I have a love/hate relationship with this series. It’s all fluff, and a lot of fun to watch, but there are some very very Korean stereotypical aspects to the storyline which are both amusing and really irritating.

One example is the reverence for chaebols many of the characters show. To be fair, there are also counterbalancing characters like the main female role, who won’t take any of that nonsense.

Either way – I’m pretty much addicted to this show and eagerly awaiting the next episode to show up on MySoju.

[Edit - I had a chart here of the characters on the show and their relationships to each other from the d-addicts wiki, but apparently that site doesn't like hotlinking. So if you want to see it just click here instead.]

I talked about how K-pop can help foreign teachers relate to students – and watching K-dramas or other popular Korean TV shows can help as well.

Boys before Flowers is everywhere right now.
I ate at Bon Juk (a porridge chain that I wrote about at Seoul Eats previously) this weekend, and posters about Boys Before Flowers specials are all over the walls. The main character works at a Bon Juk in the drama.
I also had an ice cream cone at Baskin Robbins, where there were also specials from the Boys Before Flowers because of their ice cream showing up in the show.
Furthermore, the stationary stores near my school are full of Boys before Flowers notebooks. If you ever want to know what’s popular with your students, check out a stationary store.

It’s been a while since the last episode aired. I read on SeoulBeats that the crew is filming and airing the episodes at the same time. Shows are being filmed the weekend before they are set to air. That sounds like it’s a pretty grueling schedule, and it’s really wearing on the cast.

The next episode is being delayed. I’m sad about that but I hope the actors don’t get burned out, and get some time to relax.

After learning about the health problems the actors have had, I think I can wait patiently for the next episode.