Boys Before Flowers

Title : Ggotboda Namja - 꽃보다 남자 
Title in English : Boys Before Flowers/Boys Over Flowers
Genre : Romance, Comedy
Episodes : 25
Broadcast Network : KBS2
Broadcast Period : 5 January 2009 - 31 March 2009


Boys Before Flowers is a TV Drama from South Korea starred Lee Min Ho, Koo Hye Sun, Kim Bum, Kim Hyun Joong and Kim Joon. This Drama has similar story with Meteor Garden from Taiwan and Hana Yori Dango from Japan because three of them are adapted from Japan Manga.


Synopsis :
Geum Jan Di (Koo Hye Sun) is a daughter of dry cleaner gets scholarship from the most Popular and expensive school in South Korea owned by Shinhwa group. This group is the most success and richest group in Korea and own many industries. Gu Jun Pyo (Lee Min Ho) the heir of Shinhwa Group who goes to Shinhwa school too has such a temperament and bad personality, he only has 3 friends since he was kid, So Yi Jeong (Kim Bum), Yoon Ji Hoo (Kim Hyun Joong) and Song Woo Bin (Kim Joon) they named their group F4. Jun Pyo is so rude and treat the other people worse until he falls in love with Jan Di while Jan Di believes her soulmate is Yoon Ji Hoo.....


Cast :
Koo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di
Lee Min Ho as Gu Jun Pyo
Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo
Kim Bum as So Yi Jeong
Kim Joon as Song Woo Bin
Kim So Eun as Chu Ga Eul
Kim Hyun Joo as Gu Jun Hee (Jun Pyo's Sister)
Lee Hye Young as Kang Hee Soo (Jun Pyo's Mom)
Ahn Suk Hwan as Geum Il Bong (Jan Di's Dad)
Im Ye Jin as Na Gong Joo (Jan Di's Mom)
Park Ji Bin as Geum Kang San (Jan Di's Brother)
Lee Min Jung as Ha Jae Kyung (Jun Pyo's Fiancée)
Han Chae Young as Min Seo Hyun (Ji Hoo's First Love)
Lee Jung Gil as Yoon Seok Young (Ji Hoo's Grandpa)
Jung Ho Bin as Jung Sang Ruk (Kang Hee Soo's Chief Secretary)
Lee Si Young as Oh Min Ji
Gook Ji Yun as Choi Jin Hee (Ginger)
Jang Ja Yun as Park Sun Ja (Sunny)
Min Young Won as Lee Mi Sook (Miranda)
Kim Ki Bang as Bom Chun Sik (Jan Di&Ga Eul's Boss)
Song Suk Ho as Butler Lee
Kim Young Ok as House President (Grandma)
Im Ju Hwan as So Il Hyun (Yi Jeong's Brother)
Park Soo Jin as Cha Eun Jae (Yi Jeong's First Love)
Kim Jong Jin as So Hyun Sub (Yi Jeong's Father)
Kim Min Ji as Jang Yoo Mi (Jun Pyo's "friend" in Hospital)
Jung Eui Chul as Lee Min Ha/Min Jae Ha (The One Who Kidnapped Jan Di)
Lee Hae Woo as Host Q (The Guy Who Drugged Jan Di's Drink) Cameo
Lee Jung Joon as Gong Soo Pyo (Ga Eul's Boyfriend) Cameo
Kang Han Byeol as Young Gu Jun Pyo
Heo Kyung Hwan as MC in Cell Phone Valentine Event) Cameo
Lee Jung Sung as Radiologist (Cameo)
Hai Ming as Ming (Ji Hoo's Chinese Friend)
Lee Suk Goo as Shinhwa High School's Principal
Jo Soo Bin as Announcer


Awards :
2009 : KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award Drama (Koo Hye Sun)
2009 : KBS Drama Awards: Male Newcomer Award (Lee Min Ho)
2009 : KBS Drama Awards: Female Newcomer Award (Kim So Eun)
2009 : KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Lee Min Ho and Koo Hye Sun)
2009 : KBS Drama Awards: Netizen Award (Koo Hye Sun)
2009 : 14th Asian Television Awards: Best Drama Series
2009 : 14th Asian Television Awards: Best Drama Performance (Lee Min Ho and Koo Hye Sun)
2009 : Seoul International Drama Awards: Most Popular Actor (Kim Hyun Joong)
2009 : 45th Baeksang Awards: Best New TV Actor (Lee Min Ho)
2009 : 45th Baeksang Awards: Most Popular Actor (Kim Hyun Joong)


Soundtrack :
Paradise - T-Max
Because I'm Stupid - SS501
Do You Know - Someday
Stand By Me - SHINee
Lucky - Ashily
Starlight Tears - Kim Yoo Kyung
A Little - Suh Jin Young
One More Time - Tree Bicycles
Say Yes - T-Max
Wish Ur My Love - T-Max Feat J
Yearning Heart - A'ST1
Making a Lover - SS501
What Should We Do - Jisun
Love is Fire - Kara
Love You - HowL
Almost Like Love - Brand New Day
Tears are Falling - Lee Sang Gon
A Things Called Happiness - Kim Hyun Joong
Something Happened to My Heart - A'ST1 Feat T-Max
Fight The Bad Feeling (Ballad Version) - T-Max
Fight The Bad Feeling (Dance Version) - T-Max
My Everything - Lee Min Ho (After Story Edition)
I'm Going to Meet Her - Kim Bum (After Story Edition)


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