Flower Boy Ramyun Shop

Flower Boy Ramyun Shop Synopsis: (from HanCinema)
Yang Eun Bi (Lee Chung Ah) is a University student preparing for her civil service exam with the dream of being a high school teacher. She accidentally encounters Cha Chi Soo (Jung Il Woo), the an arrogant son of the biggest food conglomerate in Korea. Both of them ends up working at a ramen shop runned by the lazy Choi Kang Hyuk (Lee Ki Woo).

This romantic comedy deals with "pretty boys," who with good looks and individuality, operate a ramen shop with lively college girls and experience the happenings of daily life.

Cast:
Jung Il Woo as Cha Ji Soo
Lee Chun Ah as Yang Eun Bi
Lee Ki Woo as Choi Kang Hyuk
Kim Ye Won as Kang Dong Joo


My comments:
With a title like Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (TVN, 16 episodes), expect eye candies. I might be in the minority who wasn’t head over heels over this drama. Sure, it’s breezy, young and fresh; it has the Coffee Prince (which I wasn’t head over heels as well) vibe. The characters are quirky with Eun Bi’s fiery temper, Ji Soo’s immaturity, Kang Hyuk’s ability to sleep anywhere, Cha daddy and his jaccuzi. However, I just couldn’t connect with the lead characters emotionally. While I like the ending overall, the whole drama just left me empty.

While I adore Jung Il Woo as an actor, his character Cha Ji Soo irritated me more than charmed me. Sure he had his cute moment such as the concept of ‘jealousy’ is so alien to him that he has to look at the dictionary for its meaning…hehe! I was a Kang Hyuk supporter all along and he had his moments which he can hold on to Eun Bi but he just wasn’t persistent enough (or he was too noble) that he lost his chance. Maybe because the fact that Ji Soo is still a student and that Eun Bi was his intern teacher for some time; therefore, their romance was a bit bothering. Also, a lot of the characters are still high school but you never see them going to classes. How weird…

Flower Boy Ramyun Shop had its hilarious moments such parodying Secret Garden, having Gong Hyo Jin playing a cameo with the the music of National Treasure Girls playing at the background [watch Best Love to understand]. I prefer to watch the side characters such as Ba Wool, Hyun Woo, Dong Joo and the coach, etc. So this drama was enjoyable but not memorable.