Boys over flowers is the kind of drama that when someone who's new to korean drama asks you which drama should I watch first you find yourself recommending it!
it's based of a Japanese manga called Hana Yori Dango and in my opinion I find most of the dramas based on a manga are fairly successful
this one actually tops the list

ok first the story: it started with a weird plot twist a funny one to be exact I didn't get it but afterwards I found it nice what I didn't like was the cliche story of a poor girl joining a school with rich guys it's not that I hate it but it's almost happening in every korean drama but it didn't bother me as much
I also didn't like the idea that the heroine is way too much tom-boyish and that didn't change until in the second part of the story and I actually have a problem with these type of heroines and the weird thing she's good to only the guy she loves and she screws the rest I won't say more because of spoilers but who watched the drama will get it ..she had an average character development for a tom-boyish girl falling in love and all but personally I'm not a fan of Geum Jan di
as for Goo Joon Pyo the character is a bit cliche but I liked it.. the bad spoiled rich guy turns good after falling in love.. I liked how loyal he is to his girlfriend and how much his acts were acts of true love the ideas and the moments between Jan Di and Joon Pyo were impressively romantic and new.. and as for the character developments Joon Pyo's were the best and So Yi Jung's were the worst..I hated how much heartless he was even after too much moments of showing love he was still a jerk and I don't think normally there is that much of a jerk in somebody towards a girl who treats him nicely
the story gets a 9 because it was a romantic overdose for me which I really liked

Acting: let me first start with Gu Hye Sun because I have a little problem with her showing emotions..first of all I thought the character didn't fit her Jan Di was way too aggressive and Hye Sun's face features didn't show that ..she actually didn't look like a bad girl to me she was the kind that made me laugh every time she made an aggressive move because she was so small and cute to hit guys and being a bad girl
and as for emotional moments Hye sun's problem that she can't separate between how to look sad on the verge of crying face and the Do I look like I care face or more like I feel sad but I just don't give a damn face
Lee Min Hoo is an exceptional actor for me because he's really good at expressing his emotions on his face and actions specially when he's angry
I have a little problem with him overrating sadness and the way he shows it but I think I can pass because his overall good acting makesup for it
I give the acting 8 because of Gu Hye Sun obviously

Music: I won't be overrating when I say this is one of the best Korean drama music of all time and the secret in my opinion that is the songs fit the moments they play in a lot.. which helps you get focused on the scene and what's happening in it.. I still have the music on my current playlist it's one of my favorites I give it a 9.5

Rewatch or not?: I give it a 5 because the drama is way too long for me to rewatch it since I'm the kind of person who rarely rewatch a drama unless I'm waaay too attached to it

overall: this drama is one of Korean dramas classics which means it's a must if you're still new to korean dramas it's one of the best school dramas out there and if you're looking for hardcore Romance this drama is for you I give it an 8.5 and I could've gave it more if the heroine was someone other than Gu hye sun.. hope this was useful ;)

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Before saying my opinion about this exact drama I would like to say that I'm a personal fan of Jang Geun Suk's dramas and acting.. his acting is so natural and it gets to me even in his sad scenes you can feel how realstic his sadness is
this Drama is no different for him he's acting is still A+ for me

ok now about THIS exact Drama!

first the story: the material of the story is really good and it actually is different somehow and by the means of different is that the story is almost what seems like an adventure for the protagonist and personally I like these kinds of stories
the character development for the main character (Dok go ma te) is logical and I felt like as a watcher that I'm understanding each thought and each move by the main character like I'm in his shoes which in turn made me think that the character development was actually good and it led me to respect him by the end of the drama
can't say the same thing about the heroine as much though I hated how clingy is she to him..she was more like a stalker than a lover and in a creepy way it didn't last long in the drama luckily but I had to say that it was a turn off
the plot twists specially in the end were average I expected some and I didn't expect the rest with a series filled with lots of plot twists like this it actually added more to the story and prevented me from getting bored that I actually waited each day how things ended up
I give the story 6.5 because even though the story had a good material but sometimes there were some cliches specially in the end and I found it a bit cheesy also the author could have done better with the heroine's character development and for the whole characters mainly

Acting: As I said in the beginning of the review I love Jang Geun Suk's acting mainly and this drama wasn't any different he did a good job plus he fits the character and he's already used to play the heart throb guy character in most of his dramas so it fits him a lot
as for IU She's good as a comedian like always..she did a good job with portraying this stupid clingy heroine (hahaha JK!)
the rest of the crew were amazing and personally the best acting goes for Han Chae Young I liked how she played the pretty and calm but dangerous kind of woman and of course Kim Bo Yun was a great antagonist I actually hated her
I give the acting 7.5 because I think they could've done better though

Music: I know when the music is good when I'm like (when I'm done I'll search for it to download it) and also I keep unconsciously humming it
since I didn't do that then I didn't like it so I give it a 4 it was the not bad type but I heard way better

Rewatch or not? : I'm not the kind of person to rewatch a drama but if I had to say it would be no because it just didn't click with me that's all

overall: the drama was decent and it wasn't boring at all I recommend it to who like dramas that has main character who's aiming for a traget and goes for an adventure to find out how to get to it
and also if you like lots of plot twists and surprises this drama's for you
finally hope this review was useful and doesn't contain spoilers

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I wanted to write a review for Hwarang since a very long time since I have some comments on it..

no introductions i'll move on with my review

Story: I love historical dramas in general and this drama as a matter of fact surprised me because most of the historical dramas have a dark vibe to them but this one is different it was pretty cheerful and even the dark moments weren't as dark as they should be despite them existing though. I also liked the plot even the ending was charming I didn't feel bored at all even though that sometimes there were some unnecessary events but can't complain because I didn't really mind that .
personally I don't think I have a problem at all with the story except that it was kinda long

acting: okay I'm going to need to talk about this for a bit..
going for the positive thoughts first , it was my first time watching Park Seojoon and despite the character being too overrated I liked his acting he did a very good job portraying it .. as for Hyungsik he was the best one so far he totally gained a new fan of him in this drama he did a very very good job with his character and his facial expressions were amazing it totally showed what is the character thinking without even him talking .. Minho wasn't bad his acting was average but he has a cute vibe that I didn't mind at all .. I liked Jihan protraying Panryo but for some reason I think he could've done better with his facial expressions..As for Taehyung for a first time appearance as an actor he did great but Hansung had pretty short screen time which made the character really underrated despite it being important in the protagonist's character development
now leaving all this aside i'd like to talk about Go Ahra because her acting in Hwarang was disastrous that I don't even know where should I begin
starting the very first scenes of her in the drama I was like oh boy.. Her acting especially in the funny scenes was so overrated that I can see that she is actually acting In serious moments it was even worse she was overrating her acting to the point that I really thought that this woman really doesn't belong here I really did a huge effort to stop myself from skipping her scenes .. but near the end somehow she started to get better not really great but at least bearable
I watched you are all surrounded and Go Ahra wasn't really that bad which made me wonder is it the character's fault that She's not funny and acceptable at all or Go Ahra should just stay away from these kind of roles?

Music: If I die.. this song is the only thing I'm going to put here because it's one of my greatest favs

rewatch value: not into rewatching in general but I would love to replay some of hyungsik's scenes

overall: the drama is very light and entertaining and will give you a good laugh and also the story is really nice and the cast is very good so I don't regret watching it at all

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