Boys Before Flowers: Episode 3
There are some parts of Boys Before Flowers that are pretty good. And then there are parts that are really, really bad. Like, hilariously mockable, I’m-embarrassed-for-you bad..
That won’t stop me from enjoying the drama, but it does put the entertainment into a different category than what I was hoping for, which was sheer, heart-lifting, giddiness-inducing, shamelessly romantic fun and angst. Instead, I think this goes into the “check your brain at the door or you won’t be able to enjoy the ridiculosity” kind of fun.
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I just noticed this…but Jan Di (i 4got the actress’s real name) does a great job in the crying scenes. She does a great job in the “angst” scenes…She just reallllllllllly overacts the made and cute scenes…..
So i realllllllly hope (just like you stated in your recap) that they keep delivering more scenes like the Forest scene. Cuz thats when both Jan Di and Joon Pyo shine
wow the number of comments for this series’ recaps is really telling haha.
anyway, does anyone else think that hyun joong’s expressionless eyes and face are beginning to make him resemble a dead fish? it’s disturbing! seriously, i love the boy in reality shows and in his music performances, but why does he seem less pretty boy and more dead here than anything? ): i understand that jihoo is supposed to be an enigmatic and charismatic character, but i hope he doesn’t try too hard to look mysterious and detached, because it just isn’t working.
but i’m still fairly excited for the rest of the episodes, this drama is coming along quite nicely! thanks for the recap!
I agree with Anna; Gu Hye Sun is not working for me. No, I take that back. She does well in the serious scenes. But when it’s time for her to act cute or tomboyish, it looks so fake. And I also am not feeling any chemistry between Jandi and Junpyo and the F4. The only people I’m interested in here are Lee Minho and Kim Bum. He he.
the first two episodes were ok for me. but now suddenly i feel like the story is too fast….. the relationship doesnt even start blooming for me yet, but there are already many things happened between them…
i thought someone would feel the same with me, but then maybe just me. uu~uuh~.. i actually really hope i enjoy this drama. i’ve been craving for romantic comedy since long.. and i have really BIG hope for this drama. or my age just past for this kind of drama?..
i realize what you mean by the off-directing, especially after episode 4.
i think i’m gonna blame GHS’s over the top portrayal on the director ’cause if he wanted her to pull back, i have no doubt she could. and before i saw the ep, reading the summary and looking at the cap, i thought that he had put rubber ducks into the pool. little did i know he had managed to wrangle fake looking CGI ducks. maybe JunPyo borrowed CNN’s hologram technology?
Thank you so much for this entry…couldn’t stop smiling reading it.
“Don’t drink when I’m not around.” She should’ve listened…hehe…
They’re so cute together.
hahaha at the CNN’s hologram technology. let just think so. i also gonna blame some GHS’s overacting on the director (especially sticking a branch of leaves at her hair). she was a fine actress before. and whenever JanDi is not overacting, she is extremely good, like how she cried and shouted when they threw eggs at her uniform and thinking of her father.
May I say that while the kissing scene was awkward/stiff – it is no different than from every other kissing scene I’ve scene in Kdramas-Delightful Girl, Samsoon, My Girl, Spring Waltz, Snow Queen, Full House, Love Story in Harvard, etc. (with the exception of Goong & Lovers)? The females always, always, always, just stands there with her eyes closed! She doesn’t even move her arms!!! Every time I think, if a hot guy just declared his love and wanted to sweep me off my feet with a hot kiss, I think I’d do more than just stand there!!!
That being said, the charm of this show still hasn’t worn off – flaws and all.
Oooh – and a huge thanks to Dramabeans for the quick recap!!!
ok, so I think I messed something up on the comment earlier..
i wasn’t trying to mention anything bad about the acting skills for the actor who’s playing (RUI, Korean version) the violin.. He is a newbie.. and He’s doing great so far.. I think I was trying to point out the CG with the fake snow.. not him playing his part not well.
Sorry for the confusion.. I’m not korean, so its very difficult to straighten all of the names out.
Hey! Thanks for the review! I have to say that the computer graphic on this show is really awful! For example, on the first episode when they were showing the campus and the “helicopter” came on the scene.. it looks like my kid brother’s toy! Not cool. Then, with the third episode when Ja Di found the “ducks” swimming in the pool.. Duck, Duck, BOOO!!!! Sorry.. I had to use your analogy.. lolz
It’s good so far, so don’t get me wrong.. I think little details like that should not be overlooked. The viewers, I’m sure crave realism on this show..
Okay, that’s my vent…
Having rewatched episode 3, I do think that Kim Bum’s dry delivery of his character’s ironic lines – usually directed at the clueless Gu Jun Pyo (see I’m starting to get them straight!) – is underrated!
And honestly I was taken in by the closeups of the ducks hehe
i never read the manga so not really sure about the scenes but while watching epi 3, meteor garden keeps on appearing in my mind… they do have a lot of similarities (especially here like the party,,,, the vomiting..others)
i have now figured out that i like hye sun except when she’s in that uniform coz again she doesnt look like a HS student but outside of the uniform she’s passable i mean the scenes with her family makes her look like a real kid but i do have to agree with some of the comments here that more often she act’s too cartoonish… she’s supposed to be more grounded less flighty??? than jun pyo…at times the show has that japanese feel to instead of it being a korean version of the manga…
and jun pyo i mean LMH he is becoming so adorable every minute…. he is still not your domyuji but wow with those shots and angle…. he is making me forget the KHJ is even in the show…..
looking forward to the next episodes as this show is now my monday and tuesday habit
The music PD needs to die.
Hire someone from the coffee prince sound track, either that don’t use music just hum when dramatic scenes come on.
The music is very heartbreaking in the way that it sucks.
The acting is good Hyun Joong is improving.
For some reason I feel he should have stayed in variety.
Shillang suits him much much better.
The leads are doing very good even though I feel that it’s lacking compared to the earler versions most specifically the japanese version.
Sad that they didn’t do the scene where Seon cut her long luxurious hair short right then and there to prove she wanted to separate from all that was superficial and focus on her goal — becoming an international lawyer. Even if she had to leave Ji Hoo behind.
Up until now, I think the drama has been decent and watchable but since its only ep.3, it probably needs more time to establish itself, so I’ll hold back on my judgement. However, like someone said before, I think I’ve got a case of MG/HYD/Boys over flowers fatigue… It’s just too many rehashing of the same storyline in a relatively short space of time.
At the moment, I still think I enjoyed MG most, probably cos I watched it first and it wasn’t so OTT (although it was going for ridiculous melodramatics near the end) and HYD was light and fun. So heres waiting to see what Boys over flowers will turn out like…
Lee Min Ho is totally carrying the show! He is going to be a HALLYU GOD!
And that Kim Bum is pure hotness!
Sorry but its silly to say this is the best version when only 3 eps have been aired?
As to the people dissing the Jap version, Inoue Mao, Oguri Shun are unbeatable, the Korean ones don’t come close, as for MatsuJun, yes his look was wrong but his acting as Domyouji was next to perfect, Lee Min ho is pretty good too but he still hasn’t had the “Hemmingyay” moment yet and sorry to say but has next to no chemistry with the girl. As for K Rui, my god is he bad, not even the look is right.
And to the constant digs people make at the J F4 and the looks of the HYD Jap actors, grow up.
In anycase the Ep was decent enough, Im looking forward to the next ep more tho, Im glad their sticking to the source material.
As for the person talking about Lee Min ho’s legs, they really are thin, same goes for his hands, they’re tiny in proportion to his body. But he’s still so cute.
As for Kim Bum until his own little story I guess we won’t get to see his acting skills, but I hope he’s as good as everyone’s claimed.
i dont know if it was bc i saw this episode right after waking up, but i didnt like it one bit. first 2 eps i saw them 3 times, but this ep felt like i could barely finish watching it for the first time.
and i dont know why, but when jan-di was making all sorts of faces while looking for a dress, her over the top acting annoyed me even more than at the beginning.
btw, i must say i thought the same thing when the guy burst into the room announcing jun-pyo had fallen into the pool…….. i was just stupid
the pace of the drama, i thought might keep it fresh, since a lot of things might be going on, thus no fillers or lame music-video-like scenes. but not i’m starting to think it might become a problem.
That Jun-pyo guy’s second toe is longer!!! TEHE
Jan-di’s overacting is annoying everyone then, huh? The actress doesn’t compare to Inoue Mao, that’s true. And to top that off, Inoue Mao was a total newcomer, much younger and without ANY (well, some, but as a kid-star) acting experience.
I often want to kick her in the face. And the character! Jan-di’s coming off as a whiny brat biased against the rich than against the obnoxious rich. And does she have to be so damn impolite and crude? Being tough does not constitute being without manners. Can’t imagine it’d pass in Korea. And she’s supposed to be intelligent and mature enough to feel disgusted by F4, and to be courageous enough to think clearly and stand up to them. It was not an impulse, a step-decision, but a true choice. Plus, her grounded practicality is what makes her stand out from the rest of the girls. Is that how you’d describe Jandi? Can you imagine Jandi is a LAWYER?
Lee Minho… He’s great. I think the problem lies in his character, not the actor. We’re being won over by him too quickly right now. He’s not threatening, not violent, but childishly temperamental. I suppose the producers are worried about his Prince Charming image, but THAT side of him was to be shown later, and he was never really a perfect Prince Charming. He’s suppose to be despicable for the first 5 eps at least.
And the chemistry. I see a spark here and there, but I can’t help but think Lee Minho might be carrying it all himself. And most of the time, it’s dead. Ji Hoo’s love story… pity they couldn’t muster up more chemistry. It could actually be rather moving.
love the new take on the first kiss scene. i’ve only been reading your recaps (thank you so much for them) but it feels like the korean version has managed to remain somewhat fresh.
i don’t really mind the overacting as it isn’t done too overboard. after all the series came from a manga/anime where it’s almost a necessity to overact. it just reminds me of that fact.
however i do agree about the music, the way they transition scenes, the lame cg, and KHJ’s acting (lets hope it improves, but it’s safer to just not expect much). they suck. luckily there’s great chemistry between the leads.
about the kiss scene, i’ve learned that unless it’s YEH or a kmovie, better not expect much as well, specially with idols.
overall, it’s still a very interesting and entertaining show to watch, whether you’ve watched previous versions or not. so far.
i just finished watching episode three, and i really must say i agree
with your [ dramabeans ] summary of the show 100%.
i truly wanted to love this show to pieces, considering i watched the japanese and taiwanese version. however, there was something that kept bothering me at the back of my head as i watched all three episodes.
its the music. WHAT is it with this director [ PD Jeon Ki-sang ] and his pattern of only having three songs for his dramas?! why torture us, the viewers, with these irritating catchy pop songs? i also feel like there are numerous scenes that, if left on the editing floor, wouldn’t have made a difference to the finished product.
i like the cast a lot ::coughs:: Jan-di not so much ::coughs:: but as much as i love KHJ… his acting… whoa. the hotel scene when he was upset, yea, i had to chuckle to myself a couple times.
don’t get me wrong… i still like the show.
i’m going to keep watching it.
because i must. lol
… but i wish they would change the director to the coffee prince director.
now she was someone who understood how important an OST is for a show.
Kim Bum is great! I do like him in this drama.
however, this is not such a good one, sometimes I feel it’s boring.
You said it this Drama is everything but HYD (the manga).
Rui is ….Bkeh
Jun Pyo…. weak, mature, cold, maybe a little stupide (all but domyoji
Korean Akira……………..non existent (Japanese Akira had lesser scenes than the other but he was useful in some situations and the nicer and more mature of F4)
Kim Bum is a child
Makino…. is a Bad actress
I couldn’t be more agree with Mikki especially about Jun Pyo character!! people say is the best domyoji sorry but he can be the best Jun Pyo but not Domyoji!! I don’t know people read the manga. Korean makers messed it up. Domyoji is threatning, dumb, childish is not a nice supporting man. Jun Pyo is Jun Pyo but not Domyoji. Someone said Min Oh lacks “Passion”. I agree Because Domyoji has a lot of passion in everything he do even his love for Makino. He is all but cold!!
@ KOK I couldn’t be more agree
I watch this serie searching what part of this drama is “far far better than HYD” (like some people say) But I don’t see. The reason is this drama “is fresh” MG and HYD were different of each other so their takes concerning their storyline were fresh too. If you simply say you simply like better the korean version although they messed it up I will understand you but (with these evidences stated) Korean version is a really bad take of HYD (the original manga).
THANKS, I ACTUALLY FIND YOUR RECAP VERY USEFUL AFTER WATCHING THE SHOW. KEEP IT UP. ^_^
What I liked some much about the Japanese version was the bond Makino and F4 developed. With the Korean version being 24 episodes I hope they’re planning to develop the relationship. With 3 episodes in I shouldn’t judge too quickly but it feels as if the Korean F4’s are strangers and not childhood friends.
“but it feels as if the Korean F4’s are strangers and not childhood friends.”
I couldn’t more. And the chemistry between the F4 is the only thing I liked in MG
@lily if you don’t like BFF all that much then stop watching so you can stop comparing and you know…for crying out loud just rewatch the version you like best and be worry free! To each his own dear, to each his own….
You can’t force anyone to like what you like just because you say so…as much as we can’t force you to like what we like…you know what im saying?
We watch to be entertained right, but if what we’re watching doesn’t satisfy us…then we can always turn the friggin’ boobtube/pc off or if not then try find something else to watch…perhaps REWATCH!
Why complicate things…ugh!
My, my. Lee MinHo is one fine looking young man. At first I abhorred his curly coif, but now it’s growing on me. =)
Thanks for the caps.
The most ridiculous part for me in this ep is Ji-hoo playing the violin under the snow. The funniest part, though, is HOW COME Jun-pyo was reading The Wall Street Journal in the morning after Jan-di woke up??? ROFL
& I actually learned sth new from this ep: “If U draw lines on the pumpkin, would it become a water melon?” LOL
K-dramas 2009, plzz try harder & make it at least a better year than last, could U? I seriously ran out of things to watch!! ^^
I really like how this series has taken its own line. It doesn’t feel like either the Japanese or Taiwanese versions. It takes the plots elements which work well, but weaves its own story. Pity the acting is so uneven.
I don’t think the supremacy of the Japanese version is threatened – its impeccable casting, coherent soundtrack, sharp editing, beautiful photography and clever adaptation of the (repetitious) manga plot. (The TW version proved, IMO, that slavish adherence to the manga does not a great drama make.) But I will see the Korean version to its end. The two leads are great (when they are not shouting), and I’m really interested to see where they will take this.
Anne of Green Gables! yay:) I loved those books. maybe I’ll read them again someday…
:D:D:D
” Oh! The ! Symbolism! ”
han chae young’s dress at her birthday party is the same one that choi ji woo wore at the japanese fan meeting in episode 3 of a star’s lover! i remember that spectacular collar
reuse reduce recycle~
aniee: the reason i like k-dramas is cause the lead couple always goes thru a process to develop feelings for each other. jan di should def. take some time before showing signs of liking jung pyo. ————– absolutely right
I’m warming up to it, I only wish Jandi didn’t shout every other line. It makes Junpyo sound like the sane one. And also I have to agree with lily^ the Korean F4 just does not compare… I still have a crush on Soujiro after watching HYD some time ago.
okay, innovation of first kiss in Kkotboda Namja: CPR…!
hahahaha…
you’re a saviour javabeans cause w/o your recaps i wldn’t be able to figure out some of episode 3 as they didn’t have subs in some parts! thanks again — you’re great!
When the girl argued with the guy with the curly hair, it reminds me of Coffee Prince .. a lot. You think the actors tried to copy CP’s couple?
love ur recaps
i didn’t realize that noise was his string popping for a while, i thought it was a gunshot, lol
it’s just great though, of course if he plays his violin in the snow the string will pop
my tailpiece exploded once because it was too cold and someone moved it
Hmm-mm, I gotta admit that after watching the first two eps, I was really disappointed (me? I’m a BIG Handan fan) but in this ep I managed to forget -at least in few scenes- that I was watching a remake…I managed not to compare BBF to HYD, which hopefully will happen more and more often (*crosses fingers*). I mean, the more BBF diverges from HYD, the better, imho. It’s not like I don’t like BBF, cos I do, but it certainly feels like everything is sort of “forced” when the similarities are way too many.
Anyway, one of my fave scenes is when Jun Pyo tries to force a kiss on Jan di. Great chemistry there and for once Gu Hye-sun wasn’t overracting (at first I thought she was irritating. Or rather, all the qualities that should’ve made Jan-di adorable and charming turned out to be a little bit grating. Thankfully she’s toning her acting down!). And the scene at the club was rather sweet, imho. Wohoo
Lee Min-ho was such a pleasant surprise! He’s really, really good!
“Oy, this scene is painfully awkward at points. If the earlier Jun-pyo & Jan-di argument was an example of great, intense chemistry, here we have an example of… well, uncomfortable non-chemistry.”
Oh thank God. I thought the only one who thought that!
Also? Word on Jeon Ki-sang! I couldn’t agree more
did anyone recocgnize Junpyo was reading about Obama
in the Wall Street Journal? heeheeh.
the swimming pool scene was hilarious.
i was literally choking on my own spit. xD
& didn’t this same director direct My Girl?
that’s one of my all time faves.
i hope in doesn’t go downhill from here on though.
& i’m really hoping for a good ending unlike Witch Yoo Hee. argghh.
Seriously cool! “Get lost!” thought that Ji Hoo liked Jan di
@Shrimp: Thank you!!! I’m starting to get really annoyed by the lily person’s comments.
@lily: if you hate it so much, then why watch it? if it’s that bad, people will eventually stop watching and hate it just as much as you do without you trying so hard to convince everyone like your life depends on it.
for those who hate BOF so much, do you honestly want this series to be EXACTLY like the Japanese version, and for the actors to play the characters EXACTLY like the manga or Japanese drama? Then what’s the point of re-making in the first place? I honestly wouldn’t want to see the exact same thing as I saw in Meteor Garden. And in my opinion, BOF is much better than Meteor Garden, acting wise and storyline wise. I can’t comment about the Japanese drama or manga either because I don’t really bother reading or watching it. But for the sake of people who’ve never heard of the storyline before, cut BOF some slack!
STOP comparing for goodness’ sake! Ugh…
On a lighter note, Lee Min-ho’s making me love him the more I watch him!
@Yoochunlove and other BOF fangirls…
You may drool on LMH and other F4 look as much as you want but one sentence comes when I saw episode 1 and two “KOREAN MESSED HYD”. That’s all ! It’s a fact ! At least MG kept HYD spirit and The F4 have chemistry and true friendship and the lead actors didn’t look they forced their acting.
Have you any argument any argument to prove me the contrary (even javabean shows every weeks how this drama is simply a rushed, flawed bad executed drama) ?
Otherwise I propose you to read the manga and wath HYD japan.
Hi! I love your recaps – they’re great! However, I noticed a mistake…Instead of “But you’re the first girl the Almighty Jun-pyo has acknowledged”, shouldn’t it be Jihoo?
hey…javabeans….
i luv ur recap… finally i found what i’m looking for…
this series was awsome….
thanks guyz…
lily-
seriously. i think you are just too bias at the point of thinking that HYD is better than BOF. They have their own style and they added in different points of views that differ from the original manga. So? It is awesome! It has a good combination of meteor garden and HYD okie?
If you really hate BOF that much, den dun watch! Lee Min Ho is AWESOME as the character Jun pyo
and whats wrong with u??? saying the first two episodes are KOREAN MESSED HYD!
Its not MESSED UP OR whatever, i think this 6.5 Billion production is SPLENDID and one of the remake of the HYD manga.
I agree with YoonChun that it will be really boring if every version follows the manga TOTALLY!
and PLEASE this production is an absolute success as you can see from the results! =|
you are making me really pissed off with ur comments.
BOF ROCKS!
btw, i am a great lover of HYD and Meteor garden and the manga.
I’m not saying I don’t like BOF but I’m agreeing to what lily said. I’m disappointed myself, and I’m sure she is too. It’s her opinion so respect it, since everyone have their own opinions anyway.
It’s not because we want this series to be exactly like the Japanese version. But you all have said it that this is a remake so they should have preserved at least however Domyouji’s original character and some other things that must have been preserved. My main problem lies with the screenwriting (and the directing.) This is not supposed to be a spinoff, this is a remake so Korean crew shouldn’t have mess with it much.
I only watched the first three episodes of BOF so I’m not going to say it much.
Although I’m so disappointed, I’m still looking forward to watch the next episodes of BOF.
love you boys over flower
shinhwa