~*~*HANA YORI DANGO / BOYS OVER FLOWERS*~*~

JAPANESE VERSION <3>

this is the only drama i've watched repeatedly more than twice. yeah i know some of u may wonder why i would watch something that i've already watched again rite? especially when it is not a movie BUT a DRAMA. well, i just really enjoy it every time i watch it. i still dont get bored of it yet and i wonder if i ever will.

okay first of all, the ONE i like is the JAPANESE version. the season 1 was aired during 2005 and the season 2, during 2007, respectively. and if you guys remember, during 2008 september, the finale of this whole series, the movie "Hana Yori Dango: Final", was shown on cinemas here in Singapore. of course, i went and watched! (i can't believe the drama i really love is coming to an end.) FYI, there is also Taiwanese version called "Meteor Garden" where the popular Chinese Boy Band F4 was formed after they had appeared as members of "F4 / Flower 4" in the drama. Their appearance in the drama has resulted them in a lot of fame thus making their debut as F4 a success. neway, i dun really like them. lol.

KOREAN VERSION

now, a KOREAN version is OUT! it started airing just a few weeks ago. i didnt know about it until wai khaing phoo told me LOL. (she's in US and she knows and has watched whatever that's been out on the net!) thanks to her. i started watching it on www.mysoju.com two days ago. sadly, episode 6 is the latest available and i'm already done with it. so, i gotta wait for a week to see the next episode. =(

so far, i don't like the girl here Koo Hye Seon as much as Inoue Mao. she's a bit too old compared to the character and older than all the guys in the movie! (she's supposed to be younger than all, according to the story.) honestly, the japanese cast was awesome with their actings that now i feel this korean cast isn't good enough. i'd say all of the guys look pretty cutee, and Kim Bum acts well but still, I don't find Ji Hoo (Kim Hyun Joong) attractive enough for his role. he looks all weakkk and gay.ewww. look at the japanese version, Oguri Shun who played the same role is reallyy TALL AND HOT. after all, Lee Min Ho, the lead guy, makes this drama quite worth-watching and more bearable. FYI, he's only 87 born! hehe XD

so this is the music video of Jap Version I love

Planetarium - Otsuka Ai

Hana Yori Dango

Synopsis:
Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at Eitoku Gakuen, the school of the ridiculously rich and privileged that is ruled by Flower 4 or F4, a group of four boys who come from extremely powerful families: Domyoji Tsukasa, the leader and heir of the Domyoji World Finance Group; Hanazawa Rui, the introverted son of a large company; Nishikado Sojiro, a player who is the heir of a tea ceremony school; and Mimasaka Akira, a madam killer with ties to the underground. If a student gets on the F4’s bad side, he/she gets a red notice and is bullied and driven out of school.
Makino hopes to pass her days quietly-- without drawing any attention to herself-- but one day, she stands up to Domyoji in defense of her friend. The next day, Makino gets the dreaded red notice. Even though she is harassed, Makino decides to keep going to school because she is a “tough weed”. She declares war right back on the F4. Her resolve gets the attention of her crush Hanazawa Rui and oddly enough, rouses romantic feelings in her worst enemy, Domyoji Tsukasa.
The series is based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Hana Yori Dango" (Boys Before Flowers) by Kamio Yoko.

P.S > I've been thinking recently why I always like to mention about weeds that will survive no matter what. hahaha so this is the reason. I really like how "weed" is presented here and its gotten too far in my mind. (weed=a wild plant growing where it is not wanted in competition with other well-cultivated plants, so LOL this is not the tobacco-related-weed you guys are thinking about.)