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Broadcasting
Station: KBS
Geum
Jan-di is a normal schoolgirl who accidentally prevents
a student from committing suicide while delivering laundry
to Shinhwa High School. As a result of the incident
and then due to her exceptional swimming skills, Jan-di
is specially selected to join Shinhwa High School, which
normally only accepts the top 1% of the richest people
in Korea. The school is dominated by “F4” the four
best looking, most powerful boys in the school, and
when she starts Jan-di finds their red card hanging
in her locker, which makes her F4’s and the rest of
the students’ target for bullying. However, Jan-di
overcomes this with her uniquely optimistic personality,
and Gu Jun-pyo, the leader of F4 and also the heir to
the Shinhwa business conglomerate, falls in love with
her. Used to always doing as he pleases, Gu Jun-pyo
begins a relationship with the pure-hearted Jan-di,
but there are plenty of obstacles and misunderstandings
that get in the way of their happiness
●Geum
Jan-di (originally Makino Tsukushi) played by Koo
Hye-seon
●Gu
Jun-pyo (originally Domyoji Tsukasa) played by
Lee Min-ho
●Yun
Ji-hu (originally Hanazawa Rui) played by Kim
Hyun-joong
●Lee
Jeong (originally Nishikado Sojiro) played by Kim
Beom
●Song
Wu-bin (originally Mimasaka Akira) played by Kim
Jun
Keimyung
University 
Keimyung
University is the setting for the prestigious Shinhwa
High School, the school attended by the main characters
in the drama and which only children of the top 1% of
the wealthiest families in Korea can attend. Keimyung
University is situated in the city of Daegu. Its Western-style
buildings and gorgeous natural surroundings make it
one of the top ten most beautiful campuses in Korea,
and consequently it’s a popular filming location for
dramas and films. Major productions filmed at Keimyung
University include the drama <East of Eden> and
the movie <Thirst>. Keimyung University consists
of Seongseo campus and Daemyeong campus and the drama’s
school scenes were filmed at both campuses. The beautiful
Greek-style front gates and red-bricked buildings, along
with Ji-hu and Jan-di’s secret hideout on the staircase,
are all located in Keimyung University’s campuses.
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The
Damyang Dynasty Country Club is the setting for the
home of Shinhwa Group’s Gu Jun-pyo, as well as a film
set in Hwaseong. This Italian villa style clubhouse
features enormous luxurious buildings, which have even
been called ‘the palace of the gods’. The country
club was designed by the internationally renowned architect
Andrei Visego, who recently designed the interior for
a high-class hotel in Dubai. The buildings are furnished
with the highest-quality natural marble floors, beautiful
pillars replicating Athen’s shrines, luxury antique
furniture, and famous works of art, and are sure to
dazzle all visitors. 
Lotte
Hotel World was the location for the homecoming party
of Min Seo-hyeon, Ji-hu’s girlfriend. The party takes
place in episode two, and Jan-di comes dressed up as
Wonder Woman, to everyone else’s amusement. However,
Min Seo-hyeon helps Jan-di change into a beautiful dress,
and she captures the heart of Gu Jun-pyo. This scene
was shot in the Topaz Room, the Lotte Hotel’s third
floor banquet hall. Lotte Hotel World is located in
Jamsil in Seoul and is part of a complex that includes
an extra-large supermarket, a department store, and
the Lotte World theme park. Conveniently it is directly
connected to Jamsil station on subway line 2. The hotel
can be reached directly from Incheon and Gimpo airports
by limousine bus. 
The
English Village in Yangpyeong was the setting for Shinhwa
High School’s hallways, lobby, and exterior facades.
First opened in April 2008, Gyeonggi English Village
Yangpyeong Camp covers a 100.935㎡ area and has a total
of 55 buildings, which are modeled on historical buildings
in Virginia, United States. This educational English
camp consists of condo-style dormitories, an artificial
soccer turf, indoor gymnasium, health club, swimming
pool, outdoor concert hall, observatory facilities,
and more. The English Village was the location for the
scene when Jan-di’s friend, Oh Min-ji, spills ice cream
on Gu Jun-pyo’s shoes. 
Ragung
hotel in Gyeongju was the setting for Yun Ji-hu’s traditional
Hanok home. This high-class hotel consists of 16 separate
houses, which are connected by corridors. The construction
of the hotel required the largest number of specialized
carpenters since the restoration of Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Ragung was actually the name for the royal palace during
the Silla dynasty. Guestrooms include private gardens
and hot spring baths. The hotel is located in Korea’s
very first historical theme park, the Shilla Millennium
Park, and hotel rates include breakfast, dinner, and
admission tickets to the theme park. 
Before
Gu Jun-pyo and Jan-di leave for their vacation in New
Caledonia, they go shopping at a department store. The
main branch of the Shinsegae Department Store, in Myeong-dong,
was the location for the scene in which Jan-di becomes
the envy of girls everywhere. Gu Jun-pyo shows off his
money and drags her around buying her all sorts of merchandise.
This department store is divided into a main building
and an annex. It stocks a wide selection of famous brand
names. Luxury brands can be found inside the deluxe
main building while the elegant annex building contains
both domestic and international brands. Visitors to
the Shinsegae department store can also enjoy shopping
at Namdaemun Market and Myeong-dong, which are located
nearby. 
Seoul’s
famous N Seoul Tower is the location where Gu Jun-pyo
waits for Jan-di ion a freezing winter night. The two
had planned to go on a date, but become trapped in the
gondola on the way to the N Seoul Tower and have to
spend the night there. On their way down from Namsan
mountain the next day, the couple are photographed by
the paparazzi and are thought to be coming out of the
Grand Hyatt Hotel. The Grand Hyatt Hotel is the location
where the Jan-di and Ga-eul and their boyfriends enjoy
a double date on the ice skating rink. A spectacular
view of the Hangang River and Namsan can be seen from
the high-class Grand Hyatt Hotel. The hotel contains
a total of 601 guestrooms as well as 11 restaurants
and bars, a fitness center, and other luxury facilities.
In
the 12th episode, F4 and Geum Jan-di decide to take
a ski trip. Jun-pyo gives Jan-di a special necklace,
but she ends up losing it. Desperate, Jan-di heads off
into the mountains alone to look for the necklace and
gets lost in the dark. Fortunately, Gu Jun-pyo finds
her, and they take shelter in a cabin, but they become
trapped for the night due to the heavy snowfall. The
ski resort that F4 and Geum Jan-di visit is Muju Resort,
and they stay at the resort’s Hotel Tirol. As well
as skiing in the winter, Muju Resort offers leisure
activities throughout the year. It was also the filming
location for the popular drama 
The
Farmer’s Table is a restaurant located on the first
floor of the Artinus building in Heyri Art Village,
which is designed to capture the simplicity and comfortable
atmosphere of a farmer’s table. The walls are made
of stone and wood, and the floors and tables are made
from natural materials. The herb garden at the center
of the restaurant makes visitors feel as if they are
in the center of forest. This was the location for the
posh cafeteria of Shinhwa High School. Visitors can
enjoy refreshments and food while reading the complimentary
books that are placed around the restaurant. There is
also a children’s bookstore on the second floor and
a gallery on the basement floor, where various exhibitions
take place 
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