Guardian: The Lonely and Great God^[4] (Hangul: 쓸쓸하고 찬란하神 – 도깨비; RR: Sseulsseulhago Chanlanhasin – Dokkaebi; lit. The Lonely and Great God – Goblin) is a South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo in the title role with Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-jae. It was shown on the cable network tvN from December 2, 2016, to January 21, 2017.^[5]

Guardian's final episode recorded an 18.68% nationwide audience share, making it the third highest rated drama in Korean cable television history behind Sky Castle and Reply 1988.^[6] It received critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon in South Korea.^[7]

• 2Cast
• 4Original soundtrack

Synopsis[edit]

Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) is a goblin and protector of souls. He is the landlord of the grim reaper (Lee Dong-wook), who is in charge of taking deceased souls. Wanting to end his immortal life, Shin has been looking for his human bride, the only person who can end his life. Meanwhile, Ji Eun-tak (Kim Go-eun) is a high school student who remains optimistic despite the tragedies and difficulties she has experienced in her life. She summons the goblin by chance, and through various encounters, ends up falling in love with him. Sunny (Yoo In-na) is a chicken restaurant owner, whose beauty is undeniable. These four characters' lives took a series of twists and turns when they intertwined.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

• Gong Yoo as Kim Shin, also known as Goblin^[8]

A 939-year-old immortal goblin and protector of souls who is in search for his bride, the only one who can remove the sword piercing through his chest. Once the sword is removed, he may finally move to the afterlife and rest in peace. He possesses supernatural powers that come with his immortality, but he has to pay a huge price for this. He feels lonely as he has to watch his loved ones leaving him behind when their lifespan ends. He served as a General during the Goryeo era and was killed by King Wang Yeo who lost all his memories when he became a Grim Reaper.

• Kim Go-eun as Ji Eun-tak^[9]
  • Han Seo-jin as young Ji Eun-tak

An optimistic and bubbly high school student and is the legendary Goblin's bride. She can see ghosts due to her way of birth, and is immune to the Goblin's and the Grim Reaper's power.

• Lee Dong-wook as Wang Yeo, also known as Grim Reaper^[10]

A good-looking, cynical yet humorous character grim reaper (grim reapers receive their jobs as a punishment for committing the greatest of sins in their past lives) who guides souls to their reincarnations or afterlives. Along with the other grim reapers, he has no memory of his past lives. He has a strong friendship with the Goblin, whom he ordered to kill in his past life as King of Goryeo but has forgotten about, and the Goblin unaware.

• Yoo In-na as Sunny, also known as Kim Sun^[11]

The attractive owner of a chicken restaurant who is constantly confused by the Grim Reaper's constant social awkwardness. She was the sister of the Goblin in her previous life as Queen and the wife of King Wang Yeo (now the Grim Reaper).

• Yook Sung-jae as Yoo Deok-hwa^[11][12]
  • Jung Ji-hoon as young Yoo Deok-hwa

A rebellious yet kind-hearted chaebol heir and the only grandson of the Yoo family, a household that has the responsibility of taking care of the Goblin. Living with the Goblin and the Grim Reaper, Deok-hwa learns of their true identities, and the trio grow to be strong friends.

Recurring[edit]

• Lee El as Samshin, Goddess of Birth and Fate
• Kim Sung-kyum as Chairman Yoo Shin-woo, Deok-hwa's grandfather
• Yeom Hye-ran as Ji Yeon-suk, Eun-tak's aunt
• Jung Young-gi as Park Kyung-shik, Eun-tak's male cousin
• Choi Ri as Park Kyung-mi, Eun-tak's female cousin
• Jo Woo-jin as Kim Do-young, Deok-hwa's secretary
• Hwang Seok-jeong as triplet sisters; two of them as a shaman fortune teller and a ghost
• Park Kyung-hye as ghost trying to take Eun-tak with her
• Park Se-wan as ghost wearing glasses (Ep. 5)
• Kim So-ra as Lee Jung-hwa
• Ko Bo-gyeol as Kim Yoo-na, Eun-tak's class president
• Lee Moon-soo as an old man from the Goryeo era who kept Kim Shin's body
• Yoon Kyung-ho as Kim Woo-sik, Kim Shin's loyal lieutenant from the Goryeo era
• Kim Byung-chul as Park Joong-heon, a cunning and manipulative eunuch from the Goryeo Dynasty
• Nam Da-reum as Kim Soo-bok, boy who met Kim Shin in Canada
• Kim Nan-hee as Eun-tak's teacher
• Kim Min-young as Soo-jin, Eun-tak's schoolmate
• Ma Min-hee as one of Soo-jin's school friends
• Yoon Hee-kyung as one of Soo-jin's school friends
• Choi Woong as Wang Yeo's junior grim reaper
• Kim Ki-doo as one of the junior grim reapers
• Jo Hyun-sik as Loan shark
• Yoon Joo-man as Loan shark
• Yun Da-yeong as a female grim Reaper
• Ahn Ji-hyun as Go Jung-hyun; Eun-tak's ghost friend
• Lee Seul-bi as vain woman at cafe

Special appearances[edit]

• Park Hee-von as Ji Yeon-hee, Ji Eun-tak's mother (Ep. 1, 7)
• Kim Min-jae as Wang Yeo (Ep. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)^[13]
• Kim So-hyun as Kim Sun (Ep. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)^[14]
• Jung Hae-in as Choi Tae-hee, Ji Eun-tak's first love (Ep. 7, 8)^[15]

Production[edit]

The series was written by Kim Eun-sook, who also wrote the popular series Secret Garden (2010), The Heirs (2013), and Descendants of the Sun (2016). The drama marked her second collaboration with director Lee Eun-bok after both worked on Descendants.^[16][17]

The first script-reading was held at Nuri Dream Square in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea, on 30 August 2016.^[18] The Goryeo-era flashback scenes were filmed on Gimje, North Jeolla Province on September 22^[19] for the battlefield scenes, while the palace scenes were shot at Naju Image Theme Park.^[20] Goblin and Grim Reaper's house (external shots) was filmed at (formerly) Unhyeongung's Western House,^[21] presently inside Duksung Women's University (utilized for administration offices).^[22]

Overseas filming mainly took place in Quebec City, Canada in October,^[23] using locations such as the Château Frontenac, Parc du Bastion-de-la-Reine (the Yoo family cemetery), Petit Champlain (Goblin's door to Canada), and the Fontaine de Tourny.^[24] The red door, which in reality is the emergency exit of the Théâtre Petit Champlain [fr], and other sites in Quebec City associated with the show have begun to attract numerous fans of the series.^[25]

The crew was awarded a special vacation to Phuket, Thailand after the end of the drama.^[26]

Original soundtrack[edit]

OST Part 1[edit]

OST Part 2[edit]

OST Part 3[edit]

OST Part 4[edit]

OST Part 5[edit]

OST Part 6[edit]

OST Part 7[edit]

OST Part 8[edit]

OST Part 9[edit]

OST Part 10[edit]

OST Part 11[edit]

OST Part 12[edit]

OST Part 13[edit]

OST Part 14[edit]

There was a controversy surrounding the release of the song 'Round and Round'. Originally, the song was sung by Han Soo-ji. However, when the song was officially released, Han was merely a featuring on the track, which was sung by Heize. This caused dissatisfaction among fans, who loved Han's voice. CJ E&M released an official apology, saying that Han was enlisted to record just the first 50 seconds of the song, but the writer of the song, Nam Hye-seung, requested since the beginning that the full song be sung by another vocalist.^[32]

Chart performance[edit]

Reception[edit]

The drama was a hit and consistently topped cable television viewership ratings in its timeslot. Its final episode recorded an 18.680% nationwide audience share according to Nielsen paid platform, making the episode the second highest rated in Korean cable television history.^[6] It became the first cable drama to surpass 20% ratings.^[50] It was also popular among the international audience,^[51] which led to parodies of the drama on various social media sites, notably by both celebrities and political figures.^[52]

The drama has also sparked various fashion trends.^[53] Items and accessories worn by the cast members, such as the Lanvin coat worn by Gong Yoo, Lancôme lipstick used by Kim Go-eun^[54] and Fedora worn by Lee Dong-wook^[55] saw an increase in sales. Kim In-yook's poetry book, The Physics of Love, gained renewed attention after one of its verses was featured in the drama.^[56] There was also an increase in visitors at the various filming sites of Guardian, which contributed to a positive economic effect on the country.^[57] Additionally, original soundtracks featured in the series also topped local digital music charts.^[58] Since 2017, it has surpassed Descendants of the Sun (2016) in video-on-demand sales.^[59]

Its success was attributed to the creative plot.^[60]The Korea Times stated, '...the depth of perspective looking at life of the goblin that bears a bloody sword in his chest and has been given eternal life as punishment, immerses the audience into the fantasy story. The twist and complexity of life and death make the story more interesting.'^[61]

Despite its success, Guardian was criticized for its several consumer product placements (as well as Kim Eun-sook's previous hit-drama Descendants of the Sun in 2016)^[62] which drew an estimated 2-4 billion KRW from revenue.^[63][64][65] TV and cultural critics also criticized various aspects of the drama, such as its strong emphasis on Cinderella complex and the huge age gap of the lead characters, which might lead to a decline in female's social status.^[63] It was also criticized for its over-dramatic plot.^[64]

Ratings[edit]

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbersrepresent the highest ratings.

• This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
• Episode 14 was postponed as additional time was needed to work on the special graphics.^[69]
• Episodes 15 and 16 were shown back-to-back on January 21, 2017.

Awards and nominations[edit]

International broadcast[edit]

• In Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, the drama aired on Oh!K with subtitles. It was retitled as 'Goblin' in promotional materials and during broadcast.^[82] It was premiered on December 3, 2016, 24 hours after its original broadcast in South Korea.^[83]
• In Sri Lanka, Brunei, Malaysia, the Maldives and Vietnam, the drama is available to stream on-demand on Iflix. It was retitled as 'Goblin' in promotional materials.^[84] During its original run, episodes of the drama were exclusively streamed on Iflix within 24 hours of its original South Korean broadcast with subtitles between December 3, 2016, and January 22, 2017.^[85]
• In Japan, the drama was premiered in March 2017 on Mnet Japan.^[86]
• The series is available on-demand on Viu in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia with English, Chinese, Indonesian and Malay subtitles.
• Outside of Asia, the drama streams on DramaFever and Viki with subtitles.
• In Thailand, the drama aired in early 2017 on True4U.^[87]
• In the Philippines, the series was premiered on ABS-CBN on May 8, 2017, replacing Love in the Moonlight on its Primetime Bida block. On November 13, 2017 the series was re-aired on its Kapamilya Gold block, dubbed in Filipino.^[88] It was re-shown on Asianovela Channel, starting on July 30, 2018.
• In Cambodia, the drama was premiered on July 24, 2017 on Town TV.
• In Indonesia, it was shown on GTV, on Mondays to Fridays at 14:00 starting on October 2, 2017.
• In Singapore, it aired on Channel U, on Mondays to Fridays at 10pm starting on November 27, 2017.^[89]
• In Hong Kong, Macau, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, the drama began on tvN Asia with a variety of subtitles on January 23, 2018.^[90]

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External links[edit]

• Official website(in Korean)
• Guardian: The Lonely and Great God at Daum(in Korean)
• Guardian: The Lonely and Great God at HanCinema

Boys Over Flowers (Hangul: 꽃보다 남자; Hanja: 꽃보다 男子) is a 2009 South Korean television series that is based on the Japaneseshōjo manga series Boys Over Flowers (花より男子Hana Yori Dango) written by Yoko Kamio.^[1] The series is about an average girl who gets tangled up in the lives of an arrogant rich boy and his friends. It earned high viewership ratings in South Korea and popularity throughout Asia.^[2][3] It stars Ku Hye-sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon and Kim So-eun. It aired for 25 episodes on KBS2 from January 5 to March 31, 2009.^[4]

• 2Cast
• 6Ratings
• 8International broadcast

Plot[edit]

Shinhwa Group is shown to be one of South Korea's largest conglomerates and is headed by the strictly arrogant Kang Hee-soo. Her son Gu Jun-pyo (Lee Min-ho) is the leader of F4, the most popular and powerful group of boys at the prestigious Shinhwa High School. Yoon Ji-Hu (Kim Hyun-Joong), So Yi-jung, and Song Woo-bin - Gu Jun-pyo's friends and rich heirs in their own right - are all members of the group. When F4 bullies a boy to the verge of suicide, the poor but vivacious Geum Jan-di (Ku Hye-sun) saves his life and receives a swimming scholarship to attend the High School. Geum Jan-di's family runs a dry cleaning business and she lives in a small home with her parents, Geum Il-bong and Na Gong-joo, and her younger brother Geum Kang-san.

Immediately, Geum Jan-di dislikes her wealthy classmates and is disgusted by the obsession surrounding the F4 boys. Irked by her strong-headed nature, Gu Jun-pyo singles out Geum Jan-di to bully but she stands up to him and he begins to fall in love with her. Meanwhile, Geum Jan-di develops feelings for Yoon Ji-Hu. She soon discovers that Yoon Ji-Hu fosters a one-sided love for Min Seo-hyun, a successful model and his childhood friend.

After Yoon Ji-Hu leaves the country to pursue a relationship with Min Seo-hyun, Geum Jan-di begins to grudgingly spend more time with Gu Jun-pyo. He declares to the school that she is his girlfriend. Shortly afterward, Geum Jan-di's friend Oh Min-ji drugs her at a party and takes pictures of her lying unconscious in bed with a guy. When the photos are leaked in the school, Gu Jun-pyo is outraged and believes that Geum Jan-di has been cheating on him. Subsequently, his fans and crowd of adoring classmates begin to bully and abuse Geum Jan-di. Oh Min-ji secretly discloses to Gu Jun-pyo of her involvement with the photos. It is revealed that they have been classmates since kindergarten, and that Oh Min-ji has long been trying to win his attention by undergoing cosmetic plastic surgery. Gu Jun-pyo shuns Oh Min-ji for betraying her friend and rushes to save Geum Jan-di, who is attacked by bullies. He apologizes for doubting her and their bond grows stronger.

Yoon Ji-Hu returns, causing Geum Jan-di to feel confused about her feelings. While Gu Jun-pyo relentlessly tries to shower her with affection, she is increasingly distracted by Yoon Ji-Hu. During a weekend trip on a private island, Gu Jun-pyo walks in on her sharing a kiss with Yoon Ji-Hu and he expresses his hurt in a rage, and punches Yoon ji-Hu in distress. The next morning, he leaves the island and becomes reclusive, causing Geum Jan-di to feel guilty. She realizes that she is in love with him and declares this when Gu Jun-pyo feigns an accident. In the meantime her best friend, Chu Ga-eul, bonds with F4 member So Yi-jung and she develops a crush on him.

When Kang Hee-soo learns of Gu Jun-pyo and Geum Jan-di's relationship, she executes numerous attempts to humiliate Geum Jan-di and her family due to their social status. Geum Jan-di perseveres and finds a friend in an overly-helpful model, who helps her earn money by modeling for a magazine. This angers Gu Jun-pyo as he feels hurt by Geum Jan-di seeking help from someone else. When she is kidnapped by the model, it is revealed that he is the younger brother of the student whose suicide Geum Jan-di had prevented, and he seeks revenge. Gu Jun-pyo arrives alone and the model has him beat up in front of a tied up Geum Jan-di, but they are rescued by the F4 members in time. However, in this incident Geum Jan-di hurts her shoulder, which prevents her from swimming in the future.

After Gu Jun-pyo's father falls ill, his mother forces him to begin training to lead Shinhwa. He leaves the city, turns cold toward his friends and Geum Jan-di, and begins to accompany his mother for formal arrangements. After 6 months, Geum Jan-di and F4 pursue him and try to convince him to break free, however he turns them away. Kang Hee-soo plots to keep the distance between them and arranges Gu Jun-pyo's engagement with the heiress Ha Jae-kyung. Geum Jan-di approaches Gu Jun-hee, Gu Jun-pyo's loving older sister, to help her find work and she becomes Gu Jun-pyo's personal maid. It is evident that both Gu Jun-pyo and Geum Jan-di still love each other, however Ha Jae-kyung falls in love with Gu Jun-pyo and tries to win him over. She soon realizes that it is futile, and during the procession of their wedding, she refuses to marry Gu Jun-pyo and expresses that she will feel guilty that she was standing in the way for a meant to be relationship.

Geum Jan-di and Gu Jun-pyo reunite, however due to her friends being threatened by his mother, Geum Jan-di leaves the city after spending loving moments with him. Gu Jun-pyo is heartbroken and gets into trouble with the police, later that week he meets with a car accident while trying to save Yoon Ji-Hu life that causes him to lose his memory of Geum Jan-di. Encouraged by her mother to pursue her heart, Geum Jan-di returns but is saddened that Gu Jun-pyo cannot recall who she is. After asking him to try to remember her name, she falls into a pool as he watches, causing him to be flooded by memories of them saving each other from drowning. He calls out her name and rescues her and they unite once again. Although he asks her to marry him, they decide it is best to pursue their individual dreams first. Gu Jun-pyo leaves for America, where he furthers the Shinhwa group and becomes a successful businessman.

Four years later, it is shown that Yoon Ji-Hu is graduating medical school and Geum Jan-di is still a third-year medical student, while So Yi-jung is a successful architect and returns from Sweden for Chu Ga-eul, who has become a teacher. Gu Jun-pyo arrives in a helicopter and proposes to Geum Jan-di at the beach side; the rest of the F4 arrive at the same time and they all walk alongside the beach, smiling happily.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

• Ku Hye-sun as Geum Jan-di

A dry cleaner's daughter, who is offered a scholarship to attend the prestigious Shinhwa High School. Headstrong, optimistic, stubborn, and kind-hearted, Jan-di readily stands up for her friends when they are being bullied. She gets on Jun-pyo's bad side when she stands up to him, but he soon professes his feelings for her. (Known as Makino Tsukushi in the manga.)^[5][6]

• Lee Min-ho as Gu Jun-pyo
  • Jung Chan-woo as young Gu Jun-pyo
  • Kang Han-byeol as child Gu Jun-pyo

The leader of the F4 and heir to the Shinhwa Group, one of the biggest companies in South Korea. He is hot-tempered and believes that there is nothing that money can't buy. Though he's unable to express his feelings, deep down, he has a heart of gold. He torments Jan-di after she stands up to his bullying ways, but ends up falling in love with her and will do anything to protect her. (Known as Domyoji Tsukasa in the manga.)^[5][6]

• Kim Hyun-joong as Yoon Ji-Hu
  • Nam Da-reum as child Yoon Ji-Hu

A member of the F4 and the grandson of a former president of Korea. He has a driving phobia after being involved in a car accident that killed his parents and left him the only survivor. He is initially in love with his childhood friend Seo-hyun, who helped him overcome his social anxiety. Calm and gentle, his musical talent catches Jan-di's attention and she begins to develop feelings for him. (Known as Hanazawa Rui in the manga.)^[5][6]

• Kim Bum as So Yi-jung
  • Moonbin as young So Yi-Jung

A member of the F4 and a skilled potter. His family owns the country's biggest art museum. After losing his first love to his brother, he becomes a Casanova. He eventually changes his playboy ways when he realizes that he likes Ga-eul, Jan-di's best friend. (Known as Nishikado Sojiro in the manga.)^[5][6]

• Kim Joon as Song Woo-bin

A member of the F4, his family runs the country's largest construction company, which Woo-bin later admits has strong connections to organized crime. However, he has excellent business sense and is very charismatic. (Known as Mimasaka Akira in the manga.)^[6]

Recurring[edit]

• Kim So-eun as Chu Ga-eul, Jan-di's best friend who eventually falls for Yi-Jung
• Ahn Suk-hwan as Geum Il-bong, Jan-di's father
• Im Ye-jin as Na Gong-joo, Jan-di's mother
• Park Ji-bin as Geum Kang-san, Jan-di's younger brother
• Kim Ki-bang as Bom Choon-sik, Jan-di and Ga-eul's boss
• Kim Hyun-joo as Gu Jun-hee, Jun-pyo's older sister
• Lee Hye-young as Kang Hee-soo, Jun-pyo's mother
• Jung Ho-bin as Jeong Sang-rok, Jun-pyo's mother's secretary
• Song Suk-ho as Butler Lee, Jun-pyo's family's butler
• Kim Young-ok as Jun-pyo's family's head maid
• Lee Min-jung as Ha Jae-kyung, Jun-pyo's fiancee
• Seo Min-ji as Jang Yu-mi
• Han Chae-young as Min Seo-hyun, Ji-Hu's first love
  • Lim Si-eun as young Min Seo-hyun
• Lee Jung-gil as Yoon Seok-young, Ji-Hu's grandfather
• Lim Ju-hwan as So Il-hyun, Yi-jung's older brother
• Park Soo-jin as Cha Eun-jae, Yi-jung's first love
• Gook Ji-yeon as Choi Jin-hee (aka Ginger)
• Jang Ja-yeon as Park Sun-ja (aka Sunny)
• Min Young-won as Lee Mi-sook (aka Miranda)
• Lee Si-young as Oh Min-ji, Jan-di's only friend at school who ends up backstabbing her
• Jung Eui-chul as Lee Min-ha / Lee Jae-ha

Source: HanCinema

Differences from the manga[edit]

• The relationship between the two characters Sojiroh and Yuki (Yi-jeong and Ga-eul in the Korean version) is merely hinted. In the Korean version, their relationship gradually develops throughout the series, having their own significant plotline instead of acting as a subplot.
• Yoon Ji-hoo has a more significant role in Geum Jan-di's life than the Taiwanese and Japanese versions, more strongly depicted as a romantic companion for most of the drama.
• Woo-bin's family does not appear in this version, nor is he only interested in older women.
• How Geum Jan-di came to attend the same school as F4 is changed completely. In the original manga version, Makino's parents sent her to Eitoku against her wishes to attend another high school with her middle school friends because they thought in order to increase chances for Makino to marry a rich guy, she will need to go to a school full of rich people. In the Japanese TV series, Makino decides to apply for Eitoku after seeing Shizuka Todou at the briefing session, wanting to become an amazing person like her. Yet in the Korean version, Jan-di saves a student from committing suicide while delivering laundry (her family owns a dry-cleaning business), and in order to subdue the negative press from the incident, Shinhwa Group offers her a scholarship to the school. Geum Jan-di is reluctant to attend and at first declines, but complied because of parental pressure and because the school has a state-of-the-art swimming pool (she is a competitive swimmer).

Soundtrack[edit]

Reception[edit]

Boys Over Flowers attracted high viewership ratings and buzz throughout South Korea during its broadcast in 2009,^[9] and created another Korean Wave throughout Asia. The cast members became household names and shot to stardom overnight, and after the series ended, several of them became the faces of various endorsements and advertisements. The show is credited with launching the career of its lead actor, Lee Min-ho, who had previously appeared in a small number of low-budget high school dramas.^[10]

During its broadcast, the series influenced South Korean men to take their appearances more seriously to copy the metrosexual or 'pretty boy' image (kkotminam, lit. 'men as beautiful as flowers') of the F4 characters in the drama. This led to an increase in South Korean males wearing cosmetics, preppy and cruise outfits, and clothing in traditionally more feminine looks like the color pink and floral prints.^[11]

The drama's local filming locations became tourist attractions, such as Damyang Dynasty Country Club in South Jeolla Province; Ragung hanok hotel in Silla Millennium Park in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province; Hilton Namhae Gold & Spa Resort in South Gyeongsang Province; Grand Hyatt Seoul ice rink; Lotte Hotel World's Emerald Room; Farmer's Table in Heyri; and Yangpyeong English Village. The overseas locations featured such as New Caledonia and Macau also became sought-after holiday destinations.^[12][13]

The series' international popularity extended to Japan,^[14]Thailand,^[15]Vietnam, Singapore, India, Nepal, Malaysia, Philippines,^[16]Taiwan,^[17]Sri Lanka,^[18] Zambia and among others. The cast members held various sold-out events across Asia, such as concerts and fan meetings.^[19]

The Seoul chapter of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) criticized the series for being the epitome of materialism and the Cinderella complex, saying it sets a bad example for Korean dramas by depicting school violence, and teenagers indulging in pleasure and prejudice toward others based on their appearance and social class. The YWCA report also singled out the leading female character (Geum Jan-di) for being passive and dependent.^[20]

Ratings[edit]

South Korea[edit]

Philippines[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

International broadcast[edit]

• Japan: Mnet Japan (2009)^[30] and TBS/BS-TBS (2011)^[31][32]
• Taiwan: CTV and GTV (2009)
• Singapore: Mediacorp Channel U (2009)
• Hong Kong: TVB J2 (2009)
• Philippines: ABS-CBN (2009), Studio 23 (2010), Jeepney TV (2014 and 2017)
• Indonesia: Indosiar (2009) and RCTI (2015)
• Thailand: Channel 7 (2009)
• Vietnam: H1 and HTV3 (2009)
• Malaysia: 8TV (2009) and NTV7 (2016)
• Canada: SHAW Multicultural Channel
• Israel: Viva Platina Channel (2010)
• United States: KBS America
• Cambodia: TV5 (2010)
• Botswana: BTV (2011)
• Peru: Panamericana Televisión (2011)
• Panama: SERTV (2011)
• Ecuador: Ecuador TV.
• Romania: Euforia Lifestyle TV (2011)
• Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico TV (2011)
• Kazakhstan: El Arna
• Chile: ETC (2012, 2013, 2017, 2018) and Mega (2012)
• Turkey: TRT Okul (2012)
• Middle East: MBC 4 (2013)
• India: Puthuyugam TV (2014)^[33] and Zindagi (2017)^[34]
• Sri Lanka: TV Derana (2014)

DVD licensing[edit]

In North America, YA Entertainment released the series in two DVD box sets; volume one was released in November 2009 and volume two in December 2009.^[35]

See also[edit]

• The Heirs, a Korean series starring Lee Min-ho with similar themes to Boys Over Flowers.
• Cinderella and Four Knights, a television drama that has been compared to Boys Over Flowers.

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

• Official website (in Korean)
• Official trailer (in Korean with English subtitles)