HYBE LABELS JAPAN's new generation J-Pop boy group audition program. At the starting line to achieve their dreams of debuting are 11 runners between the ages of 15 to 22. The reality of a boy group being born, where the contestants challenge their limits, compete and encourage each other. Who will be the one to cross the finish lines and achieve their dream of debuting in a new generation J-Pop boy group? (Source: Japanese = NTV || Translation = kisskh) Edit Translation
- English
- Español
- Português (Brasil)
- 한국어
- Native Title: 応援-HIGH 〜夢のスタートライン
- Also Known As: Ouen-High: Yume no Sutaatorain
- Genres: Music
Cast & Credits
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![Kojima Kazuya in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program]( "Kojima Kazuya in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program")
Kojima Kazuya[MC]Main Host -
![Kim Jae Joong in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program]( "Kim Jae Joong in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program")
Kim Jae Joong[Mentor]Regular Member -
![Honda Hitomi in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program]( "Honda Hitomi in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program")
Honda Hitomi[Mentor]Regular Member -
![Gaku in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program]( "Gaku in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program")
Gaku[Contestant]Regular Member -
![Hikaru in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program]( "Hikaru in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program")
Hikaru[Contestant]Regular Member -
![Kaiji in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program]( "Kaiji in Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams Japanese TV Program")
Kaiji[Contestant]Regular Member
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Reviews
Talent is Awesome, Production/Judges Not So Much
10 for the talent and zero for the messy predetermined storyline’s. Less of the average staff/judges and more of the very talented contestants. The staff and editing really take away from boys amazing talents and their own personal journeys, that’s what we want to watch, not 1 minute to change a routine because you set them up to fail, let them fail on their own then help them to succeed.I’m not surprised about the low viewings and ratings.
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I was expecting more from the production
This survival show is quite forgettable in itself even if I'm quite happy with the outcome as my faves made it into the final group. In terms of production value, it is pretty flawed : poor editing, low budget, putting non stop the participants into traumatic events for seemingly the single purpose of making them cry, unmemorable stages... There is not a lot of grace to be found about this show if it is not the participants themselves.It is more on the lower budget / self produced by the company itself type of survival show. Indeed, it is a lot more like the ones that led to Stray Kids, Nexz, &TEAM, TREASURE than the ones that led to ENHYPEN, ZEROBASEONE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, AHOF... In itself this is not an issue because some of those lower budget survival were better than some of the ones produced by TV companies. However, this is not the case here. It truly seems that Hybe Japan put less care into this one that the one that launched &TEAM.
Despite binging the show pretty quickly, it is not one I would recommend given the poor production value and overall forgettable stages. It is quite a short watch (comparatively to other survival shows) and the overall final line up made perfect sense, even if it is frustrating how they traumatized all these boys repeatedly but without ultra rewarding moments. Knowing that it is under Hybe big umbrella, you could / should expect more from the production and making.
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