thank you :)

Ah! Brings a lot of memories!

This was the first kdrama I tried to watch after it aired in Korea (or as soon as the subs became available: mysoju I miss you). However, the replays I watched of it were done in first forward. I only watched when Gu Jun-pyo was on my screen.

I first stalked dramabeans because of JB's recaps of BOF. I wasn't reading the comments back then because I didn't want my pleasure in watching to be affected by some of the negative comments.

When I went to Hong Kong for vacation, my first purchase was the original soundtracks for this series. Except for the song Paradis, it was a pretty good soundtrack full of good kpop music and some memorable instrumentals. Worth the price for parts 1, 2, and the special OST.

My first urge to go to Korea was because of Lee Min-ho. I specifically went up Namsan Tower to see where they shot some of the scenes there.

Anyway, it has been a long time since I watched this, but it's nice to reminisce.

Thank you! Looking forward to your commentary.

This is pretty awesome! Thank-you for posting. This was a HUGE sensation back in 2009. Although I was into Korean dramas ever since, this just pushed me over the edge into KPOP and everything else in between! haha

I must be the only one who didn't care for this show.

yes please do Soulmate!

hehe you are not alone. i didnt watch any episodes of this show at all

Ah the kdrama that started it all for me... And turned me into this kdramaddict! :p

Oh and...

SoEul couple! <3 Shipping still...

What a great idea! If I could ever find myself able to stand rewatching BOF I would totally do it with your track. I love MST3K and often watch bad movies intentionally just to do my own version.

BBF is still my guilty pleasure. Now with your commentary, I guess I will be watching it again.

So much of BBF is nearly unwatchable, but it it managed to do a few things right. Plus it taught me that I need to get to Macau in my lifetime.

the whole set? *praying that i still have mine*

I was so obsessed with this show. The amount of times I swooned was crazy lols. I just watched it last year but it deffo got me more interested in Korean dramas. The main girl was such a hoot that it's a shame that I haven't really heard much about her since. At the time I knew how crazy cheesy it was a lot of the time but I was so invested I just didn't care. Now I am getting all nostalgic! Shut up flower boy band is another fantastic drama, by the way.

Unpopular opinion, but I really didn't like this drama. I gave it a try, I really did. Watched up til episode 9 and couldn't go on anymore... :(

I watched dutifully, but totally didn't get this drama, nor the charisma of some of the leads in it. Since then I've fallen for a couple of them in their subsequent works.

This brings back old memories. I watched it simultaneously with Korean air dates. Every Monday and Tuesday, I had my routines down to the T. Watched it live in the morning, re-watched raw episode a few hours later, stalked viikii for subs all day, watched it again semi-subbed, constantly refreshed DB for Javabeans' recaps later in the evening. Went back to watch said episode fully subbed. Tuesday, rinsed and repeated the process. Stalked every news outlet that covered this show.

Yeah, I was so infatuated with this show. Javabeans, you covered BBF so extensively as well, so thank you for feeding my addiction back then!

After the show ended, I've never had the urge to re-watch. The quality of the show was not good, but it was such a fun experience. Probably, the first internet mania that I've been a part of.

Thank goodness, I chose easy courses that Spring Semester of 2009 :)

Despite being one of the most overrated dramas to date, I thank the drama gods for introducing it to me. The chemistry between the leads was pretty much non-existent (Forgive me dear JunDi shippers as I don't have the slightest bit of intention to step on your toes) and KHJ's acting was excruciatingly cringe-worthy. However, if I had stubbornly ignored the urge to check out all the madness that was BOF, I wouldn't have discovered my first love: the SoEul couple.

Up to this day, I am still shipping them like crazy. As insane as it may sound, they are my inspiration. Never had I stopped wishing that the drama gods let them star in their own drama.

You guys should do What's Up.
It's great!

This is actually quite fun - turn the volume all the way down on BOF and just listen to the girls. *hee* Works for me. Great idea - I feel like I'm right there with you guys! (and agree with everything you're saying, BTW) I can't get over how bad the filming looks. Ahahaha.
I also vote Shut Up: Flower Boy Band for the next Mystery Theater. I'm enjoying this, thanks! :)

Ok. Honestly? My biggest takeaway from this podcast was, WOW. JB PLAYS THE VIOLIN??!! HOW TALENTED IS SHE??! :D :D :D

How about instead of doing regular recaps of When A Man Loves, do a MST3000 version of each episode? It would be a hoot!

YO YO YO WAZZUP MA BROS!

you guys are hilarious! i was laughing throughout the podcast. maybe a bit too much scotch? ;)

thanks for the trip down memory lane, this show was a cheese fest, i don't understand how i was so addicted to it at the time.

I just rewatched this last week out of boredom! Man, the girl they got for Jan Di was horribly miscast, it was like LMH was acting against a wall. She gave "nothing" to the chemistry at all, her facial expressions were just dead, I didn't get it. They also took away a lot of the spunk and guts from the Jan Di character. At least I got to know about LMH, who I thought was great and actually the best version of Domyouji in my mind (though Matsujun was great as well, but was a more extreme comical version of the manga character imo)... I also got to know Kim Bum, which was great. Other than LMH and the SoEul couple, the drama was pretty bad and cheesy. If I have to hear "Almost Paradise" one more time...

Ah....all the BBF memories come flooding back once again, made even better with the commentary! =D Though...it did remind me of the reasons why I fast-forwarded through soooo many scenes and never touched a GHS drama since then...

I liked Boys Before Flowers....it was an average drama, but entertaining through and through.....and I discovered LEE MIN HO!!!!

I watched it alone for the first time and then again with mom :)

I never knew I could watch it twice, but it was possible and enjoyable... :)

*passes the scotch* My hot girl name is Bambi.

XD;; Oh god, BOF- my gateway drug to Dramabeans. This so was so GOOD at being AWFUL- it just couldn't be ignored. Maybe it's time for a revisit, thanks to this commentary! Awesome idea, ladies!

"This time we’ve gone with a drama recognized by everybody and their mother (seriously, your mom’s probably seen it)"

This line tickled me since it's true. Especially since my mom and my dad have seen it, and yet, I STILL haven't seen it. And I'm more into K-drama than they are. I'm almost thinking of watching it with Mystery Drama Theater 3000 just to get on the bandwagon. Might be fun.

I'm listening to this as a podcast because I really can't bring myself to watch this drama anymore. Man, I used to love it so so much, I'm kinda shaking my head at my 20 years old self now LOL

You know, i think that boys over flowers was such a sensation because everyone was so hot! i have yet to find a kdrama with a prettier cast (not that im looking). i completely fell in love with KHJ on this one, not to mention Kim Bum and Lee Min Ho (once i got over the atrocious curls). I think what keeps BOF from being one of my favorite drams is the evolution of Jandi from being a spunky, confident ball of sass to a crying codependent whiner. SO annoying! Then the inane plot twist at the end that I won't even bother to share. Sigh. But other than that, it really was a decent drama

How about some under-rated dramas like Arang for your next MST3000 or some really old one like "First love" and why is it still the highest rating drama in Korea to this day.

Haha omg thanks for doing this, i remember really enjoying this drama despite the gigantic flaws (and it also led me to discover this wonderful website :'D) and it's still fun 4 year later with your hilarious commentary <3 Ah nostalgia, please continue to do these, particularly for semi-old but popular dramas, maybe something like Coffee Prince? Another classic that was actually good? :P

Wrell well well ! This was my first eer Korean drama ! And what a journey ! I'm Lebanese. And it was aired in my country in sep 2012 ! After 3 years of actuall airing ! And let me tell you it got me to know dramabeans ,koalas playground and every other site that discusses Korean drama. In months that followed I either watched or read the recaps of a total 50 Korean dramas ! Pretty much every single world you guys have written ! Serioulsy ! I traded every single tech I had at home with either a samsung , LG it Hyundai simply cuz it's Korean ! Im making plans to visit jeju islands and stay at HAYYAT HOTLE cuz that is were these guys went to in ep 21 I beleive and the best part is that they are a sensation in my region an dmiddle east cuz the channel resided it after only 4 months of the first time and in their best channel !
So that's what BOYS OVER FLOWERS is for me ! It even changed my life starting half a year ago. ! Not the actuall thing but I was just caught in the hallyu that I can't and won't cone out of it ! And every body around me calls me psycho and obsessed but what the heck !
But what is mystery drama again ! I didn't get the concept !
thank you for making my life so beautiful !

This was so fun! I actually found myself wanting to watch more BoF because the commentary was so entertaining. Maybe more than one episode next time? >_>

I haven't seen this nor do I plan too. It's just because someone once told me the show got really annoying at one point. But I have a friend who looks like exactly like the main lead girl. She dating one of my best friends haha.

This was a ton of fun to listen to! Boys Before Flowers is such a mess, in so many ways. Having watched the Japanese HYD, I feel the drama only works if the Makino/Jan-di character is strong and steady, acting as the viewer's sane anchor in an insane rich world. Geum Jan-di was not that. I always found Gu Hye-sun's choices in this drama to be totally bizarre. The way she walks and gestures and acts, she just seems like she has some sort of head injury. I mean, I do give her credit for actually MAKING choices: it's crucial to good acting and a lot of actors don't bother to do it. Unfortunately in this case, they were completely the wrong choices.

(Gaksital spoilers below.)

I also found the discussion of Ahn Suk-hwan (Jan-di's dad) to be interesting. The exaggerated, hyperactive, clownish acting he sometimes does seems so at odd with the dramas where he is more subdued. He's definitely capable of good work and, if my memory serves, the Hong Sisters usually use him to better effect. He irritated me so much as the broad-strokes collaborator in Gaksital, and then (SPOILERS!!) his son committed suicide. He was absolutely heartbreaking in that moment. There's definitely something terribly jarring about seeing a heretofore cartoonish character in that kind of pain, but I still feel the drama would have been better served by giving the character more nuance before that moment.

In the spirit of MST3K/Rifftrax, may I suggest Fashion King, Dr. Jin, or something just as ridiculous.

Oh I'm so excited. I've never felt the urge to rewatch this (it was fun, but Japanese version all the way for me), but I'm happy to with your commentary. Thanks a million!

I can't think of any so bad they're good shows that would lend themselves to this. Maybe some mind screw episodes of classic makjangs? I don't really watch those, but I'd love to see the soul-wrenching twists rendered with snark.

I can't do it again!!! I CAN'T! I love you girls but this was not my favorite korean drama at all. I only watched it because my house is filled with teenage girls who watched it 4 times!!! UGGHHH I am truly sorry for all the BoverF fans, I love Lee Min Ho, but I hated this drama