K-Drama Flashback Weekly Watch "Boys Over Flowers" EP 15 & 16

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Boys Over Flowers is one of the biggest Korean drama hits of our time, sweeping ratings and awards across Asia in 2009 and 2010. This Korean take on the popular Japanese manga of the same name, tackles complex issues involving outcasts, socio-economic disparity, family, love, and friendship. Jan Di is an average girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store located near the luxurious and well known Shin Hwa High School. After saving a boy from jumping off the roof of Shin Hwa High School, Jan Di is admitted into the school on a swimming scholarship. At school, Jan Di tries to avoid confrontation with the four richest and most spoiled boys known as the F4, because she knows what happens to those that stand against them. However, when Jan Di's friend, Oh Min Ji, accidentally gets ice cream on the leader of the F4's shoes, she's forced to declare war on the leader of the F4, Goo Joon Pyo. What will happen though, when she falls in love with someone from the F4 and Goo Joon Pyo starts feeling something for her too? Will the love triangle disrupt F4 and change their lives forever? Get ready for addictive drama, romance and comedy at it best.







Watch Boys Over Flowers on Hulu, Netflix, & Viki. Meet you back here next Tuesday for episodes 17 & 18!



source: Hulu for the synopsis

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I am really glad that this series is almost over because these damn kids on giving me high blood pressure.

Jihoo once again showing her what a great guy he is, I mean, just in the first 15 minutes of episode 15 alone, not including all the things he did before…and Jandi is still hung up over that guy who didn’t contact her for 6 months. And fuck his sister for being like “yeah he’s an asshole, but please keep waiting for him and give him another chance because he’ll come around eventually”. Why is everyone trying to get them together?!? I’m disappointed in you, Gaeul. You still cute as fuck tho.

Jaekyung girl, I remember you were a character in the story but I don’t remember anything else about you, please don’t disappoint me too. She seems like she just wants to make friends, and she’s spunky and hopefully that doesn’t go away like it did in Jandi.

I would watch a Yi Jung, Gaeul, and Woo Bin spinoff, even now, 11 years later. Like together they started a dating app thing, but it’s really a front for international espionage. tvN, make it happen.

The AUDACITY of Jandi being up in arms about how she thinks Yi Jung is a player and shouldn’t be with Gaeul, when she’s in love with a DAMN ASSHOLE WHO TREATS HER AND OTHER PEOPLE LIKE CRAP. Yi Jung was very upfront with Gaeul about his feelings, and has been totally honest with her the whole series. And Junpyo could barely string two sentences together about how he feels about Jandi.

[mntsuklaa.livejournal.com]

We're barely past the halfway point, there's still like 10 eps left :'D

Jun Pyo's sister was really disappointing in these eps because I can see that she's trying to be supportive towards Jan Di but the way she's going about it is all wrong. "My brother is an asshole and my mother is making it her mission in life to make your life a living hell but please stick around! It'll do him good!"

I'd love that spinoff, who do we need to email? Surely someone knows someone who knows someone at tvN who can pitch that idea

[mntsuklaa.livejournal.com]

I hate that Jun Pyo's the endgame.

I like to think that Yi Jung picked Ga Eul up, drove them somewhere to give her the invitation and a massive pile of clothes and accessories and then just drove off and left her on the side of the road assuming she'd get home on her own lmao.

Still can't decide if Jan Di is naive or just stupid, the moment she heard that Jun Pyo's mom sent her an invite, her warning bells should've gone off. Why would she think anything good was gonna come out of that??
Also, you'd think that since this is a bithday party (invites only?) that the people there would either know the F4 guys personally or at least know how to behave themselves but nope, even at a private event there's 10+ screaming fangirls...

Jae Kyung is really pretty and Jan Di's family continues to be annoying.

How come Jan Di is still attending Shin Hwa? She got in with a swimming scholarship, got injured and had to quit. Wouldn't that cancel the scholarship as well?

You'd think that if Ji Hoo (or any of the F4 guys really) was really Jan Di's friend that he'd check up on her and ask what's up when he sees that there's clearly something wrong when she answers the phone, but alas everyone is so far up Jun Pyo's ass that they only do what he does.

And finally, your weekly reminder that Woo Bin is the only worthy guy in F4.

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"I hate that Jun Pyo's the endgame." HATE IT SO MUCH.

And yes, why is Jandi still at that school? Why hasn't Junpyo's mother kicked her out...wasn't she the one who put her there and gave her the scholarship in the first place?

[mntsuklaa.livejournal.com]

Jun Pyo's mother did give Jan Di the scholarship but I don't think she knows what goes on in the school on a day to day basis (she has a massive business to run after all), but you'd think that a school that big and prestigious has faculty members of some kind that keep track of the students? Then again we haven't seen any teachers at all during the past 16 eps...
Like just the general "swimming scholarship" has confused me because you'd think that she'd have to be a part of a team of some kind or go to competitions as a condition for the scholarship, but instead she swims alone every once in a while (when she feels like it?) and has no one to monitor her or give her advice on what to improve on.

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Jun Pyo is such a horrible character, jeez. He is one of the worst ML because his character is so toxic. Does he even have any redeemable qualities? Then aside from the fact that he's a mess, his family situation is an even bigger mess. What kind of worthwhile end game is this?

Whilst I don't particularly care for Jan Di because yikes, she and her family are annoying, I really don't see the appeal of her going through all of this drama for a guy who hardly treats her like a human. Girl, you need to wake up and run for the hills.

The F4 really aren't out here winning any prizes for the best friends anyone can have lmao XD Woo Bin is the only relatively decent one and that's mainly because we see him so much less in comparison to everyone else tbh. I'm sure if he had a larger story line, they'd find some way to ruin his character just like everyone else's OTL

[mntsuklaa.livejournal.com]

If you squint really really hard Jun Pyo's only redeemable quality is that he can be caring when he wants to be. And that one time he punched Ga Eul's date when he tried to talk shit about Jan Di and Ga Eul. But even that was a shitty move because he made no effort in trying to explain why he did it. Really, his mess of a family and his horrible personality are prime examples of things you shouldn't tolerate in a relationship.

At this point I'm glad the writers did Woo Bin dirty by not giving him proper storylines because that's the only way I can still stan him lmao

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Jun Pyo seems like the kind of guy who would turn out to be abusive, I can already picture the emotional abuse an unlucky female would suffer from him. He's so emotionally stunted that I highly doubt he even understands how to communicate about his feelings because he barely even understands them himself. Him and Jan Di can barely have a conversation without it blowing up into some kind of argument or misunderstanding. It's honestly ridiculous how their relationship developed. Why would anyone see them together as anything but toxic? People really delude themselves into believing that they're romantic goals?

Woo Bin is that one underrated character but because he's so underrated, that's why we're able to enjoy his character for who he is lmao XD I wish we had more of Ga Eul, because I really do like her...But ugh, I know they'd find some way to butcher her character even more and then in turn screw up her relationship with Yi Jung. Well, more than it already has been screwed up...But then again even though Ga Eul and Yi Jung have much less scenes together and he isn't exactly a Prince Charming, they had a much better relationship development than Jan Di and Jun Pyo.

[mntsuklaa.livejournal.com]

Every once in a while there's a scene where you get the impression that Jun Pyo might be getting in touch with his emotions and then he sees something and goes straight back to toddler temper tantrum mode, he really has no business being in any kind of romantic relationship...
It makes me really sad thinking about how many girls (and guys) watched this show and came to the conclusion that the quality of your relationship can be very subpar ~*~as long as you love each other~*~

I remember watching this for the first time a decade or so ago and I didn't like Yi Jung but I really don't mind his character this time around. He hasn't lied to Ga Eul and their relationship development has been about as natural as can be in a plotline like this. I'd like to think that Woo Bin would be similar to Yi Jung, a what-you-see-is-what-you-get type of guy.

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

You know, this is exactly why I wonder if Jun Pyo actually had any character growth whatsoever. Every time you think he makes progress, he regresses right back to stage one. It's a continuous cycle of disappointment.

I remember earlier this year when I went on a date with a guy and he told me that it's normal in relationships for couples to provoke each other and I had to be like, excuse me wtf O_O Why is that kind of behaviour even accepted or normalized? I don't want the person I am with to provoke me in any way. There is a huge difference between playfully teasing someone and straight up provoking them to the point of anger. Needless to say, I never went on another date with that guy ever again. People need to understand that just because you may supposedly love each other, it doesn't mean that you should stay in a relationship if you're going to treat each other poorly. Some people honestly have no idea what it means to actually be in a healthy loving relationship and that is an unfortunate reality that so many people face.

I didn't mind Yi Jung's character when I first watched it and I still don't mind his character now. Now as I've gotten older, I've taken much more notice of the flaws of the characters in this drama and in this case, Yi Jung. Sure, he's not perfect but I can appreciate him for who he is. He's been straight up with Ga Eul from the get go and then eventually he ended up falling for her, all things considered. They have a much more believable relationship because it developed naturally. Too bad when he was finally about to confess that he returned her feelings, she decided to put a stop to things oof...However, out of all the break ups I've seen in dramas - this one works because, they're still young, they don't need to commit to each other just yet and it gives the characters space to grow and become their own people. I'd like to think that eventually they'd come to a mutual understanding and then delve into a relationship. Either way, they have a better chance at a functional relationship than Jun Pyo and Jan Di.

[yakuniku-8.livejournal.com]

Omo! Shopping, manucure and being treated like shit by a handsome boy, isn't it what every girl wishes? *sarcasm*
Jae Kyung is great, she was a ray of sunshine in this mess.
All of the others are getting worse. I shipped Ga Eul and Yi Jung before but now I think he's a jerk.

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Jae Kyung is so underrated OTL

Looking back at it, Yi Jung is definitely a jerk and Ga Eul is way too good for him lol XD

Regardless, I still prefer them together over Jan Di and Jun Pyo because whew, those two are way too toxic for each other. I think once Yi Jung gets over himself and grows up, he and Ga Eul would make a pretty decent couple. He has his pros and cons, but he is in need of some proper character development just like the rest of the F4 because these guys are certainly not perfect princes.

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I think it's better for both of them to not end together. As students why not but they should never get married. Yi Jung's family is more liberal but they also have a status. All of these guys have crazy families.
I can't believe the were girls at that time saying Jun Pyo or F4 were their ideal type. I hope it changed.

[mntsuklaa.livejournal.com]

I'm 100% sure that the people who said Jun Pyo is their ideal type ended up reading the 50 shades trilogy and loved that relationship dynamic as well

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

The accuracy of this statement has me cackling. These people probably wanted to have a relationship like Bella and Edward as well because for some reason, Edward Cullen is "bae goals".

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

In the real world, they most definitely should not be together. You're right on that account. In drama land though, they could make it happen lol XD

I think seeing them interact and date would be fun. Playboy meets innocent girl is such an overdone trope, but I found their take on it interesting - but it could also be because the characters actually have chemistry together. Marriage would be a bit of a stretch. I imagine if Yi Jung was serious about marrying Ga Eul then his family would flip out and try to separate them as with every over the top chaebol family in these dramas. However, with Yi Jung's family being more liberal and his parents being absolutely miserable together from their arranged marriage, he might get off much easier convincing his parents than the hell Jun Pyo had to go through. But that's just me speculating. The writers suck as is so I'm sure they'd find some way to turn their story line into a hot mess of drama before magically making everything okay in the end.

Or better yet, just give me Kim So Eun and Kim Bum in a brand new drama together so I can ship them properly.

I hope they meant ideal type in terms of looks because the personalities of the F4 leave much to be desired. Then again, you have women who will still fawn over men for doing the bare minimum. *shrugs*

[yakuniku-8.livejournal.com]

A new drama with Kim So Eun and Kim Bum would be so great! They still look good together.

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

They looked good together back then and they'd look even better together now. Why have we not gotten a drama with them together yet? Somebody make it happen already! At least we got cute CFs and photo shoots with them together.