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Boys Over Flowers has cemented itself in popular culture due to its successful adaptations, particularly in Asia. It has been referenced and parodied many times.
Parodies
- Boys Over Flowers (2009) has been parodied many times by South Korean boy bands, including Big Bang,[1] B1A4,[2] Shinee, and Monsta X.[3]
"Boys Over Acting"
- The Korean adaptation of Boys Over Flowers inspired a parody on the Filipino comedy show, Banana Split titled "Boys Over Acting" during 2009. The main cast were played by NiƱa Jose[4] (Geum Jan-di), Zanjoe Marudo (Gu Jun-pyo), John Prats (Yoon Ji-hoo), Pooh (So Yi-jung), and Jason Gainza (Song Woo-bin).[5] Jun-pyo's sister and mother, Gu Jun-hee (Angelica Panganiban) and Kang Hee-soo (Pokwang) were also parodied on the segment.
- Boys Over Flowers is referenced in Osomatsu-kun when the sextuplets of the series turn into idols of their school called the "F6."[6] Author Yoko Kamio later participated in a collaboration honoring the series. She drew the sextuplets with Tsukasa Domyoji, making them the "F7."[7]
Allusions
- In the tenth episode of the Japanese drama Otomen (2009), Boys Over Flowers is parodied and referenced several times.[8]
- The title of South Korean travel-reality show, Grandpas Over Flowers (2013), references Boys Over Flowers. Its popularity led to two spin-offs, Sisters Over Flowers (2013) and Youth Over Flowers (2014).
Misc.
- Models Godfrey Gao, Sphinx Ting, Victor Chen, and Lan Chun-tien were collectively called Fashion F4 (or Fashion 4) after appearing in a photo shoot together.[9]
Drama comparisons
Boys Over Flowers popularity has often lead to others dramas drawing parallels or comparisons.
- The Heirs (2013) stars Lee Min-ho as another chaebol heir. The drama shares a few similarities to Boys Over Flowers, such as following a poor student attending an elite school.[10]
- GĆ¼neÅi Beklerken (2013), also known as Waiting for the Sun,[11] is a Turkish soap opera. It follows an ordinary girl whom stands up to her rich and priveleged classmate.[12]
- Gakko no Kaidan (2015) has drawn comparisons to Hana Yori Dango due to it having a clique, the Platinum 8, whom bully the other students.[13]
- Moon River (2015) is a Taiwanese drama that has been favorably compared to Hana Yori Dango and Boys Over Flowers. Besides having a familiar premise, it also shares similar scenes.[14][15]
- Cinderella with Four Knights (2016) shares a basic premise with Boys Over Flowers. It follows a "Cinderella"-like female lead whom meets four handsome men. Star Ahn Jae-hyun also mentioned that it shared similarities to Boys Over Flowers.[16]
References
- ā https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftkc2oCkybM&t
- ā https://www.soompi.com/article/1008829wpp/11-hilarious-k-drama-parodies-k-pop-groups
- ā https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2018/07/24/10-hilarious-k-drama-parodies-idols
- ā Cristine Reyes played Geum Jan-di for the first and second segment.
- ā http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-513548/filipino-parody-boys-over-acting
- ā https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mr-osomatsu/episodes-1-2/.94125
- ā https://mantan-web.jp/article/20160219dog00m200042000c.html (Japanese)
- ā http://cherry-rambles.blogspot.com/2014/08/otomen-episode-10-recap.html
- ā https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/from-fashion-f4-to-nations-husband-godfrey-gaos-rise-to-fame
- ā https://www.kdramastars.com/articles/12078/20131113/the-heirs-vs-boys-over-flowers.htm
- ā https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3052000/
- ā GĆ¼neÅi Beklerken on Turkish Wikipedia
- ā https://www.cyzo.com/2015/01/post_20202_entry.html (Japanese)
- ā http://fishy2love.blogspot.com/2015/09/moon-river-makes-me-nostalgic-as-i.html
- ā http://mydramalist.com/article/2015/10/06/currently-watching-moon-river
- ā https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002839379 (Korean)
See also
