Boys Over Flowers (manga series)

 

My Thoughts:

I read the Noh Family recently about a Korean American character who finds out that she is part of a chaebol family in Korea. This seems to be the year of the K-pop, K-drama books and that one referred to several K-Drama series and one just stuck with me because of the name, Boys over Flowers.  I started investigating and Boys over Flowers is a Japanese manga series about a feisty girl who gets accepted into an elite high school. She protects someone from bullying and then becomes the object of bullying by the elite F4, a group of privileged, good looking boys.  Of course, over the course of this series, they see that this is a girl that cannot be bullied, pushed down or made small. Instead, love blooms. 

So how is this Japanese manga in a K-drama style YA book? I found out that on Netflix they are showing the Korean series Boys Over Flowers originally aired in 2009.  The series is adapted from the original manga series except it is set in Korea. It follows a familiar trope around the evil matriarch standing in the way of true love, the love interest who has no status and is seen as a “gold digger,” and the handsome, rich, spoiled male who has family obligations and an inability to really control his mother. 

K-Drama fans will enjoy this series.

From the Publisher:

Tsukushi Makino is accepted into the prestigious, Eitoku Academy. Life changes dramatically for Tsukushi when her friend falls on Tsukasa Domyoji. Tsukasa is the explosive leader of the "F4," a group of the most powerful, rich and handsome boys. Domyoji refuses to accept Makiko's apology and Tsukushi steps in to protect her friend. A red tag appears in the Tsukushi's locker the next morning which is a sign from the F4 that she is to be bullied by the school. Tskushi continues to stand up to her oppressors.