Boys Over Flowers (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Boys Over Flowers is a South Korean television drama series starring Ku Hye Sun, Lee Min Ho
, Kim Hyun Joong
of SS501, Kim Bum
, Kim Joon
of T-Max
and Kim So Eun. It premiered on January 5, 2009 on KBS2 and ended on March 31, 2009 after 25 episodes.
It is based on Japanese
shōjo manga
series, , written by Yoko Kamio
. The series is the fifth television adaptation of the manga following the Taiwanese Meteor Garden
and its sequel Meteor Garden II
and the Japanese Hana Yori Dango
and its sequel Hana Yori Dango Returns
.
Geum Jan Di, who is not from rich family, ends up attending Shin Hwa School when she saves a boy from jumping off the rooftop and is given a scholarship to quiet down all the publicity the incident has caused. The entire school worships the F4 except for Jan Di. However, she holds a certain soft spot for Yoon Ji Hoo, who appears to be different from the other three. Jan Di finally speaks up against F4 to defend her friend, Oh Min Ji. From then on, she becomes Jun Pyo's main rival. Almost every time Jan Di is bullied, she is helped by Ji Hoo in some way. Jan Di and Jun Pyo's rivalry intensifies, but at the same time it is a source of amusement for him as Jan Di has now caught his attention.
The story develops and Jun Pyo slowly starts falling for Jan Di. On the other hand, Jan Di's attention is on Ji Hoo, her savior, but ultimately, as the story progresses, her heart is with Jun Pyo. The couple faces many obstacles as they continue to struggle for their love, but eventually they find their way back to each other.
Cameo:
throughout Asia and the cast members shooting to super-stardom overnight. After the series ended, several of the actors and actresses became the faces of various endorsements and commercial advertisements.
In an interview with Jang Geun Suk, actor of the successful drama You're Beautiful
, it was said that he was first offered the leading role, instead of Lee Min Ho
. Geun Suk declined, and instead, took on the role in Beethoven Virus
that offered him the award for Best New Actor.
Boys Over Flowers became a hit throughout South Korea
during its broadcast, to the point of influencing the behaviour of the public. The drama series influenced men to take their appearances even more seriously and try to gain the "pretty boy" image that existed among the F4 characters in the drama. More South Korean males started to wear cosmetics
and viewers in South Korea and beyond started to notice the overseas filming locations of the drama as possible holiday destinations.
The series became a hit beyond South Korea in other states in Asia
, including Thailand
, Japan
, Vietnam
, Singapore
, Nepal
, Philippines, the northeast Indian state of Sikkim
, and Taiwan
, amongst others, and the actors and actresses that played the main characters shot to super-stardom, and held various events, often Boys Over Flowers-related, across Asia. The show is credited with launching the career of its lead actor, Lee Min Ho
, who had previously appeared in a small number of low budget high school dramas.
Lee Min Ho
Lee Min Ho is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean television series Boys Over Flowers. He started his career in small drama roles in 2006, but he came to prominence with his acting...
, Kim Hyun Joong
Kim Hyun Joong
Kim Hyun Joong was born on 6 June 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 and Popularity Award at the 45th...
of SS501, Kim Bum
Kim Bum
Kim Bum is a South Korean actor and model. He is best known as So Yi Jeong in "Boys Over Flowers".-Television:-Film:-Kim Bum:#Intro #성탄 전야의 하늘 #지금, 만나러 갑니다...
, Kim Joon
Kim Joon
Kim Joon , is a South Korean rapper, actor, and model who rose to stardom with his portrayal of Song Woo Bin, one of the famous F4 in KBS2's 2009 hit drama Boys Over Flowers....
of T-Max
T-Max
T-Max , stylized as T-MAX, T-Max is South Korean group under Planet905 Entertainment, formerly called as 2Step entertainment. T-Max is made from ‘Triple, Trinity’ and such which contains 3 meaning in the word’s first alphabet T. And will present the energy and talent till Max form phrase ’3 perfect...
and Kim So Eun. It premiered on January 5, 2009 on KBS2 and ended on March 31, 2009 after 25 episodes.
It is based on Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
shōjo manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series, , written by Yoko Kamio
Yoko Kamio
is a Japanese manga artist and writer. She is most famous for , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996. Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.-Biography:...
. The series is the fifth television adaptation of the manga following the Taiwanese Meteor Garden
Meteor Garden
Meteor Garden is a 2001 Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Hsu, Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio...
and its sequel Meteor Garden II
Meteor Garden II
Meteor Garden II is a 2002 Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Hsu and F4: Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu. It is the sequel to 2001 Meteor Garden and is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio...
and the Japanese Hana Yori Dango
Hana Yori Dango (TV series)
Hana Yori Dango is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2005. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio. The series is the third television adaptation of the manga following Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II in Taiwan. It also resulted in...
and its sequel Hana Yori Dango Returns
Hana Yori Dango Returns (TV series)
Hana Yori Dango Returns is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2007. It is the sequel to 2005 Hana Yori Dango TV series, based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio, and followed by movie adaptation Hana Yori Dango Final.-Synopsis:Hana Yori Dango returns for...
.
Plot
Shin Hwa School is a school for rich people, attended by Goo Jun Pyo, the heir of the global corporation Shin Hwa Group, Yoon Ji Hoo, So Yi Jeong, and Song Woo Bin which form a gang called F4. Jun Pyo, the leader of F4, is the main ruffian.Geum Jan Di, who is not from rich family, ends up attending Shin Hwa School when she saves a boy from jumping off the rooftop and is given a scholarship to quiet down all the publicity the incident has caused. The entire school worships the F4 except for Jan Di. However, she holds a certain soft spot for Yoon Ji Hoo, who appears to be different from the other three. Jan Di finally speaks up against F4 to defend her friend, Oh Min Ji. From then on, she becomes Jun Pyo's main rival. Almost every time Jan Di is bullied, she is helped by Ji Hoo in some way. Jan Di and Jun Pyo's rivalry intensifies, but at the same time it is a source of amusement for him as Jan Di has now caught his attention.
The story develops and Jun Pyo slowly starts falling for Jan Di. On the other hand, Jan Di's attention is on Ji Hoo, her savior, but ultimately, as the story progresses, her heart is with Jun Pyo. The couple faces many obstacles as they continue to struggle for their love, but eventually they find their way back to each other.
Cast
- Ku Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di
- Jan Di is the headstrong daughter of a dry cleaner. While on a delivery run to Shinhwa High School, she saves a bullied student from committing suicide. Jan Di is offered a scholarship to attend the prestigious school, and ends up getting on the bad side of Gu Jun Pyo.
- Lee Min HoLee Min HoLee Min Ho is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean television series Boys Over Flowers. He started his career in small drama roles in 2006, but he came to prominence with his acting...
as Gu Jun Pyo
- Lee Min Ho
- Jun Pyo is the leader of F4 (the most popular guy at Shinhwa High) and heir to the Shinhwa Conglomerate. He torments Jan Di after she stands up to his bullying ways, but ends up falling for her instead. In the end of the drama, he was portrayed proposing to Jan Di. He was involved in a hostage incident that caused his "Aqua-phobia".
- Kim Hyun JoongKim Hyun JoongKim Hyun Joong was born on 6 June 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 and Popularity Award at the 45th...
as Yoon Ji Hoo
- Kim Hyun Joong
- Ji Hoo is a member of F4 and grandson of the Korean former-president. His musical talent catches Jan Di's attention and she begins to develop feelings for him. In the end, he developed feelings for her. He was involved in a car accident which leaves him the only survivor for his both parents have died in the accident. He has a "Driving Phobia" due to the accident.
- Kim BumKim BumKim Bum is a South Korean actor and model. He is best known as So Yi Jeong in "Boys Over Flowers".-Television:-Film:-Kim Bum:#Intro #성탄 전야의 하늘 #지금, 만나러 갑니다...
as So Yi Jung
- Kim Bum
- Yi Jeong is known as F4's Casanova. He is a skilled potter and his family owns the country's biggest art museum. He eventually changed his Casanova ways as he realized that he is in love with Chu Ga Eul ( Kim So Eun , Jan Di's best friend )
- Kim JoonKim JoonKim Joon , is a South Korean rapper, actor, and model who rose to stardom with his portrayal of Song Woo Bin, one of the famous F4 in KBS2's 2009 hit drama Boys Over Flowers....
as Song Woo Bin
- Kim Joon
- Woo Bin is F4's other playboy. His family runs a large construction company and has important connections to an underground organization, hinted to be the mafias.
- Kim So Eun as Chu Ga Eul
- Jan Di's best friend and works with her at the porridge shop. She eventually told So Yi Jung that Ga Eul liked him.
Extended cast
- Kim Hyun Joo as Goo Jun Hee - Jun Pyo's elder sister, and one of the only people he listens to. She wants the best for her brother and constantly shows him the error of his ways.
- Lee Hye Yeong as Kang Hee Soo (aka President Kang) - Jun Pyo's mother and President of the Shinhwa company. She vehemently opposes to her son being with Jan Di and does everything in her power to stop them.
- Ahn Suk Hwan as Geum Il Bong - Jan Di's father and a dry cleaner. His friend takes out loans under his name, and as a consequence he is chased by loan sharks.
- Im Ye Jin as Na Gong Joo - Jan Di's mother. She is very money-minded and constantly pressures Jan Di to attract and marry a rich man.
- Park Ji Bin as Geum Kang San - Jan Di's younger brother and is very technologically inclined.
- Han Chae YoungHan Chae YoungHan Chae-young is a South Korean actress.-Career:She majored in performing arts at Dongguk University....
as Min Seo Hyun - Ji Hoo's first love and a famous Korean model. He is still hung up on her when Jan Di develops feelings for him. - Lee Min JeongLee Min JeongLee Min-Jeong is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for playing the role of Ha Jae Kyung on the popular 2009 idol drama Boys Over Flowers...
as Ha Jae Kyung - a successful CEO's daughter and ends up being Gu Jun Pyo's fiancee. Although the engagement was arranged by their parents, she develops feelings for him but unfortunately she backed up marrying him. - Lee Jung Gil as Yoon Seok Young - the former-president of Korea and Yoon Ji Hoo's grandfather. He believes that he caused Ji Hoo's parents' fatal car accident and has been too guilt-ridden to face his grandson ever since.
- Jung Ho Bin as Jung Sang Ruk - President Kang's Chief Secretary. He is sympathetic towards Jun Pyo and often helps him out when it comes to Jan Di.
- Lee Si Young as Oh Min Ji - Jan Di's first and only friend when she transfers to Shinhwa High. However, she harbors deep feelings for Gu Jun Pyo and ends up sabotaging Jan Di to get closer to him.
- Gook Ji Yun as Choi Jin Hee (aka Ginger) - one-third of the Mean Girls Trio (Jin Sun Mi).
- Jang Ja Yun as Park Sun Ja (aka Sunny) - one-third of the Mean Girls Trio (Jin Sun Mi).
- Min Young Won as Lee Mi Sook (aka Miranda) - one-third of the Mean Girls Trio (Jin Sun Mi).
- Im Joo HwanIm Joo HwanLim Ju Hwan , a.k.a. Im Ju Hwan , is a South Korean actor and model working in theater, film, and television. Lim plays a leading role of Park Kyu in Tamra The Island Lim Ju Hwan (born May 18, 1982), a.k.a. Im Ju Hwan (임주환 in Korean, 林周煥 in Hanja; his name denotes woods and all over...
as So Il Hyun - So Yi Jeong's estranged elder brother. He leaves the family home and abandons Yi Jeong in order to live a normal life. - Park Soo Jin as Cha Eun Jae - So Yi Jeong's childhood friend and his first love. She winds up teaching pottery and crosses paths with Yi Jeong after disappearing for 3 years.
- Kim Min JiKim Min JiKim Min Ji is a South Korean actress. She was formerly the host for Music Bank.- TV series :* That Person is Coming as Kim Min Ji, * Empress Chun Chu as young Lady Kim,...
as Jang Yu Mi - a patient at the same hospital Gu Jun Pyo is admitted to. She pushes her way into Jun Pyo's life by taking advantage of his amnesia. - Jung Eui Chul as Lee Min Ha (suicidal student)/Min Jae Ha (model Haje) - two characters played by the same actor. The first is the suicidal student that Jan Di saves, and the latter his vengeful brother who vows revenge against Gu Jun Pyo.
- Haiming as Ming - Ji Hoo's friend from Macau
Cameo:
- SS501 special performance, "UR MAN" in episode four
Manga
- In the manga, the characters are in high school in season 1, but F4 (minus Domyoji) attends 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.
- The relationship between the two characters Sojiroh and Yuki (Yi Jeong and Ga Eul in the Korean version) is merely hinted. In the Korean version, their relationship gradually develops throughout the series, having their own significant plotline instead of acting as a subplot.
- Ji Hoo has a more significant role in Jan Di's life than the Taiwanese and Japanese versions, more strongly depicted as a romantic companion for most of the drama.
- Woobin's family does not appear in this version, nor is he only interested in older women.
- How Jan Di came to attend the same school as F4 is changed completely. In the manga version, Makino's parents sent her to Eitoku against her wishes to attend another high school with her middle school friends because they thought in order to increase chances for Makino to marry a rich guy, she will need to go to a school full of rich people. In the Japanese TV series, Makino decides to apply for Eitoku after seeing Shizuka Toda at the briefing session, wanting to become an amazing person like her. Yet in the Korean version, Jan Di saves a student from committing suicide while delivering laundry (her family owns a dry-cleaning business), and in order to subdue the negative press from the incident Shinhwa group offers her a scholarship to the school. Jan Di is reluctant to attend and at first declines, but complied because of parental pressure and because the school has a state-of-the-art swimming pool (she is a competitive swimmer).
Reception
The series became a huge hit, creating another Korean waveKorean wave
The Korean Wave, also known as the Hallyu , refers to spread of South Korean culture around the world. The term was coined in China in mid-1999 by Beijing journalists surprised by the fast growing popularity of Korean entertainment and culture in China...
throughout Asia and the cast members shooting to super-stardom overnight. After the series ended, several of the actors and actresses became the faces of various endorsements and commercial advertisements.
In an interview with Jang Geun Suk, actor of the successful drama You're Beautiful
You're Beautiful (TV series)
He's Beautiful is a South Korean drama about a fictional boy band A.N.Jell and the relationship between its members when a female, posing as her twin brother, joins the group...
, it was said that he was first offered the leading role, instead of Lee Min Ho
Lee Min Ho
Lee Min Ho is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean television series Boys Over Flowers. He started his career in small drama roles in 2006, but he came to prominence with his acting...
. Geun Suk declined, and instead, took on the role in Beethoven Virus
Beethoven Virus
Beethoven Virus is a 2008 MBC TV drama in Korea. It was screened Wednesday and Thursday nights on MBC. This show drew attention for being the first drama to depict the lives of classical musicians and orchestra in Korea....
that offered him the award for Best New Actor.
Boys Over Flowers became a hit throughout South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
during its broadcast, to the point of influencing the behaviour of the public. The drama series influenced men to take their appearances even more seriously and try to gain the "pretty boy" image that existed among the F4 characters in the drama. More South Korean males started to wear cosmetics
Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...
and viewers in South Korea and beyond started to notice the overseas filming locations of the drama as possible holiday destinations.
The series became a hit beyond South Korea in other states in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, including Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, Philippines, the northeast Indian state of Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
, and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, amongst others, and the actors and actresses that played the main characters shot to super-stardom, and held various events, often Boys Over Flowers-related, across Asia. The show is credited with launching the career of its lead actor, Lee Min Ho
Lee Min Ho
Lee Min Ho is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean television series Boys Over Flowers. He started his career in small drama roles in 2006, but he came to prominence with his acting...
, who had previously appeared in a small number of low budget high school dramas.
International broadcasts
- In the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, the ABS-CBNABS-CBNABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
network acquired the TV rights to air this series. It premiered on May 11, 2009 in the primetime spot, and it aired from Mondays thru Fridays. The show was very successful and the network gave a finale special of Boys Over Flowers hosted by Bianca Gonzales and it re-aired in December 2009. ABS-CBN sister UHF channel Studio 23Studio 23Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
is now set to air the drama on April 19, 2010 every weeknight at 6:30pm. On October 23, 2010, the show is set to premiere again every Saturdays it also aired before ShowtimeShowtime (TV show)Showtime is a late morning/noon-time variety show airing on ABS-CBN in the Philippines. The show premiered October 24, 2009. It also currently airs worldwide through The Filipino Channel. The first season's grand finals was aired on July 24, 2010, Saturday at the Ynares Center, Antipolo City....
. - The series was also aired on Malaysia's free-to-air television 8TV8tv8tv is a common name for television channels. It may refer to:*8TV in Catalonia, Spain*8TV *8TV 8TV in China*WISH-TV in Indianapolis, USA*Wood TV in Michigan, USA...
(ASTRO channel 708), started from December 16, 2009. - TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
's CTVChina TelevisionChina Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...
has also acquired the rights to air the series and started from 10 May 2009, on Sundays at 10pm. GTVGala TelevisionGala Television Corporation is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Gala Television Corporation, established on June 13, 1997.-GTV Channels:GTV currently operates three commercial cable television channels:*GTV One / CH 27...
will also air the series starting from 16 May, on every Saturday at 9pm. - MediacorpMediaCorpMedia Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
's Channel U in SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
has also acquired the rights to air the series, and it will be aired every Saturday at 9.30pm, starting from 16 May 2009, together with Taiwan's GTVGala TelevisionGala Television Corporation is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Gala Television Corporation, established on June 13, 1997.-GTV Channels:GTV currently operates three commercial cable television channels:*GTV One / CH 27...
(Channel U broadcast the Taiwan version). - Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
's biggest television network, Television Broadcasts LimitedTelevision Broadcasts LimitedTelevision Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
, gained the rights to broadcast the drama, and it was aired on its channel intended for a younger audience TVB J2, and started airing in 2009. - IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
's TV channel IndosiarIndosiarIndosiar is a publicly owned national television station in Indonesia, and has been operating from West Jakarta since 1994. It was listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2004. Citibank Singapore has an 8.5 percent shareholding...
acquired the rights to air the series, and will be aired every Monday and Tuesday at 10.30 pm, starting from 1 June 2009. - ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
started airing on 4 July 2009, every Saturday and Sunday at 9.15 am. Broadcaster is BBTV Channel 7 Bangkok. - VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
started airing on June 24, from Monday to Thursday every week at 9pm on H1 (Hanoi Television). The copyright was held by TVM and was legally aired on HTV3Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
every weekends at 9:00 pm from August 22, 2009 until now. - AsiaAsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
's Xing KongXing KongXing Kong is a Mandarin language TV channel owned by STAR TV, also known as STAR Chinese Channel China, It was voted "Satellite Channel of the Year" at the 2002 China Television Programme Awards. The channel is packed with more than 700 hours of original programming each year, with content that...
aired BOF on July 8, 2008, as part of BOF Trilogy along with the Taiwan and Japanese versions. - CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
: Aired in Vancouver on SHAW Multicultural Channel (119) weekdays from 7:30-8pm (local time) with English sub-titles. - IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
: Started airing on September 3, 2010 on Viva Platina Channel, every Friday 2 episodes. - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
: Hulu started streaming full 25 episodes on August 2010. All 25 episodes are also available on Netflix as instant streaming. - PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
: Started airing on May 5, 2011 on Panamericana TelevisiónPanamericana TelevisiónPanamericana Televisión, Panamericana Television or Pantel is a Peruvian television network founded in 1959 when television first arrived in Peru. It initially broadcast on Channel 13, but later moved to Channel 5 in metropolitan Lima. This network was followed by a second private television... - PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
Started airing on June 19, 2011 on SERTV, Channel 11 - BotswanaBotswanaBotswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
Started airing from January 2011 on BTV - EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
: Currently airing on Ecuador TVEcuador TVEcuador TV is the public service channel of Ecuador established in October 2007 thanks to a provision of non-reimbursable funds of $5 million of the Economic and Social Development Bank of Venezuela .... - RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
: Started airing on October 12, 2011 on Euforia Lifestyle TVEuforia Lifestyle TVEuforia Lifestyle TV, also known as Antena 4, is a television channel based in Bucharest, Romania. Launched in February 2006, it is part of the Intact group, owned by controversial businessman and politician Dan Voiculescu.... - Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
:Started airing on October 19, 2011 on Puerto Rico TV - KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
: Aired on El Arna
DVD licensing
- In North America, YA Entertainment released the series in two DVD box sets; volume one was released in November 2009 and volume two in December 2009.
Music
| Album # | |Tracklisting | |
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| 1st | Boys Over Flowers Original Soundtrack: Part 1
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| 2nd | Boys Over Flowers Original Soundtrack: Part 2
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| 3rd | Boys Over Flowers OST 2.5 - F4 Special Edition
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Awards
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| 2009 KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award - Actress (Mid Length Drama) | Koo Hye Sun Koo Hye Sun Ku Hye Sun is a South Korean actress. An admirer of Leonardo Da Vinci, Ku also dabbles in directing, writing, illustrating, singing and composing. She is best known for her role as Geum Jan Di in the hit TV show Boys Over Flowers.-Career:... |
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| Netizen Award | Koo Hye Sun Koo Hye Sun Ku Hye Sun is a South Korean actress. An admirer of Leonardo Da Vinci, Ku also dabbles in directing, writing, illustrating, singing and composing. She is best known for her role as Geum Jan Di in the hit TV show Boys Over Flowers.-Career:... |
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| Best New Actor Award | Lee Min Ho Lee Min Ho Lee Min Ho is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean television series Boys Over Flowers. He started his career in small drama roles in 2006, but he came to prominence with his acting... |
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| Best New Actress Award | Kim So-eun Kim So-eun Kim So-eun. is a South Korean actress under NOA Entertainment. She has appeared in a number of series and dramas, such as The Iron Empress and Sad Love Story. She is best known for the role of Chu Ga-eul in the popular drama series Boys Over Flowers.- Biography :Kim So-eun, born September 6, 1989,... |
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| Best Couple Award | Lee Min Ho Lee Min Ho Lee Min Ho is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean television series Boys Over Flowers. He started his career in small drama roles in 2006, but he came to prominence with his acting... and Koo Hye Sun Koo Hye Sun Ku Hye Sun is a South Korean actress. An admirer of Leonardo Da Vinci, Ku also dabbles in directing, writing, illustrating, singing and composing. She is best known for her role as Geum Jan Di in the hit TV show Boys Over Flowers.-Career:... |
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| Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 | Best Actor Award (Popular Prize) | Kim Hyun Joong Kim Hyun Joong Kim Hyun Joong was born on 6 June 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 and Popularity Award at the 45th... |
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| Best Drama Award (Popular Prize) | Boys Over Flowers | ||
| 45th PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards PaekSang Arts Awards, also known as BaekSang Arts Awards, is an awards ceremony held annually by IS PLUS Corp, since 1965. It is to honour outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry and to garner public attention upon the best in Korean films and dramas... |
Best New Actor Award | Lee Min Ho Lee Min Ho Lee Min Ho is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean television series Boys Over Flowers. He started his career in small drama roles in 2006, but he came to prominence with his acting... |
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| Popularity Award | Kim Hyun Joong Kim Hyun Joong Kim Hyun Joong was born on 6 June 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 and Popularity Award at the 45th... |