Nostalgia for the early 2000s is going strong. And the latest proof of this locally is the Filipino remake of Korean TV show Boys Over Flowers, to be helmed by GMA, the TV network announced yesterday.
As most millennials would know, Boys Over Flowers is the Korean TV adaptation of the Japanese manga Hana Yori Dango. It aired on GMA’s rival network ABS-CBN six years after its Taiwanese version Meteor Garden premiered, also on ABS-CBN.
Both shows were a smash hit with Filipinos. Boys Over Flowers launched the career of actor Lee Min-ho while Meteor Garden was where Taiwanese boy band F4 all started.
So you’d think that Filipinos would be happy about this news but a rundown of today’s Twitter feed will show you that’s not how most netizens feel.
Brace yourselves for some serious shade and endless memes.
https://twitter.com/mundibechnaes/status/928598110523109376
GMA to remake Boys Over Flowers is the worst news for 2017 for me :((((((
— Arianne (@aarianney) November 9, 2017
Mostly, people are questioning why the show would be aired on GMA and not ABS-CBN.
https://twitter.com/iRantPH/status/928655824544608256
https://twitter.com/_BlingBang_/status/928588414529576960
"Boys Over Flowers Pinoy Remake in GMA"
Me: pic.twitter.com/33NVwWmghv
— ً kai. (@WINMET4WIN_) November 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/iamlaconcepcion/status/928582835329310721
https://twitter.com/queensoberagorg/status/928613723396124672
Some also cited other GMA remakes of Korean dramas, which they say did not live up to expectations.
https://twitter.com/lheicorpuz/status/928630491258920960
https://twitter.com/mynealmighty/status/928612233386500097
https://twitter.com/cykELF/status/928630604735791105
But some people are still excited and others even came to the network’s defense.
https://twitter.com/pringlesz/status/928626276985737217
https://twitter.com/laraaaamateo/status/928811338175979520
In GMA’s announcement, they said that they plan to hold nationwide auditions for the show. They partnered up with JU Entertainment Movie and Drama Inc, a Philippine company with a counterpart in Korea, in producing it.
This news comes two days after ABS-CBN announced that it will air an upcoming Taiwanese remake of Meteor Garden.
All we want to know is: So who’s playing Gu Jun Pyo/Dao Ming Si? Comment your suggestions below.
