I’m back to watching Korean dramas again. After consulting the crunchyroll.com forums, it has been voted that one of the most anticipated dramas this 2009 is Boys Before Flowers – the Korean live version of the Japanese anime Hana Yori Dango. Thanks to mysoju.com, I’m able to watch the latest episode of this drama series.

What’s Hana Yori Dango? It is the story of a middle-class girl who got in a fancy elite school and was able to cross path with the elite group of the school named Flower 4. Flower 4 or F4 are gods in the school – rich, handsome, and powerful. The leader took an interest on the heroine and the series depicts their school life/adventures together.

Hana Yori Dango has been brought to fame when Taiwan made a live version of it. Remember Meteor Garden and the famous real life F4? I remembered that almost all the girls in the Philippines were so fanatic about those 4 guys. From concerts to movies to music to pictures – we were hoarding them! Japan also made a live version of this series. I couldn’t say any review on it since I didn’t really watch it. I was turned off when the guys look girly and not too appealing. They were not at par with Taiwan’s F4.

Now Korea is the latest country to do a remake of this story. From the promotional posters, the F4 guys look cute! I’ve already watched the latest 2 episodes. Some details of the story are changed but the story’s formula is still there. The drama production is really good. Having watched the previous Meteor Garden, I kind of anticipate the sequence of events of each episode that somehow the Korean version is not as funny and endearing as the Taiwan’s version (but I guess it’s still too early to tell). My only wish is that the heroine should have been Yoon Eun Hye because I believe she can bring out the CUTE factor of the character! Do you think that Korean’s F4 loosely resembles Taiwan’s F4 in looks? Hmm…

Korean’s F4 – Boys Before Flowers

Taiwan’s F4 – Meteor Garden

Japan’s F4 – Hana Yori Dango

Anyhow, this is really a must-watch drama!

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