bagi bel setiap version masing2 ada kelebihan dan kelemahan dia...
but now korean version has overshadowed the old version...
and now another 2 more country yg akan bakal release this version....
The Sunday Times, 29 March 2009
By Jocelyn Lee
Singapore
Going Ga-ga over Man-ga
In Taiwan, it is called Meteor Garden(2001). In Japan, Hana Yori Dango(2005), and in Korea, it goes by Boys Over Flowers(2009). Now, China's Hunan TV is coming up with another version of the wildly popular idol drama, which will air later this year.
The Philippines is also reportedly producing a remake of the series, making it the fifth version of the show.
These live-action adaptations of artist Yoko Kamio's manga Hana Yori Dango make it one of the hottest properties in Asia. The manga and it's adaptations tell of a poor girl who enrols in an elite school. Four rich handsome guys, who call themselves F4, bully the students in school but she stands up to them. The leader of the quartet eventually falls in love with her.
Despite the multiple retellings in different languages, the series is still popular, especially with female fans.
The reason for the enduring fascination: the winning fomula of a fantasy-like story plot combined with droolworthy casts from different countries. The Taiwanese version, for example, spawned the boyband F4, which became an Asian hit phenomenon.
Student Crystal Chua, who has watched all the 3 versions, says:" Watching it makes me feel as if such dramatic whirlwind romances can happen to normal people like me too." The 17-year old adds: "lus, the four characters are very cool and handsome, especially in the Korean version. Just watching them on TV makes me feel very happy."
Communications officer Jennifer Law, 23, has also seen all three adaptations and agrees:"The cool storyline of ridiculously rich bad boys who are in fact kind-hearted, coupled with a few love triangles, is enough to hook me."
Student Jasmine Lee, 19, adds: "I have watched the Taiwan and Korean versions three times each and i wouldn't mind watching them again because seeing four smoking hot men on TV at the end of a stressful day in school simply gives me sweet dreams at night.
Romantic exchanges: Shancai(Hsu) makes biscuits in the shape of Daoming Si's(Yen) face for his birthday. He surprises her with a diamond necklace during a late-night date on his balcony.
Theme songs: Qing Fei De Yi (Can't Help Loving You) by Harlem Yu and Ni Yao De Ai(The Love You Want) by Penny Dai
Grand entrance: Si speeds to school in his convertible and climbs out of it looking all sullen and pretty
Local colour: Shancai's mother is a typical auntie whose idea of dressing her daughter up for a posh party is to drape her in a shiny getai-worthy outfit.
Trivia tidbit: The cast took off to Barcelona for the sequel, Meteor Garden 2, which starred Singapore's Michelle Saram. Her gurgling character became a target of fans' wrath for briefly coming between Si and Shancai.
Rating: 8/10. The fantasy factor in the idol drama is cranked up with the droolsome casting of four tall and handsome hunks. The four actors were virtual unknowns at the time and their acting was raw but female fans were swept off their feet nonetheless.
HANA YORI DANGO (Japan) Year: 2005,9 episodes; 2007, 11episodes; 2008, the big screen finale Starring: Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Abe and Mao Inoue
Romantic exchanges: Makino(Inoue) bakes cookies shaped like Doumyouji's(Matsumoto's) face to remind him of their love after he loses his memory, but another girl takes credit for them. Before Doumyouji leaves Japan for America, he gives Makino a personalised necklace.
Grand entrance: Doumyouji and his clique are greeted by cheering schoolmates like movie stars, as a manga-style montage shows how rich and powerful each of the guys is.
Local flavour: Tsukushi has to prove herself a paragon of feminine virtue and win a teen beauty contest, so that Doumyouji's scary mother will stop trying to separate the lovers.
Theme song: Wish by Arashi
Trivia tidbit: The Japanese version moves at the fastest pace. It's first season ended in nine episodes, compared to Taiwan's 19 episodes and Korea's 26episodes(Correct: should be 25 episodes).
Rating: 7/10. The brisk pace means that this version is engaging but there are also fewer love scenes. Given the phenomenon of the F4 boys, whose heights were a crucial factor in their success, the Japanese cast falls, er, short of expectations.
BOYS OVER FLOWERS(Korea) Year: 2009, 26episodes (Correction: should be 25episodes) Starring: Lee Min Ho, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon and Gu Hye Seon
Romantic exchanges: Jan Di(Gu) makes chocolates in the shape of Jun Pyo's(Lee) face as a Valentine's Day present but cannot give them to him as their date is interrupted by his mother. He gives her a necklace but she loses it and risks her life trying to retrieve it during a snowstorm.
Grand entrance: Jun Pyo goes to school by helicopter, with the wind ruffling his permed hair
Local flavour: He gets a taste of an ordinary Korean's life at Jan Di's home, where he makes kimchi with her family and goes to a public bathhouse with her father and brother.
Theme songs: Paradise by T-Max and Because I'm Stupid by SS501
Trivia tidbit: Talk of a curse started when the five leads were involved in road accidents this year. Online gossip intensified after an actress in the show, Jang Ja Yeon, was found dead at home in an apparent suicide on March 7.
Rating: 8.5/10. The Korean serial has all the element of pretty boys, high production values and a good script.
Originally posted by Ley at 30-3-2009 09:06 ntah me pon tak taw ape jadi ngan die..bile nmpak gambo spoiler page kt belakang..WB sunbae bawa beg cm nk balik kampung jer
ak rasa dia baru balik mengembara la, pastuh terus reunion ngan kawan2 dia kat tepi pantai tu...(ak speku saja )
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lus, the four characters are very cool and handsome, especially in the Korean version. Just watching them on TV makes me feel very happy."
Post time 30-3-2009 11:52 AM
