The Korean Drama is based on the Japanese TV series Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.  They say that the Korean version didn’t sway from the Japanese original.  I watched one episode of the original and found the Korean version to be a direct copy, from the set to the characters.  Except in the Japanese version the dog is a pug instead of a Chihuahua.

A person that’s so socially inept is lucky to still have three beautiful girls fall for him.  There’s Yoon Ki Ran (Yang Jeong Ah), his colleague at work who had to keep up with his strange ways.  Then there’s the young Jeong Yoo Jin (Kim So Eun).  It’s good to see her right after Boys Over Flowers has ended.  Hopefully she’ll have another drama soon.

But the person who made him change his ways is Dr. Jang Moon-jeong (Uhm Jung Hwa).  She made the man who can’t get married think about going into a relationship.  Jae Hee said that after meeting her, he suddenly learns how it was to be lonely.  Dr. Jang in return stole his loneliness from him.

He Who Can’t Marry has the perfect ending.  I like the fact that it didn’t end with a cheesy wedding scene.  Jae Hee learns how to compromise and it’s the happy ending that everyone was hoping for.  This is one Korean drama that you should not miss.

First there’s Ga Eul played by the lovely Kim So Eun.  In my opinion, her onscreen romance with Kim Bum stole the spotlight from show’s primary pair.  Her innocent look made me want to watch Boys Over Flowers week after week.  My bet’s on the Gae Eul/Yi Jung story if ever there’s a spinoff of the series.  Hopefully this is made soon.

Then there’s beautiful Jae Kyeong played by Lee Min Jung.  She was supposed to be the female antagonist of the drama but how can you hate a face like hers?  Jae Kyeong didn’t know that she was hurting Jan Di and even tried to be friends with her.  If I were Jun Pyo, I would have chosen her over Jan Di.  I’ll do it without any hesitations at all.

Then there’s troubled Jan-di played by Koo Hye Sun.  Right from the start you’ll sympathize with her.  She’s in the right place at the right time to save someone but then again she didn’t know what mess she got herself into.  She became the object of F4’s hatred but at some point two of them fell in love with her.  At first I can’t figure out what makes Jan Di special.  She’s not that pretty.  But then I got to know more about the actress behind the character.  Hye-seon has got more talent than all the F4 put together.  She can act, sing, write poems, and draw.  She already has a novel published that featured her own illustrations.  This makes her a cut above the rest.

Jun Pyo, Ji Hoo (his name reminds me of the Slumdog song), Yi Sung and Woo Bin might have the top billing in Boys Over Flowers but these three girls are the reasons why boys are watching the series.