"Dream High" cast to attend special DVD release event in Japan

Poster of TV series "Dream High" [KBS]

The main cast of KBS' "Dream High" will attend a special event in Japan to celebrate the release of its DVD in the country in September, according to the official website of DATV (Digital Adventure Television) on Monday.

DATV's official website also said that JYP Entertainment CEO and producer Park Jin-young, 2PM's Woo-young and Taecyeon, miss A's Suzy, Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon and actor Kim Soo-hyun will visit Japan for the DVD release event of "Dream High" titled "Dream High Premium Event 2011" to be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on September 4.

"Dream High," about the dreams of six students who attend a performing arts school aimed at cultivating celebrities, was originally shown on Japan's DATV in January and the cable network will start re-runs of the drama on July 19 while the DVD will go on sale in the country on September 28.

The show was a joint production between top entertainment firms KEYEAST and JYP Entertainment and also starred T-ara's Eun-jung and songstress IU.

It brought in viewership ratings in the 18 to 20 percent range during its two month run in Korea since early January and has been sold to several countries in Asia including Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia.

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