Boys over Flowers was my first Korean drama, which lead me to the world of Asian dramas. I love the drama, flaws and all, so much that I watched the Japanese version as well. Its a story base on a manga so Its far fetched. I get where you guys are coming from, but I love it all the same.
I Love dramas with two male leads fighting for the female. GJP, YJH and Jandi were in a love triangle. I would like to think Jandi had a crush on YJH in the beginning and fell in love with GJP. But since the writer give us so many scenes with her and YJH, I grew attached and was rooting for him. I cried when YJH cried playing the violin. GJP was portrayed as a bad boy turn good after he fell in love. Lee Min Ho acting range was great, I love when he would reflect on the clues, which show that Jandi was crushing on YJH, and he choose to ignore them, because he was attracted to her. Jandi over acting, and YJH under acting sucked. But I was so caught up in the plot that I did not mind it.
Things I hate about the plot was how the writers made Jandi go through so much hardship before getting her prince, and her clothes style, seriously writers what's with lead actresses and horrible clothing. The flint stone outfit on the beach, really? Then again it went well with the chop up hair cut... if it was real life, the girl would have given up by the time her parents lost their business and home. But since her family had their eyes wide shut, I guess they look to the payoff at the end..., I am not saying they were gold diggers...but they really made me mad, when they had Jandi worked so many jobs after the family loss the business, yet they did nothing.
I was also mad that GJP did nothing, while Jandi went through it all, He could have done many things to help Jandi as well, he had the money and the means to help her without her knowing. Since she was very competitive just Setting up competition with grand prizes would have help. Influencing his large followers to purchase goods from her, or to frequent her restaurant would have increase tips. Just saying.
what I love about this drama was the different senerios, like the mom brain washing him to believe he cause an employee to jump, or the time he had amnasia and still remembered her. The OST was amazing! I still listen to "because am stupid", " Stand by me" and "what should I do". Oh! and I discovered Kim Hyun Joong (YJH) was a singer in real life, omg, amazing right, which open up the kpop world to me. the food was also amazing!! I started eating ramen, because of GJP, I know right...
Although GJP would be an unpredictable and an amazing life partner, My pick, (YJH)Kim Hyun Joong because he was her soulmate and put in the most effort, A for effort.