pErdaNa Boys bEfoRe fLowEr

KBS Boys Before Flowers Makes Desired Impact on Opening

Boys Before Flowers certainly did not disappoint as it delighted KBS authorities with a strong showing of 14.3% for its opening episode last night.

KBS had been on the losing end in the Mon-Tue timeslot against competing dramas from SBS and MBC for almost 2 years now and it had been banking on Boys Before Flowers to reverse the situation. And it certainly did not disappoint as they finally succeeded on their 13th attempt, coming close to the opening episode rating of 14.6% set by Hello Miss on 19th March, 2007.

But what was the first impression after the first episode? “Although not close to the original, but it was passable” was the general remark given by those who were familar with the manga. Granted that most of the acting were quite stiff but its only the beginning so it should be better as we go along.

[http://coolsmurf.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/kbs-boys-before-flowers-makes-desired-impact-on-opening/]

KBS bRokE tHe cuRse of bEing the wEakEst out of the tHree TV sTations in tHe moN/tuEs dRama sLot

Determined to break the curse of being the weakest out of the three TV stations in the mon/tues drama slot, KBS has aggressively pushed and pinned their hopes on this Korean version of Hana Yori Dango, “Boys Before Flowers“, to save its viewership. Yesterday’s premiere did not fail KBS. According to TNS Media Korea, “Boys Before Flowers” has achieved a record opening of 14.3%, an opening number not seen since 19th March 2007 (nearly 2 years ago) when Lee Da Hae and Lee Ji Hoon’s “Hello! Miss” opened with a 14.8% rating.

Viewers’ opinions towards the drama, “although not as good as the original but is acceptable”. Due to its nature of being an adaptation of a popular manga, “Boys Before Flowers” has been eagerly anticipated by hardcore fans of the manga, wanting to see how much it sticks to the original story. However, as most parts of the story are unrealistic and certainly won’t happen in real life, viewers who do not understand the fact that this is a manga adaptation will find it hard to accept the various scenes in the drama. For example, an elite of the elite college, going to the college by helicopter, four pretty boys (F4) controlling the school and sadistic schoolmates (still laughing around when someone is about to commit suicide).

But since the original manga is overly popular and has also been adapted into dramas by Taiwan and Japan, its fairytale plot is widely accepted by Korean viewers. Although many viewers commented that the acting of various characters aren’t up to expectation, most are generally satisfied with how much the drama portray the key characteristics of the characters, especially “Wonder girl” Geun Jan Di (Goo Hye Sun), the ignorant Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho) and Yoon Ji Hoon (Kim Hyun Joong) who is unconcerned towards almost everything.

Viewers were especially full of praises toward singer Kim Hyun Joong who challenges acting for the first time. Despite not having much lines in the first episode, viewers commented that he really fits the image of Hanazawa Rui. However, one criticism towards the drama is that the first episode didn’t have the posh and lavish structures/decorations that the drama is supposed to have according to the manga.

“Boys Before Flowers” opens with a high and may likely go higher. But a tough battle awaits as current champion, MBC’s “East of Eden” has already garnered a large following and nearing its end. Furthermore, teenagers and young adults are the ones who make up the core of “Boys Before Flowers”. Therefore, trying to expand its viewership range, especially to the previous generation level is certainly not an easy task.

Sources: Chosun, mydaily

[http://www.hanfever.com/2009/01/06/boys-before-flowers-begins-with-a-bang/]

koReaN MoviE : Baby aNd mE [;D]

Bercerita tentang seorang cowok kLs 3 SMU, anak orang kaya yang nakal bin bandelnya bikin urat sabar bisa putus dLm 5 mEnit, bernama Han Joon Soo (diperanin ama : Jang Geun Seuk). taPi waLo dicap nakaL, bandeL, gag tau aturan, tRoubLe makEr, sEbeneRnya dy baeK ati pLus setia kaWin kaWan. dan kLo uDah nyangkut ma tEmen2’y, dy reLa bErantEm ma oRang2 cMa bwd ngebeLain tEmen’y ituw.

So, ,
Di skuL’y iiang daPet pEnghaRgaan sEkoLah bErkeLakuan baEg, dy sEring banget dipanggiL ma guRu BK, gaRa2 sEneng bgd buwad uLah. Ngag nyamPe sEminggu uDah dipanggiL Lg, sampe-sampe orang tuanya maLes dan malu dateng ke sKuL tRus tiap aRi. Nah, kRn strEss & gag kuwad ngaDepin anag iiang kyag gtu, akhiRny oRtu’y mutusin bWd kabuR dRi rumaH. (Lho kog mLh oRtu’y iiang kbuR????). cRa ninggaLin pEsan kbuR’y anEh bGd puLa. inoVasi! kagak pKe kErtas Lgi, tP pKe rekaMan viDeo, giLe beneR!!. en ninggaLin Han Joon Soo sendirian, dgn uaNg sKu 100 doLar iiang Mesti dihEmat2, kRn kaRtu kRedit’y uDah ditu2p.

Jang Geon Sook as Han Joon Soo

Mason Mun as Woo Rahm

Kim ByuL as Kim ByuL

rEaksi pErtaMa seteLah oRtu’y kabuR : hEpi. yuP, buKannya sEdih ato fRustasi gtu, eH dy mLh hEpi gRa2 gag ada Lgi oRang iiang bkaL ngaWasin dy. Dy jg mw buwaD pEsta di ruMah’y buwad ngErayain kabuR’y c oRtu. But, soMething haPPened!! And it destRoyEd aLL oF his drEam. Pas kE supErmaRket, entaH dRi neGaRa antaH bErantah mNa, tiBa2 nangkRing sEsosok mahkLuk iiang bKin dy kaGet tiga pEremPat mati [bosEn pKe kta sEtengaH ;D]. BaYi!!!!! Iiiang steLah dipEriksa oLeh pEtugas supeRmaRket, tRnyata tuH anaK’y dy sNdiRi. Makin kagetLah dy. Dan sEjak saat ituw, hiDup Joon Soo bErubah 360 dEraJat.

Oia, Joon Soo ditaksiR ma sEorang cE iiang imud iiaNg rada anEh. Nama’y Kim Byeol [naMa toKoh ma aktRisny sMa : Kim ByeoL]. Dia aneh kRn otak dy terLaLu pintaR. Ampe teMen2 dy sEndiRi nyuEkin aNd akhiR’y dy dikuciLkan. Guru2 juGa paDa takud en sEbisa mungkin gag mw kEteMu ma dy.

Ada satu sceNe dimaNa ByeoL waktu SD nanya ma guRu’y tEntang pEmbuktian PhytagoRas. Tp, coz sKing biNgung’y tuh gRu gag bisa nErangin bLas! AkhiRnya, ByeoL dengan sukareLa kLuaR dRi sEkoLahny. One day, ByeoL Lgi jLan2 [eNtah kRna oveR pEde ato stRess gRa2 oTak’y caPeg mikiR, dy jLn2’y pKe piyaMa aYam iiang gDe bgd] en naNgkRing d dPn skuL Joo Soo. EEEEEnnnnnnnn, dy kEteMu ma Joon Soo & LngsuNg jatuH ciNta pDa panDngan peRtaMa. Dan pDa hRi itu jg dy mutusin buWad sekoLah Lg. Dy masug kE kLs’y Joon Soo dan dgn cooL’y miLih du2k d sebeLah Joon Soo. [kEbetuLan bgd iia, ,]

pErjuangan Joon Soo mNcaRi iBu kanduNg Woo Rahm ( Mason Mun) gag semuLus iiang dibaYangin. Bukanny untuNg mLah siaL meLuLu. dRi 8 mantan iiang ditEmuiny, gag satuPun iiang mw ngaKuin Woo Rahm. Dah gitu daPet gaMpaRan puLa!! Nasib. .NasiB!! Sejak saat itu, Joon Soo pun bErjuang mEnjaDi oRang tua tunggaL buWad Woo Rahm. SometimEs, dy diBantu ma bYeoL jg c. Dy bErjuang nyaRi ASI, nyaRi kErjaan, de eL eL.

sMpe suatu hRi, kEbenaRan tErungakp. Saat kEteMu sHabat’y, Gi Seok, dy ngaKu kLo Woo Rahm adaLh anak kaNdung’y. Dy gag maMpu ngiDuPin dy, so dy tErpaKsa bEriin Woo Rahm kE Joon Soo. Woo Rahm jg meSti bErjuang ngaLahin pEnyakit paRu2 iiang didErita’y. kRn kEceWa dgn saHabat’y ituw, Joon Soo amPe gag mW nEmuin Woo Rahm Lgi. Gi Seok pun mEmutusKan buwad bEriin Woo Rahm kE oRang asing untuk diaDopsi. Gmna iia Ending’y??? kiRa2 ntaR Joon Soo ma ByeoL jaDian gag iia?? kLo dicEritain sEmua’y gag sEru. Liat aja ndiRi. Ok, ,

(http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-377865/Do-you-think-Kim-Byeol-and-Jang-Geun-seok-made-a-cute-couple.html?pg=1)