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Oen-High: The Starting Line of Dreams

2025 · 1 season

A hopeful, high-stakes talent contest where young hopefuls push themselves to the limit and cheer each other on.

Starring
Kim Jae-joong
Overview
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)

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Kim Jae-joong
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • identity
    • friendship
    • work
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • serialised
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Starring
    Kim Jae-joong
    Length
    1 seasons, 8 episodes
    Network
    Hulu
    Languages
    Japanese

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