"Soul" Couple

"소을커플." 빛나는별 김범 팬카페 [shine star]. N.p., 15 May 2009. Web. 17 Apr. 2010. .

Kim Bum and Kim So Eun are known as the "soul" couple to fans of the drama, Boys Over Flower in Korea. I'm also a big fan of Boys Over Flower and I really love this couple. They were really cute couples in the drama and many fans that support them created this name. They got this nickname from putting the names of their role together. So comes from So Yi Jung, which was Kim Bum's name in the drama, and Eul comes from Choo Ga Eul, which was Kim So Eun's name in the drama. Soul is actually So Eul, but since it sounds similar, they created the nickname "soul". They gained so many fans during the drama that they even filmed a commercial together after the drama. Even though they became very famous stars individually, their value gets higher as a couple.

Don't they look just so good together? They both very pretty and handsome! Many fans wanted them to go out in real life and they actually had a scandal because they were wearing similar looking rings, and everyone thought that it was their couple ring. I think this scandal was sort of made up by the fans who really loved this couple. I was one of the people who wished they would go out for real, but I don't think that's going to happen.

This is the commercial of the "soul" couple!


Best scenes of soul couple selected by me from Boys Over Flower!
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They're such a cute couple! I wish I could see them together again in a drama or a movie.

Hana Yori Dango (花より男子)

As I informed you before in the previous posting, today, I'll introduce you to a drama that is very popular all around Asia. This drama, "Hana Yori Dango" was made in Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. The original story was made as a comic in Japan but as it became popular, it was made into dramas all over Asia. I'm a really big fan of Hana Yori Dango so I read the original comic and watched all the different version it. It's a really fun love story and especially entertaining for teenage girls like me!

Synopsis: "Boys Over Flowers" is a love story between a boy who seems to be perfect, who is from a very wealthy family (Domyoji Tsukasa) and a normal girl from a common low class family (Makino Tsukushi). In the drama, there are four boys called the F4, who are sons of very rich families. The leader of F4 is the one who falls in love with the very poor girl but there are many events that separate them from loving each other. The story is about a series of conflicts and hardships that the two main characters go through to reach their happy ending.

F4 (Flower Four) - Four boys who are from extremely wealthy families (most popular boys in the school).
1. Domyoji Tsukasa
He falls in love with Makino(the main character) in the story.


2. Hanazawa Rui He's Domyoji’s best friend but they run into a conflict because Makino likes Rui in the beginning of the story.


3. Nishikado Sojiro
Makino's best friend, Yuki's admirer. He doesn't believe that true love exists.




4. Akira Mimasaka
A member of F4.





This is a video comparing the actors/actresses and the scenes from the three versions!



My favorite version of Hana Yori Dango is the Japanese version. It had a beautiful scenes and actresses were very good in acting out their parts. On the other hand, some of the actors and actresses in the Korean and Taiwanese version weren't experience which made their acting seem very awkward.
This is one of my favorite scene from the Japanese version! It's really beautiful!


Hana Yori Dango is a very famous comic/drama all over Asia. I wish more people watch or read this fantastic dramas or comic. If you're going to watch the drama, I recommend watching the Japanese version! I hope you enjoyed!