Like many people boys over flowers was my first Korean drama. i watched it back in 2017 long after is initial hype had died down. i was honestly reluctant to watch it simply because i didn't want to watch. In the beginning i thought that the show was extremely extremely cheesy and over dramatic. i often asked myself why someone would someone write a TV show like this but after the first 4 episodes i realized that that was this shows charming points. Jun Pyo is not really a likable character at all for me and Jan Di is a bit too slow witted to be liked as well. while the story overall isn't the best the one thing this show did nail is its opening number ( i think dramas should bring that back )and OST i think its one of the best and most memorable in drama history. Because i'm stupid, stand by me, and something happened to my heart are all great songs that kept me watching to the end. i do believe that this OST is the only reason that i even watched this drama in it entirety. i wont spoil the end but the final 3 episodes where probably the most frustrating to watch and i personally was not pleased with it in its entirety. At the end i thought i would never watch another drama again.
i 100% understand that MANY people think this is the best ever and i will not disregard the impact that this drama had but it just not that good from an objective stand point.
i really wanted to like my first drama ever but unfortunately that wasn't the case. outside of the general lack of chemistry between lead roles and story and plot hole my biggest issue was that my expectations for this show where quite high and very american. To any one who wants to watch dramas for the first time please go in with no expectations at all.
