Flower Boys Next Door

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Flower Boys Next Door
My Flower Boy Neighbor-poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Genre Romance, Comedy
Created by Choi Jin-hee,
Park Ji-young
Based onI Steal Peeks At Him Every Day
by Yoo Hyun-sook
Written byKim Eun-jung
Directed byJung Jung-hwa
Starring Park Shin-hye
Yoon Shi-yoon
Kim Ji-hoon
Opening theme"Flower Boy Next Door (Title)" by 이크거북
Ending theme"Ready-Merry-Go!" by Romantic Punch
"I Wish It Was You" by Lee Jung
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerJo Moon-joo
Producer Park Seong-hye
Production locationSouth Korea
Production companiesOh! Boy Project, CJ E&M
Original release
Network tvN
Release7 January (2013-01-07) –
25 February 2013 (2013-02-25)
Related
Cool Guys, Hot Ramen
Flower Band
Dating Agency: Cyrano

Flower Boys Next Door is a 2013 South Korean television series. It aired on tvN from January 7 to February 26, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes. Directed by Jung Jung-hwa (who previously helmed Cool Guys, Hot Ramen ) and written by movie screenwriter Kim Eun-jung ( Gabi , Hwang Jin-yi ), it is the third installment of cable channel tvN's "Oh! Boy" series of Flower Boy programming targeted at the teenage demographic. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

Go Dok-mi (played by Park Shin-hye) is a shy, frugal freelance copy editor who refuses to leave her apartment or interact with people as much as possible. Every day, using a pair of binoculars, she steals peeks at her neighbor across the street, Han Tae-joon, as he goes through his daily morning routine. She had fallen in love with Tae-joon at first sight, after witnessing him pick up a puppy in a box and taking it home. When she looked out her window and saw him living in the apartment opposite hers, she thought of it as fate.

Webtoon artist Oh Jin-rak (Kim Ji-hoon) lives in the same apartment building as Dok-mi. He has been in love with Dok-mi for ages, and anonymously leaves a carton of milk with a post-it attached by her door every day. He created a webtoon with his drawing partner Oh Dong-hoon (Go Kyung-pyo), titled "Flower Boy Next Door", based on Dok-mi's life as well as his desire to draw her out into the world.

Enrique Geum (Yoon Shi-yoon), a genius video game developer, arrives in Seoul from Spain. His reason for coming is "cupid's arrow". Though he's in love with his best friend Yoon Seo-young (Kim Yoon-hye), she has feelings instead for his older cousin, Han Tae-joon, so he intends to play cupid for the two. That same day, a new neighbor Watanabe Ryu moves into the apartment across to Dok-mi and Jin-rak.

When Enrique comes to stay at Tae-joon's apartment, he catches Dok-mi in the act. Naturally curious and inquisitive, Enrique decides to find out the reason why Dok-mi is living in recluse. Meanwhile, Jin-rak is threatened by Enrique's sudden intrusion into Dok-mi's life.

With all of these new men suddenly entering her life, Dok-mi's solitary and orderly world is turned upside down.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Enrique's best friend and first love. She is a free spirit who throws herself wholeheartedly after something she wants. [4]
Enrique's older cousin. He has a complicated relationship with Seo-young, and is liked from afar by Dok-mi.
The new Japanese neighbor who came to Korea to learn the cuisine.
Jin-rak and Dong-hoon's webtoon editor and the deputy manager of the Contents Development team. [5] [ unreliable source? ]

Special appearances

Original soundtrack

  1. Flower Boys Next Door (Title) - Leekeugeobook (이크거북)
  2. Ready-Merry-Go! - Romantic Punch
  3. Talkin' Bout Love - J Rabbit
  4. I Wish It Was You - Lee Jung
  5. Pitch Black - Park Shin-hye
  6. I Want to Date You - Yoon Shi-yoon
  7. Memories of That Day - Leekeugeobook (이크거북)
  8. I Wake Up Because of You - Kim Seul-gi feat. Go Kyung-pyo
  9. Look at Me - Son Ho-young
  10. Pitch Black (Acoustic ver.) - Park Shin-hye
  11. I Wish It Was You (Inst.)
  12. Talkin' Bout Love (Inst.)
  13. I Want to Date You (Inst.)
  14. I Wake Up Because of You (Inst.)
  15. Ready-Merry-Go! (Inst.)
  16. About Her (That Woman's Story Theme) - Leekeugeobook (이크거북)

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
1January 7, 2013I steal peeks at him every day0.552% (tvN only) [7]
2January 8, 2013Just leave me alone, please!!0.841% (tvN only)
3January 14, 2013First love hurts and unrequited love is sad1.228% (tvN + OnStyle)
4January 15, 2013No such thing as kind lies or white lies?1.504% (tvN + OnStyle)
5January 21, 2013I make up 1000 excuses to meet you by chance1.309% (tvN + OnStyle)
6January 22, 2013The related keywords for 'meeting' are 'fate' and 'ill-fated'1.690% (tvN + OnStyle)
7January 28, 2013Pride and prejudice and misunderstanding1.445% (tvN + OnStyle)
8January 29, 2013There's a hazardous tunnel zone ahead1.409% (tvN + OnStyle)
9February 4, 2013I love you as much as I know you,
I know you as much as I love you		1.003% (tvN + OnStyle)
10February 5, 2013If you want to know about your enemy,
see things from his eyes, not yours		1.390% (tvN + OnStyle)
11February 11, 2013Can I go back to being the old me?1.356% (tvN only)
12February 12, 2013The wind is blowing. I like you1.470% (tvN only)
13February 18, 2013Is it to dream a new dream?1.302% (tvN only)
14February 19, 2013Love is to see different maps at times1.121% (tvN only)
15February 25, 2013Love sometimes seeks a further path1.190% (tvN only)
16February 26, 2013Love your neighbor1.409% (tvN only)
Average1.264%

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2016Romantic-Comedy Queen Park Shin-hye Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Hye-ji (October 31, 2012). "Park Shin-hye, Yoon Si-yoon to Pair Up in New Rom-com Drama". Asiae. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (January 4, 2013). "Park Shin Hye Promises Give Free Hugs If Ratings are High for Flower Boys Next Door". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kim, Yeon-ji (7 March 2013). "At 26, Yoon Si-yoon breaks out of his shell". Korea JoongAng Daily . Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  4. ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (November 21, 2012). "Kim Yoon Hye Cast as Yoon Shi Yoon's First Love for My Flower Boy Neighbor". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Lee, Mi-na (January 13, 2013). '또' 김슬기의 찰진 욕, '이웃집 꽃미남'서 다시 한 번? [SNL Korea's actress Kim Seul-gi's sticky swear words, again on Flower Boys Next Door?]. OhmyNews (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 27, 2013). "School 2013's Park Se Young Makes Surprise Cameo in Flower Boys Next Door". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (January 8, 2013). "Ratings: Mon, 01.07.13: Flower Boys Bloom as The King Takes a Bow". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
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