| Genre: | Romance, Comedy |
| Creator: | Choi Jin-hee, Park Ji-young |
| Director: | Jung Jung-hwa |
| Starring: | Park Shin-hye Yoon Shi-yoon Kim Ji-hoon |
| Opentheme: | "Flower Boy Next Door (Title)" by 이크거북 |
| Endtheme: | "Ready-Merry-Go!" by Romantic Punch "I Wish It Was You" by Lee Jung |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 16 |
| Executive Producer: | Jo Moon-joo |
| Producer: | Park Seong-hye |
| Location: | South Korea |
| Company: | Oh! Boy Project, CJ E&M |
| Related: | Cool Guys, Hot Ramen Flower Band |
| Channel: | tvN |
Flower Boys Next Door is a 2013 South Korean television series. It aired on tvN from January 7 to February 26, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes. Directed by Jung Jung-hwa (who previously helmed Cool Guys, Hot Ramen) 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.[1]
Go Dok-mi (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 of these new men suddenly entering her life, Dok-mi's solitary and orderly world is turned upside down.
Enrique's best friend and first love. She is a free spirit who throws herself wholeheartedly after something she wants.[4]
Enrique's older cousin. He has a complicated relationship with Seo-young, and is liked from afar by Dok-mi.
The new Japanese neighbor who came to Korea to learn the cuisine.
Jin-rak and Dong-hoon's webtoon editor and the deputy manager of the Contents Development team.[5]
In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.
| Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen | ||||
| Nationwide | ||||
| 1 | January 7, 2013 | I steal peeks at him every day | (tvN only)[7] | |
| 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 | (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 | ||||