My biggest gripe if the over use of "ALMOST PARADIIIIISE".

Wish he would use more original scores than the pop songs.

sound=imagery?

That's still no excuse for sheer lameness and abuse of cutesy music. I swear, Almost Paradise is haunting me!! I cringe when I hear it.

i would say a good 80% of the time the music ruins it for me. I understand that OST songs tend to be repeated in Asian dramas as opposed to American shows that feature different music every episode, and usually that doesn't bother me. For exmaple I loved the OSTs for Full House and Delightful Girl Choon-hyang, I ended up learning the lyrics to most songs. BOF on the otherhand didn't have very good songs to begin with and the added repetition doesn't help me to forget those songs. Here's hoping that the new stuff is any good *crosses fingers*

Ha ha.. I don't know if sound= imagination or sound= nightmare... for viewers

i think it's an
allright soundtrack

is that his (kim hyung joong's) hand in the picture?

yes the music sucks. yes it's overplayed. but we continue to watch the drama and root for the characters. that ought to account for something... so music director Oh, please don't complain about the complaining. perhaps even glean from the complaints? at least you know we (or at least i) will continue to watch whatever the music.

Initially, I had lots of problems with Boys Before Flowers (Lee Min-ho not included). The OST sounded awful, the acting was terrible. But I've grown to like the OST as I watched new episodes every week. And the cast has improved in their overall acting. So it has gotten to a point where I like almost everything about BBF.
Even if there were better songs that could have been used, it all would not represent the BBF that we've come to love today so I wouldn't change anything. My feelings could have gone the other way, but I'm glad I feel this way.

The over-over-over use of almost paradise is giving me nightmares.
At least i have someone to blame now

he's definitely not addressing the issue.

but more than that, im impressed by the fact that he felt that he *had* to address the issue that so many people seem irked by. perhaps points to the rise of web2.0... and how the voices are actually being heard! (to the point where he has to address the press).

yay!

I so much cringe at almost paaaaradiiiiise too. Especially in that scene when the F4 sans Junpyo had a go at the thugs in Macau. So. Not. Appropriate.

I'm not even watching this show, but this guy's "defense" is absolutely weak. Why bother trying to defend yourself if you're not going to address the complaints?

I've always wondered why Delightful Girl Choon-hyang's soundtrack stood out compared to PD Jeon Ki Sang's other works'. My Girl had a cheesy OST and Witch Yoo Hee was just lame in every sense (the music being one part of that lame-ness). So Oh Joon Sung didn't work on DGCH? No wonder.

Who is he kidding?!? As a general rule of thumb, dramas have repetitive OSTs, but there's a BIG difference between a repetitive decent OST and an obsessively repetitive okaish one, don't you think?

The guy is pretty clueless isn't he? Why did they even hire him? :P Music in movies and dramas should enhance a scene & do it QUIETLY. So that you almost don't notice it (it just helps mold your emotions). This soundtrack is so gaudy that you end up focusing on the music (wondering why the hell they're using this song lol) rather than the scene. :/ Maybe when they release it on dvd they'll re-do it.

aLMOSTTTT PARADIIIISSEEEEE lol

LOL @ kerik: really? wow I'd love to hear his reasoning behind that one. I'm glad I decided to stop watching BOF before it killed my love for that song.

I say what a poor defense

The sound track is nice.
i love all the songs of it.
But when i watch the drama,i feel that some of the parts should not put that song or should put other songs of should don't even put songs.
at first,i though i'm the only 1 feeling weird about it.
luciky everyone also think so.
hope they can find someone better who knows what is the right time to insert what song.
REALLY HOPE.

Actually, I went back and listened to the OST and the only 2 two songs that I can actually tolerate is Stand by Me by SHINee and Do You Know by Someday. The rest of the OST is intolerable. Like it makes me want to rip my hair off!

I swear if he uses ALLLMOOOOST PAARADIIIIISE again in a scene where F4 has to save Jan-di or any other character, I will chuck my remote at the tv.

the drama DOES come first...but how does that idea relate to the issue of ost songs being overplayed?!

No offense to the director, but given the hype surrounding BBF/BOF, shouldn't the selection of songs have a little more...depth?

Honestly has Oh Joon-sung actually READ the criticisms? Or has he just seen the sales figures for the OST as the sole gauge of it's success? Hello perhaps it is due to people's love for the DRAMA that they pick up the OST? Not cause the OST is an outstanding OST...

"....the drama comes first. A drama soundtrack is just one way of expressing its emotions.”
(That comment only makes sense if he thinks he is making an ironic statement....

Mr Oh please explain how you are that is put into practise, when often the song used DISTRACTS from the emotions on screen. Due to blah song/repetition etc eg the numerous times that, on screen, there is some emotional scene which is then screwed by use of 'Almost Parrridddissse'? It's as if Oh is working from a completely different script!

A good soundtrack is when you don't notice the OST whilst it is being played. A great one compliments and enhances the scene. A OST is not suppose to make you reach for the remote control to turn the volume down.

Mr Oh please practise what you preach ok?

I am wondering why you dislike starlight tears?. I find the ballad really stirring (just the music), I am not sure about the words since I am not conversant with korean.

My only rant on the show is with overuse/misuse of "almost paradise".

Almost Paradise should be sentenced to 20 yrs to life

i got the soundtrack right when this drama started airing and i really enjoyed it... but now i can't really listen to it much.. especially ALMOST PARADIIIIIISE!!... and Lucky is getting overplayed as well. I think i'm echoing a lot of people's feelings when I say that it's not the SONGS that are intolerable... it's just the total misuse and overuse of them that kills it.

however, i am still enjoying the instrumental songs :)