When Did I Start Liking K-Drama?
I remember one evening I was sitting on my bed thumbing at my cellphone (probably checking Facebook) when my husband (on his computer) starts laughing like a devilish child."What are you laughing at?" I asked him; loud enough that I am more than positive he heard me. His laughter continues and I groan when my question go unanswered. A minute or two later, he happily brings his laptop over to me and places it in front of me.
"You have to watch this." he said, and by this time I had already lost interest and sighed. However, he had already pressed play the music began.
Psy's YouTube video, "Gangnam Style" was just on the verge of becoming viral. At this point in time, he had less than a 100,000 hits and not many people were, yet, talking about this crazy-hilarious Korean music video.
So, I watched Gangnam Style. I loved it (Who doesn't?)
After posting the video to Facebook, a friend of mine mentioned that I should probably check out K-Dramas and recommended that I start with Boys Over Flowers.
Boys Over Flowers is about a spirited and hard-working high school student Geum Jan-Di. While making a delivery at a local prestigious private Shinhwa highschool, she stops a bullied kid from jumping to his death. This act of selfless bravery impresses the headmaster at the private institution and offers her a free ride to Shinhwa Highschool.
Because Geum Jan-Di doesn't care much about social status, she is more or less annoyed at the opportunity rather than thankful and makes herself known to the clique-in-charge, F4. This causes a lot of trouble for Geum Jan-Di, as she makes herself an unwilling target. Boys Over Flowers is a hilarious comedy starring a strong female lead that breaks social rules.
Did I forget to mention that there is a love triangle? The whole show you'll either be #TeamGuJunPyo or #TeamYoonJiHoo.
Plus, you get to watch a whole show of eye candy.
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YUM-MMYYY. (Look at young Lee Min-ho. Aweee)
To make it relatively short, Boys Over Flowers is the show that started it all for me. While Psy's Gangnam Style lead me to it, Boys Over Flowers hooked me for life. So, if you are new to Korean drama and are open to something new then start with this one. I promise, you'll love it.
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