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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December 12th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
can’t wait for this drama!!!!! =)
December 12th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
really don’t like the main female character………..she is ok looking but I don’t think she fits in this character………like japanese one better.
love hyun joong so I might check it out.
December 13th, 2008 at 8:30 am
I can’t wait!
December 13th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
not another meteor garden story please….
December 14th, 2008 at 2:09 am
can’t wait
December 14th, 2008 at 7:55 am
I so love the one playing Vic. He’s the leader from SS501. I think he’s so HOT!
December 15th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
at last……..
December 16th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I agree with ajstone that Goo Hye Sun is not suit to act this character.She looks really weird wearing such short skirt.
I didn’t read the manga nor watch any country type before so i’m worried if i watch,i will like the love story of the 2nd most important story and hate the main story.That is the problem i always occured for no matter hong kong,korean or singapore drama.If not,i will hate the drama.Hope if i watch it, at least i won’t get addicted to the second story as the second story seems so addicting…
December 16th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
can’t wait!
hope that this will be nice.. like the other two dramas!!
love meteor garden of taiwan..
love hana yori dango of japan..
and i hope that i will love this drama!!:]
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December 17th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Gosh…i can’t wait for this series…..
December 18th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
In the ratings competition,will East Of Eden win or will Boys Over Flowers win?Curious to see as both are strong.Previously,other though that east of eden and worlds within will fight very strongly on the ratings competition,but surprisingly,worlds withins lose badly.But i belive the ratings competition going to be wild for this 2 dramas.Good Luck!
December 19th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
omg , i can’t wait to see this drama . i can’t
wait to see this series . i wanna know a website
that i can watch this on . lol .
December 19th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Can`t wait for it to start but i realy think that the heroin shouuld not be Goo Hye Sun. She looks weird and does not suit with any of the F4. It`s just my opinion. No hard feelings
December 20th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
so freakin’ excited for this to show my dish should be set up by that time and will be able to watch @ home…
can’t wait
December 21st, 2008 at 11:44 am
………….i cant wit this drama…………
December 21st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
hurry up!!!!
i can’t wait this drama…..
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 am
can’t wait to see this drama ..I wish someone can uploading this drama online sooo soon..and of course with english sub.
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:30 am
Thank You
December 24th, 2008 at 11:32 am
pLS jOiN!!!
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thOsE peOpLe wHo HaVe fRiendStEr pLs JoIn!!!
December 24th, 2008 at 11:33 am
aLeTa sOmEOnE wILL uPloaD ThIs DrAma wIth eNgLiSh sUb at mysoju.com
gO tHeRe
December 24th, 2008 at 11:50 am
I wish japanese manga series or anime series will produce as korean drama like this one
December 24th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
omg omg omg omg i cant wait for this. i dont know how many times ive seen the japanese version
December 24th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
cant wait 4 de show 2 start…………cuz gt koo hye sun!!!!!!!!!!!!!whoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 24th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
i aso agree…..
although i really lye koo hye-sun(my fan)bt she is not fit 2 be….her hairstlye…..goD!!! she really not fit 2 be…..soli….tis is juz my opinions…..
December 24th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
HYE.. Hope this series will be best..