[Drama 2009] Boys Over Flowers / Hana Yori Dango 꽃보다 남자

[Guest betchay]

What about JP & JD getting married on ep 20.

Then ep 21 to 24 will be their married life story. lol

I'm dreaming right now.

[Guest spirtual_affection x3]

if its #3 the fiancee and JP's wedding all JOONDI's FAN will FLIP and we'll officially stop watching the drama.

well at least i'm gonna. i dont like the fiancee at all. :x

[Guest huangsy]

News out at 11:10 am today Seoul time, caption reads "BOF ending/conclusion, what would it be ?"

http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shel...d=487&nav=1

Seems the producers had left the ending open.

However, LMH and GHS had in earlier interview hinted at a happy ending, which could mean the same ending as the japanese movie version, where they got married.

There is also mentioned of wedding reception filming to take place at a resort on Jeju Island.

[Guest squeaky]

offtopic:...but is DCinside working for anyone? :/

[Guest snowqueen00]

omgssss really hahaha...

well what can u do... its depent on PD...........but i tink gonna be happy ending.....^^

if JP and JK wedding its gonna be really suck...or insteatd JK but JD in heheh that i dont mind.....^^

SUpport BOF...fighting

JD and JP fighting...

[Guest polaris]

I READ THIS TOO! IF THIS IS TRUE...THEN I GUESS JAEKYUNG IS GONNA BE AROUND MORE LONGER THAN MANY OF US WANT HER TOO..

ALSO IN THE ARTICLE, IT SAYS THAT THE FANS/VIEWERS ARE SPECULATING 3 DIFFERENT SCENARIOS FOR THE WEDDING SCENE (IF IT DOES HAPPEN)

1- IT'S GONNA HAVE THE SAME ENDING AS THE JAPANESE VERSION

2- DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEDDING, JP WILL LEAVE JK, GRAB JANDI'S HAND AND COME OUT OF THE WEDDING WTH HER.

3- THAT JK AND JP ARE REALLY GONNA GET MARRIED AND JP AND JD WON'T HAVE A HAPPY ENDING.

MAN I HOPE IT'S ANYTHING BUT 3!!

Get ready for a riot if #3 occurs. People will go out on the streets.. knock out the electricity, flip over cars..I will go to Korea and re-enact King Kong if #3 happens.

[Guest nysophia_x_ii]

you know, as much as they have the liberties to make any ending they want, the writers and producers are really wary of netizens. I don't think they would risk making JP and JK get married and have all of korea upset at them lol ok, so maybe ALL of korea is an exaggeration, but they would really have a lot of people angry at them for making such an ending. There are so many people rooting for JP and JD that if they did that...well, i dont want to imagine what would happen

[yumeaki]

THERE WILL BE A WEDDING SCENE.... OMGG... i don't know if anyone translated the full article but here it is..

BOF, Details of Secret Wedding at Jeju Island

1.) Goon Joon Pyo and Geum Jandi happy ending. Or...

2.) Similiar ending to the movie, 'The Graduate'. Or...

3.) Goo Joon Pyo and Ha Jae Kyung wedding.

I am pretty sure it won't be scenario 3. Scenario 1 doesn't seem probably to me though... 5 epi of Jundi's married life? Will the PD be so nice? Scenario 2 looks probably but I'm hating it. I want Jae Kyung to be out of the story by epi 18. She can stay in the drama as Jandi's friend and supporter of Jundi but to have her messing up Joon Pyo and Jandi's relationship up to epi 20? I don't think I can wait that long for Jundi's moment.

[Guest dreampryncezz]

^ This drama really follows the anime. And since it does, I bet JK has something to do with it. The wedding will probably be planned for JK and JP and then JK somehow helps get JD there so that JP and JD can run away together. Something like that.

Episode 20 we're going to see this??? OMG. I'm so confused.

The actress JK said in the interview that she helps the two get back together.

[beamonkr]

News out at 11:10 am today Seoul time, caption reads "BOF ending/conclusion, what would it be ?"

http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shel...d=487&nav=1

Seems the producers had left the ending open.

However, LMH and GHS had in earlier interview hinted at a happy ending, which could mean the same ending as the japanese movie version, where they got married.

There is also mentioned of wedding reception filming to take place at a resort on Jeju Island.

huangsy thank you for this article. You lifted my depression aft reading the first article. I'm hoping that it's JP and JD getting married. If it's not than they have wasted the talents of the actress who played Joon Hee. I can't imagine after she basically threatened the mother in episode 17 by saying that she won't sit back and watch this time and her supporting JD telling her to give him one more chance if he's just goig to turn around and marry JK. Besides, based upon previous postings in which the PDs had received complaints about how they are portraying class and status, it would seem as if they are throwing it bak in their face. It's sort of like they are saying that his mother wins and that no matter how much you love someone it still boils down to what your status is. If they change it this much it will no longer be the manga or pleasurable to a lot of us as we watch to see the two main leads overcome evrything on their quest to be happy.

Wait, I just remembered something. Weren't there pics like hundreds of pages ago with JP&JD in what we all thought was New Caledonia. JP had swimming goggles on his neck and JD was in a white dress wearing the star necklace and they were holding hands. Let's just hope this scene is from episode 20 and they are going to Jeju to flush out the parents and fishing village arc.

[Guest TW1NKLE]

Episode 20 we're going to see this??? OMG. I'm so confused.

sorry i cute your post, dreampryncezz

i think basically, episode 20 will air SOME KIND OF wedding scene. we don't know if it's between jandi-joonpyo or jaekyung-joonpyo. no one knows the real meaning behind this wedding. the production team is being very careful on how they handle this because they don't want it to leak out. and, plus, i think the writers are still working on it. the details released in the article are probable answers; many of them are what people are assuming. all we know is that there will be a wedding scene during episode 20.

[Guest tofumui]

so I've watched Epi 17 twice now...do you guys think that when her brother left her the mesage that someone was waiting for her at the playground, that she ran there thinking it was JP? And then gets a hug from the back and only after a second later realizes it is not JP but JK...how disappointing!!

Not sure how many of you also loved watching Goong...but I'm really hoping that they will have a better closing in BOF. Goong had a happy ending but it felt that like after 23 epis of fighting and misunderstanding, we only had 1.5 epis of them having any reasonable length of happy times together. I rather give up some of the additional twists that was in the JP version (like the amnesia episode) so the ending does not get rushed

i don't think JanDi thought it was JunPyo since the brother should know JunPyo's voice and the brother would have told JanDi if it was JunPyo instead of just saying there's someone waiting for her at the playground..

i totally agree that i hope they won't rush the ending and that JunPyo and JanDi will still get lots of time together to get used to each other after all these misunderstandings...

Not at all!! please add away! That is the purpose of this mid week BOF "excercise". So now it's

16) When JP and JD were in the hospital after the warehouse scene and they start teasing each other.. "Idiot, IQ of two digits" etc

17) The part where JP saw JD go into JH house, he wanted to punch the wall but stopped and kicked the poor tree instead

18) And lately, where he saves her from drowning and tells her that he learnt how to swim cause he didn't want to see her being saved by another man

19) After the refugee auction when JP throws her the goggles he bought her and says, "Don't drink when I'm not around."

lets also add

20) On Valentine's Day and he is so happy with the ccokies she made

21) The highway scene where he walks to her and kisses her in front of his mother (can't believe I did not add that in originally!) and has her make him 2 promises

not sure if these have been included but..

22) when JunPyo decorated the playground and said he really wanted to go to JanDi's house everyday and kissed her right smack on the lips..

23) when JunPyo bought the anklet and told her that even the cheap stuff looks good on her.. it was like the first time he prob ever bought someone something from the market

24) when JunPyo had to piggyback JanDi because she wanted to win the phone, even tho they lost it was still sweet that he made the effort to help her win something

25) when JunPyo picked JanDi up near her house and took her to play golf, eating sushi, watching movie

26) when JanDi went to apologize to JunPyo, and she gave him an apple as an apology and instead he asked for 3 wishes

27) the skiing trip and JunPyo was teaching JanDi how to ski, their teasing is so cute

BOF, Details of Secret Wedding at Jeju Island

WHAT?!? JunPyo and JaeKyung cannot get married.. i'm anticipating JunPyo and JanDi getting back together.. they cannot do this to me..

[Guest doremii*]

THERE WILL BE A WEDDING SCENE.... OMGG... i don't know if anyone translated the full article but here it is..

BOF, Details of Secret Wedding at Jeju Island

I highly doubt it'd be #3.. lol

I like the sound of #2, but that means that the fiancee arc will be dragged until episode 20.. and omg I just want JK gone from this drama already

edit: actually now that I think about it, the wedding is probably just a plan by JK to get JP & JD together.

[Guest boraah]

Guys... the preview for episode 18 clearly tells foreshadowing that the JK/JP storyarc is ending. Come on guys, pay attention.

JK isn't going to marry JP.

[deka_if]

hi all

ths's an interesting article from KBS WORLD

2009-03-04

"Boys over Flowers" Syndrome

image from yahoo.co.kr

Every Monday and Tuesday evening at 10 p.m., local viewers' eyes are glued to the small screens, engrossed in the hit TV series "Boys over Flowers" which currently airs on KBS 2. Since its television debut on January 5 this year, 17 episodes of the series have been aired. Female viewers are swooning over the attractive male stars who, as the title suggests, seem even prettier than flowers. The series has even stirred a "pretty-boy syndrome" across the nation.

The television drama "Boys over Flowers" is based on the comic series by the same title written by comic artist Kamio Yoko. The original title of the TV series is "Hanayori Dan-go" in Japanese. The hit drama is about a romance and events that occur between the four rich and pretty boys, dubbed F4, and the plain heroine with an innocent, bright smile. The "F" in F4 stands for flower. The main plot of the original work is the love story between the arrogant leader of F4, Tsukasa and an ordinary but tough girl, Tsukushi.

Since its first serial publication in 1992, "Boys over Flowers" has been reborn into various genres and adored loved by Asian fans. The animation version first hit the TV screens in Japan in 1995 and it was successfully remade as the TV series "Meteor Garden" in Taiwan in 2001, which became a major hit. The actors who starred as F4 in Taiwan even formed a band of the same title and continue to stage performances.

The 2005 Japanese version which also featured young TV personalities recorded the highest audience rating. After the 2007 Season 2 production, the story was even adapted into a film and, again, recorded number-one box-office profits. "Boys over Flowers" finally saw its Korean version hit the local TV screen in January of this year. Bae Jong-byeong, the planning producer of the drama production company Group Eight, tells us about the Korean version.

I wanted to produce a fun drama that would make viewers feel at ease. In the case of "Boys over Flowers", each episode is full of attractive characters. And it is also the world's best-selling boys-meet-girls comic. What's more, it was a successful concept in Japan, where it became a major hit as a drama and film. Some questioned whether we should reproduce an already popular and well-known program. But why did we produce it? Well, we chose it because of the familiarity, the drama's competitive edge. If we carefully remake a familiar work, we could create an even better one. That's why we produced the drama.

The production crew had high expectations for the third remake of "Boys over Flowers", which followed those in Taiwan and Japan. But the popularity of the Korean version with domestic flavor surpassed the crew's expectation. After just three episodes, viewers' satisfaction rating climbed over 20 percent, and it's taking YouTube, America's representative UCC Web site, by storm. About 3,000 related video clips have been posted on the Web site while some 10 million viewers have visited the site. So, what is the secret behind the success of the Korean version? The first factor is the casting of the main characters F4.

Since the plot is very familiar, we thought that well-known actors would dilute the unique characteristics of the main roles. That's why we chose new faces. Usually when we pick actors, we test their image and their acting abilities, but the first priority of F4 was the appearance. In fact, we put more weight on the image than the acting ability. We could check their potential by testing their vocalization. Then we trained them after the casting.

The discovery of fresh faces renewed interest in the small screen among teen viewers. Before "Boys over Flowers", young audiences were diminishing due to the lack of interesting TV dramas. Here is Bae again.

The existing broadcasting stations usually rely on audience ratings. So they tend to feature top stars and produce projects guaranteed to succeed. That's why teenagers lost interest in TV. They were bored with unified, stale and uninteresting dramas. But the story of "Boys over Flowers" is about teens these viewers can relate to. There wasn't much screen content teenagers could enjoy. But this drama provides an entertaining culture they can share and enjoy by themselves. Maybe that's why young viewers are back to the small screens again.

The second reason behind the success of "Boys over Flowers" is the well-utilized concept of "high fantasy romance." TV dramas basically rely on fiction, but in case of "Boys over Flowers", viewers are attracted to the fantasy based on reality. Producer Bae tells more.

As we prepared for this work, we wanted to offer joy and a fluttering feeling to the viewers. But we had some rules. We wanted to compile all the fantasies found in dramas and showcase them to the viewers, and it worked. Cheerful and speedy development in a familiar and easy-to-follow storyline appealed to the TV viewers. A fantasy based on reality can easily engage the audience in the story. In "Boys over Flowers", we can find all kinds of rich people and handsome boys, which depicts the so-called world of neo-aristocrats. The setting is very unrealistic, yet, possible. That's the attractive point of the drama. This kind of fantasy in TV programs provides dreams and hope as well as fun to the viewers. That's the strength of the tale of "romantic fantasy."

The four pretty boys of F4, who look like characters straight out of romantic comic books, are appealing to viewers ranging from teens to people in their thirties and forties. Although the F4 members are arrogant and stubborn, they have sincere hearts, so people are captivated by the humanistic qualities of these romantic characters. Another factor in the series' success is its outstanding imagery, captured in overseas locations.

Due to the TV series' great influential power over the public, we were invited to many foreign locations to shoot the drama. Some 17 countries offered sponsorship, but the most important condition for the shooting was to find a new venue that wouldn't restrict the original fantasy, but rather maximize the effect. The scenes shot at New Caledonia were beautiful, and haven't been seen before in other dramas. We even hired the crew who shot the film "Lord of Rings" to capture the aerial photography. In the case of the scenes shot in Macau, we had access to the world's best casino resorts.

The background music is another element lending to the series' appeal. The tune you are listening to right now is the drama's theme song "Almost Paradise." Amidst the stagnant recording industry, more than 100-thousand sound tracks have been sold. Here is songwriter Oh Jun-seong.

Since the drama is based on comic, I used the animation film music techniques to expand the scale of the background music. The music in the Japanese version is a bit heavy, while our version has a brighter tone. Differentiating from Japan, we used several different melodies befitting each character. Since we are a newcomer, we could fully prepare for the project with more resources and create music that suits local tastes. Unlike the Japanese version, which doesn't rely much on background music, our tunes are very lively and match perfectly to each scene.

Every time one of the male characters and the heroine Geum Jan-di appear together, different theme songs are played. The varying themes maximize the image of each role and viewers find themselves further engrossed in the program.

The Japanese public was also interested in checking out the Korean version of the famous production. The drama's official Web site was unveiled in Japan on December 26 of last year, even before the show debuted in Korea. If you visit the site hanadan-k.com, you can watch the clippings that introduce the main characters.

The Korean version of "Boys over Flowers" will be aired in Japan this summer. It will be broadcast on regular network channels in Tokyo, not on cable, so the interest in the Korean version is actually higher than that of the original, Japanese, production. In May, a two-night, three-day tour of shooting locations in Korea will begin. In addition, an official guidebook of the drama will be published and the Korean sound track will be released in Japan. Although the story originated in Japan, the work has been reborn in Korea as part of the Korean Wave. Hong Sa-jong, CEO of Meerae Imagination Institute, tells us about future cultural contents.

There are many cases in which remade works which originated in Japan have become successful in Korea, such as the film "Old Boy" and the musical "Lion King" based on "The King of the Jungle Leo." Since most of the tales were from Japan, we could call it a Japanese Wave. But the Japanese Wave can transform into a Korean Wave. It doesn't matter where the concept originates. If we reproduce it into a successful local version, it can become a Korean Wave with Korean style. Outstanding projects, even if they are from overseas, can be remade into a world-class cultural content with Korean flavor. That's why we don't have to be restricted by the origin of the work. What matters is re-creation. Think of it as creating a new, local, cultural content, like Disney animations did. So, we need to learn how to adapt the work and develop it into a Korean style. If we utilize our advanced computer graphic technology and create a better production, it will be even more appealing than the original work.

The UCLA Asian Studies Center in the U.S. gives more credit to the Korean version than to both the original work by Japan and the Taiwanese version. Not only did the Korean version carry on the popularity of the original work, the production crew upgraded other features of the drama such as casting, imagery and directorial skill. The 21st century is a "society of stories". New culture will be born if we produce stories based on imagination and ideas. A well-executed storyline can even upgrade the competitive power of the nation. We have already experienced the power of the "story industry" through the Korean Wave which rippled through Asia. This spring, the "Boys over Flowers" syndrome is stirring a refreshing breeze of local pop culture. As fans all over the globe catch on to the popular series, we hope the enthusiasm will bring about a second Korean Wave.

Source : KBS WORLD

[Guest Banana Peel]

^ This drama really follows the anime. And since it does, I bet JK has something to do with it. The wedding will probably be planned for JK and JP and then JK somehow helps get JD there so that JP and JD can run away together. Something like that.

Episode 20 we're going to see this??? OMG. I'm so confused.

The actress JK said in the interview that she helps the two get back together.

This is what I'm thinking:

Hmm, as the viewers are assuming, JK & JP will break up.

and JK (who hopefully helps JD&JP) will make up a pretend marriage?

and instead of her being the bride, she'll make JD be the bride (?)

I doubt that JD&JP will marry this easily. He still has to convince his mom,

and i doubt that can happen in 7 episodes.

I have no clue, but if it's #3 plotline of JK&JP marrying, grrr.

[Guest rainbow9]

If the PD and scritpwriter think having a different BOF ending would make the Korean version unique as in choosing #3, I will join you in throwing my pc out the window and vodoo it to smack the PD's head! Seriously, if in episode 20, JP marry JK... it will no longer be BOF to me...

edit: Hope it's like the anime...false wedding

Yes, I will curse the PD if this happens as well. To devote such precious time for BOF, to come to these forums, and to analyze everything and everyone related to BOF, I will really be pissed off. It's like that carrot stick verbage or something, where a carrot will be dangled over the donkey's head to tempt it to work, knowing the donkey will never get to eat it. If this is how it is, I will curse the PD and the script writer. Doesn't matter if it is a fake wedding. ARRRGHH!!!

[Guest ml_87]

OMG, reading the 1st article of twinkle , i almost go crazy with the PD. what's the matter with him? JK should be out in the next episode, not until the 20th one. but ths to huangsy's article, i'm been relieved so much. so this my speculation:

next week, the cast'll go to jeju island to film the part JD and her family move here. and they also film the wedding of JP-JD beforehand. ^^

the Korean PDs are really good at making fans shocked. their PR skill is the best. ha ha, they may say that it's JP-Jk wedding and when we watch the drama, it turns out to be JP-JD's one.

[Guest squeaky]

thanks for translating that article, deka_if!

The existing broadcasting stations usually rely on audience ratings. So they tend to feature top stars and produce projects guaranteed to succeed. That's why teenagers lost interest in TV. They were bored with unified, stale and uninteresting dramas. But the story of "Boys over Flowers" is about teens these viewers can relate to. There wasn't much screen content teenagers could enjoy. But this drama provides an entertaining culture they can share and enjoy by themselves. Maybe that's why young viewers are back to the small screens again.

That's really true. That's one of the main reasons why I was excited for this. There hasn't been a fun drama to watch in a LONGGG time.

Although, I find that part for the BGM sort of funny, because they seemed to play Paradise or Lucky in random scenes, sometimes.

[mommie Alice]

Thank you for the link.

EDIT:

I'm little confused as to what I'm reading...is it saying it'll increase by one episode or is it saying it got extended by one episode because of the accident/special?

I'm so bad when it comes to long article. Can someone confirm?

Thank you.

News out at 11:10 am today Seoul time, caption reads "BOF ending/conclusion, what would it be ?"

http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shel...d=487&nav=1

Seems the producers had left the ending open.

However, LMH and GHS had in earlier interview hinted at a happy ending, which could mean the same ending as the japanese movie version, where they got married.

There is also mentioned of wedding reception filming to take place at a resort on Jeju Island.