Book giveaway: P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
by javabeans
We’re back with another book giveaway!
Perhaps you’ll recall that we did a giveaway last year for the young adult novel To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, which we were happy to do because the book was sweet, funny, and thoughtfully written, from the perspective of a Korean-American teenager falling in love and navigating her first romance. Jenny is herself quite the drama fan, and I thought To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before even read like a drama plot transferred to novel form (I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t picturing certain K-drama actors in the roles).
The fabulous Ms. Han has written the sequel to To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, P.S. I Still Love You, which released just today — and since the last giveaway went so well, she’s giving us 5 copies to give away to Dramabeans readers.
Girlfriday and I have read the book, and it’s difficult to talk about the plot without giving away spoilers for the first one (which we don’t want to spoil since you should really just go read it!) — but suffice to say that heroine and middle sister Lara Jean still has her sisterly bonding moments, her fair share of embarrassing teenage-girl foibles, and a love triangle to twist you up, but in a good way (since both boys are such great characters).
TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:
Leave a comment below, sharing your favorite K-drama set in high school. (Jenny names Answer Me 1997 as hers. I did love that one, but if I had to pick something else as my most addictive, I might have to go with Boys Before Flowers. I know! But it was cracktastic evil magic, okay? Girlfriday says both recent seasons of School, though she reserves the right to rescind School 2015 if Eun-bi picks the wrong boy. You know which one we mean!)
Be sure to leave a valid email address, since that’s how we’ll get in touch with winners.
This giveaway is unfortunately limited to U.S. entrants; apologies to all of you outside of the States.
Deadline: Thursday, May 28, at midnight PST. We’ll announce winners shortly thereafter.
If you’d like to buy the book instead, it’s now available from Simon and Schuster, Amazon, and other retailers.
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1 Kayleigh Lovell
May 26, 2015 at 7:09 AM
UK fan= *sad face* :(
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Manin
May 26, 2015 at 9:38 AM
Me too.. Oh well
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fun²
May 26, 2015 at 1:08 PM
Me three...
Just have to say, mine's definitely Shut Up Flower Boy Band!
No romance (but that's another reason I love it ;p) and nothing comes close to that rawness plus actually apt-to-the-them great music.
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carolies
May 26, 2015 at 1:23 PM
Brazilian fan: *sad face* :(
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namedx
May 26, 2015 at 4:29 PM
It should be available on Amazon right?
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namedx
May 26, 2015 at 4:39 PM
Lol cut that, Javabeans had already mentioned that it's available on Amazon - missed it the first time round.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/P-S-I-Still-Love-You/dp/1407157981/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1432683566&sr=1-1&keywords=ps+i+still+love+you
There's a kindle edition too, yay!
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soulgirl012
May 26, 2015 at 9:54 PM
Haha~ I'm not from the States too but I wanna comment about my fav K-drama set in high school. It has gotta be Answer Me 1997 because I went through almost the same thing as the lead, being a H.O.T. fan! Haha~ <3
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2 jiyaie
May 26, 2015 at 7:10 AM
I must say
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3 Kate C.
May 26, 2015 at 7:13 AM
My fave kdrama with a high school setting is probably King of High School. Although, I'm really enjoying Orange Marmalade right now. :)
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4 jiyaie
May 26, 2015 at 7:13 AM
I must say I have hesitated between boy's over flowers and the Heirs . But i definitely choose the Heirs like the protagonist I have gone to high school like that except I wasn't rich and yes I was few of the poor person who were in that school. And seriously the story have blown me away . I love so much the character of choi young do , and I wasn't hping more of him in the story line but alas ...he haven't win the heart of the girl >< poor him !
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5 Dbee
May 26, 2015 at 7:13 AM
My favorite K-drama series set (partly) in high school is My Sister-in-law is Nineteen. I still can't get over Jung Dabin (may she rest in peace) and Yoon Kyesang's relationship. I still enjoy rewatching it.
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6 stars4u
May 26, 2015 at 7:19 AM
Does Goong count? If yes, then that would be my favorite one aside from the drama thrat brought me into the kdrama fandom.
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Fancy Nancy
May 26, 2015 at 2:30 PM
omg I was just going to say "Does Goong Count?" too hahah yeah its what brought me into kdrama world too. I am still in love with Joonjihoon even though he's Gain's now T_T
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growingbeautifully
May 27, 2015 at 1:06 AM
LOL! actually yes, since it was the one that got me on board Korean Dramas, I'd go with Goong although it was 50% set outside school too... but the protagonists were supposed to be 19-year olds in school, fumbling at being adults and royalty to boot! Yeah! Goong!!!!
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hydesamagirl
May 27, 2015 at 8:22 PM
I have a fondness for that one as my first drama too! I watched the whole thing without subtitles, because I was reading the manhwa.
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7 Thatgirl
May 26, 2015 at 7:24 AM
Does Angry Mom count? I loved Answer Me 97 too, and Boys Over Flowers was the cracktastic drama that ruined my life, but Angry Mom is my most recently loved High School drama.
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8 nenechanchan
May 26, 2015 at 7:27 AM
My favorite high school drama is Shut Up Flower Boy Band. I watched mostly for Sung Joon and L
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9 Ain't no surfer here
May 26, 2015 at 7:29 AM
I know this is only limited to the U.S. peeps but Dream High bby- had to share hehe
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Miss D
May 26, 2015 at 9:37 PM
I'm so glad that you brought up Dream High. It's also one of my favorite dramas (hehehe and I'm in the U.S. woohoo).
I loved Dream High because I watched It during my senior year of high school. The self-discovery that the characters went through really resonated with me during my own period of transition. I can still remember when Taecyeon (hahaha I remeber his real name but not his characters name because after the series I became a 2pm fan) told Suzy that choices are never 100% because then they wouldn't be called choices. Instead you pick one and work hard to make that 50% into 100%. I just love that saying. When I have to make difficult decisions, I always remeber that quote because it's true, it wouldn't be a choice if it were easy. Instead I have to work hard to affirm my decision.
The singing and the dancing also made it so fun.
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10 Klaus
May 26, 2015 at 7:29 AM
I'm not in the states, but still had to say - Dream High is the best High School drama I've seen and nothing even comes close to it.
And for School 2015, I'm Team Yi Ahn, and no regrets what so ever :p
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11 maymaymaymay
May 26, 2015 at 7:29 AM
Mine is stuck between Angry Mom and Shut Up Flower Boy Band! In Angry Mom, there was Ji Soo being heart-wrenchingly amazing and Kim Hee Seon being all-around awesome (to be honest, I would probably watch fifty episodes of her character just picking fights with Go Bok Dong and Hong Sang Tae with Noah trying to break up the fights, like the earlier episodes), but Shut Up! had bromance and captured what it meant to feel young and at the top of the world. I think I'll go with Shut Up! Flower Boy Band.
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12 Sweetiepie54
May 26, 2015 at 7:30 AM
Boys Over Flowers! It isn't the greatest drama by any means, but for some reason I love it. I'm embarrassed to say that, but I do. :)
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13 sophia
May 26, 2015 at 7:31 AM
My favorite high school drama was School 2013. It was realistic and unrealistic at the same time. If that makes sense.
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14 MaryHazel
May 26, 2015 at 7:34 AM
I loved Answer me 1997 and Angry Mom both, but if I'm going to be completely honest I have to pick Boys over Flowers. It is, after all, my gateway drama.
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yimmi
May 26, 2015 at 8:57 AM
Ma Boy!Haha! I know it's short but I just love it for the reversal of a boy pretending to be a girl and it's where I first met Kim So Hyun! It has that happy, shiny-ness to it that tugs at my nostalgic, sentimental self and leaves me with a happy glow... And my current drama addiction- School 2015 (so far, so good).
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yimmi
May 26, 2015 at 12:37 PM
I have no idea how this became a reply, but sorry about that! I swore that I wouldn't use my tablet anymore...
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15 maddragonqueen
May 26, 2015 at 7:34 AM
Answer Me 1997.
It's not only my favorite drama set in high school, but my favorite drama of all. It has all my favorite elements. It is uproariously funny, a sweet and heartfelt coming of age story (I'm such a sucker for that), a really convincing romance, tinged with nostalgia, and every character was lovable and sincere. I may actually just go watch it again now for the umpteenth time.
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16 el_lee_za
May 26, 2015 at 7:36 AM
Read "Giveaway blah blah..Jenny?" heh? Jenny? the author of to All the boys I loved before? Stage: EXCITED!
then scroll scroll scroll and my happy bubbles burst when you stated "For US only".. i wanna cry!!!
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hyemin
May 27, 2015 at 6:38 AM
Same! I was so EXCITED when I saw this giveaway, but when I saw that I was likeughboohoohoowhywhywhy...
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17 Allison
May 26, 2015 at 7:40 AM
My favorite has to be Detectives of Seonam Girls' High School. It's funny, cute, and different which is what had me hooked.
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18 Yen
May 26, 2015 at 7:43 AM
I've really loving the trend of school-related dramas as young love&coming of age stories are my weak spot. I have to say the recent Angry Mom has been the lost one to really stir emotions and shivers in me. Is school really that rough nowadays? 0_o
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19 Wendy
May 26, 2015 at 7:48 AM
Angry Mom would be the drama for me. The set is used so well because everything is used as props that Jo Kang-ja can kick ass with, and Bok-dongie will forever hold a place in my heart.
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20 Giegie
May 26, 2015 at 7:49 AM
I'm not from the US but my favorite would probably be Boys Over Flowers, as it is one of my first ever Kdramas.
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hydesamagirl
May 27, 2015 at 8:23 PM
You should watch the Japanese version, which is also excellent.
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21 sumee
May 26, 2015 at 7:52 AM
Ok I am traveling to us next week ,does that count? Puppy face
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fab
May 26, 2015 at 9:27 AM
Well they'll announce the winner after May 28, so why not if you'd still be there! I think it's the shipping costs that's holding them back from sending it outside the US.
My favourite high school drama is Answer Me 1997. Unless Sungkyunkwan Scandal is considered a school drama...
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sumee
May 26, 2015 at 10:04 AM
Hello fab ? oh yes sungkyungkwan scandal is my fav too,along with Monstar ?
but it has to be biscuit teacher -star candy..its old school in today's scenario Loved it to bits when I watched it way back in 2007..the rebellious goon Yoo and fabulastic gong hyo jin as the teacher ...it had so much heart ...
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fabdrama
May 27, 2015 at 4:08 AM
Sumeeee your moniker is FAB! ;-)
Oh Biscuit Teacher is a drama? I thought it was a movie...I must have confused it with a movie about a tutor and a highchooler... I must watch it now. xD
Wishing you a save trip to the US. Have loads of fun! (K)
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22 Eun
May 26, 2015 at 7:52 AM
My all-time favorite and first live would be Secret Garden. It is the drama that started my addiction. :-)
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Eun
May 26, 2015 at 7:53 AM
oppsss. typo.. love*
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23 Coral
May 26, 2015 at 7:55 AM
How cool! Now I want to go back and read that book since I did see it everywhere for a while.
My fav - To the Beautiful You
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24 Nichol Hines
May 26, 2015 at 8:01 AM
Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy for the win
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25 Kandy
May 26, 2015 at 8:03 AM
Dream high is my favorite we one
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26 wani
May 26, 2015 at 8:03 AM
My favourite k-drama of all time would be My Lovely Kim Sam Soon, Full House & Reply 1997 ! I keep repeating Full House though for a good laugh plus Rain was so handsome ehehe
Omg Ive been waiting for the sequel to To All The Boys Ive Loved Before for so long and it will be an honour if I win this giveaway ??
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27 LouieBau
May 26, 2015 at 8:04 AM
One of my fave that leaves a mark in me is "Shut Up: Flower Boy Band"...i just really enjoyed this show so much. But when you talked about high school, Boys over Flowers would be the first one that comes in my mind (plus the original Taiwanese version, i literally run everyday going home after class just to watch this)
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28 risasmiles
May 26, 2015 at 8:08 AM
My favorite high school Kdrama is be Shut Up Flower Boy Band. I'm still in love with about four of the characters, and the songs still make me ridiculously happy.
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29 songnana
May 26, 2015 at 8:12 AM
Not from usa, but I'd love to talk about my fave drama, I hear you voice.
True, they have holes here, there, but the heroine was fantastic. She had guts to say what she wanted and that made me jealous in a good way. I know if I could little bit be like her, maybe my world will be a lil different.
Inspiring. Petty. Cute.
Can we have more Jang Hye Sung? If she is a package with Park Su Ha, oh, I don't mind at allllll!!
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Daehoney
May 26, 2015 at 4:58 PM
Sadly Jang Hye Sung is with Shin Se Gi now. no serial killer would ever dare to go near her LOL
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growingbeautifully
May 27, 2015 at 1:09 AM
LOL!
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ajbny
May 28, 2015 at 12:05 PM
chortling at shin se gi and jang hye sung being together.
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30 emtee
May 26, 2015 at 8:13 AM
Angry Mom, for sure. And I'm super excited to see Jenny at BookCon this weekend!
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31 Jennifer
May 26, 2015 at 8:13 AM
Angry mom or school 2015. Go bok dong and Han Yi Ahn are bae. Though school 2013 is pretty up there too. Who cares about romance when there's the bromance lol
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32 amadrama
May 26, 2015 at 8:19 AM
I'm torn between Goong and Reply 1997 but I have watched Goong more times than I can count so Goong, yes yes
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33 mvl
May 26, 2015 at 8:21 AM
ok i'm going back, but one of the 1st k-drama i watched, after 'my name is kim sam soon/my lovely sam soon' was 'goong/princess diary'. it help solidify my blossoming addiction to k-dramas.
i know some will think it more of palace/royalty k-drama but much of what happened to the characters'occured in their high school.
look at the stars that came out of it: yoon eun hye, joo ji hoon, kim jung hoon, song ji hyo, & lee yoon ji.
i was just looking at some of the episodes on youtube & enjoying it all over again!
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34 synjyn1
May 26, 2015 at 8:21 AM
Ahh School 2013 is my pick. That bromance made my heart break and rejoice like no romance ever has. I was truly rooting for a repair of their relationship, more so than any other OTP ever. Gah! Those two boys just hit me in the feels so hard! But if we are going for ensemble cast, White Christmas. I was invested in almost every single character in that drama and all the pretty didn't hurt. ;)
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hydesamagirl
May 27, 2015 at 8:27 PM
I am with you on School 2013. I can still feel the angst simply remembering the title. It was perhaps the most epic bromance I have yet to witness in dramaland.
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35 realitea
May 26, 2015 at 8:22 AM
I definitely agree with girlfriday that the two most recent seasons of School were great, although 2015 is pulling me in more right now. #TeamTaekwang
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36 chairmanmeow
May 26, 2015 at 8:26 AM
My most favorite K-Drama set in high school is School 2013, because of the bromance!
It makes me regretful because I've been to an all-girls' convent school where discipline is strict that they even measured our hemlines to check that they're of the prescribed length. Our shoes had to be polished to a jet black and our socks had to be snow-white with a green band on top. If we have long hair, it had to be ties up with white ribbons (I know! And the "length" of the long hair shouldnt cross the chest, or else we have to tie it up!)
Even our library doesnt have any YA books, and once my teacher even confiscated a Harry Potter novel that I'd sneaked in (Order of the Phoenix, cover is blue color. It still hurts from the pericardial membrane of my heart whenever I remember it!).
Even KPOP was BANNED!!!! Any kind of pop, rock or "punk" music was banned from being played, as a matter of fact...
But I persevered. I held on to my love for K-Culture ignoring the rebukes of my teachers and the brush-off of my peers. It's because of K-Dramas that I managed to hang on to my sanity in that concentration camp of a school... :) I'm very grateful to K-Dramas for everything!
Also, I love "Angry Mom" and Answer Me 1997". Both are subjects that are close to my heart!
Do I regret going to such a strict school?
No.
And that's because if it wasnt for such a stifling environment, I wouldnt have known the value of wonderful world of K-Dramas. I loved American shows. But somehow, that grip of emotions thats there in KDramas is severely lacking in them.
Thank You for everything K-Dramas. I love you.
You're like the oxygen to my atmosphere. The pericardial fluid to my heart. The Rose to my Jack. The plum to my pudding. You saved me in those tough times.
And also, my school is the reason why I can face tough times without turning back. And KDramas are the reason why, even after a tough day, I know I have a means to enjoy!!!!
Thankful for everything that's happened to me because of KDramas. And especially high school ones. Because they mean so much for the wild high school days that I spent rebelling in my ultra-conservative school!!!
I even learned a prank or two from K-Dramas, especially School 2013, and I even used them!!! Hee!
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chairmanmeow
May 26, 2015 at 8:36 AM
P.S. Let me also add that KDramas are like the Geum Jan-di to my Gu Jun-pyo; Eunsang to my Tan; Shi-won to my Eun-jae; Hye-mi to my Sam-dong; Su-ah to my Ji-hyuk; Geu-rim to my Hyun-woo; Eun-bi to my Yi-an/Tae-gwang (I find both of them cute); and of course, Nam-soon to my Heung-soo (Hee! and yeah, rawr!)
These are all the high school characters that make me reminisce bitter-sweetly about my past! I love them for loyally accompanying me through this long journey!
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chairmanmeow
May 26, 2015 at 8:38 AM
P.P.S: Unfortunately, currently I'm not in U.S. *sob* But if you do consider my entry, I'll pay the extra shipping charges! :)
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37 Danna
May 26, 2015 at 8:27 AM
Do i really have to pick between shut up flower boy band and Answer me 1997 for favorite high school drama? Aaaah, thats hard. I guess I'll go with Answer me since Shut Up was a lot more about what happened outside school. Btw the first book was adorable and i cant wait to get my hands on the second one.
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38 alpha
May 26, 2015 at 8:29 AM
I'm not from US. But I want to share my favourite anyway!
I super loved Hakgyo 2013. It was the most realest drama in terms of how they depicted the high school. And the bromance was just off the charts :3 Hope to see LJS and KWB work together again someday.
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39 Faza K
May 26, 2015 at 8:30 AM
Angry Mom was awesome! The perfect blend of comedy, teen angst, mystery and action. Love, love, loved it!
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40 Hannah
May 26, 2015 at 8:34 AM
Hard to say what my favorite drama is, but I would have to go with in recent memory, Best Love. I was obsessed with Answer Me 1994, but the shipping war I got involved in leaves a bad taste in my mouth lol.
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41 mira
May 26, 2015 at 8:35 AM
Heirs for me. Haven't seen too many High School drama to be honest. Would have said Boys Over Flower since it's my most favorite manga of all time BUT the kdrama adaptation was beyond awful >< I somewhat liked the Japanese version better. No US, thought I would pitch in anyway :P
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42 eggbot
May 26, 2015 at 8:39 AM
Definitely Boys Over Flowers. It was one of the first dramas that got me hooked, even if there is much room for improvement. Right now, I'm thoroughly enjoying Orange Marmalade, though, so maybe my favorite will change?
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43 shoeperscript
May 26, 2015 at 8:39 AM
Hmmm. this is a tough one. So many good high school themed shows~ Goong will always be my top fave show (amidst its dragging story~ like come on, who doesn't want a cold prince falling for a commoner. Hihihi)
But if it comes down to High school theme, I'm hopping in with GF. School series is the gem! School 2013 was successful in depicting almost real-life struggles of the students, and of course, best love team of them all HEUNGSOO-NAMSOON forever!
Currently I'm enjoying School 2015 too~ (it's actually the only show that I really look forward to every week. Sorry YYS, you know how much I love you but S15 takes over W&C) I still can't choose between HYA and GTK. But I believe in dramagods, they'll give happy ending to both. They'll give me my GEB-HYA and GTK-LEB, we pray!!!
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44 poisonivy
May 26, 2015 at 8:54 AM
Oh javabeans pls tell us which korean actors you pictured as the characters!
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45 CatCh
May 26, 2015 at 8:57 AM
I'm absolutely loving Ex-Girlfriend club and am now Byun Yo Han's newest fan. =)
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46 maieutikos
May 26, 2015 at 8:57 AM
Uh...well, until a couple of weeks ago I would have said School 2013, hands down. Then I went and watched Reply 1997 and Angry Mom, and I don't even know how to decide >_< I think for now, I'll have to go with Angry Mom (I will never be over Bok-dongie. Never) but it's a very close call...
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47 Calzeralzer
May 26, 2015 at 8:59 AM
Okay it's probably a three way tie for me between Shut Up Flower Boy Band, Angry Mom, and Answer Me 1997. Loved them all if I had to absolutely pick one it would probably be Shut Up Flower Boy Band. I think it is the ultimate coming of age story and I could watch it over and over again.
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48 lildreamer13
May 26, 2015 at 9:05 AM
I really like a lot of high school set kdramas, but I would have to go with school 2013. The b romance is most likely a big part of why. I normally don't reach dramas even if I really like them, but I did watch this one again.
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lildreamer13
May 26, 2015 at 9:09 AM
* rewatch
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49 Melissa Directo
May 26, 2015 at 9:12 AM
My favorite high school drama is culprit that got me started and hooked to k-dramas, BOF. I also like Playful Kiss, School 2013, AM1997.
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50 steffanie
May 26, 2015 at 9:13 AM
My favorite highschool drama would probably be Answer me 1997 series. It qas just so refreshing to watch and I enjoyed the format and the story which had lovable characters too.
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