This is definitely one of my most favourite dramas. I've been a big fan of these types of dramas, anywhere from Japanese dramas to Taiwanese dramas to Korean dramas to Mainland China dramas. But, I have to honestly admit that Japanese dramas are the best. They make everything so real and the entire series is casted perfectly.
I actually first started watching Meteor Garden I (being Chinese) and I didn't like it at ALL. It was really long and it just kept going on and on, and I really did not like the main cast (Barbie - Big S, Jerry Yan, etc) The only person I did like from MG was Lei, the Chinese version of "Rui." However, I finished the entire drama by force, not really by preference.
However, my friend i introduced to me Hana Yori Dango, the Jap version. I was really intrigued, so I began watching it and fell in love with it. Everything was perfect - the music, the cast, the storyline, the fact that it didn't lag on forever. I cried during the last episode, and it was just really a great, heartwarming, romantic drama.
I'm off to see Hana Yori Dango II, from other reviews I've heard that it's really good. Knowing Meteor Garden II, I'm a bit skeptical, since in MG2 the main character (DaoMingSi) loses his entire memory...for the entire season! Honestly, that is just really screwed up. But, hearing from others, Hana Yori Dango II is actually very different, and perhaps even better than the 1st season.
If you're in store for a romantic, heartwarming series, pick Hana Yori Dango - it doesn't even matter if you can't understand, there are great subtitles that come along. (That's what I did, I don't understand a word of Jap).
I actually first started watching Meteor Garden I (being Chinese) and I didn't like it at ALL. It was really long and it just kept going on and on, and I really did not like the main cast (Barbie - Big S, Jerry Yan, etc) The only person I did like from MG was Lei, the Chinese version of "Rui." However, I finished the entire drama by force, not really by preference.
However, my friend i introduced to me Hana Yori Dango, the Jap version. I was really intrigued, so I began watching it and fell in love with it. Everything was perfect - the music, the cast, the storyline, the fact that it didn't lag on forever. I cried during the last episode, and it was just really a great, heartwarming, romantic drama.
I'm off to see Hana Yori Dango II, from other reviews I've heard that it's really good. Knowing Meteor Garden II, I'm a bit skeptical, since in MG2 the main character (DaoMingSi) loses his entire memory...for the entire season! Honestly, that is just really screwed up. But, hearing from others, Hana Yori Dango II is actually very different, and perhaps even better than the 1st season.
If you're in store for a romantic, heartwarming series, pick Hana Yori Dango - it doesn't even matter if you can't understand, there are great subtitles that come along. (That's what I did, I don't understand a word of Jap).