My Cute Guys

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My Cute Guys
My Flower Boy Neighbor-poster.jpg
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Also known asFlower Boys Next Door [1]
Genre Romance, Comedy
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
ProducerJo Moon-joo
Production locationKorea
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

The series 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 Flower Boy Ramyun Shop ) 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. [2]

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Synopsis

Go Dok-mi (in Korean, literally "lonely beauty")(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 these new men suddenly entering her life, Dok-mi's solitary and orderly world is turned upside down.

Cast

Main

A modern Rapunzel, she has locked herself up in her "tower" to hide from the world. [3]
A genius who developed a wildly successful video game at 17, he is fun-loving, talkative, bohemian and can't get enough of soccer. [4]
A rookie webtoon artist, he is attractive despite his difficult and stubborn personality. He is in love with Dok-mi.

Supporting

Jin-rak's roommate and drawing partner who freeloads off him, and is known around the neighborhood for his chic looks and wiles.
A businesswoman who runs a shopping mall. She projects an elegant, easygoing image, but her friendliness doesn't extend to Dok-mi, whom she bullied in high school. She falls in love with Jin-rak and tries to win his heart. Her childhood best friend was Go Dok-mi while in elementary school.
Enrique's best friend and first love. She is a free spirit who throws herself wholeheartedly after something she wants. [5]
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. [6]

Special appearances

Original soundtrack

  1. Flower Boys Next Door (Title) - 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 - 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) - 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) [8]
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

International broadcast

Broadcasting rights were sold to Japan for the highest price yet for a Korean cable series; it began airing in May 2013 on TBS. [9] It also aired in ten other Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar and latin america, [10] and is available to stream on Iflix in Sri Lanka with English subtitles. [11]

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