Boys Over Flowers

Details

 * Title: 꽃보다 남자 / Kkotboda Namja
 * Also known as: Boys Before Flowers / Boys Over Flowers
 * Genre: Romance, Comedy
 * Episodes: 25
 * Broadcast network: KBS2
 * Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-05 to 2009-Mar-31
 * Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
 * Related TV Series: Meteor Garden (CTS, 2001), Hana Yori Dango (TBS, 2005), Meteor Shower (Hunan TV, 2009), Hana Nochi Hare (TBS, 2018)
 * Original Soundtrack: Boys Over Flowers OST

Synopsis
Geum Jan Di is an ordinary girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store.

While delivering dry cleaning to a student at the prestigious Shin Hwa High School, she saves his life by stopping his attempt at jumping off the roof and is given a full swimming scholarship.

She attends Shin Hwa High and soon is terrorized by the leader of F4 (the four richest and most popular boys at the school) Gu Jun Pyo.

Although Jun Pyo persists on bullying her, he begins to find himself attracted to Jan Di. However, Jan Di has a crush on Yoon Ji Hoo, Jun Pyo's best friend.

When she realizes that Ji Hoo is merely a close friend and that she really loves Jun Pyo the couple are thrown into a dilemma as Jun Pyo's mother sets out to break them up and find a more suitable match for her son.

Cast

 * Main Cast
 * Koo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di


 * F4
 * Lee Min Ho as Goo Joon Pyo
 * Jung Chan Woo as young Joon Pyo
 * Kang Han Byul as child Joon Pyo
 * Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo
 * Kang San as younger Ji Hoo
 * Nam Da Reum as child Ji Hoo
 * Kim Bum as So Yi Jung
 * Moon Bin as young Yi Jung
 * Jung Tae Ho (정태호) as child Yi Jung
 * Kim Joon as Song Woo Bin
 * Kim So Eun as Chu Ga Eul (Jan Di's best friend)


 * Extended Cast
 * Kim Hyun Joo as Goo Joon Hee (Joon Pyo's elder sister)
 * Lee Hye Young as Kang Hee Soo (Joon Pyo's mother)
 * Ahn Suk Hwan as Geum Il Bong (Jan Di's father)
 * Im Ye Jin as Na Gong Joo (Jan Di's mother)
 * Park Ji Bin as Geum Kang San (Jan Di's younger brother)
 * Han Chae Young as Min Seo Hyun (F4's best friend/Ji Hoo's ex girl friend)
 * Lee Min Jung as Ha Jae Kyung (JK Group's CEO's daughter and Jun Pyo's fiancee)
 * Lee Jung Gil as Yoon Seok Young (Ji Hoo's grandfather)
 * Jung Ho Bin as Jung Sang Rok (Kang Hee Soo's Chief Secretary)
 * Lee Si Young as Oh Min Ji
 * Lee Joon Hee (이준희) as child 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 and Ga Eul's boss)
 * Song Suk Ho as Butler Lee
 * Kim Young Ok as Head Maid
 * Im Ju Hwan as So Yi Hyun (Yi Jung's older brother)
 * Park Soo Jin as Cha Eun Jae (Yi Jung's first love)
 * Kim Jong Jin as So Hyun Sub (Yi Jung's father)
 * Kim Min Ji as Jang Yoo Mi
 * Jung Ui Chul as Lee Min Ha / Min Jae Ha (fashion model)


 * Cameo Appearances
 * Kim Hyung Joon as himself (cameo, ep4)
 * Kim Kyu Jong as himself (cameo, ep4)
 * Heo Young Saeng as himself (cameo, ep4)
 * Lee Hae Woo as Host Q (the guy who drugged Jan Di's drink, ep4)
 * Lee Jung Joon as Gong Soo Pyo (Ga Eul's boyfriend, ep9-10)
 * Heo Kyung Hwan as cell phone event MC (ep10)
 * Lee Jung Sung as radiologist (cameo, ep13)
 * Hai Ming as Ming (Ji Hoo's friend, ep14-15)
 * Lee Suk Goo (이석구) as (Shinhwa's high school principal)
 * Jo Soo Bin (조수빈) as announcer
 * Jang Se Hyun as tied-up student (cameo)
 * ?? as Goo Bon Hyung (Joon Pyo's father)
 * Jung Da Sol (정다솔)
 * Song Seung Yong
 * Won Jong Rye
 * Ji Seung Hyun

Production Credits

 * Production Company: Group Eight
 * Director: Jun Ki Sang
 * Original writing: Kamio Yoko
 * Screenwriter: Yoon Ji Ryun
 * Composer: Oh Joon Sung

Episode Ratings
See Boys Over Flowers/Episode Ratings

Recognitions

 * 2009 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Novella Drama - Actress (Koo Hye Sun)
 * 2009 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (Lee Min Ho)
 * 2009 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress 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 2nd Korea Junior Star Awards: TV Drama Newcomer Award (Kim Hyun Joong)
 * 2009 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best OST - "Because I'm Stupid" (Boys Over Flowers OST) by SS501
 * 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards: Most Popular Drama Award
 * 2009 Seoul International Drama Awards: Most Popular Actor Award (Kim Hyun Joong)
 * 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actor Award (Lee Min Ho)
 * 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Award (Kim Hyun Joong)