On Wendesday, I had to take Jaemin’s workbook away from him because he was working ahead and we were supposed to be doing something else. He threw a fit and wouldn’t participate and then he started making noises just to be annoying. When I finally gave him his book back, he threw it off his desk. However, he can’t stand not being the smart one in class so he quickly fell in line. But my dear Jaemin is totally a young Goo Joon Pyo.
Boys Before Flowers, that’s all I’m saying, Boys Before Flowers. A Korean teen drama that totally feels like it is adapted from Manga (while trying to find a link, I discovered that it is indeed adpated from a Manga). I have heard that Korean TV can be mind numbingly addictive but until this weekend, I had no idea. A billionaire’s son and a Dry Cleaners daughter, can they really make it work? Will Geum Jan Di choose Goo Joon Pyo or Yoon Ji Hoo? Will this destroy the F4? And why do I care? I do care, seven episodes in two days show that I really do care.
I first saw the show in Busan this weekend. It was all in Korean, but we were mostly able to follow the story. Sarah and I watched at the hotel and then when Sally went to get her hair cut we watched even more at the salon. The show was all we would talk about and then we started noticing a lot of advertisements for the show, including posters in a beauty store, which Sally stole.
When we got home, Sarah found a website that streams the show and has English subtitles. I started watching from the beginning and couldn’t stop. The show streams in 10 minuet segments and I kept telling myself only ten more minutes and suddenly it was midnight. Oh well, Thursday, I exercised a bit more self control. I desperately want Geum Jan Di to choose Goo Joon Pyo, he was worked so hard for her and likes her so much. Yoon Ji Hoo is still hung up on Min Seo Hyun and he would ditch Jan Di for her in a second. Also, on their date he kept talking about Min Seo Hyun. That’s annoying.
Also, the subtitles are done by fans of the show and are frequently more interesting than the show itself. Hence the title of this post today. There have been a few gems, but that line is my favourite so far. Also, everybody is threaten to kill each other all the time. There are a couple of common expressions in Korea and it is not meant to be actually death, but it’s still funny. You just don’t hear that kind of thing on American TV. You’re so dead! I’m going to kill you!
More on my Busan adventures later.
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