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Thread: Hunan TV's Liu Xing Yu - Mainland China's "Meteor Garden" Adaptation

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    Default Hunan TV's Liu Xing Yu - Mainland China's "Meteor Garden" Adaptation

    Zheng Shuang as Chu Yu Xun (Shan Cai):

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    Zhang Han as Yun Hai (Dao Ming Si):

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    Yu Hao Ming as Duan Mu Lei (Hua Ze Lei):

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    The girl is pretty, but the guys are underwhelming to say the least.

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    OMG, Lady Zhuge, I agree with you....the guys are so not "F4"

    I think :
    For the boys : Korean version has the best looking cast, then Taiwan & Japan (like both).
    For the girl : Japanese version's girl is the best, then Taiwan, then Korean.

    This version would be at the bottom of my list for everything....and to make another adaption SO SOON after the Korean version? I'd say that a suicide....

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    Oh, gee. Sure Hana Yori Dango is a great story. But this is too much. It's getting old and the cast here is in no way comparable to any of the 3 other adaptations. Not watching.

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    It's quite sickening to see so many remakes of the same story in a brief period of a few years or less. I agree that the actors playing F4 dont look good.

    On a side note, I like the Japanese adaptation the best. Didn't watch the Korean one because I was already tired of the story and a glimpse of the earlier scenes put me off somewhat- mainly because of the lead actress's over-the-top and exaggerated acting.
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    To be technical, it's not a remake....they changed lots of the story.

    And those are really bad pictures of the boys. I think all of them are pretty good-looking, except Zhang Han, whose ok, not great, but ok. But it doesn't matter because I think he got chosen for his acting skills anyway since he's from the Central Academy of Drama.

    Zhang Han (Domyouji):

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    Yu Haoming (Rui):

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    Wei Chen (Akira)
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    Quote Originally Posted by aznjacinda View Post
    And those are really bad pictures of the boys. I think all of them are pretty good-looking, except Zhang Han, whose ok, not great, but ok. But it doesn't matter because I think he got chosen for his acting skills anyway since he's from the Central Academy of Drama.
    I actually find Zhang Han to be the best looking of the bunch. Hopefully they all look better onscreen/in action and can act well.

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    Really? Wei Chen seems to be the run-away favorite in looks from people's opinion. But I like the fact that Zhang Han wears this arrogant expression very well. It's very suited to the character. I also like how all four boys are about the same height. It really bothered me that in the other four versions one person was so much taller.

    Well, I think all four boys are better looking than their Japanese counterparts. Yes, even Yu Haoming is better looking than Oguri Shun....I watched the Japanese version again recently and noticed that he wasn't great looking with regards to his featuresand had bad skin. Only toss up for me might be with Matsuda Shota and Zhu Zixiao.

    But the Japanese version is the best because of all the charisma that everyone showed, while Korean one, despite the far better looking cast is considered possibly the worst due to bad script, bad acting from all three leads.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aznjacinda View Post
    It's very suited to the character. I also like how all four boys are about the same height. It really bothered me that in the other four versions one person was so much taller.
    They were all about the same height in the Taiwanese version too.

    I've never watched a full adaptation of this story, but the Japanese version definitely appeals to me the most. Still planning on watching it sometime.

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    What, they are remaking this series?? Ok, I guess not only JY series, GL and other ancient legends are being remade. It appears that everything is being remade these days... sigh....
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    Japanese version has the best storyline for me and even though the boys are not that good-looking, they have charisma to make-up for it....and that makes them a lot more enjoyable to watch. And I can say that the Japanese boys are a whole lot better looking than this version (at least from the pics).

    And, I'm with Lady Zhuge...the best looking of this version is the Zhang Han.

    The pic for the girl is actually reminds me of Barbie Xu.

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    main actress looks so cute, but...all guys looks....

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    this series just aired yesterday on hunantv.
    according to reviewers, the series is quite "lei" (I think that means unexpected/surprising?)
    I am looking forward to watching this series, although I hate the casting of yuhaoming... he looks like a hippo.
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    oh my...another remake...

    the only version i could finish was the jap, mostly because the main girl had charm.

    hows the girl for this one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leanna View Post
    this series just aired yesterday on hunantv.
    according to reviewers, the series is quite "lei" (I think that means unexpected/surprising?)
    I am looking forward to watching this series, although I hate the casting of yuhaoming... he looks like a hippo.
    omg leanna that is soo true! what an accurate description! yuhaoming does look like a hippo i think wei chen looks the best of the 4 but i feel zhan han has the chram but he looks too clean imo..daomingse should look like a tuff guy haha
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    Quote Originally Posted by Linda View Post
    oh my...another remake...

    the only version i could finish was the jap, mostly because the main girl had charm.

    hows the girl for this one?
    I'm only up to episode 3 but I think the girl in this one is not as likable as Shan Cai in Tw version or Tsukushi in the Japanese version. In the two aforementioned series, the girl was very courageous against F4's bullying. In this version, the F4 are not as mean in their bullying tactics and they did not target Chu Yu Xun as aggressively. But Yu Xun's quick temper and overreaction to the F4's antics renders her character to be more self-righteous and **prideful** rather than brave. I find myself hoping that the F4 brings her down a peg or two whereas in the other versions I was rooting for Tsukuchi all the way. But it's still early in the series so Yu Xun will likely improve over time and learn from her flaws.
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    Quote Originally Posted by big master View Post
    omg leanna that is soo true! what an accurate description! yuhaoming does look like a hippo i think wei chen looks the best of the 4 but i feel zhan han has the chram but he looks too clean imo..daomingse should look like a tuff guy haha
    big master! its been forever since I've talked to you haha
    and I totally agree. the reviews are pretty bad, a lot of people said that there was two much advertisement of car brands and stuff in the series. idk, I'm only going to watch it because of wei chen

    Quote Originally Posted by WuxiaGem View Post
    I'm only up to episode 3 but I think the girl in this one is not as likable as Shan Cai in Tw version or Tsukushi in the Japanese version. In the two aforementioned series, the girl was very courageous against F4's bullying. In this version, the F4 are not as mean in their bullying tactics and they did not target Chu Yu Xun as aggressively. But Yu Xun's quick temper and overreaction to the F4's antics renders her character to be more self-righteous and **prideful** rather than brave. I find myself hoping that the F4 brings her down a peg or two whereas in the other versions I was rooting for Tsukuchi all the way. But it's still early in the series so Yu Xun will likely improve over time and learn from her flaws.
    are you watching it on the internet and are all the episodes available?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leanna View Post
    are you watching it on the internet and are all the episodes available?
    i think only up to episode 8 is out as of right now, but im not sure.


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    They air 2 episodes a day, 4 or 5 days a week (I forget which). There's a total of 36 episodes so it'll finish airing in around 3 weeks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leanna View Post
    big master! its been forever since I've talked to you haha
    and I totally agree. the reviews are pretty bad, a lot of people said that there was two much advertisement of car brands and stuff in the series. idk, I'm only going to watch it because of wei chen



    are you watching it on the internet and are all the episodes available?
    I feel like broken record, but since people hate Hunan TV, the reviews are bad, and mostly compiled of people who judged it before they saw it. It's ratings are #1

    Outside of China it's doing much better. It's a really good series.

    *Sigh* Sometimes I just want to shake sense into the Chinese population. They are so critical towards their own series while they eat up stuff that isn't even so good from elsewhere.

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