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* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Jun Pyo's attitude towards the rest of F4 and Jan Di when he meets them post time skip.
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* UnderdressedForTheOccasion: Played with. JanDi shows up in her school uniform for the after-graduation party -- but her friends think it's the perfect outfit for her.

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* UnderdressedForTheOccasion: Played with. JanDi shows up in her school uniform for the after-graduation party -- but her friends think it's the perfect outfit for her.

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** Of course a lot of her bullying was instigated by him anyway in the beginning of the series. But once he starts to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold warm up to her ]], it's better not to mess with Jan Di for [[UnstoppableRage your own safety]].

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** Of course a lot of her bullying was instigated by him anyway in the beginning of the series. But once he starts to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold warm up to her ]], her]], it's better not to mess with Jan Di for [[UnstoppableRage your own safety]]. safety]].



* BewareTheNiceOnes: Yi Jung is most confrontational in this adaptation after Jun Pyo. Though he's normally softspoken and willing to go along with Jun Pyo's antics, when Ji Hoo and Jun Pyo piss him off, he gets REALLY pissed.



* CoolOldGuy: Butler Lee and Manager Kim (Madam Kang's secretary) - both of whom seem to be fully aware of the assholery their respective bosses are capable of, and do their best to protect people (read: Jan Di) from being unnecessarily targeted by the aforementioned two if they can avoid it.

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* CoolOldGuy: Butler Lee and Manager Kim (Madam Kang's secretary) - both of whom seem to be fully aware of the assholery their respective bosses are capable of, and do their best to protect people (read: Jan Di) from being unnecessarily targeted by the aforementioned two if they can avoid it. Manager Kang even goes out of his way to schedule time for Jun Pyo to see the rest of F4 in the midst of all the crap he has to do as the ShinHwa group's heir.



* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Jan Di

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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Jan DiDi, until her life is turned upside down by the ShinHwa group and F4.



* ParentalAbandonment

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* ParentalAbandonmentParentalAbandonment: Jun Pyo and Yi Jung's parents are emotionally neglectful. In the former's case, his elder sister raised him. In the latter's, he makes up for it himself by becoming a womanizer.
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* CoolOldGuy - Butler Lee and Madam Kang's secretary - both of whom seem to be fully aware of the assholery their respective bosses are capable of, and do their best to protect people (read: Jan Di) from being unnecessarily targeted by the aforementioned two if they can avoid it.

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* CoolOldGuy - CoolOldGuy: Butler Lee and Madam Manager Kim (Madam Kang's secretary secretary) - both of whom seem to be fully aware of the assholery their respective bosses are capable of, and do their best to protect people (read: Jan Di) from being unnecessarily targeted by the aforementioned two if they can avoid it.



* ShowerScene: F4, being MrFanservice.

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* ShowerScene: F4, Jun Pyo, being MrFanservice.



* TrueCompanions: the F4 are each other's only friends.

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* TrueCompanions: the The F4 are each other's only friends.friends, though Madam Kang doesn't think that Jun Pyo should have any.



** Ji Hoo to his gradfather, for leaving him alone and and letting him think that he blamed him for his parents' deaths.

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** Ji Hoo to his gradfather, grandfather, for leaving him alone and and letting him think that he blamed him for his parents' deaths.
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%%* CoolOldLady* CoolOldGuy - Butler Lee and Madam Kang's secretary - both of whom seem to be fully aware of the assholery their respective bosses are capable of, and do their best to protect people (read: Jan Di) from being unnecessarily targeted by the aforementioned two if they can avoid it.

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* IfICantHaveYou: Jun Pyo's attitude at the start.

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* HeroicBSOD: Jan Di has a pretty bad one when she's told she can no longer swim.
* IfICantHaveYou: Jun Pyo's attitude at the start. He eventually realizes that he can't treat Jan Di like a toy to take away from Ji Hoo, especially since he feels the same way about her.
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* GameBreakingInjury: In an instance where Jan Di steps in the way of a blow meant for Jun Pyo, she is badly hurt to the point where she is told she can no longer swim without aggravating her shoulder.

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* AdultsAreUseless: We don't see any of them, but it's presumed that all the teachers at Shin Hwa Academy are clueless, if not too afraid, to go against F4 to do anything about the bullying that occurs at the school.



** Even though he's the one that ordered the bullying, Jun Pyo is actually pretty pissed when he finds out that some students went so far as to almost rape Jan Di.



* SharpDressedMan: F4 wears nice clothes

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* SharpDressedMan: All the men of F4 wears wear nice clothesclothes.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Lee Jae Ha's older brother, who high-dives off a school building after being bullied by the school thanks to a "red card" from F4. Jan Di attempts to stop him, which [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment is the reason she is invited to become a student at the school]].

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* DrivenToSuicide: Lee Jae Ha's older brother, who high-dives off a school building after being bullied by the school thanks to a "red card" from F4. Jan Di attempts just barely manages to stop him, which [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment is the reason she is invited to become a student at the school]].
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* EvilIsPetty: Madam Kang makes sure Jan Di's family goes out of business when Jan Di's mother pours salt on her and doesn't accept the money Madam Kang attempts to give to Jan Di to keep her from seeing Jun Pyo.

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--> Jun Pyo: "If sorry was enough, then why would the law and police exist?"\\
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Jae Kyung: "Let's go together!"

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--> Jun Pyo: "If sorry was enough, then why would the law and police exist?"\\
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* TheDogBitesBack: {{Reconstructed}}. Lee Jae Ha wasn't [[KickTheDog the dog that Jun Pyo kicked]]; his older brother was. However, he did feel the effects of F4's bullying as [[ItsPersonal his brother is his only family member]]. His {{Revenge}} scheme is pretty much this trope: quiet previous victim tries to take vengeance on unsuspecting villain.

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* TheDogBitesBack: {{Reconstructed}}. Lee Jae Ha wasn't [[KickTheDog the dog that Jun Pyo kicked]]; kicked]], his older brother was. However, he did feel the effects of F4's bullying as [[ItsPersonal his brother is his only family member]]. His {{Revenge}} scheme is pretty much this trope: quiet previous victim tries to take vengeance on unsuspecting villain.



** Though this may be a case of the AlphaBitch just [[IFightForTheStrongestSide switching sides as usual]] now that it's known that Jan Di is innocent. She can go from adoring Jan Di to [[DisProportionateRetribution setting her bike on fire]] depending on whether Jan Di is accused of cheating on Jun Pyo or not. She never seems to have many [[KidsAreCruel standards where bullying]] is concerned.

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** Though this may be a case of the AlphaBitch just [[IFightForTheStrongestSide switching sides as usual]] now that it's known that Jan Di is innocent. She can go from adoring Jan Di to [[DisProportionateRetribution [[DisproportionateRetribution setting her bike on fire]] depending on whether Jan Di is accused of cheating on Jun Pyo or not. She never seems to have many [[KidsAreCruel standards where bullying]] is concerned.



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%% * GirlPosse: The Mean Girls TrioTrio that make fun of Jan Di whenever Jun Pyo is having a temper tantrum.



* InSeriesNickname: Jun Pyo callaJae Kyung "Monkey"; she doesn't mind as she sees it as an AffectionateNickname. She calls him Jun sometimes.
* InstantFanclub: All of F4 are guaranteed this if they show up in public. They exploit it in one episode to drum up publicity for the porridge shop.

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* InSeriesNickname: Jun Pyo callaJae calls Jae Kyung "Monkey"; she doesn't mind as she sees it as an AffectionateNickname. She calls him Jun sometimes.
* InstantFanclub: InstantFanClub: All of F4 are guaranteed this if they show up in public. They exploit it in one episode to drum up publicity for the porridge shop.



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%% * IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappyIWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Jan Di asks Seo Hyun not to leave the country for Ji Hoo's sake, and doesn't ask Ji Hoo to stay for her when he says he's leaving. Ji Hoo, upon his return, steps aside for Jan Di and Jun Pyo to have a chance at a relationship, with the full knowledge that he missed his chance for anything with her anyway.



* RomanticRunnerUp: Oddly enough, Jan Di and Ji Hoo... to each other. Jan Di crushed hard on Ji Hoo as he continued to save her from bullies that came after her because of Jun Pyo, but he ends up leaving Jan Di to follow Seo Hyun out of the country. By the time Ji Hoo returns, Jan Di has already started to fall for Jun Pyo, and Ji Hoo realizes that it's too late for him to pursue a romantic relationship with her.

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* RomanticRunnerUp: Oddly enough, Jan Di and Ji Hoo... to each other. Jan Di crushed hard on Ji Hoo as he continued to save her from bullies that came after her because of Jun Pyo, but he ends up leaving Jan Di to follow Seo Hyun out of the country. By the time Ji Hoo returns, returns and realizes he also has feelings for Jan Di, Jan Di has already started to fall for Jun Pyo, and Ji Hoo realizes that it's too late for him to pursue a romantic relationship with her.her. He then opted to push Jun Pyo and Jan Di together, though there are occasional moments that indicate he regrets his choice.



* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Up to level [[UptoEleven WTF]].

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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Up Like all the other adaptations of this series, up to level [[UptoEleven WTF]].
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* RescueRomance: One-sided on Jan Di's part towards Ji Hoo.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Oddly enough, Jan Di and Ji Hoo... to each other. Jan Di crushed hard on Ji Hoo as he continued to save her from bullies that came after her because of Jun Pyo, but he ends up leaving Jan Di to follow Seo Hyun out of the country. By the time Ji Hoo returns, Jan Di has already started to fall for Jun Pyo, and Ji Hoo realizes that it's too late for him to pursue a romantic relationship with her.
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* ZettaiRyouiki: Geum Jan Di has Grade B in her school girl outfit in some of her shots.
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* FoodSlap: Ga Eul throws a drink in Yi Jung's face for being rude to her on their date. Jan Di's mother also pours a bowl of salt over the head of Madam KAng.

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* FoodSlap: Ga Eul throws a drink in Yi Jung's face for being rude to her on their date. Jan Di's mother also pours a bowl of salt over the head of Madam KAng.Kang.



* InSeriesNicknamr: Jun Pyo callaJae Kyung "Monkey"; she doesn't mind as she sees it as an AffectionateNickname. She calls him Jun sometimes.

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* InSeriesNicknamr: InSeriesNickname: Jun Pyo callaJae Kyung "Monkey"; she doesn't mind as she sees it as an AffectionateNickname. She calls him Jun sometimes.
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* DisposableFiance: [[spoiler: Jae Kyung to Jun Pyo]]

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* DisposableFiance: [[spoiler: Jae Kyung to Jun Pyo]]Pyo]], although the bride is the one to call off the wedding.



* FriendVersusLover: Jae Kyung, after finding out that Jan Di and Jun Pyo had a relationship and still like each other. She asks Jun Pyo whether he would [[SadisticChoice choose love or friendship]] and he says [[TakeAThirdOption he wouldn't give up on either]]. She eventually calls off the wedding, giving up on Jun Pyo.

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* FriendVersusLover: Jae Kyung, after finding out that Jan Di and Jun Pyo had a relationship and still like each other. She asks Jun Pyo whether he would [[SadisticChoice choose love or friendship]] and he says [[TakeAThirdOption he wouldn't give up on either]]. She eventually calls off off the wedding, giving up on Jun Pyo.

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* FriendVersusLover: Jae Kyung, after finding out that Jan Di and Jun Pyo had a relationship and still like each other. She asks Jun Pyo whether he would [[SadisticChoice choose love or friendship]] and he says [[TakeAThirdOption he wouldn't give up on either]]. She eventually calls off the wedding, giving up on Jun Pyo.

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* FriendVersusLover: Jae Kyung, after finding out that Jan Di and Jun Pyo had a relationship and still like each other. She asks Jun Pyo whether he would [[SadisticChoice choose love or friendship]] and he says [[TakeAThirdOption he wouldn't give up on either]]. She eventually calls off off the wedding, giving up on Jun Pyo.



* GrayRainOfDepression: After Ji Hoo has an argument with his grandfather in episode 21.



* RainOfDepression: After Ji Hoo has an argument with his grandfather in episode 21.


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** Ji Hoo to his gradfather, for leaving him alone and and letting him think that he blamed him for his parents' deaths.

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* BigDamnKiss

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* BigDamnKissBigDamnHeroes: Jan Di gets saved [[DamselInDistress a lot]]. While in Macau, Jan Di gets her wallet stolen. Jae Kyung calls attention to it, and saves her from the mugger. The members of F4 (minus Jun Pyo) save Jan Di when a kid steals her luggage, and leads her to a gang of guys who are thinking about selling her.
* BigDamnKiss: Jan Di and Jun Pyo get several, all in slow motion.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Oh Min Ji, Jan Di's best friend at the High School. Lampshaded in that she gives Jan Di a stuffed sheep toy wearing the school uniform.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Oh Min Ji, Jan Di's best friend at the High School. Lampshaded [[{{Foreshadowing}} Hinted at]] in that she gives Jan Di a stuffed sheep toy wearing the school uniform.



* ChekhovsGunman: Jae Kyung shows up many times in Macau before and after meeting Jan Di, and even runs into Jun Pyo a few times, before she becomes Jun Pyo's fiancee.



* CoolBigSis: Jun Hee, Jun Pyo's older sister who drives a white Ferrari and is known at school as "The Charisma Queen".
* CoolOldLady
* ComfortingComforter: Nonromantic example when Ji Hoo does this to Jun Pyo.

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* CoolBigSis: Jun Hee, Jun Pyo's older sister who drives a white Ferrari and is known at school as "The Charisma Queen".
* CoolOldLady
Queen". She becomes like an older sister to Jan Di, as does Jae Kyung.
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* ComfortingComforter: Nonromantic example when Ji Hoo does this to Jun Pyo. Jan Di and Jun Pyo do this to each other a few times.



** Yi Jung in the later episodes.



* GoodHairEvilHair: possibly invoked by Jan Di when she criticizes Jun Pyo's curly hair.

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* FriendVersusLover: Jae Kyung, after finding out that Jan Di and Jun Pyo had a relationship and still like each other. She asks Jun Pyo whether he would [[SadisticChoice choose love or friendship]] and he says [[TakeAThirdOption he wouldn't give up on either]]. She eventually calls off the wedding, giving up on Jun Pyo.
* FoodSlap: Ga Eul throws a drink in Yi Jung's face for being rude to her on their date. Jan Di's mother also pours a bowl of salt over the head of Madam KAng.
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* GoodHairEvilHair: possibly Possibly invoked by Jan Di when she criticizes Jun Pyo's curly hair.hair.
* GratuitousEnglish: Usually from the Girl Posse and Woo Bin.



* InstantFanclub: All of F4 are guaranteed this if they show up in public. They exploit it in one episode to drum up publicity for the porrige shop.

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* InSeriesNicknamr: Jun Pyo callaJae Kyung "Monkey"; she doesn't mind as she sees it as an AffectionateNickname. She calls him Jun sometimes.
* InstantFanclub: All of F4 are guaranteed this if they show up in public. They exploit it in one episode to drum up publicity for the porrige shop.porridge shop.
* InsultToRocks: Jan Di's brother comments that a stuffed pink cat looks like Jun Pyo, and their mother replies that Jun Pyo isn't as nice or cute and that the toy would be insulted to hear that.



* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jun Pyo ''is'' this trope!

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jun Pyo ''is'' this trope!



* MisplacedRetribution: Jae Ha's revenge plan involves kidnapping Jan Di

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* MisplacedRetribution: Jae Ha's revenge plan involves kidnapping Jan DiDi.



* PiggybackCute: Jan Di and both of her love interests multiple times: getting bullied, trapped in a blizzard, collapsing from overwork, etc.

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* PiggybackCute: Jan Di and both of her love interests multiple times: getting bullied, trapped in a blizzard, collapsing from overwork, breaking a heel on her shoe, etc.



* RainOfDepression: After Ji Hoo has an argument with his grandfather in episode 21.



* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Jun Pyo tries to get Jan Di kicked out of school after she kissed Ji Hoo.



* ShirtlessScene: F4, being MrFanservice.

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* ShipperOnDeck: Jan Di's family really wants her to marry Jun Pyo. At first, it's because he's rich, but they like him a lot when they meet him.
* ShirtlessScene: F4, being MrFanservice. Jun Pyo got more shirtless scenes than the other members.



* ShoutOut: Ji Hoo's horse, given to him by Soo Jin, is named Rui after Hanazawa Rui who is Ji Hoo's counterpart in HanaYoriDango

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* ShoutOut: Ji Hoo's horse, given to him by Soo Jin, is named Rui after Hanazawa Rui who is Ji Hoo's counterpart in HanaYoriDango''Manga/HanaYoriDango''
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* SleepCute: Jan Di and Jun Pyo after getting stuck in a building overnight. Jan Di falls asleep on Ji Hoo's shoulder in another episode.
* SlutShaming: Jan Di gets this a few times, such as when a man drugged her and took a picture of them in a hotel room together and after she cheated on Jun Pyo with Ji Hoo. The other students write bad things about on her desk and the board, attack her physically and verbally, and and set her bike on fire. Jun Pyo's mother also does it, accusing Jan Di of trying to seduce Jun Pyo.



* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Almost word for word when Jan Di wonders if Jun Pyo is still going to be waiting for her in freezing weather. After her mother quotes this, she takes off running.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Jun Pyo usually, especially as a response to his treatment of Jan Di in the second half of the series. He also got this when he cheated in the horse race against Ji Hoo, injuring the horse in the process, who had to be put down as a result.
* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Almost word for word when Jan Di wonders if Jun Pyo is still going to be waiting for her in freezing weather. weather for hours. After her mother quotes this, [[OhCrap she takes off running. running.]]
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* AngerBornOfWorry: Jun Pyo's preferred method of showing concern.
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** Of course a lot of her bullying was instigated by him anyway in the beginning of the series. BVut once he starts to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold warm up to her ]], it's better not to mess with Jan Di for [[UnstoppableRage your own safety]].

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** Of course a lot of her bullying was instigated by him anyway in the beginning of the series. BVut But once he starts to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold warm up to her ]], it's better not to mess with Jan Di for [[UnstoppableRage your own safety]].
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* BeserkButton: Jun Pyo is not pleased when Jan Di is threatened.
** Of course a lot of her bullying was instigated by him anyway in the beginning of the series. Once he starts to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold warm up to her though]], it's better not to mess with Jan Di for your own safety.

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* BeserkButton: BerserkButton: Jun Pyo is not pleased when Jan Di is threatened.
** Of course a lot of her bullying was instigated by him anyway in the beginning of the series. Once BVut once he starts to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold warm up to her though]], ]], it's better not to mess with Jan Di for [[UnstoppableRage your own safety.safety]].
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* BeserkButton: Jun Pyo is not pleased when Jan Di is threatened.
** Of course a lot of her bullying was instigated by him anyway in the beginning of the series. Once he starts to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold warm up to her though]], it's better not to mess with Jan Di for your own safety.
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** Though this may be a case of the AlphaBitch just [[IFightForTheStrongestSide switching sides as usual]] now that it's known that Jan Di is innocent. She can go from adoring Jan Di to setting her bike on fire depending on whether Jan Di is accused of cheating on Jun Pyo or not.

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** Though this may be a case of the AlphaBitch just [[IFightForTheStrongestSide switching sides as usual]] now that it's known that Jan Di is innocent. She can go from adoring Jan Di to [[DisProportionateRetribution setting her bike on fire fire]] depending on whether Jan Di is accused of cheating on Jun Pyo or not.not. She never seems to have many [[KidsAreCruel standards where bullying]] is concerned.
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** Though this may be a case of the AlphaBitch just [[IFightForTheStrongestSide switching sides as usual]] now that it's known that Jan Di is innocent. She can go from adoring Jan Di to setting her bike on fire depending on whether Jan Di is accused of cheating on Jun Pyo or not.
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* DistantFinale: The final scenes of the series show us what has happened to various characters four years after the main events. For some characters, it's a case of [[spoiler: FastForwardToReunion]].
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* ManicDreamPixieGirl: Ga-Eul comes off as this in the Bodyguard CF with Yi-Jung.

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* ManicDreamPixieGirl: ManicPixieDreamGirl: Ga-Eul comes off as this in the Bodyguard CF with Yi-Jung.
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* UnderdressedForTheOccasion: Played with. JanDi shows up in her school uniform for the after-graduation party -- but her friends think it's the perfect outfit for her.
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''BoysBeforeFlowers'' is a KoreanSeries created in 2009 and based on the Japanese manga, ''Manga/HanaYoriDango''. The live AdaptationDistillation used similar characters but with different names and outcomes over the course of a 25-episode arc. It is actually the fifth, most recent, and only [[KoreanDrama Korean-produced adaptation]].

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''BoysBeforeFlowers'' ''Boys Before Flowers'' is a KoreanSeries created in 2009 and based on the Japanese manga, ''Manga/HanaYoriDango''. The live AdaptationDistillation used similar characters but with different names and outcomes over the course of a 25-episode arc. It is actually the fifth, most recent, and only [[KoreanDrama Korean-produced adaptation]].
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~~DramaticHourLong KoreanDrama, RomanticComedy~~
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[[caption-width-right:250: Left to right: Song Woo Bin, So Yi Jung, Goo Jun Pyo, Geum Jan Di, Yoon Ji Hoo]]

''BoysBeforeFlowers'' is a KoreanSeries created in 2009 and based on the Japanese manga, ''Manga/HanaYoriDango''. The live AdaptationDistillation used similar characters but with different names and outcomes over the course of a 25-episode arc. It is actually the fifth, most recent, and only [[KoreanDrama Korean-produced adaptation]].

After saving a rich kid from suicide, Geum Jan Di is invited to go to Shin Hwa Academy, [[ElaborateUniversityHigh a kindergarten through University campus set up strictly for the rich and beautiful]]. There she gets bullied by F4, a foursome of bored rich upperclassmen who rule the school. After standing up to their leader, Goo Jun Pyo, her life becomes a LoveDodecahedron as several of the members become attracted to her.

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* {{Adorkable}}: Jun Pyo.
--> '''Yi Jung''' (listening to him flirt with Jan Di): "Seriously, I'm embarrassed to be around this guy."
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Jan Di gets bullied quite a lot by the other schoolmates.
* AmnesiacLover: In the last episode, thanks to Easy Amnesia
* ArrangedMarriage: Jun Pyo's engagement to Jae Kyung.
* AttemptedRape: Averted in episode 2 when Yoon Ji Hoo shows up and saves the day.
* BastardBoyfriend: Goo Jun Pyo. He starts all of Jan Di's misfortunes, then decides he likes her. He is also a control freak around her as well.
* BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: In one episode, Jan Di is kidnapped, drugged, then cleaned up and brought to Jun Pyo's house.
* BatmanGambit: Lee Jae Ha's revenge plan, involving Madam Kang (Jun Pyo's mother)
* BeachEpisode: Spent entirely in New Caledonia, a string of tropical islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
* TheBeautifulElite: Most of the students and specifically, F-4. Justified in that most of it is due to plastic surgery.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Jun Pyo and Jan Di.
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler: Yi Jung and Ga Eul]]. They could also fit under EnsembleDarkhorse, considering the fact that there is probably more fanfiction written about them than about the two main leads.
* BigDamnKiss
* BigFancyHouse: There are several, predominantly Jun Pyo and Ji Hoo.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Oh Min Ji, Jan Di's best friend at the High School. Lampshaded in that she gives Jan Di a stuffed sheep toy wearing the school uniform.
* BlandNameProduct: Jun Pyo on the cover of "Porbes" magazine.
* BreakTheHaughty: Jun Pyo
* BridalCarry: When Jan Di gets bullied into unconsciousness, Jun Pyo saves the day.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Yi-Jung was the Brooding Boy to Eun-Jae's Gentle Girl. Ga-Eul later takes over Eun-Jae's role.
* BumblingDad: Jan Di's dad
* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling The Old Lady Out]]: Both of her children do this to Madam Kang.
* TheCasanova: Yi Jung
* CatchPhrase:
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Jae Kyung: "Let's go together!"
* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: Jan Di gets a chair smashed on her shoulder during the kidnap episode. The long-term damage means the end of her swimming career.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Ji Hoo wears white or light colors; Jun Pyo generally wears black, and they both drive vehicles in their preferred colors.
* CoolBigSis: Jun Hee, Jun Pyo's older sister who drives a white Ferrari and is known at school as "The Charisma Queen".
* CoolOldLady
* ComfortingComforter: Nonromantic example when Ji Hoo does this to Jun Pyo.
* DancesAndBalls: Several are showcased in the series, mostly set up by the school.
* DisposableFiance: [[spoiler: Jae Kyung to Jun Pyo]]
* DynamicEntry: Jun Hee introduces herself by running Jun Pyo's car down, ''cartwheeling'' over, and then whaling on him with a wooden sword.
* TheDogBitesBack: {{Reconstructed}}. Lee Jae Ha wasn't [[KickTheDog the dog that Jun Pyo kicked]]; his older brother was. However, he did feel the effects of F4's bullying as [[ItsPersonal his brother is his only family member]]. His {{Revenge}} scheme is pretty much this trope: quiet previous victim tries to take vengeance on unsuspecting villain.
* DrivenToSuicide: Lee Jae Ha's older brother, who high-dives off a school building after being bullied by the school thanks to a "red card" from F4. Jan Di attempts to stop him, which [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment is the reason she is invited to become a student at the school]].
* DrowningMySorrows: Jan Di accidently gets drunk, but still uses the situation to mumble her sorrow over Ji Hoo to Jun Pyo. This starts the transfer of her feelings to Jun Pyo.
* EasyAmnesia: In the very last episode.
* EiffelTowerEffect: Several important scenes are either at or within viewing distance of Namsan Tower in Seoul.
* ElaborateUniversityHigh: Shin Hwa Academy
* EvenEvilHasStandards: this is the AlphaBitch's response to Min Ji's betrayal of Jan Di.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Pretty much everyone who sees Jan Di and Jun Pyo together ships them.
* EvilMatriarch: Jun Pyo's mother. Emotionally neglectful of both her children and vindictive toward Jan Di.
* ExtremeMeleeRevenge: F4 vs. Jae Ha
* FiveManBand: A perfect example of the traditional version
** TheHero: Goo Jun Pyo
** TheLancer: Yoon Ji Hoo
** TheSmartGuy: So Yi Jung
** TheBigGuy: Song Woo Bin
** TheChick: Geum Jan Di
* GoodHairEvilHair: possibly invoked by Jan Di when she criticizes Jun Pyo's curly hair.
* HandsomeDevil: Goo Jun Pyo, big time.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Jun Pyo
* IfICantHaveYou: Jun Pyo's attitude at the start.
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Invoked by Ji Hoo to get a LoveEpiphany out of Jun Pyo.
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Mother]]: Jun Pyo to his mother.
* InstantFanclub: All of F4 are guaranteed this if they show up in public. They exploit it in one episode to drum up publicity for the porrige shop.
* IntertwinedFingers: Ji Hoo and Jan Di share an intimate moment on the steps. (Episode 18)
* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
* IWantMyBelovedToBeFashionable: Goo Jun Pyo gives Jan Di a complete wardrobe before whisking her off to New Caledonia for a tropical weekend.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jun Pyo ''is'' this trope!
* KissOfLife: When Jan Di rescues Jun Pyo from the pool.
* LadykillerInLove: Yi Jung. Also his father, who claims that "once you let [[OneTrueLove The One]] go, all the others are the same."
* LonelyRichKid: All the F4 members, with the exception of each other.
* {{Malaproper}}: Jun Pyo butchers every quote. Jae Kyung also qualifies, with blunders such as "A man's word is as good as a blond."
* ManicDreamPixieGirl: Ga-Eul comes off as this in the Bodyguard CF with Yi-Jung.
* MeaningfulName: Jan Di's name is played with throughout the series because it also means "grass" or "lawn".
* MisplacedRetribution: Jae Ha's revenge plan involves kidnapping Jan Di
* MrFanservice: F4, and how! He's a SharpDressedMan who gets {{Shirtless Scene}}s and {{Shower Scene}}s.
* MultipleChoicePast: Is Woo Bin's family the mafia or involved in the construction business? Or [[ContinuitySnarl both]]?
* {{Nosebleed}}: Used in this series to indicate overwork and a general shutdown of the body. It mostly occurs with Jan Di when she is working more than two jobs.
* OffscreenTeleportation: In episode 7, Jan Di on her bicycle chases Jun Pyo in the limousine, somehow arriving at the Shin Hwa residence at exactly the same time. Slightly lampshaded: he asks her how the hell she got there.
* OldRetainer: Butler Lee.
* OperationJealousy: Yi Jung runs one for Ga Eul's benefit, to get back at her cheating boyfriend. Ji Hoo exploits this by using one, together with DistractedByTheSexy, to win a race against Jun Pyo.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Jan Di
* PaperThinDisguise: Don't worry Jan Di, [[SarcasmMode nobody will recognize you in those coke-bottle glasses]].
* ParentalAbandonment
* ParentalMarriageVeto
* PeerPressureMakesYouEvil: And how.
* PerpetualPoverty: Jan Di's family.
* PetTheDog: F4's treatment of Jan Di at first.
* PiggybackCute: Jan Di and both of her love interests multiple times: getting bullied, trapped in a blizzard, collapsing from overwork, etc.
* PlotBasedVoiceCancellation:
** A passing plane drowns out what Jun Pyo says to Jan Di regarding their relationship.
** Also, a motorcycle roars by when they are setting up a graduation party date.
* RamenSlurp: Jan Di frequently slurps her instant noodles, to the annoyance of her boyfriend and to the amusement of the rest of F-4.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Ji Hoo and, for a given degree of manly, Jun Pyo.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Up to level [[UptoEleven WTF]].
* SharpDressedMan: F4 wears nice clothes
* ShirtlessScene: F4, being MrFanservice.
* ShowerScene: F4, being MrFanservice.
* ShoutOut: Ji Hoo's horse, given to him by Soo Jin, is named Rui after Hanazawa Rui who is Ji Hoo's counterpart in HanaYoriDango
* ThereAreNoAdults: School children being bullied to suicide, burning bicycles and throwing trash into the school pool, kidnapping, blackmail, etc., yet no adults seem to exist on campus, and there are no consequences.
* TimeSkip: A six-month skip in the middle of the series, and a four-year skip at the end.
* TrainStationGoodbye: Subverted: Ji Hoo has a ticket on the next flight out.
* TriangRelations: Type 1, Type 3, Type 12, actually just about all of them at one time or another throughout the series.
* TrueCompanions: the F4 are each other's only friends.
* WillNotBeAVictim: Jan Di tries to stand up for herself, even while physically being assaulted by groups of classmates.
* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Almost word for word when Jan Di wonders if Jun Pyo is still going to be waiting for her in freezing weather. After her mother quotes this, she takes off running.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Jun Pyo is flat-out terrified of bugs, snakes, and swimming. Ji Hoo has a driving phobia.

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