Shut Up Flower Boy Band

[dangermousie]

If anyone told me, the drama that dragged me out of my drama funk would be the bizarrely-titled, teenybopper-marketed SUFBB, I would have laughed.



Yet, here we are - it is literally the only drama I am following. I even watched ep 3 raw!

I was worried that Lee Min Ki's departure was going to throw it all out of whack/cause me to lose interest, but that is not true, I am still loving it as much as ever. In fact, as of ep 3, my favorite character is Sung Joon' Ji Hyuk (whom I previously liked but who, like the rest, was overshadowed by LMK). I just want to give him...well, not a hug. What do broken, grieving, yet dependable rockers like?

SUFBB is oddly gritty for a kdrama, especially a teen-oriented one. Cable seems to be a very welcome change in kdramas. Actually, when I think what drama it makes me feel like, it's not a kdrama at all, but a jdrama - like Gokusen (the first one) or another one of those teen/issue jdramas. Or maybe a manga :)

I am still having a bit of an issue telling background guys apart. I mean, I adore Ji Hyuk and I can recognize Hyun Soo easily (if for no other reason than his looks and Infinite's insane fangirls). Plus, the drummer boy, Do Il is quite distinctive (and I adore him):



But the other two, I can only go 'short' and 'tall' yet. OK, drama, give me time.

Here is the preview for ep 4. Me = squeeeeeeeee.

Oh, and this is from ep 2, but too pretty not to post.

Comments

[yunhalove.livejournal.com]

THISTHISTHIS. They are totally broken without their leader, esp. Jihyuk, who is trying so hard to keep it together. I actually have developed a bit of a motherly complex for the short one with the country bumpkin satoori; you can tell he is pure and naive despite the whole rebel/hoodlum thing. Watching him put his jacket on Byunghee's photo and cry into his fishcake- heartbreaking ;~~~;

I also really like the fact that it is so gritty/realistic- no OTT, colorful hyper-actualization of bad boys. The whole group is actually a dead ringer for this bunch of friends (also teenage hoodlums lol) I knew back in Korea- same cussing habits, posture, going to noraebang in gangs, broken homes, pride in their reputation, one of them even lived in an attic room for crying out loud lololol probably how i managed to get invested so quickly.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I just love how oddly real it feels - I've never been to Korea so I am not familiar with the little rhythms there, but it just comes across as so genuine.

[joonni.livejournal.com]

I was worried too but it seems that the drama will keep it together even with LMK gone. I love the way the whole thing is filmed and think that the director is doing a great job with actors who are pretty green.

I don't have "tall" and "short's" names memorized yet, either. I just go - Ji Hyuk, Do Il, Hyun Soo, and tall and short kid. It doesn't help that they are both sporting the same hairstyle and are wearing uniforms most of the time.

I really the band's dynamic and friendship, and think there is chemistry between Ji Hyuk and Soo Ah. It also helps that there is so much pretty in this band.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I love the friendship dynamic and, surprisingly, I actually do like Su Ah and I think she and Ji Hyuk will be adorable together. He (and all the other boys) need someone to love him.

I am extra surprised for how much I adore JH, seeing that lookewise, he's not my thing at all.

Btw, the drummer - if he half-Caucasian? I can't find any info on him, but he looks not 100% Korean.

[joonni.livejournal.com]

Yes, lookwise, JH is not my thing, either.

I think I saw and interview where the drummer said he was half but he grew up in South Korea.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

That explains it, thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

OMG This is me new obsession. I watched the first two episodes on the weekend and then REwatched them...LOVED every single minute. I was having a hard time differentiating the tall and short one too....lol but the LMK and soo joon were just WOW....so much intensity. Is it wrong that I already ship Su Ah and So joon this much? There is all sorts of pride and prejudice going on there and now the added angst of LMK dying....can't wait to see how they will both deny their attraction!
Can't wait to see your further posts on this show !!!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I ship them too, to my surprise.

This is totally the surprise love of the year for me.

[rectherapyfreak.livejournal.com]

I NEVER thought I would like this drama either! It is very good!

I am not really into watching that many high school dramas but for some reason decided to watch the 1st episode and am now hooked!!

Glad to hear the 3rd episode is good too!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I know, I am addicted!

[rectherapyfreak.livejournal.com]

ugghhh!!! I can't wait to see episodes 3 and 4! This drama is going to make me less depressed from What's up and Padam Padam ending this week! :(

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's the only drama I am into atm

[timescout.livejournal.com]

It is surprisingly good, isn't it. Cable's been giving us lots of good stuff and I hope they keep the trend. I like it how they sort of put a new spin on a lot of things.

I really, really like the grittines and real life feel of SUFBB and I also think it resembles a j-drama. I love The Team Band and after ep3 I adore Ji Hyuk even morethan before.

It's funny how no-one seems to be able to remember Kyung Jong (the shorty Pusan boy) and Ha Jin (the tall one). That AsianMediawiki page and character descriptions @ DB come quite handy. *g*

Hey, not all of us Infinite fangr.... ahem, people who like Infinite's music are insane. XD

Looking forward to ep 4 tonight.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

LOL re Infinite. I've never heard of them before but now am mildly curious. There are a lot of fangirls at soompi who think L should have been the star etc etc which gets kinda old soon.

[timescout.livejournal.com]

Delusional fangirls *groan* Myung Soo seems to fit into this role but a proper actor he ain't.

Re. Infinite - http://youtu.be/ggMMIraDN1U In case you are still curious.... ;P

[threebits.livejournal.com]

i won't watch this yet--i'm gonna wait until the crap is pretending to be dream high 2 ends because i'm still watching it for jiyeon... but god it sucks so bad. T_T i feel like if i start on this i'll just end up grumbling more about dh.

and lol about infinte fangirls, they were actually chill until the group started winning on music shows and now they're just as annoying as most kpop fandoms out there.

[(Anonymous)]

The Band – Angujeonghwa (Eye Candy):

Lee Min-ki: BYUNG-HEE, leader, vocals.
Sung Joon: KWON JI-HYUK, guitarist.
L: LEE HYUN-SOO, second guitarist.
Lee Hyun-jae: JANG DO-IL, drummer.
Yoo Min-kyu: KIM HA-JIN, bassist.
Kim Min-seok: SEO KYUNG-JONG, keyboardist.

Reminds me of the Greasers a gang of tough, low-income youths in Tulsa, Oklahoma from a 1983 film titled The Outsiders is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, an adaptation of the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton.

While the band members of Strawberry Fields at Jungsang High School:

Jung Eui-Chul: YOO SEUNG-HOON, leader
??: The brainy Maro
??: not-so-brainy Pyo-joo
Seung-hoon and his boys

Reminds me of the Socs (pronounced “soashes,” short for the word ‘Social’), a gang of preppier, wealthier kids.
And, Jo Boa: Su-ah – the Muse of Byung-hee – was a rich girl but no more. Reminds me of Cherry, a girlfriend of the Socs.

The Outsiders a memorable quote from Ponyboy:

"There are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back."

Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Interesting, thanks!