Boys Over Flowers (2009)

I had to…

Because it’s LMH a d because everybody’s talking about it. I saw the Chinese version before “meteor garden” and wanted to see the original.
But I was sadly disappointed. The drama is old, full of cliches and badly produced. You can even see the crew sometimes when reflected in glasses or mirrors. I know it was one of the first dramas for “our” Lee Min Ho but this hairdo!! So tacky … and the second lead syndrome is the worst ever! He’s following Jan Di like a sad puppy without even taking any action. Sooooo frustrating.

I’ve got to give something positive though: it is a reference in kdrama because of the story, those famous cliches and the tension between the characters. It’s a good base for a kdrama beginner but I’ve been watching drama for quite a while now and I found this one too much…
Watch it for reference.

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I finally visited the most ICONIC scene in Boys Over Flowers!

After visiting Seoul Tower this fall 2024, I realized I did not post a review when I first watched this series.
I enjoyed my time so much in Seoul and it was Lee Min Ho who first form this inspiration to visit the film location
and I was so happy. I saw many fans of LMH there and taking photos at the iconic scene location.
This Drama was executed very well and the bully scenes should not give a low rating based on that.
I watched a drama called KinPorshe where there were worse things than bullying and they rated it very high.
That series story and characters were not better actors that Boys Over Flower South Korea.
I watched all the other adaptations and still could not like any of the others as much as this.

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Boys over flower was my first drama. I fell in love with this drama just by listening to its story. Yes it is a must watch story.
I was in love with Goo joon pyo's role. At first he was cold hearted but when he met jandi he became someone new. I loved his playing pranks on jandi and laughing like a child. I always supported him to get jandi in starting, some moments were heartbreaking, so I cried a lot. He give his full for his role.
The lead actress role was adorable. I loved the way jandi fight for everythingand never lose hope. She was always active so after watching her I also wanted to be active like her.
Jihoo's role was of a godfather, always comes to help jandi. I sometimes wanted that he should get someone good for him too. I really liked him and sometimes become sad for him too.
As a whole you will enjoy watching this.

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a pure waste of time

okay, so i watched this quite some time ago and i even finished it, even tho it was pretty bad. I did notreally like the female lead, she was just not a sympathic person! The same goes for the male lead. I know that Lee Min Ho is a pretty popular actor, but just don't like him. Especially not in this show bc the charcter he portrays is just a total jerk with barly any charcter development.
I really liked the second male lead, cuz he was just very very nice, but of course she did not end up with him, what was predictibale, but it still pissed me off, cuz i just hated the main lead....
The side couple was quite cute tho, so that's maybe one of the few good points of the drama.
I started watching the Chinese adaptation called Meteor Garden and so far i like it WAYYY more than Boys over Flowers. I also herad that the Japanese version is quite nice. Better go watch one of these versions.
So I really do not recommend watching the Korean version. Rewatch value is definitly 0 for me.

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This Great Drama Just Gets A Bad Rap.

ML Gu Jun-pyo (Played by Lee Min-ho from The King: Eternal Monarch)

Boys Over Flowers (2009) has a character which some feel is a most alienating figure in all of Korean Drama Land. I must confess that I don’t understand why. Gu Jun-pyo is self-centered and a pampered chaebol. His is pampered by his mother, his friends, and classmates. Everyone lets him have his way, that is until he meets a girl who kicked his rear end and knew how to say No! to him. He fell in love instantly. Gu Jun-pyo really did not grasp the gravity of his bad actions. This was the life-style he was given, and it had its perks. However, as soon as he met this girl that put him in his place, he allowed himself to be trained for the good. Bad Boy turns Good.

One of the most special scenes was when he almost froze to death waiting outside for this girl to arrive. She asked him why he waited for her outside instead of getting in out of the cold? He said to her that he had never ever had to wait, and he kind of like waiting for someone. The transformation of Gu Jun-pyo is iconic Korean drama. However, this drama is very polarizing in so many circles of friends, but without merit.

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Um dorama problemático atualmente, mas vale a pena

Boys Over Flowers não é o meu primeiro dorama, ao contrário da maioria das pessoas, mas foi o primeiro que conseguiu fazer eu me prender mais aos personagens da trama
Muitas pessoas evitam essa série por considerarem problemática para os moldes atuais e a consideram coisa de "menina de 15 anos", porém penso que devemos levar em conta três coisas:
1- isso foi feito em 2009
2- não foi feito pensando em nós ocidentais
3- não há nada de errado em uma obra atrair principalmente garotas mais novas, muito menos devemos julgar as mais velhas que gostam. Cada um com seus gostos, e gostos podem mudar conforme amadurecemos.. isso é perfeitamente normal
É a clássica história de um rapaz que faz bullying e uma mocinha que é sempre salva por algum homem
Lendo algumas reviews notei algumas críticas que achei totalmente sem sentido, como por exemplo
"a protagonista é feia", "ela tenta pagar de durona, mas tem olhar de cachorrinho"
Será que isso não é tão problemático quanto?
Por que a protagonista tem que ser extremamente atraente e dentro dos seus próprios padrões, e por quê ter uma aparência considerada fofa te impede de ser uma mulher forte?
Sem entrar em spoilers, mas a Jan-di passou por muitas situações que a maioria das pessoas não aguentaria..
Meu personagem favorito com certeza foi o Yoon Ji-hoo e assim como muitos, foi amor à primeira vista. Apenas senti falta de um maior desenvolvimento do Song Woo-bin
A trilha sonora pra mim foi impecável do início até o fim, e a repetição de algumas músicas não me incomodou nem um pouco. É adorável saber que artistas como SS501 e Shinee participaram das canções, além de alguns dos atores
Pode ser que daqui algum tempo eu mude minha perspectiva sobre esse dorama, mas enquanto isso não ocorrer, é essa a minha opinião:
Vejam Boys Over Flowers e tenham ciência de que sim, parte do conteúdo ali apresentado não é extremamente correto, contudo, não deixem isso atrapalhar a experiência!!

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2 baddies nct

best show ever i love boys over flowers
Hmm, ah

Two baddies, two baddies, one porsche
Two baddies, two baddies, one porsche
I don’t know what you’re saying
Look at the coolness as it is
Money and manner

Uh, one-of-a-kind influence is me
Look in my eyes, yeah
Inside the giraffe painting, I drew move, yeah
Look outside the window, open the door
Right now, yeah
I gotta go time is gold
We are the next, yeah
We pulling up, and we cutting the line
If it doesn’t shine, it isn’t mine
At the right timing, the sign reveals
Open the keys, open the mind
Too fast ㅠㅠ
Movement is blues clues
Everybody jealous
Try and follow if you can new rules

(oh) stand against the dangerous thoughts (oh)
This time, I’m not gonna be shy (oh)

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I liked the story - F4 (Four super intelligent, super handsome and rich exclusive group at Uni), in comes the middle class innocent girl Jan Di. There was so much angst between the lead pair (Jan di & Joon Pyo), its obvious that Joon Pyo was kinda obsessed with Jan Di, to extent of becoming mean, although he was super sweet too..... initially Jan Di had absolutely no feelings for Joon Pyo...throughout the series one would wonder whether who she will end up with Joon Pyo or Ji Hoo…. there were instances I wished that Jan Di would end up with Ji Hoo. He was one of the best ever K drama characters, calm, soft spoken.....standing by and supporting Jan Di all through the relationship hardships she faced....it was so obvious that he loved Jan Di deeply, & he let her go for Joon Pyo..Honestly one cannot help but fall in love with Ji Hoo .....I wished the other leads stories were more well developed. The ending again was rushed - like many other K drama's towards the end they have to find a way to separate the lead pair...in this case it is to pursue a career (which is great) - it was a happy ending, but would have been perfect if a wedding and some babies were shown between the Jan Di & Joon Pyo (after all the angst).

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Frustrante, esperava mais, pela repercussão.

Para um dos mais famosos entre as dorameiras, achei bem meia boca! Pqp...mais uma vez eu vou na contra mão da maioria. Só porque tem os clichês que não gosto, tem até o pior de todos, perda de memória, que odeioooo...afffffff 🙄Não tem uma separação...tem 3.
+ Mãe chaaaata
+ Casamento forçado que não rola no último minuto
+ Separações tolas
+ Passagem de tempo com separado sem sentido
+ A mocinha gritando o tempo todo, estridente.
Fora o buling gratuito, e uma piriguete "nos últimos minutos do segundo tempo" pra quê? Pra nada. Só pra atazanar a dorameira, pq até parece que não aguentei ver um monte de 💩, até neste ponto, tinha de ter mais isso... Muita coisa desnecessária. Mas teve umas cenas no início que eu gostei e ri muito. Mas ele NÃO chega no meu top 3, muito menos no meu top 10...

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If you're new to K-dramas and enjoy other popular dramas from the late 00's and early 2010's then you'll probably like if not love this drama. It's also A LOT of peoples first or one of their first K-dramas.

However, if you started watching more modern K-dramas and or movies and you value good acting, storyline, writing, and plot then this drama is NOT for you. Now don't get me wrong, I love a good rom-com, if that rom-com is actually funny. This is very basic kind of "dumbed-down" humor where all the actors kind of act like children throwing fits and that about sums up the whole show. If you're into that then give it to try, if you're not though, spare yourself. I tried my best to keep watching this and I am not one to drop a drama but I just couldn't force myself into watching any more episodes of this. The acting is not serious at all, but I don't think it was intended to be if that helps. The plot could have been good if the acting and the writing was more intelligent. The music was very repetitive and a little cringey but a lot of people like it so there you go. Now, the thing is, I love a lot of these actors. I love, love LOVE Gu Hye-sun, but I hated her character (and almost every character in this drama). This was truly a drama of its time.

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