Protect the Boss... or the One I Skipped

From left to right: Ice Cream, Jerk Face, Idiot Heroine, Cute Boy

So let's be honest about this one. It has a fun preface. I actually watched it before I watched Boys Over Flowers. But here's where it gets a bit... ahem. We'll get back to that.

Cast:

Choi Kang Hee as Noh Eun Seol (aka our tough and fun-loving heroine who is struggling to find a job-- who isn't?)

Ji Sung as Cha Ji Heon (aka stupid male protagonist who is immature, rude, pretentious, rich, spoiled... you get the idea)

Kim Jae Joong as Cha Mu Won (aka the really nice guy who the heroine should fall for, but is an idiot and does not so...)

Whoops. Did I just ruin it for you?

Note: I did not finish this drama. And here is why:

Some of you that know me... may know that I get tied emotionally to things and K-Dramas are no exception. So when I started seeing the signs that Eun Seol was falling for Ji Heon, I backed out quick. I waited for Mu Won to put up a bit of a fight, but I knew that it was useless in the end, poor boy.

Here's the storyline:

Ji Heon is super duper immature but due to his connections, he is a director at a big company. (Connections= his dad is the chairman) Eun Seol, who had some behavior problems in high school, has since matured and is job hunting. Unfortunately, she can't seem to catch a break. By some mistake, she is granted an interview at this big company. Cha Mu Won (Ji Heon's cousin) is also a director at the company, but he is the opposite of Ji Heon. He is mature and hard working (and sweet as opposed to sour)... gives Eun Seol a chance when no one else will after she gives him a piece of her mind. She is assigned to Ji Heon and, not wanting to be fired, puts up with a lot from him.

Naturally, both men start falling for her....

You'll have to watch the rest to find out what happens. Really. Because I couldn't stand the idiocy of it all. :)

Rating: 5.5 and this is only for Jaejoong, cute thing. :)

Boys Over Flowers... or the one where I fell in love

When my sister first told me about Boys Over Flowers, I was a bit skeptical. I mean really... a high school for rich kids where the four top students call themselves F4 and go around torturing the poor kids? What is that all about? I say to all you skeptics now: Wait and see.

Cast:

Ku Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di (aka strong female lead)

Lee Min  Ho as Goo Jun Pyo (aka rude jerky protagonist)

Kim Hyun Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo (aka awesome, amazing, spectacular, sweet, thoughtful co-star)

Kim Bum as So Yi Jung (aka Casanova)

Kim Joon as Song Woo Bin (aka Don Juan)

Kim So Eun as Chu Ga Eul (aka best friend)

Plot:

I guess that I should start out with a bit of an explanation. Welcome to ShinHwa High School, school for the rich only, ruled by the mysterious F4 (F standing for 'Flower', meaning pretty boy). Things happen. Geum Jan Di, who is the daughter of a dry cleaner, ends up being given a scholarship to ShinHwa. Due to her strong personality, she ends up butting heads with Goo Jun Pyo and he declares her an outcast. Because of that, she is tormented at school without much relief. Only Ji Hoo helps her and he certainly does it in a roundabout way. However, it is the first scene that really makes the difference. You can watch the whole thing, but at this moment I would recommend only the first 5ish minutes.

Hee. When I first saw this, I remember smiling stupidly just like Jan Di does as she walks away from him. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a pretty boy who plays the violin. And the guitar. And the piano... :)

The hair... it grows on you. Seriously. Not just literally. 

Of course Goo Jun Pyo finds her defiance attractive and feels like anything he wants, he can have. So he gets pushy. And of course that leads to other things, but I shan't spoil the entire show for you here. Suffice it to say, I can't stand Lee Min Ho and his "Aish!"

Suffice it to say, Kim Hyun Joong is the shining star in this show. :) Aww... I'm blushing.

Rating: 9.5 Watch it and you'll understand, in the end, why I docked it half a point.