Like a lot of people this was my first official k-drama, I wanted it when I was 17 and now as a 20 year old I realize the only reason I highly rated and loved it was because it was the start of my k-drama and east Asian dramas journey. This story has been made many times and I've seen all of them, the OG anime, the live action Hana Yori Dango both seasons, the Meteor Garden Chinese old and new versions and I plan to watch the Thailand version just to keep the tradition.

Boys over flowers was my favorite adaptation only because I fell in love with Lee Min Ho, and he has become one of my favourite actors even though he has been typecasted; this story is extremely toxic, point blank period. I know a lot of people have brought up the faults of this and only in recent year I realize they were right. And it's not a love story anyone should want. From start to finish, I don't they should've ended up together; Goon Joon Pyo and Geum Jan Di. She should of left after a certain incident because honestly if Joon Pyo did not look like Lee Min Ho more people would of hated him but unfortunately it's pretty privilege. He did not change because of her, he changed for her, and there's a big difference between the two. If her good nature rubbed off on him and he learned what his personality was like and how horrible he has been, he would of been a better person and character for it, however he changed just for a girl and people need to learn that if you don't want to change your bad behavior on your own will but just to please another person it means you haven't had any grown yet. And Jan Di wasn't even a good person like we see in other dramas, she was annoying, however I have a soft spot for her as a character.

It's not an excuse to be a bad person because you had a terrible childhood, we see a lot in anime or live action that our protagonist have terrible childhoods and are bullied but they are still good people, that's why we root for them but how come when it comes to a secondary lead to the to the protagonist they will have terrible childhoods but they are bad people?

I wouldn't say not to watch Boys Over Flowers because it does show you what not to do in relationships and what red flags to see. This show is a classic example what toxic romantic media we see all rapped in one show. Overall I have a soft spot for this drama, even with all it's problems I still love dan di even though she can be VERY annoying, adore Joon Pyo even though he pushed some kids to suicide and was pushy with dan di, fell in love with Ji hoo even though he was manipulative if you pay close attention and have a guilty pleasure to listening to the theme song "Almost Paradise", even though some people find it annoying. Watch it at your will.