TAIWAN
In the winter of 2006, "Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu", a live action drama version of Hana-Kimi, began airing in Taiwan. It stars well-known Taiwan singer/actress Ella as Lu Rui Xi (Mizuki), Wu Chun as Zuo Yi Quan (Sano), Jiro Wang as Xiu Yi (Nakatsu). This series ran for 15 episodes, and a second season is planned!
The drama does a fairly good job at following the manga storyline. A few events are condensed, but for the most part they cover the essentials. They even do a good job at matching the floorplan of Sano and Mizuki's room! I think Ella looks okay as Mizuki, but her acting is a bit too exaggerated for me at first. She spends most of her time making these stupid goofy faces. I think I would like her more if she played the part a little more seriously. Jiro is AWESOME as Nakatsu though, and Wu Zun is hot as Sano *_* It took a few episodes for me to get used to the over-acting, but I soon came to love this show, and I can't wait for season 2!
I will eventually add synopses of the epsidoes here
Some basic info about the drama:
CAST:
- Ella - Lu Rui Xi (Mizuki)
- Wu Chun - Zuo Yi Quan (Sano)
- Jiro Wang - Jin Xiu Yi (Nakatsu)
- Tang Yu Zhe - Liang Si Nan (Nanba-sempai)
- Tang Zhi Ping - Mei Tian (Umeda-sensei)
- Zhang Hao Ming - Wang Tian Si (Tennouji)
- Duncan - Yuan Qiu Ye (Akiha)
- Ruan Jing Tian - Shen Le (Kagurazaka Makoto)
- Joelle Lu - Abby
- JJ Lin - Lu Jing Xi (Shizuki)
Opening theme: Zen Me Ban by S.H.E (Ella is a member of S.H.E)
Ending theme song: Zhuan Shu Tian Shi by TANK
Ending theme song: Zhuan Shu Tian Shi by TANK
A few screencaps:
JAPAN
The Japanese Hana Kimi drama began on July 3, 2007 and has quite an attractive cast. It lives up to its tagline of 'Ikemen Paradise' ^_^ It is slated for 12 episodes, which is a pretty good number for a Japanese drama. After watching 7 episodes, I have to say that while there are some things I like about this version, over-all I think I prefer the Taiwan one. I think this Japanese version has changed too much from the manga plot, and some of the casting bothers me. Actually, in a perfect world, I would combine my favorite actors from the Taiwan version and the Japanese version into one all-star cast ^___^ Horikita Maki is pretty good as Mizuki (she is almost too pretty ^_^) and Ikuta Touma is amusing as Nakatsu, but Oguri Shun is a bit too emo for Sano, in my opinion ^_^ CAST:
- Horikita Maki - Ashiya Mizuki
- Oguri Shun - Sano Izumi
- Ikuta Toma - Nakatsu Shuichi
- Mizushima Hiro - Namba Minami
- Yamamoto Yusuke - Kayashima Taiki
- Kimura Ryou - Senri Nakao
- Ishigaki Yuuma - Megumi Tennouji
- Kyo Nobuo - Masao Himejima
- Kamikawa Takaya - Hokuto Umeda
- Konno Mahiru - Akiha Hara
Opening theme: Ikenai Taiyou by Orange Range
Ending theme: PEACH by Otsuka Ai
Ending theme: PEACH by Otsuka Ai
A few screencaps:
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