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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September 10th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
great!
September 13th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
i love you ‘ go joon pyo ‘
September 16th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
i like ‘guem jan di’ she’s smile very sweet & cute…:)
i love boys before flower………..
September 16th, 2011 at 6:31 pm
The Korean Wave is even reaching North Korea. On September 15, the RFA reported that “Boys Over Flowers” is currently very popular amongst middle school, high school, and college students in North Korea.
According to the broadcast, currently in North Korea there are only 21 episodes of the 25 that are being circulated in North Korea. Currently people are frantically looking for the final four episodes. It was said on the broadcast, “People that are selling Korean films illegally are trying hard to obtain the last episodes of ‘Boys Over Flowers’ but they aren’t having much luck. Whoever obtains the episodes and begins distributing them will make a lot of money.”
Also interesting is the fact that the RFA reported that amongst middle school and high school students, the hairstyles of the main characters are very popular. They have made names for the hairstyles, “Goo Joon Pyo Hair” and “Yoon Ji Hu Hair.”
The female character, Geum Jan Di’s dress is also so popular that it is hard to buy any dresses that are similar because they are all being sold out.
“Boys Over Flowers” was a popular drama in 2009 that described the story of four rich “Flower Boys” and an average girl.
September 16th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
i love movie boys before flower……….
September 16th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
good ,i love it
September 19th, 2011 at 10:56 pm
OH,this series has got me going crazy crazy crazy!!! i can watch it a million times and not get tired; go jun pyo is a hot asian; didn’t know they come out that fine. love your curly hair!!!
September 21st, 2011 at 1:13 am
awesome!!!! like ga eul..xP
September 23rd, 2011 at 7:35 pm
i love u lee min ho…pls come 2 nepal….
September 30th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Excellent drama, i love and enjoy it so much. All is best !!
October 1st, 2011 at 4:16 pm
why r u so good kim bum???????????? lup u a looooooottttttttttttttttttttttt
October 4th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
very like this…………. happy and sad…. all in one….
October 4th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
future husband and soulmate – two different guys…..
October 9th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
BBF season 2 ……… i’ll be waiting
October 10th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Excellent drama, i love and enjoy it so much. All is best !!
October 10th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
OH,this series has got me going crazy crazy crazy!!! i can watch it a million times and not get tired; go jun pyo is a hot asian; didn’t know they come out that fine. love your curly hair!!!
October 13th, 2011 at 12:15 am
BOF is awesome!
in my heart BOF holds a special place & always wıll be on the top & the best best best one
thıs DORAMA is source of love all the Korean dramas
İ never get tired to watch again and again not only ın Englısh or Russıan but also ın Korean too ^^
October 16th, 2011 at 3:25 am
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October 18th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
i like it so much
October 21st, 2011 at 9:32 am
me encanta como actúa kim hyun joong y tambien su música………..ahhhh es tan lindo……!!!!!!
October 21st, 2011 at 5:45 pm
good drama highly recommended to all young people. Congratulation to all the cast specially Kim Hyun Joong youre so cute and handsome
October 22nd, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Go joon pyo!!! arggghhh!!! so cute!!!
October 29th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Seriously, this is a great show and the guys in the show are way too attractive for my sanity. Joon Pyo or Ji Hoo. I could never decide.
October 30th, 2011 at 2:52 am
best korean drama for ever…
October 30th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Just like Boys before flowers,
such type of drama can be hard to make again in future…like Music,star casts combination and popularity…
WoW:-)