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The Best Episodes of Boys Over Flowers Season 1

Every episode of Boys Over Flowers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Boys Over Flowers Season 1!

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Tsukushi Makino, a girl who comes from a poor family, just wants to get through her two last years at Eitoku Academy quietly. But once she makes herself known by standing up for her friend

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 8 - The Nightmare of the Fall Term!!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E8

    The fall term at Eitoku Academy that Tsukushi has been dreading starts. In contrast, Tsukasa gets there early in order to perform a childish prank on her. He later finds Rui with Tsukushi at the emergency exit. Yuriko and her friends show him a video of the two, which sends Tsukasa into a rage.

    Director:Yoshihiro Oka
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 10 - The Woman Who Gave Up Everything
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E10

    Tsukushi attends Shizuka's birthday party with Kazuya and Yuki Matsuoka. There Shizuka makes the announcement that she will be giving up her family name in order to become a lawyer in France. Meanwhile, Tsukushi feels awkward about seeing Tsukasa for the first time since the incident.

    Director:Atsutoshi Umezawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 11 - Love Beyond the Horizon
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E11

    Concerned for Rui, Tsukushi begs Shizuka to stay in Japan. Shizuka clearly explains her reasons for leaving. Rui overhears the conversation and becomes angry. After Shizuka leaves, Tsukushi yells at Rui to follow her. He reveals that he was already planning to.

    Director:Ryo Tachiba
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 13 - Love Moves Too Fast
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E13

    A photo of Tsukushi and Tsukasa causes everyone at school to believe they are dating. Yuriko and her friends attempt to befriend Tsukushi. They take her to a club, where she meets Thomas. Tsukushi wakes up the next morning in a hotel room with no recollection of what happened.

    Director:Takao Iwai
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 14 - Sakurako's Hidden Secret
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E14

    Thomas turns out to be the childhood friend of Sakurako Sanjo. He promises to keep their night a secret if she sees him again. Meanwhile, Tsukushi helps Sakurako with her fear of boys by introducing her to the F4. She later sees the supposedly innocent Sakurako at a club.

    Director:Yoshihiro Oka
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 18 - Will You Go Out with Me?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E18

    When Rui comes back from France, Tsukasa tells him that he and Tsukushi are dating. Rui later flippantly asks her if she will go out with him. Meanwhile, Sakurako is being bullied after the others discover an old photo of her. Tsukushi ignores it at first, but steps in eventually.

    Director:Ryo Tachiba
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 24 - Love's Tempest! Being Expelled!?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E24

    Tsukasa declares that he will have Tsukushi and Rui expelled from school. He blackmails the principal by threatening to pull his family's funding. His sister storms into the office. She suggests they settle the matter through sports. Rui proposes a three-on-three basketball match.

    Director:Atsutoshi Umezawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 25 - Two Ways of Love
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E25

    Before the match, Tsukasa promises to call it off if Tsukushi says she loves him. She remains silent, rejecting him. Rui's team is losing badly when he comes up with a new tactic to gain points. He distracts Tsukasa by acting affectionate towards Tsukushi, causing him to make mistakes.

    Director:Akinori Yabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 27 - Tsukasa Goes to New York!!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E27

    Tsukasa makes up his mind to go to New York. At the airport, Rui gives Tsukasa a voice recorder that says "Nothing happened between Makino and me." After learning that her father has lost one million yen, Tsukushi receives a call from Tsukasa asking her to come to Canada.

    Director:Takao Iwai
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 28 - Tsukushi Goes to Canada!!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E28

    After Tsukasa promises to loan her the money, Tsukushi makes her way to Canada with the rest of the F4 and Yuki. Yuriko and her friends tag along as well. Later, a jealous Yuriko lies to Tsukushi by saying she saw Yuki go outside. Tsukushi goes into the blizzard to find her but becomes lost.

    Director:Ryo Tachiba
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 29 - His Body Against Mine
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E29

    Tsukasa runs outside to save Tsukushi. He carries her to a deserted cabin, where they spend the night in one another's arms. The next day, Tsukasa attempts to confess his feelings to her. Tsukushi, however, thinks he is talking about the loan and promises to pay him back.

    Director:Yoshihiro Oka
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 30 - Do You Want a Friend?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E30

    After returning home, Tsukushi feels awkward around Tsukasa. She later meets Junpei Oribe, a freshman at Eitoku. He reminds her a bit of herself. Junpei offers his hand in friendship and reveals his secret by dragging her to a photo shoot. There he ropes her into posing for photos with him.

    Director:Atsutoshi Umezawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 31 - Shock! Horror! Another Red Card!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E31

    A photo of Tsukushi and Junpei makes the cover of a magazine. Tsukasa becomes angry, which leads to him beating up Junpei. He confesses his feelings to Tsukushi again, but she does not answer him. A couple days later, she becomes a bullying target again after receiving another red card.

    Director:Akinori Yabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 32 - Tsukasa Won't Come...?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E32

    Tsukushi is kidnapped by Junpei and his partners. He reveals to her that he has a grudge on Tsukasa and is using her to lure him there. Tsukasa arrives after receiving a note for him to "come alone." He allows himself to get beat up by the guys in order to protect Tsukushi.

    Director:Yasuo Yamayoshi
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 33 - Someday We'll Laugh...
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E33

    Tsukushi wakes up in the hospital. The F4 play a trick on her by pretending Tsukasa has died. Tsukushi breaks down crying and admits to Tsukasa about how scared she was of him really dying. Junpei comes to apologize to her for deceiving her, but Tsukushi is not ready to forgive him.

    Director:Takao Iwai
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 34 - The Woman in My Life!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E34

    Tsukasa invites Tsukushi to his birthday party. Before entering the party, Sojiro reveals that Tsukasa's mother, Kaede, will judge her as a potential fiancée. Tsukushi becomes nervous and attempts to leave, but ends up staying. She accidentally causes a scene before meeting Kaede.

    Director:Ryo Tachiba
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 35 - Lovers on the Run!?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E35

    The F4 try to lie to Kaede about Tsukushi's background, leading Kaede to test her. She ends up confronting her son, who openly admits his feelings for Tsukushi. His sister makes an opening for the couple to escape. He brings Tsukushi to his family's yacht, where he talks to her about his family.

    Director:Yoshihiro Oka
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 36 - Tsukasa's Mother's Secret Plan
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E36

    Kaede decides to implement her plans for Tsukasa earlier than expected. Meanwhile, Tsukushi and Tsukasa are spending the night on his family's yacht. She gives him his birthday present. The next morning, his mother attempts to bribe Tsukushi and her parents with money.

    Director:Akinori Yabe
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 37 - It's Showdown Time!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E37

    Tsubaki becomes more and more worried about her mother's plans for her brother. Meanwhile, Tsukushi has decided to break up with Tsukasa after talking to Yuki. Nishida arrives shortly and brings her to Kaede. She introduces Tsukushi and her son to Shigeru Okawahara, Tsukasa's fiancée.

    Director:Yasuo Yamayoshi
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 38 - I Will Tame You!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E38

    When Tsukasa storms out of the hotel, he grabs Shigeru by accident. This leads Tsukushi to think that they are already dating. Tsukasa attempts to explain himself to her but to no avail. Shigeru later comes to their school, where she declares her intentions to "tame" Tsukasa.

    Director:Shigeyasu Yamauchi
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 39 - Love Triangle from Hell!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E39

    Shigeru decides to pursue Tsukasa romantically. She confides in Tsukushi about wanting to fall in love. By mistake, Tsukushi ends up agreeing to help her with Tsukasa. Later, old memories of Rui flood Tsukushi's mind causing a slightly awkward exchange.

    Director:Ryo Tachiba
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 40 - The Turning of Love's Tide
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E40

    When Tsukushi breaks things off with Tsukasa, he wonders whether it is time to give up. Later, Sojiro and Akira take Shigeru on a date in an attempt to get her away from Tsukasa, which fails miserably. That night, Shigeru visits Tsukushi to reveal that Tsukasa has asked her to go out with him.

    Director:Takao Iwai
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 42 - Surprise! A Double Date!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E42

    Tsukushi continues to pretend that she is okay. As a distraction, she throws herself into her job. One night, she stops for some tea after meeting Rui by chance. There they run into Tsukasa and Shigeru on a date. Shigeru then invites everyone to her family's villa for the weekend.

    Director:Yasuo Yamayoshi
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 43 - Deep Wounds of the Heart
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E43

    At Shigeru's villa, Tsukushi feels awkward around Tsukasa. She later passes out the bath while thinking of the whole situation. Rui ends up saving her and takes her to a room that they have to share. Meanwhile, Tsukasa appears to be having second thoughts on following his parents' wishes.

    Director:Shigeyasu Yamauchi
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Boys Over Flowers Season 1 Episode 44 - You're Not the One
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E44

    Tsukushi finds comforts in Rui by holding his hand. At the same time, Shigeru does not react well after learning that Tsukasa still has feelings for Tsukushi. She causes a lot of noise that alerts Tsukushi, who goes to check on her. She opens the door to discover Shigeru sitting on top of Tsukasa.

    Director:Akinori Yabe
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Nightmare of the Fall Term!!" is the best rated episode of "Boys Over Flowers" season 1. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Yoshihiro Oka and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/22/1996. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Woman Who Gave Up Everything".