My OOTM (Obsession Of The Moment):

Boys Before/Over Flowers!!!! (A Korean drama)

Ya'll have probably heard of Meteor Garden, right? Well, that drama was spawned from a Japanese manga called Hana Yori Dango (which I'm also watching right now), and now the Korean version of the dramatised manga is out! And has been for a few weeks now... But the Korean version IMHO is the best by far, because the cast are waaaayyyy better looking than both the Japanese and Taiwanese ones.

Here's a self-written synopsis: Geum JanDi, whose parents own a dry cleaner's, saves this boy from committing suicide at the Shinhwa High School, school for the rich, after he's been ragged and bullied by other students. The school gets bad press, and as a result, JanDi is invited into the school to silence the critics. Unfortunately, she gets on the bad side of the leader of F4, Gu JunPyo, and gets a Red Card from the F4, which was the reason the initial bully-ee was bullied in the first place (since the F4 are like superstars in that school and every word they say is like a pearl dropping from the heavens to the other students). She declares war on them F4-ers, by way of a spinning back kick (way to go!), which strangely enough, sparks JunPyo's interest in her. Did I mention she happens to like another member of F4? JiHoo is the quiet, mysterious guy who always wears something white no matter the occasion, and his hand in saving JanDi's behind a few times makes her fall in love with him. Etc. etc.

(Some background info: Shinhwa Group is fictionally the biggest company in Korea, and Shinhwa High is an elevator school, from kindergarten to university, owned by that company. Guess who's the heir to that company? Right, it's Gu JunPyo. So he's pretty big shit in this fictional Korea. Hence the power and adulation of the nation)

I obviously can't get a job as a synopsiser, if there was ever such a job, but the story is great. Great!

As I said, the Korean F4 floating up up up above the other versions in terms of good looks and pedigree.
Don't believe me? Here's a comparison:

Japanese Hana Yori Dango

Taiwanese Meteor Garden

annndddd...

Korean Kkotboda Namja!! (Boys Before/Ove... you get my drift)

Is there even a comparison?! The Koreans have nicer, more prestigious-looking uniforms, not that the F4 (Flower 4) actually wear them. They guys even seem to have more awe-inspiring credentials - you know, they have richer and more powerful backgrounds than the Taiwanese and Japanese F4. And then there's the matter of looks. Hands down, the best-looking F4 everrr. It amazes me how they managed to get such handsome young men into this show - and four of them at that! And there're more coming, such as the mysterious model HaJe who makes an appearance in the later, not-yet-screened-on-KBS World channel episodes. Plus, they actually look plausibly like high schoolers. Hard to find.

And thus, I conclude that Korean dramas are THE BOMB. Such an empty superficial post, but gosh I am obsessed with the show! Watch it at mysoju.com (;

fin*

p.s. I find it strange that JiHoo is prettier than JanDi.

p.p.s. I found JunPyo's curly hair disturbing at first, but I got used to it.

p.p.p.s. more pictures...

Lee Min Ho as Gu JunPyo

Kim HyunJoong as Yoon JiHoo

Kim Bum as So Yi Jung,
another member of the F4. I didn't include the other guy (WooBin)
cos he's not that cute. Only my mum seems to disagree with me...