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Boys Before Flowers

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Boys Over Flowers
(꽃보다 남자 , Kkot boda Namja)
Format Drama
Romantic Comedy
Created by Kamio Yoko
Starring Goo Hye Sun
Lee Min-ho
Kim Hyun-joong
Kim Beom
Kim Joon
Kim So Eun
Opening theme "Paradise" by T-Max
Ending theme Season 1:"Because I'm Stupid" by SS501
Season 2: "Making a Lover" by SS501
Country of origin Flag of South Korea South Korea
No. of episodes 25
Production
Executive producer(s) Jun Ki-sang
Running time Monday & Tuesday nights at 9:50pm (KST)
Broadcast
Original channel KBS2
Original airing January 5, 2009
External links
Official website
Boys Before Flowers (TV series)
Hangul 꽃보다 남자
Revised
Romanization		 Kkotboda namja

Boys Over Flowers (꽃보다 남자) is a Korean drama adaptation of the Japanese manga Hana Yori Dango. It was premiered last January 5, 2009 on KBS2TV and gracefully ended last March 31, 2009 with 25 episodes.

This is the third television drama adaptation of the popular Japanese manga Hana Yori Dango after the success of Taiwanese version and Japanese version.

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[edit] Synopsis

While delivering a student’s dry cleaning Geum Jan Di saves the life of a student at the most prestigious school in Korea. Her actions soon become public and exposes the bullying within the school. To silence the public’s attention Jan Di is offered a swimming scholarship to Shinhwa which she declines. Her family forces her to attend.

During her first day at Shinhwa Jan Di learns of the famous F4 and of the other students adoration and fixation with the boys in the group. Gu Jun Pyo,Yoon Ji Hoo, So Yi Jeong, and Song Woo Bin are the richest and most powerful kids within Shinhwa and Korea. Subsequently they use their power to terrorize weaker students or those they do not like. Jan Di, instead of being impressed becomes enraged and fantasizes about confronting Gu Jun Pyo, the leader and initiator of many of the bullying acts. She gains courage to confront him when a friend accidentally spills ice cream on his shoes and demands the girl licks it off. Jan Di defends her friend and attempts to reason with Jun Pyo’s tyrannical demand. When he refuses to relent Jan Di turns violent, knocking Jun Pyo to the ground. Engaged by this Gu Jun Pyo declares war on Jan Di and encourages the other students to bully her. Jan Di however is resistant, refusing to apologize to Gu Jun Pyo, and stands by her decision to fight him.

Ironically, Gu Jun Pyo, having never been stood up to, begins to develop feelings for her. He tries unsuccessfully to woo her as she slowly begins to spend more time with Jun Pyo and his friends. Jan Di teaches Jun Pyo that money cannot buy everything and in order to have real friends he himself must be real or use his heart. As the story progresses Jun Pyo falls deeper in love with Jan Di and she learns how to open herself to his love as well.

As love begins to blossom, Jun Pyo’s mother discovers them and deems it unsuitable. She does everything in her power to keep the two apart, even arranging a marriage for Jun Pyo. Other factors keep arising as another member of the group falls in love with Jan Di and in a twist of fate Jun Pyo loses his memory. In the end, however, Gu Jun Pyo and Jan Di learn that love conquers all and that they are truly soul mates.

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Jun Pyo and Jan Di

Jan Di initially hates him and his two friends, So Yi Jeong and Song Woo Bin. She is the only one who is strong enough to stand up against Jun Pyo after he attempts to humiliate Min Ji, Jan Di's only friend at the school. Jun Pyo then puts a red card in Jan Di's locker which indicated that she was a victim of the F4. After continuous bullying, his feelings for Jan Di begin to develop.

However, Jan Di dislikes him for what he had done to her and she already has taken a liking in Ji Hoo. Jun Pyo persists in showing Jan Di his affections and after the event of going on a date with her, she realizes her feelings towards him. As their relationship becomes official, Jun Pyo's mother became an obstacle. She does everything possible to prevent Jun Pyo from being with Jan Di, as she believes that her son, Goo Jun Pyo shouldn't be dating a commoner (referring to Jan Di). Later on Jun Pyo gets hit by a car and gets in a coma. When he wakes up, he remembers everything except for Jan Di. A crippled girl, named Yumi, who is at the same hospital with Jun Pyo, comes into the story and befriends Jun Pyo. Jun Pyo remembers that he had a girlfriend but not that she is Jan Di, and when Yumi approaches him he believes that Yumi is his girlfriend. Yumi and Jun Pyo hosts a pool party, saying that they are going to go overseas to the U.S. to study. Jan Di, desperately trying to get Jun Pyo to remember her, shows Jun Pyo the necklace he gave her and throws it into a pool. She asks him if he knows how to swim. Then Jan Di jumps into the pool and Jun Pyo's memory is triggered and rescues Jan Di.

In the last episode, Jun Pyo proposes to Jan Di. They agree to get married after four years, during which Jun Pyo will go to the U. S. to study business management and Jan Di will study to become a doctor. After four years Jun Pyo comes back, and the show ends with Jan Di accepting his proposal.

[edit] Ji Hoo and Jan Di

In the beginning, Jan Di develops a crush on Ji Hoo. The first time Ji Hoo helps her was when she was being bullied and he was the only one to do so. Jan Di persuades Ji Hoo to go to France to follow Seo Hyun, his love interest, despite her regretting to do so. When Ji Hoo returns from France he discovers that he has feelings for Jan Di. Ji Hoo attempts to confess numerous times, one of which Jan Di falls asleep within, the second time she does not hear him and lastly he gives his mother's ring to her. Yet, Jan Di refuses because no matter how hard she tries she cannot forget Jun Pyo. Upon realizing that he cannot have Jan Di, he stays by her side to protect her whenever she needs his help.

[edit] Yi Jeong and Ga Eul

Ga Eul is Jan Di's best friend since kindergarten. Ga Eul initially thinks of Yi Jeong as a guy with "handsome face" who only plays with girls. Later she starts developing romantic feelings for Yi Jung after he helps her get over her boyfriend who just played with her. She realizes that inside Yi Jeong is a pure and lovely person. In order to get Jan Di and Jun Pyo together, Yi Jeong takes Ga Eul on a fake date. On Valentines Day, she even makes a present for him to express her gratitude. At first, it's obvious that Yi Jeong only thinks of her as a good friend when he says he doesn't like girls that are "nice, idiotic, or involved with his friend". Yet, since Ga Eul helps him through his self-destruction, Yi Jeong finds out that Ga Eul, not Eun Jae (his prior love-interest) has always been by his side. He eventually shows some feelings towards her, especially when he promises to visit her first, when he returns from Sweden. Then when Yi Jeong arrives to Ga Eul's newly formed classroom, a child questions Yi Jeong as to whether he came from Sweden, and another classmate follows saying, "So it's you, the boyfriend of our teacher.". Ashamed, Ga Eul tries to cover the mouth of her student but the beans have been spilled.

[edit] Cast

  • Goo Hye Sun [1]: Geum Jan Di is from a poor family with a fierce and weed-like determination. She first liked Ji Hoo, who was the only one who showed any compassion while she was bullied. Eventually Jun Pyo begins to fall in love with her, and as he expresses his feelings to her through his actions, she gradually begins to reciprocate those feelings. Jan Di later is determined to pursue the medical industry after realizing she can't swim because of her shoulder.
  • Lee Min Ho: Gu Jun Pyo is the hot-headed leader of F4.He is the heir of Shinhwa Group, and after his father [supposedly] passes away, he inherits and begins to run the Shinhwa Group along with his mother. When he was eight,he was kidnapped by his own driver. The car crashed and plunged into a lake, and from then on Jun Pyo had been afraid of swimming. Exasperated by Jan Di's act of defiance, he makes her a target of bullying.But as time passes, he begins to admire Jan di's determination and falls in love with her.
  • Kim Hyun Joong: Yoon Ji Hoo is a calm and soft-spoken boy who likes to play the violin, piano and guitar and conduct an orchestra. Seo Hyeon was Ji Hoo's first love, after she helped him overcome trauma after the death of his parents when he was little. He attempts to fight for Seo Hyeon's love by following her to France. But then he realizes his love for Seo Hyeon was just worshipping her.When he comes back, he realized that he had fallen for Jan Di. However, Jun Pyo has already announced his love of Jan Di. Ji Hoo decides not to betray his friend by trying to fight for Jan Di. He is a grandson of Korea's former president.
  • Kim Bum: So Yi Jeong is F4's perennial playboy. Handsome and gifted with a brilliant smile. Yi Jeong also has a habit for making every girl fall for him. Even Geum Jan Di's friend, Chu Ga Eul could not escape his charming ways. He is from a family of well-known artists,and is a reputed potter himself. His family owns an art gallery that exhibits national treasures. He is known for his "5 second kill" technique and, according to Ji Hoo, "F4's Casanova".
  • Kim Joon: Song Woo Bin, from their origin in the underground, his family now runs a prominent construction business. The family owns real estate throughout the country. He is also the very good friend of Yi Jung and a kind hearted person even though he is known as a playboy himself. Aside from his handsomeness, Woo Bin can talk American hip hop very well which, and adds a plus in his charms to the ladies. Sometimes, he is seen betting with Yi Jeong for cellphone numbers of various girls. Ji Hoo calls him "F4's Don Juan".
  • Kim So Eun: Chu Ga Eul, is Geum Jan Di's best friend since kindergarten, with Jan Di, often saving her from bullies. Yi Jeong often describes her as "nice and idiotic". She is also Jan Di's co-worker, as they both work at the Porridge Shop. She eventually develops feelings for Yi Jeong and even agreed to go on "Fake Dates" with him to bring Jan Di and Jun Pyo back together.


Geum (금) Family:

Gu (구) Family:

Friends:

Mean Trio (Jin Sun Mi):

Other characters:

Cameo:

  • SS501 special performance, "UR MAN" in episode four

[edit] Differences between the other versions

  • In the Taiwanese version, Jan Di's character was an only child. In the Japanese and Korean versions, as well as the original manga it is based on, she has a younger brother.
  • In the Taiwanese version, the heroine attends college. In the Japanese version, the characters are in high school in season 1, but F4 (minus Domyoji) attend Eitoku University in season 2. In the Korean version, the characters are also in high school, but the F4 move on to Shinhwa University from episode 13 onwards. Shinhwa High School and Shinhwa University are located within the same campus.
  • In the Taiwanese and Japanese versions, Jan Di’s character was already studying at the school for rich people. In the Korean version, Jan Di was admitted after saving a boy from jumping off the roof of Shinhwa High School on a swimming scholarship.
  • In both the Taiwanese and Japanese versions, the relationship between the two characters: Sojiroh and Yuki ( also known as Yi Jung and Ga Eul in the Korean version) is merely hinted. But in the Korean version, the relationship between these two gradually develops throughout the series, having their own significant plotline instead of acting as a subplot.
  • Akira, the fourth member of the group, seems to be the youngest in Japanese version, and his age is unknown in the Taiwanese version. In the Korean version, Song Woo Bin seems to be the oldest of the four.
  • Ji Hoo has a more significant role in Jan Di's life than the Taiwanese and Japanese versions, more strongly depicted as a romantic companion for most of the drama.
  • Woobin's family does not appear in this version, nor is he only interested in older women.
  • In the Japanese version, when Jan Di's character was asked to play the piano during Jun Pyo's birthday, she didn't know how to. But in the Korean version, she played well and even sang while playing. She could play in the Taiwanese version although she acted like she couldn't in the beginning to make Jun Pyo's mother angry.
  • In the Korean version, how Jan Di came to attend the same school as F4 is changed completely. In the manga and Japanese version Makino had admired Shizuka Todo being a student there, and worked hard to be accepted. Yet in the Korean version, Jan Di saved a student from committing suicide while delivering laundry (her family owns a dry-cleaning business), and she is given a scholarship to the school. Jan Di was also initially reluctant to attend, but complied because of the school swimming pool, another trait absent from the manga.
  • In the Taiwanese version there are only 2 mean girls but in the Korean and Japanese version there are 3 mean girls.
  • In the Taiwanese version, Shan Cai had a best guy friend who likes her while neither korean or Japanese had such.

[edit] International broadcasts

  • In the Philippines, ABS-CBN acquired the exclusive TV and cable TV rights to air this series and set to be premiered on May 11, 2009 in its primetime block. But due to public demand, special encore episodes was aired on Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 4:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. and a new timeslot in its primetime block at 6:00 p.m. starting on May 18, 2009 five days a week.
  • Mediacorp's Channel U in Singapore has also acquired the rights to air the series, and will be aired every Saturday at 9.30pm, starting from 16 May 2009.
  • Taiwan's CTV has also acquired the rights to air the series starting from 10 May 2009, on weekdays at 10pm. GTV will also air the series starting from 16 May, on every Saturday at 9pm.
  • Indonesian's TV channel Indosiar acquired the rights to air the series, and will be aired every Monday and Tuesday at 10.30 pm, starting from 1 June 2009.
  • Thailand will be airing start on 4 July 2009, every Saturday and Sunday at 9.15 am. Broadcast's BBTV [Bangkok Broadcasting Television]
  • Vietnam will be airing start on June 24th , from Monday to Thursday ever week at 9pm on HTV1 (Hanoi Television)

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