Genre Teen
Romance
Music Directed by Lee Kwon No. of episodes 16 | Written by Seo Yoon-hee Country of origin South Korea | |
Starring Sung Joon
Jo Bo-ah
L
Jung Eui-chul Kim Min Seok |
Shut Up Flower Boy Band (Hangul: 닥치고 꽃미남 밴드; RR: Dakchigo Kkotminam Baendeu is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Sung Joon, Jo Bo-ah, L, Jung Eui-chul, Lee Hyun-jae, Yoo Min-kyu, and Kim Min-seok. It is a coming-of-age story about a high school rock band dealing with friendship, rivalry, romance and their passion for music. It aired on tvN from January 30 to March 20, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 16 episodes.
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It is the second installment in cable channel tvN's new line of youth-targeted programming "Oh! Boy" Project, which features a line-up of handsome ("flower boy") leading men. The previous series was Flower Boy Ramyun Shop.
Yoo Min-kyu was cast after winning tvN's reality audition program Flower Boy Casting: Oh! Boy. L is from boy band Infinite, Lee Hyun-jae is from indie rock band Mate, Kim Min-seok and Kim Ye-rim were contestants on reality talent show Superstar K3.
Plot
Joo Byung-hee (Lee Min-ki) is the crazy, free-spirited leader and vocalist of the popular underground rock group, Eye Candy. Joining him is Kwon Ji-hyuk (Sung Joon), chic Lee Hyun-soo (L), playboy Kim Ha-jin (Yoo Min-kyu), silent Jang Do-il (Lee Hyun-jae) and baby-faced Seo Kyung-jong (Kim Min-suk). When their delinquent-ridden school is forced to close down, they debate whether it's even worth returning to high school at all. However, due to an outside confrontation with their new school's current ruling band, Strawberry Fields, Eye Candy decides to attend Jungsang High out of spite so they can rule the school once again. Joo Byung-Hee finds his muse in Jungsang high school and dreams of performing in a music festival. They overcome their various economic difficulties to earn themselves the Jungsang High school uniform and finally are able to enter. By taking inspiration from his blossoming relationship, Byung-Hee finally finishes his composition for the festival. tensions flare between Eye Candy and Strawberry Fields, leading to violent encounters.
When Byung-Hee receives an apology from the members of Starwberry Fields and an offer to replace the drum kit that they had previously wrecked, he goes alone to collect the kit. The members of Strawberry Fields instead take the opportunity to attack Byung-hee and beat him with a metal rod, including giving him a serious head wound. Ji-hyuk, Hyun-soo, Ha-jin, Do-il and Kyung-jong discover the situation and reach Byung-hee, only to witness his death as he is struck by a truck as he staggers across a road to reach them.
The story of Eye Candy is forced to continue without their impulsive leader as they struggle to realise their and Byung-hee's dreams.
Position: Leader, Vocals, Guitarist The automatic leader of Eye Candy after Joo Byung-hee's death. He fell in love with Im Soo-ah but keeps their relationship hidden from his fellow bandmates as he feels that he is betraying Byung-hee. He was raised by his grandparents after his mother abandoned him as child. She is the soft-spoken daughter of a wealthy businessman who's gone bankrupt. As a result, she is forced to moved to a poorer neighborhood and coincidentally lives across Kwon Ji-hyuk. She receives a lot of help from him throughout her difficult times and their relationship develops. She is Yoo Seung-hoon's childhood friend, and Joo Byung-hee's muse. Position: Guitarist Nicknamed the Ice Prince. Lee Hyun-soo tends to have a short temper and comes off as a mean guy. He spends majority of his time practicing his guitar skills while caring for his little sister.Soundtrack
The song "Not in Love" is a cover, originally sung by Platinum Blonde, and made popular again by Crystal Castles.
International broadcast
Japan: It aired on Mnet Japan beginning April 2012. It was rebroadcast from April to May 2014 on cable channel LaLaTV.