Boys Before Flowers
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Title: 꽃보다 남자 / Boys Before Flowers
Also known as: Boys Over Flowers
Chinese Title : 花样男子
Japanese Title : 花より男子 / Hana Yori Dango
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 25
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-05 to 2009-Mar-31
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Synopsis
Jan Di is an average girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store located near the luxurious and well known Shin Hwa College. Jan Di meets the four richest and most spoiled boys known as the F4. After saving a boy from jumping off the roof of Shinhwa High School, she is admitted into the school on a swimming scholarship. Jan Di tries to avoid confrontation with the F4 at all cost because she knows what happens to those that stand against them. However, when Jan Di’s friend, Oh Min Ji, accidentally gets ice cream on the leader of the F4′s shoes, she’s forced to declare war on the leader of the F4, Goo Joon Pyo.
Cast
Koo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di aka Makino Tsukushi
F4
Lee Min Ho as Goo Joon Pyo aka Domyoji Tsukasa
Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo aka Hanazawa Rui
Kim Bum as So Yi Jung aka Nishikado Sojiro
Kim Joon as Song Woo Bin aka Mimasaka Akira
Extended Cast
Kim So Eun as Chu Ga Eul (Jan Di’s best friend)
Kim Hyun Joo as Goo Joon Hee (Joon Pyo’s elder sister)
Lee Hye Young as Kang Hee Soo (Joon Pyo’s mother)
Ahn Suk Hwan as Geum Il Bong (Jan Di’s father)
Im Ye Jin as Na Gong Joo (Jan Di’s mother)
Park Ji Bin as Geum Kang San (Jan Di’s younger brother)
Han Chae Young as Min Seo Hyun (F4′s best friend/Ji Hoo’s ex girl friend)
Lee Min Jung as Ha Jae Kyung (JK Group’s CEO’s daughter and Jun Pyo’s fiancee)
Lee Jung Gil as Yoon Seok Young (Ji Hoo’s grandfather)
Jung Ho Bin as Jung Sang Rok (Kang Hee Soo’s Chief Secretary)
Lee Si Young as Oh Min Ji
Gook Ji Yun as Choi Jin Hee / Ginger
Jang Ja Yun as Park Sun Ja / Sunny
Min Young Won as Lee Mi Sook / Miranda
Kim Ki Bang as Bom Chun Sik (Jan Di and Ga Eul’s boss)
Song Suk Ho as Butler Lee
Kim Young Ok as Head Maid
Im Ju Hwan as So Yi Hyun (Yi Jung’s older brother)
Park Soo Jin as Cha Eun Jae (Yi Jung’s first love)
Kim Min Ji as Jang Yoo Mi
Kim Jong Jin as So Hyun Sub (Yi Jung’s father)
Jung Ui Chul as Lee Min Ha / Min Jae Ha (fashion model)
Kim Hyung Joon as himself (cameo, ep4)
Kim Kyu Jong as himself (cameo, ep4)
Heo Young Saeng as himself (cameo, ep4)
Lee Hae Woo as Host Q (the guy who drugged Jan Di’s drink, ep4)
Lee Jung Joon as Gong Soo Pyo (Ga Eul’s boyfriend, ep9-10)
Heo Kyung Hwan as (Cell phone event MC, ep10)
Lee Jung Sung as radiologist (cameo, ep13)
Hai Ming (하이밍) as Ming (Ji Hoo’s friend, ep14-15)
Lee Suk Goo (이석구) as (Shinhwa’s high school principal)
Jo Soo Bin as announcer
Jang Se Hyun as tied-up student (cameo)
Production Credits
Original Work: Manga Hana Yori Dango by Kamio Yoko
Production Company: Group Eight
Director: Jun Ki Sang
Screenwriter: Yoon Ji Ryun
Awards
- 2009 14th Asian Television Awards: Nominated for Best Drama Series, Best Drama Performance by an Actor (Lee Min Ho), Best Drama Performance by an Actress (Koo Hye Sun)
- 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards: Most Popular Actor (Kim Hyun Joong)
- 2009 45th Baeksang Awards: Best New TV Actor (Lee Min Ho)
- 2009 45th Baeksang Awards: Most Popular TV Actor (Kim Hyun Joong)
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-05 | 1 | 14.3 (7th) | 14.4 (6th) |
| 2009-01-06 | 2 | 17.6 (4th) | 17.4 (4th) |
| 2009-01-12 | 3 | 20.8 (4th) | 21.1 (4th) |
| 2009-01-13 | 4 | 21.4 (4th) | 21.6 (3rd) |
| 2009-01-19 | 5 | 24.8 (3rd) | 24.3 (3rd) |
| 2009-01-20 | 6 | 24.8 (3rd) | 24.6 (3rd) |
| 2009-01-26 | 7 | 19.5 (1st) | 19.1 (1st) |
| 2009-01-27 | 8 | 25.9 (2nd) | 25.3 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-02 | 9 | 29.7 (2nd) | 29.4 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-03 | 10 | 30.5 (2nd) | 30.2 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-09 | 11 | 31.5 (2nd) | 31.8 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-10 | 12 | 31.4 (2nd) | 31.2 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-16 | 13 | 31.5 (2nd) | 31.5 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-17 | 14 | 31.9 (2nd) | 32.0 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-23 | 15 | 32.4 (2nd) | 32.3 (2nd) |
| 2009-02-24 | 16 | 33.2 (2nd) | 32.9 (2nd) |
| 2009-03-02 | Special | 21.8 (3rd) | 22.4 (3rd) |
| 2009-03-03 | 17 | 29.9 (2nd) | 30.6 (2nd) |
| 2009-03-09 | 18 | 35.5 (1st) | 35.7 (2nd) |
| 2009-03-10 | 19 | 31.2 (2nd) | 31.3 (3rd) |
| 2009-03-16 | 20 | 32.6 (2nd) | 31.6 (2nd) |
| 2009-03-17 | 21 | 33.6 (2nd) | 33.8 (2nd) |
| 2009-03-23 | 22 | 31.8 (2nd) | 32.4 (2nd) |
| 2009-03-24 | 23 | 31.8 (2nd) | 31.6 (2nd) |
| 2009-03-30 | 24 | 30.2 (2nd) | 29.2 (2nd) |
| 2009-03-31 | 25 | 34.8 (1st) | 34.9 (1st) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
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April 7th, 2013 at 2:38 pm
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April 12th, 2013 at 3:26 pm
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April 22nd, 2013 at 5:53 am
I like it ….this drama
April 30th, 2013 at 11:16 pm
I love this drama. It depicts pure and innocent love. Love the Characters, especially Yoon Ji Hoo, d guy with the blonde hair that also loves Jan di. I love the costumes, so on point. I’m Ebele from Nigeria. Keep it up.
May 2nd, 2013 at 5:13 am
i love the four princes especially yi jung and ji hoo
May 6th, 2013 at 9:20 pm
I love d drama also d leader of f4 Goo joon pyo.try and show how u make love[SEX]
May 11th, 2013 at 2:00 am
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May 16th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
i love this drama so much…keep it up guyz…