This series has some promise as it tells the story of ordinary Jan Di becoming a students at an exclusive private school. There she clashes with wealthy bully gang F4, who are viewed by the rest of the student body as their leaders. Wherever F4 goes, crowds of screaming girls follow. Jan Di challenges F4 when they try to bully her classmates and she soon becomes a target for their ire. She also attracts the attention of their spoiled leader Jun Pyo and mysterious violinist Ji Hoo. As Jan Di tries to navigate this new world of super wealthy teenagers and glitzy parties, she finds herself constantly overwhelmed.

This is a remake of Japanese TV series "Hana Yori Dango" and  it definitely suffers by comparison. Jan Di, bless her heart, is Too Dumb To Live and constantly finds herself stupidly blundering into dangerous situations that one or more members of F4 must rescue her from. She apparently attends a school with no adult supervision, and her main romantic interest just straight up kidnaps her to his enormous mansion. Yeah, that's not creepy at all. Affection seems to be demonstrated in this weird universe by 1. Dreamily mooning over people from behind the bushes or 2. Yelling at them and calling them names. There is no in between. Lee Min Ho sports a fantastically ridiculous hairstyle and a series of oddball wardrobe selections in the role that made him a star. Sadly, it's tough to see the appeal of the pasty Min Ho whose bland face is surpassed only by the tediousness of his acting. With a whiny heroine who alternates between crying and yelling, I would definitely give this one a pass. It may have seemed cool to 13- year-olds 10 years ago, but frankly it is tough to see the appeal.  

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