Boys Over Flowers (2009)

Omg the nostalgia to talk about this drama XD

It was the very first K-Drama i watched and where i fell in love with the korean actor Lee Min Ho.
It was quite a way to be introduced to this world of dramas and i loved it!

This drama to me has a special meaning because it was my very first and it will forever be my absolute favourite but of course it's not perfect, it has flaws and the story could be better. But i enjoyed it so much and it opened the doors for me to a whole other world.
After this one i have watched countless dramas from different countries and nationalities but i always look back with a sweet spot for Boys Over Flowers.

The story is more than cliché but it's capable of grabbing your attention through the whole show.
I loved the whole cast, they did an amazing job, awesome chemistry between the leads and we all have to admit, no matter what, we are always suckers for a good love story with a bit of drama on the mix to make things harder for the main couple XD just admit it now, you know it's true :P

This show also had mixed feelings for me because i had a heavy second male lead syndrome here, i love lee min ho but Kim Hyun-joong stole my heart also and i shipped him hard with the female lead XD How i suffered!
But at the end this drama gave me so much and so many beautiful memories that i love it no matter it's flaws and i strongly recomend people to watch it at least once in their lifetime.
It's a gem that will age very well :P

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Classic K Drama

I loved almost everything about this KDrama especially Lee Min-ho. I liked most of the cast. I loved the clothes on Lee Min-Ho and locations were awesome. This has the best soundtrack of all the Asian dramas I have watched over the last few months. I have become obsessed with the Hana Yori Dango series after watching and am currently reading the manga. I watch every now and again for certain scenes. My biggest gripe of the series is that Ku Hye-sun's acting was so over the top and obnoxious in all her eating scenes. I also hate that she never tells him she loves him in this version.

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I gave it a 9 because as toxic as it is, I do miss old-school dramas like this where the plot was faced-paced and every episode was packed with things happening. It was fun to watch every episodes. Chemistry was often better in dramas like this, too.

But there are a lot of things to complain about with this drama.
It's very outdated, which is a given ... I can look past that.
It did keep me wanting to binge watch all the way through, but the last 1/3 of the show really dropped the ball with the leads' plot. It's like the writer moved onto different storylines all while ML still secretly pined for her, but didn't do anything about it? I missed the scenes where they were both liking each other still, but FL had pretty much cut him off by then emotionally (understandably so). It became pretty unrealistic and annoying. Like if you still love her, say something ... clear up the confusion ... but no, this drama thrives on misunderstandings.

The whole "conflicted as*hole" trope got really old in this too, it's what made it so toxic. By the last several episodes, 2 members of F4 were now being abusive, calling women stupid and idiots and even offering one's body to someone (???), and a few scenes later supposedly feeling guilty (barely) about how they can't stop being abusive jerks and hurting everyone around them, all while the girl victim continues swooning over him like nothing ever happened.

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um marco da minha infância

um carinho por ser meu primeiro dorama. conhecia como “a lavanderia” e gostava muito, desencadeando meu amor por outros doramas. eu tenho um carinho, porém, vendo de um lado mais crítico, é meio que uma bomba. a atuação não me agradou, os atores são meio nhe, a história é indiscutivelmente confusa é INACEITÁVEL, inaceitável pelo simples fato de ela não ter ficado com o ji hoo e sim com o jun pyo, tipo, amiga, pelo jurandir?? os pontos mais marcantes na minha opinião são a ost e os visuais, porque de resto é meio nhe. porém, tirando os pontos negativos, é uma experiência, nostálgico e todo amante de dorama deveria ver isso pelo menos uma vez na vida.

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Boys Over Flowers was my first drama ever. When I stumbled upon it I was intrigued with the plot. However once I began watching it was opening the door to a holy land of happiness. The interaction between the F4 was superb.

I will say that this drama also produced one after my all time favorite OTP couples. Even 8 years later I am able to delve back into this drama and be entertained. However no matter how much I love it a couple things do bother me.

1. Jan Di can be a bit much at times. For a new drama fan she may be a turn off at some points in the show. I promise though if you get through it this becomes the gateway to drama land.

2. While I liked the ost I will be happy not to have "Almost Paradise" stuck in my head for days.

Overall this drama gets an 8/10 and should be a staple in any new drama fans list.

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Конечно, прикольно как главная героиня собирает всех красивых мужиков вокруг себя. И знаете, ее так хорошо прописали, что она совсем не Мери Сью.
Первая половина - школьная молодежка и начало любви. Эх, любовь-любовь, какая же ты стерва
Опа - а к середине сезона начался триллер, и стало как то не по себе. Мать главного героя старшная женщина с деньгами и властью. Переступает через всё и вся идя к своей цели. По законам жанра мы ее победим, но реальной жизни сколько таких не останавливаются.
Вторая половина дорамы совсем не веселая, скатились к драме-мелодраме, причем так основательно, стало взрослое кино. И тут мне понравился второй парень из F4. который уже вызывал у героини чувства, но был не то что отвергнут, а уступил своему другу, потому что понял, что там любовь сносит все преграды. Так вот, тут он борется за нее, в отличии от Гг, постоянно борется, хотя иногда понимает всю бесполезность (по законам жанра). Но, знаете, жизнь -не сериал, ведь по другому бывает. Стечение обстоятельств приводит к тому, что люди расходятся. И тут рядом такое постоянство и становится как то спокойно и за героиню и на душе.
Некоторые моменты было... эээ... диковато смотреть. Например, когда главная героиня приехала подружкой невесты своего любимого -мазохизм чистой воды - мне так хотелось употребить русский разговорный в этих сериях.
И вот последние серии и история с амнезией - ну полный бред и зачем. Причем, похоже это во всех версиях есть.

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Um clássico que envelheceu mal

Um clássico das histórias, uma pobre e um rico se apaixonam e vivem sofrendo vários coisas para poderem ficar juntos.
Confesso que nunca tive muita curiosidade sobre a história e até mesmo tinha ouvido sobre os acontecimentos absurdos do drama. Mas eu escolhi dar uma chance pra esse clássico, já que era muito falado. Então eu já tinha uma ideia formada sobre ela e queria tirar a prova disso, e foi bem pior do que eu pensei. A protagonista feminina só sabia gritar e minha cabeça doía tanto toda vez que ela aparecia. O protagonista masculino não parecia ter evoluído muita coisa até o último episódio e isso me deixou meio frustrada.
Não sei dizer, mas parecia que todos os atores não trabalhavam a muito tempo na indústria, o que pode ter dificultado no desenvolvimento dos personagens, apesar de achar que esse não era o problema.
As músicas, pelo menos, são ótimas, elas ficam na sua cabeça por anos. A harmonização das vozes dos catores do grupo Shinee era maravilhosa e era sempre uma grande admiração quando a música começa a tocar. Com certeza a música foi a melhor coisa que esse drama entregou.

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I think a lot of people have a similar experience with this k-drama.

It was the first k-drama I watched, and it is pretty much how my obsession with k-drama starts. It is also how I fell in love with Lee Min Ho. That being said, this drama is really not very good at all. After watching so many other fantastic dramas, I realize how bad this drama actually is.

The story is all over the place, the main romance plot line is honestly hard to stand. Honestly, the best thing about this show is Lee Min Ho's performance. Though his character made me mad quite often, Lee Min Ho is just super charming in every role he does, so charming that he often saves the bad roles from being too terrible to stand. Everyone else's acting was okay, not horrible. They just had to suffer through a story that was just intent on being annoying.

Music was not very memorable, I'm sure it was the candy pop stuff that is usually used in basic k-dramas. The stuff that drives me crazy when they play it every time something bad or romantic happens. This can be done well and it can be done horribly. For instance, the music in Goblin was so good that I was almost begging them to play in over and over again.

I rewatched this drama in the beginning before I had found many great dramas. I was quite obsessed with Lee Min Ho at the time, so I think I watched it again after watching City Hunter (I still love Lee Min Ho, but I have honestly found much better actors that I love a bit more.) That being said, I probably wouldn't rewatch this again. I've rewatched many dramas, but this one is just not worth it.

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Solita storia ma comunque un bel drama.

Partendo che già avevo visto la versione cinese meteor garden mi aspettavo che alla fine mi avrebbe annoiato ma invece mi è piaciuto,anche più del previsto.
La base della storia è sempre quella del ragazzo ricco bello e arrogante che si innamorerà della ragazza comune povera e sfortunata di turno che per un cavillo viene a studiare nella scuola da ricchi. C'è il gruppo dei F4 quatto fantastici ragazzi ricchi e belli che fanno girare il mondo scolastico e non solo.C'è pure il triangolo amoroso e sinceramente ho fatto il tifo per il second lead fino alla fine,qui a differenza di meteor garden la storia e più intensa che ti porta a sperare a un lieto fine anche per lui.
C'è la madre che è veramente una strega e poi un sacco di personaggi che fanno il tifo per i ragazzi.
Bella storia simpatica e molto piacevole da vedere.
Consiglio vivamente.

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I watched this show because I was bored but then i fell in love with the show and the cast escape the cast they have such great chemistry and all because of this show I fell in love with lee min ho even though I already know Kim Hyun joong I was so happy and excited when I found out he was a in the show he is from one of my favorite Korean kpop band called ss501 and I was amazed by his acting skills as for my oppa min ho I fell in love in seconds with him and now I’ve nearly watched all his shows. At first I wasn’t really into the show and found it a little cringe at the first few episodes but the. I became obsessed it’s to addicting and one hundred percent I would be watching is again the ending was just perfect and unexpected and the friendship in the show just made me want to call my best friend and talk to her for hours it really shows what true friendship is so I would definitely recommend that you would watch this show even if you don’t like the first few episodes just have patience and watch I was gonna stop watching but thankfully I didn’t and i finished the show in two days so my advice watch it and fall in love with the cast

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Boys Over Flowers is certainly classified as a "must-see" in the K-Drama universe, and I think it's a great 'starter' drama for those wanting to get into the mix.
It's a 2009 drama, so this helps to give viewers an understanding of the flow of a drama and what to expect in a formula as well as familiarise yourself with one of the most common tropes (Rich guy / Poor girl), which in this setting was both enjoyable & frustrating.

I thoroughly enjoyed the dynamics of the characters interacting with the female lead and the sense that despite the clear romantic intention between Lee & Gu's respective characters - it played on the Reverse Harem concept (reference Japanese manga Ouran High School Host Club as a prime example of this).
I found this quite fun and enjoyable on screen, and really helped in some parts to drive the story.

When watching this drama, I became incredibly invested in the characters and it was a really enjoyable watch, but I couldn't attest to rewatch value.
The overarching story at times can be repetitive - which I can only attest to after having watching a few more dramas, but the way this is done, if you start with this drama, it will flow nicely and be less obvious in it's repetition.

The story follows a high-school setting, and flows well in regards to the character struggles, obstacles they have to overcome and when it reaches the conclusion it ties up really nicely.

These is probably one of the easiest dramas I've watched, and wasn't high angst and involved a lot of entertaining and sincere friendships on screen.
I certainly recommend this as a beginning drama and I am glad this is the one I started with to get me into the K-Drama world :)

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Probably the first drama of many who venture into the world of K/Asian Dramas and undoubtedly one of the must watch ones too .Lee minho , my dear is a savage <3he will still steal your heart and make you wish for someone like Gu Jun pyo xD He is a big arrogant bully but the perfect lover one could've asked for , Jan-Di .. (Hye-Sun) might be the most Hate-loved heroine of all time ... she's a girl who'd not take any shit , not give any either but you'll just feel her ... one of the strongest second lead syndromes , honestly .. Ji Hoo (Hyun Joong) is one of the prettiest men you'd ever see ... his eyes and smile would literally melt you , If the main male lead wasn't Lee minho , you'd totally let him win , seriously ! Kim Bum and So-eun's Chemistry was really cool and both Woo bin and Yi Jung are your best wing men :D It's not the best drama but your drama life is just incomplete without BOF , It's Almost PARADISE !!!!

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