her own inferiority complex and Hyemi's betrayal.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Hyemi outsings Baekhee during their midterm assessments, so Baekhee trashes Hyemi's locker with blood and attempts to [[DroppedABridgeOnHim drop a flowerpot on her]]. Even worse is that she hits [[NiceGuy Samdong]] instead when [[HeroicSacrifice he tries to protect Hyemi]].
* TheDogBitesBack: Baekhee starts to once she has been accepted to Kirin and Hyemi has been rejected.
* DuetBonding: With Jinguk during the real showcase.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange / ImportantHaircut: [[NumberTwo Baekhee]] starts off the series sharing not only the same clothing style, but the same hairstyle as [[AlphaBitch Hyemi]]. Then Hyemi betrays her, and in the midst of clearing her room of any trace of Hyemi's influence in her life, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Baekhee cuts off her two braids]] and next appears with bobbed hair.
** She gets extensions [[spoiler: after she resolves to stop cheating and do things the right way.]]
* FlowerPotDrop: Baekhee drops a flower pot from the top of the school building, hoping to hurt Hyemi. She hits Samdong instead and he is rushed to the hospital for a serious head injury.
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: At first, she is the former friend, but she became the alpha bitch.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Baekhee goes from meek, but well-meaning NumberTwo to the AlphaBitch willing to do anything to [[WoundedGazelleGambit discredit]] and [[DroppedABridgeOnHim harass]] [[BrokenPedestal the girl she once looked up to]].
* GirlPosse: [[AlphaBitch Baekhee]] earns herself one comprised of fellow students once she's been accepted to Kirin. They even help haze and harass Hyemi once she's been accepted to Kirin as well.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Hyemi shared this trick with her when she became the target of bullying after [[spoiler: her attempted rape incident]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After the attempted rape incident, Jinguk helps her realize that Hyemi really does care for her and the two reconcile.]]
* LovableAlphaBitch
* LoveTriangle: Hyemi and Baekhee both like Jinguk. Insung, Jinguk’s friend, likes her and sees Jinguk as a rival.
* {{Meganekko}}: Before entering Kirin Arts School.
* PetTheDog: Despite her relationship with Hyemi, she does defend her at times.
* SadistTeacher / SternTeacher: [[spoiler:Becomes one in the ending, following Professor Si’s footsteps.]]
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* TheStarscream
* TheUnfavorite: While there is no mention of if Baekhee has siblings, while asking if she truly was picked for her talent Baekhee tells Director Jung that her own mother referred to her as "defective" after having a dream of cockroaches before she was born. [[AllThereInTheManual Her character bio]] also mentions that she is treated as invisible by everyone including her mother.
* TheUnfettered: She aims to be this.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Baekhee initiates a [[CatFight fight]] with Hyemi in the girls' bathroom, and when the other students come to investigates, pretends she lost in order to gain their sympathy and turn them even more against Hyemi.
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[[folder: Jin Guk]]
!!Jin Guk / Hyun Si Hyuk
->'''Portrayed by''': Taecyeon ([[Music/TwoPM 2PM]])
A troublemaker in the streets who excels at dancing. He was supposed to audition with his friend In Sung, but after causing a big incident, he decides not to continue. He is convinced by Professor Kang and Hyemi to enter Kirin as a special admissions student.
* BigEater: [[ButtMonkey Professor Kang]] finds this out only after he's already promised to treat him to a meal.
* ChillyReception: Due to being a special admission student.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Jinguk who was abandoned by his [[MissingMom mother]] at an orphanage, only to be later taken in by his estranged father and [[ParentalNeglect ignored]]. He eventually [[IJustWantToBeFree ran away]] and changed his name, now living in poverty.
* CoolLoser: He, along with Samdong and Hyemi, are initially isolated from the rest of the school due to being special applicant students.
* DuetBonding: With Baekhee during the real showcase.
* FirstLove: Jinguk’s first love is Hyemi and her first love is him. [[spoiler: Sadly, they break up after Jinguk’s been busy with work.]]
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Hyemi and Jinguk met once as children. [[SpoiledBrat Hyemi]] had even cried for him after hearing that his mother was trying to find him so [[ParentalAbandonment she could leave him at an orphanage]]. While Jinguk is immediately able to recognize her when they meet again, Hyemi fails to remember him.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Jinguk [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope by wearing earbuds despite not having an MP3 player so that he can ignore others. He shares this trick with Hyemi when he sees other girls gossiping about her, and later Hyemi shares this to Baekhee.
* InnocentCohabitation: Professor Kang and his sister are keeping Samdong, Hyemi, and Jinguk in their house. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And Hyemi's sister.]]
* LoveTriangle: Part of three: Samdong <-> Hyemi <-> Jinguk, Baekhee -> Jinguk <-> Hyemi, and Insung -> Baekhee -> Jinguk.
* MissingMom: Jinguk's mother [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned him at an orphanage]].
* MrFanservice
* OnlyOneName: After he goes by the name Jinguk.
* ParentalAbandonment: Jinguk's mother leaves him at an orphanage.
* ParentalNeglect: Jinguk's father ignored him even after taking him in from the orphanage and Baekhee's mother ignores her as well.
* PerformanceAnxiety: It's implied Jinguk experiences this when he is forced to step on the showcase stage, and hastily makes his way off of it.
* PutOnABus: Jinguk's dad aims to do this to him by sending him out of the country so that no one can find out he abandoned Jinguk and his mother.
* RescueRomance: Jinguk saves Hyemi from a bunch of {{Loan Shark}}s in the first episode.
* TheRunaway: He left his father’s house. It’s okay with his father, as long as he doesn’t do anything to ruin his image.
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
* SpitTake: Jinguk accidently does one at Hyesung when he overhears Hyemi criticizing him.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Yoghurt drinks for both Hyemi and Jinguk, who actually fought over them as kids.
* TurnCoat: Jinguk ditches the fake school showcase and ends up teaming up with Baekhee for the real one because Jason ditched the real showcase and there's no opening act.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main trio.
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: Jinguk holds one out for Hyemi while [[ShipTease they're in the]] [[SnowMeansLove snow]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: He just wants his father to acknowledge him.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jinguk ditching the fake showcase, and then agreeing to help Baekhee in the real one.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kim Pil Suk]]
!!Kim Pil Suk
->'''Portrayed by''': IU
A girl who auditioned with a sushi costume because she was worried about her weight but left the chairman impressed because of her amazing voice. Due to failing marks, she got demoted to the College Prep Class.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: A big reason for Pilsuk's crush on Jason. When Hyemi questions Jason about it though, he tells her he's just naturally that friendly to people because it's good manners.
* ButtMonkey: Within the college prep class.
* {{Determinator}}: She was able to lose weight after 200 days in order for Jason to see her as a girl.
* DistantDuet: While practicing getting the emotions right through first acting out song lyrics instead of singing them and then genuinely practicing with them, [[ShipTease Jason and Pilsuk both pick the same song]].
* DuetBonding: The first time involves Jason singing while Pilsuk accompanies him on a keyboard. The second time is when they go to a noraebang. And the third time is when they perform for the fake showcase.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* FanGirl: For [[IdolSinger Kim]] [[BoyBand Hyun]][[AsHimself joong]] and even kisses a photo of him once she has been accepted into Kirin.
** Later, it's shown that Pilsuk's photo of [[CelebCrush Kim Hyunjoong]] has been replaced by photos of Jason.
* FatGirl: Until she loses weight, that is.
* HeroicBSOD: Pilsuk has one due to her chances of being in the student showcase getting dashed because she's a member of the special admissions class, her diet not working out, and finding out Jason is ususally nice to everyone, not just her. She almost withdraws from Kirin because of it, but a last minute remark from Jason about how he would like to sing a duet with her one day because he liked her voice from the first time he heard it during auditions has her tearing up her withdrawl papers in a heartbeat.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Immediately falls in love with Jason.
* {{Meganekko}}
* OddFriendship / OddCouple: [[TheAce Jason]] and [[FatGirl Pil]][[FanGirl sook]], especially as Jason is kind to Pilsuk immediately rather than after SheCleansUpNicely.
* TrainingMontage: Pilsuk has one in episode 8, resulting in [[SheCleansUpNicely a prettier look]].
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: [[ShipTease Jason and Pilsuk]] choose to practice [[BoyBand 2AM]]'s ''Can't Let You Go Even If I Die'' while in different classes.
* YourFavorite: Pilsuk presents Jason with water bottles and lollipops almost daily, which he casually accepts. [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage He never actually says anything about the presents though.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jason]]
!!Jason
->'''Portrayed by''': Wooyoung ([[Music/TwoPM 2PM]])
A Korean-American dancer and singer who scored the highest during the entrance exam. Despite being on the top of his class, he hangs out with the College Prep students.
* TheAce: Jason plays a straight example of The Ace.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Pilsuk misunderstands his niceness as a sign of affection.
* BigManOnCampus: Everyone knows him since he had the top marks during the entrance exam. Professor Si doesn’t even reprimand him for being late due to this.
* DistantDuet: While practicing getting the emotions right through first acting out song lyrics instead of singing them and then genuinely practicing with them, [[ShipTease Jason and Pilsuk both pick the same song]].
* DuetBonding: The first time involves Jason singing while Pilsuk accompanies him on a keyboard. The second time is when they go to a noraebang. And the third time is when they perform for the fake showcase.
* GratuitousEnglish: Jason, although [[AllThereInTheManual his character bio on the official website]] states that he primarily uses it to pick up girls.
* IncrediblyLongNote: Jason holds an impressive one while singing a challenge duet with Samdong, who had been trying to prove himself to the rest of the school.
* LoveAtFirstNote: [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage While he doesn't confess any feelings towards Pilsuk herself]], Jason tells her that he's [[LetsDuet wanted to do a duet]] with her since the first time he heard her voice.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: He is nice to everyone because it is manners, not because he likes someone.
* MrFanservice
* NiceGuy
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Jason is perfectly justified in returning to the school in episode 7 to pick up something for a teacher so that said teacher doesn't find out about the fake showcase. But then he thinks it's a good idea to ditch the real showcase and help out with the fake one instead because it's more interesting to him. While he does help improve Pilsuk's performance, because of his actions [[SternTeacher Professor]] [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Shi]] sticks around the school to look for him and [[OhCrap finds out about the showcase herself.]]
* OddFriendship / OddCouple: [[TheAce Jason]] and [[FatGirl Pil]][[FanGirl sook]], especially as Jason is kind to Pilsuk immediately rather than after SheCleansUpNicely.
* PetTheDog: He treats [[FatGirl Pilsuk]] kindly, accepting her presents instead of making fun of her and subtlely defending her and protecting her from public humiliation when [[TeensAreMonsters Insung and the other new Kirin students are making fun of her large skirt size]]. He even picks up her school uniform for her so that she doesn't have to face the other students.
* PunchAWall: After Professor Si tells him off for only being interested in music and dancing for the fun of it and telling him he wouldn't be a good performer on his own, the normally laidback Jason punches his locker a few times in frustration.
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Professor Si calls out Jason on this when he tells her he would rather perform something he actually likes with someone he actually wants to partner with at the school showcase and blows off his rehearsals to practice whatever he wants.
* TurnCoat: Jason ditches his performance at the real school showcase and ends up teaming up with Pilsuk for the fake one because [[WellDoneSonGuy Jinguk]] has ditched the special applicant students as per his father's request.
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: [[ShipTease Jason and Pilsuk]] choose to practice [[BoyBand 2AM]]'s ''Can't Let You Go Even If I Die'' while in different classes.
* UnknownRival: Jason's singing talent and dancing talent threatens Samdong and Jinguk, respectively. He doesn't care about competing though, just enjoying himself and music.
[[/folder]]
!Supporting Characters
[[folder: Teachers]]
!!Jung Ha Myung
The director of Kirin Arts School. He later gives up his position to let the special admission students he chose stay in Kirin.
* FanOfTheUnderdog
* FrozenFace
* SecretTestOfCharacter: The director of Kirin offers Hyemi a second chance at passing her audition by asking her to identify the songs he is playing on the piano. She is immediately able to identify one of the songs in the mash-up as Gershwin's ''Summertime'' because of her classical training, but has difficulty identifying the second, which she assumes to be a classical piece as well. Her inability to identify it as a humble, but still famous, Korean trot song that most people would be able to identify on the spot reveals her prejudice against different types of music and her own [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority complex]].
* TakeMeInstead: Director Jung gives up his position as head of Kirin to Director Si in order for Professor Kang and the three special applicant students to stay.
!!Kang Oh Hyuk
A teacher in Kirin Arts School who is on the verge of being fired due to his poor performance. He is given a last chance at redeeming himself by being in charge of the special admission students.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Professor Si finds out about the fake showcase, he locks her in a closet to keep her from disrupting it.
* ButtMonkey
* {{Determinator}}:
** In an attempt to get Jinguk to attend Kirin, [[ButtMonkey Professor Kang]] bets he will be there when the doors of the elevator Jinguk is riding in open, having to climb eleven flights of stairs in order to do so. He doesn't actually make it in time, [[PetTheDog but Jinguk waits in the elevator so that it looks like he did]].
** He also chased down Professor Yang relentlessly until he was able to push him to become the college prep students’ teacher.
* NiceGuy
* ShipTease: With Professor Kang. [[spoiler: They end up marrying at the end of the series.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The reason he ran away with Hyemi’s mother [[spoiler: was because she asked him to make her a bad wife so that her family would be in lesser pain when she died]].
!!Si Bum Soo
An arts teacher of Kirin Arts School who later becomes the director.
* DeanBitterman
* ManipulativeBastard:
** Director Si, who has been heading Kirin in the absence of its headmaster Director Jung, feels disgruntled about having to hand back control of the school and schemes to get Director Jung out of the picture.
*** Director Si opens the school showcase to the press and has the three special applicants -- Samdong, Hyemi, and Jinguk -- be known and forced to come on stage. Unfortunately, Samdong is late, [[PerformanceAnxiety Jinguk runs off]], and Hyemi is left standing alone in the spotlight. Director Si planned to open the showcase to the press to either force Director Jung to give up on the special applicants or make Director Jung resign himself.
!!Si Kyung Jin
The director’s daughter and a dance teacher at Kirin Arts School. She is in charge of Baekhee, Pilsuk, and Jason’s class.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Professor Si sees no problem with her student’s cheating and even pushes them to do anything just to be able to perform.
* CruelToBeKind: Professor Si thinks giving the special applicant students any hope would be this. The special applicant students and their teachers don't think so.
* ManipulativeBastard's [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Beautiful Daughter]]: [[SternTeacher Professor Si Kyungjin]] is the daughter of [[ManipulativeBastard Director Si Bumsoo]].
* SadistTeacher: Her first class involves throwing tacks on the floor and asking the students to pick them all up within the time limit, or else they will dance with the tacks on the floor.
* ShipTease: With Professor Kang. [[spoiler: They end up marrying at the end of the series.]]
* SternTeacher
* TheUnfettered
!!Yang Jin Man
An English teacher at Kirin Arts School who eventually helps the special admission students.
* ButtMonkey
* LovableCoward: He is afraid to lose his job, which is why he doesn’t want anything to do with the performance of the college prep students.
* SelfDeprecation: JYP's role as Professor Yang makes fun of his own looks, talent, and personality [[LargeHam as hilariously as possible.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Students]]
!!Lee Ri Ah
A teen star who entered Kirin Arts School to experience a “normal life”.
* AttentionWhore: Towards Jason.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: She can’t sing well, which is why Pilsuk was asked to sing her parts during a CF.
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
!!Jo In Sung
Jinguk’s friend who caused him to withdraw from the audition.
* ButtMonkey
* LoveTriangle: He likes Baekhee, and sees Jinguk as a rival.
!!Jun Tae San
An upperclassman at Kirin Arts School.
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
!!Jung Ahjung
Baekhee’s friend and classmate.
* AlphaBitch: Despite claiming to be Baekhee’s friend, she spreads bad rumors about her and Hyemi in order to sabotage the both of them.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Ahjung lies to her classmates about her mother in order to get the female solo uncontested.
* BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults: Ahjung, jealous due to being passed over for another showcase, [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope by pretending to gossip over the phone about how everyone believes Baekhee was the one who dropped the flowerpot on Samdong when she knows Baekhee is in the stall next to her.
* GirlPosse: She was part of Baekhee’s, but then she started sabotaging her, too.
* MissingMom: She tells her classmates she wants the female solo for their upcoming showcase [[BlatantLies so that her mother in heaven can watch her on stage]], when really her mother is just working overseas.
* SdrawkcabName: In the Korean language, Jung Ahjung's name would be read the same backwards and forwards. She mentions this in her own introduction.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Family Members]]
!!Go Hye Sung
Hyemi’s little sister who lives with the main characters. In the ending, she eventually becomes a student at Kirin Arts School.
* PrecociousCrush: She has a crush on Jinguk, even [[{{Squick}} stealing a kiss]]. When they reunite after a few years, Jinguk recognized her because she steals a kiss from him.
* SpoiledBrat
!!Go Byung Jik
Hyemi’s father, who is hiding overseas after accumulating large amounts of debt in Korea.
* TheBusCameBack: He comes back to pick up Hyemi and Hyesung and take them with him to live overseas.
* GoodParents: Despite his ways, he genuinely wants Hyemi to pursue her dreams and doesn’t want his debts to keep her from achieving what she wants.
* {{Loan Shark}}s: He’s being chased by them, which led to him fleeing out of Korea and letting Hyemi handle the situation.
!!Song Nam Boon
* DotingParent: To Samdong.
* GoodParents: She fully supports his decision to go to Kirin.
!!Kang Oh Sun
Professor Kang’s older sister and the owner of the house they live in.
* CoolBigSis
* CantHoldHerLiquor
* ImagineSpot: She thought she was kissing a handsome guy, but it turned out to be [[spoiler: Ma Doo Sik]].
!!Hyun Moo Jin
A politician and Jinguk’s estranged father.
* HeelFaceTurn: Becomes supportive with his son’s activities after the [[spoiler: attempted rape incident]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Will do anything just for his reputation to not be tainted.
* PutOnABus: He aims to do this to Jinguk by sending him out of the country so that no one can find out he abandoned Jinguk and his mother.
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Jinguk's father does this to him, telling him he doesn't want to neglect Jinguk in favor of his political career anymore right after hitting him and using this to convince Jinguk to give up music. It doesn't exactly work out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Other Characters]]
!!Ma Doo Sik
The boss of the loan sharks that Hyemi’s father are running away from. He forces Hyemi to pay her father’s debt by debuting as an idol singer to make money.
* HeelFaceTurn: He eventually stops his nightclub and shady business in order to [[spoiler: set up an entertainment agency, where the main characters become employed in]].
* {{Loan Shark}}s: He chases Hyemi after her father left a large debt.
* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: He could have just forced Hyemi into less desirable occupations rather than making her an IdolSinger.
** Besides helping her out with school fees, he even helped at with the fake showcase more than they have to ([[OnlyInItForTheMoney even if Professor Kang initially had to pay them to rent out the place]]).
** [[OddCouple He even seems to be striking up a romance with Professor Kang's sister as well.]]
[[/folder]]
!Main Characters
[[folder: Go Hye Mi]]
!!Go Hye Mi
[[quoteright:326:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hyemi.png]]
->'''Portrayed by''': Suzy (miss A)
Initially aspiring to take up vocal music at Julliard, her dreams are crushed after she has to pay off her father’s debts by studying at Kirin Art School and debut as an idol singer.
* TheAce: Hyemi, who is rich, beautiful, and talented enough to be aiming for Julliard for classical operatic training. Her only flaw appears to be her nasty personality.
** She becomes a BrokenAce early on once her father becomes bankrupt and she has to instead pursue a career as an aspiring IdolSinger, which she looks down upon, at Kirin Arts High School in order to quickly earn money and repay her father's debt.
* AgeInappropriateDress: Hyemi is forced into a sleezy songstress outfit in a BadGuyBar once the {{Loan Shark}}s realize she failed her audition.
* AloofBigSister: Hyemi starts acting like this to Pilsuk, with emphasis on the "aloof". It especially shows after she tells off Jason about misleading girls with his "manners" which had [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe won Pilsuk over.]]
* BadBadActing: The “I have a dream” scene comes to mind.
* FirstLove: Jinguk’s first love is Hyemi and her first love is him. [[spoiler: Sadly, they break up after Jinguk’s been busy with work.]]
** FrozenFace: A common criticism of the actress portraying Hyemi. However, the drama itself used this as [[LampshadeHanging one of its plot points]]: Hyemi is the most trained and most talented of the special admissions students, but she lacks the ability to express emotion in the songs she sings.
* CooldownHug: Baekhee and Hyemi give these each other a lot, despite having turned into rivals.
* ChillyReception: Due to everyone seeing her attitude during the audition.
* CoolLoser: She, along with Samdong and Jinguk, are initially isolated from the rest of the school due to being special applicant students.
* DisappearedDad: Hyemi's father fled the country to seek financial aid from relatives living abroad. [[TheBusCameBack He comes back.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: First to Samdong and Jinguk, then to Pilsuk and Jason.
* DuetBonding: With Samdong during the real showcase.
* TheDulcineaEffect: Hyemi attempts to lure Samdong to Kirin this way, even hiding her own dislike for him and telling him she likes him so that he'll follow her.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Hyemi and Jinguk met once as children. [[SpoiledBrat Hyemi]] had even cried for him after hearing that his mother was trying to find him so [[ParentalAbandonment she could leave him at an orphanage]]. While Jinguk is immediately able to recognize her when they meet again, Hyemi fails to remember him.
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: At first, she is the alpha bitch, but then Baekhee became a greater bitch than her.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Jinguk teaches her this when she was the target of bullying. She later shares this to Baekhee.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Hyemi when she has to switch from classical opera to [[IdolSinger pop singing]] due to her father's bankruptcy and is even initially rejected from Kirin Arts High in favor of her overlooked NumberTwo.
* InnocentCohabitation: Professor Kang and his sister are keeping Samdong, Hyemi, and Jinguk in their house. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And Hyemi's sister.]]
* KickTheDog: When Hyemi states that she would enter the school even if Baekhee failed, right after Baekhee had insisted she would reject if it was the other way around. She goes even further when Director Jung announces that Baekhee was the one who passed, despite the loyalty Baekhee had shown her.
* LameComeback: The character who does this pretty often.
* LovableAlphaBitch
* LoveTriangle: Samdong and Jinguk both want to win her affection. She is also Baekhee’s rival for Jinguk.
* MeetCute: Samdong and Hyemi [[CrashIntoHello run into each other]], which results in Hyemi's cellphone breaking. [[LoveAtFirstSight Samdong immediately falls for her]], but Hyemi carries on, not realizing he's the person she's been looking for.
* MetaGuy: Hyemi mentions that [[WrongGenreSavvy she thought she was the main character]] in the story, but may in fact just be a peripheral character.
* MissingMom: Hyemi's mother ran off with [[ButtMonkey Professor Kang]] when she was younger and later died.
* MoralityPet: Hyemi initially has two: her little sister Hyesung and her NumberTwo Baekhee. She loses the latter by the end of the first episode.
* PetTheDog: Hyemi defends [[NumberTwo Baekhee]] a lot of times despite their rocky relationship.
* PrincessInRags: Hyemi, who refuses to even let Baekhee know she is now both penniless and homeless and has yet to let up on her arrogant attitude.
* RescueRomance: Jinguk saves Hyemi from a bunch of {{Loan Shark}}s in the first episode.
* RichBitch: Hyemi starts as one, although seeing as she is the female lead, it can be assumed she got over the "bitch" part.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* SpoiledBrat
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Hyemi's initial problem with singing-she has terrific technique, but can't emote or engage the audience to save her life.
* [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Throwing Your Shoe Always Works]]: Hyemi throws a shoe at the {{Loan Shark}}s after herself and Jinguk in order to deter them.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Yoghurt drinks for both Hyemi and Jinguk, who actually fought over them as kids.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main trio.
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: Jinguk holds one out for Hyemi while [[ShipTease they're in the]] [[SnowMeansLove snow]].
* WhenSheSmiles: Samdong finally sees a genuine smile from Hyemi after she gets a phone call from her missing father, and later refers to this as a sign of her opening up to him compared to Jinguk.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Song Sam Dong]]
!!Song Sam Dong
->'''Portrayed by''': Kim Soo Hyun
A boy from the country who hides the fact that he can sing well from his mother so that he can join singing competitions to earn money for her. He is convinced by Professor Kang and Hyemi to enter Kirin as a special admissions student.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Samdong. He issues a singing challenge to Jason, and later tells Hyemi he mainly lost because he didn't know the song they were singing in the first place. It turns out he had been predicting how it was going to go based on the beginning of it.
* [[BadBadActing Bad Bad Singing]]: When Samdong realizes his mother is in the audience of a talent search program, he purposely sings poorly in order to fool her into thinking he still has no interest in singing. Luckily for him, the other audience members are supportive of his comedic performance, even if Hyemi isn't.
* BlatantLies: [[MommasBoy Samdong]] tells his mother he's the [[BigManOnCampus top student]] at Kirin (with [[TheAce Jason]] begging him for lessons and Jinguk acting as his [[NumberTwo lackey]]) and Hyemi is madly in love with him so that she doesn't have to worry about him.
* ChillyReception: Due to being a special admission student.
* CoolLoser: He, along with Jinguk and Hyemi, are initially isolated from the rest of the school due to being special applicant students.
* CountryMouse: He even speaks with an accent.
* DisappearedDad: Only his mother is shown. There is nothing said about what happened to his father.
* DuetBonding: With Hyemi during the real showcase.
* TheDulcineaEffect: Hyemi attempts to lure Samdong to Kirin this way, even hiding her own dislike for him and telling him she likes him so that he'll follow her.
** This is also the reason why Samdong delays getting to Kirin once he has made it to Seoul: he finds a lost little girl and is determined to help her find her parents.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange / ImportantHaircut:
** Samdong gets two: one after he moves to Seoul, and one [[spoiler: after he witnesses Hyemi and Jinguk's kiss, and then finds out he's going deaf shortly afterwards.]]
* FishOutOfWater: Samdong when he leaves the countryside to follow Hyemi to Seoul.
* HeCleansUpNicely: [[UnkemptBeauty Samdong]] after he follows Hyemi to Seoul and she gives him a haircut to end his worrying about [[FishOutOfWater sticking out]].
* InnocentCohabitation: Professor Kang and his sister are keeping Samdong, Hyemi, and Jinguk in their house. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And Hyemi's sister.]]
* LoveAtFirstSight: Samdong immediately falls for Hyemi the first time they meet.
* LoveTriangle: Samdong and Jinguk both want to win Hyemi’s affection. [[spoiler: Initially Jinguk won, but Hyemi realizes that the one she really loves is Samdong.]]
* MeetCute: Samdong and Hyemi [[CrashIntoHello run into each other]], which results in Hyemi's cellphone breaking. [[LoveAtFirstSight Samdong immediately falls for her]], but Hyemi carries on, not realizing he's the person she's been looking for.
* MommasBoy
* MrFanservice: He’s clearly not losing to the beastly idols in terms of fanservice.
* NaiveNewcomer
* RidiculouslySuccessfulFutureSelf: [[spoiler: He eventually goes on to become the first Korean to ever win a Grammy in [[NextSundayAD 2018]].]]
* SecondLove: To [[spoiler: Hyemi.]]
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main trio.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Samdong to his mother.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Hyemi gives Samdong a haircut after noticing he has pretty eyes that he keeps hidden behind his MessyHair.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Yoon Baek Hee]]
!!Yoon Baek Hee
->'''Portrayed by''': Eunjung (T-ara)
Hyemi’s only friend. After Hyemi proved that she cared only about herself and was willing to set Baekhee aside for her own sake, she ends her friendship with Hyemi and is determined to show her that she is better than her.
* AmbitionIsEvil: She is willing to cheat and sabotage others so that she can be on top. She gets better later on, though.
* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: By the president of the agency that manages Group K. Jinguk saves her, but his career is ruined as a result. To save his reputation and to thank him for what he did, she steps up to report the incident despite knowing she will get a lot of criticism.]]
* BerserkButton: When Baekhee's mother tells her to stop practicing her singing because [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter she's not as talented as Hyemi]], Baekhee explodes at her.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Goes from a kind and soft-spoken girl to an BitchInSheepsClothing.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Baekhee deliberately sabotages Ahjung, one of her first friends at Kirin, by putting a tack in her dancing shoes right before their dance-off to see who will be able to have the female solo for their upcoming showcase. When Ahjung injures her foot, Baekhee is right there to act the role of the concerned friend.
* BrokenPedestal: Baekhee initially worships the ground [[UngratefulBastard Hyemi]] walks on, but when [[EntitledBastard Hyemi]] shows she is willing to throw Baekhee away for a chance to get into Kirin and openly disses her in front of the judging panel when they admit they want to admit Baekhee but not her, things start changing between them. [[WhatTheHellHero What the Hell, Heroine?]]
* CooldownHug: Baekhee and Hyemi give these each other a lot, despite having turned into rivals.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Baekhee eventually becomes as spiteful and self-serving as she does because of her own inferiority complex and Hyemi's betrayal.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Hyemi outsings Baekhee during their midterm assessments, so Baekhee trashes Hyemi's locker with blood and attempts to [[DroppedABridgeOnHim drop a flowerpot on her]]. Even worse is that she hits [[NiceGuy Samdong]] instead when [[HeroicSacrifice he tries to protect Hyemi]].
* TheDogBitesBack: Baekhee starts to once she has been accepted to Kirin and Hyemi has been rejected.
* DuetBonding: With Jinguk during the real showcase.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange / ImportantHaircut: [[NumberTwo Baekhee]] starts off the series sharing not only the same clothing style, but the same hairstyle as [[AlphaBitch Hyemi]]. Then Hyemi betrays her, and in the midst of clearing her room of any trace of Hyemi's influence in her life, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Baekhee cuts off her two braids]] and next appears with bobbed hair.
** She gets extensions [[spoiler: after she resolves to stop cheating and do things the right way.]]
* FlowerPotDrop: Baekhee drops a flower pot from the top of the school building, hoping to hurt Hyemi. She hits Samdong instead and he is rushed to the hospital for a serious head injury.
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: At first, she is the former friend, but she became the alpha bitch.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Baekhee goes from meek, but well-meaning NumberTwo to the AlphaBitch willing to do anything to [[WoundedGazelleGambit discredit]] and [[DroppedABridgeOnHim harass]] [[BrokenPedestal the girl she once looked up to]].
* GirlPosse: [[AlphaBitch Baekhee]] earns herself one comprised of fellow students once she's been accepted to Kirin. They even help haze and harass Hyemi once she's been accepted to Kirin as well.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Hyemi shared this trick with her when she became the target of bullying after [[spoiler: her attempted rape incident]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After the attempted rape incident, Jinguk helps her realize that Hyemi really does care for her and the two reconcile.]]
* LovableAlphaBitch
* LoveTriangle: Hyemi and Baekhee both like Jinguk. Insung, Jinguk’s friend, likes her and sees Jinguk as a rival.
* {{Meganekko}}: Before entering Kirin Arts School.
* PetTheDog: Despite her relationship with Hyemi, she does defend her at times.
* SadistTeacher / SternTeacher: [[spoiler:Becomes one in the ending, following Professor Si’s footsteps.]]
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* TheStarscream
* TheUnfavorite: While there is no mention of if Baekhee has siblings, while asking if she truly was picked for her talent Baekhee tells Director Jung that her own mother referred to her as "defective" after having a dream of cockroaches before she was born. [[AllThereInTheManual Her character bio]] also mentions that she is treated as invisible by everyone including her mother.
* TheUnfettered: She aims to be this.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Baekhee initiates a [[CatFight fight]] with Hyemi in the girls' bathroom, and when the other students come to investigates, pretends she lost in order to gain their sympathy and turn them even more against Hyemi.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jin Guk]]
!!Jin Guk / Hyun Si Hyuk
->'''Portrayed by''': Taecyeon ([[Music/TwoPM 2PM]])
A troublemaker in the streets who excels at dancing. He was supposed to audition with his friend In Sung, but after causing a big incident, he decides not to continue. He is convinced by Professor Kang and Hyemi to enter Kirin as a special admissions student.
* BigEater: [[ButtMonkey Professor Kang]] finds this out only after he's already promised to treat him to a meal.
* ChillyReception: Due to being a special admission student.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Jinguk who was abandoned by his [[MissingMom mother]] at an orphanage, only to be later taken in by his estranged father and [[ParentalNeglect ignored]]. He eventually [[IJustWantToBeFree ran away]] and changed his name, now living in poverty.
* CoolLoser: He, along with Samdong and Hyemi, are initially isolated from the rest of the school due to being special applicant students.
* DuetBonding: With Baekhee during the real showcase.
* FirstLove: Jinguk’s first love is Hyemi and her first love is him. [[spoiler: Sadly, they break up after Jinguk’s been busy with work.]]
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Hyemi and Jinguk met once as children. [[SpoiledBrat Hyemi]] had even cried for him after hearing that his mother was trying to find him so [[ParentalAbandonment she could leave him at an orphanage]]. While Jinguk is immediately able to recognize her when they meet again, Hyemi fails to remember him.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Jinguk [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope by wearing earbuds despite not having an MP3 player so that he can ignore others. He shares this trick with Hyemi when he sees other girls gossiping about her, and later Hyemi shares this to Baekhee.
* InnocentCohabitation: Professor Kang and his sister are keeping Samdong, Hyemi, and Jinguk in their house. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And Hyemi's sister.]]
* LoveTriangle: Part of three: Samdong <-> Hyemi <-> Jinguk, Baekhee -> Jinguk <-> Hyemi, and Insung -> Baekhee -> Jinguk.
* MissingMom: Jinguk's mother [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned him at an orphanage]].
* MrFanservice
* OnlyOneName: After he goes by the name Jinguk.
* ParentalAbandonment: Jinguk's mother leaves him at an orphanage.
* ParentalNeglect: Jinguk's father ignored him even after taking him in from the orphanage and Baekhee's mother ignores her as well.
* PerformanceAnxiety: It's implied Jinguk experiences this when he is forced to step on the showcase stage, and hastily makes his way off of it.
* PutOnABus: Jinguk's dad aims to do this to him by sending him out of the country so that no one can find out he abandoned Jinguk and his mother.
* RescueRomance: Jinguk saves Hyemi from a bunch of {{Loan Shark}}s in the first episode.
* TheRunaway: He left his father’s house. It’s okay with his father, as long as he doesn’t do anything to ruin his image.
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
* SpitTake: Jinguk accidently does one at Hyesung when he overhears Hyemi criticizing him.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Yoghurt drinks for both Hyemi and Jinguk, who actually fought over them as kids.
* TurnCoat: Jinguk ditches the fake school showcase and ends up teaming up with Baekhee for the real one because Jason ditched the real showcase and there's no opening act.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The main trio.
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: Jinguk holds one out for Hyemi while [[ShipTease they're in the]] [[SnowMeansLove snow]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: He just wants his father to acknowledge him.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jinguk ditching the fake showcase, and then agreeing to help Baekhee in the real one.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kim Pil Suk]]
!!Kim Pil Suk
->'''Portrayed by''': IU
A girl who auditioned with a sushi costume because she was worried about her weight but left the chairman impressed because of her amazing voice. Due to failing marks, she got demoted to the College Prep Class.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: A big reason for Pilsuk's crush on Jason. When Hyemi questions Jason about it though, he tells her he's just naturally that friendly to people because it's good manners.
* ButtMonkey: Within the college prep class.
* {{Determinator}}: She was able to lose weight after 200 days in order for Jason to see her as a girl.
* DistantDuet: While practicing getting the emotions right through first acting out song lyrics instead of singing them and then genuinely practicing with them, [[ShipTease Jason and Pilsuk both pick the same song]].
* DuetBonding: The first time involves Jason singing while Pilsuk accompanies him on a keyboard. The second time is when they go to a noraebang. And the third time is when they perform for the fake showcase.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* FanGirl: For [[IdolSinger Kim]] [[BoyBand Hyun]][[AsHimself joong]] and even kisses a photo of him once she has been accepted into Kirin.
** Later, it's shown that Pilsuk's photo of [[CelebCrush Kim Hyunjoong]] has been replaced by photos of Jason.
* FatGirl: Until she loses weight, that is.
* HeroicBSOD: Pilsuk has one due to her chances of being in the student showcase getting dashed because she's a member of the special admissions class, her diet not working out, and finding out Jason is ususally nice to everyone, not just her. She almost withdraws from Kirin because of it, but a last minute remark from Jason about how he would like to sing a duet with her one day because he liked her voice from the first time he heard it during auditions has her tearing up her withdrawl papers in a heartbeat.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Immediately falls in love with Jason.
* {{Meganekko}}
* OddFriendship / OddCouple: [[TheAce Jason]] and [[FatGirl Pil]][[FanGirl sook]], especially as Jason is kind to Pilsuk immediately rather than after SheCleansUpNicely.
* TrainingMontage: Pilsuk has one in episode 8, resulting in [[SheCleansUpNicely a prettier look]].
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: [[ShipTease Jason and Pilsuk]] choose to practice [[BoyBand 2AM]]'s ''Can't Let You Go Even If I Die'' while in different classes.
* YourFavorite: Pilsuk presents Jason with water bottles and lollipops almost daily, which he casually accepts. [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage He never actually says anything about the presents though.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jason]]
!!Jason
->'''Portrayed by''': Wooyoung ([[Music/TwoPM 2PM]])
A Korean-American dancer and singer who scored the highest during the entrance exam. Despite being on the top of his class, he hangs out with the College Prep students.
* TheAce: Jason plays a straight example of The Ace.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Pilsuk misunderstands his niceness as a sign of affection.
* BigManOnCampus: Everyone knows him since he had the top marks during the entrance exam. Professor Si doesn’t even reprimand him for being late due to this.
* DistantDuet: While practicing getting the emotions right through first acting out song lyrics instead of singing them and then genuinely practicing with them, [[ShipTease Jason and Pilsuk both pick the same song]].
* DuetBonding: The first time involves Jason singing while Pilsuk accompanies him on a keyboard. The second time is when they go to a noraebang. And the third time is when they perform for the fake showcase.
* GratuitousEnglish: Jason, although [[AllThereInTheManual his character bio on the official website]] states that he primarily uses it to pick up girls.
* IncrediblyLongNote: Jason holds an impressive one while singing a challenge duet with Samdong, who had been trying to prove himself to the rest of the school.
* LoveAtFirstNote: [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage While he doesn't confess any feelings towards Pilsuk herself]], Jason tells her that he's [[LetsDuet wanted to do a duet]] with her since the first time he heard her voice.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: He is nice to everyone because it is manners, not because he likes someone.
* MrFanservice
* NiceGuy
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Jason is perfectly justified in returning to the school in episode 7 to pick up something for a teacher so that said teacher doesn't find out about the fake showcase. But then he thinks it's a good idea to ditch the real showcase and help out with the fake one instead because it's more interesting to him. While he does help improve Pilsuk's performance, because of his actions [[SternTeacher Professor]] [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Shi]] sticks around the school to look for him and [[OhCrap finds out about the showcase herself.]]
* OddFriendship / OddCouple: [[TheAce Jason]] and [[FatGirl Pil]][[FanGirl sook]], especially as Jason is kind to Pilsuk immediately rather than after SheCleansUpNicely.
* PetTheDog: He treats [[FatGirl Pilsuk]] kindly, accepting her presents instead of making fun of her and subtlely defending her and protecting her from public humiliation when [[TeensAreMonsters Insung and the other new Kirin students are making fun of her large skirt size]]. He even picks up her school uniform for her so that she doesn't have to face the other students.
* PunchAWall: After Professor Si tells him off for only being interested in music and dancing for the fun of it and telling him he wouldn't be a good performer on his own, the normally laidback Jason punches his locker a few times in frustration.
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Professor Si calls out Jason on this when he tells her he would rather perform something he actually likes with someone he actually wants to partner with at the school showcase and blows off his rehearsals to practice whatever he wants.
* TurnCoat: Jason ditches his performance at the real school showcase and ends up teaming up with Pilsuk for the fake one because [[WellDoneSonGuy Jinguk]] has ditched the special applicant students as per his father's request.
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: [[ShipTease Jason and Pilsuk]] choose to practice [[BoyBand 2AM]]'s ''Can't Let You Go Even If I Die'' while in different classes.
* UnknownRival: Jason's singing talent and dancing talent threatens Samdong and Jinguk, respectively. He doesn't care about competing though, just enjoying himself and music.
[[/folder]]
!Supporting Characters
[[folder: Teachers]]
!!Jung Ha Myung
The director of Kirin Arts School. He later gives up his position to let the special admission students he chose stay in Kirin.
* FanOfTheUnderdog
* FrozenFace
* SecretTestOfCharacter: The director of Kirin offers Hyemi a second chance at passing her audition by asking her to identify the songs he is playing on the piano. She is immediately able to identify one of the songs in the mash-up as Gershwin's ''Summertime'' because of her classical training, but has difficulty identifying the second, which she assumes to be a classical piece as well. Her inability to identify it as a humble, but still famous, Korean trot song that most people would be able to identify on the spot reveals her prejudice against different types of music and her own [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority complex]].
* TakeMeInstead: Director Jung gives up his position as head of Kirin to Director Si in order for Professor Kang and the three special applicant students to stay.
!!Kang Oh Hyuk
A teacher in Kirin Arts School who is on the verge of being fired due to his poor performance. He is given a last chance at redeeming himself by being in charge of the special admission students.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Professor Si finds out about the fake showcase, he locks her in a closet to keep her from disrupting it.
* ButtMonkey
* {{Determinator}}:
** In an attempt to get Jinguk to attend Kirin, [[ButtMonkey Professor Kang]] bets he will be there when the doors of the elevator Jinguk is riding in open, having to climb eleven flights of stairs in order to do so. He doesn't actually make it in time, [[PetTheDog but Jinguk waits in the elevator so that it looks like he did]].
** He also chased down Professor Yang relentlessly until he was able to push him to become the college prep students’ teacher.
* NiceGuy
* ShipTease: With Professor Kang. [[spoiler: They end up marrying at the end of the series.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The reason he ran away with Hyemi’s mother [[spoiler: was because she asked him to make her a bad wife so that her family would be in lesser pain when she died]].
!!Si Bum Soo
An arts teacher of Kirin Arts School who later becomes the director.
* DeanBitterman
* ManipulativeBastard:
** Director Si, who has been heading Kirin in the absence of its headmaster Director Jung, feels disgruntled about having to hand back control of the school and schemes to get Director Jung out of the picture.
*** Director Si opens the school showcase to the press and has the three special applicants -- Samdong, Hyemi, and Jinguk -- be known and forced to come on stage. Unfortunately, Samdong is late, [[PerformanceAnxiety Jinguk runs off]], and Hyemi is left standing alone in the spotlight. Director Si planned to open the showcase to the press to either force Director Jung to give up on the special applicants or make Director Jung resign himself.
!!Si Kyung Jin
The director’s daughter and a dance teacher at Kirin Arts School. She is in charge of Baekhee, Pilsuk, and Jason’s class.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Professor Si sees no problem with her student’s cheating and even pushes them to do anything just to be able to perform.
* CruelToBeKind: Professor Si thinks giving the special applicant students any hope would be this. The special applicant students and their teachers don't think so.
* ManipulativeBastard's [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Beautiful Daughter]]: [[SternTeacher Professor Si Kyungjin]] is the daughter of [[ManipulativeBastard Director Si Bumsoo]].
* SadistTeacher: Her first class involves throwing tacks on the floor and asking the students to pick them all up within the time limit, or else they will dance with the tacks on the floor.
* ShipTease: With Professor Kang. [[spoiler: They end up marrying at the end of the series.]]
* SternTeacher
* TheUnfettered
!!Yang Jin Man
An English teacher at Kirin Arts School who eventually helps the special admission students.
* ButtMonkey
* LovableCoward: He is afraid to lose his job, which is why he doesn’t want anything to do with the performance of the college prep students.
* SelfDeprecation: JYP's role as Professor Yang makes fun of his own looks, talent, and personality [[LargeHam as hilariously as possible.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Students]]
!!Lee Ri Ah
A teen star who entered Kirin Arts School to experience a “normal life”.
* AttentionWhore: Towards Jason.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: She can’t sing well, which is why Pilsuk was asked to sing her parts during a CF.
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
!!Jo In Sung
Jinguk’s friend who caused him to withdraw from the audition.
* ButtMonkey
* LoveTriangle: He likes Baekhee, and sees Jinguk as a rival.
!!Jun Tae San
An upperclassman at Kirin Arts School.
* SchoolIdol: After debuting as a member of Group K.
!!Jung Ahjung
Baekhee’s friend and classmate.
* AlphaBitch: Despite claiming to be Baekhee’s friend, she spreads bad rumors about her and Hyemi in order to sabotage the both of them.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Ahjung lies to her classmates about her mother in order to get the female solo uncontested.
* BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults: Ahjung, jealous due to being passed over for another showcase, [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this trope by pretending to gossip over the phone about how everyone believes Baekhee was the one who dropped the flowerpot on Samdong when she knows Baekhee is in the stall next to her.
* GirlPosse: She was part of Baekhee’s, but then she started sabotaging her, too.
* MissingMom: She tells her classmates she wants the female solo for their upcoming showcase [[BlatantLies so that her mother in heaven can watch her on stage]], when really her mother is just working overseas.
* SdrawkcabName: In the Korean language, Jung Ahjung's name would be read the same backwards and forwards. She mentions this in her own introduction.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Family Members]]
!!Go Hye Sung
Hyemi’s little sister who lives with the main characters. In the ending, she eventually becomes a student at Kirin Arts School.
* PrecociousCrush: She has a crush on Jinguk, even [[{{Squick}} stealing a kiss]]. When they reunite after a few years, Jinguk recognized her because she steals a kiss from him.
* SpoiledBrat
!!Go Byung Jik
Hyemi’s father, who is hiding overseas after accumulating large amounts of debt in Korea.
* TheBusCameBack: He comes back to pick up Hyemi and Hyesung and take them with him to live overseas.
* GoodParents: Despite his ways, he genuinely wants Hyemi to pursue her dreams and doesn’t want his debts to keep her from achieving what she wants.
* {{Loan Shark}}s: He’s being chased by them, which led to him fleeing out of Korea and letting Hyemi handle the situation.
!!Song Nam Boon
* DotingParent: To Samdong.
* GoodParents: She fully supports his decision to go to Kirin.
!!Kang Oh Sun
Professor Kang’s older sister and the owner of the house they live in.
* CoolBigSis
* CantHoldHerLiquor
* ImagineSpot: She thought she was kissing a handsome guy, but it turned out to be [[spoiler: Ma Doo Sik]].
!!Hyun Moo Jin
A politician and Jinguk’s estranged father.
* HeelFaceTurn: Becomes supportive with his son’s activities after the [[spoiler: attempted rape incident]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Will do anything just for his reputation to not be tainted.
* PutOnABus: He aims to do this to Jinguk by sending him out of the country so that no one can find out he abandoned Jinguk and his mother.
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Jinguk's father does this to him, telling him he doesn't want to neglect Jinguk in favor of his political career anymore right after hitting him and using this to convince Jinguk to give up music. It doesn't exactly work out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Other Characters]]
!!Ma Doo Sik
The boss of the loan sharks that Hyemi’s father are running away from. He forces Hyemi to pay her father’s debt by debuting as an idol singer to make money.
* HeelFaceTurn: He eventually stops his nightclub and shady business in order to [[spoiler: set up an entertainment agency, where the main characters become employed in]].
* {{Loan Shark}}s: He chases Hyemi after her father left a large debt.
* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: He could have just forced Hyemi into less desirable occupations rather than making her an IdolSinger.
** Besides helping her out with school fees, he even helped at with the fake showcase more than they have to ([[OnlyInItForTheMoney even if Professor Kang initially had to pay them to rent out the place]]).
** [[OddCouple He even seems to be striking up a romance with Professor Kang's sister as well.]]
[[/folder]]
