Boys Over Flowers (2009 Korean TV series)

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Working-class highschooler Jan Di (Ku Hye Sun) secures a scholarship at the prestigious Shin Hwa High School. Shin Hwa is attended by elites, most infamously the F4 — the four richest boys in school. Not one to stir up trouble, Jan Di keeps to herself… until her best friend accidentally drops ice cream on F4 leader Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho). After Jan Di stands up for her friend, her anonymity goes out the window and the F4 won’t leave her alone. However, as Jan Di learns more about the F4, she realizes that there’s more than meets the eye… and it seems Joon Pyo feels the same way. Will this unlikely duo find romance?

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Available with English subtitles.

Series Details:

Title (Korean)	꽃보다 남자
Episode Count	25 episodes
Episode Length	64 minutes each
Original Language	Korean
Original Japanese Air Date	January – March 2009

Other Adaptations:

The franchise has multiple different adaptations with similar names.

Boys Over Flowers (1995 Japanese movie)
Meteor Garden (2001 Taiwanese TV series)
- Meteor Rain (2001 Taiwanese Mini series)
- Meteor Garden 2 (2002 Taiwanese TV series)
Boys Over Flowers (2005 Japanese TV series)
- Boys Over Flowers 2 (2007 Japanese TV series)
- Boys Over Flowers the Movie (2008 Japanese movie)
Meteor Garden (2018 Chinese TV series)
F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (2021 Thai TV series)

Manga Details:

A TV adaptation of the Boys Over Flowers manga. The series sometimes goes under its Japanese title Hana Yori Dango (花より男子).

Author	Yoko Kamio (神尾葉子)
Manga Length	37 volumes
Availability in English	The entire original series has been released in English Print and Digital editions from Viz Media. The sequel series, Boys Over Flowers Season 2 is available in English Digital editions from Viz as well.