This is the Korean Adaptation of the popular manga "Hana Yori Dango " twhich the popularity was evident in Asia.

Title: 꽃보다 남자 / Kgotboda Namja / Boys Before Flowers
Also known as: Meteor Garden / Hana Yori Dango / Boys Over Flowers
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 24 + 4 Mnet Musical Drama
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: From 22 December 2008 to 10 March 2009)
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55
Related Series: Hana Yori Dango, Meteor Garden

Synopsis:
A second year high school student, Geum Jan-Di, is given a swimming scholarship to a prestigious school known as Shinhwa after saving a boy who tried to commit suicide in order to stop the protest against the Shinwa Group. The school is filled with rich people who can afford to go there. At the school, she meets people with various personalities. There are the mean girls, fake friends, and last but not least: The F4. The F4 consists of 4 people: Gu Jun Pyo, Yoon Ji Hoo, So Yi Jung, and Song Woo Bin. A day came when a friend of Jan Di in Shinwa accidentally spilled ice cream on Jun Pyo's shoes. Her friend apologizes, but the unforgiving and tyrannical Jun Pyo would not accept it. Jan Di, seeing Jun Pyo's ways, stood up for her friend, and thus, a war between the two began. Jun Pyo, seeing how strong and resistant Jan Di is to his bullying, slowly began to develop feelings for her. As the story progresses, it is also seen that Ji Hoo, Jan Di and Jun Pyo become involved in a love triangle, only to be settled after a 3-round contest, in which Ji Hoo and Jan Di won, but Ji Hoo sets Jan Di free for Jun Pyo.

Jan Di and Jun Pyo face a lot of challenges in their relationship. From simple things like their temperaments, to hard and intricate confrontations with Jun Pyo's mother. Still, their love remains compact, although sometimes they also face the downs of life.

Meanwhile, there is also a blossoming romance between the F4's Artistic Playboy--So Yi Jung, and Jan Di's Supportive Best Friend--Chu Ga Eul. It started from the night when Yi Jung helped exact revenge against Ga Eul's ex-boyfriend who cheated her. Although, it seems one-sided at first, it is seen that Yi Jung is very interested with Ga Eul, even though he states that he does not like "innocent, nice girls".

Relationships

Jun Pyo and Jan Di
Jan Di initially hates him and his two friends, So Yi Jung and Song Woo Bin. She is the only one who is strong enough to stand up against Jun Pyo after he tries to humiliate Min Ji, Jan Di's only friend at the school. Jun Pyo then puts a red card in Jan Di's locker which indicated that she was a victim for F4. After continuous bullying his feelings for Jan Di began to develop.

However, Jan Di dislikes him for what he had done to her and she already has taken a liking in Ji Hoo. Jun Pyo persists in showing Jan Di his affections towards her and after the event of going on a date with Ji Hoo, she realizes her feelings towards him. As their relationship becomes official, Jun Pyo's mother became an obstacle. She does everything possible to prevent Jun Pyo from being with Jan Di, as she believes that her son, Goo Jun Pyo shouldn't be dating a commoner (referring to Jan Di). Later on Jun Pyo gets hit by a car and gets in a coma. When he wakes up, he remembers everything except for Jan Di. A crippled girl, named Yumi, who is at the same hospital with Jun Pyo, comes into the story and befriends Jun Pyo. Jun Pyo remembers that he had a girlfriend but not that she is Jan Di, and when Yumi approached him he believes that Yumi was his girlfriend. Yumi and Jun Pyo hosts a pool party, saying that they are going to go overseas to the U.S. to study. Jan Di, desperately trying to get Jun Pyo to remember her, shows Jun Pyo the necklace he gave her and throws it into a pool. She asks him if he knows how to swim. Then Jan Di jumps into the pool and Jun Pyo's memory is triggered and rescues Jan Di.

In the last episode, Jun Pyo proposes to Jan Di. They agree to get married after four years, during which Jun Pyo will go to the U. S. to study business management and Jan Di will study to become a doctor. After four years Jun Pyo comes back, and the show ends with Jan Di accepting his proposal.

Jun Pyo realizes his inner blackness in episode 6 and thinks Jan Di, which translates to "Grass" or "Field" in English, really represents his true love.


Ji Hoo and Jan Di
Jan Di has a crush on Ji Hoo.The first time Ji Hoo helped her when she was being bullied he is the only one in the group who helped Jan Di.Jan Di persuade Ji Hoo on going to France to follow Seo Hyun with this decision Jan Di regrets.When Ji Hoo went back from France he discovers that he has feelings for Jan Di.The first time Ji Hoo told Jan Di about his feelings Jan Di fells asleep, the second time Jan Di didn't hear him, and he gives her a hint, he gave the ring of his mother which came from his grandmother to Jan Di but Jan Di refuses him because no matter how hard she tries she can't forget Jun Pyo.Upon realizing that he can't have Jan Di as his girl he accepts it and stayed by Jan Di's side to protect her whenever she needs his help or whenever Jan Di is in trouble.


Yi Jung and Ga Eul
Ga Eul is Jan Di's best friend since kindergarten. Ga Eul starts developing romantic feelings for Yi Jung after he helps her get over her boyfriend who just played with her and took her on a fake date to help set Jun Pyo and Jan Di back up again. On Valentines Day, she even made a present for him to express her gratitude. At first, it's obvious that Yi Jung only thinks of her as a good friend when he says he doesn't like girls that are "nice, idiotic, or involved with his friend". Ever since Ga Eul helps him through his self-destruction, Yi Jung finds out that Ga Eul, not Eun Jae has always been by his side. He eventually shows some feelings towards her, especially when he promises to visit her first by the time he comes back from Sweden. Then when Yi Jung has come, a kid questioned Yi Jung if he came from Sweden, and she questioned if he's the boyfriend of their teacher, Ga Eul.



Cast
Koo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di
F4:
Lee Min Ho as Goo Joon Pyo
Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo
Kim Bum as So Yi Jung
Kim Joon as Song Woo Bin

Extended Cast
Kim So Eun as Chu Ga Eul (Jan Di's best friend)
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
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 Il Hyun (Yi Jung's older brother)
Park Soo Jin as Cha Eun Jae (Yi Jung's first love)
Kim Min Ji as Jang Yoo Mi
Kim Jong Jin as So Hyun Sub (Yi Jung's father)
Jung Ui Chul as Lee Min Ha / Min Jae Ha (fashion model)
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 (하이밍) as Ming (Ji Hoo's friend, ep14-15)
Lee Suk Goo (이석구) as (Shinhwa's high school principal)
Jo Soo Bin as announcer
?? as Goo Bon Hyung (Joon Pyo's father)

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