Boys Over Flowers (2009)

I just rewatched Heirs, and happened to think of BoF... so here is a random review for anyone who still haven't watched this infamously popular pretty boy drama.

This drama is definitely a guilty "pleasure" in that I love to rewatch it and then hate on any part that I can find. It's a nasty hobby, I know. I gave this 10/10 on rewatch because I laugh so hard every single time I see an episode, ANY episode.

On a serious note, don't watch this drama for complexity, originality, or realistic character growth. It is definitely not original since it is a remake of a Japanese comic, and the characters are easy to dismiss. Watch this show if you want to see a cute and fashionable remake of a modern Cinderella story. This show is pretty easy to swallow down despite the messiness later on, and who doesn't love a handsome gang of four rich bastards?

BUT THE TWO MAIN GUYS HAVE THE WORST HAIR, hands down. They need an award for that disaster, I swear to Buddha.

Anyways, this show is pretty cliche but it is a must watch nonetheless simply because of the Korean friends you have who are obsessed with LMH. :-)

Enjoy it.

Lire davantage

We all know it's the must see KDrama. But honestly, the plot was too infuriating to continue. I had to physically force myself to watch it. This show would have done a lot better with LESS EPISODES. 12 to 16 episodes would have done it. So much crap happened that was really unnecessary.
Regardless, you do become very intrigued about what happens.
Another problem I had is that the characters were inconsistent. Someone who can karate kick like a badass can't fight for herself? Really? Really.
Very disappointing.
F4 is the reason I watched it. Whatever I think of the show, I STILL LOVE F4 WITH ALL MY HEART.
Jan Di can kill herself. Even if she does get better at the end of the show.

Lire davantage

I'm nearly at the end of this drama and I'm not fascinated at all. It's definitely not something worth watching.

This drama tells the story of a girl who doesn't know what she wants. Some scenes have that sugary element that occurs in Japanese anime and manga. That's a bit repellent to me.

The cast however is full of talented actors and actresses (Kim So-eun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, etc. ?) but they deserved something better to act in. New characters were introduced in this drama constantly though, which was an enjoyable aspect and added new elements of intrigue from time to time. Also, the drama was a good length (actually, most of the Korean dramas are this length): long enough to tell the story, but becoming banal at the end.

Finally, I won't argue that this drama is part of the Hallyu Wave and everybody should know about it and watch some episodes. I hope nobody else is as disappointed as me and I hope you check it out no matter this review!

Lire davantage

I had high expectations for this drama, since it's a very popular and well known.
This drama completely failed to interest me.

The story line itself isn't something unique; rich boy fall for poor girl.
At first I found it very interesting and loved JanDi's personality but It changed too quickly after a few episodes.Meaning that her personality did a complete flip, yes i understand this is a romance drama and usually their personality softens but for the story to seem more realistic i felt that a part of her old self should've been seen.
The only reason i managed to finish it was for the side characters.
The Side characters' personalities were stable and acting were superb and felt myself rooting for the them opposed to the main couple.
The main character couple just got repetitive and made me lose interest quickly.Honestly I felt it was due to the duration of the drama.


The acting was superb..I've seen dramas with Lee minho and Goo Hye since they're very popular, but this drama, in my opinion didn't make me fall in love with them like their other dramas did.I'm not sure if it was due to their character or not.I will admit their acting seemed very natural and since I've seen them in other present dramas I can definitely say they grew as actors with the experience.

Music was entertaining I enjoyed the majority of the songs.
Mainly the ones from SS501 and SHINee.
Felt everything matched very well the climax of the story till the ending.

The F4 aka the popular rich guys are everyone's dream boy, they're the perfect representation for the ideal men.Which is why till this day most shows in korea used them as a reference when describing a group of good looking men.This drama is constantly looked back which is why it's famously known.

I will not be re watching this I know that for sure.
Unless you really enjoy a over dramatic love stories then I don't recommend this drama.
All actors and actresses portrayed their characters well but the overly storying line and duration made the overly experience fairly poor.

Lire davantage

goofy but you have to keep in mind which era it is from :)

I'm having a lot of fun watching this chaos lol. i get the hype everyone gives it lol. but i wouldn't hype it up as much.
i think a lot of these reviews had an issue with the show because of its messy storyline and i respect their opinion. but i think we also should keep in mind that it's a 2009 high school rom-com and it fits well for that period tbvh.
but what I did have a problem with was the acting especially Koo HyeSun she overdid her character's tackiness quite a few times, the best she did was crying but the rest didn't really feel natural at all.
i really liked jandi and jihoon "a friend in need is a friend indeed" dynamic so far. and well jandi and junpyo breaking off for the smallest reasons possible makes me lol cuz yes that's how high schoolers date lmao. but the second couple, Yijung and Gaeul, really got me rooting for them.
the president (i don't like calling her his mother she's not worth it) reminds me of all the itv vamps from the '00s and '10s.
i was first skeptical abt watching it seeing it's length (25 eps) but I'm 13 eps in and it's not that bad. lol the first few episodes i had to skip a LOT of scenes and i still skip a few cuz they're cringe.
I'd rewatch it few months after I've completed it but not as a whole but maybe a few episodes here and there.

Lire davantage