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Let me make this clear, I did not like the k-drama Flower Boy Ramyun Shop but watched all 16 episodes because like Secret Garden I started it already and somewhere in one of the episodes was a one-minute shower scene of a lead actor that just got out of the army that made it all worth watching. So here's my chat with ELLÉLY & Adele over athttp://2400express.wordpress.com, my home for ~~deconstructing~~ ( omg totally stealing dramabeans description here) flailing about asian dramas with the funniest, wittiest, drama critic cum online chingu. The epic saguek Sunkyungkwan Scandal brought ELLÉLY and I together online. But I'm just posting my thoughts, for her thoughts please visit her blog and be amazed! BTW, spoiler alert! You've been warned so please please read but at your own risk !

Hey there gurl. Long time no chat. I thought FBRS was gonna be my crack du jour like SKKS because damyun I love Jung Il Woo. But then again my first drama with him was the fusion sageuk The Return of Iljimae so I'm stuck in that period drama still drooling over his hotness.FBRS had so much potential primarily because of the hot flower boys and its about food glorious food, ok its ramyun, but its still food. I think this drama peaked at Ep 5 & 6 precisely because of the above posted glistening post-military abs and body of Lee Ki Woo. He's really morphed into a hottie since my first encounter with him in the movie The Classic where Jo In Sung slayed me with his looks! Too bad his character is so underdeveloped but I still jumped on the Kang Hyuk- Eun Bi ship because I have it bad – ya know- the second lead syndrome. I'm a sucker for the sweet, considerate, romantic, charming , ideal second lead, always. Reference- Shining Inheritance. I hate arrogant selfish chaebol heirs, even if they are the lead in any drama. So I'm sinking with that ship. Its highly improbable in real life that someone like Eun Bi will attract all these good looking young boys. She really has nothing going for her, not money, looks, career, intelligence or whatever. And hey someone as arrogant , self centered and selfish as Chi soo is not going to change overnight or even during the run of the drama for love. A leopard does not change its spots easily. But this is kdramalalaland and the writers can always insert a time jump or whatever to create the illusion that yes our hero has changed in the name of love. I'm meandering even after watching Ep 11 and its not getting any better despite the raves and flail of rabid fans of the drama. But I'm gonna stick to the bitter end cause I've lasted this far.And Jung Il Woo playing a 19 year old high school student can sure kiss- reference ep. 11 that's why I've endured and will until the final episode. Shallow me, signing off.

Chingu, you always crack me up. We both need a new hobby or a life outside of dramaland if our idea of a good time is watching a 1-minute long shower scene of some actor who just got out of the army.Sigh! See you sometime on Twitter.

Chingu, I watched until the finale, Lee& Ki Woo never got a chance to show off hisamazing abs again after Ep 5 & 6 but there were lots of hotter than hell moments when he showed off his romantic side. But Jung Il Woo true to form morphed into a maturechaebol heir for the sake of love. Its a parody all right and Eun bi baby did a role reversal and "saved & protected" Chisoo from whatever! I laughed at Adele's comments coz yeah, there were lots of hilarious moments. But I guess I just didn't get it! The comments I read after the finale were mostly about wanting a happy ending for Kyang Hyuk, Lee Ki woo's character. So many fangurls & bois sank with that ship.

Adele like you I was touched by that episode in FBRS where the partners outdid themselves making ramyun keeping in mind their partner's needs, wants or lack of it. But I still give this drama a 6.5. I was really excited about it but along the way it just went pfft. I'm not oblivious to the brilliance of the parodies portrayed in FBRS, but for me it turned out to be another Secret Garden. But I still thank the drama gods for Lee Ki Woo. I met Ellély because of SKKS online. I was so addicted to the drama that I was on soompi , viki and some other forum fangirling like crazy, even watching SKKS raw and I actually had the gumption to do recaps with my non-existent knowledge of Korean. I'm so glad Jung Il Woo is going to be in another fusion sageuk where he belongs, at least for this fangurl.

Killer abs of Lee Ki Woo below!!!! Whoot!