Cast
- Ku Hye-sun as Geum Jan-di
- Geum Jan-di is the headstrong daughter of a dry cleaner. While on a delivery run to Shinhwa High School, she saves a bullied student from committing suicide. She is offered a scholarship to attend the prestigious school, and ends up getting on the bad side of Goo Jun-pyo. She eventually falls for Goo Jun-pyo because of the way he fights for his love for her.
- Lee Min-ho as Goo Jun-pyo
- Goo Jun-pyo is the leader of F4 and heir to Shinhwa Group. As leader of the most popular and powerful clique in Shinhwa High, he torments Geum Jan-di after she stands up to his bullying ways, but ends up falling for her instead.
- Jang Geun-suk mentioned in an interview that he was originally offered the role of Goo Jun-pyo, but he chose instead to take on Beethoven Virus.
- Kim Hyun-joong as Yoon Ji-hoo
- Yoon Ji-hoo is a member of F4 and the grandson of a former president of Korea. His musical talent catches Geum Jan-di's attention and she begins to develop feelings for him. He has a driving phobia after being involved in a car accident that killed his parents and left him the only survivor. He is initially in love with Min Seo-hyun, but eventually falls for Geum Jan-di and acts as her protector.
- Kim Sang Bum as So Yi-jung
- So Yi-jung is F4's Casanova. He is a skilled potter and his family owns the country's biggest art museum. He eventually changes his playboy ways when he realizes that he is in love with Chu Ga-eul. Although he does not develop romantic feelings for Jan-di, he does eventually become fond of her and becomes good friends with her, and at times is seen to be rather protective of her.
- Kim Joon as Song Woo-bin
- Song Woo-bin is known as F4's Don Juan. His family runs a large construction company and has important connections to an underground organization, hinted to be the mafia. Like Yi-jung, he eventually befriends Jan-di and cares for her, and is also protective of her at times.
- Kim So-eun as Chu Ga-eul
- Geum Jan-di's best friend who works with her at the porridge shop. She falls for So Yi-jung after he helps her get over her cheating ex-boyfriend. He eventually reciprocates those feelings.
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