Currently, I fell in love with Hana Yori Dango's story, as soon as I watched Meteor Garden! The story is just sooooo cool!! I admire Kamio Youko(the manga-ka)'s ability in creating the solid characters!

However, I can't stand the Taiwanese actors' acting, esp. the F4 guys...soooooo stiff!! Can't they do any better than that??? If its not because of the story and the amazingly faithful plotline to the manga(kudos to the scriptwriter!!^^), I wouldn't got through watching this 19 episodes drama.

Due to this unsatisfyness, I'm DYING to get the Japanese live-action movie starring Uchida Yuki as Makino Tsukushi(Shan Cai)! And, if I'm not mistaken, Fukuyama Masaharu as one of the F4 boys! Anyone seen this movie?? How is it?? Coz, I read some comments said it was quite cheesy but still enjoyable to watch...

Anyway, if anyone knows where can I get this Hana Yori Dango live-action movie VCD, pls DO tell me where can I get it!!^^ It'd be very helpful for me! Thank you....

I wish there's a J-drama adaptation of this manga =(

~Hanazawa Rui(Hua Zhe Lei) rules!^^~

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What ?!?!?!?! There is japanese version of METEOR GARDEN !! Ohh well yea i know they adapt it from japanese Hana Yori Dango comic but do u mean there is japanese version drama of this wonderful story??

Wow thats great

^_^ Cool so anyone ever watch it?

As for me, I guess Ken and Vanness did pretty good job in their acting. Too bad, they are not given the main roles in the show. Although I have to admit that the story is quite interesting, there is really an over-emphasis on the relationship between Doumyouji Tsukasa and Makino - typical of most Japanese romance drama. Anyway, the opening theme song is really nice !!

I heard there is a Malay subtitled version, izzit true?

yup thats true !! i bought it at speedy !! the price is rm99 !!!

i found a shop selling at 80...but they have to order for me :(

so i will pick it up tomorrow, hopefully...

thank god they have malay subtitle, coz i dunt wanna watch thru another one in chinese like i did wif marmalade boy, even tho it was good too.

cool!!! right now, i hope speedy or whoever/whatever will produce peach girl, poor price, and marmalade boy with malay or english sub !!!!!!!!

hehe, yup, add kintarou to the list too, i tot hua zhe lei was too cool in meteor garden!

but what is the story of peach girl n poor price about?

This is to anyone who has read teh manga n watch the series...I think someone mentioned Meteor Garden is very faithful to the manga, but is it exactly the same? And does it end where the TV show ended?

poor prince is the one with vic, i think its the same with yamadataro or kintarou??

peach girl is Vaness drama ... hmm about a swimmer (annie wu) hmm then.. erm thats all i know

Well...not EXACTLY the same, if you're talking about scenes...coz converting a comic story to a drama story...you just HAVE TO change some things, to make it look more real or make it less-hyper ^_^

And that's what I like from MG script, Angie Chai made a great faithful script, she don't change the essence of the changed scenes. There's no meaningful changes to the story, too...she just change little things which I don't really mind^^ I think the script was really well- written!! Still, some changes made me a *little* dissapointed, just a little, though ^_^

1. In the manga, Tsukushi and F4 were highschool students. In the drama, they were university students. Actually, I think being highschool students makes F4 looks cooler, coz they don't wear uniforms, while the other students does, it just show their power more^^

2. In the manga, Tsukushi has a younger brother named Susumu. In the drama, she's an only child. Although Susumu don't really have any important role, I'm still a little dissapointed with this, coz that makes the Makino house less merrier =P

3. In the manga, there are 3 annoying girls who likes to tease Tsukushi: Asai, Ayuhara, and Yamano. While, there are only 2 in the drama.

4. Apparently, the producer merged Makiko and Sakurako's characters to 'Li Zhen'. Makiko is Tsukushi's only friend in school and she's a sweet girl. Tsukushi meets Sakurako in Shizuka's birthday party, Tsukushi saved Sakurako from a pervert old man. Turns out, Sakurako likes Doumyouji and envy Tsukushi, she slander Tsukushi with her naked pictures.

5. In the manga, Tsukushi and Kazuya goes to Atami(a vacation place, mostly for old people^^) for their summer holiday, coz Kazuya's parents have a house for holidays there, as a matter of fact, Tsukushi's parents tag along, too(since they insist to =P)! Then, Doumyouji & co came, with his luxurious cruise ship, on the beach.
In the drama, Tsukushi's parents do not tag along, and there's only a cruise ship, no vacation place^^

6. In the manga, Tsukushi only stand in the corner alone on the cruise party. In the drama, Tsukushi dance with Akira, Soujirou and Rui.

7. In the manga, Doumyouji waited for Tsukushi in the middle of snowing, so when Tsukushi arrives, he's kinda covered with snow^^ In the drama, Doumyouji waited for Tsukushi in the rain.

8. In the manga, Doumyouji and Tsukushi trapped in an elevator.
In the drama, Doumyouji and Tsukushi trapped in emergency staircase.

9. They also left out the trip to Canada...I think it's a pity, coz this is where Doumyouji and Tsukushi's love relationship were actually develop. Lefting out this part, it just seems their love in MG, were out of the blue...

10. Hana Yori Dango haven't finish yet in Japan, it just got to vol. 31 and still running!!^^ So they made their own ending...the last scene that still follows the comic was probably a scene from vol 28-29...

Note: Doumyouji = Dao Ming Si
Tsukushi = Shan Cai
Rui = Hua Zhe Lei
Akira = Mei Zuo
Soujirou = Xi Men
Kazuya = Qing He
Shizuka = Jing

yup, been surfing around, poor prince is actually yamadataro monogatari...seems like the comments are generally positive, so really wanna get it now...but it's not in Malay subs yet

hey 'guest' :)

thanks for the detailed analysis of the differences. seems like most of the modifications is to facilitate the filming process..like relocating the cast to canada, hiring extra 'ke le fe'... or getting a snow-making machine^^

in fact, i found the ending a bit abrupt, after everything they had to go through. dats why i wanted to know more about the manga version, even tho i totally cannot read chinese!

however, i think now they are making mg2. wondering how faithful the sequel will be to the storyline or even the 'spirit' of the manga.

hi slian,
i have emailed speedy, asking abt this matter, and they replied me!!! maybe u can email them too.. urge them to produce it with malay sub.

hehe.. all of them; meteor rain, poor prince, peach girl, marmalade boy, love scar, come to my place!!!

if lots of ppl request for it, who knows they'll make it.. i hope so.. from their email it sounds like it , sounds positive i think

i nvr thought of dat!

wat is the address of their site and email?

so it sounds like they might come out with the malay version? i hope soon tho coz right now i'm really fighting to resist the temptation of getting yamadataro...dunt think i can hold out beyond the weekend, hehe.

haha.. me too, i have to fight not to buy it... ughh but damn it, the poster is everywhere.. at the rental shop, and vcd shop

the website : http://speedyvideo.cc

as for email; u can just go in that site and fill in the form in 'contact us' , or [email protected]

and u know what to write to them?? let me tell you O_O hehe

URGE THEM TO MAKE IT!!! ALL OF THEM PLEASE, YAMADATARO .. AKA POOR PRINCE , PEACH GIRL , MARMALADE BOY , METEOR RAIN , COME TO MY PLACE , AND LOVE SCAR !! with malay or english subtitle !!

Remember that Slian !! ^___^

with high hopes,
Michi

it's not a japanese drama, but a taiwanese drama based on a japanese comic book...it's called Meteor Garden

it's a pity there isn't a drama in japanese... cos i would rather watch japanese artistes in this show... the plot very nice also...

F4 are very popular, so you may like them. I don't know..... I personality don't like them. Reasons reserved. :)