My Cute Guys
My Cute Guys[2][3] (Korean: 이웃집 꽃미남; RR: Iutjip Kkonminam; lit. Flower Boy Next Door) is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy television series based on the webtoon by Yoo Hyun-sook titled I Steal Peeks At Him Every Day (Korean: 나는 매일 그를 훔쳐본다).[4][5] It stars Park Shin-hye as a lonely girl who never ventures outdoors, but is caught spying on her neighbor across the street by a different guy (Yoon Shi-yoon) and their weird relationship later draws her out of her shell.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
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Also known as | Flower Boys Next Door[1] |
Genre | Romance, Comedy |
Based on | I Steal Peeks At Him Every Day by Yoo Hyun-sook |
Written by | Kim Eun-jung |
Directed by | Jung Jung-hwa |
Starring | Park Shin-hye Yoon Shi-yoon Kim Ji-hoon |
Opening theme | "Flower Boy Next Door (Title)" by 이크거북 |
Ending theme | "Ready-Merry-Go!" by Romantic Punch "I Wish It Was You" by Lee Jung |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producer | Jo Moon-joo |
Production location | Korea |
Production companies | Oh!Boy Project, CJ E&M |
Distributor | tvN |
Release | |
Original network | tvN |
Original release | 7 January – 25 February 2013 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Cool Guys, Hot Ramen Flower Band Dating Agency: Cyrano |
External links | |
Website |
The series aired on tvN from January 7 to February 26, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) time slot for 16 episodes. Directed by Jung Jung-hwa (who previously helmed Flower Boy Ramyun Shop) and written by movie screenwriter Kim Eun-jung (Gabi, Hwang Jin-yi), it is the third installment of cable channel tvN's "Oh! Boy" series of Flower Boy programming targeted at the teenage demographic.[12]
Synopsis
Go Dok-mi (in Korean, literally "lonely beauty")(played by Park Shin-hye) is a shy, frugal freelance copy editor who refuses to leave her apartment or interact with people as much as possible. Every day, using a pair of binoculars, she steals peeks at her neighbor across the street, Han Tae-joon, as he goes through his daily morning routine. She had fallen in love with Tae-joon at first sight, after witnessing him pick up a puppy in a box and taking it home. When she looked out her window and saw him living in the apartment opposite hers, she thought of it as fate.
Webtoon artist Oh Jin-rak (Kim Ji-hoon) lives in the same apartment building as Dok-mi. He has been in love with Dok-mi for ages, and anonymously leaves a carton of milk with a post-it attached by her door every day. He created a webtoon with his drawing partner Oh Dong-hoon (Go Kyung-pyo), titled "Flower Boy Next Door", based on Dok-mi's life as well as his desire to draw her out into the world.
Enrique Geum (Yoon Shi-yoon), a genius video game developer, arrives in Seoul from Spain. His reason for coming is "cupid's arrow". Though he's in love with his best friend Yoon Seo-young (Kim Yoon-hye), she has feelings instead for his older cousin, Han Tae-joon, so he intends to play cupid for the two. That same day, a new neighbor Watanabe Ryu moves into the apartment across to Dok-mi and Jin-rak.
When Enrique comes to stay at Tae-joon's apartment, he catches Dok-mi in the act. Naturally curious and inquisitive, Enrique decides to find out the reason why Dok-mi is living in recluse. Meanwhile, Jin-rak is threatened by Enrique's sudden intrusion into Dok-mi's life.
With all these new men suddenly entering her life, Dok-mi's solitary and orderly world is turned upside down.
Cast
Main
- Park Shin-hye as Go Dok-mi
- Yoon Shi-yoon as Enrique Geum
- A genius who developed a wildly successful video game at 17, he is fun-loving, talkative, bohemian and can't get enough of soccer.[14]
- Kim Ji-hoon as Oh Jin-rak/Oh Jae-won
- A rookie webtoon artist, he is attractive despite his difficult and stubborn personality. He is in love with Dok-mi.
Supporting
- Go Kyung-pyo as Oh Dong-hoon
- Jin-rak's roommate and drawing partner who freeloads off him, and is known around the neighborhood for his chic looks and wiles.
- Park Soo-jin as Cha Do-hwi
- A businesswoman who runs a shopping mall. She projects an elegant, easygoing image, but her friendliness doesn't extend to Dok-mi, whom she bullied in high school. She falls in love with Jin-rak and tries to win his heart. Her childhood bestfriend was Go Dok-mi back in elementary school.
- Kim Yoon-hye as Yoon Seo-young
- Enrique's best friend and first love. She is a free spirit who throws herself wholeheartedly after something she wants.[15]
- Kim Jung-san as Han Tae-joon
- Enrique's older cousin. He has a complicated relationship with Seo-young, and is liked from afar by Dok-mi.
- Mizuta Kouki as Watanabe Ryu
- The new Japanese neighbor who came to Korea to learn the cuisine.
- Kim Seul-gi as Kim Seul-gi
Special appearances
- Lee Jong-hyuk as Hongdae guru (ep. 1)
- Park Se-young as new artist who's similar to Dok-mi (ep. 16)[17]
Original soundtrack
- Flower Boys Next Door (Title) - 이크거북
- Ready-Merry-Go! - Romantic Punch
- Talkin' Bout Love - J Rabbit
- I Wish It Was You - Lee Jung
- Pitch Black - Park Shin-hye
- I Want to Date You - Yoon Shi-yoon
- Memories of That Day - 이크거북
- I Wake Up Because of You - Kim Seul-gi feat. Go Kyung-pyo
- Look at Me - Son Ho-young
- Pitch Black (Acoustic ver.) - Park Shin-hye
- I Wish It Was You (Inst.)
- Talkin' Bout Love (Inst.)
- I Want to Date You (Inst.)
- I Wake Up Because of You (Inst.)
- Ready-Merry-Go! (Inst.)
- About Her (That Woman's Story Theme) - 이크거북
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share |
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1 | January 7, 2013 | I steal peeks at him every day | 0.552% (tvN only)[18] |
2 | January 8, 2013 | Just leave me alone! Please!! | 0.841% (tvN only) |
3 | January 14, 2013 | First love hurts and unrequited love is sad | 1.228% (tvN + OnStyle) |
4 | January 15, 2013 | No such thing as kind lies or white lies? | 1.504% (tvN + OnStyle) |
5 | January 21, 2013 | I make up 1000 excuses to meet you by chance | 1.309% (tvN + OnStyle) |
6 | January 22, 2013 | The related keywords for 'meeting' are 'fate' and 'ill-fated' | 1.690% (tvN + OnStyle) |
7 | January 28, 2013 | Pride and prejudice and misunderstanding | 1.445% (tvN + OnStyle) |
8 | January 29, 2013 | There's a hazardous tunnel zone ahead | 1.409% (tvN + OnStyle) |
9 | February 4, 2013 | I love you as much as I know you, I know you as much as I love you |
1.003% (tvN + OnStyle) |
10 | February 5, 2013 | If you want to know about your enemy, see things from his eyes, not yours |
1.390% (tvN + OnStyle) |
11 | February 11, 2013 | Can I go back to being the old me? | 1.356% (tvN only) |
12 | February 12, 2013 | The wind is blowing. I like you | 1.470% (tvN only) |
13 | February 18, 2013 | Is it to dream a new dream? | 1.302% (tvN only) |
14 | February 19, 2013 | Love is to see different maps at times | 1.121% (tvN only) |
15 | February 25, 2013 | Love sometimes seeks a further path | 1.190% (tvN only) |
16 | February 26, 2013 | Love your neighbor | 1.409% (tvN only) |
Average | 1.264% |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | Romantic-Comedy Queen | Park Shin-hye | Nominated |
International broadcast
Broadcasting rights were sold to Japan for the highest price yet for a Korean cable series; it began airing in May 2013 on TBS.[19] It also aired in ten other Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar,[20] and is available to stream on Iflix in Sri Lanka with English subtitles.[21]
References
- "Flower Boys Next Door (2013)". CJ ENM. CJ ENM. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- "My Cute Guys [Title in the URL]". Tving (in Korean). tvN. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- mycuteguys 수상한 그녀, 박신혜! '나는 매일 그를 훔쳐본다' 130107 EP.1. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (12 December 2012). "Flower Boy Next Door Unveils Official Posters with Park Shin Hye and Yoon Shi Yoon". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- Choi, Eun-hwa (17 December 2012). "Park Shin Hye is Bombarded with Love From Yoon Shi Yoon and Kim Ji Hoon for Flower Boy Next Door". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- Jeon, Su-mi (31 October 2012). "Yoon Shi Yoon to Return to the Small Screen with Park Shin Hye in My Flower Boy Neighbor". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- Lee, Jin-ho (27 November 2012). "Yoon Shi Yoon and Park Shin Hye Get Together for My Flower Boy Neighbor". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- Lee, Hye-ji (27 November 2012). "Park Shin-hye, Yoon Si-yoon Gear Up for Shooting New Rom-com Drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- Lee, In-kyung (24 December 2012). "Park Shin Hye Says Her Ideal Type is the Onion-like Yoon Shi Yoon". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (27 December 2012). "Yoon Shi Yoon Says Flower Boys Next Door is a Healthy Meal Prepared by a Nutritionist". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- Ko, Hong-ju (5 January 2013). "Yoon Shi Yoon and Park Shin Hye Talk About What They Like About Cable Dramas". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- Lee, Hye-ji (31 October 2012). "Park Shin-hye, Yoon Si-yoon to Pair Up in New Rom-com Drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (4 January 2013). "Park Shin Hye Promises Give Free Hugs If Ratings are High for Flower Boys Next Door". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- Kim, Yeon-ji (7 March 2013). "At 26, Yoon Si-yoon breaks out of his shell". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- Choi, Eun-hwa (21 November 2012). "Kim Yoon Hye Cast as Yoon Shi Yoon's First Love for My Flower Boy Neighbor". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- Lee, Mi-na (13 January 2013). '또' 김슬기의 찰진 욕, '이웃집 꽃미남'서 다시 한 번? [SNL Korea's actress Kim Seul-gi's sticky swear words, again on Flower Boys Next Door?]. OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (27 February 2013). "School 2013's Park Se Young Makes Surprise Cameo in Flower Boys Next Door". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (8 January 2013). "Ratings: Mon, 01.07.13: Flower Boys Bloom as The King Takes a Bow". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- TBS. "となりの美男<イケメン>". www.TBS.co.jp. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Ho, Stewart (28 January 2013). "Flower Boys Next Door Is Sold to Japan for Record Amount". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
- https://www.iflix.com/en/index-lk.html
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- My Cute Guys at HanCinema
- My Cute Guys at IMDb
- I Steal Peeks At Him Every Day webtoon at Daum (in Korean)