my love for them

waaahhhh.. i cant stop myself from smiling when i saw korea’s controversial drama, BOYS OVER FLOWERS teaser on one of the largest tv station in the philippines- ABS CBN!

waahhh.. i cant wait to see it on TV!!

BOYS OVER FLOWERS is korea’s version of the the hit drama, hana yori dango or meteor garden!

TEASER:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2nVv1HP1SI

its a HOT SHOW.. korea’s F4 is so HOT!.. actually all F4 versions are HOT..

Synopsis

Geum Jan Di is from a poor family and is admitted to the prestigious Shinhwa High School after stopping a student who was being bullied from committing suicide. Shinhwa High was established by Shinhwa Group, the biggest conglomerate in Korea, and is attended by the scions of the wealthiest families. At Shinhwa, she finds that a group of rich and good-looking boys called “F4″ (“Flower 4″ or “Flamboyant 4″) who enjoys tremendous popularity. The F4, however, thinks nothing of humiliating others, and often issues a “red card”. Whoever finds the dreaded red card in his or her locker subsequently becomes the target of bullying by the entire student body. Jan Di detests all this circus, but receives a red card herself and is bullied, after she stands up for one of her fellow classmates. Eventually, she begins to have feelings for one of the F4, Ji-hoo, but also discovers that the leader of the group, Jun Pyo, is falling for her, too. A love triangle thus develops among Jun Pyo, Jan Di and Ji Hoo.

[edit] Relationships

[edit] JunPyo and JanDi

Jan Di initially hates him and his two friends, Yi Jung and Woo Bin, and stands up against him after Jun Pyo tries to humiliate Min Ji, Jan Di’s only friend at the school. Jun Pyo then puts a red card in Jan Di’s locker. After continuous bullying, an incident in which Jan Di kicks Jun Pyo in the face, causes Jun Pyo to see an aspect of his older sister who disciplined him when he was little. His feelings for Jan Di begin to develop after that point.

However, Jan Di dislikes him for what he has done to her and she is already in love with Ji Hoo. Jun Pyo persists in making Jan Di fall for him and succeeds. As their relationship becomes official, Jun Pyo’s mother becomes an obstacle. She does everything possible to prevent Jun Pyo from being with Jan Di.

JunPyo realizes his inner blackness in episode 5 and thinks JanDi, which translates to “Grass” in English, really represents his true love. The TV audience will find out what his resolve will be in episode 19.

[edit] JunPyo and JaeKyeong

Ha Jae Kyeong is the daughter of the owner of the very large JK Company. According to Jun Pyo’s sister, his mother is “selling him off” [in the form of an arranged marriage with Jae Kyeong] because she needs Shinhwa to form alliances with JK. Jae Kyeong also happens to be a person that JanDi “idolizes” because Jae Kyeong saved her from being robbed when she was in Macau. Jae Kyeong begins to really like JanDi because JanDi is her only friend and being to have true feelings for Jun Pyo.

Jun Pyo’s mom convinces Jun Pyo that this marriage is really important and that he should start being nicer to Jae Kyeong. So they start officially dating but everything that they do ends up with Jun Pyo remembering JanDi. Jae Kyeong feels that Jun Pyo always has someone else on his mind and asks him to kiss her in proof that he really does like her. So they kiss, but who else is watching but JanDi herself?! But later on it is very obvious that Jun Pyo still likes JanDi and Jae Kyeong learns that Jun Pyo will never love her and will only love JanDi. So she leaves the two of them.

[edit] JiHoo and JanDi

When Jan Di was being bullied after receiving the red card, Ji Hoo was the only one who offered her consolation. Such generosity made Jan Di develop feelings for the soft-spoken Ji Hoo. However, his first love was Seo Hyeon, a lawyer and a model. He even followed her to Paris, as So Hyeon went back to Paris. While he was gone, Jun Pyo took action on Jan Di and she ended up liking him too. But when Ji Hoo came back, he realized that Jan Di is his true love.

For his friendship with Jun Pyo and wanting Jan Di to be happier, he leaves Jan Di. We can see that whenever Jan Di is going through hard times, struggling or is depressed, Ji Hoo is always there for her, not wanting her in grief. In addition, he gives lots of advice when she has problems with Jun Pyo and encourages their love, as his definition for love, is making that person happy.

[edit] JiHoo and SeoHyeon

Seo Hyeon is a model, as well as a lawyer who helped Ji Hoo when he was a child to overcome trauma from the tragic death of his parents. Seo Hyeon becomes Ji Hoo’s first love. She announces that she will go to Paris to become a model instead of inheriting her family’s business and becoming a lawyer. Ji Hoo tries to fight for their love and follows her to Paris. However, their relationship fails and he returns to Korea.

[edit] YiJeong and GaEul

Yi Jeong is a player, but after he helps Ga Eul get her revenge against a man who dumped her, Ga-Eul begins to like him. Yi Jeong only treats her as Jan Di’s friend. However, as the story develops, YiJeong seems to be developing feelings for GaEul.

There are many differences in Yi Jeong and GaEul’s relationship in all three televised versions and the manga, but in all 3 their relationship is less emphasized after YiJeong’s first love, EunJae, comes back and GaEul develops strong feelings for Yi Jeong. However, there is still the possibility that they may end up together since the makers of the Korean series want to make the story different to the manga.

[edit] YiJeong and EunJae

EunJae is YiJeong’s first love. YiJeong had a crush on her but backed off, believing that she was in love with his brother. He finds out later that she indeed have feelings for him, but began dating his brother, thinking that it was him who did not have any feelings for her.

[edit] Cast

• Koo Hye-sun: Geum Jan Di (금잔디)

Jan Di is from a poor family with a fierce and weed-like determination. She first liked Ji Hoo, who was the only one who showed any compassion while she was bullied. Eventually Jun Pyo begins to fall in love with her, and as he expresses his feelings towards her, she gradually begins to reciprocate those feelings. Jan Di later is determined to pursue the medical industry after realizing she can’t swim because of her shoulder.

• Lee Min-ho: Gu Jun Pyo (구준표)

Jun Pyo is the hot-headed leader of F4. Exasperated by Jan Di’s act of defiance, he makes her a target of bullying. But as time passes, he begins to admire Jan Di’s determination and will and falls in love with her. He is the heir of Shinhwa Group, and after his father passes away, he inherits and begins to run the Shinhwa Group along with his mother.

• Kim Hyun-joong: Yun Ji Hoo (윤지후)

Ji Hoo is a calm and soft-spoken boy, who likes to play the violin and the guitar and conduct an orchestra. Seo Hyeon was Ji Hoo’s first love, after she helped him overcome trauma after the death of his parents when he was little. He attempts to fight for Seo Hyeon’s love by following her to France. When he comes back, he has already realized that he had fallen for Jan Di. However, Jun Pyo has already announced his love of Jan Di. Ji Hoo decides not to betray his friend by trying to fight for Jan Di. He is a grandson of Korea’s former president.

• Kim Bum: So Yi Jeong (소이정)

A playboy who often flirts with girls, Yi Jeong is himself a reputed potter. He is from a family of well-known artists, who own an art gallery exhibiting national treasures.

• Kim Jun: Song Woo Bin (송우빈)

From their origin in the underworld, Woo Bin’s family now runs a prominent construction business. The family owns real estate throughout the country.

Geum (금) Family:

• Ahn Suk-hwan: Geum Il-bong (금일봉)
• Im Ye-jin: Na Gong-ju (나공주)
• Park Ji-bin: Geum Gang-san (금강산)

Gu (구) Family:

• Lee Hye-young: Gang Hui-su (강희수)
• Kim Hyun-joo: Gu Jun-hui (구준희)
• Jung Ho-bin: Jeong Seong-rok (정성록)

Friends:

• Han Chae-young: Min Seo-hyeon (민서현)
• Kim So Eun: Chu Ga-eul (추가을)
• Lee Si-young: Oh Min-ji (오민지)

Jan-di’s first friend at Shinhwa High School. Although she and Jan-di are seen to be getting along very well, she had a secret long-time crush on Jun-pyo which sparks up a betrayal after Jun-pyo falls in love with Jan-di. Ultimately, she leaves the school for the good of both.

Mean Trio (JinSunMi):

• Gook Ji-yun: Ginger
• Jang Ja-yeon: Sunny
• Min Young-won: Miranda

[edit] Awards and achievements

At the 45th Baeksang Awards, Lee Min-ho was awarded Best New Actor, while Kim Hyun-joong won the Popularity Award.^[2]

[edit] Filming location

Foreign filming locations includes Macau, Las Vegas and New Caledonia.

[edit] Differences between the other versions

• In the Taiwan version, Jan-di’s character was an only child. In the Japanese and Korean version, she has a younger brother.
• In the Taiwan version, the heroine attends college. In the Japanese version, the characters are in high school in season 1, but F4 (minus Domyoji) attend Eitoku University in season 2. In the Korean version, the characters are also in high school, but the F4 move on to Shinhwa University from episode 13 onwards. Shinhwa High School and Shinhwa University are located within the same campus.