As announced at the outset, tvN’s Flower Boy Ramyun Shop is just the first in its planned series of youth-targeted programming branded under the Oh! Boy Project label, which means there are more shows in the pipeline.
(Trivia: The Oh! Boy Project is headed by a former manager who has worked with Kim Hye-soo in the past, which explains Kim’s random cameo in Ramyun Shop playing a tarot card reader.)
Now that Ramyun Shop has proven to be a hit — it topped 2% in the ratings, which is notable for cable, and has been sold to Japan for an all-time cable-drama high — tvN will be working on its next show, titled Flower Boy Band: Eye Candy. One thing’s for sure: tvN really knows its audience. (Its numbers are particularly high among females in their teens and twenties.)
For Flower Boy Band: Eye Candy, the premise will take on a slightly different brand of pretty boy, skewing more rugged. Mrwar. I guess if you’ve covered the traditional flower boy already (chic, urbane), it’s time to expand on the concept. I am all for expansion. Expand away!
Producers have been on the lookout for fresh faces to cast in Band (can I just call it Band Candy?), and are teasing that they’ve got one idol boy and one “strong actor” in contention for the roles. Up for two of the supporting roles will be two of the participants in tvN’s companion competitive reality show, Oh! Boy Audition.
Flower Boy Band is being planned for a January premiere. Let’s see if they can replicate Ramyun Shop’s success. And if not, well, it’ll be pretty to look at.
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Nom nom nom~
I mean rock rock rock~
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bwahaha.. you took the words out of my mouth
You are epic for saying that.
Jung Ill woo should sing more ..he has such lovely voice ..he could sing high pitch such as the ost in flower ramyun and low tones in 49 days ost….a pleasure to listen to……most of all…..soooo charismatic!!!!!!!sooooo handsome….
can’t wait!!! its gonna be awesome!!
Omo. If it’s a band…then I sincerely hope it’s someone from FT Island O.o I’d seriously love that. Either way though, I know I’ll be watching.
Jonghun would make any drama so delicious.
it’ll be great..ft island boys did have experience in acting department..and they can play various music instruments well
all of them are flower boys too..totally eye candies
omg how awesome would it be if Hongki was in this?
yay for the pretty
can’t wait to see what they come up with next. the guys on the oh! boy audition are pretty cute
OMG! If Hongki was in this, that would totally make my new year. Jeremy<3
That is a great suggestion, all the boys from ft island are pretty and they play instruments.
No min woo can play instruments but he’s got full house already
Siwon can play the drums, Jaejoong can play piano/keyboard and sing……….yeah can’t think of any pretty idols who can play instruments and with decent acting skills.
that is exactly what i thought when i read “..they’ve got one idol boy..” and since it’s a band, i can’t think any other than ft island…
well, there’s cn blue too, but that aside, it would be lovely to watch any of fnc boys in a drama again
Is this going to be like youre beautiful?
…”I am all for expansion. Expand away! ”
LOLOLOL!!!
ikr? I’m reading waaaaayyy too much into it
har har we have dirty minds ladies!!
I absolutely am in love with FBRS so I’m really hyped about this! If it ends up with even more gorgeous guys than FBRS, my ovaries might just explode! Hehehe
Omg, I had the same thought. I’m so in love with FBRS.
Doooooo ittttttt! I feel so shallow.
It’ll be fun to watch for sure!
Loved FBRS.
Ooh.. More FB.. Music.. Eye Candy..Sounds fanastic!
We are in for a treat!!!
I was just going to say that!!!
Most awesome title ever!
oooh! hope it is as hot as FBRS! you know… kissin’, fingerlickin’ cheektastin’ good!
Pffft! They’re making a whole series of series with the basic premise of fanservice? That’s AWESOME!
Agreed!!
“Lets make a show full of Abs, Pretty Faces, and witty toilet humor! The Girls will love it!” ~ That HAS to be what TvN was thinking and I’m completely ok with that!
*holds hands up* Mmmm mmmm Mm More Man Candy Please!
More! More! More! Eye candy, ummm CANDIES!!!
cast Jung Ill woo again., pls pls.,:)
oh my! hope my favorite idol stars will be there..
they are gonna kill me all……..bring it ON!!!!!
tvN has just turned into my favorite cable station.
But….my present Flower Boys…*shakes head* No, no, this isn’t happening. *Sobs* I don’t want new Flower Boys!
reading your comment make me realize that we only have 4 episode left.. and then we must say goodbye to pillar/sunflower, hwanung, crazy chicken and mommy hen…sniff..
I would never wish that fate on anyone reading my comment
. Four episodes…..crazy chicken’s whining….sexy times (every time)….mother hen’s scarf…finger licking (and sucking *gasp*) *sobs* I can’t bear it! I don’t want new boys!!!
Smart! They are hitting the mother load w/ this streaming project.
i watch the oh boy auditions and i find myself wishing that none of them get the part xD
to me, they don’t have the charisma to pull a lead character off /shrugs
Omo Omo Omo… the cracktastic fest continues! slurrpppp
please let there be more bromance than that typical three way love conflict in a rock band..
we already have ‘You’re beautiful’ for that.. *pray*
PS : I hope the ‘serious’ actor to be an older (born in the early 80s) male.. if there’s too much teen 90s born actors.. this nuna heart cannot bear it.. hahahaha
I understand that they understand their audience, but I kind of dislike being pandered to in such an obvious way, just through the titling and promotions of these shows. It’s like if The Backstreet Boys were called The Handsome Boys instead.
With all this talk of “you’re beautiful” I can’t believe no one has mentioned Jung Yong Hwa yet. CN BLUE! Probably better off giving him a strong, silent role like Shin Woo. Plays this guitar, sings like a sex god…hearing his voice makes my brain melt.
Am I the only one who wants to drool over that boy, maybe add in Hong Ki and JaeJoong…God my life would be complete. I could die happy.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh, rough and rugged flower boys you say? Yes please!
Flower Boy Eye Candy? bahahaha! They’ve become so blunt! It’s like they’re saying, “We know most of you guys are here for the eye-candy, so here you go.”
It’s like a call out to all the females (and some males too). Who cares about the plot when you got some hot guys? Fanservice away!
like like like
I’m all in for Band Candy!
if they cast jaejoong that would be my day
he can play piano, write a song (i’ll protect you from protect the boss ost just example), he has most powerful voice and his acting was not bad at all.
an idol OMG, who could it be??? and a real actor…hmmm…a band…wait, can they just be older than me? lol…that’s my only wish for this type of dramas
Yay! Band Candy! Band Candy! Band Candy!!
Hm, could the actor be Yoo Ah-in? I’m probably wrong, was just a thought that popped into my head ^^’
Well, honestly, if the plot is good, I’ll watch it, if it isn’t…I won’t XD I wonder who’ll be the female lead.
“Oh! Boy Audition” is SO good, anyone watching it?? Especially for those who are interested in acting,this is a super cool show!!
I want to!
Is it subbed? If so, where abouts are you watching it? Links would be lovely
Hi! I’m sorry but there are no subs available.
I can give you the links but since there are no subtitles ,do you still want them??
i’ll take your silence as a no
More Flower Boy? I’m in!
Hahaha. Sometimes i feel that the tv stations know exactly how shallow people like me are and targets us perfectly.
Yoo Min Kyu was chosen to play in the band drama at the end of Oh! Boy episodes. I wonder who the second one will be. One of the participants of Oh! Boy, Jo Seong Jin said he will be debuting with a band but I guess he didn’t mean the band drama. Let’s wait and see
It would been fan if they would do a darma for every one of the boys from Flow Boys Ramyun Shop as the main leading man…that would be intresting,a francise with it’s own happy ending for everyone
♥_♥
Will actually kill myself off if its yonghwa.
I just can’t ……
When they say rugged flower boy, I think of Kim Jae Wook. He’s pretty, acts good, and is an actual indie-band member.
but, he went to the military.
omg, I love Flower Boy, so I hope this will be just as epic!!!
Kim Myungsoo from the idol group Infinite is in this drama, stumbled across the teaser for it today on tumblr, and was shocked to see him as I had heard nothing about a drama for him previously. Very excited though, out of all the Infinite members, he’s the one with the best acting chops.
Smart. They certainly know their ideal target audience! More pretty boys please!