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Revision as of 09:47, 12 September 2006
Contents
Details
- Title: 流星花園 / Liu Xing Hua Yuan
- English title: Meteor Garden
- Episodes: 19
- Broadcast network: CTS
- Broadcast period: 2001.04.21 to ?
- Air time: Thursday 9:00pm
- Opening theme song: 情非得已 (Qing Fei De Yi) by Harlem Yu
- Ending theme song: 你要的愛 (Ni Yao De Ai) by Penny Tai (戴佩妮)
- Related drama: Meteor Garden II
Synopsis
Shan Cai, a normal citizen, probably more on the poor side, is attending Ying De University, the private school made exclusively for rich citizens. Besides being looked down upon by rich classmates, she has angered the leader of F4, Dao Ming Si. F4 comprises of Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei, Xi Men, and Mei Zuo, who are the heirs to the four richest families and they donated a lot of money to the school so nobody dares to challenge them. This poor girl dared to attack DMS, which nobody has done before, and made DMS sprout an interest toward her. However, his constant torture of her has made her hate him, but made her fall in love with Hua Ze Lei, who helped her during DMS's torturing. Can DMS get her love through his cold and cruel exterior? Will their love last when everyone is trying to break them up? What happens when his fiancee comes and his mother has used all the worst ways to keep her from him?
Cast
- Barbie Xu as Shan Cai
- Jerry Yan as Dao Ming Si
- Vic Zhou as Hua Ze Lei
- Ken Zhu as Xi Men
- Van Ness Wu as Mei Zuo
Extended Cast
- Rainie Yang as Xiao You
- Winnie Qian (錢韋杉) as Teng Tang Jing
- Edward Ou (歐定興) as Qing He
- Ye An Tin (葉安婷) as Li Zhen
- Belinda Cheng (貝兒) as Bai He
- Wang Yue(王月) as Shan Cai's Mother
- Teng Chi Xing as Shan Cai's Father
- Zhen Xiu Zhen as Dao Ming Feng
- Mary Hsu as Dao Ming Zhuang
- Lan Cheng Long as Yamen
- Zhang Ruo Zhen(張若蓁) as Qian Hui
- Ke Huan Ru as Xiao Zi
- Wallace Chung as Ah Sung cameo
- Xu Wei Lun as Ah Xun cameo
Production Credits
- Producer: Chai Zhi Ping
- Director: Tsai Yueh Hsun 蔡岳勳
- Screenwriter:
- Music:
Reviews
Review by Krystalheart
It is the best Asian tv drama of all time! Meteor Garden is about Shan Cai, a poor girl, who attends Ying De University in Taipei, Taiwan. She is bullied by Dao Ming Sz, who is the leader of F4, also known as the "Flower Four." F4 are are sons of the richest corporate executives in Taiwan. Shan Cai is a tough girl who will not allow anyone to bully her around. In the midst of the hazing, Shan Cai starts to secretly fall in love with Lei because he is nice to her. Lei is Dao Ming Sz's best friend. However, Lei already has his heart set on Jing (his longtime childhood friend). Dao Ming Sz starts to secretly fall in love with Shan Cai after he sees how independent and tough she is to withstand him. In the beginning Shan Cai hates Dao Ming Sz because she thinks he's a big jerk. As the story unfolds and the love triangles tangle, a story of love, hate, sorrow, comedy, and passion takes over the audiences' emotions. Be ware of the addiction! Meteor Garden may change your outlook on life or perhaps rekindle old memories of the past.
Source: krystalheart.com
Review by Iceberri
I probably disagree with most people when I say that I think this is only a mediocre drama with a great script and bad acting. When I first started watching this, I found the acting a little exaggerated, and entirely too staged. I couldn't really "get into" the drama and care abo/ut the characters (which is a vital component to a good drama in my opinion). However, when I decided to read the script of Meteor Garden, I found it engaging and funny at times. Therefore, I concluded that it must've been the cast that originally turned me off. Although I wouldn't say that this drama is horrible, I think it's highly overrated. I'd much rather prefer spending my time watching Mars, a Taiwanese drama that I believe, frankly, deserves a category of its own.
Additional Information
- The series was based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Hana Yori Dango" (Boys Before Flowers) by Kamio Yoko.
- See Hana Yori Dango 2005 Japanese version
- The network produced 2 sequels (Meteor Rain and Meteor Garden II) due to the show's high ratings in Taiwan, which took morethan 60%.