Flower Boy Ramen Shop | |
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Promotional poster for Flower Boy Ramen Shop (L to R: Kim Ba-wool, Cha Chi-soo, Yang Eun-bi, Choi Kang-hyuk, Woo Hyun-woo)
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Also known as | Flower Boy Ramyun Shop Cool Guys, Hot Ramen |
Genre | Romance, Comedy |
Written by | Yoon Nan-joong |
Directed by | Jung Jung-hwa |
Starring |
Jung Il-woo Lee Chung-ah Lee Ki-woo Park Min-woo Cho Yoon-woo |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Producer(s) | Pyo Min-soo |
Location(s) | South Korea |
Running time | 48 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | tvN |
Original release | 31 October | – 20 December 2011
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Birdie Buddy |
Followed by | Shut Up Flower Boy Band |
Related shows |
Shut Up Flower Boy Band Flower Boys Next Door |
External links | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 꽃미남 라면가게 |
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Revised Romanization | Kkotminam Ramyeon ga-ge |
McCune–Reischauer | Kkotminam Ramyŏn ka-ke |
Flower Boy Ramen Shop (Hangul: 꽃미남 라면가게; RR: Kkotminam Ramyeongage) is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Jung Il-woo, Lee Chung-ah, Lee Ki-woo, Park Min-woo and Cho Yoon-woo. It aired on cable channel tvN from October 31 to December 20, 2011, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 for 16 episodes.
This drama is about "pretty boys" who, with good looks and individuality, operate a ramyun shop with a lively college girl and experience the happenings of daily life. It was the first installment of tvN's "Oh! Boy" series of Flower Boy programming targeted at the teenage demographic, and was followed by Shut Up Flower Boy Band in 2012 and Flower Boys Next Door in 2013.
The series is also known as Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (following the Korean pronunciation of "ramen") and the international title Cool Guys, Hot Ramen.
Yang Eun-bi (Lee Chung-ah) is a university student in her mid-20s, 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 arrogant heir to the biggest food conglomerate in South Korea. Cha Chi-soo, newly homed after a failed attempt to attend school in New York City, fascinates women with his good looks and easy charm. Eun-bi was initially attracted to him, until she found out that he was only a high school senior, and thus 6 years younger than her. However, her student-teaching assignment finds her not only working at the high school that Chi-soo's family owns, but teaching his homeroom class. She grows to dislike him for his arrogance and lack of empathy. He, on the other hand, becomes fascinated with her because she is outspoken and athletic, unlike the other women he knows. Yet, he does not interpret the fascination as romantic interest, as he was out of her league and he usually only dates pretty, self-interested girls like Yoon So-yi - a ballet student now dating Chi-soo's rebellious classmate, Kim Ba-wool. Eun-bi resists her attraction in turn, believing Chi-soo is only toying with her. Eun-bi was looking for a more serious relationship, after being dumped by a cheating ex-boyfriend while waiting for him to complete his mandatory military service. She frequently turns to her dating-savvy roommate/ex-high school volleyball teammate Kang Dong-joo for advice.