Trivia / Dream High

• Actor Allusion:
  • During episode three, Hyemi sings while using Samdong's outhouse to prevent him from actually hearing anything. In real life, her actress Suzy was discovered after singing in a public bathroom and being approached by a talent scout who overheard her.
  • JYP, who plays Professor Yang, gets a lot!
    • Yang defends Pilsook with a "what does looks have to do with ability?"
    • As Professor Yang does a rant about an ex who didn't understand the sacrifices he made for her, the background song is "Behind You" by JYP.
• Dawson Casting: Played straight as Samdong, Jingook, Baekhee, and Jason's actors are all older than high school students. Subverted as Hyemi and Pilsook's actresses are still high school students.
• Fake Nationality: Jason, the international student who is heralded as a dancing and singing prodigy. He is supposed to be from America, but his actor had to take English lessons from the English-speaking members of the Boy Band he's in. Ironically, one of these members is the same person who acts as Jingook.