Boys Over Flowers (2009)

This show was just a big WTF for me.

The thing is, this drama was bad. Plain and simple. At every plot twist all I could think was what the fuck, or of course this happens. No, seriously. Just what the hell?! Who wrote this shit? It was that bad. The acting... was okay. Just okay. The first four episodes were pretty good and I had a good feeling about the show. But then it just went downhill.

But... for some reason we still come back to this show. It's still very popular and is the first kdrama for the most of us. It was for me. What is it about the show that makes us like it? I don't know. It could be F4, amazing eye candy playing with our hearts, or it could be the cutesy scenes of which the show has a lot.

What I do know, that if you've already been introduced to k-dramas, good ones. You won't like BOF. But if you're new to them or are into teen romances, HEAVY melodrama and don't really care about the story, you can give this show a go.

Rewatch value- Honestly, if I ever go back to this show, I'm only going to be able to sit through the first four episodes. Even that is just barely.

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I watched the other 2 versions before i watched this and was so excited for it to come out...but when it did i was extremely disappointed. They changed too much from the manga/anime and i couldn't get used to it. i respect the fact that korea likes to be different when adapting a drama but most of the time it never works out in their favor.

I hated how this show dragged on and on and on .___. i got bored. but kept watching hoping that ever episode after would be better..

the cast. oh the cast. really bad in my opinion. they didn't pick people who had chemistry and it showed. i was more interested in sojiro and yuki's (idr the korean names) relationship than jandi and gyo jun po(?).

most of the people that "loved" this drama are the ones that have never watched any other drama/version. if i were one of them i might've loved this drama :/

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The great story of a poor girl falling in love with a rich spoiled guy…this series has failed to hold my intrest till ep 14…i mean the storyline started to be complicated, twisted and thrilling starting from ep 14…i can’t believe that it was actually filmed this way…there was no chemistry between the characters…their actions and emotions weren’t understood…the love triangle between Jun Pyo, Jan Di and Ji Hoo was silly…the main point of how was the love triangle could be so complicated and painful wasn’t demonstrated in a right way…the acting itself was off and wired…i mean they started to act really good at the end…this has really failed my expectations for Lee Min HO, Kim Hyun Joong and Kim Bum…these three actors have done much better than this…However, as i said before the story became thrilling at the very end…there were some really funny moments…the only characters who acted really good from the begining was Go Jun Pyo’s mum and Ga Eul (Jan Di’s best friend)....i have seen better series with the same main point…i recomend watching Secret Garden as it has shown the real complications and problems when a poor woman falls in love with a rich arogant guy….

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I really liked this Drama it was super cute and funny. I didn't really like how they made the main girl look though. She's pretty in the anime version of this and in the drama I was really disappointed. The story line didn't follow all the way through like the anime I definitely saw differences. But, other than that it was really good and something I would definitely watch again in the future. If you're into the cute lovey dovey Dramas then I would definitely recommend this to those. Anyways, I hope that more people will like this, and give it a chance, because I'm glad I did. :)

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I love the manga and the japanese version, i can't count how many times i have read/watched it. I actually never get tired of it! So of course i'm glad there are so many different versions. But i have to say that i didn't like BBF. I only watched it because it was eye-candy (hot actors, great music, glamourous...). I wouldn't say it's not worth watching - i don't regret it - but the only thing i enjoyed was the storyline... so nothing really surprising, it's got nothing to do with them, i can only thank the mangaka for that ...
Oh and i couldn't finish it. The real issue with this drama is that i wasn't convinced by their acting and the way they adapted the story at all. It's not that they're bad actors - far from that, i love them - just that something is off. I don't understand their feelings, i especially don't believe their feelings,it all seems far-fetched. Sure, it IS a drama after all. But i could really believe and understand in the japanese version, even though i hate the main actress and the actors are not that good-looking (and i don't really like shun oguri). Ok, jun matsumoto is great- guilty.
So it all comes down to this: even though everything singled out is better in BBF (hot hot hot actors!) , the result isn't that great. I didn't feel anything watching this, whereas i went through a roller coaster of emotions in HYD (much much better!)

If you don't want to watch the same story several times, please watch the japanese version. I would recommend this drama only for those who already saw the japanese version and really love it , and have some time to waste (cause let's face it, there are much better dramas).

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Ok..let me start by saying I have watched this kdrama for the nth time and still it makes me shiver/tremble every time I watch it. It will make you laugh, cry and fall in love over and over again. This drama just made me head-over-heels in love with Lee Min Ho. Go Jun Pyo and Gong Jan Di were just perfect for each other. The places that they've been to..argh...especially New Caledonia..pure beauty. The fireworks set by JunPyo for JanDi..the kissing scenes..were just all romantic. I can't even say which part or episode I loved the most because I love all of it and every bit of it. And don't mention the music/songs..I have it all in my mp3. To summarize it all..I'm not being exaggerated or what not, but for me, you missed half of your life if you haven't seen this kdrama yet. Better watch it to believe it.

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I liked this drama a lot at the beginning, but somehow got bored of it.
I've seen Hana Yori Dango before and since it had become one of my favorite dramas, I felt like I should give a chance to BBF.
I didn't regret my decision, because the writers tried out many new ideas. Half of the time it didn't feel like I was watching a HYD remake, which is a great thing! At the same time some of the new scenes were unintelligible and over-dramatic. For one, I couldn't understand the happenings with So Yi Jung. For like 15 episodes, he was a normal character, and out of the blue he has become a human wrench. And to make matters even worse, there were only hints about his family problems. Why bother talking about his mother if no one ever tries to solve the situation? The same goes with Goo Joon Pyo's father. There were several scenes with him being nursed by Geum Jan Di. But for what?
And these are only a few examples of the weird scenes in the drama. The other bothering matter for me were the illogical happenings. People appear at places they shouldn't know about, Jan Di's mobile disappearing, etc. And how come the girl gets treated like 1000 times and she only feels bad about it once or twice? And apart from her being really poor, she changes her clothes at least twice a day, and also has several pairs of pin heels in her suitcase. :D
About the actors, I liked most of them. They did a decent job, but not outstanding. Lee Min Ho was good, Koo Hye Sun was pretty good (I liked her better than HYD-s actress), Kim Hyun Joong was an eyecandy (although most of the time he had his fake smile on his face), Kim Bum was very good and Kim Joon was mediocre. If I had to compare this cast to HYD's, I'd definitely go for the latter. Simply put, they could overcome the pretty boy image and act out the characters' personalities. (And Oguri Shun's Rui is simply legendary.)
One more thing I was irritated by in this drama; the recaps. There were recap scenes right after the original ones. Who wouldn't remember what has just happened?
To summarize it, this was a pretty good drama, with lots of turns and good looking actors. At the same time I would only recommend it to those who have already seen HYD.

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This drama made me feel rage in levels never experienced before in my life

It's simply terrible. 10 years ago, I couldn't walk two steps into kdrama space without being recommended this and to this day I wish to know why? The only value BOF has is as something campy to make u
fun of, and people were genuinely taking it seriously?
The acting is simply a joke, the couple made me wanna rip my eyes out of the sockets and I only kept watching it for the hope it would get better. It didn't.
The romance is so toxic I feel like it damaged my immune system, and honestly I know the source material cause the Japanese version with the dude from Arashi holds up much well, so why is this so bad? And that's not even trying to make sense of those characters cause the changes made by the Korean version make no sense at all. I'll give a star for every F4.
Having said that. The soundtrack still slaps. Long live Shinee. The only redeeming thing in the 25 hours of my life I wasted on this.

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