[K3.]

i am sort of confused with the storyline. o_o
but hey ~
the girl is pretty.

[dolcee.]

imo hana yori dango wasn't even considered as a good potential drama in the eyes of directors until the phenomenal success of taiwan's meteor garden drama based off of the manga. i don't know about you guys, but i feel ever since the very first drama version of the story, the popularity never soared quite as high. F4 became so popular that they even became a singing group. even my mom owns stacks of old meteor garden CDs and photo albums. its probably because of this that i often find myself thinking that the japanese version of the drama somewhat rode off of the taiwanese idea instead of using their own japanese drama, but of course, thats just from my perspective--i can see where everyone's coming from when they say its originally japanese.

although i don't mean to act defensively in anyway about this, i do have to point it out, mainland china is also phenomenal when it comes to drama-making. the only thing is, it doesn't usually go for the idol, soap-opera type of drama. the dramas that mainland usually makes appealed mostly to the more mature crowd until recently. the reason why china may seem a little tacky and amateur when it comes to making dramas in this type of genre... it's because china is just beginning. these first few dramas may seem a little shakey, but im confident that mainland will eventually get the hang if they really feel they want to go in that direction with their media.

has anyone watched Huan Zhu Ge Ge or Qin Shen Shen Yu Meng Meng? absolutely unforgettable and breathtaking. will forever remain my favorites even after i've finished that huge pile of korean dramas.

if any country should be compared more along side of korea, it should be taiwan (altho i technically don't agree that its a country, i refuse to discuss this matter any further). the dramas, music, and entertainment shows... practically twins of each other... except i like korean stuff more. just cuz the music is more intense.




anyways--back on topic. i'd be lying if said that im hating the idea of this drama, because in fact, im quite excited for this to come out. however, not because of the plot or because i expect it to be any good, but because i feel like china's taking quite a bold step outside of the box and beginning to venture away from the security of isolation after the revolution. i feel just the fact that china is letting korean entertainment influence her is like a way for china to shake hands with korea and say "lets be friends and interact". i'd be terribly sad if there are too many people who take this the wrong way and says that its copying or something, because everyone copies each other. fact of life. deal with it.

so onto the more superficial talks... i like weichen the most out of F4 so far, just by looking at the pictures! he kind of reminds me kimbum in a way. :3 very cute. the male lead's eyebrows are a bit too thick for my liking, but i can see him potentially turning more enjoyable to look at if i get used to it from watching the drama. haha and i loove how this version goes a little bit more inspirational than love oriented... its soo chinese to do that, but i suppose it'll sprinkle a new taste into the classic F4?

[tchq90]

Is it true that in this adaptation, they are going to make F3 (including Soujiro) fell in love with the main girl? It would be a big big big mistake then - looks at BOF, Soujiro-Yuki couple is the main attraction.

[darcyausten86]

Is it true that in this adaptation, they are going to make F3 (including Soujiro) fell in love with the main girl? It would be a big big big mistake then - looks at BOF, Soujiro-Yuki couple is the main attraction.

I read that in other forum. I hope it's not true. It will just be stupid.

[super piggy]

is this another HANA YORI DANGO VERSION!?

i watched all 3.. so this will be the 4th? !! LOL

[f_r_E_a_K]

imo hana yori dango wasn't even considered as a good potential drama in the eyes of directors until the phenomenal success of taiwan's meteor garden drama based off of the manga. i don't know about you guys, but i feel ever since the very first drama version of the story, the popularity never soared quite as high. F4 became so popular that they even became a singing group.

Come to think of it, you're quite right...so I assume that you think Meteor Shower will be highly successful in its own way, connecting to the many Mandarin-listeners who are currently fans of the Korean version? I think I agree with you then, I am highly anticipating this one.

although i don't mean to act defensively in anyway about this, i do have to point it out, mainland china is also phenomenal when it comes to drama-making. the only thing is, it doesn't usually go for the idol, soap-opera type of drama. the dramas that mainland usually makes appealed mostly to the more mature crowd until recently. the reason why china may seem a little tacky and amateur when it comes to making dramas in this type of genre... it's because china is just beginning. these first few dramas may seem a little shakey, but im confident that mainland will eventually get the hang if they really feel they want to go in that direction with their media.

AGREED once again! I think that China really just needs more experience and more dramas under its belt, and then everything would be set to go! The set for the school in Xiamen Uni looks absolutely stunning and I have high prospects for China's drama reputation once drama lovers see this one!

[nadiaoishi]

I simply can't wait for this! I am anticipating for it. For those who kept saying "stop making remakes", nobody is forcing you to watch. Isn't it great to have varieties. It's your choice if you don't want to watch. So let all bashing stop and enjoy this together. It's just exciting to see how this one would turn out.

[yongwonhi]

imo hana yori dango wasn't even considered as a good potential drama in the eyes of directors until the phenomenal success of taiwan's meteor garden drama based off of the manga. i don't know about you guys, but i feel ever since the very first drama version of the story, the popularity never soared quite as high. F4 became so popular that they even became a singing group. even my mom owns stacks of old meteor garden CDs and photo albums. its probably because of this that i often find myself thinking that the japanese version of the drama somewhat rode off of the taiwanese idea instead of using their own japanese drama, but of course, thats just from my perspective--i can see where everyone's coming from when they say its originally japanese.

although i don't mean to act defensively in anyway about this, i do have to point it out, mainland china is also phenomenal when it comes to drama-making. the only thing is, it doesn't usually go for the idol, soap-opera type of drama. the dramas that mainland usually makes appealed mostly to the more mature crowd until recently. the reason why china may seem a little tacky and amateur when it comes to making dramas in this type of genre... it's because china is just beginning. these first few dramas may seem a little shakey, but im confident that mainland will eventually get the hang if they really feel they want to go in that direction with their media.

has anyone watched Huan Zhu Ge Ge or Qin Shen Shen Yu Meng Meng? absolutely unforgettable and breathtaking. will forever remain my favorites even after i've finished that huge pile of korean dramas.

i agree with everything you said! hahha
and i looveee huan zhu ge ge and qin shen shen yu meng meng
i watched those soo long ago but they're so good!

anyway. haha i'm kind of excited for this show, even though it'll be my 4th time watching something similar to hyd... lol

[yoyo_icecube]

[quote name='dolcee.' date='Mar 31 2009, 06:55 AM' post='12932482']

F4 became so popular that they even became a singing group. even my mom owns stacks of old meteor garden CDs and photo albums.

has anyone watched Huan Zhu Ge Ge or Qin Shen Shen Yu Meng Meng? absolutely unforgettable and breathtaking. will forever remain my favorites even after i've finished that huge pile of korean dramas.

if any country should be compared more along side of korea, it should be taiwan (altho i technically don't agree that its a country, i refuse to discuss this matter any further). the dramas, music, and entertainment shows... practically twins of each other... except i like korean stuff more. just cuz the music is more intense. :P

anyways--back on topic. i'd be lying if said that im hating the idea of this drama, because in fact, im quite excited for this to come out. however, not because of the plot or because i expect it to be any good, but because i feel like china's taking quite a bold step outside of the box and beginning to venture away from the security of isolation after the revolution. i feel just the fact that china is letting korean entertainment influence her is like a way for china to shake hands with korea and say "lets be friends and interact". i'd be terribly sad if there are too many people who take this the wrong way and says that its copying or something,

[yoyo_icecube]

F4 became so popular that they even became a singing group. even my mom owns stacks of old meteor garden CDs and photo albums.

has anyone watched Huan Zhu Ge Ge or Qin Shen Shen Yu Meng Meng? absolutely unforgettable and breathtaking. will forever remain my favorites even after i've finished that huge pile of korean dramas.

if any country should be compared more along side of korea, it should be taiwan (altho i technically don't agree that its a country, i refuse to discuss this matter any further). the dramas, music, and entertainment shows... practically twins of each other... except i like korean stuff more. just cuz the music is more intense.

anyways--back on topic. i'd be lying if said that im hating the idea of this drama, because in fact, im quite excited for this to come out. however, not because of the plot or because i expect it to be any good, but because i feel like china's taking quite a bold step outside of the box and beginning to venture away from the security of isolation after the revolution. i feel just the fact that china is letting korean entertainment influence her is like a way for china to shake hands with korea and say "lets be friends and interact". i'd be terribly sad if there are too many people who take this the wrong way and says that its copying or something, because everyone copies each other. fact of life. deal with it.

so onto the more superficial talks... i like weichen the most out of F4 so far, just by looking at the pictures! he kind of reminds me kimbum in a way. :3 very cute. the male lead's eyebrows are a bit too thick for my liking, but i can see him potentially turning more enjoyable to look at if i get used to it from watching the drama. haha and i loove how this version goes a little bit more inspirational than love oriented... its soo chinese to do that, but i suppose it'll sprinkle a new taste into the classic F4?

i got the original vcd of the taiwan's meteor garden too...i still remember the hardship when i want to collect money to buy the vcd.
no i got the japanese too, and still waiting for the korean one...huhu

and i love huan zhu gege so much, but the second title...i dont think i know about it...

i think the story line a little bit different from the original manga...
okay...i think i love it, why??
because when it's change it wont be boring...
when i watched the kottboday namja...i can guess almost 90% of the whole drama what will happen next.
because i watched the taiwan's and Japanese version. but i dont mean the korean version were boring...

if compare all of the cast...
the male actors for this series looks more like a school student. (im sorry if anybody disagree with me, because i only see them once, in the press conference video)
the reason why i saying this is because the other actors are looks too mature to their character as a student except for the taiwan's, they are university student...
i hope more information about the actor and actress will be post in this topic, since im sure not many people are familiar with them...(me too..)

ps; when they will start broadcast this story???

[nadiaoishi]

Hey guys! I found some photos of them filming. I'm still not familiar with this forum's rules. i hope posting some of their photos is okay. i don't think these pictures have been posted yet. tell me if this is against the rules so that i can have it removed. For now, let's enjoy the pics.










Wei Chen looks so cute in this one.



overall, looks pretty good huh. Can't wait. The sch uniform definitely looks better without the blazer.

Oh my! I am so excited! I hope people will upload on the drama on youtube as it airs.

[thua]

anyways--back on topic. i'd be lying if said that im hating the idea of this drama, because in fact, im quite excited for this to come out. however, not because of the plot or because i expect it to be any good, but because i feel like china's taking quite a bold step outside of the box and beginning to venture away from the security of isolation after the revolution. i feel just the fact that china is letting korean entertainment influence her is like a way for china to shake hands with korea and say "lets be friends and interact". i'd be terribly sad if there are too many people who take this the wrong way and says that its copying or something,

Meteor Shower has nothing to do with Korean entertainment "influencing" Chinese entertainment, if that's what you mean. You can claim this for Japan. And maybe Taiwan (for starting the craze), but not Korea.
And if anybody claims Meteor Shower is copying Boys Over Flowers' concept, there are no grounds for this claim because all adaptations of this F4 concept are originally Japanese. Practically everybody knows this by now.
Now, uniform copying or style copying is a whole other debate that sparked a few pages back.

There seems to be the misconception from a handful of newbies that Boys Over Flowers is an original Korean project.

Give credit where it's due --> Japan.

[mintcracker]

imo hana yori dango wasn't even considered as a good potential drama in the eyes of directors until the phenomenal success of taiwan's meteor garden drama based off of the manga. i don't know about you guys, but i feel ever since the very first drama version of the story, the popularity never soared quite as high. F4 became so popular that they even became a singing group. even my mom owns stacks of old meteor garden CDs and photo albums. its probably because of this that i often find myself thinking that the japanese version of the drama somewhat rode off of the taiwanese idea instead of using their own japanese drama, but of course, thats just from my perspective--i can see where everyone's coming from when they say its originally japanese.

although i don't mean to act defensively in anyway about this, i do have to point it out, mainland china is also phenomenal when it comes to drama-making. the only thing is, it doesn't usually go for the idol, soap-opera type of drama. the dramas that mainland usually makes appealed mostly to the more mature crowd until recently. the reason why china may seem a little tacky and amateur when it comes to making dramas in this type of genre... it's because china is just beginning. these first few dramas may seem a little shakey, but im confident that mainland will eventually get the hang if they really feel they want to go in that direction with their media.

has anyone watched Huan Zhu Ge Ge or Qin Shen Shen Yu Meng Meng? absolutely unforgettable and breathtaking. will forever remain my favorites even after i've finished that huge pile of korean dramas.

if any country should be compared more along side of korea, it should be taiwan (altho i technically don't agree that its a country, i refuse to discuss this matter any further). the dramas, music, and entertainment shows... practically twins of each other... except i like korean stuff more. just cuz the music is more intense.




anyways--back on topic. i'd be lying if said that im hating the idea of this drama, because in fact, im quite excited for this to come out. however, not because of the plot or because i expect it to be any good, but because i feel like china's taking quite a bold step outside of the box and beginning to venture away from the security of isolation after the revolution. i feel just the fact that china is letting korean entertainment influence her is like a way for china to shake hands with korea and say "lets be friends and interact". i'd be terribly sad if there are too many people who take this the wrong way and says that its copying or something, because everyone copies each other. fact of life. deal with it.

so onto the more superficial talks... i like weichen the most out of F4 so far, just by looking at the pictures! he kind of reminds me kimbum in a way. :3 very cute. the male lead's eyebrows are a bit too thick for my liking, but i can see him potentially turning more enjoyable to look at if i get used to it from watching the drama. haha and i loove how this version goes a little bit more inspirational than love oriented... its soo chinese to do that, but i suppose it'll sprinkle a new taste into the classic F4?

I agree
Actually, my fav mainland dramas have always been the adulty ones. Very realistic, brilliant acting and storylines. Alot better than alot of the korean, japnese and twnese dramas...Too bad they're not idol dramas so teenys won't watch haha.
Huan zhu gege was pretty good, I really liked this drama called qi zi and another called jin hun.
Also used to watch alot of others when I was like 8-11
Made an impression on me =)

Idol dramas are like candy, it's attracts you at the start, but the more you lick, the more you realise they're not that good, and they start getting alil sickening...

[bluemonkey87]

Mang, the more I look at those pics of Wei Chen, the more I'm hopping he has a bigger role in this series compared to all the other 'Akiras' so far.(since there's a script change and all)

Someone needs to shoot Yu Haoming's hairstylist... but wait, his hair actually looks decent in some of these photos...are they getting a wake up call?
The red glasses guy (sorry don't know names yet) really has a red fetish going on- red hat, red tie, red suit lol

Meanwhile, trivial things aside Huan Zhu Ge Ge and Qin Shen Shen Yu Meng Meng are my all time fav dramas! Yes, the mainland doesn't normally do idol dramas, When I watch an idol drama, I'm always thinking woah- that's corny, that's cheesy or that acting is awkward...
but isn't idol dramas all about the style, looks and commerical gain anyways?

I've always felt that mainland dramas are more artsy, acting is much less cheesy, plots usually less cliche and I hope they will bring this positive point into their idol dramas in the future. (Fingers crossed)

[lil_lollypop36]

Woah! Another one?
How many has it been already?
I think they should stop now.. The story is getting old.

[XxSwt Lilo LuverxX]

im looking forward to this version
although my fav will always be the japanese adaptation

i want to see what new things this one has to offer

& i dont know, im so used to seeing more mature/older actors playing
their respective roles like oguri & kibum or matsujun & minho,
that it feels weird looking at these photos...
they're all so young .. it might take some getting used to

[queena]

beating a dead cow... sigh.

[kitmiaoww]

Wait, isn't the script suppose to be DIFFERENT from the other HYD remakes? So that could mean, I dunno, Akira could end up with Makino or something bizarre like that? lol! I think I'll watch it just to see what different things they do...


They're not quite beating a dead cow...it's more like they're beating a living cow that looks very similar to the dead one. (weird analogy I know)

[tchq90]

Wait, isn't the script suppose to be DIFFERENT from the other HYD remakes? So that could mean, I dunno, Akira could end up with Makino or something bizarre like that? lol! I think I'll watch it just to see what different things they do...


They're not quite beating a dead cow...it's more like they're beating a living cow that looks very similar to the dead one. (weird analogy I know)

I read from other sources about this drama and looks like here are a few things that might be different from the manga:
- except Akira, other F3 (yup, including Soujiro) will fall in love with the main girl
- Rui has his own love triangle (assume they add two new girls to the story to make up for this!)
- Akira loves the F4 leader's oldest sister
....

[bluemonkey87]

I read from other sources about this drama and looks like here are a few things that might be different from the manga:
- except Akira, other F3 (yup, including Soujiro) will fall in love with the main girl
- Rui has his own love triangle (assume they add two new girls to the story to make up for this!)
- Akira loves the F4 leader's oldest sister
....

Whoa, that sounds really different. So many love squares, triangles...shapes... my brain...This weird, but why does Akira's role sound so similar to Rui? All the pictures of him give me a Rui vibe. So sad he isn't actually playing Rui.

Oh well, can't wait to watch it.